L 266/26 Official Journal of the European Communities 1.10.98 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2089/98 of 30 September 1998 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 708/98 on the taking over of paddy rice by the intervention agencies and fixing the corrective amounts and the price increases and reductions to be applied for the 1997/98 marketing year 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 ('), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 192/98 (3, and in particular Article 8(b) thereof, Whereas the conditions for the taking over of paddy rice by the intervention agencies are laid down in Commis- sion Regulation (EC) No 708/98 (%), as amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 1307/98 (*); whereas Article 6(1) of that Regulation provides that delivery must be effected no later than 31 August of the current marketing year; Whereas during the 1997/98 marketing year the interven- tion agencies encountered difficulties in setting up a good system for the storage, checking and reception of goods; whereas these difficulties delayed the acceptance of offers made and the taking over of deliveries; whereas, for the 1997/98 marketing year, these difficulties justify a deroga- tion from the time limit set in the abovementioned provi- sions for delivery to the intervention agency; 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 Notwithstanding Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 708/ 98, delivery of paddy rice for taking over by the interven- tion agency in respect of the 1997/98 marketing year must be effected no later than 30 September 1998. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply with effect from 1 September 1998. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 30 September 1998. () OJ L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18. () OJ L 20, 27. 1. 1998, p. 16. () OJ L 98, 31. 3. 1998, p. 21. () OJ L 182, 25. 6. 1998, p. 8. ) ) 2 For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission