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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1225/98 of 12 June 1998 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 1998-06-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

L 168/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

13. 6. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1225/98

of 12 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 13 June 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 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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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 168/17

to the Commission Regulation of 12 June 1998 establishing the standard import values for
determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

ANNEX

CN code

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)

052
999
052
999
378
382
388
528
999
388
400
404
508
512
524
528
800
804
999
052
999
052
068
616
999

86,9
86,9
61,8
61,8
60,7
61,8
60,4
55,2
59,5
68,8
90,2
89,7
95,8
75,0
55,9
63,2
188,8
113,7
93,5
180,0
180,0
274,2
211,3
204,4
230,0

(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. 1836/98 by Felipe CAMISÓN ASENSIO to the Commission. Subsidies for tobacco growers
Date: 1998-06-12
Institutions: CAMISON ASENSIO, European Parliament
Subjects: European Social Fund, common organisation of markets, job creation, less-favoured region, production aid, smoking, support policy, tobacco

C 31/88

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

5.2.1999

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

(30 June 1998)

The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to its answer to written question no 1116/98 by
Mr Linser (1).

(1) OJ C 13, 18.1.1999.

(1999/C 31/118)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1836/98

by Felipe Camis(cid:243)n Asensio (PPE) to the Commission

(12 June 1998)

Subject: Subsidies for tobacco growers

During the European Parliament(cid:146)s sitting in Strasbourg on 12 May 1998 Padraig Flynn, the Commissioner
responsible for social affairs and employment, said that he had always been opposed to giving subsidies to
tobacco growers. Furthermore, he added that he longed for the day when they could be discontinued. He explained
that so far he had been unable to achieve full agreement but that some progress had been made in that direction.

He also fervently hoped that in the not-too-distant future the issue would be raised again and tobacco subsidies as
an integral part of the Union(cid:146)s policy would be discontinued. In view of these categorical statements can the
Commission say whether Mr Flynn has realized that if he achieved his desired purpose, it would considerably
damage employment in the most disadvantaged regions of the Union, such as Extremadura?

Is he not worried about such serious consequences, as the Commissioner responsible for job creation?

Is he also aware that even if tobacco is no longer produced in Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece, this will by no
means lead to a reduction in smoking in the European Union?

Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission

(10 September 1998)

The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to its report to the Council on the common organisation of
the market on raw tobacco (1), and to its proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EEC) 2075/92
on the common organisation of the market in raw tobacco (2).

As regards the employment situation in disadvantaged regions of the Community, in the current programming
period for the European social fund (ESF) almost 50 % of resources have been allocated to objective 1 regions.
The new structural fund regulations, in the framework of the European employment strategy, will allow Member
States to focus ESF support on these regions.

As regards policy on smoking prevention, the Commission would refer the Honourable Member to its
communication of December 1996 (3).

(1) COM(96) 554 final.
(2) OJ C 108, 7.4.1998.
(3) COM(96) 609 final.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1845/98 by Gunilla CARLSSON to the Commission. Insurance on labour market in Sweden
Date: 1998-06-12
Institutions: CARLSSON, European Parliament
Subjects: Sweden, collective agreement, competition law, insurance, labour market

18.1.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 13/99

At present the Council is considering what steps to take as a result of the mission but it has not decided to appoint
a special representative for Tibet.

(1999/C 13/140)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1843/98

by Yves Verwaerde (PPE) to the Commission

(12 June 1998)

Subject: Financial support for an information campaign to publicize Natura 2000

Further to Mrs Bjerregaard(cid:146)s answer to my Written Question E-0629/98 (1), I should like the following specific
information: pursuant to the Council Decision of 16 December 1997 on a Community action programme
promoting non-governmental organizations principally active in the field of environmental protection, which
NGOs received a Community subsidy for activities directly connected with Natura 2000?

(1) OJ C 310, 9.10.1998, p. 106.

Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission

(10 July 1998)

Following the call for the submission of proposals for the promotion of European non-governmental organisa-
tions (NGOs ) whose principal activity is in the field of environmental protection (1), in 1997 the Commission
granted a Community subsidy to NGOs for activities directly connected with Natura 2000. The organisations in
question are the World Wildlife Fund, the European Policy Office (Belgium), Stichting Wetlands International
(Netherlands) and Birdlife International (Austria).

A complete list of NGOs which received funding in 1997 has been published in the Official Journal (2).

The Commission has published a call for the submission of proposals (3) pursuant to Council Decision 97/872/EC
of 16 December 1997 on a Community action programme promoting non-governmental organisations primarily
active in the field of environmental protection, (4) The selection procedure relating to this call for proposals is in
progress.

(1) OJ C 53, 22.2.1997.
(2) OJ C 85, 20.3.1998.
(3) OJ 25, 24.1.1998.
(4) OJ L 354, 30.12.1997.

(1999/C 13/141)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1845/98

by Gunilla Carlsson (PPE) to the Commission

(12 June 1998)

Subject: Insurance on labour market in Sweden

Through Swedish collective agreements, the trade unions severely restrict the ability of firms freely to choose
insurance companies on behalf of their employees owing to the fact that insurance companies linked to trade
union collective agreements have a special status in Swedish law. Swedish competition law and labour market
policy exempt these companies from the general rules on competition.

What is the Commission(cid:146)s view of this method of circumventing the rules designed to guarantee competition in
the internal market?
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1829/98 by Klaus REHDER to the Commission. Cultivation of hemp
Date: 1998-06-12
Institutions: European Parliament, REHDER
Subjects: EU programme, aid per hectare, environmental protection, fallow, financial aid, hemp, production aid, raw material, set-aside, utilised agricultural area

C 31/86

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

5.2.1999

(1999/C 31/115)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-1821/98

by Doeke Eisma (ELDR) to the Commission

(3 June 1998)

Subject: Ban on use of silicone breast implants

1.

2.

Does the Commission believe that the use of silicone breast implants is dangerous?

If so, what measures will it take to control the use of such implants?

3. Which Member States have banned the use of silicone breast implants or are preparing measures to do so?

Answer given by Mr Bangemann on behalf of the Commission

(1 July 1998)

1. and 2.

The Commission is aware that the use of silicone and other breast implants presents certain risks.

With a view to controlling these risks as well as possible, the Commission is finalising guidelines for conformity
assessment procedures for breast implants within the framework of Directive 93/42/EEC of 14 June 1993
concerning medical devices (1).

The Commission would also refer the Honourable Member to its answer to question P-1793/97 by
Mrs Hautala (2).

3.
France authorises the use of breast implants filled with physiological saline and other types of breast
implant bearing the EC mark, provided that they have been specifically assessed in France in accordance with
French rules.

France has invoked the safeguard clause included in Directive 93/42/EEC for the products in question.
The Commission is examining the case.

The Commission has discussed the subject several times with all the Member States and as far as it is aware none
of the other countries have taken restrictive measures similar to those taken by France.

(1) OJ L 169, 12.7.1993.
(2) OJ C 76, 11.3.1998, p. 55.

(1999/C 31/116)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1829/98

by Klaus Rehder (PSE) to the Commission

(12 June 1998)

Subject: Cultivation of hemp

Hemp is playing an increasingly important role in the European Union, both as a renewable raw material and in
environmental protection: it is being grown on set-aside land and is being used, for example, in attempts in
Greece to (cid:145)decontaminate(cid:146) contaminated land by cultivating hemp. EU funds are currently used to support the
cultivation of renewable raw materials.

1.

Does the Commission intend to continue paying premiums for renewable raw materials?

2. Will it continue to pay premiums for set-aside areas?

3.

4.

Are there special premiums for the cultivation of hemp and, if so, how much are they?

How large are the areas currently under hemp cultivation in the EU and how much is it expected to expand?

5. What trials are being carried out in the EU, with scientific support, for the cultivation of hemp?
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1831/98 by Daniela RASCHHOFER to the Commission. Structural support in Austria
Date: 1998-06-12
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: Austria, Structural Funds, eligible region, less-favoured region, regional aid, structural policy, urban area













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WRITTEN QUESTION E-1831/98by Daniela Raschhofer (NI) to the Commission(12 June 1998)Subject: Structural support in AustriaAustria receives EU structural assistance primarily within the framework of support for Objective 5b regions. Under the reform of structural assistance in the EU the current Objective 5b regions are to be incorporated into the new Objective 2.This gives to the following questions for Austria:1. What is the impact of this reform on Austria and on its nine federal provinces?2. Will the reform result in a loss of support for regions in the individual Austrian provinces?3. Is the total amount of assistance available for the provinces to be reduced?Answer given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission(30 June 1998)The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to its answer to written question no 1116/98 by Mr Linser(1).(1) OJ C 13, 18.1.1999.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1229/98 of 12 June 1998 deciding not to accept tenders submitted in response to the 204th partial invitation to tender as a general intervention measure pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89
Date: 1998-06-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, beef, intervention buying, product quality

L 168/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

13. 6. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1229/98

of 12 June 1998

deciding not to accept tenders submitted in response to the 204th partial invita-
tion to tender as a general intervention measure pursuant to Regulation (EEC)
No 1627/89

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of
27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market
in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 2634/97 (2), and in particular Article 6(7) thereof,

Whereas, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No
2456/93 of 1 September 1993 laying down detailed rules
for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/
68 as regards the general and special intervention meas-
ures for beef (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2602/97 (4), an invitation to tender was opened pursuant
to Article 1(1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1627/
89 of 9 June 1989 on the buying in of beef by invitation
to tender (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1176/98 (6);

Whereas, in accordance with Article 13(1) of Regulation
(EEC) No 2456/93, a maximum buying-in price is to be
fixed for quality R3, where appropriate, under each partial
tenders received;
invitation to tender in the light of
whereas, in accordance with Article 13(2) of that Regula-

tion, a decision may be taken not to proceed with the
tendering procedure;

Whereas, once tenders submitted in respect of the 204th
partial
invitation to tender have been considered and
taking account, pursuant to Article 6(1) of Regulation
(EEC) No 805/68, of the requirements for reasonable
support of the market and the seasonal trend in slaughter-
ings and prices, it has been decided not to proceed with
the tendering procedure;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

No award shall be made against the 204th partial invita-
tion to tender opened pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No
1627/89.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 June 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 June 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.
(2) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1997, p. 13.
(3) OJ L 225, 4. 9. 1993, p. 4.
(4) OJ L 351, 23. 12. 1997, p. 20.
(5) OJ L 159, 10. 6. 1989, p. 36.
(6) OJ L 163, 6. 6. 1998, p. 17.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1843/98 by Yves VERWAERDE to the Commission. Financial support for an information campaign to publicize Natura 2000
Date: 1998-06-12
Institutions: European Parliament, VERWAERDE
Subjects: EU financing, EU programme, ecology, environmental protection, non-governmental organisation, public awareness campaign

18.1.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 13/99

At present the Council is considering what steps to take as a result of the mission but it has not decided to appoint
a special representative for Tibet.

(1999/C 13/140)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1843/98

by Yves Verwaerde (PPE) to the Commission

(12 June 1998)

Subject: Financial support for an information campaign to publicize Natura 2000

Further to Mrs Bjerregaard(cid:146)s answer to my Written Question E-0629/98 (1), I should like the following specific
information: pursuant to the Council Decision of 16 December 1997 on a Community action programme
promoting non-governmental organizations principally active in the field of environmental protection, which
NGOs received a Community subsidy for activities directly connected with Natura 2000?

(1) OJ C 310, 9.10.1998, p. 106.

Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission

(10 July 1998)

Following the call for the submission of proposals for the promotion of European non-governmental organisa-
tions (NGOs ) whose principal activity is in the field of environmental protection (1), in 1997 the Commission
granted a Community subsidy to NGOs for activities directly connected with Natura 2000. The organisations in
question are the World Wildlife Fund, the European Policy Office (Belgium), Stichting Wetlands International
(Netherlands) and Birdlife International (Austria).

A complete list of NGOs which received funding in 1997 has been published in the Official Journal (2).

The Commission has published a call for the submission of proposals (3) pursuant to Council Decision 97/872/EC
of 16 December 1997 on a Community action programme promoting non-governmental organisations primarily
active in the field of environmental protection, (4) The selection procedure relating to this call for proposals is in
progress.

(1) OJ C 53, 22.2.1997.
(2) OJ C 85, 20.3.1998.
(3) OJ 25, 24.1.1998.
(4) OJ L 354, 30.12.1997.

(1999/C 13/141)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1845/98

by Gunilla Carlsson (PPE) to the Commission

(12 June 1998)

Subject: Insurance on labour market in Sweden

Through Swedish collective agreements, the trade unions severely restrict the ability of firms freely to choose
insurance companies on behalf of their employees owing to the fact that insurance companies linked to trade
union collective agreements have a special status in Swedish law. Swedish competition law and labour market
policy exempt these companies from the general rules on competition.

What is the Commission(cid:146)s view of this method of circumventing the rules designed to guarantee competition in
the internal market?
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1227/98 of 12 June 1998 fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 183rd special invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 429/90
Date: 1998-06-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aid system, award of contract, butter, concentrated product

13. 6. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 168/19

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1227/98

of 12 June 1998

fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 183rd special invitation
to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in
Regulation (EEC) No 429/90

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 Article 7a(3)
thereof,

in accordance with Commission Regulation
Whereas,
(EEC) No 429/90 of 20 February 1990 on the granting by
invitation to tender of an aid for concentrated butter
intended for direct consumption in the Community (3), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 417/98 (4), the inter-
vention agencies are opening a standing invitation to
tender for the granting of aid for concentrated butter;
whereas Article 6 of that Regulation provides that in the
light of the tenders received in response to each special
invitation to tender, a maximum amount of aid is to be
fixed for concentrated butter with a minimum fat content
of 96 % or a decision is to be taken to make no award;
whereas the end-use security must be fixed accordingly;

in the light of

the
Whereas,
maximum aid should be fixed at the level specified below
and the end-use security determined accordingly;

the tenders

received,

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 183rd special
invitation to tender under the
standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EEC)
No 429/90, the maximum aid and the amount of the
end-use security shall be as follows:

(cid:190) maximum aid:
(cid:190) end-use security:

ECU 134/100 kg
ECU 148/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 June 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 June 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 45, 21. 2. 1990, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 52, 21. 2. 1998, p. 18.