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EN Official Journal of the European Communities 10. 7. 98 L 194/4
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1469/98
of 9 July 1998
determining to what extent applications for import rights for calves not
exceeding 80 kilograms lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1144/98 can be
met
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1144/
98 of 2 June 1998 laying down, for the period from 1July 1998 to 30 June 1999, detailed rules of applicationfor a tariff quota for calves weighing not more than 80kilograms originating in certain third countries (
1), and in
particular Article 5 (1) thereof,
Whereas Article 2 (4) of Regulation (EC) No 1144/98
provides for the quantities reserved to customary im-porters to be assigned in proportion to their importsduring 1995, 1996 and 1997;
Whereas allocation of the quantities available to operators
covered by point (b) in Article 2 (3) is to be made inproportion to the quantities applied for; whereas since thequantities applied for exceed those available, a fixed
percentage reduction should be set,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Every application for an import right for live animals of
the bovine species not exceeding 80 kilograms shall begranted to the following extent:
(a) for importers covered by (a) in Article 2 (3) of Regula-
tion (EC) No 1144/98, 25,5806 % of the quantityimported in 1995, 1996 and 1997;
(b) for importers covered by (b) in Article 2 (3) of Regula-
tion (EC) No 1144/98, 0,09443 % of the quantityapplied for.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 July 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 9 July 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 159, 3. 6. 1998, p. 22.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1489/98 of 13 July 1998 amending for the 13th time Regulation (EC) No 913/97 adopting exceptional support measures for the pigmeat market in Spain

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,

Whereas, because of the outbreak of classical swine fever in certain production regions in Spain, the Commission adopted Regulation (EC) No 913/97 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1407/98 (4), to introduce exceptional support measures for the pigmeat market in that Member State;

Whereas, because the veterinary and trade restrictions continue to apply, the number of piglets which may be delivered to the competent authorities should be increased so that the exceptional measures can continue from 26 June 1998;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 913/97 is replaced by the Annex hereto.

Article 2

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

It shall apply with effect from 26 June 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 13 July 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.

(3) OJ L 131, 23. 5. 1997, p. 14.

(4) OJ L 188, 2. 7. 1998, p. 26.

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EN Official Journal of the European Communities 15. 7. 98 L 198/2
I
(Acts whose publication is obligatory)
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1497/98
of 14 July 1998
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 2375/
96 (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 third
countries, 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 15 July 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 14 July 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 66.
(2) OJ L 325, 14. 12. 1996, p. 5.
(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 15. 7. 98 L 198/3
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 14 July 1998 establishing the standard import values for
determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
(ECU/100 kg)
CN codeThird country
code (1)Standard import
value
0702 00 00 066 42,2
999 42,2
0709 90 70 052 41,6
999 41,6
0805 30 10 382 63,3
388 64,4
524 39,2
528 52,8
999 54,9
0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90 064 89,8
388 78,7
400 94,0
508 96,9
512 59,2
524 88,6
528 55,0
800 232,0
804 111,1
999 100,6
0808 20 50 388 103,8
512 75,9
528 71,8
804 181,6
999 108,3
0809 10 00 052 231,3
064 128,1
999 179,7
0809 20 95 052 348,8
060 147,0
064 223,2
400 265,5
404 426,5
616 155,9
999 261,1
0809 40 05 064 131,1
066 103,7
624 270,8
999 168,5
(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 21. 7. 98 L 203/10
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1565/98
of 20 July 1998
concerning applications for export licences for rice and broken rice with advance
fixing of the refund
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 organisation of themarket in rice (
1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
192/98 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/
95 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 444/98 (4),
and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 7(4)thereof,
Whereas Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95
provides, where this paragraph is specifically referred towhen an export refund is fixed, for an interval of threeworking days between the day of submission of applica-tions and the granting of export licences with advancefixing of the refund and provides that the Commission isto fix a uniform percentage reduction in the quantities ifapplications for export licences exceed the quantitieswhich may be exported; whereas Commission Regulation(EC) No 1346/98 (
5) fixes refunds under the procedure
provided for in the abovementioned paragraph for 275tonnes;
Whereas the quantities applied for on 17 July 1998 are in
excess of the available quantity of 275 tonnes; whereas apercentage reduction should therefore be fixed for export
licence applications submitted on 17 July 1998;
Whereas, in view of its purpose, this Regulation should
take effect from the day of its publication in the Official
Journal of the European Communities,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Applications for export licences for rice and broken rice
with advance fixing of the refund submitted under Regu-lation (EC) No 1346/98 on 17 July 1998 shall give rise tothe issue of licences for the quantities applied for towhich a percentage reduction of 89,13 % has beenapplied.
Article 2
Applications for export licences for rice and broken rice
submitted from 20 July 1998 shall not give rise to theissue of export licences under Regulation (EC) No 1346/98.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 July 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 20 July 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 20, 27. 1. 1998, p. 16.
(3) OJ L 117, 24. 5. 1995, p. 2.
(4) OJ L 56, 26. 2. 1998, p. 12.
(5) OJ L 184, 27. 6. 1998, p. 12.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1517/98 of 15 July 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1164/89 laying down detailed rules concerning the aid for fibre flax and hemp

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 of 29 June 1970 on the common organisation of the market in flax and hemp (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden and by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 4(5) thereof,

Whereas Article 5(1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1164/89 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1368/98 (4), sets a time limit for the submission of declarations of areas sown and provides for a progressive reduction in aid where that limit is passed; whereas this same progressiveness should also apply to the reduction in aid where the final date for the submission of aid applications pursuant to Article 8(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1164/89 is passed;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Flax and Hemp,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 8(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1164/89 is replaced by the following:

'1. All growers of fibre flax and/or hemp shall lodge an annual aid application no later than 30 November for flax and 31 December for hemp.

If an aid application is lodged in the 25 days after the respective time limits, the aid referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 shall be reduced by 1 % for each working day it is late. No aid shall be granted in respect of applications lodged after those 25 days.`

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 1 August 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 15 July 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 146, 4. 7. 1970, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.

(3) OJ L 121, 29. 4. 1989, p. 4.

(4) OJ L 185, 30. 6. 1998, p. 13.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 7. 98 L 208/36
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1603/98
of 23 July 1998
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export
of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 1564/98
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 2052/97 (4), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas an invitation to tender for the refund for the
export of barley exported by Spain to all third countrieswas opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No1564/98 (
5);
Whereas Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, allows
the Commission to decide, in accordance with theprocedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC)No 1766/92 and on the basis of the tenders notified, to
make no award;
Whereas on the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1
of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 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 notified from 17
to 23 June 1998 in response to the invitation to tender forthe refund for the export of barley issued in Regulation(EC) No 1564/98.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 July 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 23 July 1998.
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 287, 21. 10. 1997, p. 14.
(5) OJ L 203, 21. 7. 1998, p. 6.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1619/98 of 24 July 1998 on tenders submitted under the first invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1324/98

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2634/97 (2), and in particular Article 7(3) thereof,

Whereas quantities of beef fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1324/98 (3) have been offered for sale by periodic invitation to tender;

Whereas, pursuant to Article 9 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2417/95 (5), minimum sales prices for the meat offered for tender are to be fixed in the light of the tenders received; whereas, for the first invitation to tender referred to in Article 2(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1324/98, the tenders received do not allow minimum prices to be fixed;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

No action shall be taken on the basis of the tenders submitted under the invitation to tender referred to in Article 2(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1324/98.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 July 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 24 July 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.

(2) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1997, p. 13.

(3) OJ L 183, 26. 6. 1998, p. 38.

(4) OJ L 251, 5. 10. 1979, p. 12.

(5) OJ L 248, 14. 10. 1995, p. 39.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1625/98 of 20 July 1998 fixing the monthly increases in the intervention price for paddy rice for the 1998/99 marketing year

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice (1), and in particular Article 3(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (4),

Whereas, when the amounts of the monthly increases are fixed, account should be taken on the one hand of the storage costs and the financing charges for storing rice in the Community and on the other hand of the need to ensure that the disposal of stocks of rice is in line with market requirements,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 1998/99 marketing year, the monthly increases provided for in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 shall be ECU 2 per tonne for the intervention price.

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 1 September 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 July 1998.

For the Council

The President

W. MOLTERER

(1) OJ L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18.

(2) OJ C 87, 23. 3. 1998, p. 4.

(3) OJ C 210, 6. 7. 1998.

(4) OJ C 214, 10. 7. 1998.
‹‹ EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 210/52 28. 7. 98
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1644/98
of 27 July 1998
on the issue of import licences on 30 July 1998 for sheepmeat and goatmeat
products pursuant to GATT-WTO non-country specific tariff quotas for the
third quarter of 1998
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89
of 25 September 1989 on the common organisation of themarket in sheepmeat and goatmeat (
1), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1589/96 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No
1439/95 of 26 June 1995 laying down detailed rules forthe application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89as regards the import and export of products in thesheepmeat and goatmeat sector (
3), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 2498/96 (4), and in particular Article
16(4) thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1439/95 laid down, in Title
II B, detailed rules, in respect of imports of productsfalling within CN codes 0104 10 30, 0104 10 80,0104 20 90 and 0204 pursuant to GATT/WTO non-country specific tariff quotas; whereas provision should bemade, pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No1439/95, for determining the extent to which importlicences may be issued in connection with applicationslodged in respect of the third quarter of 1998;
Whereas, in cases where the quantities in respect of
which licence applications have been lodged exceed thequantities which may be imported pursuant to Article 15
of Regulation (EC) No 1439/95, such quantities should bereduced by a single percentage figure in accordance withArticle 16(4)(b) of that Regulation;
Whereas all the licence applications may be granted in
cases where the quantities in respect of which licenceapplications have been lodged do not exceed the quanti-ties provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1439/95;
Whereas applications relating to products originating in
the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia have been lodged inGreece,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Greece shall, on 30 July 1998, issue the import licences
provided for in Title II B of Regulation (EC) No 1439/95and applied for from 1 to 10 July 1998. For productsfalling within CN code 0204, the quantities applied fororiginating in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia shall begranted in full.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 July 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 27 July 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 289, 7. 10. 1989, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 25.
(3) OJ L 143, 27. 6. 1995, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 338, 28. 12. 1996, p. 53.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1628/98 of 20 July 1998 fixing the guide price for wine for the 1998/99 wine year

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organisation of the market in wine (1), and in particular Article 27(5) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (4),

Whereas, when the guide prices for the various types of table wine are fixed, account should be taken of the objectives of the common agricultural policy; whereas the objectives of the common agricultural policy are, in particular, to ensure a fair standard of living for the agricultural community, to assure the availability of supplies and to ensure that supplies reach consumers at reasonable prices;

Whereas, if these objectives are to be achieved, it is of prime importance that the gap between production and demand should not be opened further; whereas, to that end, the guide prices for the 1998/99 wine year should be set at the same levels as the previous year;

Whereas the guide prices, as defined in Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 822/87, must be fixed for each type of table wine representative of Community production,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 1998/99 wine year, the guide prices for table wine shall be as follows:

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Article 2

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

It shall apply from 1 September 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 July 1998.

For the Council

The President

W. MOLTERER

(1) OJ L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1627/98 (see page 8 of this Official Journal).

(2) OJ C 87, 23. 3. 1998, p. 12.

(3) OJ C 210, 6. 7. 1998.

(4) OJ C 214, 10. 7. 1998.