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EN Official Journal of the European Communities 7. 3. 98 L 67/22
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 535/98
of 6 March 1998
concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the
export of husked long grain rice to the island of Runion referred to in Regula-
tion (EC) No 2094/97
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 10 (1) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No
2692/89 of 6 September 1989 laying down detailed rulesfor exports of rice to Runion (
3), and in particular Article
9 (1) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2094/97 (4)
opens an invitation to tender for the subsidy on riceexported to Runion;
Whereas Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 allows
the Commission to decide, in accordance with theprocedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, tomake no award;Whereas on the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles
2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89, a maximumsubsidy should not be fixed;
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
No action shall be taken on the tenders submitted from 2
to 5 March 1998 in response to the invitation to tenderreferred to in Regulation (EC) No 2094/97 for the subsidyon exports to Runion of husked long grain rice fallingwithin CN code 1 006 20 98.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 March 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 6 March 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 29, 7. 9. 1989, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 292, 25. 10. 1997, p. 14.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 13. 3. 98 L 76/24
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 572/98
of 12 March 1998
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export
of maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 180/98
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
of 30 June 1992, on the common organisation of themarket in cereals (
1), as last amended by Commission
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 for the
export of maize from Greece to all third countries wasopened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No180/98 (
5);
Whereas Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, allows
the Commission to decide, in accordance with theprocedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC)No 1766/92 and on the basis of the tenders notified, to
make no award;
Whereas on the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1
of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 a maximum refundshould not be fixed;
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
No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 6 to
12 March 1998 in response to the invitation to tender forthe refund for the export of maize issued in Regulation(EC) No 180/98.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 March 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 12 March 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 19, 24. 1. 1998, p. 47.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 560/98 of 9 March 1998 renewing for 1998 the measures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1416/95 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas in 1995 for certain processed agricultural products

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 1416/95 of 19 June 1995 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas in 1995 for certain processed agricultural products (1) opened tariff quotas for 1995 in favour of Switzerland and Norway in accordance with the conditions set out in Annexes I and II thereto;

Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1416/95 was renewed for 1996 and 1997, respectively by Council Regulations (EC) No 102/96 (2) and (EC) No 306/97 (3);

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (4) consolidated the arrangements for managing the tariff quotas to be used in chronological order of the dates of acceptance of the declarations for release for free circulation;

Whereas it was not possible to conclude additional Protocols before 1 January 1998; whereas, in these circumstances and pursuant to Articles 76, 102 and 128 of the Act of Accession, the Community should adopt measures required to remedy the situation; whereas, therefore, it is necessary to renew the measures provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1416/95 for 1998;

Whereas, as a result of changes in the tariff classification of certain goods referred to in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1416/95, the said Annexes need to be adapted,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The measures provided for in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1416/95 shall be renewed to cover 1998.

Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1416/95 shall be replaced by Annexes I and II as they appear in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

The tariff quotas mentioned in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1416/95 shall be administered by the Commission in accordance with Articles 308a to 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.

Article 3

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

It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 March 1998.

For the Council

The President

G. BROWN

(1) OJ L 141, 24. 6. 1995, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 19, 25. 1. 1996, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 51, 21. 2. 1997, p. 8.

(4) OJ L 253, 11. 10. 1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1427/97 (OJ L 196, 24. 7. 1997, p. 31).

ANNEX

'ANNEX I

PREFERENTIAL TARIFF QUOTAS OPENED FOR 1998

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ANNEX II

PREFERENTIAL TARIFF QUOTAS OPENED FOR 1998

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EN Official Journal of the European Communities 20. 3. 98 L 85/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 632/98
of 19 March 1998
fixing the maximum export refund on rye in connection with the invitation to
tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1338/97
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 rye to all third countries was openedpursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1338/97 (
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 March 1998, pursuant
to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No1338/97, the maximum refund on exportation of rye shallbe ECU 39,95 per tonne.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 March 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 19 March 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. 4.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 644/98 of 20 March 1998 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 (Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1068/97 (2), and in particular Article 17(2) thereof,

Whereas, for certain names notified by the Member States pursuant to Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, additional information was requested in order to ensure that they complied with Articles 2 and 4 of that Regulation; whereas that additional information shows that the names comply with the said Articles; whereas they should therefore be registered and added to the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 134/98 (4);

Whereas, following the accession of three new Member States, the six-month period provided for in Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 is to begin on the date of their accession; whereas some of the names notified by those Member States comply with Articles 2 and 4 of that Regulation and should therefore be registered;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Regulatory Committee on Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The names in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1107/96.

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, 20 March 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 208, 24. 7. 1992, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 156, 13. 6. 1997, p. 10.

(3) OJ L 148, 21. 6. 1996, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 15, 21. 1. 1998, p. 6.

ANNEX

A. PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION LISTED IN ANNEX II TO THE TREATY

Fresh meat (and offal)

GERMANY

- Schwäbisch-Hällisches Qualitätsschweinefleisch (PGI)

Meat-based products

ITALY

- Greußener Salami (PGI)

Oils and fats

Olive oil

ITALY

- Toscano (PGI)

- Terra d'Otranto (PDO)

B. FOODSTUFFS LISTED IN ANNEX I TO REGULATION (EEC) No 2081/92

Beer

GERMANY

- Gögginger Bier (PGI)

- Reuther Bier (PGI)

- Wernesgrüner Bier (PGI)
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 652/98 of 23 March 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 445/98 on the sale, at prices fixed in advance, of beef held by certain intervention agencies, with a view to their processing in the Community

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2634/97 (2), and in particular Article 7(3) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 445/98 of 25 February 1998 on the sale, at prices fixed in advance, of beef held by certain intervention agencies, with a view to their processing in the Community (3) provides for a sale of intervention stocks held by various Member States; whereas that sale should be extended to include part of the intervention stocks in Sweden and the Netherlands; whereas Regulation (EC) No 445/98 should be amended accordingly;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 445/98 is hereby amended as follows:

1. The following indent is added to the first subparagraph of Article 1(1):

'- 5 tonnes of bone-in forequarters held by the Swedish intervention agency,

- 34 tonnes of bone-in forequarters held by the Dutch intervention agency.`

2. Point (a) of Annex I is replaced by the following:

'(a) Carne con hueso - Kød, ikke udbenet - Fleisch mit Knochen - ÊñÝáôá ìå êüêáëá - Bone-in beef - Viande avec os - Carni non dissosate - Vlees met been - Carne com osso - Luullinen naudanliha - Kött med ben

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3. The following is added to Annex II:

'SVERIGE

Statens jordbruksverk - Swedish Board of Agriculture

Vallgatan 8

S-551 82 Jönköping

Tel.: (46-36) 15 50 00; telex 70991 SJV-S; fax (46-36) 19 05 46

NEDERLAND

Ministerie van Landbouw, Natuurbeheer en Visserij,

Voedselvoorzieningsin- en verkoopbureau

p/a Laser, Zuidoost

Slachthuisstraat 71

Postbus 965

6040 AZ Roermond

Tel.: (31-475) 35 54 44; telex 56396 VIBNL; fax (31-475) 31 89 39`

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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, 23 March 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.

(2) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1997, p. 13.

(3) OJ L 56, 26. 2. 1998, p. 15.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 21. 3. 98 L 87/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 639/98
of 20 March 1998
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled long grain rice in connec-
tion with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2097/97
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 2097/97 (
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 long grain
rice falling within CN code 1006 30 67 to be exported tocertain third countries pursuant to the invitation to tenderissued in Regulation (EC) No 2097/97 is hereby fixed onthe basis of the tenders submitted from 16 to 19 March1998 at ECU 292,00 per tonne.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 March 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 20 March 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. 22.
(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 25. 3. 98 L 90/30
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 657/98
of 24 March 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 25 March 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 24 March 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 25. 3. 98 L 90/31
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 24 March 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 57,5
212 108,6
624 190,7
999 118,9
0709 90 70 052 103,4
204 112,1
624 209,3
999 141,6
0805 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50 052 36,5
204 34,4
212 44,6
400 55,9
600 47,3
624 52,9
999 45,3
0805 30 10 600 76,4
999 76,4
0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90 052 42,5
060 43,6
388 97,9
400 92,0
404 94,0
508 101,6
512 78,5
524 95,6
528 66,7
720 72,9
999 78,5
0808 20 50 388 66,3
400 102,2
512 67,1
528 69,5
720 66,4
999 74,3
(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'.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 626/98 of 19 March 1998 setting the intervention thresholds for melons and water melons for the 1998/99 marketing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2520/97 (2), and in particular Article 27(1) and (2) thereof,

Whereas Article 27(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 provides for the possibility of setting an intervention threshold if the market in a product listed in Annex II thereto is suffering or at risk of suffering from imbalances giving or liable to give rise to too large a volume of withdrawals; whereas such a development would be likely to cause budget problems for the Community;

Whereas intervention thresholds were fixed for melons and water melons for the 1997/98 marketing year by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1109/97 (3); whereas, since the conditions laid down in the abovementioned Article 27 continue to be met for those products, new thresholds should be set for the 1998/99 marketing year and the period to be taken into account for the assessment of the overrun of the thresholds should also be determined;

Whereas, pursuant to the abovementioned Article 27, an overrun of the intervention threshold results in a reduction in the Community withdrawal compensation in the marketing year following the year in which the threshold is exceeded; whereas the consequences of such an overrun should be determined and a reduction in proportion to the size of the overrun, up to a maximum percentage, should be fixed;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. The intervention thresholds for the 1998/99 marketing year shall be:

- 176 600 tonnes for melons, and

- 197 400 tonnes for water melons.

2. The overrun of the intervention thresholds laid down in paragraph 1 shall be assessed on the basis of withdrawals effected between 1 February 1998 and 31 January 1999.

Article 2

If the quantity of melons or water melons withdrawn during the period set in Article 1(2) exceeds the relevant threshold set in Article 1(1), the Community withdrawal compensation set in Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 for the following marketing year shall be reduced in proportion to the size of the overrun based on the production used to calculate the relevant threshold.

However, the reduction in the Community compensation shall not exceed 30 %.

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, 19 March 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 297, 21. 11. 1996, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 346, 17. 12. 1997, p. 41.

(3) OJ L 162, 19. 6. 1997, p. 12.