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Resolution on the executions carried out in Gaza
Date: 1998-09-17
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: Palestine, death penalty













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Resolution on the executions carried out in Gaza  


Official Journal C 313 , 12/10/1998 P. 0184 





B4-0817/98Resolution on the executions carried out in GazaThe European Parliament,- having regard to its previous resolutions on the abolition of the death penalty,1. Expresses its grave concern and disappointment at the execution by a firing squad of the brothers Ra'ed and Faud Abu Sultan in Gaza on 30 August 1998, the first time that a death sentence has been carried out in Gaza under the Palestinian Authority;2. Regrets that Palestinian Authority President Arafat did not commute the death sentence to life imprisonment, as is his prerogative;3. Supports the director of the independent Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Committee, Mr Bassam Eid, and the director of the Palestinian Independent Commission for Citizens' Rights, Professor Ali Jarbawi, in their criticism regarding both the trial and the execution of the sentence;4. Reiterates its position that capital punishment, irrespective of the nature of the crime committed, is in itself contrary to human dignity and constitutes a violation of human rights;5. Calls on the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian Legislative Council to amend the criminal law so as to abolish the death penalty;6. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Council, the governments of the Member States and to the Palestinian Authority.10
Resolution on the possible extension of the death penalty in El Salvador
Date: 1998-09-17
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: death penalty, right to justice













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Resolution on the possible extension of the death penalty in El Salvador  


Official Journal C 313 , 12/10/1998 P. 0185 





B4-0821/98Resolution on the possible extension of the death penalty in El SalvadorThe European Parliament,A. whereas on 27 July 1998 President Armando Calderón called on the Legislative Assembly to ratify a motion approved by the previous Assembly in October 1996, which would lead to a change in Article 27 of the 1983 Constitution and would extend the scope of the death penalty to crimes such as rape and violent killings,B. whereas the argument used to justify the move is the increasing crime rate in the country,C. whereas the death penalty has not been an effective mechanism in reducing crime levels in those countries where it still exists,D. whereas, if this proposal goes ahead, El Salvador will be in breach of the American Convention on Human Rights, which it ratified on 23 June 1978,The European Parliament,1. Calls on the El Salvador authorities not to extend the scope of the death penalty by preventing ratification of the motion;2. Reiterates its position that capital punishment, irrespective of the nature of the crime committed, is in itself contrary to human dignity and constitutes a violation of human rights;3. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Council, the Government of El Salvador and the San José Group.10
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1990/98 of 17 September 1998 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of rye issued in Regulation (EC) No 1746/98
Date: 1998-09-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, export tax, rye, third country

18. 9. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 256/25

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1990/98

of 17 September 1998

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export
of rye issued in Regulation (EC) No 1746/98

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 and/or the
tax for the export of rye to all third countries was opened
pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1746/98 (5);

Whereas Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 allows
the Commission to decide, in accordance with the pro-
cedure 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 from 11
to 17 September 1998 in response to the invitation to
tender for the refund or the tax for the export of rye
issued in Regulation (EC) No 1746/98.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 September
1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 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 219, 7. 8. 1998, p. 3.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2817/98 by Carmen DÍEZ DE RIVERA ICAZA to the Commission. Overbooking and passengers' rights
Date: 1998-09-17
Institutions: DIEZ DE RIVERA ICAZA, European Parliament
Subjects: air transport, consumer information, reservation

C 182/24

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

28.6.1999

Answer given by Mr Oreja on behalf of the Commission

(16 November 1998)

The 1998 information note on the criteria for awarding grants to twinning schemes was adopted by
agreement between the representatives of all the national schemes of the Council of European Municipalities
and Regions and of the World Federation of United Cities, who met in Brussels on 21 January 1998.

Since the programme was adopted in 1989, 24 800 town twinnings have been supported.

At the next meeting on the award criteria for 1999, scheduled for December 1998, the Council of European
Municipalities and Regions (Belgian section) will have an opportunity to submit its proposals.

The Commission examines each file carefully before it decides to reject or accept it, and it feels that various
European themes should be treated during a town twinning ceremony.

(1999/C 182/030)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2817/98

by Carmen Díez de Rivera Icaza (PSE) to the Commission

Subject: Overbooking and passengers’ rights

(17 September 1998)

In view of the repeated cases of overbooking or overselling which have occurred once more during the
summer and the harm caused to passengers by overbooking, can the Commission say:

1. whether it intends to adopt new measures to regulate this situation, and

2. whether information on passengers’ rights and the compensation due to them in such situations should

not be put on public display in the Union’s airports?

Answer given by Mr Kinnock on behalf of the Commission

(5 November 1998)

The Commission shares the concerns of the Honourable Member and has therefore already taken the necessary
steps to introduce new measures by means of a proposal (1) to amend Council Regulation (EEC) 295/91
establishing common rules for a denied-boarding compensation system in scheduled air transport (2). In this
proposal the Commission suggests that information relating to passengers’ consumer rights should be
improved with clearly displayed notices at the airports.

Parliament has already finalised its first reading and the amendments are now being discussed by the Council.
A common position could therefore be reached in the near future.

(1) OJ C 120, 18.4.1998.
(2) OJ L 36, 8.2.1991.

(1999/C 182/031)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2830/98

by John McCartin (PPE) to the Commission

(28 September 1998)

Subject: Grant aid for pig meat industry in Ireland

Can the Commission state what amount of grant aid was paid for the marketing and processing of pig meat in
Ireland over the last 15 years and what was the breakdown between the Irish and EU contribution?
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1993/98 of 17 September 1998 fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1079/98
Date: 1998-09-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, common wheat, export, export refund, third country

L 256/28

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

18. 9. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1993/98

of 17 September 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 11 to 17 September 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 34,97 per tonne.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 September
1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1994/98 of 17 September 1998 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 1907/98
Date: 1998-09-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, Spain, award of contract, import licence, maize, third country

18. 9. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 256/29

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1994/98

of 17 September 1998

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import
of maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 1907/98

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
1907/98 (3);

Whereas Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No
1839/95 (4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1963/
95 (5), 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 noti-
fied, to make no award;

Whereas on the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles
6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 a maximum
reduction in the duty 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 11
to 17 September 1998 in response to the invitation to
tender for the reduction in the duty on maize issued in
Regulation (EC) No 1907/98.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 September
1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 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 248, 8. 9. 1998, p. 19.
(4) OJ L 177, 28. 7. 1995, p. 4.
(5) OJ L 189, 10. 8. 1995, p. 22.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1986/98 of 17 September 1998 laying down to what extent applications for issue of export licences submitted during September 1998 for beef and veal products which may benefit from special import treatment in Canada may be accepted
Date: 1998-09-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Canada, beef, customs formalities, export licence, health control, quantitative restriction

L 256/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

18. 9. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1986/98

of 17 September 1998

laying down to what extent applications for issue of export licences submitted
during September 1998 for beef and veal products which may benefit from
special import treatment in Canada 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
12a(8) thereof,

Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 lays down,
in
Article 12a, detailed rules for export licence applications
for the products referred to in Article 1 of Commission
laying down certain
Regulation (EC) No 2051/96 (3),
detailed rules for granting of assistance for the export of
beef and veal which may benefit from a special import
treatment in Canada, as amended by Regulation (EC) No
2333/96 (4);

Whereas Regulation (EC) No 2051/96 fixed the quantities
of meat which might be exported on special terms per
calendar year; whereas no applications were submitted for

licences for beef and veal

export
September 1998,

for the month of

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

No applications for export licences were lodged for the
beef and veal referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2051/96
for the month of September 1998.

Article 2

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

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 September
1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 September 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 274, 26. 10. 1996, p. 18.
(4) OJ L 317, 6. 12. 1996, p. 13.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1981/98 of 17 September 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 762/94 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 with regard to the set-aside scheme
Date: 1998-09-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aid per hectare, cereals, leguminous vegetable, oleaginous plant, regional aid, set-aside

L 256/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

18. 9. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1981/98

of 17 September 1998

amending Regulation (EC) No 762/94 laying down detailed rules for the applica-
tion of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 with regard to the set-aside scheme

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92
of 30 June 1992 establishing a support system for produ-
cers of certain arable crops (1), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1624/98 (2), and in particular Article 12
thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 762/94 (3), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1566/97 (4),
lays
down detailed rules for the application of Regulation
(EEC) No 1765/92 with regard to the set-aside scheme
and lays down, inter alia, that areas set aside must have
been farmed by the applicant during the previous two
years;

Whereas, in the interests of simplification, this condition
may be abolished;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the Joint Management
Committee for Cereals, Oils and Fats and Dried Fodder,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The first indent of Article 3(4) of Regulation (EC) No
762/94 is repealed.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of 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, 17 September 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 210, 28. 7. 1998, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 90, 7. 4. 1994, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 208, 2. 8. 1997, p. 29.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1979/98 of 17 September 1998 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 1998-09-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

18. 9. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 256/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1979/98

of 17 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 18 September
1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 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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EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

18. 9. 98

to the Commission Regulation of 17 September 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

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
052
999
388
512
524
528
999
052
064
400
624
999
388
400
508
512
524
528
800
999
052
064
388
528
999
052
999
052
060
064
066
068
400
624
999

107,8
107,8
102,7
102,7
76,0
81,0
89,5
69,6
79,0
96,5
55,3
192,9
101,9
111,6
53,0
64,5
42,5
82,9
27,7
86,6
207,5
80,7
91,6
57,4
90,6
81,6
80,3
126,0
126,0
54,7
53,3
59,6
53,3
50,8
109,0
180,7
80,2

(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'.