2.7.97 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 174/45 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1274/97 of 1 July 1997 establishing the sugar forecast supply balance for 1997/98 for the smaller Aegean islands provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 of 19 July 1993 introducing specific measures for the smaller Aegean islands concerning certain agricultural products ('), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2417/95 (3, and in particular Article 4 thereof, Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2958/93 lays down detailed rules for the application of Council Regula- tion (EEC) No 2019/93 as regards the specific arrange- ments for the supply of certain agricultural products (%), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1802/95 (*); Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 495/97 (%), lays down the common detailed rules for the application of the system of import licences; whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1464/95 of 27 June 1995 on special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences in the sugar sector (), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2136/95(*), lays down special detailed rules for the sugar sector; Whereas, in order to take account of commercial practices specific to the sugar sector, detailed rules, additional to or derogating from the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 2958/93, should be laid down; Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93, the forecast supply balance for sugar for the smaller Aegean islands for the 1997/98 marketing year should be established; whereas that balance may be revised during the year on the basis of trends in the smaller islands’ requirements; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93, the forecast supply balance for sugar originating in the Community for the smaller Aegean islands for the 1997/98 marketing year shall be as laid down in the Annex hereto. Article 2 The validity of aid certificates shall expire on the final day of the second month following their issue. Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 July 1997. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 1 July 1997. () OJ No L 184, 27. 7. 1993, p. L. () O] No L 248, 14. 10. 1995, p. 39. () O] No L 267, 28. 10. 1993, p. 4. () O] No L 174, 26. 7. 1995, p. 27. ().0J No L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1. (' OJ No L 77, 19. 3. 1997, p. 12. () O] No L 144, 28. 6. 1995, p. 14. () O] No L 214, 8. 9. 1995, p. 19. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission