ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 30. 1. 1999 L 23/39
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 231/1999
of 29 January 1999
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled medium round grain and
long grain A rice in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation
(EC) No 2565/98
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 organisation of themarket in rice (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2072/98 (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 2565/98 (
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 medium
round grain and long grain A rice to be exported tocertain third countries of Europe pursuant to the invita-tion to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2565/98 ishereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from25 to 28 January 1999 at EUR 108,00 per tonne.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 January
1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 29 January 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 265, 30. 9. 1998, p. 4.
(3) OJ L 320, 28. 11. 1998, p. 46.
(4)O JL6 1 ,7 .3 .1 9 7 5 ,p .2 5 .
(5) OJ L 35, 15. 2. 1995, p. 8.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 4. 2. 1999 L 30/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 252/1999
of 3 February 1999
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 25th partial invitation
to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender
provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1574/98
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
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1148/98 (2), and in
particular the second subparagraph of Article 17 (5) (b)thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1574/98 of 22
July 1998 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
1574/98 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 25th 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 25th partial invitation to tender for white sugar
issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1574/98 themaximum amount of the export refund is fixed at EUR50,485 per 100 kilograms.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 February 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 3 February 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 177, 1. 7. 1981, p. 4.
(2) OJ L 159, 3. 6. 1998, p. 38.
(3) OJ L 206, 23. 7. 1998, p. 7.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 6. 2. 1999 L 33/17
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 281/1999
of 5 February 1999
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain, medium grain
and long grain A rice in connection with the invitation to tender issued in
Regulation (EC) No 2564/98
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 organisation of themarket in rice (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2072/98 (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 2564/98 (
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, medium grain and long grain A rice to be exportedto certain third countries pursuant to the invitation totender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2564/98 is herebyfixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 1 to 4February 1999 at EUR 108,00 per tonne.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 February 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 5 February 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 265, 30. 9. 1998, p. 4.
(3) OJ L 320, 28. 11. 1998, p. 43.
(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 5. 2. 1999 L 32/1
I
(Acts whose publication is obligatory)
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 263/1999
of 4 February 1999
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 1498/
98 (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 5 February 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 4 February 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 66.
(2) OJ L 198, 15. 7. 1998, p. 4.
(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 5. 2. 1999 L 32/2
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 4 February 1999 establishing the standard import values
for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
(EUR/100 kg)
CN codeThird country
code (1)Standard import
value
0702 00 00 052 55,0
204 41,8
999 48,4
0707 00 05 068 116,3
999 116,3
0709 10 00 220 213,2
999 213,2
0709 90 70 052 150,2
204 187,0
999 168,6
0805 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50 052 73,9
204 42,6
212 42,4
600 47,0
624 52,3
999 51,6
0805 20 10 204 72,5
624 82,3
999 77,4
0805 20 30, 0805 20 50, 0805 20 70,
0805 20 90 052 56,2
204 65,5
464 94,1
600 72,5
624 69,5
999 71,6
0805 30 10 052 53,4
600 62,3
999 57,9
0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90 039 76,4
060 49,2
400 73,3
404 61,9
728 78,5
999 67,9
0808 20 50 052 134,7
388 104,8
400 85,9
624 55,7
999 95,3
(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'.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 11. 2. 1999 L 37/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 305/1999
of 10 February 1999
altering the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural
state
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
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1148/98 (2), and in
particular the second subparagraph of Article 19 (4)thereof,
Whereas the refunds on white sugar and raw sugar
exported in the natural state were fixed by CommissionRegulation (EC) No 261/1999 (
3);
Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules
contained in Regulation (EC) No 261/1999 to the infor-mation known to the Commission that the export refundsat present in force should be altered to the amounts set
out in the Annex hereto,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(1)(a)
of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81, undenatured andexported in the natural state, as fixed in the Annex toRegulation (EC) No 261/1999 are hereby altered to theamounts shown in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 February
1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 10 February 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 177, 1. 7. 1981, p. 4.
(2) OJ L 159, 3. 6. 1998, p. 38.
(3) OJ L 30, 4. 2. 1999, p. 25.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 11. 2. 1999 L 37/22
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 10 February 1999 altering the export refunds on white
sugar and raw sugar exported in its unaltered state
Product code Amount of refund
— EUR/100 kg —
1701 11 90 9100 43,13 (1)
1701 11 90 9910 43,40 (1)
1701 11 90 9950 (2)
1701 12 90 9100 43,13 (1)
1701 12 90 9910 43,40 (1)
1701 12 90 9950 (2)
— EUR/1 % of sucrose ý 100 kg —
1701 91 00 9000 0,4689
— EUR/100 kg —
1701 99 10 9100 46,89
1701 99 10 9910 47,27
1701 99 10 9950 47,27
— EUR/1 % of sucrose ý 100 kg —
1701 99 90 9100 0,4689
(1) Applicable to raw sugar with a yield of 92 %; if the yield is other than 92 %,
the refund applicable is calculated in accordance with the provisions ofArticle 17a (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81.
(
2) Fixing suspended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2689/85 (OJ L 255, 26. 9.
1985, p. 12), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3251/85 (OJ L 309, 21. 11.1985, p. 14).
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 9. 2. 1999 L 34/17
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 287/1999
of 8 February 1999
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 1498/
98 (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 9 February 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 8 February 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 66.
(2) OJ L 198, 15. 7. 1998, p. 4.
(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 9. 2. 1999 L 34/18
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 8 February 1999 establishing the standard import values
for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
(EUR/100 kg)
CN codeThird country
code (1)Standard import
value
0702 00 00 052 75,7
204 46,4
999 61,0
0707 00 05 052 118,3
068 116,3
999 117,3
0709 10 00 220 205,2
999 205,2
0709 90 70 052 143,2
204 149,5
999 146,3
0805 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50 052 31,2
204 42,6
212 39,7
600 44,4
624 51,0
999 41,8
0805 20 10 204 73,2
624 82,3
999 77,8
0805 20 30, 0805 20 50, 0805 20 70,
0805 20 90 052 57,6
204 64,8
464 94,1
600 66,2
624 87,3
999 74,0
0805 30 10 052 52,8
600 72,7
999 62,7
0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90 039 76,4
060 49,2
400 82,2
404 84,1
728 78,5
999 74,1
0808 20 50 052 140,6
388 104,0
400 75,7
512 71,8
624 52,8
999 89,0
(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. 1999 L 40/20
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 327/1999
of 12 February 1999
fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 197th special invitation
to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regula-
tion (EEC) No 429/90
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of
27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the marketin milk and milk products (
1), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1587/96 (2), and in particular Article 7a(3)
thereof,
Whereas, in accordance with Commission Regulation
(EEC) No 429/90 of 20 February 1990 on the granting byinvitation to tender of an aid for concentrated butterintended for direct consumption in the Community (
3), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 124/1999 (4), the
intervention agencies are opening a standing invitation totender for the granting of aid for concentrated butter;whereas Article 6 of that Regulation provides that in thelight of the tenders received in response to each specialinvitation to tender, a maximum amount of aid is to befixed for concentrated butter with a minimum fat contentof 96 % or a decision is to be taken to make no award;whereas the end-use security must be fixed accordingly;Whereas, in the light of the tenders received, the
maximum aid should be fixed at the level specified belowand the end-use security determined accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Milk and Milk Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the 197th special invitation to tender under the
standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EEC)No 429/90, the maximum aid and the amount of theend-use security shall be as follows:
— maximum aid: EUR 117/100 kg
— end-use security: EUR 129/100 kg.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 February
1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 12 February 1999.
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 45, 21. 2. 1990, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 16, 21. 1. 1999, p. 19.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 12. 2. 1999 L 38/42
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 317/1999
of 11 February 1999
fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the
invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2004/98
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 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 2513/98 (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 certain ACP Stateswas opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No2004/98 (
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 5 to 11 February 1999, pursuant
to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No2004/98, the maximum refund on exportation ofcommon wheat shall be EUR 37,94 per tonne.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 February
1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 11 February 1999.
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 313, 21. 11. 1998, p. 16.
(5) OJ L 258, 22. 9. 1998, p. 4.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 13. 2. 1999 L 40/33
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 335/1999
of 12 February 1999
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled long grain rice in connec-
tion with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2566/98
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
2072/98 (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 2566/98 (
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 2566/98 is hereby fixed onthe basis of the tenders submitted from 8 to 11 February1999 at EUR 315,00 per tonne.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 February
1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 12 February 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 265, 30. 9. 1998, p. 4.
(3) OJ L 320, 28. 11. 1998, p. 49.
(4) OJ L 61, 7. 3. 1975, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 35, 15. 2. 1995, p. 8.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 311/1999 of 11 February 1999 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 2456/93 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 as regards public intervention

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 1633/98 (2), and in particular Article 6(7) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2456/93 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2812/98 (4), in particular lays down detailed rules governing invitations to tender, whereas, in view of the public holidays in May 1999, the closing date for the submission of tenders should be amended for practical reasons;

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

Notwithstanding the first sentence of Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 2456/93, the deadline for the submission of tenders in May 1999 shall be 12 noon (Brussels time) on the third Tuesday of that month.

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, 11 February 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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

(2) OJ L 210, 28. 7. 1998, p. 17.

(3) OJ L 225, 4. 9. 1993, p. 4.

(4) OJ L 349, 24. 12. 1998, p. 47.