ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 4. 98 L 122/58
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 871/98
of 23 April 1998
determining the percentage of quantities which may be allowed in respect of
import licence applications lodged in April 1998 under tariff quotas for beef andveal provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1939/97 for the Republic of Poland, the
Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Romania
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1939/
97 of 3 October 1997, laying down for the period 1 July1977 to 30 June 1998, rules for the application of thetariff quotas for beef and veal provided for by CouncilRegulation (EC) No 3066/95 for the Republic of Poland,the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, the SlovakRepublic, the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania andamending Regulations (EC) No 2512/96 and (EC) No1441/97 (
1), and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,
Whereas Article 1(1) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1939/
97 fixes the quantities of fresh, chilled or frozen beef andveal originating in Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic,Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria, and, in the case ofPoland, the equivalent of the quantity of meat expressedas weight of processed products which may be importedon special terms in respect of the period 1 April to 30June 1998; whereas the quantities of fresh, chilled orfrozen beef and veal originating in Hungary, the CzechRepublic, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria, covered byimport licence applications submitted are such thatapplications may be accepted in full; whereas, however,quantities covered by applications in respect of beef andveal originating in Poland and processed products must
be reduced proportionately in accordance with Article3(4) of that Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The following percentages of quantities covered by
import licence applications submitted in respect of theperiod 1 April to 30 June 1998 under the quotas referredto in Regulation (EC) No 1939/97 may be allowed:
(a) 100 % of quantities covered by applications in respect
of products falling within CN codes 0201 and 0202originating in Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia,Romania and Bulgaria;
(b) 66,322 % of quantities covered by applications in
respect of products falling within CN codes 0201,0202, 1602 50 31 and 1602 50 39 originating inPoland.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 April 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 23 April 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 272, 4. 10. 1997, p. 23.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 23. 4. 98 L 120/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 841/98
of 22 April 1998
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 35th 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 the stateand 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 35th partial invitation totender, the provisions set out in Article 1 should beadopted;
Whereas the Management Committee for Sugar has not
delivered an opinion within the time limit set by itschairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the 35th partial invitation to tender for white sugar
issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1408/97 themaximum amount of the export refund is fixed at ECU47,281 per 100 kilograms.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 April 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 22 April 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 25. 4. 98 L 124/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 875/98
of 24 April 1998
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1832/92 setting the amounts of aid for the supply
of cereals products from the Community to the Canary Islands
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92
of 15 June 1992 introducing specific measures in respectof certain agricultural products for the benefit of theCanary Islands (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2348/96 (2), and in particular Article 3 (4) thereof,
Whereas the amounts of aid for the supply of cereals
products to the Canary Islands has been settled byCommission Regulation (EEC) No 1832/92 (
3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 698/98 (4); whereas, as a
consequence of the changes of the rates and prices forcereals products in the European part of the Communityand on the world market, the aid for supply to the Canary
Islands should be set at the amounts given in the Annex;
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 Annex of amended Regulation (EEC) No 1832/92 is
replaced by the Annex to the present Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 24 April 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 185, 4. 7. 1992, p. 26.
(4) OJ L 96, 28. 3. 1998, p. 29.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 25. 4. 98 L 124/8
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 24 April 1998 amending Regulation (EEC)
No 1832/92 setting the amounts of aid for the supply of cereals products from the
Community to the Canary Islands
(Ecu/tonne)
Product
(CN code)Amount of aid
Common wheat (1001 90 99) 25,00
Barley (1003 00 90) 51,00
Maize (1005 90 00) 34,00
Durum wheat (1001 10 00) 8,00
Oats (1004 00 00) 41,00
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 28. 4. 98 L 126/16
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 894/98
of 27 April 1998
determining the extent to which applications lodged in April 1998 for import
licences for certain poultrymeat sector products pursuant to Regulation (EC) No
509/97 can be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/
97 of 20 March 1997 laying down procedures for applyingin the poultrymeat sector the Interim Agreement on tradeand accompanying measures between the EuropeanCommunity, the European Coal and Steel Communityand the European Atomic Energy Community, of the onepart, and the Republic of Slovenia, of the other part (
1), as
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1514/97 (2), and in
particular Article 4 (5) thereof,
Whereas the applications for import licences lodged for
the second quarter of 1998 are for quantities less than thequantities available and can therefore be met in full;Whereas the surplus to be added to the quantity available
for the following period should be determined,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Applications for import licences for the period 1
April to 30 June 1998 submitted pursuant to Regulation(EC) No 509/97 shall be met as referred to in Annex I.
2. During the first 10 days of the period 1 July to 30
September 1998 applications may be lodged pursuant toRegulation (EC) No 509/97 for import licences for thetotal quantities as referred to in Annex II.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 April 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 27 April 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 80, 21. 3. 1997, p. 3.
(2) OJ L 204, 31. 7. 1997, p. 16.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 28. 4. 98 L 126/17
ANNEX I
Group NoPercentage of acceptance
of import licences submitted
for the period
1 April to 30 June 1998
80 ¾
90 90,91
100 100,00
ANNEX II
(tonnes)
Group No Available quantities
80 990,00
90 275,00
100 662,40
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 897/98 of 27 April 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 1466/95 laying down special detailed rules of application for export refunds on milk and milk products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1587/96 (2), and in particular Article 17(14) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1466/95 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 705/98 (4), lays down special detailed rules of application for export refunds on milk and milk products; whereas, with a view to ensuring sound management of the system of export refunds and to reducing the likelihood of applications being submitted for speculative ends and risks of disturbance of the system as regards certain milk products, the term of validity of export licences as fixed in Article 4 of that Regulation must be curtailed;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1466/95 is hereby replaced by the following:

'Article 4

Export licences shall be valid from the day of issue, within the meaning of Article 21(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, until:

(a) the end of the fourth month following issue in the case of products falling within CN code 0402 10;

(b) the end of the fourth month following issue in the case of products falling within CN code 0405;

(c) the end of the second month following issue in the case of products falling within CN code 0406;

(d) the end of the third month following issue in the case of the other products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68;

(e) the date by which the obligations arising under invitations to tender pursuant to Article 6 must be fulfilled and by the end of the eighth month following issue of the full licence referred to in Article 6(3) at the latest.`

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, 27 April 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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

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

(3) OJ L 144, 28. 6. 1995, p. 22.

(4) OJ L 98, 31. 3. 1998, p. 6.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 1. 5. 98 L 130/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 931/98
of 30 April 1998
opening imports of a quantity of 100 000 tonnes of quality common wheat in the
framework of the tariff quota of 300 000 tonnes of quality wheat open by Regula-
tion (EC) No 529/97
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
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 XXIV.6 negotiations (
1), and in
particular Article 1 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 529/97 of 21
March 1997 opening and administering a tariff quota of300 000 tonnes of quality wheat and repealing Regulation(EC) No 1854/94 (
2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
850/97 (3), lays down provisions governing imports under
that quota; whereas, in view of the situation on theCommunity market for wheat, import licence applica-tions should be called for under that quota for a givenperiod;
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. Import licece applications may be submitted for
quality common wheat covered by CN code 1001 90 99meeting the criteria laid down in Annex I to Regulation(EC) No 529/97, from the date of entry into force of thisRegulation until the end of the 30th day thereafter.
2. A total of 100 000 tonnes of common wheat may be
imported in accordance with this Article.
3. Regulation (EC) No 529/97 shall apply to such
imports.
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 April 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 146, 20. 6. 1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 82, 22. 3. 1997, p. 44.
(3) OJ L 122, 14. 5. 1997, p. 10.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 1. 5. 98 L 130/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 927/98
of 30 April 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 1 May 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 30 April 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 1. 5. 98 L 130/6
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 30 April 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 00 212 115,9
624 188,3
999 152,1
0707 00 05 052 109,7
999 109,7
0709 90 70 052 81,2
999 81,2
0805 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50 052 38,6
204 36,2
212 58,5
600 44,7
624 45,3
999 44,7
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 86,4
400 93,3
404 100,8
508 68,4
512 84,3
524 76,6
528 81,9
720 138,0
804 103,7
999 87,7
(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'.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 921/98 of 28 April 1998 concerning the stopping of fishing for cod, haddock and plaice by vessels flying the flag of Belgium

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2635/97 (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,

Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 45/98 of 19 December 1997 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1998 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), provides for cod, haddock and plaice quotas for 1998;

Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;

Whereas the quotas of cod in the waters of ICES division III a Skagerrak, of haddock in the waters of ICES divisions III a, III b, c, d (EC-zone) and of plaice in the waters of ICES division III a Skagerrak, allocated to Belgium for 1998, have been exhausted by exchanges of quotas; whereas Belgium has prohibited fishing for these stocks as from 1 January 1998; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The quotas of cod in the waters of ICES division III a Skagerrak, of haddock in the waters of ICES divisions III a, III b, c, d (EC-zone) and of plaice in the waters of ICES division III a Skagerrak allocated to Belgium for 1998, are deemed to be exhausted.

Fishing for cod in the waters of ICES division III a Skagerrak, for haddock in the waters of ICES divisions III a, III b, c, d (EC-zone) and for plaice in the waters of ICES division III a Skagerrak, by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stocks captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.

Article 2

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

It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 April 1998.

For the Commission

Emma BONINO

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1997, p. 14.

(3) OJ L 12, 19. 1. 1998, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 1. 5. 98 L 130/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 934/98
of 30 April 1998
fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection
with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2506/97
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 Commission
Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article
12(1) thereof,
Whereas an invitation to tender for the maximum reduc-
tion in the duty on maize imported into Portugal wasopened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No2506/97 (
3);
Whereas, pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1839/95 (4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
1963/95 (5), the Commission, acting under the procedure
laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92,may decide to fix maximum reduction in the import duty;whereas in fixing this maximum the criteria provided forin Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 mustbe taken into account; whereas a contract is awarded toany tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the
maximum reduction in the duty;
Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria
to the current market situation for the cereal in questionresults in the maximum reduction in the import dutybeing fixed at the amount 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 24 to 30 April 1998, pursuant to
the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No2506/97, the maximum reduction in the duty on maizeimported shall be ECU 54,59 per tonne and be valid for atotal maximum quantity of 42 000 tonnes.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 30 April 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 345, 16. 12. 1997, p. 28.
(4) OJ L 177, 28. 7. 1995, p. 4.
(5) OJ L 189, 10. 8. 1995, p. 22.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 9. 5. 98 L 137/16
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 984/98
of 8 May 1998
on the issuing of export licences for products processed from fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1429/
95 of 23 June 1995 on implementing rules for exportrefunds on products processed from fruit and vegetablesother than those granted for added sugars (
1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1007/97 (2), and in
particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 396/98 (3)
specifies the quantities which may be covered by applica-tions submitted for export licences with advance fixing ofthe refund other than those applied for in connectionwith food aid;
Whereas Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1429/95 lays
down the conditions under which special measures maybe taken by the Commission to prevent an overrun in thequantities for which export licence applications may besubmitted;
Whereas, in view of the information available to the
Commission as of today, the quantity of 389 tonnes oforange juice with a sugar content of not less than 10¾ Brixbut less than 22¾ Brix in the Annex to Regulation (EC)No 396/98, reduced or increased by the quantitiesreferred to in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1429/95,would be exceeded if licences were issued with advanced
fixing of refunds without restriction in response toapplications submitted since 6 May 1998; whereas areducing factor should accordingly be applied to thequantities applied for on 6 May 1998, and applications forexport licences with advance fixing of refunds submittedsubsequently with a view to such licences being issuedduring the current period should be rejected,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Export licences with advance fixing of the refund for
orange juice with a sugar content of not less than 10¾ Brixbut less than 22¾ Brix for which applications weresubmitted on 6 May 1998 pursuant to Article 1 of Regula-tion (EC) No 396/98 shall be issued for 62,2 % of thequantities applied for.
Applications for export licences with advance fixing of
refunds for the above product submitted after 6 May 1998and before 24 June 1998 shall be rejected.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 May 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 8 May 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 141, 24. 6. 1995, p. 28.
(2) OJ L 145, 5. 6. 1997, p. 16.
(3) OJ L 50, 20. 2. 1998, p. 18.