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Commission Regulation (EC) No 223/1999 of 29 January 1999 determining the extent to which applications lodged in January 1999 for import licences for certain poultrymeat sector products pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 509/97 can be accepted
Date: 1999-01-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: import licence, poultrymeat, quantitative restriction

L 23/26

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

30. 1. 1999

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 223/1999

of 29 January 1999

determining the extent to which applications lodged in January 1999 for import
licences for certain poultrymeat sector products pursuant to Regulation (EC) No
509/97 can be accepted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/
97 of 20 March 1997 laying down procedures for applying
in the poultrymeat sector the Interim Agreement on trade
and accompanying measures between the European
Community, the European Coal and Steel Community
and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one
part, and the Republic of Slovenia, of the other part (1), as
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1514/97 (2), and in
particular Article 4(5) thereof,

Whereas the applications for import licences lodged for
the first quarter of 1999 are for quantities less than the
quantities available and can therefore be met in full;

Article 1

1. Applications for import licences for the period 1
January to 31 March 1999 submitted pursuant to Regula-
tion (EC) No 509/97 shall be met as referred to in Annex
I.

2. During the first 10 days of the period 1 April to 30
June 1999 applications may be lodged pursuant to Regu-
lation (EC) No 509/97 for import licences for the total
quantities as referred to in Annex II.

Article 2

Whereas the surplus to be added to the quantity available
for the following period should be determined,

This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 January
1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 January 1999.

For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 80, 21. 3. 1997, p. 3.
(2) OJ L 204, 31. 7. 1997, p. 16.

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 23/27

ANNEX I

Percentage of acceptance
of import licences submitted
for the period
1 January to 31 March 1999

100,00
100,00
100,00

Group No

80
90
100

ANNEX II

Group No

Available quantities

(tonnes)

80
90
100

720,00
330,00
600,00
Commission Regulation (EC) No 234/1999 of 29 January 1999 setting the amounts of aid for the supply of rice products from the Community to the Canary Islands
Date: 1999-01-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Canary Islands, EU production, aid system, rice, supply

L 23/42

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

30. 1. 1999

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 234/1999

of 29 January 1999

setting the amounts of aid for the supply of rice products from the Community
to the Canary Islands

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92
of 15 June 1992 introducing specific measures in respect
of certain agricultural products for the benefit of the
Canary Islands (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2348/96 (2), and in particular Article 3 thereof,

Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No
1601/92, the requirements of the Canary Islands for rice
are to be covered in terms of quantity, price and quality
by the mobilization, on disposal
to
exemption from the levy, of Community rice, which
involves the grant of an aid for supplies of Community
origin; whereas this aid is to be fixed with particular
reference to the costs of the various sources of supply and
in particular is to be based on the prices applied to
exports to third countries;

terms equivalent

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2790/94 (3), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 825/98 (4), lays down
common detailed rules for implementation of the specific

arrangements for the supply of certain agricultural prod-
ucts, including rice, to the Canary Islands;

Whereas, as a result of the application of these detailed
rules to the current market situation in the rice sector,
and in particular to the rates of prices for these products
in the European part of the Community and on the world
market, the aid for supply to the Canary Islands should be
set at the amounts given in the Annex;

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

Pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92,
the amount of aid for the supply of rice of Community
origin under the specific arrangements for the supply of
the Canary Islands shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 January 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 320, 11. 12. 1996, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 296, 17. 11. 1994, p. 23.
(4) OJ L 117, 21. 4. 1998, p. 5.

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 23/43

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 29 January 1999 setting the amounts of aid for the supply
of rice products from the Community to the Canary Islands

(EUR/tonne)

Product
(CN code)

Milled rice
(1006 30)

Broken rice
(1006 40)

Amount of aid

106,00

23,00
Commission Decision of 29 January 1999 suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States (notified under document number C(1999) 265)
Date: 1999-01-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, award of contract, butter, intervention buying

9. 2. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 34/19

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 29 January 1999

suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States

(notified under document number C(1999) 265)

(1999/118/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

States or,
Germany, in a region thereof;

in the case of

the United Kingdom and

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of
27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market
in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1587/96 (2), and in particular the first
subparagraph of Article 7a(1) and Article 7a(3) thereof,

Whereas Commission Decision 1999/72/EC (6) suspends
the buying-in of butter in all Member States; whereas
information on market prices shows that the condition
laid down in Article 1(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1547/87
is no longer met in Ireland and Spain; whereas the list of
Member States in which that suspension applies must be
adjusted accordingly;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Milk and Milk Products,

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 777/87 (3), as last
amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and
Sweden, sets out
the circumstances under which the
buying-in of butter and skimmed-milk powder may be
suspended and subsequently resumed and, where suspen-
sion takes place, the alternative measures that may be
taken;

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1547/87 (4),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1802/95 (5), lays
down the criteria for opening and suspending the
buying-in of butter by invitation to tender in the Member

(1) OJ L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 21.
(3) OJ L 78, 20. 3. 1987, p. 10.
(4) OJ L 144, 4. 6. 1987, p. 12.
(5) OJ L 174, 26. 7. 1995, p. 27.

The buying-in of butter by invitation to tender as
provided for in Article 1(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 777/
87 is hereby suspended in Belgium, Denmark, Germany,
Greece, France,
the Netherlands,
Italy, Luxembourg,
Austria, Portugal, Finland, Sweden, Great Britain and
Northern Ireland.

(6) OJ L 22, 29. 1. 1999, p. 74.

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EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

9. 2. 1999

Article 2

Decision 1999/72/EC is hereby repealed.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 29 January 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission
Commission Regulation (EC) No 222/1999 of 29 January 1999 determining the extent to which applications lodged in January 1999 for import licences for certain poultrymeat products under the regime provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for poultrymeat and certain other agricultural products can be accepted
Date: 1999-01-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: import licence, poultrymeat, tariff quota

L 23/24

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

30. 1. 1999

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 222/1999

of 29 January 1999

determining the extent to which applications lodged in January 1999 for import
licences for certain poultrymeat products under the regime provided for in
Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for the administration
of certain Community tariff quotas for poultrymeat and certain other agricul-
tural products can be accepted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1431/
94 of 22 June 1994, laying down detailed rules for the
application in the poultrymeat sector of
the import
arrangements provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No
774/94 opening and providing for the administration of
certain Community tariff quotas for poultrymeat and
certain other agricultural products (1), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1514/97 (2), and in particular Article
4 (5) thereof,

the quantities available and must therefore be reduced by
a fixed percentage to ensure a fair distribution,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Applications for import licences for the period 1 January
to 31 March 1999 submitted under Regulation (EC) No
1431/94 shall be met as referred to in the Annex.

Article 2

Whereas the applications for import licences lodged for
the period 1 January to 31 March 1999 are greater than

This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 January
1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 January 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 156, 23. 6. 1994, p. 9.
(2) OJ L 204, 31. 7. 1997, p. 16.

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 23/25

ANNEX

Group No

Percentage of acceptance
of import certificates submitted
for the period
1 January to 31 March 1999

1

2

3

4

5

1,99

2,00

2,20

100,00

3,64
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 2/1999 of 29 January 1999 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 1999-01-29
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, agreement (EU), agricultural product, animal product, crop production, pesticide residue

L 35/30

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

10. 2. 2000

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 2/1999

of 29 January 1999

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agree-
ment

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as adjusted by the Protocol adjusting the
Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular
Article 98 thereof,

Whereas Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 106/98 of
27 November 1998 (1);

Whereas Commission Directive 97/71/EC of 15 December 1997 amending the Annexes to Council
Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide
residues in and on cereals, foodstuffs of animal origin and certain products of plan origin, including fruit
and vegetables respectively (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 38 (Council Directive 86/362/EEC) of Chapter XIII of

1.
Annex II to the Agreement:

‘—397 L 0071: Commission Directive 97/71/EC of 15 December 1997 (OJ L 347, 18.12.1997, p. 42).’

The following indent shall be added in point 39 (Council Directive 86/363/EEC) of Chapter XII of

2.
Annex II to the Agreement:

‘—397 L 0071: Commission Directive 97/71/EC of 15 December 1997 (OJ L 347, 18.12.1997, p. 42).’

The following indent shall be added in point 54 (Council Directive 90/642/EEC) of Chapter XII of

3.
Annex II to the Agreement:

‘—397 L 0071: Commission Directive 97/71/EC of 15 December 1997 (OJ L 347, 18.12.1997, p. 42).’

The texts of Directive 97/71/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, which are annexed to the
respective language versions of this Decision, are authentic.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 30 January 1999, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee.

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the EEA section of, and in the EEA supplement to, the Official Journal of
the European Communities.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 29 January 1999.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

F. BARBASO

(1) OJ L 277, 28.10.1999, p. 40.
(2) OJ L 347, 18.12.1997, p. 42.