ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 6. 5. 98 L 132/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 943/98
of 5 May 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 6 May 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 5 May 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 6. 5. 98 L 132/4
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 5 May 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
0707 00 05 052 109,7
999 109,7
0709 90 70 052 77,4
999 77,4
0805 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50 052 34,4
204 33,9
212 62,2
600 53,0
624 44,2
999 45,5
0805 30 10 388 66,8
600 83,0
999 74,9
0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90 060 43,8
388 87,7
400 93,3
404 100,8
508 94,7
512 81,8
524 76,6
528 79,9
720 138,0
804 106,8
999 90,3
(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 15. 5. 98 L 145/18
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1013/98
of 14 May 1998
fixing the export refunds on eggs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of themarket in eggs (
1), as last amended by Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 1516/96 (2), and in particular Article 8 (3)
thereof,
Whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75
provides that the difference between prices on the worldmarket for the products listed in Article 1 (1) of thatRegulation and prices for those products within theCommunity may be covered by an export refund;
Whereas the present market situation in certain third
countries and that regarding competition on particularthird country markets make it necessary to fix a refunddifferentiated by destination for certain products in theegg sector;Whereas it follows from applying these rules and criteria
to the present situation on the market in eggs that therefund should be fixed at an amount which would permitCommunity participation in world trade and would alsotake account of the nature of these exports and theirimportance at the present time;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The list of codes of products for which, when they are
exported, the export refund referred to in Article 8 ofRegulation (EEC) No 2771/75 is granted, and the amountof that refund shall be as shown in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 May 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 14 May 1998.
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.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 15. 5. 98 L 145/19
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 14 May 1998 fixing the export refunds on eggs
Product code Destination (1) Amount of refund
ECU/100 units
0407 00 11 9000 02 3,30
0407 00 19 9000 02 1,50
ECU/100 kg
0407 00 30 9000 03 18,00
04 9,00
05 17,00
0408 11 80 9100 01 58,00
0408 19 81 9100 01 27,00
0408 19 89 9100 01 27,00
0408 91 80 9100 01 43,00
0408 99 80 9100 01 11,00
(1) The destinations are as follows:
01 All destinations except Switzerland,
02 All destinations except the United States of America,03 Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Hong Kong SAR and Russia,04 All destinations except Switzerland and those of 03 and 05,05 South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, the Philippines and Egypt.
NB: The product codes and the footnotes are defined in amended Commission Regulation (EEC)
No 3846/87.
‹‹ EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 148/3 19. 5. 98
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1032/98
of 18 May 1998
opening an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on maize imported
into Spain from third countries
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 organization of themarket in cereals (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to the Agreement on Agriculture
concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateraltrade negotiations, the Community has undertaken toimport a certain quantity of maize into Spain;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 of 26
July 1995 laying down detailed rules for the applicationof tariff quotas for imports of maize and sorghum intoSpain and imports of maize into Portugal (
3), as amended
by Regulation (EC) No 1963/95 (4), lays down the rules
governing the administration of those special arrange-ments; whereas this Regulation lays down the specialadditional detailed rules necessary for implementing theinvitation to tender, in particular those relating to thelodging and release of the security to be lodged by opera-tors to ensure compliance with their obligations and, inparticular, the obligation to process or use the importedproduct on the Spanish market;
Whereas in the light of current market needs in Spain, an
invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty onimports of maize should be opened in the framework ofthese special arrangements for imports;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
1. An invitation to tender is hereby opened for the
reduction in the import duty referred to in Article 10(2) ofRegulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on maize to be importedinto Spain.
2. The invitation to tender shall be open until 18 June
1998. During that period, weekly invitations shall beissued with quantities and closing dates as shown in thenotice of invitation to tender.
3. Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 shall apply save as
otherwise provided for in this Regulation.
Article 2
Import licences issued under these invitations to tender
shall be valid 50 days from the date they are issued,within the meaning of Article 10(4) of Regulation (EC)No 1839/95.
Article 3
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, 18 May 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 177, 28. 7. 1995, p. 4.
(4) OJ L 189, 10. 8. 1995, p. 22.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1044/98 of 19 May 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance-fixing certificates for agricultural products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Articles 9(2) and 23 thereof, and to the corresponding provisions of the other regulations establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products,

Whereas Article 16a of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1033/98 (4), provides for computerised and electronic systems to be used for issuing and administering licences and certificates; whereas a legal framework should be laid down to allow such systems to be used more flexibly and more widely;

Whereas Article 33 of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 provides for a period of six months within which proof must be provided that products exported have left the customs territory of the Community or have reached a specified destination; whereas in order to simplify the task of exporters, that time limit should be increased so that it is no shorter than that for the furnishing of the same proof as regards export refunds;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the relevant management committees,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 is hereby amended as follows:

1. Article 16a(2) is replaced by the following:

'2. Where titular holders or transferees of licences or certificates need to use the electronic form thereof in a Member State which is not linked to the computerised issuing system, they shall request an extract therefrom.

Such extracts shall be issued without delay and at no additional cost in the form provided for in Article 16.

In Member States linked to the computerised issuing system, such extracts shall, where applicable, be used in the form of the paper extract.`;

2. in the second indent of Article 33(3)(a) and Article 33(4), 'six months` is replaced by '12 months`.

Article 2

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

However, Article 1(2) shall also apply to licences and certificates still valid on the day of entry into force of this Regulation.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 May 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 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 148, 19. 5. 1998, p. 4.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 26. 5. 98 L 152/6
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1063/98
of 25 May 1998
on the issue of import licences for rice originating in the ACP States and the
overseas countries and territories against applications submitted in the first five
working days of May 1998 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2603/97
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2603/
97 of 16 December 1997 laying down the detailed rules ofapplication for the import of rice from the ACP Statesand for the import of rice from the overseas countries andterritories (OCT) (
1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No
2603/97, the Commission must decide within 10 days ofthe final date for notification by the Member States theextent to which applications can be granted and must fixthe available quantities for the following tranche and,where necessary, for the additional tranche for October;
Whereas examination of the quantities for which applica-
tions have been submitted shows that licences should beissued for the quantities applied for reduced, whereappropriate, by the percentages set out in the Annex
hereto,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Import licences for rice against applications
submitted during the first five working days of May 1998pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2603/97 and notified tothe Commission shall be issued for the quantities appliedfor reduced, where appropriate, by the percentages set outin the Annex hereto.
2. The quantities available under the following tranche
shall be as set out in 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 .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 25 May 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 351, 23. 12. 1997, p. 22.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 26. 5. 98 L 152/7
ANNEX
Regulation (EC) No 2603/97
Reduction percentages to be applied to quantities applied for under the tranche for May 1998 and
quantities available for the following tranche:
OriginReduction
(%)Quantity available for
the tranche for
September 1998
(tonnes)
ACP (Article 2(1))
¾CN codes 1006 10 21 to 1006 10 98, 1006 20
and 1006 300(1) 41 666
ACP (Article 3)
¾CN code 1006 40 0084,4363 ¾
ACP + OCT (Article 7)
¾ACP: CN codes 1006 10 21 to 1006 10 98,
1006 20 and 1006 30
¾OCT: CN code 100690,0737 8 683
(1) Issue for the quantity applied for.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1067/98 of 26 May 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 1248/97 establishing the forecast supply balance of the Canary Islands for products of the processed fruit and vegetable sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2348/96 (2), and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1248/97 (3) establishes the forecast supply balance for processed fruit and vegetables for the Canary Islands for the period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998; whereas that balance can be revised; whereas the quantities fixed for certain products are in the process of being completely exhausted; whereas it therefore appears necessary to increase the quantities of certain products for the current marketing year, on the basis of the updated requirements of the Canary Islands;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1248/97 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.

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 Brussels, 26 May 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 13.

(2) OJ L 320, 11. 12. 1996, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 173, 1. 7. 1997, p. 88.

ANNEX

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EN Official Journal of the European Communities 29. 5. 98 L 155/42
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1096/98
of 28 May 1998
fixing production refunds on cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
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 7
(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of
22 December 1995 on the common organisation of themarket in rice (
3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
192/98 (4), and in particular Article 7 (2) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No
1722/93 of 30 June 1993 laying down detailed rules forthe arrangements concerning production refunds in thecereals and rice sectors (
5), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 1011/98 (6), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 establishes the
conditions for granting the production refund; whereasthe basis for the calculation is established in Article 3 ofthe said Regulation; whereas the refund thus calculatedmust be fixed once a month and may be altered if theprice of maize and/or wheat changes significantly;Whereas the production refunds to be fixed in this Regu-
lation should be adjusted by the coefficients listed in theAnnex II to Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 to establishthe exact amount payable;
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
1. The refund referred to in Article 3 (2) of Regulation
(EEC) No 1722/93, expressed per tonne of starchextracted from maize, wheat, potatoes, rice or broken rice,shall be ECU 31,12 per tonne.
2. The refund referred to in Article 3 (3) of Regulation
(EEC) No 1722/93, expressed per tonne of starchextracted from barley and oats, shall be ECU 31,12 pertonne.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 May 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 28 May 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 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18.
(4) OJ L 20, 27. 1. 1998, p. 16.
(5) OJ L 159, 1. 7. 1993, p. 112.
(6) OJ L 145, 15. 5. 1998, p. 11.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 4. 6. 98 L 160/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1157/98
of 3 June 1998
altering the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural
state
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 1599/96 (2), and in particular the second
subparagraph of Article 19 (4) thereof,
Whereas the refunds on white sugar and raw sugar
exported in the natural state were fixed by CommissionRegulation (EC) No 1073/98 (
3), as amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1108/98 (4);
Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules
contained in Regulation (EC) No 1073/98 to the informa-tion known to the Commission that the export refunds atpresent in force should be altered to the amounts set out
in the Annex hereto,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1 (1)
(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81, undenatured andexported in the natural state, as fixed in the Annex toRegulation (EC) No 1073/98 are hereby altered to theamounts shown in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 June 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 3 June 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 177, 1. 7. 1981, p. 4.
(2) OJ L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 43.
(3) OJ L 154, 28. 5. 1998, p. 5.
(4) OJ L 157, 30. 5. 1998, p. 29.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 4. 6. 98 L 160/16
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 3 June 1998 altering the export refunds on white sugar and
raw sugar exported in its unaltered state
Product code Amount of refund
¾ECU/100 kg ¾
1701 11 90 9100 40,92 (1)
1701 11 90 9910 40,22 (1)
1701 11 90 9950 (2)
1701 12 90 9100 40,92 (1)
1701 12 90 9910 40,22 (1)
1701 12 90 9950 (2)
¾ECU/1 % of sucrose ý 100 kg ¾
1701 91 00 9000 0,4448
¾ECU/100 kg ¾
1701 99 10 9100 44,48
1701 99 10 9910 44,40
1701 99 10 9950 44,40
¾ECU/1 % of sucrose ý 100 kg ¾
1701 99 90 9100 0,4448
(1) Applicable to raw sugar with a yield of 92 %; if the yield is other than 92 %,
the refund applicable is calculated in accordance with the provisions ofArticle 17a (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81.
(
2) Fixing suspended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2689/85 (OJ L 255, 26. 9.
1985, p. 12), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3251/85 (OJ L 309, 21. 11.1985, p. 14).
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1181/98 of 4 June 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),

Whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture (4), lays down that the Council is to determine for each fishery or group of fisheries the total allowable catch and to allocate a total allowable fishing effort for these fisheries between the Member States; whereas that Article does not provide for the exercise of powers by the Council as regards allocating catches in Community waters to vessels of third countries authorised to fish in those waters; whereas powers to establish the fishing opportunities for allocation to third countries and to set the technical conditions under which catches must be made should accordingly be conferred;

Whereas the temporary technical conservation measures associated with the conditions under which the quotas can be fished may be adopted using the same procedure as that laid down for establishing the total allowable catch,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 is hereby amended as follows:

1. Article 8(2) shall be replaced by the following:

'2. Where restrictions must be placed on the exploitation rates of fishery within or outside Community fishing waters for Community vessels, or within Community fishing waters for vessels flying the flag of a third country, they shall be fixed in accordance with paragraphs 3 and 4.`

2. in Article 8(4):

(a) point (i) shall be replaced by:

'(i) shall determine for each fishery or group of fisheries, on a case-by-case basis, the total allowable catch together with the conditions linked to these restrictions of catches and/or the total allowable fishing effort, where appropriate on a multiannual basis. They shall be based on the management objectives and strategies where they have been established in accordance with paragraph 3;`

(b) the following point shall be added:

'(vi) shall establish the fishing opportunities to be allocated to third countries and the specific conditions under which catches must be made.`

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of 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, 4 June 1998.

For the Council

The President

D. BLUNKETT

(1) OJ C 316, 25. 10. 1996, p. 13.

(2) OJ C 286, 22. 9. 1997, p. 37.

(3) OJ C 89, 19. 3. 1997, p. 23.

(4) OJ L 389, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. Regulation as amended by the 1994 Act of Accession