do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 628/98 of 19 March 1998 temporarily suspending the issuing of export licences for certain milk products and determining what proportion of the amounts covered by pending applications for export licences may be allocated
Date: 1998-03-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export licence, milk, powdered milk

20. 3. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 85/13

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 628/98

of 19 March 1998

temporarily suspending the issuing of export licences for certain milk products
and determining what proportion of the amounts covered by pending applica-
tions for export licences may be allocated

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 Regula-
tion (EC) No 1587/96 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1466/
95 of 27 June 1995 laying down special detailed rules of
application for export refunds on milk and milk prod-
ucts (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2497/
97 (4), and in particular Article 8(3) thereof,

Whereas uncertainty is a feature of the market in certain
milk products; whereas it is necessary to prevent specula-
tive applications
that may lead to a distortion in
competition between traders, threatening the continuity
of exports of those products for the remainder of the
current period; whereas the issuing of export licences for
the products concerned should be temporarily suspended,

and licences for some of these products should not be
issued in respect of applications pending,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
The issuing of export licences for products falling
within CN codes 0402 21 and 0402 29 is hereby
suspended for the period 20 to 26 March 1998.

2. No further action shall be taken in respect of
applications for licences pending for products falling
within CN codes 0402 21 and 0402 29 which would have
been issued from 20 March 1998 with the exception of
those referred to in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No
1466/95.

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 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 345, 16. 12. 1997, p. 12.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 631/98 of 19 March 1998 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 1337/97
Date: 1998-03-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, barley, export refund

L 85/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

20. 3. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 631/98

of 19 March 1998

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export
of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 1337/97

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the
market 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 for
the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the
measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the
market 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 barley to all third countries was
opened pursuant
to Commission Regulation (EC) No
1337/97 (5);

Whereas Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, allows
the Commission to decide,
in accordance with the
procedure 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 refund or a
minimum tax should not be fixed;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 13
to 19 March 1998 in response to the invitation to tender
for the refund or the tax for the export of barley issued in
Regulation (EC) No 1337/97.

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. 1.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 633/98 of 19 March 1998 fixing the maximum export refund on oats in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1773/97
Date: 1998-03-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, oats

L 85/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

20. 3. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 633/98

of 19 March 1998

fixing the maximum export refund on oats in connection with the invitation to
tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1773/97

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the
market 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 for
the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the
measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the
market for cereals (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 2052/97 (4),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1773/
97 of 12 September 1997 on a special
intervention
measure for cereals in Finland and Sweden (5), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 547/98 (6), and in partic-
ular Article 8 thereof,

Whereas an invitation to tender for the refund for the
export of oats produced in Finland and Sweden for export
from Finland or Sweden to all third countries was opened
pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1773/97;

Whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1773/97
provides that the Commission may, on the basis of the
tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid

down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92,
decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of
the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No
1501/95; whereas in that case a contract is awarded to any
tenderer whose bid is equal
than the
maximum refund;

to or

lower

Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria
to the current market situation for the cereal in question
results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the
amount specified in Article 1;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee 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) No
1773/97, the maximum refund on exportation of oats
shall be ECU 33,95 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 250, 13. 9. 1997, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 72, 11. 3. 1998, p. 11.
98/243/JHA: Council Decision of 19 March 1998 on the sharing of the costs of preparing film masters for the uniform format for residence permits
Date: 1998-03-19
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European patent, Member States' contribution, Netherlands, designs and models, identity document, residence permit

31.3.98

EN

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

L  99/1

(Acts  adopted  under  Title  VI  of  the  Treaty  on  European  Union)

COUNCIL  DECISION

of  19  March  1998

on  the  sharing  of  the  costs  of  preparing  film  masters  for  the  uniform  format  for  residence
permits

(98/243/JHA)

THE  COUNCIL  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  UNION,

Article  2

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  on  European  Union,  and  in
particular  Article  K.8(2),  second  paragraph,  second
indent  thereof,

Having  regard  to  the  Joint  Action  of  16  December  1996
adopted by the Council on the basis of Article K.3 of the
Treaty on European Union, concerning a uniform format
for  residence  permits (1),  and  in  particular  Article  2(1)
thereof,

Whereas  adoption  by  the  Council  of  the  technical
specifications  referred  to  in  Article  2(1)  of  that  Joint
Action  entails  the  creation  of  film  masters  for  the
uniform  format  for  residence  permits;

Whereas the Kingdom of the Netherlands has declared its
willingness  to  prepare  the  film  masters  on  behalf  of  the
other  Member  States;

Whereas  the  cost  of  preparing  the  film  masters  incurred
by  the  Kingdom  of  the  Netherlands  must  be  shared
among  the  Member  States,

HAS  DECIDED  AS  FOLLOWS:

Article  1

The Kingdom of the Netherlands is hereby empowered to
prepare  the  film  masters  for  the  uniform  format  for
residence  permits  on  behalf  of  the  Member  States.

financed 

The  total  cost  of  preparing  film  masters  for  the  uniform
format  for  residence  permits,  which  amounts  to  ECU
124 667,  shall  be 
from  Member  States’
contributions.  The  financial  contribution  to  be  made  by
each  individual  Member  State  shall  be  calculated  on  the
basis  of  the  proportion  of  its  gross  national  product  to
the  total  sum  of  Member  States’  gross  national  products
which  serves  as  the  basis  for  the  financing  of  the  general
budget of the European Communities for 1997 (2). ‘Gross
national product’ within the meaning of this Article shall
be as defined by Council Directive 89/130/EEC, Euratom
of  13  February  1989  on  the  harmonisation  of  the
compilation  of  gross  national  product  at  market
prices (3).

Article  3

This  Decision  shall  enter  into  force  on  the  day  of  its
publication  in  the  Official  Journal.

Done  at  Brussels,  19  March  1998.

For  the  Council

The  President

J.  STRAW

(1)  OJ  L  7,  10.1.1997,  p.  1.

(2)  OJ  L  44,  14.2.1997,  p.  127.
(3)  OJ  L  49,  21.2.1989,  p.  26.
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
Date: 1998-03-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, rye

20. 3. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

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 European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the
market 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 for
the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the
measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the
market 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 opened
pursuant 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 the
tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92,
decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of
the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No

1501/95; whereas in that case a contract is awarded to any
than the
tenderer whose bid is equal
maximum refund, as well as to any tenderer whose bid
relates to an export tax;

to or

lower

Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria
to the current market situation for the cereal in question
results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the
amount specified in Article 1;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
the Management
in accordance with the opinion of
Committee 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) No
1338/97, the maximum refund on exportation of rye shall
be 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 624/98 of 19 March 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 laying down detailed implementing rules for the import of products in the sugar sector other than molasses
Date: 1998-03-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: customs regulations, import, import policy, sugar, sugar product

20. 3. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 85/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 624/98

of 19 March 1998

amending Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 laying down detailed implementing rules
for the import of products in the sugar sector other than molasses

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 Regula-
tion (EC) No 1599/96 (2), and in particular Article 15(4)
thereof,

Whereas, pursuant to Article 1(2) of Commission Regula-
tion (EC) No 1423/95 (3), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 1143/97 (4), representative price on the world
market, on the basis of which additional duties are fixed,
are fixed for each marketing year in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 41 of Regulation (EEC)
No 1785/81 and may be amended if the fluctuation in
the elements of the calculation produces a rise or fall of
ECU 0,5 per 100 kilograms or more;

Whereas, as a result of continued variations in represent-
ative prices on the world market, the system currently in
force involves frequent adaptation of additional duties;
whereas
in representative
prices and additional duties, taking place often for very

these frequent

fluctuations

small amounts, complicate the system; whereas,
for
purposes of simplification, legal certainty for traders and
rationalisation of the procedure for the Commission, the
threshold for the amendment of representative prices on
the world market from which additional duties must be
adapted should be increased to ECU 1,20 per kilogram;

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

In the second subparagraph of Article 1(2) of Regulation
(EC) No 1423/95, ‘ECU 0,5 per 100 kilograms' is replaced
by ‘ECU 1,20 per 100 kilograms'.

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, 19 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 141, 24. 6. 1995, p. 16.
(4) OJ L 165, 24. 6. 1997, p. 11.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 627/98 of 19 March 1998 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 1998-03-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

20. 3. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 85/11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 627/98

of 19 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 European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/
94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the applica-
the import arrangements for fruit and veget-
tion of
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 the
conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the
common 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 the
Annex 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 in
the Annex hereto.

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 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.

L 85/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

20. 3. 98

to the Commission Regulation of 19 March 1998 establishing the standard import values for
determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

ANNEX

CN code

0702 00 00

0709 10 00

0709 90 70

0805 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50

0805 30 10

0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90

0808 20 50

Third country
code (1)

Standard import
value

(ECU/100 kg)

204
212
624
999
220
999
052
204
999
052
204
212
600
624
999
600
999
052
060
388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
999
052
388
400
512
528
999

53,3
108,7
223,6
128,5
166,5
166,5
111,0
102,9
107,0
36,5
32,3
44,5
55,3
47,3
43,2
72,3
72,3
42,5
40,7
110,2
98,7
102,6
80,3
93,2
98,3
84,7
72,9
82,4
137,7
70,3
102,2
74,0
74,4
91,7

(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'.
98/217/EC: Council Recommendation of 9 March 1998 concerning the discharge to be given to the Commission in respect of the implementation of the operations of the European Development Fund (1984) (Sixth EDF) for the financial year 1996
Date: 1998-03-19
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Council of the European Union, EC recommendation, European Commission, European Development Fund, European Parliament, budgetary discharge

L 82/42

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EN

‹

Official Journal of the European Communities

19. 3. 98

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION

of 9 March 1998

concerning the discharge to be given to the Commission in respect of the
implementation of the operations of the European Development Fund (1984)
(Sixth EDF) for the financial year 1996

(98/217/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 206 thereof,

Having regard to the Third ACP-EEC Convention, signed
at Lom(cid:130) on 8 December 1984,

Having regard to Council Decision 86/283/EEC of
30 June 1986 on the association of the overseas countries
and territories with the European Economic Com-
munity (1),

Having regard to the Internal Agreement on the finan-
cing and administration of Community aid (2), signed in
Brussels on 19 February 1985, as amended by Decision
86/281/EEC (3), and in particular Article 29(3) thereof,

to

the

regard

Having
of
11 November 1986 applicable to the Sixth European
Development Fund (4), and in particular Articles 66 to 73
thereof,

Financial Regulation

lating to the financial year 1996 together with the
Commission’s replies (5),

Whereas, pursuant to Article 29(3) of the Internal Agree-
ment, the discharge for the management of the European
Development Fund (1984) (Sixth EDF) must be given to
the Commission by the European Parliament on a recom-
mendation from the Council;

Whereas the overall implementation by the Commission
of the operations of the European Development Fund
(1984)
(Sixth EDF) during the financial year 1996 has
been satisfactory,

HEREBY RECOMMENDS that the European Parliament
give the Commission a discharge in respect of the imple-
mentation of the operations of the European Develop-
ment Fund (1984) (Sixth EDF) for the financial year 1996.

Done at Brussels, 9 March 1998.

Having examined the revenue and expenditure account
and the balance sheet relating to the operations of the
European Development Fund (1984)
(Sixth EDF) as at
31 December 1996 and the Court of Auditors’ report re-

For the Council

The President

G. BROWN

(1) OJ L 175, 1. 7. 1986, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 86, 31. 3. 1986, p. 210.
(3) OJ L 178, 2. 7. 1986, p. 13.
(4) OJ L 325, 20. 11. 1986, p. 42.

(5) OJ C 348, 18. 11. 1997, Volume I.