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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1602/98 of 23 July 1998 fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1445/98
Date: 1998-07-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, award of contract, import, maize, tariff reduction

24. 7. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 208/35

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1602/98

of 23 July 1998

fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection
with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1445/98

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
market in cereals (1), as last amended by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article
12(1) thereof,

Whereas an invitation to tender for the maximum reduc-
tion in the duty on maize imported into Spain was
opened pursuant
to Commission Regulation (EC) No
1445/98 (3);

Whereas, pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1839/95 (4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
1963/95 (5), the Commission, acting under the procedure
laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92,
may decide to fix a maximum reduction in the import
duty; whereas
in fixing this maximum the criteria
provided for in Article 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No
1839/95 must be taken into account; whereas a contract is

awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less
than the maximum reduction in the duty;

Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria
to the current market situation for the cereal in question
results in the maximum reduction in the import duty
being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For tenders notified from 17 to 23 July 1998, pursuant to
the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No
1445/98, the maximum reduction in the duty on maize
imported shall be ECU 71,95 per tonne and be valid for a
total maximum quantity of 65 000 tonnes.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 July 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 July 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 191, 7. 7. 1998, p. 47.
(4) OJ L 177, 28. 7. 1995, p. 4.
(5) OJ L 189, 10. 8. 1995, p. 22.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1603/98 of 23 July 1998 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 1564/98
Date: 1998-07-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, barley, export

L 208/36

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

24. 7. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1603/98

of 23 July 1998

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export
of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 1564/98

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
market in cereals (1), as last amended by 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), and in particular Article 7 thereof,

Whereas an invitation to tender for the refund for the
export of barley exported by Spain to all third countries
was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No
1564/98 (5);

Whereas Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, allows
the Commission to decide,
in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC)

No 1766/92 and on the basis of the tenders notified, to
make no award;

Whereas on the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1
of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 a maximum refund
should not be fixed;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 17
to 23 June 1998 in response to the invitation to tender for
the refund for the export of barley issued in Regulation
(EC) No 1564/98.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 July 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 July 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 203, 21. 7. 1998, p. 6.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1601/98 of 23 July 1998 fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1079/98
Date: 1998-07-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, common wheat, export refund

L 208/34

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

24. 7. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1601/98

of 23 July 1998

fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the
invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1079/98

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
market in cereals (1), as last amended by 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), and in particular Article 4 thereof,

Whereas an invitation to tender for the refund and/or the
tax for the export of common wheat to all third countries
was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No
1079/98 (5);

Whereas Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95
provides that the Commission may, on the basis of the
tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92,
decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of
the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No

1501/95; whereas in that case a contract is awarded to any
than the
tenderer whose bid is equal
maximum refund, as well as to any tenderer whose bid
relates to an export tax;

to or

lower

Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria
to the current market situation for the cereal in question
results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the
amount specified in Article 1;

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

For tenders notified from 17 July to 23 July 1998,
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation
(EC) No 1079/98, the maximum refund on exportation of
common wheat shall be ECU 29,99 per tonne.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 July 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 July 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 154, 28. 5. 1998, p. 24.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1608/98 of 23 July 1998 concerning the stopping of fishing for anglerfish by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
Date: 1998-07-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, authorised catch, catch quota, fishing area, sea fish, ship's flag

L 209/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

25. 7. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1608/98

of 23 July 1998

concerning the stopping of fishing for anglerfish by vessels flying the flag of
Belgium

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 anglerfish quotas 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 quota allocated;

Whereas, according to the information communicated to
the Commission, catches of anglerfish in the waters of
ICES divisions VIII a, b, d, e by vessels flying the flag of
Belgium or registered in Belgium have reached the quota

allocated for 1998; whereas Belgium has prohibited
fishing for this stock as from 5 July 1998; whereas it is
therefore necessary to abide by that date,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of anglerfish in the waters of ICES divisions VIII
a, b, d, e by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered
in Belgium are deemed to have exhausted the quota al-
located to Belgium for 1998.

Fishing for anglerfish in the waters of ICES divisions VIII
a, b, d, e, vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in
Belgium is prohibited, as well as the retention on board,
the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured
by the abovementioned vessels after the date of applica-
tion of this Regulation.

Article 2

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

It shall apply with effect from 5 July 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 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 1591/98 of 23 July 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1709/84 on minimum prices payable to producers and amounts of production aid for certain processed fruit and vegetables eligible for production aid
Date: 1998-07-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agro-industry, fruit product, minimum price, production aid, vegetable product

L 208/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

24. 7. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1591/98

of 23 July 1998

amending Regulation (EEC) No 1709/84 on minimum prices payable to produ-
cers and amounts of production aid for certain processed fruit and vegetables
eligible for production aid

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of
28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the
markets in processed fruit and vegetable products (1), as
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2199/97 (2), and in
particular Article 4(9) thereof,

Whereas Article 1(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No
504/97 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1590/
98 (4), defines products covered by the system of produc-
tion aid;

Whereas the aforementioned Regulation (EC) No 1590/
98 amends some of those definitions, in particular in the
case of tomato juice; whereas, in view of those amend-
ments, an aid reduction rate should be provided for,
calculated in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC)
No 2201/96, for certain types of tomato juice;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Veget-
ables,

Article 1

Regulation (EEC) No 1709/84 is hereby amended as
follows:

1. In Article 4:

(cid:190) the third subparagraph of paragraph 1 is replaced

by the following:

‘However, after application of one of the coeffi-
cients laid down in Annex V, the amount of aid
shall be reduced by 4 % in the case of certain
concentrate preparations with a dry weight content
of not more than 18 % and with not more than
4 % skin and pips by weight of product,'

(cid:190) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

‘2.
For tomato juice with a dry weight content
of not less than 7 % and containing not more than
4 % skin and pips by weight of product,
the
amount of aid shall be reduced by 4 %';

2. Part II of Annex V is deleted.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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, 23 July 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 297, 21. 11. 1996, p. 29.
(2) OJ L 303, 6. 11. 1997, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 78, 20. 3. 1997, p. 14.
(4) See page 11 of this Official Journal.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1592/98 of 23 July 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 1556/96 introducing a system of import licences for certain fruit and vegetables imported from third countries
Date: 1998-07-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import licence, third country

24. 7. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 208/15

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1592/98

of 23 July 1998

amending Regulation (EC) No 1556/96 introducing a system of import licences
for certain fruit and vegetables imported from third countries

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of
28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the
market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2520/97 (2), and in
particular Article 31(2) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1556/96 (3), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 947/98 (4), intro-
duced a system of import licences for certain fruit and
vegetables imported from third countries and set the list
of products covered;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
the Management
in accordance with the opinion of
Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1556/96 is replaced by
the Annex hereto.

Article 2

Whereas examination of the market situation for these
products indicates that the list should be amended by
abolishing the licence requirement for lemons;

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

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 297, 21. 11. 1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 346, 17. 12. 1997, p. 41.
(3) OJ L 193, 3. 8. 1996, p. 5.
(4) OJ L 132, 6. 5. 1998, p. 11.

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24. 7. 98

ANNEX

‘ANNEX

CN code

Period

Description

ex 0707 00 05

1 November to 30 April

1 December to 31 May

Cucumbers

Oranges

1 November to end February

Mandarins, including tangerines, satsumas,
wilkings and other similar citrus hybrids'

ex 0805 10 10
ex 0805 10 30
ex 0805 10 50

ex 0805 20 30
ex 0805 20 50
ex 0805 20 70
ex 0805 20 90
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1600/98 of 23 July 1998 fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1078/98
Date: 1998-07-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, barley, export refund

24. 7. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 208/33

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1600/98

of 23 July 1998

fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to
tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1078/98

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
market in cereals (1), as last amended by 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), and in particular Article 4 thereof,

Whereas an invitation to tender for the refund and/or the
tax for the export of barley to all third countries was
opened pursuant
to Commission Regulation (EC) No
1078/98 (5);

Whereas Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95
provides that the Commission may, on the basis of the
tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92,
decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of
the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No

1501/95; whereas in that case a contract is awarded to any
than the
tenderer whose bid is equal
maximum refund, as well as to any tenderer whose bid
relates to an export tax;

to or

lower

Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria
to the current market situation for the cereal in question
results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the
amount specified in Article 1;

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

For tenders notified from 17 to 23 July 1998, pursuant to
the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No
1078/98, the maximum refund on exportation of barley
shall be ECU 45,75 per tonne.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 July 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 July 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 154, 28. 5. 1998, p. 20.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1598/98 of 23 July 1998 fixing production refunds on cereals and rice
Date: 1998-07-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cereals, production refund, rice

24. 7. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 208/29

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1598/98

of 23 July 1998

fixing production refunds on cereals and rice

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
market in cereals (1), as last amended by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 7
(3) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of
22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the
market in rice (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
192/98 (4), and in particular Article 7 (2) thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No
1722/93 of 30 June 1993 laying down detailed rules for
the arrangements concerning production refunds in the
cereals and rice sectors (5), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 1011/98 (6), and in particular Article 3 thereof,

Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 establishes the
conditions for granting the production refund; whereas
the basis for the calculation is established in Article 3 of
the said Regulation; whereas the refund thus calculated
must be fixed once a month and may be altered if the
price of maize and/or wheat changes significantly;

Whereas the production refunds to be fixed in this Regu-
lation should be adjusted by the coefficients listed in the
Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 to establish
the exact amount payable;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The refund referred to in Article 3 (2) of Regulation
1.
(EEC) No 1722/93, expressed per
starch
extracted from maize, wheat, potatoes, rice or broken rice,
shall be ECU 39,18 per tonne.

tonne of

The refund referred to in Article 3 (2) of Regulation
2.
(EEC) No 1722/93, expressed per
starch
extracted from barley and oats, shall be ECU 39,18 per
tonne.

tonne of

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 July 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 July 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 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18.
(4) OJ L 20, 27. 1. 1998, p. 16.
(5) OJ L 159, 1. 7. 1993, p. 112.
(6) OJ L 145, 15. 5. 1998, p. 11.