do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1192/98 of 9 June 1998 amending for the third time Regulation (EC) No 370/98 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in Germany
Date: 1998-06-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, animal plague, production aid, slaughter of animals, swine

10. 6. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 165/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1192/98

of 9 June 1998

amending for the third time Regulation (EC) No 370/98 adopting exceptional
support measures for the market in pigmeat in Germany

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75
of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the
market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,

Whereas, because of the outbreak of classical swine fever
in certain production regions in Germany, the Commis-
sion adopted Regulation (EC) No 370/98 (3), as
last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 989/98 (4), which intro-
duces exceptional support measures for
the pigmeat
market in that Member State;

Whereas, because the veterinary and trade restrictions
continue to apply in the regions concerned, the number
of piglets and young piglets which may be delivered to

the competent authorities should be increased, so that the
exceptional measures can continue from 21 May 1998;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 370/98 is replaced by the
Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
publication in the Official Journal of the European
Communities.

It shall apply with effect from 21 May 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 June 1998.

For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

Total maximum number of animals from 31 January 1998:

Piglets and young piglets

85 000 head'

(1) OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.
(3) OJ L 47, 18. 2. 1998, p. 10.
(4) OJ L 140, 12. 5. 1998, p. 6.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1196/98 of 9 June 1998 concerning applications for import licences for quality wheat qualifying for the conditions referred to in Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96
Date: 1998-06-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: common wheat, import licence, product quality, tariff quota

L 165/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

10. 6. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1196/98

of 9 June 1998

concerning applications for import licences for quality wheat qualifying for the
conditions referred to in Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of
18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions
set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the
conclusion of the GATT XXIV:6 negotiations (1), and in
particular Article 1 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 529/97 of 21
March 1997 opening and administering a tariff quota of
300 000 tonnes of quality wheat and repealing Regulation
(EC) No 1854/94 (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
850/97 (3),
lays down special provisions on the organ-
isation of imports under the quota opened by Regulation
(EC) No 1095/96; whereas Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC)
No 529/97 provides that the Commission is to fix a
uniform percentage reduction in the quantities if applica-
tions for import licences exceed the quantities that may
be imported; whereas applications for licences submitted
between 4 May and 3 June 1998 relate to 147 197,86
the
tonnes of quality common wheat and whereas

the appropriate percentage of

maximum quantity to be allocated is 100 000 tonnes;
reduction for
whereas
import licence applications submitted between 4 May and
3 June 1998 qualifying for the conditions provided for in
Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 must therefore be set,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

licences for quality common
Applications for import
wheat qualifying for the conditions provided for in Regu-
lation (EC) No 1095/96 submitted between 4 May and 3
June 1998 and notified to the Commission shall be
accepted for the tonnages indicated therein multiplied by
a coefficient of 0,68. Applications not notified to the
Commission shall be refused.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 June 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 June 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 146, 20. 6. 1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 82, 22. 3. 1997, p. 44.
(3) OJ L 122, 14. 5. 1997, p. 10.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1190/98 of 9 June 1998 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 1998-06-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

L 165/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

10. 6. 98

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1190/98

of 9 June 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 10 June 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 June 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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EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 165/5

to the Commission Regulation of 9 June 1998 establishing the standard import values for
determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

ANNEX

CN code

0702 00 00

0707 00 05

0709 90 70

0805 30 10

0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90

0809 10 00

0809 20 95

Third country
code (1)

Standard import
value

(ECU/100 kg)

204
999
052
999
052
999
382
388
528
999
388
400
404
508
512
524
528
804
999
052
999
052
616
999

85,8
85,8
94,8
94,8
66,3
66,3
57,2
57,2
51,5
55,3
72,1
96,2
91,0
94,4
71,3
63,6
62,0
109,2
82,5
266,4
266,4
309,3
376,1
342,7

(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'.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1194/98 of 9 June 1998 amending the export refunds on poultrymeat
Date: 1998-06-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export refund, poultry, poultrymeat

10. 6. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 165/11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1194/98

of 9 June 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), as
last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1162/98 (4);

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 amended Regu-
lation (EC) No 835/98 are hereby altered as shown in the
Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 June 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 June 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.
(4) OJ L 160, 4. 6. 1998, p. 30.

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EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

10. 6. 98

to the Commission Regulation of 9 June 1998 amending the export refunds on
poultrymeat

ANNEX

Product code

Destination
of refund

0207 12 10 9900

0207 12 90 9190

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

Amount
of refund

ECU/100 kg

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

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

3846/87.
Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the Community position within the Association Council on the participation of Latvia in a Community programme in the field of culture
Date: 1998-06-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU programme, Latvia, cultural cooperation, cultural heritage, cultural policy

10.7.98

EN

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

C  215/21

Proposal  for  a  Council  Decision  concerning  the  Community  position  within  the  Association
Council  on  the  participation  of  Latvia  in  a  Community  programme  in  the  field  of  culture

(98/C  215/07)

(Text  with  EEA  relevance)

COM(1998)  358  final  -  98/0203(CNS)

(Submitted  by  the  Commission  on  10  June  1998)

THE  COUNCIL  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  UNION,

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Community,  and  in  particular  Article
128(3),  in  conjunction  with  Article  228(3),  first  subparagraph  thereof,

Having  regard  to  the  proposal  from  the  Commission,

Having  regard  to  the  opinion  of  the  European  Parliament,

the  Europe  Agreement  establishing  an  association  between 

Whereas 
the  European
Communities  and  their  Member  States,  of  the  one  part,  and  Latvia,  of  the  other  part,  entered
into  force  on  1  February  1998;

Whereas  according  to  Article  109  of  the  Europe  Agreement,  Latvia  may  participate  in
Community  framework  programmes,  specific  programmes,  projects  or  other  actions  notably  in
the  field  of  culture,  and  the  terms  and  conditions  for  the  participation  of  Latvia  in  the  activities
referred  to  in  the  said  Article  shall  be  decided  by  the  Association  Council;

Whereas,  Decision  No  2228/97/EC  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of
13  October  1997  adopting  a  programme  in  the  field  of  cultural  heritage  (hereinafter  called
"Raphael’)(cid:216)(˛)  and  in  particular  Article  6  thereof,  provide  that  this  programme  shall  be  open  to
the  participation  of  associated  Central  European  countries  in  accordance  with  the  conditions
in
set  out 
Community  programmes,

in  the  Additional  Protocols  to  the  Association  Agreements  on  participation 

HAS  DECIDED  AS  FOLLOWS:

The  position  to  be  taken  by  the  Community  within  the  Association  Council  established  by  the
Europe  Agreement  between  the  European  Communities  and  their  Member  States,  of  the  one
part,  and  Latvia,  of  the  other  part,  concerning  the  participation  of  Latvia  in  a  Community
programme  in  the  field  of  culture,  is  that  set  out  in  the  attached  draft  decision  of  the
Association  Council.

(˛)(cid:217)OJ  L  305,  8.11.1997,  p.  31.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1193/98 of 9 June 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 1773/97 on a special intervention measure for cereals in Finland and Sweden
Date: 1998-06-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, Sweden, award of contract, export refund, market intervention, oats

L 165/10

‹

EN

‹

Official Journal of the European Communities

10. 6. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1193/98

of 9 June 1998

amending Regulation (EC) No 1773/97 on a special intervention measure for
cereals in Finland and Sweden

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
in cereals (1), as last amended by Commission
market
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),

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1773/97 (5), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 837/98 (6), opens an
invitation to tender for the refund for the export of oats
produced in Finland and Sweden to all third countries;
whereas,
is appropriate to
increase the quantity put up for tender;

in the present situation,

it

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

Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1773/97 is hereby
amended as follows:

‘1.
A special intervention measure in the form of an
export refund shall be implemented in respect of
770 000 tonnes of oats produced in Finland and
Sweden and intended for export from Finland and
Sweden to all third countries.

Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and the
provisions adopted for the application of that Article
shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the said refund.’

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, 9 June 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 119, 22. 4. 1998, p. 14.
Proposal for a Council Decision amending Council Decision 95/408/EC of 22 June 1995 on the conditions for drawing up, for an interim period, provisional lists of third-country establishments from which Member States are authorised to import certain products of animal origin, fishery products or live bivalve molluscs
Date: 1998-06-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal product, fishery product, health control, mollusc, third country

C  215/20

EN

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

10.7.98

II

(Preparatory  Acts)

COMMISSION

Proposal  for  a  Council  Decision  amending  Council  Decision  95/408/EC  of  22  June  1995  on  the
conditions  for  drawing  up,  for  an  interim  period,  provisional  lists  of  third(cid:220)country  establishments
from  which  Member  States  are  authorised  to  import  certain  products  of  animal  origin,  fishery
products  and  live  bivalve  molluscs

(98/C  215/06)

COM(1998)  360  final  -  98/0200(CNS)

(Submitted  by  the  Commission  on  9  June  1998)

THE  COUNCIL  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  UNION,

Having  regard  to  Council  Decision  95/408/EC  of  22  June  1995  on  the  conditions  for  drawing
up,  for  an  interim  period,  provisional  lists  of  third(cid:220)country  establishments  from  which  Member
States  are  authorised  to  import  certain  products  of  animal  origin,  fishery  products  and  live
bivalve  molluscs(cid:216)(˛),  as  amended  by  Decision  97/34/EC(cid:216)(ˇ),  and  in  particular  Article  9  thereof,

Having  regard  to  the  proposal  from  the  Commission,

Having  regard  to  the  opinion  of  the  European  Parliament,

Whereas  the  interim  period  opened  by  Decision  95/408/EC  ends  on  31  December  1998;
whereas  for  administrative  reasons,  the  drawing  up  of  the  lists  of  third(cid:220)country  establishments
from  which  Member  States  are  authorised  to  import  certain  products  in  accordance  with  the
Directives  on  health  rules  applicable  to  those  products  has  been  delayed;

Whereas,  in  order  to  prevent  any  disruptions  in  traditional  trade  patterns,  the  interim  period
during  which  a  simplified  system  may  be  applied  for  the  approval  of  third(cid:220)country  estab(cid:220)
lishments  exporting  certain  products  of  animal  origin,  fishery  products  and  live  bivalve  molluscs
should  be  extended,

HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  DECISION:

In  Article  9  of  Decision  95/408/EC,  "31  December  1998’  is  replaced  by  "31  December  2000’.

Article  1

This  Decision  is  addressed  to  the  Member  States.

Article  2

(˛)(cid:217)OJ  L  243,  11.10.1995,  p.  17.
(ˇ)(cid:217)OJ  L  13,  16.1.1997,  p.  33.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1195/98 of 9 June 1998 determining the percentage of quantities covered by applications for export licences for poultrymeat which may be accepted
Date: 1998-06-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export licence, poultrymeat, quantitative restriction

10. 6. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 165/13

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1195/98

of 9 June 1998

determining the percentage of quantities covered by applications for export
licences for poultrymeat which may be accepted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1372/
95 of 16 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for imple-
menting the system of export licences in the poultrymeat
sector (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1009/
98 (2), and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,

Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1372/95 provides
for
specific measures where applications for export licences
concern quantities and/or expenditure which exceed the
normal trade patterns or where there is a risk that they
will be exceeded, taking account of the limit referred to in
Article 8(11) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 (3),
as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No
2916/95 (4), and/or the corresponding expenditure during
the period in question;

Whereas there is a risk that the issue of licences for the
quantities applied for from 1 to 5 June 1998 may lead to

an overrun in the quantities of the products concerned
normally disposed of by way of trade,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

With regard to applications
poultrymeat
lodged pursuant
1372/95:

for export
for
to Regulation (EC) No

licences

1. for applications from 1 to 5 June 1998, 100 % of the
quantities applied for in the case of category 1 referred
to in Annex I to the abovementioned Regulation shall
be accepted;

2. for applications from 1 to 5 June 1998, 57,5 % of the
quantities applied for in the case of categories 3 and 4
referred to in Annex I to the abovementioned Regula-
tion shall be accepted.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 June 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 June 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 133, 17. 6. 1995, p. 26.
(2) OJ L 145, 15. 5. 1998, p. 8.
(3) OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 77.
(4) OJ L 305, 19. 12. 1995, p. 49.
Decision of the European Central Bank of 9 June 1998 on the adoption of the Conditions of Employment for Staff of the European Central Bank as amended on 31 March 1999 (ECB/1998/4)
Date: 1998-06-09
Institutions: European Central Bank
Subjects: EU Member State, European Central Bank, appointment of staff

L 125/32

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

19. 5. 1999

EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 9 June 1998

on the adoption of the Conditions of Employment for Staff of the European
Central Bank as amended on 31 March 1999

(ECB/1998/4)

(1999/330/EC)

THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
CENTRAL BANK,

Having regard to the Statute of the European System of
Central Banks and of the European Central Bank (herein-
after referred to as the ‘Statute') and in particular to
Articles 36.1 and 47.2, fifth indent, thereof,

Having regard to the proposal of the Executive Board of
the European Central Bank (ECB),

Having regard to the contribution of the General Council
of the ECB,

Having regard to the opinion of the Staff Committee of
the European Monetary Institute,

(1) Whereas the Statute attributes to the Governing
Council of the ECB, acting on a proposal from the
Executive Board of the ECB, the task of laying
down the Conditions of Employment for Staff of
the ECB;

(2) Whereas the Conditions of Employment should
contain the rules which,
in conjunction with
employment contracts, govern the employment
relations between the ECB and its staff;

the highest standard of

(3) Whereas the Conditions of Employment should be
such that they secure for the ECB the service of
independence,
staff of
ability, efficiency and integrity, recruited on the
broadest possible geographical basis from among
nationals of Member States of the European Union,
and, at the same time, enable staff to discharge
their duties under conditions which will ensure
maximum efficiency;

(4) Whereas the Conditions of Employment are aimed
at fostering equality of treatment, legal certainty,
transparency and effectiveness;

(5) Whereas, in accordance with the policy of transpar-
the Conditions of
ency followed by the ECB,
Employment for Staff of the ECB shall be made
available to all interested parties,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Conditions of Employment for Staff of the ECB are
hereby adopted.

Article 2

For information to all interested parties, copies of the
Conditions of Employment for Staff of the ECB may be
obtained upon request from the ECB (1).

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal
of the European Communities.

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 31 March 1999.

The President of the ECB

Willem F. DUISENBERG

(1) European Central Bank, Directorate General (cid:190) Administra-
tion and Personnel, Postfach 16 03 19, D-60066 Frankfurt am
Main.