do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 922/1999 of 30 April 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 2479/96 laying down detailed rules for the application of the minimum import price system for certain soft fruit originating in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and fixing the minimum import prices
Date: 1999-04-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, import price, minimum price, soft fruit

1. 5. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 114/47

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 922/1999

of 30 April 1999

amending Regulation (EC) No 2479/96 laying down detailed rules for the applica-
tion of the minimum import price system for certain soft fruit originating in
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and fixing the minimum import prices

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1926/96 of
7 October 1996 establishing certain concessions in the
form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural
products and providing for the adjustment, as an auto-
nomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural
concessions provided for in the Agreements on free trade
and trade-related matters with Estonia, Latvia and Lithu-
ania, to take account of the Agreement on Agriculture
concluded during the Uruguay Round multilateral trade
negotiations (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas the Annexes to Annexes Ia and Ib, IIb and IIIa
to Regulation (EC) No 1926/96 indicate that
the
minimum import prices are fixed for each marketing
year; whereas Annex II to Commission Regulation (EC)
No 2479/96 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
844/98 (3), fixes these prices for the 1998/1999 marketing

year; whereas the minimum import prices for the 1999/
2000 marketing year should accordingly be fixed;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Veget-
ables,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2479/96 is replaced by:

‘Article 2

For the 1999/2000 marketing year,
the minimum
import prices shall be as set out in Annex II to this
Regulation.'

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 April 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 254, 8.10.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 335, 24.12.1996, p. 25.
(3) OJ L 120, 23.4.1998, p. 11.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 901/1999 of 30 April 1999 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 1999-04-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

L 114/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

1. 5. 1999

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 901/1999

of 30 April 1999

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,

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;

in compliance with the above criteria,

Whereas,
the
standard 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 1 May 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 April 1999.

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.

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to the Commission Regulation of 30 April 1999 establishing the standard import values for
determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

ANNEX

CN code

0702 90 70

0805 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50

0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90

Third country
code (1)

Standard import
value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
999
052
204
212
600
624
999
388
400
508
512
524
528
720
804
999

56,2
56,2
32,6
41,4
63,8
61,9
47,4
49,4
84,4
89,4
80,3
83,0
75,1
72,0
101,2
104,2
86,2

(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'.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 916/1999 of 30 April 1999 fixing the maximum purchasing price for butter for the 238th invitation to tender carried out under the standing invitation to tender governed by Regulation (EEC) No 1589/87
Date: 1999-04-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, farm price support, maximum price, purchase

1. 5. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 114/41

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 916/1999

of 30 April 1999

fixing the maximum purchasing price for butter for the 238th invitation to
tender carried out under the standing invitation to tender governed by Regula-
tion (EEC) No 1589/87

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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) first indent and Article 7a(3)
thereof,

Whereas Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No
1589/87 of 5 June 1987 on the sale by tender of butter to
intervention agencies (3), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 124/1999 (4), provides that, in the light of the
tenders received for each invitation to tender, a maximum
buying-in price is to be fixed in relation to the interven-

tion price applicable and that it may also be decided not
to proceed with the invitation to tender;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 238th invitation to tender issued under Regula-
tion (EEC) No 1589/87, for which tenders had to be
submitted not later than 27 April 1999, the maximum
buying-in price is fixed at 295,38 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 April 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 206, 16.8.1996, p. 21.
(3) OJ L 146, 6.6.1987, p. 27.
(4) OJ L 16, 21.1.1999, p. 19.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 910/1999 of 30 April 1999 setting the amounts of aid for the supply of rice products from the Community to the Canary Islands
Date: 1999-04-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Canary Islands, EU aid, EU production, rice, supply

1. 5. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 114/31

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 910/1999

of 30 April 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 May 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 April 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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1. 5. 1999

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 30 April 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

148,00

33,00
Commission Regulation (EC) No 903/1999 of 30 April 1999 altering the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural state
Date: 1999-04-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export, export refund, raw sugar, white sugar

1. 5. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 114/15

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 903/1999

of 30 April 1999

altering the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural
state

sector (1), as

in the sugar

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81
of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the
last amended by
markets
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1148/98 (2), and in
particular
the second subparagraph of Article 19 (4)
thereof,
Whereas the refunds on white sugar and raw sugar
exported in the natural state were fixed by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 825/1999 (3), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 876/1999 (4);
Whereas it
follows from applying the detailed rules
contained in Regulation (EC) No 825/1999 to the infor-
mation known to the Commission that the export refunds

at present in force should be altered to the amounts set
out in the Annex hereto,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(1)(a)
of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81, undenatured and
exported in the natural state, as fixed in the Annex to
Regulation (EC) No 825/1999 are hereby altered to the
amounts shown in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 April 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 177, 1.7.1981, p. 4.
(2) OJ L 159, 3.6.1998, p. 38.
(3) OJ L 105, 22.4.1999, p. 4.
(4) OJ L 111, 29.4.1999, p. 6.

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1. 5. 1999

to the Commission Regulation of 30 April 1999 altering the export refunds on white sugar
and raw sugar exported in its unaltered state

ANNEX

Product code

1701 11 90 9100
1701 11 90 9910
1701 11 90 9950
1701 12 90 9100
1701 12 90 9910
1701 12 90 9950

Amount of refund

(cid:190) EUR/100 kg (cid:190)

47,78
46,90

47,78
46,90

(1)
(1)
(2)
(1)
(1)
(2)

(cid:190) EUR/1 % of sucrose (cid:253) 100 kg (cid:190)

1701 91 00 9000

0,5194

1701 99 10 9100
1701 99 10 9910
1701 99 10 9950

(cid:190) EUR/100 kg (cid:190)

51,94
51,94
51,94

(cid:190) EUR/1 % of sucrose (cid:253) 100 kg (cid:190)

1701 99 90 9100

0,5194

(1) Applicable to raw sugar with a yield of 92 %; if the yield is other than 92 %,
the refund applicable is calculated in accordance with the provisions of
Article 17a (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81.

(2) Fixing suspended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2689/85 (OJ L 255, 26. 9.
1985, p. 12), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3251/85 (OJ L 309, 21. 11.
1985, p. 14).
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 53/1999 of 30 April 1999 amending Annex IX (financial services) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 1999-04-30
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EU Member State, European Monetary System, banking, bond, intra-EU payment

L 284/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

9.11.2000

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 53/1999

of 30 April 1999

amending Annex IX (financial services) to the EEA Agreement

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:

(1)

(2)

Annex IX to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 110/98 of the EEA Joint Committee of
1 December 1998 (1).

Directive 98/26/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 1998 on settlement
finality in payment and securities settlement systems (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 16a (Directive 97/5/EC of the European Parliament and
of the Council) in Annex IX to the Agreement:

‘16b. 398 L 0026: Directive 98/26/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May
1998 on settlement finality in payment and securities settlement systems (OJ L 166, 11.6.1998,
p. 45).’

Article 2

The texts of Directive 98/26/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, which are annexed to the
respective language versions of this Decision, are authentic.

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 May 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, 30 April 1999.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

F. BARBASO

(1) OJ L 277, 28.10.1999, p. 46.
(2) OJ L 166, 11.6.1998, p. 45.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 54/1999 of 30 April 1999 amending Annex X (audiovisual services) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 1999-04-30
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European audiovisual area, administrative cooperation, competitiveness, infancy, information policy

9.11.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 284/13

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 54/1999

of 30 April 1999

amending Annex X (audiovisual services) to the EEA Agreement

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:

(1)

(2)

Annex X to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 79/96 of the EEA Joint Committee of
13 December 1996 (1).

Council Recommendation 98/560/EC of 24 September 1998 on the development of
the
competitiveness of the European audiovisual and information services industry by promoting
national frameworks aimed at achieving a comparable and effective level of protection of minors
and human dignity (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be added after point 2 (Council Resolution 94/C 181/02) in Annex X to the
Agreement:

‘3. 398 X 0560: Council Recommendation 98/560/EC of 24 September 1998 on the development
of the competitiveness of the European audiovisual and information services industry by
promoting national frameworks aimed at achieving a comparable and effective level of protection
of minors and human dignity (OJ L 270, 7.10.1998, p. 48).’

Article 2

The texts of Recommendation 98/560/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, which are annexed
to the respective language versions of this Decision, are authentic.

Article 3

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

(1) OJ L 100, 17.4.1997, p. 68.
(2) OJ L 270, 7.10.1998, p. 48.

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9.11.2000

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, 30 April 1999.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

F. BARBASO
Commission Regulation (EC) No 919/1999 of 30 April 1999 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain, medium grain and long grain A rice in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2564/98
Date: 1999-04-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export, export refund, rice, third country

L 114/44

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

1. 5. 1999

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 919/1999

of 30 April 1999

fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain, medium grain
and long grain A rice in connection with the invitation to tender issued in
Regulation (EC) No 2564/98

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of
22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the
market in rice (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2072/98 (2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,

Whereas an invitation to tender for the export refund on
rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC)
No 2564/98 (3);

Whereas Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No
584/75 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 299/
95 (5), allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with
the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC)
No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a
maximum export
this
maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account;
whereas a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose
tender is equal to or less than the maximum export
refund;

refund; whereas

in fixing

Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria
to the current market situation for the rice 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
in accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The maximum export refund on wholly milled round
grain, medium grain and long grain A rice to be exported
to certain third countries pursuant to the invitation to
tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2564/98 is hereby
fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 26 to 29
April 1999 at EUR/t 150,00.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 April 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 265, 30.9.1998, p. 4.
(3) OJ L 320, 28.11.1998, p. 43.
(4) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 35, 15.2.1995, p. 8.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 48/1999 of 30 April 1999 amending Annex II (technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 1999-04-30
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: electrical equipment, explosive, mining operation, technical regulations

L 284/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

9.11.2000

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 48/1999

of 30 April 1999

amending Annex II (technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA
Agreement

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:

(1)

(2)

Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 32/1999 of the EEA Joint Committee of
26 March 1999 (1).

Commission Directive 98/65/EC of 3 September 1998 adapting to technical progress Council
Directive 82/130/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning electrical
equipment for use in potentially explosive atmospheres in mines susceptible to firedamp (2), is to
be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 4 (Council Directive 82/130/EEC) in Chapter X of Annex II
to the Agreement:

‘— 398 L 0065: Commission Directive 98/65/EC of 3 September 1998 (OJ L 257, 19.9.1998,

p. 29).’

Article 2

The texts of Commission Directive 98/65/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, which are
annexed to the respective language versions of this Decision, are authentic.

Article 3

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

(1) OJ L 266, 19.10.2000.
(2) OJ L 257, 19.9.1998, p. 29.

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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, 30 April 1999.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

F. BARBASO