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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2598/97 of 18 December 1997 extending the programme to promote international cooperation in the energy sector - Synergy programme

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof,

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

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

Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 701/97 of 14 April 1997 adopting a programme to promote international cooperation in the energy sector - Synergy programme (3) - and in particular Article 3 thereof, provides for implementation of the Synergy programme to start on 1 January 1997 and end on 31 December 1997;

Whereas the Commission communication entitled 'An overall view of energy policy and actions` concludes that an effort is needed to improve the transparency of Community energy policy and marks a first step towards a proposal for a framework energy programme;

Whereas it is necessary to extend the Synergy programme for one year, on a transitional basis, until the programme is incorporated into the new framework energy programme;

Whereas a financial reference amount within the meaning of point 2 of the declaration by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 6 March 1995 on the incorporation of financial provisions into legislative acts (4), is included in this Regulation, without thereby affecting the powers of the budgetary authority as they are defined by the Treaty;

Whereas the Treaty does not provide, for the adoption of this Regulation, powers other than those of Article 235,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. The duration of the Synergy programme shall be extended for one year from 1 January to 31 December 1998.

2. The financial reference amount for the implementation of this programme shall be ECU 5 million. The appropriation shall be authorized by the budgetary authority within the limits of the financial perspectives.

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, 18 December 1997.

For the Council

The President

F. BODEN

(1) OJ C 337, 7. 11. 1997, p. 57.

(2) Opinion delivered on 4 December 1997 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(3) OJ L 104, 22. 4. 1997, p. 1.

(4) OJ C 293, 8. 11. 1995, p. 4.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1812/97 of 19 September 1997 correcting Regulation (EC) No 2931/95 amending Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 and other Regulations following modification of the combined nomenclature for certain milk products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 234/79 of 5 February 1979 on the procedure for adjusting the Common Customs Tariff nomenclature used for agricultural products (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3209/89 (2), and in particular Article 2 (1) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1587/96 (4), and in particular Articles 13 (3) and 17 (14) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2448/95 of 10 October 1995 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (5) altered the codes for certain milk products from 1 January 1996;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2931/95 (6) amended the Regulations affected by the abovementioned CN code alterations, including Regulation (EEC) No 804/68; whereas one CN code was omitted from the amendments to that Regulation; whereas it should be inserted in it with effect from 1 January 1996;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article 1 (4) of Regulation (EC) No 2931/95 the third indent is replaced by:

'- the entry under CN code ex 1901 90 90 is replaced by:

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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 with effect from 1 January 1996.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 September 1997.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 34, 9. 12. 1979, p. 2.

(2) OJ L 312, 27. 10. 1989, p. 5.

(3) OJ L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.

(4) OJ L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 21.

(5) OJ L 259, 30. 10. 1995, p. 1.

(6) OJ L 307, 20. 12. 1995, p. 10.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 143/97 of 27 January 1997 concerning the third list of priority substances as foreseen under Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 (Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to the Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 of 23 March 1993 on the evaluation and control of the risks of existing substances (1) and in particular Articles 8 and 10 thereof,

Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 envisages a system of evaluation and control of the risks of existing substances and whereas in order to undertake the risk evaluation of such substances, it is appropriate to identify priority substances requiring attention;

Whereas in consequence, Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 requires that the Commission shall draw up a list of priority substances; whereas Article 8 further indicates the factors which shall be taken into account in drawing up the said list;

Whereas Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 foresees that for each substance on the priority list a Member State shall be given responsibility for its evaluation and whereas the allocation of substances shall ensure a fair sharing of the burden between Member States;

Whereas a first and a second priority list have been adopted by Commission Regulations (EC) No 1179/94 of May 25 1994 (2) and No 2268/95 of 27 September 1995 (3);

Whereas the provisions of this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established under Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 793/93,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. The third list of priority substances as foreseen in Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 is set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

2. This list of priority substances also indicates the Member State which is responsible for each of the substances.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 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, 27 January 1997.

For the Commission

Ritt BJERREGAARD

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 84, 5. 4. 1993, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 131, 26. 5. 1994, p. 3.

(3) OJ No L 231, 28. 9. 1995, p. 18.

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EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 345/45

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2510/97

of 15 December 1997

concerning the classification of certain goods in the combined nomenclature

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1) on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2308/97 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,

Whereas in order to ensure uniform application of the combined nomenclature annexed to the said Regulation, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation;

Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has set down the general rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature and those rules also apply to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods;

Whereas, pursuant to the said general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table annexed to the present Regulation must be classified under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3;

Whereas it is accepted that binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the combined nomenclature and which do not conform to the rights established by this Regulation, can continue to be invoked, under the provisions in Article 12 (6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (3), for a period of three months by the holder;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Tariff and Statistical Nomenclature Section of the Customs Code Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The goods described in column 1 of the annexed table are now classified within the combined nomenclature under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2 of the said table.

Article 2

Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States which do not conform to the rights established by this Regulation can continue to be invoked under the provisions of Article 12 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 for a period of three months.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st 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, 15 December 1997. For the Commission Mario MONTI Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 321, 22. 11. 1997, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 302, 19. 10. 1992, p. 1.
Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 88/98 of 18 December 1997 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources in the waters of the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound (Official Journal of the European Communities L 9 of 15 January 1998)

On page 1 the first recital should read as follows:

'Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular Article 43 thereof,`.
Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 1139/98 of 26 May 1998 concerning the compulsory indication of the labelling of certain foodstuffs produced from genetically modified organisms of particulars other than those provided for in Directive 79/112/EEC (Official Journal of the European Communities L 159 of 3 June 1998)

On page 4 and in the table of contents the title should read as follows:

'Council Regulation (EC) No 1139/98 of 26 May 1998 concerning the compulsory indication, on the labelling of certain foodstuffs produced from genetically modified organisms, of particulars other than those provided for in Directive 79/112/EEC`.
Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 851/98 of 20 April 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 1628/96 relating to aid for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (Official Journal of the European Communities L 122 of 24 April 1998)

On page 3 in Article 1(4), second and third lines of the quoted text:

for: '. . . not later than one month after the adoption of this Regulation, by publication . . .`,

read: '. . . not later than 20 May 1998, by publication . . .`.
Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 1138/98 of 28 May 1998 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 519/94 on common rules for imports from certain third countries (Official Journal of the European Communities L 159 of 3 June 1998)

On page 3, in Annex II, footnotes 1 and 2 shall be replaced by the following:

'(1) Footwear involving special technology: shoes which have a cif price per pair of not less than ECU 9 for use in sporting activities, with a single- or multi-layer moulded sole, not injected, manufactured from synthetic materials specially designed to absorb the impact of vertical or lateral movements and with technical features such as hermetic pads containing gas or fluid, mechanical components which absorb or neutralise impact or materials such as low-density polymers.

(2) (a) Footwear which is designed for a sporting activity and has, or has provision for the attachment of, spikes, sprigs, stops, clips, bats or the like, with a non-injected sole;

(b) Footwear involving special technology; shoes which have a cif price per pair of not less than ECU 9 for use in sporting activities, with a single- or multi-layer moulded sole, not injected, manufactured from synthetic materials specially designed to absorb the impact of vertical or lateral movements and with technical features such as hermetic pads containing gas or fluid, mechanical components which absorb or neutralize impact or materials such as low-density polymers.`
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2366/98 of 30 October 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of production aid for olive oil for the 1998/99, 1999/2000 and the 2000/01 marketing years

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 293 of 31 October 1998)

On page 54, in Article 8(c), first indent:

for: "- either, quantity sold is less than 50 litres ...",

read: "- either, where the quantity sold is less than 50 litres ...".
/SS07 /SS07 EN Official Journal oftheEuropean Communities L6/23 10.1.98
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No71/98
of9January 1998
fixing themaximum export refund onwholly milled round grain rice in
connection with theinvitation totender issued inRegulation (EC) No2098/97
THE COMMISSION OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean
Community,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EC) No3072/95 of
22December 1995 onthecommon organization ofthe
market inrice(1),andinparticular Article 13(3)thereof,
Whereas aninvitation totender fortheexport refund on
ricewasissued pursuant toCommission Regulation (EC)
No2098/97 (2);
Whereas Article 5ofCommission Regulation (EEC) No
584/75 (3),aslast amended byRegulation (EC) No
299/95 (4),allows theCommission tofix,inaccordance
with theprocedure laiddown inArticle 22ofRegulation
(EC) No 3072/95 and onthe basis ofthe tenders
submitted, amaximum export refund; whereas infixing
thismaximum, thecriteria provided forinArticle 13of
Regulation (EC) No3072/95 must betaken into account;
whereas acontract isawarded toany tenderer whose
tender isequal toorless than themaximum export
refund;
Whereas theapplication oftheabovementioned criteria to
thecurrent market situation fortherice inquestionresults inthemaximum export refund being fixed atthe
amount specified inArticle 1;
Whereas themeasures provided forinthisRegulation are
inaccordance with the opinion ofthe Management
Committee forCereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The maximum export refund onwholly milled round
grain rice tobeexported tocertain third countries
pursuant totheinvitation totender issued inRegulation
(EC) No2098/97 ishereby fixed onthebasis ofthe
tenders submitted from 5to8January 1998 atECU 135
pertonne.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on10January
1998.
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety and directly applicable inallMember
States.
Done atBrussels, 9January 1998.
FortheCommission
Franz FISCHLER
Member oftheCommission
(1)OJL329, 30.12.1995, p.18.
(2)OJL292, 25.10.1997, p.25.
(3)OJL61,7.3.1975, p.25.
(4)OJL35,15.2.1995, p.8.
‹‹ EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 5/13 9. 1. 98
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 38/98
of 8 January 1998
fixing the maximum export refund on oats in connection with the invitation to
tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1773/97
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 detailedrules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals andthe measures to be taken in the event of disturbance onthe market for cereals (
3), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 2052/97 (4),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No
1773/97 of 12 September 1997 on a special interventionmeasure for cereals in Finland and Sweden (
5), as amended
by Regulation (EC) No 2133/97 (6), and in particular
Article 8 thereof,
Whereas an invitation to tender for the refund for the
export of oats produced in Finland and Sweden for exportfrom Finland or Sweden to all third countries was openedpursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1773/97;
Whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1773/97
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 anytenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than themaximum refund;
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 2 to 8 January 1998, pursuant
to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No1773/97, the maximum refund on exportation of oatsshall be ECU 28,93 per tonne.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 January 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 8 January 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 250, 13. 9. 1997, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 296, 30. 10. 1997, p. 29.
/SS07 /SS07 EN Official Journal oftheEuropean Communities L6/22 10.1.98
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No70/98
of9January 1998
fixing the maximum export refund onwholly milled long grain rice in
connection with theinvitation totender issued inRegulation (EC) No2097/97
THE COMMISSION OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean
Community,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EC) No3072/95 of
22December 1995 onthecommon organization ofthe
market inrice(1),andinparticular Article 13(3)thereof,
Whereas aninvitation totender fortheexport refund on
ricewasissued pursuant toCommission Regulation (EC)
No2097/97 (2);
Whereas, Article 5ofCommission Regulation (EEC) No
584/75 (3),aslast amended byRegulation (EC) No
299/95 (4),allows theCommission tofix,inaccordance
with theprocedure laiddown inArticle 22ofRegulation
(EC) No 3072/95 and onthe basis ofthe tenders
submitted, amaximum export refund; whereas infixing
thismaximum, thecriteria provided forinArticle 13of
Regulation (EC) No3072/95 must betaken into account;
whereas acontract isawarded toany tenderer whose
tender isequal toorless than themaximum export
refund;
Whereas theapplication oftheabovementioned criteria to
thecurrent market situation fortherice inquestionresults inthemaximum export refund being fixed atthe
amount specified inArticle 1;
Whereas themeasures provided forinthisRegulation are
inaccordance with the opinion ofthe Management
Committee forCereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Themaximum export refund onwholly milled long grain
ricefalling within CNcode 1006 3067tobeexported to
certain third countries pursuant totheinvitation totender
issued inRegulation (EC) No2097/97 ishereby fixed on
thebasis ofthetenders submitted from 5to8January
1998 atECU 348 pertonne.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on10January
1998.
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety and directly applicable inallMember
States.
Done atBrussels, 9January 1998.
FortheCommission
Franz FISCHLER
Member oftheCommission
(1)OJL329, 30.12.1995, p.18.
(2)OJL292, 25.10.1997, p.22.
(3)OJL61,7.3.1975, p.25.
(4)OJL35,15.2.1995, p.8.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 32/98 of 8 January 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 1218/96 on partial import duty exemption for certain cereals sector products as provided for in the Agreements between the European Community and the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of Romania

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 of 22 December 1995 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for the adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreements to take account of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round Multilateral Trade Negotiations (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1595/97 (2), and in particular Article 8 thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1218/96 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1986/97 (4), makes provision in respect of the second half of the 1997/98 marketing year and subsequent marketing years for concessions in the form of tariff quotas; whereas it is therefore necessary to restrict the validity of import licences issued in the course of the second half of the 1997/98 marketing year and in the course of subsequent marketing years to the end of the month of July; whereas Article 3 of the aforementioned Regulation should therefore be adjusted accordingly;

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

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1218/96 is replaced by the following:

'Article 3

Article 6 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 notwithstanding, import licences shall be valid from their date of issue until the end of the third month following that date. They shall not, however, be valid after the end of the month of July.`

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 12 January 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 January 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 328, 30. 12. 1995, p. 31.

(2) OJ L 216, 8. 8. 1997, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 161, 29. 6. 1996, p. 51.

(4) OJ L 280, 14. 10. 1997, p. 1.