Commission Regulation (EC) No 1616/98 of 24 July 1998 amending Regulations (EC) No 1710/95, (EC) No 1711/95 and (EC) No 1905/95 on the arrangements for the import of certain cereal products from certain countries
25. 7. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 209/31 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1616/98 of 24 July 1998 amending Regulations (EC) No 1710/95, (EC) No 1711/95 and (EC) No 1905/95 on the arrangements for the import of certain cereal products from certain coun- tries THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 of 22 December 1994 on the adjustments and transitional arrangements required in the agriculture sector in order to implement the agreements concluded during the Uruguay last Round of multilateral amended by Regulation (EC) No 1340/98 (2), and in particular Article 3(1) thereof, trade negotiations (1), as Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1710/95 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1251/97 (4), lays down transitional measures, valid until 30 June 1998, concerning the special arrangements on importation of bran, sharps and other residues of the sifting, milling or other working of certain cereals, originating in Tunisia, in preparation for imple- Algeria, Morocco or Egypt, mentation of the agreement on agriculture concluded in the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations; the whereas, Community has concluded an Agreement with the Tu- nisian Republic; by Decision 98/238/EC, ECSC (5), Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1711/95 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1251/97, lays down transitional measures, 1998, concerning the special arrangement for the import of durum wheat originating in Morocco required in order to the agreement on agriculture concluded implement during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade nego- tiations; valid until June 30 Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1905/95 (7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1251/97, lays down transitional measures, 1998, concerning the special arrangements for the import of durum wheat, canary grass, rye and malt originating in Turkey required in order to implement the agreement on valid until June 30 (1) OJ L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105. (2) OJ L 184, 27. 6. 1998, p. 1. (3) OJ L 163, 14. 7. 1995, p. 1. (4) OJ L 173, 1. 7. 1997, p. 94. (5) OJ L 97, 30. 3. 1998, p. 1. (6) OJ L 163, 14. 7. 1995, p. 3. (7) OJ L 182, 2. 8. 1995, p. 7. Whereas the period for the adoption of transitional meas- ures was extended until 30 June 1999 by Regulation (EC) No 1340/98; whereas, pending adoption by the Council of definitive measures, the measures provided for by Regulations (EC) No 1710/95, (EC) No 1711/95 and (EC) No 1905/95 should be extended until 30 June 1999; 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 1. In Regulation (EC) No 1710/95: ü ‘Tunisia' is deleted each time that it appears, ü in Article 1, ‘30 June 1998' is replaced by ‘30 June 1999', ü in the second paragraph of Article 4, ‘30 June 1998' is replaced by ‘30 June 1999'. 2. In Regulation (EC) No 1711/95: ü in Article 1, ‘30 June 1998' is replaced by ‘30 June 1999', ü in the second paragraph of Article 3, ‘30 June 1998' is replaced by ‘30 June 1999'. 3. In Regulation (EC) No 1905/95: ü in Article 1, ‘30 June 1998' is replaced by ‘30 June 1999', ü in the second paragraph of Article 5, ‘30 June 1998' is replaced by ‘30 June 1999'. 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 July 1998. L 209/32 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 25. 7. 98 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 24 July 1998. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission