Commission Regulation (EC) No 2754/98 of 18 December 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 1772/96 laying down detailed rules for implementation of the specific measures for the supply of seed potatoes to the French overseas departments
Date: 1998-12-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: French overseas department and region, import, potato, seed, supply, tariff exemption

19. 12. 98

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 345/25

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2754/98

of 18 December 1998

amending Regulation (EC) No 1772/96 laying down detailed rules for imple-
mentation of the specific measures for the supply of seed potatoes to the French
overseas departments

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Article 1

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91
of 16 December 1991 intoducing specific measures in
respect of certain agricultural products for the benefit of
the French overseas departments (1), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 2598/95 (2), and in particular Article
2(6) thereof,

Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No
3763/91, Commission Regulation (EC) No 1772/96 (3), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1395/98 (4), fixes the
forecast supply balance for seed potatoes and the level of
aid for their supply from the rest of the Community to
the French overseas departments for the second half of
1998; whereas the forecast supply balance should be fixed
for the 1999 calendar year; whereas the balance must be
fixed on the basis of the needs of the departments;

Whereas, for the purpose of applying Article 2(4) of Regu-
lation (EEC) No 3763/91, the level of aid for the supply of
seed potatoes from the rest of the Community to the
French overseas departments should be fixed to ensure
that potatoes are supplied under conditions equivalent for
the end user to exemption from import duties on seed
potatoes from third countries; whereas that aid should be
fixed taking account, inter alia, of the cost of supply
from the world market;

Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1103/
97 of 17 June 1997 on certain provisions relating to the
the euro (5) provides that as from 1
introduction of
January 1999, all references to the ecu in legal instru-
ments are to be replaced by references to the euro at the
rate of EUR 1 to ECU 1; whereas, for the sake of clarity,
the denomination ‘euro' should be used in this Regula-
tion since it is to apply from 1 January 1999;

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

(1) OJ L 356, 24. 12. 1991, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 267, 9. 11. 1995, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 232, 13. 9. 1996, p. 13.
(4) OJ L 187, 1. 7. 1998, p. 39.
(5) OJ L 162, 19. 6. 1997, p. 1.

Regulation (EC) No 1772/96 is hereby amended as
follows:

1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 1

For the purpose of applying Article 2 of Regulation
(EEC) No 3763/91, the forecast supply balance for seed
potatoes falling within CN code 0701 10 00 exempt
from duty on importation into the French overseas
departments or,
the
Community, eligible for Community aid is hereby set
at 750 tonnes for the 1999 calendar year. This quantity
is allocated as laid down in the Annex.

for products from the rest of

The French authorities may adjust
within the overall
Commission of any such adjusment.';

limit set. They shall

the allocation
inform the

2. Article 2 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 2

For the purpose of applying Article 2(4) of Regulation
(EEC) No 3763/91, aid for supplying the French over-
seas departments with seed potatoes from the rest of
the Community is hereby set, having regard to the
forecast supply balance, at euro 4,830 per 100 kg for
exports to Guadeloupe and euro 5,430 per 100 kg for
exports to Réunion.';

3. the Annex is replaced by the Annex hereto.

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 from 1 January 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 December 1998.

For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

ANNEX

‘ANNEX

Seed potatoes falling within CN code 0701 10 00

(tonnes)

Guadeloupe

Réunion

50

700'