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Commission Regulation (EC) No 985/98 of 8 May 1998 on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal
Date: 1998-05-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beef, fresh meat, frozen product, import licence, product quality, refrigerated product

9. 5. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 137/17

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 985/98

of 8 May 1998

on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and
veal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/
97 of 27 May 1997 opening and providing for the admin-
istration of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and
last
frozen beef and for
amended by Regulation (EC) No 260/98 (2),

frozen buffalo meat (1), as

Whereas Regulation (EC) No 936/97 provides in Articles
4 and 5 the conditions for applications and for the issue
of import licences for meat referred to in Article 2(f);

Whereas Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 fixes
the amount of high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef
and veal originating in and imported from the United
States of America and Canada which may be imported on
special terms for the period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998
at 11 500 tonnes;

it

should be recalled that

Whereas
issued
pursuant to this Regulation will, throughout the period of
validity, be open for use only in so far as provisions on
health protection in force permit,

licences

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. All applications for import licences from 1 to 5 May
1998 for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and
veal as referred to in Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No
936/97 shall be granted in full.

2. Applications
in
accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 936/97,
during the first five days of June 1998 for 4 918 tonnes.

licences may be submitted,

for

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 May 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 May 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 137, 28. 5. 1997, p. 10.
(2) OJ L 25, 31. 1. 1998, p. 42.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 979/98 of 8 May 1998 fixing the maximum subsidy on exports of husked long grain rice to Réunion pursuant to the invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2094/97
Date: 1998-05-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Réunion, award of contract, export subsidy, rice, supply

9. 5. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 137/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 979/98

of 8 May 1998

fixing the maximum subsidy on exports of husked long grain rice to R(cid:130)union
pursuant to the invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2094/97

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of
22 December 1995 on the common organization of the
market in rice (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
192/98 (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No
2692/89 of 6 September 1989 laying down detailed rules
for exports of rice to R(cid:130)union (3), and in particular Article
9 (1) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2094/97 (4)
opens an invitation to tender for the subsidy on rice
exported to R(cid:130)union;

Whereas Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 allows
the Commission to fix, in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95
and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a maximum
subsidy;

Whereas the criteria laid down in Articles 2 and 3 of
Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 should be taken into
account when fixing this maximum subsidy; whereas
successful tenderers shall be those whose bids are at or
below the level of the maximum subsidy;

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

A maximum subsidy on exports to R(cid:130)union of husked
long grain rice falling within CN code 1006 20 98 is
hereby set on the basis of the tenders lodged from 4 to 7
May 1998 at ECU 298 per tonne pursuant to the invita-
tion to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2094/97.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 May 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 May 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 20, 27. 1. 1998, p. 16.
(3) OJ L 261, 7. 9. 1989, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 292, 25. 10. 1997, p. 14.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 984/98 of 8 May 1998 on the issuing of export licences for products processed from fruit and vegetables
Date: 1998-05-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, export licence, export refund, fruit juice

L 137/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

9. 5. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 984/98

of 8 May 1998

on the issuing of export licences for products processed from 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 1429/
95 of 23 June 1995 on implementing rules for export
refunds on products processed from fruit and vegetables
other than those granted for added sugars (1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1007/97 (2), and in
particular Article 4(1) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 396/98 (3)
specifies the quantities which may be covered by applica-
tions submitted for export licences with advance fixing of
the refund other than those applied for in connection
with food aid;

Whereas Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1429/95 lays
down the conditions under which special measures may
be taken by the Commission to prevent an overrun in the
quantities for which export licence applications may be
submitted;

in view of

the information available to the
Whereas,
Commission as of today, the quantity of 389 tonnes of
orange juice with a sugar content of not less than 10(cid:190) Brix
but less than 22(cid:190) Brix in the Annex to Regulation (EC)
No 396/98,
increased by the quantities
referred to in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1429/95,

reduced or

refunds without

would be exceeded if licences were issued with advanced
fixing of
restriction in response to
applications submitted since 6 May 1998; whereas a
reducing factor should accordingly be applied to the
quantities applied for on 6 May 1998, and applications for
export licences with advance fixing of refunds submitted
subsequently with a view to such licences being issued
during the current period should be rejected,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Export licences with advance fixing of the refund for
orange juice with a sugar content of not less than 10(cid:190) Brix
but
less than 22(cid:190) Brix for which applications were
submitted on 6 May 1998 pursuant to Article 1 of Regula-
tion (EC) No 396/98 shall be issued for 62,2 % of the
quantities applied for.

Applications for export licences with advance fixing of
refunds for the above product submitted after 6 May 1998
and before 24 June 1998 shall be rejected.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 May 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 May 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 141, 24. 6. 1995, p. 28.
(2) OJ L 145, 5. 6. 1997, p. 16.
(3) OJ L 50, 20. 2. 1998, p. 18.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 986/98 of 8 May 1998 altering the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural state
Date: 1998-05-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export refund, raw sugar, white sugar

L 137/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

9. 5. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 986/98

of 8 May 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 909/98 (3), as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 951/98 (4);
Whereas it
follows from applying the detailed rules
contained in Regulation (EC) No 909/98 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
Regulation (EC) No 909/98 are hereby altered to the
amounts shown in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 May 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 May 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 128, 30. 4. 1998, p. 25.
(4) OJ L 133, 7. 5. 1998, p. 5.

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EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 137/19

to the Commission Regulation of 8 May 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)

41,05
38,84

41,05
38,84

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

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

1701 91 00 9000

0,4463

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

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

44,63
43,63
43,63

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

1701 99 90 9100

0,4463

(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 976/98 of 8 May 1998 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 1998-05-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

9. 5. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 137/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 976/98

of 8 May 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 9 May 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 May 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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Official Journal of the European Communities

9. 5. 98

to the Commission Regulation of 8 May 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

Third country
code (1)

Standard import
value

(ECU/100 kg)

204
999
052
204
999
052
204
212
600
624
999
382
388
999
060
388
400
404
508
512
524
528
804
999

143,0
143,0
82,5
87,8
85,2
73,2
36,7
60,0
64,0
43,6
55,5
58,8
58,8
58,8
41,9
77,7
92,4
94,7
95,8
86,8
90,1
88,1
110,0
86,4

(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 980/98 of 8 May 1998 repealing Regulation (EC) No 19/98 suspending the sale of butter from public stocks pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 on the sale at reduced prices of intervention butter intended for direct consumption in the form of concentrated butter and the granting of aid pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 429/90 on the granting by invitation to tender of an aid for concentrated butter intended for direct consumption in the Community
Date: 1998-05-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, intervention agency, production aid, public stock, sale

L 137/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

9. 5. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 980/98

of 8 May 1998

repealing Regulation (EC) No 19/98 suspending the sale of butter from public
stocks pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 on the sale at reduced prices of
intervention butter intended for direct consumption in the form of concentrated
butter and the granting of aid pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 429/90 on the
granting by invitation to tender of an aid for concentrated butter intended for
direct consumption in the Community

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), and in particular Articles 6(6)
and 7a(3) thereof,
Whereas the sale of
to
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1802/95 (4), and the
grant of aid pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC)
No 429/90 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
417/98 (6), were suspended by Commission Regulation
(EC) No 19/98 (7); whereas, in view of the way the market
for butter has developed over the past few months, the aid
arrangements provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 429/
90 should be reintroduced; whereas there is no interven-
tion butter available for sale so the suspension of sale

intervention butter pursuant

referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 need not be
maintained; whereas, therefore, Commission Regulation
(EC) No 19/98 should be repealed;

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

Regulation (EC) No 19/98 is hereby repealed.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of 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, 8 May 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 298, 12. 11. 1985, p. 9.
(4) OJ L 174, 26. 7. 1995, p. 27.
(5) OJ L 45, 21. 2. 1990, p. 8.
(6) OJ L 52, 21. 2. 1998, p. 18.
(7) OJ L 4, 8. 1. 1998, p. 39.