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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1378/98 of 30 June 1998 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 1998-06-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

L 187/4

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Official Journal of the European Communities

1. 7. 98

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1378/98

of 30 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 1 July 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 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 187/5

to the Commission Regulation of 30 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

0809 40 05

Third country
code (1)

Standard import
value

(ECU/100 kg)

052
999
052
999
382
388
524
528
999
388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
804
999
052
064
999
052
060
064
068
400
616
999
624
999

70,6
70,6
49,3
49,3
60,8
63,7
57,0
50,1
57,9
70,1
83,4
99,8
112,5
69,2
54,8
67,0
165,6
105,1
91,9
141,8
152,3
147,1
331,8
158,0
148,9
158,8
250,0
201,6
208,2
361,6
361,6

(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. 2001/98 by Ursula STENZEL to the Commission. Structural Funds
Date: 1998-06-30
Institutions: European Parliament, STENZEL
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WRITTEN QUESTION E-2001/98by Ursula Stenzel (PPE) to the Commission(30 June 1998)Subject: Structural FundsThe Commission is currently evaluating the own-resources system and will present its findings in a report next September.Does the Commission intend to conduct a similar evaluation of the implementation to date of the Structural or Cohesion Funds?Would not a thorough review of the impact to date of payments made by the Structural or Cohesion Funds provide a suitable basis for the forthcoming Council discussions on Agenda 2000, which are becoming very difficult?Answer given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission(30 July 1998)The Commission agrees that the contribution of the structural funds and the Cohesion fund to socio-economic cohesion should be carefully evaluated in order to ensure the most efficient use of public expenditure in the current programming period and in the future. In this spirit the Commission presented in 1996 its first report(1) on economic and social cohesion, which assessed in depth the impacts of structural fund and Cohesion fund interventions.Those structural fund interventions with a duration exceeding three years are generally subjected to a mid-term review which may lead to modifications for the remaining part of the programming period. This evaluation is carried out in partnership between the Commission and the Member States.The Commission is currently assessing the results of this mid term evaluation process for the objective 1 and 6 programmes as well as for the objective 2 programmes approved for a period of five years. The Commission considers the mid-term review as a preparatory element for the future programming period and will present the results in the autumn.All projects co-financed by the Cohesion fund are subjected to a thorough ex-ante and ex-post evaluation. In addition, a study by the London School of Economics &  Political Science (LSE) was commissioned in 1995 with the aim of developing new techniques for estimating the socio-economic impact of financial assistance from the Fund. The results of the study point to a strong positive relationship between infrastructure and private investment, to significant long-term employment effects and to important spillovers between the regions of the cohesion countries and their neighbours. The regional income and employment effects estimated by the models presented by the LSE exceed those anticipated by traditional cost-benefit methods.The annual reports on the Cohesion fund include extensive comment on the evaluation process. A comprehensive publication on the LSE study is in preparation.(1) COM(96) 542 final.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1400/98 of 30 June 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2235/92 laying down detailed rules for the application of the aid for the consumption of fresh milk products in the Canary Islands
Date: 1998-06-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Canary Islands, EU aid, consumption, fresh product, milk product

L 187/54

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

1. 7. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1400/98

of 30 June 1998

amending Regulation (EEC) No 2235/92 laying down detailed rules for the
application of the aid for the consumption of fresh milk products in the Canary
Islands

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 Regulation (EC) No 2348/
96 (2), and in particular Article 11 thereof,

the grant of aid for

Whereas Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No
2235/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1802/
95 (4), provides for
the human
consumption of fresh cows’ milk products produced in
the Canary Islands within the limit of consumption
requirements in those islands; Whereas, in view of the
shift in local consumption habits towards more skimmed-
milk products, and as a result of a request by the Spanish
authorities, the list of fresh milk products set out in the

Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2235/92 should be
amended;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2235/92 is hereby
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 from 1 July 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 June 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 218, 1. 8. 1992, p. 105.
(4) OJ L 174, 26. 7. 1995, p. 27.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX

List of products eligible for the Community aid referred to in Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No
1601/92:

1. drinking milk;

2. cream;

3. yoghurt;

4. fresh cheese with a fat content by weight of dry matter of not less than 40 %'.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1380/98 of 30 June 1998 altering the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural state
Date: 1998-06-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export refund, raw sugar, white sugar

L 187/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

1. 7. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1380/98

of 30 June 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 1306/98 (3);

Whereas it
follows from applying the detailed rules
contained in Regulation (EC) No 1306/98 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 1306/98 are hereby altered to the
amounts shown in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 June 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 182, 25. 6. 1998, p. 6.

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to the Commission Regulation of 30 June 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)

40,71
40,71

40,71
40,71

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

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

1701 91 00 9000

0,4425

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

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

44,25
44,25
44,25

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

1701 99 90 9100

0,4425

(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).
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1995/98 by Anita POLLACK to the Commission. The Terminator Gene
Date: 1998-06-30
Institutions: European Parliament, POLLACK
Subjects: biotechnology, developing countries, environmental protection, farming sector, genetic engineering, health risk, natural resources

C 354/128

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

19. 11. 98

(98/C 354/207)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-1942/98

by Ernesto Caccavale (UPE) to the Commission

(11 June 1998)

Subject: Infringement  of  Community  regulations  on  environmental  protection  when  creating  a  wind  farm  in

Alto Sannio

A wind farm comprising some 600 turbines is being created in the area of Alto Sannio (province of Benevento,
Italy). Although the area is scheduled for reforestation and the European Community has already allocated funds
for the conservation of the countryside and nature and the creation of a mountain tourist area, the Campania
region has taken advantage of other Community contributions to construct some power lines, some underground
and some above ground, to supply electricity to the ENEL network. There is reason to believe that the wind farm
has been planned in direct defiance of European directives on the protection, regeneration and exploitation of the
region  from  the  point  of  view  of  the  countryside,  environment,  history  and  archaeology.  The  dangerous
consequences  of  the  undertaking  are  visible:  rocks  uprooted,  springs  destroyed,  millions  of  cubic  metres  of
rubble scattered on mountain tops, excavation work in areas that are naturally prone to subsidence. Moreover, no
arrangements were made to consult the public as expressly provided for in Council Directive No 85/337 (1) of
27 June 1985.

Is the granting of Community funds for incompatible projects in the same area not an enormous waste of

1.
resources?

2.
Is  the  creation  of  this  farm,  albeit  with  the  laudable  intention  of  creating  a  source  of  alternative  and
renewable energy, not the result of a thoughtless regional policy that could cause irreversible ecological damage
with all sorts of serious consequences for woodlands, fauna and forests?

Are there not grounds for initiating infringement proceedings against Italy for failure to implement and

3.
comply with Community directives on environmental and regional protection?

(1)  OJ L 175, 5.7.1985, p. 40.

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

(24 June 1998)

The Commission is collecting the information it needs to answer the question. It will communicate its findings as
soon as possible.

(98/C 354/208)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1995/98

by Anita Pollack (PSE) to the Commission

(30 June 1998)

Subject: The Terminator Gene

What is the Commission(cid:146)s estimate of the impact of Monsanto(cid:146)s Terminator Gene over the next few years on the
livelihoods of farmers in developing countries?

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(10 July 1998)

The Commission is collecting the information it needs to answer the question. It will communicate its findings as
soon as possible.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1974/98 by Freddy BLAK to the Commission. Killing of pets in Greece
Date: 1998-06-30
Institutions: BLAK, European Parliament
Subjects: Greece, animal welfare, competence of the Member States, death, domestic animal, protection of animals













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1974/98 by Freddy BLAK to the Commission. Killing of pets in Greece  


Official Journal C 050 , 22/02/1999 P. 0122 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1974/98by Freddy Blak (PSE) to the Commission(30 June 1998)Subject: Killing of pets in GreeceIn the summer months the many tourists in Greece often keep cats or dogs. When the holiday makers leave the country the abandoned animals are often put down. I understand that this is often done in cruel and inhumane ways. On Thessos, poison is put out. The permanent residents know what is happening and keep their own animals indoors until it is over. In Crete there have been cases where food has been put out containing broken glass, condemning ownerless dogs and cats to an agonizing painful death. Is the Commission aware of the problem? Is it in a position to encourage the wider use of more humane methods of putting down such animals, and has it taken any steps to do so?Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission(3 September 1998)The Commission is aware that a problem of stray domestic pets does exist in certain tourist locations in Greece. These animals are often fed or otherwise cared for on a temporary basis by tourist in the summer and at the end of the holiday season a serious problem is left for the local authorities.Although the Community has legislated to protect the welfare of farm and laboratory animals, the welfare of domestic pets is still a matter within the competence of the authorities of the Member States.Therefore, the Commission is not in a position to propose legislation in the area of euthanasia for stray pet animals.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1997/98 by Mark WATTS to the Commission. Passenger listing
Date: 1998-06-30
Institutions: European Parliament, WATTS
Subjects: carriage of passengers, cross-channel connection, rail transport, safety standard, transport accident, transport safety

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5.2.1999

communication. Maintenance and repair of churches and historic buildings are, at least partly, taken into account
in the Commission communication. This communication is still under discussion in Council and discussion so far
has been inconclusive.

(1) OJ L 145, 13.6.1977.
(2) SEC(97) 2089 final.

(1999/C 31/149)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1978/98

by Cristiana Muscardini (NI) to the Commission

(30 June 1998)

Subject: Radioactive waste disposal in Italy

Further to my Written Question No 1948/97 and the answer thereto, (1) can the Commission say what progress has
been made to date as regards radioactive waste disposal in Italy, with particular reference to the Caorso nuclear
power-station in Piacenza province?

(1) OJ C 45, 10.2.1998, p. 128.

Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission

(3 September 1998)

Radioactive wastes resulting from the use of radioisotopes in medicine, industry and research are collected,
treated and stored by Nucleare-Ecologia (Nucleco) S.p.A.. At the nuclear sites, low-level radioactive waste is
treated and conditioned by the Italian national electrical energy agency (ENEL) and the European nuclear energy
agency (ENEA).

Disposal of short-lived radioactive waste in surface or near-surface repositories is planned, and a list of possible
sites has been transmitted to the ministry of Industry. Recently, a parliamentary bill has been introduced dealing
with the setting up of a new agency responsible for the description, design, construction and operation of a final
repository for low-level waste, as well as for the final decommissioning of nuclear power plants and pilot sites.

Deep disposal of long-lived waste in a clay formation is still under investigation. The option of a centralised
interim storage facility for spent reactor fuel, vitrified reprocessing waste and long-lived intermediate-level waste
is under study. The particular situation regarding the fuel stored at the Caorso reactor was covered in the
Commission(cid:146)s reply to the Honourable Member(cid:146)s Written Question 1948/97 (1).

The selection of options and timing for dismantling of installations and for storage and disposal of radioactive
waste is a matter of national policy.

(1) OJ C 45, 10.2.1998.

(1999/C 31/150)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1997/98

by Mark Watts (PSE) to the Commission

(30 June 1998)

Subject: Passenger listing

In view of the recent tragic ICE train disaster at Eschede, and all the doubts this casts on the safety of modern
railway technology, will the Commission now review its decision not to require the listing of passengers in the
Channel Tunnel? This decision was justified by the belief that modern technology would prevent the possibility
of any railway accident; this belief has now been cast into serious doubt.
Report of the European Court of Auditors on the financial statements of the European Coal and Steel Community at 31 December 1997
Date: 1998-06-30
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: ECSC, auditing, balance sheet, financial control, multiannual financial framework, operational expenditure (EU)

C  255/28

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Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

13.8.98

REPORT  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COURT  OF  AUDITORS

on  the  financial  statements  of  the  European  Coal  and  Steel  Community  at  31  December  1997

1.(cid:218)(cid:217)This  report  concerns  the  reliability  of  the  accounts  drawn  up  by  the  Commission  in
accordance  with  Article  45c  of  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Coal  and  Steel
Community.

2.(cid:218)(cid:217)The  Court  has  audited  the  accounts  and  financial  statements  of  the  European  Coal  and
Steel  Community  at  31  December  1997  in  accordance  with  generally  accepted  auditing
standards  and  carried  out  such  checks  as  it  considered  necessary.

3.(cid:218)(cid:217)In  the  Court’s  opinion,  the  attached  financial  statements  (balance  sheet  at  31  December
1997,  profit(cid:220)and(cid:220)loss  account,  statement  of  the  allocation  of  surplus  and  notes  to  the  financial
statements),  which  have  been  drawn  up  in  accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting  prin(cid:220)
ciples,  give  a  true  and  fair  view  of  the  assets  and  financial  situation  of  the  European  Coal  and
Steel  Community  at  31  December  1997  and  of  the  result  of  its  operations  for  the  year  then
ended.

Luxembourg,  30  June  1998.

Bernhard  FRIEDMANN

President  of  the  Court  of  Auditors

Armindo  de  SOUSA  RIBEIRO

Member  of  the  Court  of  Auditors