CELEX: 31998R0931
Language: en
Date: 1998-04-30 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 931/98 of 30 April 1998 opening imports of a quantity of 100 000 tonnes of quality common wheat in the framework of the tariff quota of 300 000 tonnes of quality wheat open by Regulation (EC) No 529/97

1. 5. 98             EN               Official Journal of the European Communities                              L 130/15
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 931/98
                                                    of 30 April 1998
                 opening imports of a quantity of 100 000 tonnes of quality common wheat in the
                 framework of the tariff quota of 300 000 tonnes of quality wheat open by Regula-
                                                  tion (EC) No 529/97
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 (EC) No 1095/96 of
18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions            1. Import licece applications may be submitted for
set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the              quality common wheat covered by CN code 1001 90 99
conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotiations (1), and in           meeting the criteria laid down in Annex I to Regulation
particular Article 1 thereof,                                    (EC) No 529/97, from the date of entry into force of this
                                                                 Regulation until the end of the 30th day thereafter.
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 529/97 of 21
March 1997 opening and administering a tariff quota of           2. A total of 100 000 tonnes of common wheat may be
300 000 tonnes of quality wheat and repealing Regulation         imported in accordance with this Article.
(EC) No 1854/94 (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
850/97 (3), lays down provisions governing imports under         3. Regulation (EC) No 529/97 shall apply to such
that quota; whereas, in view of the situation on the             imports.
Community market for wheat, import licence applica-
tions should be called for under that quota for a given
period;                                                                                   Article 2
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, 30 April 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.