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EN Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 3. 98 L 94/12
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 678/98
of 26 March 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 countrieswas opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No1339/97 (
5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 507/98 (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 20 to 26 March 1998, pursuant
to the invitation to tender issued in amended Regulation(EC) No 1339/97, the maximum refund on exportation ofcommon wheat shall be ECU 16,95 per tonne.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 March 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 26 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. 7.
(6) OJ L 63, 4. 3. 1998, p. 20.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 3. 98 L 94/1
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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 672/98
of 26 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 27 March 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 26 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 27. 3. 98 L 94/2
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 26 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 00 052 103,6
204 73,9
212 108,6
624 190,7
999 119,2
0709 90 70 052 124,7
204 137,8
624 209,3
999 157,3
0805 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50 052 36,2
204 35,5
212 42,4
400 55,9
600 49,7
624 50,9
999 45,1
0805 30 10 600 66,9
999 66,9
0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90 052 42,5
060 39,0
388 97,5
400 99,8
404 98,5
508 91,7
512 94,9
524 95,1
528 74,6
720 144,0
999 87,8
0808 20 50 388 67,4
400 75,8
512 75,2
528 74,5
720 66,4
999 71,9
(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 31. 3. 98 L 98/42
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 713/98
of 30 March 1998
on the issuing of system B export licences for 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 2190/
96 of 14 November 1996 on detailed rules for imple-menting Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 asregards export refunds on fruit and vegetables (
1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 213/98 (2), and in partic-
ular Article 5(6) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 8/98 (3) fixes
the indicative quantities laid down for the issue of exportlicences other than those requested in the context of foodaid;
Whereas, in the light of information now available to the
Commission, the indicative quantities have beenexceeded in the case of tomatoes, shelled almonds,oranges, lemons and apples for destination groups X andY;
Whereas as a consequence, for system B licences applied
for between 20 January and 17 March 1998, a rate ofrefund which is lower than the indicative rate should befixed for tomatoes, shelled almonds, oranges, lemons and
apples for destination groups X and Y,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The percentages for the issuing of system B export
licences, as referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No2190/96, and applied for between 20 January and 17March 1998, by which the quantities applied for and therates of refund applicable must be multiplied, shall be asfixed in the Annex hereto.
The above subparagraph shall not apply to licences
applied for in connection with food-aid operations asprovided for in Article 10(4) of the Agreement on Agri-culture concluded during the Uruguay Round of multi-lateral trade negotiations.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 March 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 30 March 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 292, 15. 11. 1996, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 22, 29. 1. 1998, p. 8.
(3) OJ L 3, 7. 1. 1998, p. 5.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 31. 3. 98 L 98/43
ANNEX
Percentages for the issuing of licences and rates of refund applicable to system B licences applied
for between 20 January and 17 March 1998
ProductDestination
or group
of destinationsPercentage for the
issuing of
licencesRate of refund
(ECU/
tonne net)
Tomatoes F 100 % 7,1
Shelled almonds F 100 % 14,9
Shelled hazelnuts F 100 % 114,0
Oranges XYC 100 % 38,5
Lemons F 100 % 14,0
Apples X 100 % 25,3
Y 100 % 4,6
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 710/98 of 30 March 1998 fixing advance payments in respect of the production levies in the sugar sector 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 (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1599/96 (2), and in particular Article 28(8) thereof,

Whereas Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1443/82 of 8 June 1982 laying down detailed rules for the application of the quota system in the sugar sector (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 392/94 (4), provides for the fixing before 1 April and the collection before the following 1 June, of the unit amounts to be paid by sugar producers, isoglucose producers and inulin syrup producers as advance payments of the production levies for the current marketing year; whereas the estimate of the basic production levy and of the B levy, referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1443/82, gives an amount which is more than 60 % of the maximum amounts indicated in Article 28(3), (4) and (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81; whereas, in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1443/82, the unit amounts for sugar and inulin syrup should therefore be fixed at 50 % of the maximum amounts concerned and for isoglucose the unit amount of the advance payment should therefore be fixed at 40 % of the unit amount of the basic production levy estimated for sugar;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The unit amounts referred to in Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1443/82 in respect of the 1997/98 marketing year are hereby fixed as follows:

(a) the advance payment of the basic production levy for A sugar and B sugar shall be ECU 0,632 per 100 kilograms of white sugar;

(b) the advance payment of the B levy for B sugar shall be ECU 11,848 per 100 kilograms of white sugar;

(c) the advance payment of the basic production levy for A isoglucose and B isoglucose shall be ECU 0,506 per 100 kilograms of dry matter;

(d) the advance payment of the basic production levy for A inulin syrup and B inulin syrup shall be ECU 0,632 per 100 kilograms of dry matter equivalent sugar/isoglucose;

(e) the advance payment of the B levy for B inulin syrup shall be ECU 11,848 per 100 kilograms of dry matter equivalent sugar/isoglucose.

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 March 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 158, 9. 6. 1982, p. 17.

(4) OJ L 53, 24. 2. 1994, p. 7.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 4. 4. 98 L 105/4
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 757/98
of 3 April 1998
on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2190/
96 of 14 November 1996 on detailed rules for imple-menting Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 asregards export refunds on fruit and vegetables (
1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 213/98 (2), and in partic-
ular Article 5 (5) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 520/98 (3) fixes
the indicative quantities for system B export licencesother than those sought in the context of food aid;
Whereas, in the light of the information available to the
Commission today, there is a risk that the indicativequantities laid down for the current export period forshelled almonds will shortly be exceeded; whereas thisoverrun will prejudice the proper working of the export
refund scheme in the fruit and vegetables sector;
Whereas, to avoid this situation, applications for system B
licences for shelled almonds exported after 3 April 1998should be rejected until the end of the current exportperiod,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Applications for system B licences for shelled almonds
submitted pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No520/98, export declarations for which are accepted after3 April and before 20 May 1998, are hereby rejected.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 April 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 3 April 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 292, 15. 11. 1996, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 22, 29. 1. 1998, p. 8.
(3) OJ L 66, 6. 3. 1998, p. 8.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 742/98 of 2 April 1998 amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89 as regards the conditions which apply to the putting into service of new capacity for dry cargo vessels in inland waterway transport

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89 of 27 April 1989 on structural improvements in inland waterway transport (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2310/96 (2), and in particular Article 8(1)(c) thereof,

Whereas, for the purpose of calculating the 'old for new` special contribution ratio, it is necessary to differentiate between vessel types on the basis of the three types provided for in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1102/89 of 27 April 1989 laying down certain measures for implementing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89 on structural improvements in inland waterway transport (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 241/97 (4), with a view to adapting this ratio to the economic realities prevailing in the various sectors of the market pertaining to these types of vessel;

Whereas, as a result of developments in the dry cargo vessel sector within the inland waterway transport market, it is necessary to adjust the 'old for new ratio` in order to facilitate the ongoing restructuring of the sector, in particular with regard to container carriers, albeit without thereby cancelling out the effects of the Community scrapping measures of 1996, 1997 and 1998; whereas it is therefore necessary to adjust the ratio for dry cargo vessels by reducing it to 1,25:1;

Whereas, the measure provided for under this Regulation has been the subject of consultations with the Member States and the subject of an opinion by the 'Group of Experts on Structural Improvements in Inland Waterway Transport` provided for pursuant to Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 1102/89,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The following fourth indent is added to Article 8(1)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89:

'- in the case of dry cargo vessels as provided for in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1102/89, and by way of derogation from the first indent, "one and a half times" shall be replaced by "1,25 times" with effect from 1 April 1998.`

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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, 2 April 1998.

For the Commission

Neil KINNOCK

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 116, 28. 4. 1989, p. 25.

(2) OJ L 313, 3. 12. 1996, p. 8.

(3) OJ L 116, 28. 4. 1989, p. 30.

(4) OJ L 40, 11. 2. 1997, p. 11.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 16. 4. 98 L 114/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 792/98
of 15 April 1998
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 34th 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 34th 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 34th partial invitation to tender for white sugar
issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1408/97 themaximum amount of the export refund is fixed at ECU46,741 per 100 kilograms.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 April 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 15 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.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 793/98 of 14 April 1998 establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 82/97 (2),

Having regard to 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 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 75/98 (4), and in particular Article 173 (1) thereof,

Whereas Articles 173 to 177 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 provide that the Commission shall periodically establish unit values for the products referred to in the classification in Annex 26 to that Regulation;

Whereas the result of applying the rules and criteria laid down in the abovementioned Articles to the elements communicated to the Commission in accordance with Article 173 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is that unit values set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be established in regard to the products in question,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The unit values provided for in Article 173 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 are hereby established as set out in the table in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 April 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 14 April 1998.

For the Commission

Martin BANGEMANN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 302, 19. 10. 1992, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 17, 21. 1. 1997, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 253, 11. 10. 1993, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 7, 13. 1. 1998, p. 3.

ANNEX

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EN Official Journal of the European Communities 22. 4. 98 L 119/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 831/98
of 21 April 1998
fixing Community producer and import prices for carnations and roses with a
view to the application of the arrangements governing imports of certain flori-cultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West
Bank and the Gaza Strip
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87
of 21 December 1987 fixing conditions for the applica-tion of preferential customs duties on imports of certainflowers originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco andthe West Bank and the Gaza Strip (
1), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1300/97 (2), and in particular Article
5 (2) (a) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 (2) and Article 3 of above-
mentioned Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87, Communityimport and producer prices are fixed each fortnight foruniflorous (bloom) carnations, multiflorous (spray) carna-tions, large-flowered roses and small-flowered roses andapply for two-weekly periods; whereas, pursuant to Article1b of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 of 17March 1988 laying down detailed rules for the applicationof the arrangements for the import into the Communityof certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus,Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the GazaStrip (
3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2062/97 (4), those prices are determined for fortnightly periods
on the basis of weighted prices provided by the MemberStates; whereas those prices should be fixed immediatelyso the customs duties applicable can be determined;whereas, to that end, provision should be made for thisRegulation to enter into force immediately,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Community producer and import prices for
uniflorous (bloom) carnations, multiflorous (spray) carna-tions, large-flowered roses and small-flowered roses asreferred to in Article 1b of Regulation (EEC) No 700/88for a fortnightly period shall be as set out in the Annex.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 April 1998.It shall apply from 22 April to 5 May 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 21 April 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 382, 31. 12. 1987, p. 22.
(2) OJ L 177, 5. 7. 1997, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 72, 18. 3. 1988, p. 16. (4) OJ L 289, 22. 10. 1997, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 22. 4. 98 L 119/4
ANNEX
(ECU/100 pieces)
Period from 22 April to 5 May 1998
Community producer
priceUniflorous
(bloom)
carnationsMultiflorous
(spray)
carnationsLarge-flowered
rosesSmall-flowered
roses
16,09 10,72 29,46 15,79
Community import
pricesUniflorous
(bloom)
carnationsMultiflorous
(spray)
carnationsLarge-flowered
rosesSmall-flowered
roses
Israel 14,51 12,49 12,58 11,08
Morocco 16,30 13,46 ¾ ¾
Cyprus ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾
Jordan ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾
West Bank and
Gaza Strip ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾