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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1888/98 of 3 September 1998 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 1998-09-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

4. 9. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 245/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1888/98

of 3 September 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 1498/
98 (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 September
1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 3 September 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 66.
(2) OJ L 198, 15. 7. 1998, p. 4.
(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

4. 9. 98

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

ANNEX

CN code

0702 00 00

0805 30 10

0806 10 10

0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90

0808 20 50

0809 30 10, 0809 30 90

0809 40 05

Third country
code (1)

Standard import
value

(ECU/100 kg)

060
999
388
524
528
999
052
064
400
624
999
388
400
508
512
524
528
800
804
999
052
064
388
528
999
052
512
999
052
060
064
066
093
624
999

46,4
46,4
70,0
69,8
77,6
72,5
81,8
138,3
215,4
121,3
139,2
60,2
62,9
47,0
70,3
36,0
88,6
189,2
60,2
76,8
94,2
60,2
90,2
108,0
88,1
111,1
86,8
99,0
67,6
57,6
57,0
74,6
84,7
143,3
80,8

(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 1896/98 of 3 September 1998 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of common wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No 1079/98
Date: 1998-09-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, common wheat, export, export refund

L 245/42

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

4. 9. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1896/98

of 3 September 1998

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export
of common wheat 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 allows
the Commission to decide, in accordance with the proce-
dure 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 or
minimum tax 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 28
August to 3 September 1998 in response to the invitation
to tender for the refund or the tax for the export of
common wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No 1079/98.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 September
1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 3 September 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.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2746/98 by Caroline JACKSON to the Commission. EU attitude to Trinidad and human rights
Date: 1998-09-03
Institutions: European Parliament, JACKSON CAROLINE
Subjects: EU aid, Trinidad and Tobago, death penalty, development aid, human rights

C 118/134

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

29.4.1999

On the basis of the above considerations and the information provided by the Honourable Members, the
Commission will contact the Netherlands authorities in order to obtain information on the scope of the Act
(koppelingswet) and Circular in question.

(1) See judgment of 8 April 1976, case C-48/75 (Royer), ECR 497.

(1999/C 118/166)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2746/98

by Caroline Jackson (PPE) to the Commission

(3 September 1998)

Subject: EU attitude to Trinidad and human rights

It is reported that Trinidad and Tobago have withdrawn from the American Convention on Human Rights.
Can the Commission say whether this is likely to have any impact on the status of Trinidad and Tobago as
one of the ACP States currently in receipt of EU aid?

Answer given by Mr Pinheiro on behalf of the Commission

(30 September 1998)

The Commission understands that Trinidad and Tobago has recently deposited a legal instrument of which
the effect will be to withdraw from the American Convention on human rights as from 26th May 1999.
The purpose seems to be to reduce the possibility of potentially time-consuming appeals procedures
blocking the ability of the Trinidad and Tobago authorities from carrying out the death penalty. This is
part of the authorities(cid:146) strategy for taking a hard line on criminal offences.

The Commission is concerned by this development and has participated in Union demarches to persuade
the authorities not to take such measures. At the present time however, the Commission does not consider
the actions by Trinidad and Tobago should have an impact on its status as one of the African, Caribbean
and Pacific States nor on the current development aid programme.

(1999/C 118/167)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2751/98

by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Commission

(3 September 1998)

Subject: Safety of children in aircraft

1.
Is the Commission aware that the Rhineland Technical Inspection Agency proved as early as August
1992 by the use of tests with dummies that the use of the (cid:145)loop belt(cid:146) poses a potential threat to the lives of
children?

2.
Is the Commission aware that the European Aviation Safety Authority, with its regulation (cid:145)JAR-
OPS1(cid:146) of 1 April 1998, actually made the use of the loop belt compulsory for Member State airlines,
although it has long since been banned in America?

3. What immediate measures will the Commission take to avert the danger to children(cid:146)s lives
represented by the use of the loop belt?

4. When will the Commission ensure that the use of different age-appropriate restraint systems for
children in aeroplanes becomes mandatory?

Has the Commission made funds available for the development of such restraint systems? If so, how

5.
much? If not, why not?
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2749/98 by Hiltrud BREYER to the Commission. European volunteer year for young people
Date: 1998-09-03
Institutions: BREYER, European Parliament
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WRITTEN QUESTION E-2749/98by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Commission(3 September 1998)Subject: European volunteer year for young peopleDoes the Commission see the serving of a European volunteer year as a possible alternative to the military and civilian service obligations in the Member States? What steps is the Commission taking in this respect?Answer given by Mrs Cresson on behalf of the Commission(16 October 1998)As the Honourable Member knows, issues concerning national military or alternative service obligations are in the domain of the Member States, and it is for the Member States to decide whether periods of voluntary service have any bearing on the legal obligations they place upon their citizens. As stated in the decision establishing the Community action programme European voluntary service for young people(1): "European voluntary service activities are not a substitute for military service, for the alternative service formulae provided in particular for conscientous objectors or for the compulsory civilian service existing in several member states".However, the Commission recognises the relevance of the question, and is aware of the need to clarify the different approaches the Member States have adopted regarding their national services. During the conciliation procedure preceding the adoption of the European voluntary service programme decision the Commission agreed to undertake an in-depth study about the existing arrangements in various Member States. The aim will be to facilitate discussion concerning the relationship between European voluntary service and the different national service options.(1) OJ L 214, 31.7.1998.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2751/98 by Hiltrud BREYER to the Commission. Safety of children in aircraft
Date: 1998-09-03
Institutions: BREYER, European Parliament
Subjects: Rhineland-Palatinate, air safety, child, civil aviation, research, safety device

C 118/134

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

29.4.1999

On the basis of the above considerations and the information provided by the Honourable Members, the
Commission will contact the Netherlands authorities in order to obtain information on the scope of the Act
(koppelingswet) and Circular in question.

(1) See judgment of 8 April 1976, case C-48/75 (Royer), ECR 497.

(1999/C 118/166)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2746/98

by Caroline Jackson (PPE) to the Commission

(3 September 1998)

Subject: EU attitude to Trinidad and human rights

It is reported that Trinidad and Tobago have withdrawn from the American Convention on Human Rights.
Can the Commission say whether this is likely to have any impact on the status of Trinidad and Tobago as
one of the ACP States currently in receipt of EU aid?

Answer given by Mr Pinheiro on behalf of the Commission

(30 September 1998)

The Commission understands that Trinidad and Tobago has recently deposited a legal instrument of which
the effect will be to withdraw from the American Convention on human rights as from 26th May 1999.
The purpose seems to be to reduce the possibility of potentially time-consuming appeals procedures
blocking the ability of the Trinidad and Tobago authorities from carrying out the death penalty. This is
part of the authorities(cid:146) strategy for taking a hard line on criminal offences.

The Commission is concerned by this development and has participated in Union demarches to persuade
the authorities not to take such measures. At the present time however, the Commission does not consider
the actions by Trinidad and Tobago should have an impact on its status as one of the African, Caribbean
and Pacific States nor on the current development aid programme.

(1999/C 118/167)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2751/98

by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Commission

(3 September 1998)

Subject: Safety of children in aircraft

1.
Is the Commission aware that the Rhineland Technical Inspection Agency proved as early as August
1992 by the use of tests with dummies that the use of the (cid:145)loop belt(cid:146) poses a potential threat to the lives of
children?

2.
Is the Commission aware that the European Aviation Safety Authority, with its regulation (cid:145)JAR-
OPS1(cid:146) of 1 April 1998, actually made the use of the loop belt compulsory for Member State airlines,
although it has long since been banned in America?

3. What immediate measures will the Commission take to avert the danger to children(cid:146)s lives
represented by the use of the loop belt?

4. When will the Commission ensure that the use of different age-appropriate restraint systems for
children in aeroplanes becomes mandatory?

Has the Commission made funds available for the development of such restraint systems? If so, how

5.
much? If not, why not?
Supplement to Commission communication of 27 November 1996 on assessment criteria for national schemes for the costing and financing of universal service in telecommunications and guidelines for the Member States on operation on such schemes (COM(96) 608)
Date: 1998-09-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU financing, competition law, costing, telecommunications, transmission network

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 03.09.1998 
COM(1998) 494  final 

Supplement  to  Commission  Communication  of 
27  November  1996 
on Assessment Criteria for National Schemes for the Costing and financing 
of Universal Service  in telecommunications and Guidelines for the  Member 
States on Operation of such Schemes (COM(96)608) 

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27  November  1996 
on Assessment Criteria for National Schemes for the Costing and financing 
of  Universal Service  in telecommunications  and Guidelines for the Member 
States on Operation of such Schemes (COM(96)608) 

This  Communication  is  a  supplement  to  the  Commission's  Communication 
COM(96) 608  of  27th  November  1996 on the costing and financing  of  universal 
service ("the November Communication").  It follows the adoption by the European 
its  Resolution  of  18  September  1997  on  the  November 
Parliament  of 
Communication  in  which  the  Parliament  questioned  the  exact  status  of  that 
communication. 
It was concerned that the drafting might give the impression that 
the Communication was seeking to go further than its stated intention of informing 
"the Member States on the criteria which  the Commission  will use in  assessing 
under Community law provisions relating to the costing and financing of universal 
service within national schemes  for universal service",  and  actually  result  in the 
creation of additional legal obligations for the Member States. 

In  response  the  Commission  can  confirm  that  that  the  intention  and  aim  of  the 
November  1996  Communication  was  only  to  clarify  or  make  explicit existing or 
proposed obligations within the Community framework for telecommunications!. 

1 

In this  context,  the  use  of  "must"  in the  text  in  the  places  indicated  afterwards  was  not  intended  to 
imply  binding legal obligations where none already  existed. This applies to p_6, Point 3.3, 2nd line; p_9, 
Point 4,  1st para, 2nd  line; p_10, Guidelines  1.2, 3rd  para,  1st  line; pjM,  Guidelines  1.2.2(H) 2nd  para, 
6th line and footnote  12; p12, Guidelines  I.2.2  (iii), 3rd para, 1st line in the English text. 

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1895/98 of 3 September 1998 fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1078/98
Date: 1998-09-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, barley, export, export refund

4. 9. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 245/41

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1895/98

of 3 September 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 28 August to 3 September 1998,
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation
(EC) No 1078/98, the maximum refund on exportation of
barley shall be ECU 63,95 per tonne.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 September
1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 3 September 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.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2742/98 by Glyn FORD to the Commission. Car prices in the UK
Date: 1998-09-03
Institutions: European Parliament, FORD
Subjects: EU Member State, United Kingdom, competitiveness, motor car, motor vehicle, price disparity, selling price

29.4.1999

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C 118/131

The Council is also in contact with the Southern African Development Community Presidency (i.e. South
Africa), regarding specific possibilities for EU support (including possible role for the EU Special Envoy
Mr Ajello) for a political process aimed at finding a peaceful, negotiated solution.

On the question of democratisation in the DRC,
the EU Common Position on support for the
democratisation process enables the Union to offer assistance as soon as the necessary conditions are
at hand. In this regard, while the recent announcement that elections will take place in 1999 as proposed is
to be welcomed, the Union is concerned that no arbitrary conditions be attached to the prerogative of all
the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to exercise their democratic rights.

(1999/C 118/162)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2742/98

by Glyn Ford (PSE) to the Commission

(3 September 1998)

Subject: Car prices in the UK

Car prices in the UK are known to be the highest in Europe. Can the Commission clarify its views on this
in relation to Article 30 and indicate what steps it is taking to ensure that car prices in the UK become
competitive with the rest of Europe?

Answer given by Mr Van Miert on behalf of the Commission

(28 October 1998)

On the subject of car prices in the United Kingdom, the Commission would refer the Honourable Member
to its answer to Written Question E-2577/98 by Mrs Anita Pollack (1). The Commission sees no
relationship between high car prices in the United Kingdom and Article 30 of the EC Treaty.

The Commission is currently investigating a complaint regarding the compatibility with Articles 30 and 36
of the EC Treaty of the provisions dealing with the approval of single vehicles contained in the Motor
Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 1996 as amended by the Motor Vehicles (Approval) (Amendment)
Regulations 1998.

(1) OJ C 31, 5.2.1999, p. 150.

(1999/C 118/163)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2743/98

by Glyn Ford (PSE) to the Commission

(3 September 1998)

Subject: Printing of the euro

Transporting and guarding currency is a notoriously dangerous and hazardous business, as the recent
industrial action over violence against security guards in Belgium demonstrated.

Given these security dangers in a relatively peaceful country such as Belgium, as well as the very high
costs of transporting currency, does the Commission agree that the euro should be printed only within the
borders of the European Union and, if so, what plans has it made, or will it be making, to ensure that this
occurs?