Commission Regulation (EC) No 96/98 of 14 January 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 28/97 and assessing requirements for the supply of certain vegetable oils (other than olive oil) for the processing industry in the French overseas departments
Date: 1998-01-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: French overseas department and region, agro-industry, quantitative restriction, supply balance sheet, tariff exemption, vegetable oil

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 96/98

of 14 January 1998

amending Regulation (EC) No 28/97 and assessing requirements for the supply
of certain vegetable oils (other than olive oil) for the processing industry in the
French overseas departments

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91
of 16 December 1991 introducing specific measures in
respect of certain agricultural products for the benefit of
the French overseas departments (1), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 2598/95 (2), and in particular Article
2(6) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 28/97 of 9
January 1997 laying down detailed rules for implementa-
tion of the specific measures for the supply of certain
vegetable oils for the processing industry in the French
and assessing supply require-
overseas departments
ments (3) establishes the supply requirements of
those
products for 1997;

that

supply

requirements

Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91
requires
agricultural
for consumption and processing be
products essential
the supply
therefore,
established each year; whereas,
requirements of vegetable oils intended for the processing
industry in the French overseas departments should be
established for 1998;

for

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

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 28/97 is hereby amended as follows:

1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 1

the quantity of

For the purposes of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No
3763/91,
the assessment of supply
requirements of vegetable oils (other than olive oil) for
the processing industry falling within CN codes 1507
to 1516 (except 1509 and 1510) exempt from customs
duty when imported into the French overseas depart-
ments or entitled to aid when brought in from else-
where in the Community is hereby fixed and allocated
as indicated in the Annex hereto.

The French authorities may adjust this allocation by an
amount not exceeding 20 % of the quantity for each
department. They
inform the Commission
thereof.’;

shall

2. the Annex is replaced by the Annex hereto.

Article 2

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

It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 14 January 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 356, 24. 12. 1991, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 267, 9. 11. 1995, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 6, 10. 1. 1997, p. 15.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX

Assessment of supply requirements of vegetable oils (other than olive oil) for the proces-
sing industry falling within CN codes 1507 to 1516 (except 1509 and 1510) for the French
overseas departments for 1998

Department

French Guiana

Martinique

Réunion

Guadeloupe

Quantity
(in tonnes)

400

2 000

8 000

300

Total

10 700’