do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1550/98 of 17 July 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs
Date: 1998-07-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: butter, confectionery product, cream, discount sale, farm price support, food processing

18. 7. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 202/27

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1550/98

of 17 July 1998

amending Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and
the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the
manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs

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 12(3) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 (3),
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1061/98 (4) to reduce the
period within which the products referred to in Article 1
are to be processed and incorporated into final products
from six months to three months; whereas that amend-
ment was introduced as a result of abnormally high levels
of aid applications; whereas this has led to a reduction in
the quantities applied for; whereas, in view of this new
situation, the time limit laid down for incorporation into
final products should be extended to four months;

Whereas, where the time limit laid down in Article 11 is
exceeded by less than 60 days, the second subparagraph
of Article 18(3) and the third subparagraph of Article
22(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 provide for a penalty
of ECU 4 per tonne per day; whereas that amount has
proved to be too small, given the present situation on the

market, and should be increased to ECU 6 per tonne per
day;

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 2571/97 is hereby amended as
follows:

1.

2.

in Article 11,
months';

‘three months'

is replaced by ‘four

in the second subparagraph of Article 18(3) and the
third subparagraph of Article 22(4), ‘ECU 4 per tonne
per day' is replaced by ‘ECU 6 per tonne per day'.

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 to quantities awarded from the 14th invita-
tion to tender.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 July 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 350, 20. 12. 1997, p. 3.
(4) OJ L 152, 26. 5. 1998, p. 3.
Proposal for a Council Decision concluding the Agreement for scientific and technical cooperation between the European Community and the State of Israel
Date: 1998-07-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU programme, Israel, cooperation agreement (EU), scientific cooperation, technical cooperation

12.9.98

EN

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

C  283/5

II

(Preparatory  Acts)

COMMISSION

Proposal  for  a  Council  Decision  concluding  the  Agreement  for  scientific  and  technical
cooperation  between  the  European  Community  and  the  State  of  Israel

(98/C  283/05)

COM(1998)  457  final  -  98/0241(CNS)

(Submitted  by  the  Commission  on  17  July  1998)

THE  COUNCIL  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  UNION,

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Community,  and 
in  particular
Article  130m,  in  conjunction  with  Article  228(2),  first  sentence,  and  the  first  subparagraph  of
Article  228(3)  thereof,

Having  regard  to  the  proposal  from  the  Commission,

Having  regard  to  the  opinion  of  the  European  Parliament,

Whereas  the  European  Community  and  Israel  are  pursuing  specific  research  programmes  in
areas  of  common  interest;

Whereas  the  State  of  Israel,  on  the  one  hand,  and  the  European  Community  and  its  Member
States,  on  the  other  hand,  have  signed  a  Euro(cid:220)Mediterranean  association  agreement  providing
for  the  negotiation  of  a  cooperation  agreement  in  the  field  of  science  and  technology;

Whereas  the  European  Community  and  the  State  of  Israel  have  concluded  an  agreement  for
scientific  and  technical  cooperation  for  the  duration  of  the  Fourth  Framework  Programme  for
RTD;

Whereas  by  its  Decision  of  18  May  1998,  the  Council  authorised  the  Commission  to  negotiate
the  renewal  of  the  agreement  for  scientific  and  technical  cooperation  between  the  European
Community  and  the  State  of  Israel  for  the  duration  of  the  Fifth  Framework  Programme;

Whereas  the  Agreement  for  scientific  and  technical  cooperation  between  the  EC  and  the  State
of  Israel  should  be  approved  and  signed  on  behalf  of  the  Community,

HAS  DECIDED  AS  FOLLOWS:

Article  1

The  Agreement  for  scientific  and  technical  cooperation  between  the  European  Community  and
the  State  of  Israel  is  hereby  approved.  The  text  of  the  Agreement  is  attached  to  this  Decision.

Pursuant  to  Article  13  of  the  Agreement,  the  President  of  the  Council  shall  give  notification
that  the  procedures  necessary  for  the  entry  into  force  of  the  Agreement  have  been  completed
on  the  part  of  the  European  Community.

Article  2
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 74/98 of 17 July 1998 amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 1998-07-17
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: consumer protection, contract, electronic money, money market, single market

8. 7. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 172/53

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 74/98

of 17 July 1998

amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as adjusted by the Protocol adjusting the
Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular
Article 98 thereof,

Whereas Annex IX to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 12/98 of 6
March 1998 (1);

Whereas Commission Recommendation 97/489/EC of 30 July 1997 concerning transactions by electronic
payment instruments and in particular the relationship between issuer and holder (2) is to be incorporated
into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 37 (Commission Recommendation 92/48/EEC) in Annex
IX to the Agreement:

‘38. 397 X 0489: Commission Recommendation 97/489/EC of 30 July 1997 concerning transactions
by electronic payment instruments and in particular the relationship between issuer and holder (OJ
L 208, 2.8.1997, p. 52).’

The texts of Recommendation 97/489/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, which are annexed to
the respective language versions of this Decision, are authentic.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 August 1998, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee.

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the EEA section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of
the European Communities.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 17 July 1998.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

N. v. LIECHTENSTEIN

(1) OJ L 272, 8.10.1998, p. 17.
(2) OJ L 208, 2.8.1997, p. 52.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 78/98 of 17 July 1998 amending Protocol 47 (on the abolition of technical barriers to trade in wine) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 1998-07-17
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: food inspection, marketing standard, table wine, vineyard, vinification, viticulture

8. 7. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 172/57

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 78/98

of 17 July 1998

amending Protocol 47 (on the abolition of technical barriers to trade in wine) to the EEA
Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as adjusted by the Protocol Adjusting the
Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular
Article 98 thereof,

Whereas Protocol 47 to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 102/97
of 15 December 1997 (1);

Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 536/97 of 17 March 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 on
the common organisation of the market in wine as regards oenological practices and processes (2), is to be
incorporated into the Agreement;

Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 1417/97 of 22 July 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 on
the common organisation of the market in wine (3),

is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indents shall be added in point 15 (Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87) in Appendix 1 of
Protocol 47 to the Agreement:

‘— 397 R 0536: Council Regulation (EC) No 536/97 of 17 March 1997 (OJ L 83, 25.3.1997, p. 5).

— 397 R 1417: Council Regulation (EC) No 1417/97 of 22 July 1997 (OJ L 196, 24.7.1997, p. 10).’

Article 2

The texts of Council Regulations (EEC) No 536/97 and (EC) No 1417/97 in the Icelandic and Norwegian
languages, which are annexed to the respective language versions of this Decision, are authentic.

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 August 1998, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee.

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the EEA section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of
the European Communities.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 17 July 1998.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

N. v. LIECHTENSTEIN

(1) OJ L 193, 9.7.1998, p. 62.
(2) OJ L 83, 25.3.1997, p. 5.
(3) OJ L 196, 24.7.1997, p. 10.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1543/98 of 17 July 1998 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 1998-07-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

L 202/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

18. 7. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1543/98

of 17 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 18 July 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 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.

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EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 202/17

to the Commission Regulation of 17 July 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 30 10

0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90

0808 20 50

0809 10 00

0809 20 95

0809 40 05

Third country
code (1)

Standard import
value

(ECU/100 kg)

066
999
052
999
382
388
524
528
999
388
400
508
512
524
528
804
999
388
512
528
804
999
052
064
066
999
052
064
400
404
616
999
064
624
999

53,2
53,2
38,5
38,5
62,8
69,0
34,0
61,4
56,8
78,2
84,9
96,8
62,8
88,7
69,5
112,9
84,8
104,3
78,2
67,9
181,6
108,0
238,3
120,3
114,7
157,8
330,6
208,0
276,5
426,5
240,0
296,3
115,7
270,8
193,2

(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 1557/98 of 17 July 1998 deciding not to accept tenders submitted in response to the 206th partial invitation to tender as a general intervention measure pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89
Date: 1998-07-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, beef, market intervention

18. 7. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 202/55

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1557/98

of 17 July 1998

deciding not to accept tenders submitted in response to the 206th 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
1473/98 (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 206th
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 206th partial invita-
tion to tender opened pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No
1627/89.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 July 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 July 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 194, 10. 7. 1998, p. 9.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 75/98 of 17 July 1998 amending Annex XI (Telecommunication services) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 1998-07-17
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: agreement (EU), harmonisation of standards, technical regulations, telecommunications

L 172/54

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

8. 7. 1999

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 75/98

of 17 July 1998

amending Annex XI (Telecommunication services) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as adjusted by the Protocol adjusting the
Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular
Article 98 thereof,

Whereas Annex XI to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 31/98 of
30 April 1998 (1);

Whereas Council Resolution (97/C 303/01) of 22 September 1997 on the further development of a
numbering policy for telecommunications services in the European Community (2) is to be incorporated
into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 26e (Council Resolution (95/C 341/03)) in Annex XI to the
Agreement:

‘26f. 397 Y 1004(01): Council Resolution (97/C 303/01) of 22 September 1997 on the further
development of a numbering of a numbering policy for telecommunications services in the
European Community (OJ L 303, 4.10.1997, p. 1).’

Article 2

The texts of Council Resolution (97/C 303/01) in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, which are
annexed to the representative language versions of this Decision, are authentic.

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 August 1998, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee.

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the EEA section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of
the European Communities.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 17 July 1998.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

N. v. LIECHTENSTEIN

(1) OJ L 310, 19.11.1998, p. 17.
(2) OJ C 303, 4.10.1997, p. 1.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1558/98 of 17 July 1998 laying down to what extent applications for issue of export licences submitted during July 1998 for beef and veal products which may benefit from special import treatment in a third country may be accepted
Date: 1998-07-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beef, export licence, quantitative restriction

L 202/56

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

18. 7. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1558/98

of 17 July 1998

laying down to what extent applications for issue of export licences submitted
during July 1998 for beef and veal products which may benefit from special
import treatment in a third country 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 1445/
95 of 26 June 1995 on rules of application for import and
export licences in the beef and veal sector and repealing
Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 (1), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 759/98 (2), and in particular Article
12(8) thereof,

Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 lays down,
in
Article 12, detailed rules for export licence applications
for the products referred to in Article 1 of Commission
Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 (3), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 3434/87 (4);

Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 fixed the quant-
ities of meat which might be exported on special terms
for the third quarter of 1998;

Whereas the quantities for which licence applications
have been lodged for the third quarter of 1998 are lower

than those available; whereas these applications can,
therefore, be met in full,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The applications for export licences lodged in July 1998
for the beef and veal referred to in Regulation (EEC) No
2973/79 for the third quarter of 1998 shall be met in full.

Article 2

Applications for licences in respect of the meat referred
to in Article 1 may be lodged in accordance with Article
12 of Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 during the first 10 days
of the fourth quarter of 1998 the total quantity available
being 5 000 tonnes.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 July 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 July 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 143, 27. 6. 1995, p. 35.
(2) OJ L 105, 4. 4. 1998, p. 7.
(3) OJ L 336, 29. 12. 1979, p. 44.
(4) OJ L 327, 18. 11. 1987, p. 7.