CELEX: 31998R0600
Language: en
Date: 1998-03-16 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 600/98 of 16 March 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 589/98 fixing the agricultural conversion rates

17. 3. 98            EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                                L 79/19
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 600/98
                                                    of 16 March 1998
                 amending Regulation (EC) No 589/98 fixing the agricultural conversion rates
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       Whereas an error has been discovered in the Annex to
                                                                  this Regulation; whereas the Regulation in question
                                                                  should therefore be corrected;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92                                      Article 1
of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and the
conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the            The Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 589/98 are replaced
common agricultural policy (1), as last amended by Regu-          by the Annexes to this Regulation.
lation (EC) No 150/95 (2), and in particular Articles 3 (2)
and 12 thereof,                                                                           Article 2
                                                                  This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 March 1998.
Whereas the agricultural conversion rates were fixed by           At the request of the party concerned, shall apply on 14
Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/98 (3);                         March 1998.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 16 March 1998.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                              Franz FISCHLER
                                                                        Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 22, 31. 1. 1995, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 77, 14. 3. 1998, p. 26.
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                                                       ANNEX I
                                             Agricultural conversion rates
                                ECU 1=          40,9321     Belgian and
                                                            Luxembourg francs
                                                 7,54917    Danish kroner
                                                 1,98243    German marks
                                               312,493      Greek drachmas
                                               202,232      Portuguese escudos
                                                 6,68769    French francs
                                                 6,02811    Finnish marks
                                                 2,23273    Dutch guilders
                                                 0,796521   Irish punt
                                             1 973,93       Italian lire
                                                13,9485     Austrian schillings
                                               167,525      Spanish pesetas
                                                 8,79309    Swedish kroner
                                                 0,695735   Pound sterling
                                                       ANNEX II
                           Agricultural conversion rates fixed in advance and adjusted
                            Table A                                                  Table B
        ECU 1 =    39,3578      Belgian and                 ECU 1 =         42,6376      Belgian and
                                Luxembourg francs                                        Luxembourg francs
                    7,25882     Danish kroner                                7,86372     Danish kroner
                    1,90618     German marks                                 2,06503     German marks
                  300,474       Greek drachmas                             325,514       Greek drachmas
                  194,454       Portuguese escudos                         210,658       Portuguese escudos
                    6,43047     French francs                                6,96634     French francs
                    5,79626     Finnish marks                                6,27928     Finnish marks
                    2,14686     Dutch guilders                               2,32576     Dutch guilders
                    0,765886    Irish punt                                   0,829709    Irish punt
                1 898,01        Italian lire                             2 056,18        Italian lire
                   13,4120      Austrian schillings                         14,5297      Austrian schillings
                  161,082       Spanish pesetas                            174,505       Spanish pesetas
                    8,45489     Swedish kroner                               9,15947     Swedish kroner
                    0,668976    Pound sterling                               0,724724    Pound sterling