CELEX: 31998R2104
Language: en
Date: 1998-10-01 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2104/98 of 1 October 1998 opening imports of quantities of quality common wheat, on the one hand, and of durum wheat, on the other hand, within the framework of tariff quotas provided for in Regulations (EC) No 529/97 and (EC) No 2228/96

2. 10. 98             EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                                L 267/3
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2104/98
                                                     of 1 October 1998
                  opening imports of quantities of quality common wheat, on the one hand, and of
                  durum wheat, on the other hand, within the framework of tariff quotas provided
                                for in Regulations (EC) No 529/97 and (EC) No 2228/96
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                                       Article 1
Community,
                                                                   1. Import licence applications may be submitted for
                                                                   quality common wheat falling within CN code
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of             1001 90 99 meeting the criteria laid down in Annex I to
18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions              Regulation (EC) No 529/97, from the date of entry into
set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the                force of this Regulation until the end of the 30th day
conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotiations (1), and in             thereafter.
particular Article 1 thereof,
                                                                   2. A total of 200 000 tonnes of common wheat may be
                                                                   imported in accordance with this Article.
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 529/97 of 21
March 1997 opening and administering a tariff quota of             3. Regulation (EC) No 529/97 shall apply to such
300 000 tonnes of quality wheat and repealing Regulation           imports.
(EC) No 1854/94 (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
850/97 (3); whereas, in view of the situation on the                                        Article 2
Community market for wheat, import licence applica-
tions should be called for under that quota for a given            1. Import licence applications for durum wheat falling
period, lays down provisions governing imports under               within CN code 1001 10 00 with a minimum vitreous
that quota;                                                        grain content of 73 % as provided for in Regulation (EC)
                                                                   No 2228/96 may be submitted from the date of entry into
                                                                   force of this Regulation, until the end of the 30th day
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2228/96 of 21                thereafter.
November 1996 opening and providing for the adminis-
tration of a tariff quota of 50 000 tonnes of durum wheat          2. A total of 50 000 tonnes may be imported in accord-
falling within CN code 1001 10 00 (4) lays down provi-             ance with this Article.
sions governing imports under that quota; whereas, in
                                                                   3. Regulation (EC) No 2228/96 shall apply to such
view of the situation on the Community market for
                                                                   imports.
wheat, import licence applications should be called for
under that quota for a given period;
                                                                                            Article 3
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are           This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
in accordance with the opinion of the Management                   following its publication in the Official Journal of the
Committee for Cereals,                                             European Communities.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 1 October 1998.
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                 Franz FISCHLER
                                                                         Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L  146, 20. 6. 1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L  82, 22. 3. 1997, p. 44.
(3) OJ L  122, 14. 5. 1997, p. 10.
(4) OJ L  298, 22. 11. 1996, p. 8.