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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 258/98 of 30 January 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 94/98 on olive oil storage contracts for the 1997/98 marketing year

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 1581/96 (2), and in particular Article 20d(3) and (4) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 94/98 (3) opens the possibility of concluding olive oil storage contracts in Italy and Greece; whereas it has been established that market prices in Spain and Portugal, at the production stage and primarily for the quality of olive oil which is of greatest importance in terms of the prices of most of the olive oils consumed in the Community, are close to the intervention prices; whereas, as a result, the conditions provided for in Regulation No 136/66/EEC and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 314/88 (4) are also met in those Member States; whereas, as a result, the conclusion of storage contracts for this marketing year should also be permitted in Spain and Portugal;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 2(4) of Regulation (EC) No 94/98 is hereby replaced by the following:

'4. The maximum quantity that may be covered by contracts at any one time during the 1997/98 marketing year shall be 180 000 tonnes, broken down as follows:

- 76 000 tonnes in Spain,

- 70 000 tonnes in Italy,

- 30 000 tonnes in Greece,

- 4 000 tonnes in Portugal.`

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, 30 January 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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

(2) OJ L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 11.

(3) OJ L 9, 15. 1. 1998, p. 25.

(4) OJ L 31, 3. 2. 1988, p. 16.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 6. 2. 98 L 31/10
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 303/98
of 5 February 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 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),
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 last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 268/98 (6), and in partic-
ular Article 8 thereof,
Whereas an invitation to tender for the refund for the
export of oats produced in Finland and Sweden forexport from Finland or Sweden to all third countries wasopened pursuant 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 30 January to 5 February 1998,
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation(EC) No 1773/97, the maximum refund on exportation ofoats shall be ECU 29,87 per tonne.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 February
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 5 February 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 25, 31. 1. 1998, p. 76.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 6. 2. 98 L 31/8
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 301/98
of 5 February 1998
fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the
invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1339/97
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 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 and/or the
tax for the export of common wheat to all third countriesexcept Ceuta, Melilla and certain ACP States was openedpursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1339/97 (
5),
as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1884/97 (6);
Whereas Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95
provides that the Commission may, on the basis of thetenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laiddown in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92,decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account ofthe criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No1501/95; whereas in that case a contract is awarded to any
tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than themaximum refund, as well as to any tenderer whose bidrelates to an export tax;
Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria
to the current market situation for the cereal in questionresults in the maximum export refund being fixed at theamount specified in Article 1;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For tenders notified from 30 January to 5 February 1998,
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in amendedRegulation (EC) No 1339/97, the maximum refund onexportation of common wheat shall be ECU 15,20 pertonne.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 February
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 5 February 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 184, 12. 7. 1997, p. 7.
(6) OJ L 265, 27. 9. 1997, p. 73.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 10. 2. 98 L 36/1
I
(Acts whose publication is obligatory)
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 322/98
of 9 February 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 theapplication of the import arrangements for fruit andvegetables (
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 thirdcountries, in respect of the products and periods stipu-
lated in the Annex thereto;
Whereas, in compliance with the above criteria, the
standard import values must be fixed at the levels set outin the Annex 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 indicatedin the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 February
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 9 February 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 10. 2. 98 L 36/2
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 9 February 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 00 204 52,8
212 106,4
624 185,9
999 115,0
0707 00 05 052 126,4
204 85,9
999 106,2
0709 10 00 220 167,4
999 167,4
0709 90 70 052 134,7
204 161,3
999 148,0
0805 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50 052 43,4
204 36,7
212 34,8
600 56,0
624 49,6
999 44,1
0805 20 10 204 72,0
999 72,0
0805 20 30, 0805 20 50, 0805 20 70,
0805 20 90 052 56,5
204 82,2
464 86,4
600 82,0
624 82,5
662 51,5
999 73,5
0805 30 10 052 83,5
400 61,7
600 76,2
999 73,8
0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90 060 52,5
400 85,5
404 97,0
720 69,3
728 84,9
999 77,8
0808 20 50 388 101,8
400 112,4
512 129,1
528 98,5
999 110,5
(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 13. 2. 98 L 40/6
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 344/98
of 12 February 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 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),
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 last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 268/98 (6), and in partic-
ular Article 8 thereof,
Whereas an invitation to tender for the refund for the
export of oats produced in Finland and Sweden forexport from Finland or Sweden to all third countries wasopened pursuant 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 6 to 12 February 1998,
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation(EC) No 1773/97, the maximum refund on exportation ofoats shall be ECU 30,24 per tonne.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 February
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 12 February 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 25, 31. 1. 1998, p. 76.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 12. 2. 98 L 38/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 337/98
of 11 February 1998
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 26th partial invitation
to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender
provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1408/97
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 17 (5) (b) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1408/97 of 22
July 1997 on a standing invitation to tender to determinelevies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar (
3),
requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for theexport of this sugar;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 9 (1) of Regulation (EC) No
1408/97 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as thecase may be, account being taken in particular of thestate and foreseeable development of the Community andworld markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tenderin question;Whereas, following an examination of the tenders
submitted in response to the 26th partial invitation totender, the provisions set out in Article 1 should beadopted;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Sugar,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the 26th partial invitation to tender for white sugar
issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1408/97 themaximum amount of the export refund is fixed at ECU43,436 per 100 kilograms.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 February
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 11 February 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 194, 23. 7. 1997, p. 16.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 14. 2. 98 L 42/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 355/98
of 13 February 1998
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice in connec-
tion with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2098/97
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of
22 December 1995 on the common organization of themarket in rice (
1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
192/98 (2), and in particular Article 13 (3) thereof,
Whereas an invitation to tender for the export refund on
rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC)No 2098/97 (
3);
Whereas Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No
584/75 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 299/
95 (5), allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with
the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC)No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, amaximum export refund; whereas in fixing thismaximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regu-lation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account;whereas a contract is awarded to any tenderer whosetender is equal to or less than the maximum exportrefund;Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria
to the current market situation for the rice 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
The maximum export refund on wholly milled round
grain rice to be exported to certain third countriespursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation(EC) No 2098/97 is hereby fixed on the basis of thetenders submitted from 9 to 12 February 1998 at ECU 97per tonne.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 February
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 13 February 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 292, 25. 10. 1997, p. 25.
(4) OJ L 61, 7. 3. 1975, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 35, 15. 2. 1995, p. 8.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 20. 2. 98 L 50/26
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 401/98
of 19 February 1998
fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation
to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1337/97
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 organization 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 and/or the
tax for the export of barley to all third countries wasopened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No1337/97 (
5);
Whereas Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95
provides that the Commission may, on the basis of thetenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laiddown in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92,decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account ofthe criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No1501/95; whereas in that case a contract is awarded to any
tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than themaximum refund, as well as to any tenderer whose bidrelates to an export tax;
Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria
to the current market situation for the cereal in questionresults in the maximum export refund being fixed at theamount specified in Article 1;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For tenders notified from 13 to 19 February 1998,
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation(EC) No 1337/97, the maximum refund on exportation ofbarley shall be ECU 30,87 per tonne.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 February
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 19 February 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 184, 12. 7. 1997, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 26. 2. 98 L 56/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 441/98
of 25 February 1998
on a decision to make no award in respect of the 28th partial invitation to tender
for white sugar issued in connection with the standing invitation to tender
referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1408/97
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 organisation of themarkets in the sugar sector (
1), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1599/96 (2), and in particular point (b) of the
second subparagraph of Article 17(5) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1408/97 of 22
July 1997 on a standing invitation to tender in order todetermine levies and/or refunds on exports of whitesugar (
3) requires that partial invitations to tender be
issued for the export of the sugar in question; whereas,pursuant to Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1408/97 adecision may be taken to make no award in respect of aspecific partial invitation to tender;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Sugar,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
No award shall be made in respect of the 28th partial
invitation to tender for white sugar issued pursuant toRegulation (EC) No 1408/97 for which the time limit forthe submission of tenders expired on 25 February 1998.
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 as from 26 February 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 25 February 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 194, 23. 7. 1997, p. 16.