do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2170/98 by Helena TORRES MARQUES to the Commission. State aid allocated by Germany and France
Date: 1998-07-03
Institutions: European Parliament, TORRES MARQUES
Subjects: France, GNP contribution, Germany, State aid, VAT resource, aid to undertakings, budgetary resources, manufactured goods, own resources

29.4.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 118/37

Following the occurrence of the earthquake in the Adana region, the Turkish authorities confirmed that all
necessary security measures had been taken regarding the future Akkuyu nuclear power station. No
construction has yet begun on site. With regard to the future Akkuyu nuclear plant, the Honourable
Member should refer also to the Commission(cid:146)s answer to Written Questions E-1876/98 and E-2190/98 by
Mr Kaklamanis.

(1999/C 118/043)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-2170/98

by Helena Torres Marques (PSE) to the Commission

Subject: State aid allocated by Germany and France

(3 July 1998)

Can the Commission say how much State aid was allocated by France and Germany in 1997 and what
amounts these countries gave to the EU in that same year?

Answer given by Mr Liikanen on behalf of the Commission

(10 September 1998)

Information on state aids can be found in the Commission(cid:146)s recent survey on state aid in the European
Union in the manufacturing and certain other sectors (1).

The Community budget is financed by traditional own resources, and by VAT and GNP own resources. In
1997, Germany(cid:146)s share in total Community budget resources was 28,2 %, in traditional own resources
24,2 %, and in VAT and GNP resources 29,1 % (traditional own resources ECU 3 432 million, VAT
ECU 10 503 million and GNP ECU 7 281 million).

Also in 1997, France(cid:146)s share in total Community budget resources was 17,5 %, in traditional own
resources 10,9 %, and in VAT and GNP resources 19,0 % (traditional own resources ECU 1 550 million,
VAT ECU 6 842 and GNP ECU 4 793).

(1) COM(98) 417 final.

(1999/C 118/044)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2173/98

by Georg Jarzembowski (PPE) to the Commission

Subject: Customs regulations in Russia

(10 July 1998)

The Russian Federation has been seeking for some time to exclude specific groups of goods from the
simplified import procedure governed by the International TIR Carnet Convention. Under Decrees 513
and 70 › at present withdrawn or deferred › imports of certain goods (chocolate and other food
preparations containing cocoa, television receivers, cars and other motor vehicles, furnishings and
furniture components) cease to be governed by the TIR Carnet Convention and are subject instead to
Russia(cid:146)s transit procedure. Application of the national transit procedure to these groups of goods would
constitute a market barrier to foreigners as the procedure is particularly impractical for foreigners from the
EU Member States.

Russian Instruction No 01-14/510 of 13 May 1998, which provisionally replaces Decree No 70, requires a
large customs deposit or, alternatively, a customs escort at the carrier(cid:146)s expense. This customs escort has
entailed extra costs of up to $US 2 000 per journey for foreign carriers.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1427/98 of 3 July 1998 amending for the fourth time Regulation (EC) No 370/98 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in Germany
Date: 1998-07-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, animal plague, production aid, slaughter of animals, swine

L 190/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

4. 7. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1427/98

of 3 July 1998

amending for the fourth 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 1192/98 (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 17 June 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 17 June 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 3 July 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

110 000 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 165, 10. 6. 1998, p. 9.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1425/98 of 3 July 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 805/97 laying down detailed rules for compensation relating to appreciable revalutations
Date: 1998-07-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, aid to agriculture, monetary compensatory amount, representative rate

L 190/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

4. 7. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1425/98

of 3 July 1998

amending Regulation (EC) No 805/97 laying down detailed rules for compensa-
tion relating to appreciable revalutations

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 724/97 of
22 April 1997 determining measures and compensation
farm
relating to appreciable revaluations
incomes (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 942/
98 (2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,

that affect

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 805/
for
97 of 2 May 1997 laying down detailed rules
compensation in relation to appreciable revaluations (3),

Whereas the period of application of Regulation (EC) No
724/97 has been extended until 31 December 1998;
whereas the period of application of Regulation (EC) No
805/97 should accordingly be aligned with that of Regula-
tion (EC) No 724/97;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the relevant manage-
ment committees,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 805/97,
1998' is replaced by ‘31 December 1998'.

‘30 April

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force of the seventh day
following 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, 3 July 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 108, 25. 4. 1997, p. 9.
(2) OJ L 132, 6. 6. 1998, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 115, 3. 5. 1997, p. 13.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1441/98 of 3 July 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 1234/98 concerning the stopping of fishing for blue whiting by vessels flying the flag of a Member State except Spain and Portugal
Date: 1998-07-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, authorised catch, catch quota, fishing area, sea fish, ship's flag

L 191/40

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

7. 7. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1441/98

of 3 July 1998

amending Regulation (EC) No 1234/98 concerning the stopping of fishing for
blue whiting by vessels flying the flag of a Member State except Spain and
Portugal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93
of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applic-
able to the common fisheries policy (1), as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 2635/97 (2), and in particular
Article 21(3) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1234/98 (3)
stops fishing for blue whiting by vessels flying the flag of
a Member State except Spain and Portugal;

Whereas on 27 March 1998 Spain transferred to Germany
3 000 tonnes of blue whiting in the waters of ICES divi-
sions V b (EC zone), VI and VII; whereas fishing for blue
whiting in the waters of ICES divisions V b (EC zone), VI
and VII by vessels flying the flag of Germany or regis-
tered in Germany must therefore be authorised;

Whereas the present state of uptake of the blue whiting
quota allocated to Spain in the waters of ICES divisions

V b (EC zone), VI and VII means that the quota transfer
in question may be made;

Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1234/98 should therefore be
amended,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1234/98 is hereby amended as
follows:

1. in the title, after ‘Portugal',

‘and Germany' is added;

2. in the second paragraph of Article 1, after ‘Portugal',

and ‘Germany' is inserted.

Article 2

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

It shall apply with effect from 17 June 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 3 July 1998.

For the Commission

Emma BONINO

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1997, p. 14.
(3) OJ L 170, 16. 6. 1998, p. 3.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1428/98 of 3 July 1998 altering, for the 1998/99 marketing year, the adjustment aid and additional aid to the sugar refining industry
Date: 1998-07-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: marketing, sugar industry, sugar refining, supplementary aid for products, white sugar

4. 7. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 190/19

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1428/98

of 3 July 1998

altering, for the 1998/99 marketing year, the adjustment aid and additional aid to
the sugar refining industry

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 organisation of the
markets in the sugar sector (1), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1599/96 (2), and in particular Article 36(6)
thereof,
Whereas Article 36 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81
provides that during the 1995/96 to 2000/01 marketing
years adjustment aid of ECU 0,10 per 100 kilograms of
sugar expressed as white sugar is to be granted as an
intervention measure to the Community’s imported pref-
erential raw cane sugar refining industry; whereas, as
provided for in those provisions, additional aid equal to
that amount is to be granted during the same period for
the refining of raw cane sugar produced in the French
overseas departments;
Whereas Article 36(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81
provides that the adjustment aid and the additional aid
referred to above shall be altered in respect of a given
marketing year in the light of the storage levy fixed for
that year and previous adjustments; whereas the storage
fixed by
the 1998/99 marketing year was
levy for
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1389/98 (3) at ECU 2,00
per 100 kilograms of white sugar; whereas that amount is

equal to that applicable for the 1997/98 marketing year;
whereas, after taking into account previous adjustments,
the amount of these aids should consequently be fixed for
the 1998/99 marketing year at ECU 2,92 per 100 kilo-
grams of sugar exported as white sugar;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The amounts of the adjustment aid and of the additional
aid provided for respectively in paragraphs 1 and 3 of
Article 36 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 shall be fixed
at ECU 2,92 per 100 kilograms of sugar expressed as
white sugar for the 1998/99 marketing year.

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 1 July 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 3 July 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 187, 1. 7. 1998, p. 27.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1440/98 of 3 July 1998 concerning the stopping of fishing for blue whiting by vessels flying the flag of a Member State
Date: 1998-07-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: authorised catch, catch quota, fishing area, fishing vessel, sea fish, ship's flag

7. 7. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 191/39

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1440/98

of 3 July 1998

concerning the stopping of fishing for blue whiting by vessels flying the flag of a
Member State

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93
of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applic-
able to the common fisheries policy (1), as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 2635/97 (2), and in particular
Article 21(3) thereof,

Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 45/98 of 19
December 1997 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups
of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1998 and
certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 783/98 (4), provides
for blue whiting shares of total allowable available to the
Community for 1998;

Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provi-
sions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of
stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commis-
sion to fix the date by which catches made by vessels
flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have
exhausted the share of the total allowable catches avail-
ables to the Community;

the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State
have reached the share of the total allowable catches
available to the Community for 1998,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of blue whiting in the waters of ICES divisions
V b (EC zone), VI and VII by vessels flying the flag of a
Member State or registered in a Member State are deemed
to have exhausted the share of the total allowable catches
available to the Community for 1998.

Fishing for blue whiting in the waters of ICES divisions
V b (EC zone), VI and VII by vessels flying the flag of a
Member State or registered in a Member State is prohib-
ited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment
and the landing of such stock captured by the abovemen-
tioned vessels after the date of entry into force of this
Regulation.

Article 2

Whereas, according to the information communicated to
the Commission, catches of blue whiting in the waters of
ICES division V b (EC zone), VI and VII by vessels flying

This Regulation shall enter
into force on the day
following 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, 3 July 1998.

For the Commission

Emma BONINO

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1997, p. 14.
(3) OJ L 12, 19. 1. 1998, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 113, 15. 4. 1998, p. 8.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1430/98 of 3 July 1998 repealing Regulation (EC) No 413/97 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in the Netherlands
Date: 1998-07-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands, aid system, animal plague, production aid, slaughter of animals, swine

L 190/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

4. 7. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1430/98

of 3 July 1998

repealing Regulation (EC) No 413/97 adopting exceptional support measures for
the market in pigmeat in the Netherlands

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 the Netherlands, animal
health measures were adopted by the Dutch authorities
pursuant to Article 9 of Council Directive 80/217/EEC of
22 January 1980 introducing Community measures for
the control of classical swine fever (3), as last amended by
Decision 93/384/EEC (4); whereas exceptional support
measures for the market in pigmeat were adopted for this
Member State by Commission Regulation (EC) No 413/
97 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 541/98 (6);

Whereas, in view of the progress achieved on the animal
health side, the exceptional market support measures can
now be closed down; whereas, therefore, Regulation (EC)
No 413/97 needs to be repealed;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 413/97 is hereby repealed.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day
following 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, 3 July 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.
(3) OJ L 47, 21. 2. 1980, p. 11.
(4) OJ L 166, 8. 7. 1993, p. 34.
(5) OJ L 62, 4. 3. 1997, p. 26.
(6) OJ L 70, 10. 3. 1998, p. 8.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1422/98 of 3 July 1998 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 1998-07-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

4. 7. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 190/11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1422/98

of 3 July 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 4 July 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 3 July 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.

L 190/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

4. 7. 98

to the Commission Regulation of 3 July 1998 establishing the standard import values for
determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

ANNEX

CN code

0709 90 70

0805 30 10

0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90

0808 20 50

0809 10 00

0809 20 95

0809 30 10, 0809 30 90

0809 40 05

Third country
code (1)

Standard import
value

(ECU/100 kg)

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

79,0
79,0
61,1
62,9
54,5
60,1
59,6
71,9
81,6
90,5
91,8
69,0
55,2
66,1
105,7
79,0
118,1
104,4
90,8
104,4
258,7
152,3
205,5
345,4
167,4
201,7
158,8
291,6
211,1
229,3
151,9
151,9
272,0
272,0

(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'.