ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 25. 3. 1999 L 80/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 632/1999
of 24 March 1999
amending Regulation (EC) No 220/1999 determining the extent to which applica-
tions lodged in January 1999 for import licences for certain egg sector productsand poultrymeat pursuant to Regulations (EC) No 1474/95 and (EC) No 1251/96
can be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75
of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of themarket in eggs (
1), as last amended by Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 1516/96 (2),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75
of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of themarket in poultrymeat (
3), as last amended by Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 2916/95 (4),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2783/75
of 29 October 1975 on the common system of trade forovalbumin and lactalbumin (
5), as last amended by Regu-
lation (EEC) No 2916/95,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of
18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessionsset out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of theconclusion of the GATT Article XXIV.6 negotiations (
6),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1474/
95 of 28 June 1995 opening and providing for the admin-istration of the tariff quotas in the egg sector and for eggalbumin (
7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1371/
98 (8), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/
96 of 28 June 1996 opening and providing for the admin-istration of tariff quotas in the poultrymeat sector andalbumin (
9), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1370/
98 (10), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 220/1999 (11)
determines the percentages of acceptance of applicationssubmitted during the first 10 days of January and thequantities available for applications to be submittedduring the first 10 days of April 1999;
Whereas pursuant to Article 5(5) of Regulation (EC) No
1251/96 certain operators have withdrawn their applica-tions; whereas the quantities available for applications tobe submitted during the first 10 days of April 1999should therefore be increased,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 220/1999, the
quantity available for group No P3 is replaced by ‘118,10'.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 March 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 24 March 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 49.
(2) OJ L 189, 30. 7. 1996, p. 99.
(3) OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 77.
(4) OJ L 305, 19. 12. 1995, p. 49.
(5) OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 104.
(6) OJ L 146, 20. 6. 1996, p. 1. (9) OJ L 161, 29. 6. 1996, p. 136.
(7) OJ L 145, 29. 6. 1995, p. 19. (10) OJ L 185, 30. 6. 1998, p. 15.
(8) OJ L 185, 30. 6. 1998, p. 17. (11) OJ L 23, 30. 1. 1999, p. 19.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 3. 1999 L 78/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 621/1999
of 23 March 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,
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 24 March 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 23 March 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.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 3. 1999 L 78/4
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 23 March 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 00 052 132,2
204 41,2
212 54,0
624 122,8
999 87,6
0707 00 05 068 117,2
999 117,2
0709 10 00 220 269,5
999 269,5
0709 90 70 052 105,8
204 157,1
999 131,5
0805 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50 052 39,3
204 44,4
212 49,2
220 39,2
600 67,4
624 47,9
999 47,9
0805 30 10 052 37,8
600 81,5
999 59,6
0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90 039 105,7
064 56,2
388 91,7
400 79,4
404 86,8
508 88,7
512 69,7
524 106,6
528 76,1
720 82,5
999 84,3
0808 20 50 052 133,1
388 64,2
400 75,4
512 52,9
528 68,9
624 74,6
720 68,1
999 76,7
(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 26. 3. 1999 L 82/30
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 649/1999
of 25 March 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) No
1501/95; whereas in that case a contract is awarded to anytenderer 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 19 to 25 March 1999, pursuant
to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No1079/98, the maximum refund on exportation ofcommon wheat shall be EUR 32,96/t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 March 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 25 March 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 26. 3. 1999 L 82/20
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 643/1999
of 25 March 1999
establishing the quantity of certain poultrymeat sector products available for the
second quarter of 1999 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1396/98
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1396/
98 of 30 June 1998 laying down procedures for applyingin the poultrymeat sector Council Regulation (EC) No779/98 on the import into the Community of agriculturalproducts originating in Turkey, repealing Regulation(EEC) No 4115/86 and amending Regulation (EC) No3010/95 (
1), and in particular Article 4(5) thereof,
Whereas in order to ensure distribution of the quantities
available, the quantities carried forward from the period 1January to 31 March 1999 should be added to the quant-
ities available for the period 1 April to 30 June 1999,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The quantity available for the period 1 April to 30 June
1999 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1396/98 is set outin the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 25 March 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 187, 1. 7. 1998, p. 41.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 26. 3. 1999 L 82/21
ANNEX
(tonnes)
Group NoTotal quantity available
for the period
1 April to 30 June 1999
T1 500
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 640/1999 of 25 March 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 2815/98 concerning marketing standards for olive oil

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organisation of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1638/98 (2), and in particular Article 35a thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2815/98 of 22 December 1998 concerning marketing standards for olive oil (3) lays down rules applicable in the olive oil sector to the designation of origin on packings intended for consumers in the Member States and on the labelling attached to such packings;

Whereas, as the period of three months running from the publication of Regulation (EC) No 2815/98 to the date of its entry into force is not sufficient to allow stocks of labels and preprinted packings to be used up, the deadline for the application of the labelling requirements laid down in Article 6 should be postponed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 2815/98, 'before the date when this Regulation begins to be applied` is replaced by 'before 30 June 1999`.

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 1 April 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 March 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.

(2) OJ L 210, 28. 7. 1998, p. 32.

(3) OJ L 349, 24. 12. 1998, p. 56.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 3. 1999 L 83/47
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 680/1999
of 26 March 1999
deciding not to accept tenders submitted in response to the 220th partial invita-
tion to tender as a general intervention measure pursuant to Regulation (EEC)
No 1627/89
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of
27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the marketin beef and veal (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1633/98 (2), and in particular Article 6(7) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No
2456/93 of 1 September 1993 laying down detailed rulesfor the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 as regards the general and special intervention meas-ures for beef (
3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2812/98 (4), an invitation to tender was opened pursuant
to Article 1(1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89 of 9 June 1989 on the buying in of beef by invitationto tender (
5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 136/
1999 (6);
Whereas, in accordance with Article 13(1) of Regulation
(EEC) No 2456/93, a maximum buying-in price is to befixed for quality R3, where appropriate, under each partialinvitation to tender in the light of tenders received;whereas, in accordance with Article 13(2) of that Regula-tion, a decision may be taken not to proceed with the
tendering procedure;
Whereas, once tenders submitted in respect of the 220th
partial invitation to tender have been considered andtaking account, pursuant to Article 6(1) of Regulation(EEC) No 805/68, of the requirements for reasonablesupport of the market and the seasonal trend in slaughter-ings and prices, it has been decided not to proceed withthe tendering procedure;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Beef and Veal,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
No award shall be made against the 220th partial invita-
tion to tender opened pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No1627/89.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 March 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 26 March 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.
(2) OJ L 210, 28. 7. 1998, p. 17.
(3) OJ L 225, 4. 9. 1993, p. 4.
(4) OJ L 349, 24. 12. 1998, p. 47.
(5) OJ L 159, 10. 6. 1989, p. 36.
(6) OJ L 17, 22. 1. 1999, p. 26.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 707/1999

of 31 March 1999

amending Regulation (EC) No 514/1999 on the sale, at prices fixed in advance, of beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended for export to certain third countries

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 1633/98(2), and in particular Article 7(3) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 514/1999(3), provides for a sale of intervention stocks held by certain intervention agencies; whereas the quantities and prices stated in that Regulation should be amended to take account of the stocks already sold;

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

Regulation (EC) No 514/1999 is hereby amended as follows:

1. in Article 1:

(a) the second indent is replaced by the following:

"- 8000 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the German intervention agency,."

2. Annex I is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 31 March 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 24.

(2) OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 17.

(3) OJ L 61, 10.3.1999, p. 3.

ANEXO/BILAG/ANHANG/ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ/ANNEX/ANNEXE/ALLEGATO/BIJLAGE/ANEXO/LIITE/BILAGA

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 861/1999

of 22 April 1999

amending Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (drilling platforms)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and, in particular Article 28 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff(1), suspends customs duties in respect of particular goods intended for incorporation in drilling or production platforms: fixed, subheading ex843049, operating in the territorial sea of Member States;

Whereas it is in the Community interest to extend the suspension of customs duties to goods intended for connection to fixed drilling or production platforms of subheading ex843049, operating outside the territorial sea of Member States to take account of technological developments, simplify customs procedures and improve the competitiveness of European firms,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In the preliminary provisions of Annex I, first part, Title II to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, under point A.2(a)(1) of the special provisions, the words "fixed, subheading ex 8430 49, operating in the territorial sea of Member States" shall be replaced by "fixed, subheading ex843049, operating in or outside the territorial sea of Member States".

Article 2

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

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

Done at Luxembourg, 22 April 1999.

For the Council

The President

W. MÜLLER

(1) OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2261/98 (OJ L 292, 30.10.1998, p. 1).
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 703/1999

of 31 March 1999

derogating from Regulation (EC) No 956/97 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 with regard to specific measures applicable to processed asparagus

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2199/97(2), and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,

Whereas the detailed rules for the application of the aid per hectare in respect of asparagus for processing, provided for in paragraph 3 of the said Article 10, are fixed in Chapter II of Commission Regulation (EC) No 956/97(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1563/98(4);

Whereas as a result of exceptionally bad weather conditions in certain Spanish regions the minimum yield required in Article 10(b) of Regulation (EC) No 956/97 could not be achieved in 1998 in certain specialised areas, which did not qualify for the aid payment for 1998 as a result;

Whereas to achieve the measures referred to in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 and at the request of the Member State concerned, provision should be made to derogate from the minimum yield and the final date for the payment of the aid as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 956/97 and to apply these derogations retroactively for the payment of the aid for 1998;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for processed fruit and vegetables,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. By way of derogation from the third subparagraph of Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 956/97, the aid payments for 1998 shall be made before 30 April 1999.

2. By way of derogation from Article 10(b) of Regulation (EC) No 956/97, the requisite minimum yield for the 1998 harvest shall be 1625 kilograms per hectare.

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 from 30 September 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 31 March 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 29.

(2) OJ L 303, 6.11.1997, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 139, 30.5.1997, p. 10.

(4) OJ L 203, 21.7.1998, p. 5.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 960/1999

of 6 May 1999

amending Regulation (EC) No 1253/98 establishing a forecast balance for the supply to the Azores and Madeira of cereal products covered by the specific measures provided for in Articles 2 to 10 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira, with regard to certain agricultural products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 562/98(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas the quantities of products eligible for the specific supply arrangements are determined by means of periodic forecast balances which may be revised according to the essential requirements of the market taking into account local production and traditional trade flows;

Whereas in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 these arrangements include requirements for direct human consumption, and for processing and packaging in the Islands of products listed in the Annex to the aforementioned Regulation; whereas an assessment of these requirements is made annually in the context of a forecast supply balance which can be revised in the course of the year in the light of developments in the requirements of the Islands; whereas the assessment of the requirements of the processing and packaging industries, as regards products intended for the local market or traditionally dispatched to the rest of the Community, may result in the establishment of a separate forecast supply balance;

Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 the forecast supply balance of cereal products to the Azores and Madeira for the 1998/99 marketing year was established by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1253/98(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2328/98(4); whereas to meet the needs of this region, amendments must be made to this forecast supply balance; whereas, subsequently, Regulation (EC) No 1253/98 should be amended;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1253/98 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.

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 1 July 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 6 May 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 173, 27.6.1992, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 76, 13.3.1998, p. 6.

(3) OJ L 173, 18.6.1998, p. 10.

(4) OJ L 290, 29.10.1998, p. 23.

ANNEX

"ANNEX

Forecast supply balance for the Azores and Madeira for the 1998/99 marketing year

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