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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2811/98 of 22 December 1998 fixing the definitive aid for oranges for the 1997/98 marketing year
Date: 1998-12-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agro-industry, aid system, citrus fruit, production aid

L 349/46

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

24. 12. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2811/98

of 22 December 1998

fixing the definitive aid for oranges for the 1997/98 marketing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2202/96 of
28 October 1996 introducing a Community aid scheme
for producers of certain citrus fruits (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1169/
97 of 26 June 1997 laying down detailed rules for the
application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2202/96 intro-
ducing a Community aid scheme for producers of certain
citrus fruits (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1145/98 (3), and in particular Article 22(1) thereof,

Whereas Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2202/96
establishes a processing threshold of 1 189 000 tonnes for
oranges; whereas Article 5(2) of that Regulation provides
the
for each marketing year, overrunning of
that,
processing thresholds is to be assessed on the basis of the
average quantity processed with benefit of the aid during
the last
including the current
marketing year; whereas Article 5(3) stipulates that, where
an overrun has been established, the aid fixed for the
current marketing year in the Annex to that Regulation is
to be reduced by 1 % per 11 890 tonnes of overrun;

three marketing years,

Whereas, under Article 22(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No
1169/97, the Member States have notified the Commis-
sion of the quantities of oranges delivered for processing
in respect of the 1997/98 marketing year under Regula-

tion (EC) No 2202/96; whereas, on the basis of those
figures and of the quantities processed with benefit of the
aid in the 1995/96 and 1996/97 marketing years, an
overrun in the processing threshold of 501 294 tonnes has
been established; whereas the aid for oranges fixed in the
Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2202/96 for the 1997/98
marketing year should accordingly be reduced by 42 %;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 1997/98 marketing year, the aid for oranges fixed
in the tables in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2202/96
shall be reduced by 42 %.

When the aid is paid, account shall be taken of advances
paid in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No
1169/97.

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, 22 December 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 297, 21. 11. 1996, p. 49.
(2) OJ L 169, 27. 6. 1997, p. 15.
(3) OJ L 159, 3. 6. 1998, p. 29.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3815/98 by Concepció FERRER to the Commission. Programmes and projects in the field of agriculture in Catalonia
Date: 1998-12-22
Institutions: European Parliament, FERRER
Subjects: Catalonia, EU aid, EU expenditure, aid to agriculture

21.5.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 142/153

Answer given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission

(18 January 1999)

The Commission is collecting the information it needs to answer the question. It will communicate its
findings as soon as possible.

(1999/C 142/206)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3815/98

by Concepció Ferrer (PPE) to the Commission

(22 December 1998)

Subject: Programmes and projects in the field of agriculture in Catalonia

Bearing in mind the policy of transparency pursued by the Commission in relation to its spending, can the
Commission say what projects implemented in Catalonia benefitted from each type of aid available in the
area of agriculture and fisheries for the period 1994-1999?

Can the Commission further specify what amounts were finally allocated to each of the above projects?

Answer given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission

(18 January 1999)

The Commission is collecting the information it needs to answer the question. It will communicate its
findings as soon as possible.

(1999/C 142/207)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3816/98

by Concepció Ferrer (PPE) to the Commission

(22 December 1998)

Subject: Programmes and projects in the field of culture, education and youth in Catalonia

Bearing in mind the policy of transparency pursued by the Commission in relation to its spending, can the
Commission say what projects implemented in Catalonia benefitted from each type of aid available in the
area of culture, education and youth for the period 1994-1999?

Can the Commission further specify what amounts were finally allocated to each of the above projects?

Answer given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission

(18 January 1999)

The Commission is collecting the information it needs to answer the question. It will communicate its
findings as soon as possible.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2827/98 of 22 December 1998 concerning the stopping of fishing for sprat by vessels flying the flag of Denmark
Date: 1998-12-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, authorised catch, catch quota, fishery management, fishing regulations, ship's flag

29. 12. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 351/17

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2827/98

of 22 December 1998

concerning the stopping of fishing for sprat by vessels flying the flag of Denmark

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 2386/98 (4), provides
for sprat 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 sprat in the waters of ICES
divisions II a (EC zone), IV (EC zone) by vessels flying the
flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark have reached
the quota allocated for 1998; whereas Denmark has

prohibited fishing for this stock as from 25 November
1998; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that
date,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of sprat in the waters of ICES divisions II a (EC
zone), IV (EC zone), by vessels flying the flag of Denmark
or registered in Denmark are deemed to have exhausted
the quota allocated to Denmark for 1998.

Fishing for sprat in the waters of ICES divisions II a (EC
zone), IV (EC zone) by vessels flying the flag of Denmark
or registered in Denmark 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 application 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 25 November 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 December 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 297, 6. 11. 1998, p. 2.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 4032/98 by Stanislaw TILLICH to the Commission. Phare/CBC
Date: 1998-12-22
Institutions: European Parliament, TILLICH
Subjects: Community budget, EU financing, EU programme, cross-border cooperation

C 142/158

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

21.5.1999

(1999/C 142/215)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-4032/98

by Stanislaw Tillich (PPE) to the Commission

(22 December 1998)

Subject: PHARE/CBC

Can the Commission list the indicators according to which appropriations under budget line B7-502 are
utilised in the beneficiary countries?

Can it further say which countries have received how much funding for which borders (1995-1998) and
what shape financial planning for 1999 will take?

Answer given by Mr van den Broek on behalf of the Commission

(8 January 1999)

The Commission is sending direct to the Honourable Member and to Parliament’s Secretariat a table
containing the information requested.

(1999/C 142/216)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-4058/98

by Anita Pollack (PSE) to the Commission

(13 January 1999)

Subject: EU funds for the South-East of England government region

Will the Commission please itemise all EU funding received in the UK new South-East region since July
1994, including structural, social, LIFE, research and other assorted Community initiative funds, their
destination, amounts, partners and a brief description of the projects?

Answer given by Mr Santer on behalf of the Commission

(19 January 1999)

The Commission is collecting the information it needs to answer the question. It will communicate its
findings as soon as possible.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3829/98 by Cristiana MUSCARDINI to the Commission. Costly consultancy and employment repercussions
Date: 1998-12-22
Institutions: European Parliament, MUSCARDINI
Subjects: EU expenditure, EU financing, European Commission, European official, economic analysis, elderly person, fraud against the EU, position of women, project evaluation, services company

21.5.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 142/155

Answer given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission

(18 January 1999)

The Commission is collecting the information it needs to answer the question. It will communicate its
findings as soon as possible.

(1999/C 142/211)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3822/98

by Concepció Ferrer (PPE) to the Commission

(22 December 1998)

Subject: Subsidies for the Indian leather sector

Can the Commission list the projects funded by the Commission to the benefit of the Indian leather sector
(leather, footwear, leather goods), specifying the date on which each of the projects in question was
approved and its objectives?

Answer given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission

(18 January 1999)

The Commission is collecting the information it needs to answer the question. It will communicate its
findings as soon as possible.

(1999/C 142/212)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3829/98

by Cristiana Muscardini (NI) to the Commission

(22 December 1998)

Subject: Costly consultancy and employment repercussions

1.
Is it true that in May 1996 DG V concluded an annual contract with the woman director of the ASSI
company for a study of the situation of elderly women in Europe, and that the Commission contributed a
total of ECU 243 100 to the cost of the inquiry, estimated at ECU 374 000?

If so, does the Commission not consider such expenditure to be excessive for a study that is
to the measures to combat unemployment being

2.
admittedly important but certainly not crucial
implemented by national governments and Commission alike?

3.
Is it true that the project leader is the wife of a Commissioner in office and that ASSI is located in the
same building in which they live? If so, has the Commission considered the advisability, even while
formally complying with the rules in force, of handing over such a sum to the wife of one of its Members
when it itself is facing serious charges of fraud and embezzlement?

4. What moral principles and principles of sound management underline the Commission’s decision to
grant such an exorbitant subsidy to a project that has no influence on job creation prospects?

5.
Is the Commissioner in question the same person who, according to the press of the time, authorised
massive expenditure in less than transparent circumstances for supervision of the construction of the
Hochtief building in Luxembourg?