COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 97/98 of 14 January 1998 concerning Regulation (EC) No 1218/96 relating to the partial exemption from the import duty for certain products in the cereals sector laid down in the Agreements between the European Community and the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of Romania
15. 1. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 9/31 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 97/98 of 14 January 1998 concerning Regulation (EC) No 1218/96 relating to the partial exemption from the import duty for certain products in the cereals sector laid down in the Agreements between the European Community and the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of Romania THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof, Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1218/96 of 28 June 1996 relating to the partial exemption from the import duty for certain products in the cereals sector laid down in the Agreements between the European Community and the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of Romania (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 32/98 (4), specifies the quantities of barley and common wheat originating in the Czech and Slovak Republics and the Republic of Hungary which enjoy preferential access under the Interim Agreement concluded with those countries; Whereas the Commission must fix a single coefficient for reducing the quantities in the import licences applied for in the where these quantities exceed the quantities annual quota; whereas applications for import licences submitted on 12 January 1998 for common wheat from the Republic of Romania relate to 243 340 tonnes and the maximum quantity which may be imported is 10 580 tonnes at a duty reduced by 80 %, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 for for the licences ‘Romania' quota Applications provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1218/96 at an import duty reduced by 80 % for common wheat falling within CN code 1001 90 99, submitted on 12 January 1998 and forwarded to the Commission, shall be accepted for the tonnages indicated therein multiplied by a coefficient of 0,0434783 Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 January 1998. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 14 January 1998. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21. (2) OJ L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37. (3) OJ L 161, 29. 6. 1996, p. 51. (4) OJ L 5, 9. 1. 1998, p. 4