Commission Regulation (EC) No 2708/98 of 15 December 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1725/92 laying down detailed implementing rules for the specific measures for supplying the Azores and Madeira with products from the pigmeat sector
16. 12. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 340/23 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2708/98 of 15 December 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1725/92 laying down detailed implementing rules for the specific measures for supplying the Azores and Madeira with products from the pigmeat sector THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural prod- ucts (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2348/ 96 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof, Whereas the amounts of aid for supplying the Azores and Madeira with products from the pigmeat sector have been fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1725/92 of 30 June 1992 laying down detailed implementing rules for the specific measures for supplying the Azores and Madeira with products from the pigmeat sector (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2012/98 (4); whereas, in calculating the aid for the pigmeat products intended for the Azores and Madeira, it is necessary to take account of the relationship that exists between the aids for cereals and those for pigmeat; whereas as a result of the changes in quotations and prices for cereal products on the Euro- the Community and on the world pean territory of market, the amounts of aid for supplying the Azores and Madeira should be fixed again as set out in the Annex hereto; Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1103/ 97 of 17 June 1997 on certain provisions relating to the the euro (5) provides that as from 1 introduction of January 1999, all references to the ecu in legal instru- ments are to be replaced by references to the euro at the rate of EUR 1 to ECU 1; whereas, for the sake of clarity, the denomination ‘euro' should be used in this Regula- tion since it is to apply from 1 January 1999; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 1725/92 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1999. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 15 December 1998. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 1. (2) OJ L 320, 11. 12. 1996, p. 1. (3) OJ L 179, 1. 7. 1992, p. 95. (4) OJ L 260, 23. 9. 1998, p. 3. (5) OJ L 162, 19. 6. 1997, p. 1. L 340/24 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 16. 12. 98 ANNEX ‘ANNEX II Amounts of aid granted for products referred to in Annex I and coming from the Com- munity market Product code Amount of aid (EUR/100 kg net) 0203 11 10 9000 0203 12 11 9100 0203 12 19 9100 0203 19 11 9100 0203 19 13 9100 0203 19 15 9100 0203 19 55 9110 0203 19 55 9310 0203 21 10 9000 0203 22 11 9100 0203 22 19 9100 0203 29 11 9100 0203 29 13 9100 0203 29 15 9100 0203 29 55 9110 18,1 27,1 18,1 18,1 27,1 18,1 30,7 30,7 18,1 27,1 18,1 18,1 27,1 18,1 30,7 NB: The product codes as well as the footnotes are defined in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366, 24. 12. 1987, p. 1). '