do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 848/98 of 22 April 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 1261/97 adopting the balance and fixing the aid for the supply of breeding rabbits to the Canary Islands under the arrangements provided for in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92
Date: 1998-04-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Canary Islands, aid system, breeding animal, rabbit, supply balance sheet

23. 4. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 120/19

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 848/98

of 22 April 1998

amending Regulation (EC) No 1261/97 adopting the balance and fixing the aid
for the supply of breeding rabbits to the Canary Islands under the arrangements
provided for in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92
of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the
Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural prod-
ucts (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC)
No 2348/96 (2), and in particular Article 4 (4),

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1261/97 (3)
fixed the quantities for the supply to the archipelago, of
breeding
the
Community;

originating

in the

rabbits

rest

of

Whereas that balance can be revised during the course of
the year in line with the Canary Islands’ needs; whereas
information supplied by the competent authorities justi-
fies an increase in the quantity of breeding rabbits for the

1997/98 marketing year; whereas, therefore, the forecast
balance for the supply to the Canary Islands of that
product should be adjusted;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1261/97 is replaced by
the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 April 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 320, 11. 12. 1996, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 174, 2. 7. 1997, p. 15.

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ANNEX

Supply to the Canary Islands of breeding rabbits originating in the Community for the period
1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998

CN code

Description

ex 0106 00 10

Breeding rabbits:

Number
of animals
to be supplied

Aid
(ECU/head)

(cid:190) pure-bred and grand-parents

(cid:190) parents

1 500

3 000

30

24
Commission Regulation (EC) No 840/98 of 22 April 1998 altering the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural state
Date: 1998-04-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export refund, raw sugar, white sugar

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 120/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 840/98

of 22 April 1998

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 European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81
of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the
markets in the sugar sector (1), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1599/96 (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 Commission
Regulation (EC) No 791/98 (3);

Whereas it
follows from applying the detailed rules
contained in Regulation (EC) No 791/98 to the informa-
tion known to the Commission that the export refunds at

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 and
exported in the natural state, as fixed in the Annex to
amended Regulation (EC) No 791/98 are hereby altered
to the amounts shown in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 April 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 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 114, 16. 4. 1998, p. 5.

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to the Commission Regulation of 22 April 1998 altering the export refunds on white sugar
and raw sugar exported in its unaltered state

ANNEX

Product code

1701 11 90 9100
1701 11 90 9910
1701 11 90 9950
1701 12 90 9100
1701 12 90 9910
1701 12 90 9950

Amount of refund

(cid:190) ECU/100 kg (cid:190)

38,91
38,40

38,91
38,40

(1)
(1)
(2)
(1)
(1)
(2)

(cid:190) ECU/1 % of sucrose (cid:253) 100 kg (cid:190)

1701 91 00 9000

0,4230

1701 99 10 9100
1701 99 10 9910
1701 99 10 9950

(cid:190) ECU/100 kg (cid:190)

42,30
44,01
44,01

(cid:190) ECU/1 % of sucrose (cid:253) 100 kg (cid:190)

1701 99 90 9100

0,4230

(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 of
Article 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).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 838/98 of 22 April 1998 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 1998-04-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 838/98

of 22 April 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 23 April 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 April 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 22 April 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)

204
212
999
052
999
052
204
212
400
600
624
999
388
600
999
060
388
400
404
504
508
512
524
528
616
720
804
999
388
512
528
804
999

142,0
108,8
125,4
81,3
81,3
48,3
34,3
57,6
58,2
67,9
49,5
52,6
59,5
67,7
63,6
45,1
86,8
97,1
101,8
83,1
80,7
82,6
71,7
69,2
97,8
146,0
109,4
89,3
70,6
63,7
77,1
137,2
87,1

(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'.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 843/98 of 22 April 1998 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/97 as regards the breakdown between the Member States of areas under apple trees, pear trees, peach trees and nectarine trees for which grubbing-up premiums can be granted
Date: 1998-04-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: area of holding, grubbing premium, orchard, pip fruit, stone fruit, terms for aid

L 120/10

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23. 4. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 843/98

of 22 April 1998

amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/97 as regards the breakdown
between the Member States of areas under apple trees, pear trees, peach trees
and nectarine trees for which grubbing-up premiums can be granted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/97 of
30 October 1997 on the improvement of the Community
production of apples, pears, peaches and nectarines (1),
and in particular Article 1(2) thereof,

Article 1

The table in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/97 is
hereby replaced by the following.

Member States

Apples
and pears
(ha)

Peaches
and nectarines
(ha)

Whereas Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/97
breaks down between the Member States the area in
respect of which grubbing-up premiums as provided for
in Article 1(1) of that Regulation can be granted; whereas
Article 1(2) of that Regulation stipulates the limit and the
procedure applying to amendments to that breakdown;

the total

Whereas, according to information received by the
Commission up to 1 April 1998, applications for grub-
bing-up premiums in certain Member States cover areas
smaller than those mentioned in Article 1(2) of the above-
mentioned Regulation; whereas
still
available amount to 630 hectares in the case of apple trees
and pear trees and 1 264 hectares in the case of peach
trees and nectarine trees; whereas those areas should be
allocated to Member States where the areas covered by
applications exceed those mentioned in Article 1(2) of the
abovementioned Regulation and, as a priority, to those
Member States where withdrawals represent the highest
percentages of production; whereas, however,
transfers
should not involve areas of less than about 50 hectares;

areas

‘Belgium

Germany

Denmark

Greece

Spain

France

Ireland

Italy

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Austria

Portugal

Finland

Sweden

United Kingdom

118

894

—

599

1 412

3 181

—

2 389

—

593

139

325

5

40

305

Article 2

—

—

3

2 780

2 564

1 414

—

2 994

—

—

19

226

—

—

—’

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

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, 22 April 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 303, 6. 11. 1997, p. 3.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 844/98 of 22 April 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 2479/96 laying down detailed rules for the application of the minimum import price system for certain soft fruit originating in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and fixing the minimum import prices
Date: 1998-04-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, import, minimum price, soft fruit

23. 4. 98

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 120/11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 844/98

of 22 April 1998

amending Regulation (EC) No 2479/96 laying down detailed rules for the
application of
fruit
originating in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and fixing the minimum import
prices

the minimum import price system for certain soft

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1926/96 of
7 October 1996 establishing certain concessions in the
form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural
products and providing for the adjustment, as an auto-
nomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural
concessions provided for in the Agreements on free trade
and trade-related matters with Estonia, Latvia and Lithu-
ania, to take account of the Agreement on Agriculture
concluded during the Uruguay Round multilateral trade
negotiations (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas the Annexes to Annexes Ia and Ib, IIb and IIIa
to Regulation (EC) No 1926/96 indicate
the
minimum import prices are fixed for each marketing
year; whereas Annex II to Commission Regulation (EC)
No 2479/96 (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
768/97 (3), fixes these prices for the 1997/98 marketing
year; whereas the minimum import prices for the 1998/99
marketing year should accordingly be fixed;

that

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
the Management
in accordance with the opinion of
Committee for Products Processed from Fruit
and
Vegetables,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2479/96 is replaced by:

‘Article 2

For the 1998/99 marketing year, the minimum import
prices shall be as set out in Annex II to this Regula-
tion.’

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 April 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 254, 8. 10. 1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 335, 24. 12. 1996, p. 25.
(3) OJ L 112, 29. 4. 1997, p. 13.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 845/98 of 22 April 1998 fixing, for the purposes of Regulation (EC) No 411/97, the ceiling for Community financial assistance granted to producer organisations setting up operational funds for 1997
Date: 1998-04-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, financial aid, operational programme, producer organisation

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Official Journal of the European Communities

23. 4. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 845/98

of 22 April 1998

fixing, for the purposes of Regulation (EC) No 411/97, the ceiling for Community
financial assistance granted to producer organisations setting up operational
funds for 1997

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/
97 of 3 March 1997 laying down detailed rules for the
application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as
regards operational programmes, operational funds and
Community financial assistance (1), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 214/98 (2), and in particular Article
10 thereof,

for

Whereas Article 15(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No
2200/96 (3), as last amended by Commission Regulation
(EC) No 2520/97 (4), provides
the granting of
Community financial assistance to producer organisations
setting up operational funds; whereas paragraph 5 of that
Article provides that up to 1999, that financial assistance
is to be capped at 4 % of the value of the marketed
production of each producer organisation, provided that
the total financial assistance represents less than 2 % of
the total turnover of all producer organisations; whereas,
as from 1999, that 4 % will be increased to 4,5 % and the
percentage of the total turnover will rise from 2 % to
2,5 %;

Whereas, according to information forwarded to the
Commission by the Member States pursuant to Article 10
of Regulation (EC) No 411/97, the financial assistance
applied for in respect of 1997 by producer organisations
amounts to ECU 199,20 million against a total turnover
of all producer organisations of ECU 10 921 million;
whereas the ceiling for the abovementioned Community
financial assistance should therefore be set at 4 % of the
value of marketed production of each producer organisa-
tion,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Community financial assistance provided for
in
Article 15(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 shall be
capped at 4 % of the value of marketed production of
each producer organisation for aid applications in respect
of 1997.

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, 22 April 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 62, 4. 3. 1997, p. 9.
(2) OJ L 214, 29. 1. 1998, p. 10.
(3) OJ L 297, 21. 11. 1996, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 346, 17. 12. 1997, p. 41.
98/295/EC: Commission Decision of 22 April 1998 on the recognition of the Hellenic Register of Shipping in accordance with Council Directive 94/57/EC (Only the Greek text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1998-04-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Greece, application of EU law, prevention of pollution, supervisory body, transport safety, vessel

L 131/34

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

5. 5. 98

COMMISSION DECISION

of 22 April 1998

on the recognition of the Hellenic Register of Shipping in accordance with
Council Directive 94/57/EC

(Only the Greek text is authentic)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(98/295/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 94/57/EC of 22
November 1994 on common rules and standards for ship
inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant
activities of maritime administration (1), and in particular
Article 4(3) thereof,

Whereas Article 4(3) of Council Directive 94/57/EC states
that Member States may submit to the Commission a
request for a recognition of three years for organisations
which meet all the criteria of the Annex other than those
set out under paragraph 2 and 3 of the section ‘General'
of the Annex;

Whereas the Commission has verified that the Hellenic
Register of Shipping, which had previously been notified
on the basis of Article 4(2) of Council Directive 94/
57/EC, meets all the criteria of the Annex to the above-
mentioned Directive other than those set out under para-
graph 2 and 3 of section ‘General' of such Annex;

Whereas Greece has submitted a request for adapting the
recognition of
the Hellenic Register of Shipping
according to Article 4(3) of the abovementioned Directive;

Whereas the provisions of this Decision are in line with
the opinion of the Committee set out in Article 7 of
Directive 94/57/EC,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Hellenic Register of Shipping is recognised pursuant
to Article 4(3) of Council Directive 94/57/EC for a period
of
this
three years as from the date of adoption of
Decision.

Article 2

The effects of this recognition are limited to Greece.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic.

Done at Brussels, 22 April 1998.

For the Commission

Neil KINNOCK

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 319, 12. 12. 1994, p. 20.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 841/98 of 22 April 1998 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 35th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1408/97
Date: 1998-04-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, white sugar

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 120/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 841/98

of 22 April 1998

fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 35th 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 European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81
of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the
markets 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 determine
refunds on exports of white sugar (3),
levies and/or
requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the
export of this sugar;

Whereas, pursuant to Article 9 (1) of Regulation (EC) No
1408/97 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the
case may be, account being taken in particular of the state
and foreseeable development of
the Community and
world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tender
in question;

following an examination of

the tenders
Whereas,
submitted in response to the 35th partial invitation to
tender, the provisions set out in Article 1 should be
adopted;

Whereas the Management Committee for Sugar has not
delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its
chairman,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 35th partial invitation to tender for white sugar
to Regulation (EC) No 1408/97 the
issued pursuant
maximum amount of the export refund is fixed at ECU
47,281 per 100 kilograms.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 April 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 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.