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Commission Regulation (EC) No 873/98 of 24 April 1998 amending the export refunds on poultrymeat
Date: 1998-04-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export refund, poultry, poultrymeat, third country

25. 4. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 124/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 873/98

of 24 April 1998

amending the export refunds on poultrymeat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of the
Council of 29 October 1975 on the common organization
of the market in poultrymeat (1), as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 2916/95 (2), and in particular Article 8 (3)
thereof,

Whereas the export refunds on poultrymeat were fixed by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 835/98 (3);

Whereas it follows from applying the criteria referred to
in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 to the
information known to the Commission that the export

refunds at present
amounts set out in the Annex hereto,

in force should be altered to the

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1
paragraph 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75, exported in
the natural state, as fixed in the Annex to Regulation (EC)
No 835/98 are hereby altered as shown in the Annex to
this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 April 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 24 April 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 77.
(2) OJ L 305, 19. 12. 1995, p. 49.
(3) OJ L 119, 22. 4. 1998, p. 10.

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Official Journal of the European Communities

25. 4. 98

to the Commission Regulation of 24 April 1998 amending the export refunds on
poultrymeat

ANNEX

Product code

Destination
of refund (1)

0105 11 11 9000

0105 11 19 9000

0105 11 91 9000

0105 11 99 9000

0207 12 10 9900

0207 12 90 9190

01

01

01

01

02

02

Amount
of refund

ECU/100 units

1,40

1,40

1,40

1,40

ECU/100 kg

28,00

28,00

(1) The destinations are as follows:

01 All destinations except the United States of America,
02 Angola, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Yemen, Lebanon and

Iran.

NB: The product codes and the footnotes are defined in amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No

3846/87.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1211/98 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL to the Commission. Competitiveness
Date: 1998-04-24
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: European industrial area, Japan, United States, competitiveness, economic analysis, market access, productivity, public contract, single market

11.12.98

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C 386/93

What action is the Commission intending to take in order to eliminate such restrictions?

(98/C 386/124)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1209/98

by JosØ Garc(cid:237)a-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission

(24 April 1998)

Subject: Competitiveness

Parliament(cid:146)s report (A-0113/97) on the Commission Communication to the Council on benchmarking the
competitiveness of European industry (COM(96) 0463 › C-0622/96) and the Commission staff working paper
concerning European quality promotion policy for improving European competitiveness (SEC(96) 2000) makes
the point that prices for key services are higher in Europe than in Japan and the USA and that, despite the progress
made since the establishment of the single market, there are still sectors, such as distribution, to which access is
restricted.

What action is the Commission intending to take in order to eliminate such restrictions?

(98/C 386/125)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1210/98

by JosØ Garc(cid:237)a-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission

(24 April 1998)

Subject: Competitiveness

Parliament(cid:146)s report (A-0113/97) on the Commission Communication to the Council on benchmarking the
competitiveness of European industry (COM(96) 0463 › C-0622/96) and the Commission staff working paper
concerning European quality promotion policy for improving European competitiveness (SEC(96) 2000) makes
the point that prices for key services are higher in Europe than in Japan and the USA and that, despite the progress
made since the establishment of the single market, there are still sectors, such as energy, to which access is
restricted.

What action is the Commission intending to take in order to eliminate such restrictions?

(98/C 386/126)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1211/98

by JosØ Garc(cid:237)a-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission

(24 April 1998)

Subject: Competitiveness

Parliament(cid:146)s report (A-0113/97) on the Commission Communication to the Council on benchmarking the
competitiveness of European industry (COM(96) 0463 › C-0622/96) and the Commission staff working paper
concerning European quality promotion policy for improving European competitiveness (SEC(96) 2000) makes
the point that prices for key services are higher in Europe than in Japan and the USA and that, despite the progress
made since the establishment of the single market, there are still sectors, such as public procurement, to which
access is restricted.

What action is the Commission intending to take in order to eliminate such restrictions?
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1140/98 by José APOLINÁRIO to the Commission. ERDF Article 10/Azores
Date: 1998-04-24
Institutions: APOLINARIO, European Parliament
Subjects: European Regional Development Fund, aid system, distribution of aid, less-favoured region, regional aid, regional policy

C 13/22

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

18.1.1999

The criteria for distributing this amount among Member States will be eligible population, national and regional
prosperity and severity of structural problems, particularly unemployment.

This will allow Community aid to be concentrated on the regions in greatest difficulty, including the most remote
regions. The breakdown between regions of a Member State of the amount allocated to it for a given Objective
will however be decided by the Member State.

(1) COM(98) 131.

(1999/C 13/030)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1140/98

by JosØ ApolinÆrio (PSE) to the Commission

(24 April 1998)

Subject: ERDF Article 10/Azores

In view of the specific nature of Portugal(cid:146)s Azores region (an extremely remote region which, as such, has a
special status enshrined in the EU Treaty), would the Commission give details of the amount of Community
support received by the region under Article 10 of the ERDF during the 1994-1999 period? What does the
Commission envisage as regards support during the 2000-2006 financial period?

Answer given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission

(27 May 1998)

During the current funding period 1994-1999 the Azores region has not participated in the projects approved
under Article 10 of Council Regulation (EEC) 2083/93 of 20 July 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) 4254/88
laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) 2052/89 as regards the European regional
development fund (1).

For the next funding period 2000-2006 it is envisaged that support for innovative measures and pilot projects will
continue. Under the Commission(cid:146)s proposals (2), up to 0.7 % of the structural funds would be allocated to this
activity. It is not possible to say how much might go to any given region.

(1) OJ L 193, 31.7.1993.
(2) COM(98) 131 final.

(1999/C 13/031)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1163/98

by Amedeo Amadeo (NI) and Salvatore Tatarella (NI) to the Commission

Subject: Projects financed under LIFE II

(29 April 1998)

In July 1997, the Commission selected 188 projects to be co-financed under the terms of the financial instrument
for the environment (Life II).

Could the Commission state whether the projects selected included any relating to Italy, and outline their main
features?

Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission

(16 June 1998)

In 1997 28 Italian projects were jointly financed under LIFE II. Just as every other year the list of those projects
has been published in the Official Journal. (1) In addition a data base containing a description of all of the projects
funded under LIFE from 1992 onwards is available at the following address: http://europa.eu.int/comm/life/
home.htm.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1137/98 by José APOLINÁRIO to the Commission. Cohesion Fund/Azores
Date: 1998-04-24
Institutions: APOLINARIO, European Parliament
Subjects: Cohesion Fund, project management, waste management

22.12.98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 402/79

(98/C 402/097)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1137/98

by JosØ ApolinÆrio (PSE) to the Commission

(24 April 1998)

Subject: Cohesion Fund/Azores

In view of the specific nature of Portugal(cid:146)s Azores region (an extremely remote region which, as such, has a
special status enshrined in the EU Treaty), would the Commission give details of the amount of Community
support received by the region from the Cohesion Fund? What does the Commission envisage as regards the
support to be made available from this fund during the 2000-2006 financial period?

Answer given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission

(28 May 1998)

To date, the Portuguese authorities have only submitted one project for the region of the Azores for part-financing
by the Cohesion Fund. This involves the treatment and disposal of urban waste on the islands of Sªo Miguel, Pico
and Terceira. The Commission received this application on 19 March 1998 and is currently considering it.

The Commission is proposing that the Fund be maintained during the next programming period. Since it up to the
Member States to propose projects to the Commission for Cohesion Fund assistance, it is not possible to forecast
the future support that the Azores will receive from the Cohesion Fund.

(98/C 402/098)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1143/98

by JosØ ApolinÆrio (PSE) to the Commission

(24 April 1998)

Subject: Agri-environmental measures/Azores

In view of the specific nature of Portugal(cid:146)s Azores region (an extremely remote region which, as such, has a
special status enshrined in the EU Treaty), would the Commission give details of the amount of Community
support received by the region under the agri-environmental measures during the 1994-1999 period? What does
the Commission envisage as regards the provision of such support during the 2000-2006 financial period?

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(20 May 1998)

The specific agro-environmental programme for the Azores under Council Regulation (EEC) 2078/92 of 30 June
1992 on agricultural production methods compatible with the requirements of the protection of the environment
and the maintenance of the countryside (1) was approved by Commission Decision of 3 June 1994.

The eligible part-funding approved for the period 1993-97 was ECU 18.77 million, broken down as follows:

Year

Portugal (Azores)

EAGGF (Guarantee)

Total

Ecus (ECU (B) = PTE 196.667 on 1 January 1994) (1)

1994
1995
1996
1997

Total

317 910
764 824
1 465 754
2 144 640

4 693 127

953 729
2 294 472
4 397 263
6 433 919

1 271 638
3 059 296
5 863 017
8 578 558

14 079 382

18 772 510

(1) Amount in ECU green rate x 1.207
Commission Regulation (EC) No 874/98 of 24 April 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1833/92 setting the amounts of aid for the supply of cereals products from the Community to the Azores and Madeira
Date: 1998-04-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Azores, EU production, Madeira, aid system, cereals, supply

25. 4. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 124/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 874/98

of 24 April 1998

amending Regulation (EEC) No 1833/92 setting the amounts of aid for the supply
of cereals products from the Community to the Azores and Madeira

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92
of 15 June 1992 introducing specific measures in respect
of certain agricultural products for the benefit of the
Azores and Madeira (1), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 2348/96 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas the amounts of aid for the supply of cereals
products to the Azores and Madeira has been settled by
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1833/92 (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 699/98 (4); whereas, as a
consequence of the changes of the rates and prices for
cereals products in the European part of the Community
and on the world market, the aid for supply to the Azores

and Madeira should be set at the amounts given in the
Annex;

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 Annex of amended Regulation (EEC) No 1833/92 is
replaced by the Annex to the present 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, 24 April 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 320, 11. 12. 1996, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 185, 4. 7. 1992, p. 28.
(4) OJ L 96, 27. 3. 1998, p. 31.

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25. 4. 98

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of
amending Regulation (EEC)
No 1833/92 setting the amounts of aid for the supply of cereals products from the
Community to the Azores and Madeira

24 April

1998

Product
(CN code)

(Ecu/tonne)

Amount of aid

Destination

Azores

Madeira

Common wheat

(1001 90 99)

Barley

Maize

(1003 00 90)

(1005 90 00)

Durum wheat

(1001 10 00)

25

51

34

8

25

51

34

8
Commission Regulation (EC) No 877/98 of 24 April 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 697/98 fixing the refunds applicable to cereal and rice sector products supplied as Community and national food aid
Date: 1998-04-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, State aid, cereals, export refund, food aid, rice

25. 4. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 124/11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 877/98

of 24 April 1998

amending Regulation (EC) No 697/98 fixing the refunds applicable to cereal and
rice sector products supplied as Community and national food aid

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 Commission
Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular the third
subparagraph of Article 13(2) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of
22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the
market in rice (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
192/98 (4), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 697/98 (5) has
fixed the refunds applicable to cereal and rice sector
products supplied as Community and national food aid;

Whereas a special refund should be set for North Korea
so as to permit a Community operation for that country;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 697/98 is replaced by
Article 2 of this Regulation.

Article 2

For Community food aid operations for North Korea a
refund of ECU 347/tonne is fixed for products falling
within CN code 1006 30.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 April 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 24 April 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 96, 28. 3. 1998, p. 27.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1196/98 by Concepció FERRER to the Commission. Legislative proposal concerning forestry policy
Date: 1998-04-24
Institutions: European Parliament, FERRER
Subjects: EU policy, European Union, forest, forestry policy, rural development, silviculture

C 31/22

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EN

5.2.1999

Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission

(13 July 1998)

The Honourable Member raises the issue of Internet gambling and its regulation. He will be aware that in 1991 the
Commission undertook a study on gambling in the internal market. At that time there was no call for regulation in
this area given the limited cross-border flows of such services.

This situation is now obviously changing with the possibility of such services being offered on-line. In its current
examination on the legal framework for electronic commerce, the Commission is therefore considering the issue
of the regulation of such on-line services.

Since the Commission has not yet completed its analysis of the existing regulatory situation, it is not possible at
this stage to indicate whether the Commission will make regulatory proposals in this area and what will be their
scope and content.

(1999/C 31/026)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1192/98

by Stephen Hughes (PSE) to the Commission

(29 April 1998)

Subject: Agricultural surpluses in the European Community

Could the Commission provide a breakdown of the annual figures for 1976 for the disposal of each class of
produce from storage, by either:

1.

2.

3.

4.

donation to poorer countries; or

sale at greatly reduced prices to middle-income countries, such as the Soviet Union; or

feeding to animals; or

destruction/throwing away.

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(11 June 1998)

The Commission is not able, for the purposes of a reply to a written question, to undertake the long and costly
research needed to provide the Honourable Member with the information he asks for in the breakdown he
indicates.

Most of the information he seeks has in fact already been published by the Commission in its annual reports on
the agricultural situation in the European Union.

(1999/C 31/027)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1196/98

by Concepci(cid:243) Ferrer (PPE) to the Commission

(24 April 1998)

Subject: Legislative proposal concerning forestry policy

The commercial and environmental importance of the European Union(cid:146)s forests as a source of both well-being
and employment means that forestry strategy should reflect the multi-purpose nature of forests and the need for
social, economic and environmental sustainability which takes into account the diversity of forests within the
European Union.

In view of the above and also the call issued by Parliament in its report on forestry policy (Resolution A4-414/
96) (1) in which it urged the Commission to submit a legislative proposal on a European forestry strategy, when
does the Commission intend to draw up such a proposal?

(1) OJ C 55, 24.2.1997, p. 22.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1158/98 by Roberta ANGELILLI to the Commission. Housewives
Date: 1998-04-24
Institutions: ANGELILLI, European Parliament
Subjects: EU law, family benefit, housewife

C 402/84

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EN

22.12.98

(98/C 402/104)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1158/98

by Roberta Angelilli (NI) to the Commission

(24 April 1998)

Subject: Housewives

I have seen an article in the press referring in vague terms to the existence of European legislation that recognises
the important role of housewives in modern society and seeks to uphold their status and their valuable role in the
family.

Would the Commission state:

1.

the main provisions of any such legislation;

2. whether any such legislation provides for the payment of Community funds for housewives (as claimed in

the abovementioned article);

3.

if so, how such funds may be obtained?

Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission

(29 May 1998)

Whilst recognising the importance of the tasks performed by housewives, with regard to both their families and
society as a whole, the Commission would like to inform the Honourable Member that there is no Community
legislation on this subject.

(98/C 402/105)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1162/98

by Amedeo Amadeo (NI) and Salvatore Tatarella (NI) to the Commission

(29 April 1998)

Subject: Pilot projects for new economic and social development models

The Commission has earmarked ECU 103 million for 106 pilot projects to explore new social and economic
development models in European Union cities and regions, hoping to encourage thereby the emergence of new
instruments to create jobs. These pilot projects are to include actions designed to promote new forms of
employment, inter-regional cooperation, cultural events, promotion and innovation, regional initiatives concern-
ing the information society and innovative measures to assist urban development.

Could the Commission state whether the projects selected include any relating to Italy, and outline their main
features?

Answer given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission

(28 May 1998)

25 projects in Italy have been approved under Article 10 of the European regional development fund (ERDF)
Regulation (1) for support during the current funding period up to 1999. 27.5 MECU have been granted for these
projects within an expenditure total of MECU 50. The list of projects is transmitted directly to the Honourable
Members and to the Secretariat General of the Parliament.

(1) OJ L 193, 31.7.1993.