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Commission Regulation (EC) No 675/98 of 26 March 1998 temporarily suspending the issuing of export licences for certain milk products
Date: 1998-03-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export licence, milk, milk product

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Official Journal of the European Communities

27. 3. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 675/98

of 26 March 1998

temporarily suspending the issuing of export licences for certain milk products

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
products (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2497/97 (4), and in particular Article 8(3) thereof,

Whereas the market in certain milk products is currently
subject to uncertainty; whereas licence applications of a
speculative nature should be avoided which may lead to
distortions of competition between operators and poten-
tially disrupt the continuity of exports of these products

for the remainder of the period in question; whereas the
issue of export licences for the products involved should
be temporarily suspended,

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The issue of export licences for products falling within
CN codes 0402 21 and 0402 29 is hereby suspended from
27 to 31 March 1998.

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 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 672/98 of 26 March 1998 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 1998-03-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

27. 3. 98

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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 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 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.

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to the Commission Regulation of 26 March 1998 establishing the standard import values for
determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

ANNEX

CN code

0702 00 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)

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

103,6
73,9
108,6
190,7
119,2
124,7
137,8
209,3
157,3
36,2
35,5
42,4
55,9
49,7
50,9
45,1
66,9
66,9
42,5
39,0
97,5
99,8
98,5
91,7
94,9
95,1
74,6
144,0
87,8
67,4
75,8
75,2
74,5
66,4
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'.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 845/98 by Edith MÜLLER to the Commission. Visits by senior figures from Directorate- General IA to Bosnia-Herzegovina
Date: 1998-03-26
Institutions: European Parliament, MUELLER EDITH
Subjects: Bosnia and Herzegovina, EU aid, EU programme, EU relations, European official, common foreign and security policy, foreign policy, official visit, peacekeeping

9. 10. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 310/137

(98/C 310/185)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0837/98

by Esko Seppa¤nen (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

(26 March 1998)

Subject: The content of television programmes and freedom of expression

There are four independent television channels in Finland, all of which are journalistically independent of the
state. One of them (Oy Yleisradio Ab) has › for journalistic purposes and without sponsorship › produced a
series of programmes designed to promote the sale of Finnish-made products. The Commission responded by
writing a letter to the Finnish Ministry of Communications prohibiting the making of such programmes.

In  so  doing,  the  Commission  violated  journalistic  freedom  of  expression  and  interfered  with  the  content  of
television programmes. Does the Commission consider that its officials acted correctly in this matter, and if so,
on what EU treaty does it base its view?

Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission

(5 June 1998)

The Commission is conducting a detailed investigation of the problem raised by the Honourable Member and
will inform him of the outcome as soon as possible.

(98/C 310/186)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0845/98

by Edith Mu¤ ller (V) to the Commission

(26 March 1998)

Subject: Visits by senior figures from Directorate-General IA to Bosnia-Herzegovina

Directorate-General IA is responsible for various EU programmes in aid of Bosnia-Herzegovina.

How often has Commissioner van den Broek been in Bosnia-Herzegovina since January 1996?

How often has Director-General Burghardt been there over the same period?

Answer given by Mr Van den Broek on behalf of the Commission

(20 April 1998)

In order to lay the foundations for the actions of the Commission, the responsible member of the Commission has
visited Bosnia-Herzegovina four times since the beginning of 1996 including a visit to Sarajevo with the Irish
Presidency in July 1996.

The responsible member of the Commission has set the framework for the services under his authority (DGIA ›
External relations: Europe and the New Independent States (NIS), Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP)
and external service) to be fully involved at all levels of the relevant hierarchy. This is moreover the case not only
since 1996, but equally during the five years preceding the Dayton Agreements. This has led to regular visits to
Bosnia-Herzegovina as well as attendance at numerous international meetings, including the various Community
led peace efforts, the Dayton negotiations themselves, of the Contact Group, and donor conferences, which the
Director-General co-chaired with the Vice-President of the World Bank.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 887/98 by Esko SEPPÄNEN to the Commission. Dominant market position with regard to Formula 1 motor racing on television
Date: 1998-03-26
Institutions: European Parliament, SEPPAENEN
Subjects: broadcasting, dominant position, free competition, infringement of EU law, motor car, restriction on competition, sporting event, sports body, television

21. 10. 98

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Official Journal of the European Communities

C 323/91

Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission

(5 June 1998)

The Commission is conducting a detailed investigation of the problem raised by the Honourable Member and
will inform him of the outcome as soon as possible.

(98/C 323/128)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0886/98

by Bill Miller (PSE) to the Commission

(26 March 1998)

Subject: Access to documentation

Where the Commission possesses documentation which it has not produced and which has been referred to in
order to reach a decision, should that documentation not be made public when requested?

Answer given by Mr Santer on behalf of the Commission

(22 April 1998)

The Commission would inform the Honourable Member that, in accordance with the code of conduct on public
access to Commission and Council documents, referred to in the answer to his Written Question E-885/98 (1), the
Commission gives access only to its own documents. People who request a copy of a document that does not
originate with the Commission are referred to the document(cid:146)s author.

(1)  OJ C 310, 9.10.1997, p. 14.

(98/C 323/129)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0887/98

by Esko Seppa¤nen (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

(26 March 1998)

Subject: Dominant market position with regard to Formula 1 motor racing on television

It would appear that Mr Bernie Ecclestone and his company are in a monopoly position with regard to the right to
organize and televise Formula 1 motor races.

What will the Commission do to enable his dominant market position to be limited on the basis of the same
principles as are applied in order to promote free competition in Europe in other fields?

Answer given by Mr Van Miert on behalf of the Commission

(5 May 1998)

A number of commercial agreements relating to Formula One were notified to the Commission, in September
1997,  by  the  Fe·de·ration  internationale  de  l(cid:146)automobile  and  Formula  One  administration.  The  Commission
received views on the agreements from a number of interested third parties. It is also considering two formal
complaints and a number of informal complaints, which include allegations of an abuse of a dominant position
with respect to broadcasting rights marketed by companies in which Mr Ecclestone has an interest, and matters
relating  to  how  Formula  One  is  organised.  The  Commission  is  assessing  the  extent  to  which  the  agreements
infringe Article 85 of the EC Treaty, which deals with agreements which may restrict competition, and whether
there is an infringement of Article 86 of the EC Treaty, which is concerned with abuse of a dominant position.

It is too early to state what the outcome of the Commission(cid:146)s assessment will be. However, the Commission
hopes to reach its conclusions in the coming months.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 837/98 by Esko SEPPÄNEN to the Commission. The content of television programmes and freedom of expression
Date: 1998-03-26
Institutions: European Parliament, SEPPAENEN
Subjects: Finland, censorship, freedom of expression, law relating to information, right to information, television

9. 10. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 310/137

(98/C 310/185)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0837/98

by Esko Seppa¤nen (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

(26 March 1998)

Subject: The content of television programmes and freedom of expression

There are four independent television channels in Finland, all of which are journalistically independent of the
state. One of them (Oy Yleisradio Ab) has › for journalistic purposes and without sponsorship › produced a
series of programmes designed to promote the sale of Finnish-made products. The Commission responded by
writing a letter to the Finnish Ministry of Communications prohibiting the making of such programmes.

In  so  doing,  the  Commission  violated  journalistic  freedom  of  expression  and  interfered  with  the  content  of
television programmes. Does the Commission consider that its officials acted correctly in this matter, and if so,
on what EU treaty does it base its view?

Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission

(5 June 1998)

The Commission is conducting a detailed investigation of the problem raised by the Honourable Member and
will inform him of the outcome as soon as possible.

(98/C 310/186)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0845/98

by Edith Mu¤ ller (V) to the Commission

(26 March 1998)

Subject: Visits by senior figures from Directorate-General IA to Bosnia-Herzegovina

Directorate-General IA is responsible for various EU programmes in aid of Bosnia-Herzegovina.

How often has Commissioner van den Broek been in Bosnia-Herzegovina since January 1996?

How often has Director-General Burghardt been there over the same period?

Answer given by Mr Van den Broek on behalf of the Commission

(20 April 1998)

In order to lay the foundations for the actions of the Commission, the responsible member of the Commission has
visited Bosnia-Herzegovina four times since the beginning of 1996 including a visit to Sarajevo with the Irish
Presidency in July 1996.

The responsible member of the Commission has set the framework for the services under his authority (DGIA ›
External relations: Europe and the New Independent States (NIS), Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP)
and external service) to be fully involved at all levels of the relevant hierarchy. This is moreover the case not only
since 1996, but equally during the five years preceding the Dayton Agreements. This has led to regular visits to
Bosnia-Herzegovina as well as attendance at numerous international meetings, including the various Community
led peace efforts, the Dayton negotiations themselves, of the Contact Group, and donor conferences, which the
Director-General co-chaired with the Vice-President of the World Bank.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 684/98 of 26 March 1998 fixing production refunds on cereals and rice
Date: 1998-03-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cereals, production refund, rice

L 94/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

27. 3. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 684/98

of 26 March 1998

fixing production refunds on cereals and rice

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 organization of the
market in cereals (1), as last amended by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 7
(3) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of
22 December 1995 on the common organization of the
market in rice (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
192/98 (4), and in particular Article 7 (2) thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No
1722/93 of 30 June 1993 laying down detailed rules for
the arrangements concerning production refunds in the
cereals and rice sectors (5), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 1516/95 (6), and in particular Article 3 thereof,

Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 establishes the
conditions for granting the production refund; whereas
the basis for the calculation is established in Article 3 of
the said Regulation; whereas the refund thus calculated
must be fixed once a month and may be altered if the
price of maize and/or wheat and/or barley changes signif-
icantly;

Whereas the production refunds to be fixed in this Regu-
lation should be adjusted by the coefficients listed in the
Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 to establish
the exact amount payable;

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

The refund referred to in Article 3 (2) of Regulation
1.
(EEC) No 1722/93, expressed per
starch
extracted from maize, wheat, potatoes, rice or broken rice,
shall be ECU 10 per tonne.

tonne of

The refund referred to in Article 3 (3) of Regulation
2.
(EEC) No 1722/93, expressed per
starch
extracted from barley and oats, shall be ECU 10 per
tonne.

tonne of

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 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18.
(4) OJ L 20, 27. 1. 1998, p. 16.
(5) OJ L 159, 1. 7. 1993, p. 112.
(6) OJ L 147, 30. 6. 1995, p. 49.
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
Date: 1998-03-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, common wheat, export refund

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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 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 common wheat to all third countries
was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No
1339/97 (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 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 20 to 26 March 1998, pursuant
to the invitation to tender issued in amended Regulation
(EC) No 1339/97, the maximum refund on exportation of
common 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.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 883/98 by Bill MILLER to the Commission. Millennium and new technology
Date: 1998-03-26
Institutions: European Parliament, MILLER
Subjects: European official, Member of the European Parliament, access to EU information, administrative procedure, correspondence, interinstitutional relations, translation, written question

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9. 10. 98

(98/C 310/195)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0882/98

by Bill Miller (PSE) to the Commission

(26 March 1998)

Subject: Number of reminders

What is the average number of reminders which must be sent to an official of the Commission before a response
is forthcoming to an enquiry from a Member of the European Parliament?

(98/C 310/196)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0883/98

by Bill Miller (PSE) to the Commission

(26 March 1998)

Subject: Millennium and new technology

With the advance of new technology and the approach of the Millennium, am I in any danger of receiving a reply
to earlier correspondence to the Commission?

(98/C 310/197)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0884/98

by Bill Miller (PSE) to the Commission

(26 March 1998)

Subject: Length of time to reply to correspondence

What is the average length of time that it takes an official of the Commission to respond to correspondence from
a Member of the European Parliament?

Joint answer to Written Questions
E-0882/98, E-0883/98 and E-0884/98
given by Mr Santer on behalf of the Commission

(14 April 1998)

The Commission ensures that all correspondence is answered as quickly as possible. Much depends, however, on
whether or not the reply needs to be translated, whether different departments have to cooperate in the drafting,
and on the technical nature of the matters raised.

In the interests of effective cooperation between institutions, it has been decided that a letter from a Member of
Parliament  should  normally  be  answered  within  three  weeks.  If  a  letter  from  a  Member  of  Parliament  is
registered by the Commission(cid:146)s mail department on arrival, that department, which is part of the Secretariat-
General, will monitor replies and send a reminder to the departments concerned if they fail to answer within the
time limit. This procedure will not be affected by the approach of the millennium.

(98/C 310/198)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0885/98

by Bill Miller (PSE) to the Commission

(26 March 1998)

Subject: Access to documentation

Is  the  Commission  aware  of  the  decision  of  the  Court  of  First  Instance  of  6  February  1998  (Case  T-124/96)
concerning access to documentation? If so, does the Commission intend to comply with point 6 of this decision
which sets out a Code of Conduct? If so, does the Commission accept that point 6 states that the public will have
the widest possible access to documents held by the Commission and the Council (documents in this instance
meaning any written text, whatever its medium, which contains existing data and is held by the Commission or
Council)?