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EN Official Journal of the European Communities 7. 1. 1999 L 3/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 8/1999
of 6 January 1999
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 21st partial invitation
to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender
provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1574/98
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81
of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of themarkets in the sugar sector (
1), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1148/98 (2), and in particular the second
subparagraph of Article 17 (5) (b) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1574/98 of 22
July 1998 on a standing invitation to tender to determinelevies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar (
3),
requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for theexport of this sugar;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 9 (1) of Regulation (EC) No
1574/98 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as thecase may be, account being taken in particular of the stateand foreseeable development of the Community andworld markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tenderin question;Whereas, following an examination of the tenders
submitted in response to the 21st partial invitation totender, the provisions set out in Article 1 should beadopted;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Sugar,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the 21st partial invitation to tender for white sugar
issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1574/98 themaximum amount of the export refund is fixed at EUR48,709 per 100 kilograms.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 January 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 6 January 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 177, 1. 7. 1981, p. 4.
(2) OJ L 159, 3. 6. 1998, p. 38.
(3) OJ L 206, 23. 7. 1998, p. 7.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 9. 1. 1999 L 5/41
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 30/1999
of 8 January 1999
on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and
veal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/
97 of 27 May 1997 opening and providing for the admin-istration of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled andfrozen beef and for frozen buffalo meat (
1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1680/98 (2),
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 936/97 provides in Articles
4 and 5 the conditions for applications and for the issueof import licences for meat referred to in Article 2(f);
Whereas Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 fixes
the amount of high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beefand veal originating in and imported from the UnitedStates of America and Canada which may be imported onspecial terms for the period 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999at 11 500 tonnes;
Whereas it should be recalled that licences issued
pursuant to this Regulation will, throughout the period ofvalidity, be open for use only in so far as provisions on
health protection in force permit,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. All applications for import licences from 1 to 5
January 1999 for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beefand veal as referred to in Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC)No 936/97 shall be granted in full.
2. Applications for licences may be submitted, in
accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 936/97,during the first five days of February 1999 for 2 865,785tonnes.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 January
1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 8 January 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 137, 28. 5. 1997, p. 10.
(2) OJ L 212, 30. 7. 1998, p. 36.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 8. 1. 1999 L 4/18
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 18/1999
of 7 January 1999
fixing the maximum export refund on rye in connection with the invitation to
tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1746/98
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of themarket in cereals (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 923/96 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/
95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules forthe application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92on the granting of export refunds on cereals and themeasures to be taken in the event of disturbance on themarket for cereals (
3), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 2513/98 (4), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas an invitation to tender for the refund and/or the
tax for the export of rye to all third countries was openedpursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1746/98 (
5);
Whereas Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95
provides that the Commission may, on the basis of thetenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laiddown in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92,decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account ofthe criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No1501/95; whereas in that case a contract is awarded to any
tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than themaximum refund, as well as to any tenderer whose bidrelates to an export tax;
Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria
to the current market situation for the cereal in questionresults in the maximum export refund being fixed at theamount specified in Article 1;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For tenders notified from 1 to 7 January 1999, pursuant
to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No1746/98, the maximum refund on exportation of rye shallbe EUR 74,50 per tonne.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 January 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 7 January 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37.
(3) OJ L 147, 30. 6. 1995, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 313, 21. 11. 1998, p. 16.
(5) OJ L 219, 7. 8. 1998, p. 3.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 13. 1. 1999 L 7/14
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 76/1999
of 12 January 1999
on the issuing of A1 export licences for fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2190/
96 of 14 November 1996 on detailed rules for imple-menting Council Regulation (EEC) No 2200/96 asregards export refunds on fruit and vegetables (
1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1287/98 (2), and in
particular Article 2(3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2776/98 (3) sets
the quantities for which A1 export licences, other thanthose requested in the context of food aid, may be issued;
Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2190/96 sets the
conditions under which special measures may be taken bythe Commission with a view to avoiding an overrun ofthe quantities for which A1 licences may be issued;
Whereas the Commission has received information which
indicates that those quantities, reduced or increased bythe quantities referred to in Article 2(3) of Regulation(EC) No 2190/96, would be exceeded if A1 licences wereissued without restriction for apples in response toapplications submitted since 8 January 1999 whereas,
therefore, a percentage should be fixed for the issuing oflicences for quantities applied for on 8 January 1999 andapplications for A1 licences submitted later in thatapplication period should be rejected,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
A1 export licences for apples for which applications were
submitted on 8 January 1999 pursuant to Article 1 ofRegulation (EC) No 2776/98 shall be issued for 76,7 % ofthe quantities applied for.
Applications for A1 export licences submitted after 8
January 1999 and before 10 March 1999 for that productshall be rejected.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 January
1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 12 January 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 292, 15. 11. 1996, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 178, 23. 6. 1998, p. 11.
(3) OJ L 346, 22. 12. 1998, p. 44.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 14/1999 of 5 January 1999 establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 82/97 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1677/98 (4), and in particular Article 173 (1) thereof,

Whereas Articles 173 to 177 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 provide that the Commission shall periodically establish unit values for the products referred to in the classification in Annex 26 to that Regulation;

Whereas the result of applying the rules and criteria laid down in the abovementioned Articles to the elements communicated to the Commission in accordance with Article 173 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is that unit values set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be established in regard to the products in question,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The unit values provided for in Article 173 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 are hereby established as set out in the table in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 January 1999.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 5 January 1999.

For the Commission

Martin BANGEMANN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 302, 19. 10. 1992, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 17, 21. 1. 1997, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 253, 11. 10. 1993, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 212, 30. 7. 1998, p. 18.

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EN Official Journal of the European Communities 15. 1. 1999 L 9/22
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 95/1999
of 14 January 1999
fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection
with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2849/98
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of themarket in cereals (
1), as last amended by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article
12(1) thereof,
Whereas an invitation to tender for the maximum reduc-
tion in the duty on maize imported into Spain wasopened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No2849/98 (
3);
Whereas, pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1839/95 (4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
1963/95 (5), the Commission, acting under the procedure
laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92,may decide to fix a maximum reduction in the importduty; whereas in fixing this maximum the criteriaprovided for in Article 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No1839/95 must be taken into account; whereas a contract isawarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or lessthan the maximum reduction in the duty;Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria
to the current market situation for the cereal in questionresults in the maximum reduction in the import dutybeing fixed at the amount specified in Article 1;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For tenders notified from 8 to 14 January 1999 pursuant
to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No2849/98, the maximum reduction in the duty on maizeimported shall be EUR 74,87 per tonne and be valid for atotal maximum quantity of 7 350 tonnes.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 January
1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 14 January 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37.
(3) OJ L 358, 31. 12. 1998, p. 43.
(4) OJ L 177, 28. 7. 1995, p. 4.
(5) OJ L 189, 10. 8. 1995, p. 22.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 63/1999 of 18 December 1998 allocating, for 1999, catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Polish waters

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture (1), and in particular Article 8(4) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas, in accordance with Article 124 of the 1994 Act of Accession, fisheries agreements concluded by the Kingdom of Sweden with third countries are managed by the Community;

Whereas, in accordance with the procedure provided for in the Agreement on fisheries of 1 February 1978, the Community, on behalf of the Kingdom of Sweden, and the Republic of Poland have held consultations concerning their mutual fishing rights for 1999;

Whereas, in the course of these consultations, the delegations agreed to recommend to their respective authorities that certain catch quotas for 1999 should be fixed for the vessels of the other Party;

Whereas the necessary measures should be taken to implement, for 1999, the results of these consultations held with Poland;

Whereas to ensure efficient management of the catch possibilities available in Polish waters, they should be allocated among Member States as quotas in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92;

Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation are subject to the relevant control measures provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (2),

Whereas additional conditions for the year-to-year management of TACs and quotas in accordance with the provisions laid down in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 (3) were not agreed with Poland;

Whereas, for imperative reasons of common interest, this Regulation will apply from 1 January 1999,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

From 1 January to 31 December 1999 vessels flying the flag of a Member State are hereby authorised to make catches in waters falling within the fisheries jurisdiction of Poland and within the quota limits set out in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

Stocks referred to in the Annex shall not be subject to the conditions laid down in Articles 2, 3 and 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply from 1 January 1999.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 18 December 1998.

For the Council

The President

W. MOLTERER

(1) OJ L 389, 31.12.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1181/98 (OJ L 164, 9.6.1998, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2205/97 (OJ L 304, 7.11.1997, p. 1).

(3) OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3.

ANNEX

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EN Official Journal of the European Communities 19. 1. 1999 L 14/1
I
(Acts whose publication is obligatory)
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 110/1999
of 18 January 1999
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain
fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/
94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the applica-tion of the import arrangements for fruit and veget-ables (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1498/
98 (2), and in particular Article 4 (1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92
of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and theconversion rates to be applied for the purposes of thecommon agricultural policy (
3), as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 150/95 (4), and in particular Article 3 (3)
thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down,
pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilat-eral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commis-sion fixes the standard values for imports from thirdcountries, in respect of the products and periods stipu-
lated in the Annex thereto;
Whereas, in compliance with the above criteria, the stand-
ard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in theAnnex to this Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated inthe Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 January
1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 18 January 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 66.
(2) OJ L 198, 15. 7. 1998, p. 4.
(3) OJ L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 22, 31. 1. 1995, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 19. 1. 1999 L 14/2
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 18 January 1999 establishing the standard import values
for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
(EUR/100 kg)
CN codeThird country
code (1)Standard import
value
0702 00 00 052 88,0
204 61,6
999 74,8
0707 00 05 052 112,5
053 102,9
999 107,7
0709 10 00 220 68,8
999 68,8
0709 90 70 052 136,2
204 146,3
628 136,9
999 139,8
0805 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50 052 35,6
204 41,6
212 44,4
220 37,0
624 43,6
999 40,4
0805 20 10 052 34,1
204 63,3
999 48,7
0805 20 30, 0805 20 50, 0805 20 70,
0805 20 90 052 56,1
204 61,0
464 90,0
624 91,3
999 74,6
0805 30 10 052 52,1
600 78,1
999 65,1
0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90 052 59,6
060 43,0
400 70,0
404 83,4
720 90,6
728 100,8
999 74,6
0808 20 50 052 148,4
064 55,6
400 80,6
720 40,2
999 81,2
(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2317/97 (OJ L 321, 22. 11. 1997, p. 19). Code
‘999' stands for ‘of other origin'.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 22. 1. 1999 L 17/37
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 144/1999
of 21 January 1999
fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the
invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1079/98
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of themarket in cereals (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 923/96 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/
95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules forthe application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92on the granting of export refunds on cereals and themeasures to be taken in the event of disturbance on themarket for cereals (
3), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 2513/98 (4), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas an invitation to tender for the refund and/or the
tax for the export of common wheat to all third countrieswith the exception of certain ACP States was openedpursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1079/98 (
5),
as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2005/98 (6);
Whereas Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95
provides that the Commission may, on the basis of thetenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laiddown in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92,decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account ofthe criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No1501/95; whereas in that case a contract is awarded to any
tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than themaximum refund, as well as to any tenderer whose bidrelates to an export tax;
Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria
to the current market situation for the cereal in questionresults in the maximum export refund being fixed at theamount specified in Article 1;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For tenders notified from 15 to 21 January 1999, pursuant
to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No1079/98, the maximum refund on exportation ofcommon wheat shall be EUR 31,99 per tonne.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 January
1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 21 January 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37.
(3) OJ L 147, 30. 6. 1995, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 313, 21. 11. 1998, p. 16.
(5) OJ L 154, 28. 5. 1998, p. 24.
(6) OJ L 258, 22. 9. 1998, p. 8.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 23. 1. 1999 L 18/52
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 160/1999
of 22 January 1999
concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the
export to certain third countries of wholly milled long grain rice issued in
Regulation (EC) No 2566/98
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of
22 December 1995 on the common organization of themarket in rice (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2072/98 (2), and in particular Article 13 (3) thereof,
Whereas an invitation to tender for the export refund on
rice was issued under Commission Regulation (EC) No2566/98 (
3);
Whereas Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No
584/75 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 299/
95 (5), allows the Commission to decide, in accordance
with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation(EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenderssubmitted, to make no award;Whereas on the basis of the criteria laid down in Article
13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 a maximum refundshould not be fixed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
No action shall be taken on the tenders submitted from
18 to 21 January 1999 in response to the invitation totender for the export refund on wholly milled long grainrice falling within CN code 1006 30 67 to certain thirdcountries issued in Regulation (EC) No 2566/98.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 January
1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 22 January 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 265, 30. 9. 1998, p. 4.
(3) OJ L 320, 28. 11. 1998, p. 49.
(4)O JL6 1 ,7 .3 .1 9 7 5 ,p .2 5 .
(5) OJ L 35, 15. 2. 1995, p. 8.