title: Opinion of the European Monetary Institute at the request of the Finnish Ministry of Finance under Article 109f (6) of the Treaty establishing the European Community (the “Treaty”) and Article 5.3 of the Statute of the EMI as regards draft legislative proposals concerning the Act on the Bank of Finland, the Act on the Repeal of the Currency Act and the Act on Coins (CON/98/06)

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text: OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN MONETARY INSTITUTE at the request of the Finnish Ministry of Finance under Article 109f (6) of the Treaty establishing the European Community (the “Treaty”) and Article 5. 3 of the Statute of the EMI as regards draft legislative proposals concerning the Act on the Bank of Finland, the Act on the Repeal of the Currency Act and the Act on Coins CON/98/06 1. On 26 January 1998 the EMI received a request from the Finnish Ministry of Finance for an opinion on draft legislative proposals concerning the Act on the Bank of Finland (the “New Act”), the Act on the Repeal of the Currency Act (the “Repeal Currency Act”) and the Act on Coins (the “Coins Act”) (the “legislative proposals”). The Finnish Ministry of Finance also submitted an explanatory memorandum on the Government Proposal to Parliament on the Act on the Bank of Finland and Certain Related Acts (the “Memorandum”). A complete set of the legislative proposals translated into English by the consulting authority was received by the EMI on 29 January 1998, and the present opinion is issued on the basis of those translations. 2. The EMI’s competence to deliver an opinion is based on Article 1. 1, second indent, of the Council Decision (93/717/EC) of 22 November 1993 on the consultation of the EMI by the authorities of the Member States on draft legislative proposals, as the legislative proposals contain new provisions concerning Suomen Pankki (the “Bank”) with a view to the implementation of the Treaty and, in particular, Article 108 thereof. 3. The EMI recalls earlier legislative amendments regarding the laws which are now subject to further revisions. Finland has already changed its Currency Act in order to enable it to participate in the Exchange Rate Mechanism of the European Monetary System. Draft legislation to this effect was submitted to the EMI for consultation on 9 November 1995 and the EMI delivered its opinion on 11 December 1995 (CON/95/16). Draft legislation concerning the statute of the Bank was submitted to the EMI for consultation on 10 April 1996 and the EMI delivered its opinion on 17 May 1996 (CON/96/05) (the “1996 Opinion”). As a result of the latter legislative amendments, a revised Act on the Bank of Finland was adopted by the Finnish Parliament and entered into force on 1 January 1998 (the “Current Act”). The EMI noted in its 1996 Opinion that the draft legislation concerning the Current Act was a step towards the - 2 - fulfilment of the requirements of the Treaty and of the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank (the “ESCB Statute”) and that further adaptations would be necessary to qualify for participation in EMU. 4. The EMI notes that the New Act represents a comprehensive revision of the Current Act. It welcomes the further adaptations suggested in the legislative proposals and, in particular, the aspects to which reference is made in the Memorandum. Once enacted, and subject to the following, the legislative proposals would contribute to the completion of the legal adaptations required for participation in Stage Three of EMU as referred to in the EMI’s 1995 and 1996 reports on “Progress Towards Convergence” (the “1995 and 1996 Convergence Reports”), as well as in the EMI’s report on “Legal Convergence in the Member States of the European Union - As at August 1997”, which was published on 27 October 1997 (the “1997 Report”). 5. Central bank independence needs to be achieved at the latest by the date of the establishment of the European Central Bank (the “ECB”) and of the European System of Central Banks (the “ESCB”). The timetable for the adaptation of national legislation regarding the independence of national central banks (“NCBs”) in view of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty is addressed in the 1995 Convergence Report (pages 89-90): “[. ] NCBs should become effectively independent by the date of the establishment of the ESCB. Clear support for this view can be found in Article 109e (5) [of the Treaty], which expressly states that the process leading to NCB independence should be commenced during the second stage. [. ] Before the start of Stage Three, the ECB’s Governing Council will have to decide upon the policy framework of the ESCB. At this crucial stage, it is important that the Governors, who will sit on the Governing Council [of the ECB], come from fully independent NCBs. ” Section 31 of the New Act stipulates that the New Act will enter into force on the date of Finland’s entry into the single currency area in accordance with Article 109l of the Treaty, which would be the appropriate date of entry into force for provisions regarding the integration of the Bank into the ESCB. Furthermore, Section 31, paragraph 2, provides that Section 16 of the New Act will enter into force on an earlier date in 1998, which has yet to be specified, and repeal Section 18 of the Current Act. Section 16 of the New Act (and Section 18 of the Current Act) can be found under the heading “Dismissal of a member of the Board”. The EMI agrees that Section 16 of the New Act contains provisions which address the topic of the personal independence of individual members of a decision-making body of the Bank involved in the performance of tasks and duties conferred upon the ESCB by the Treaty and the ESCB Statute (“ESCB-related tasks”) and, therefore, needs to be effective by the date of the establishment of the ESCB. However, the new paragraph 2 of Section 15, which provides a most welcome - 3 - clarification that the independence and the powers of the Governor of the Bank in respect of the performance of his or her duties as a member of the Governing Council of the ECB are laid down in the Treaty and the Statute, must also be mentioned together with Section 16 of the New Act for early entry into force, namely at the latest by the date of the establishment of the ESCB. In addition, this early date of entry into force has to cover also Sections 4 and 17 (as the latter may amend Section 19 of the Current Act as suggested under item 7(h) below). 6. The EMI notes from the Memorandum that the legislative proposals will be presented to the Finnish Parliament in the latter part of February and, as a more general remark on the timing for the adoption of the legislative proposals, the EMI recalls its statement in the 1997 Report that, “[i]n order to comply with Article 108, the national legislative procedures must be accomplished in such a way that the compatibility of national legislation is ensured at the latest at the date of the establishment of the ESCB. ” The EMI will have to report to the EU Council under Article 109j (1) of the Treaty before the end of March 1998. According to this Treaty provision, such report “shall include an examination of the compatibility between each Member State’s national legislation, including the statutes of its national central bank, and Articles 107 and 108 of this Treaty and the Statute of the ESCB”. Although due consideration will be given to the legislation of Member States which has been submitted to the EMI for consultation and is now in the final stages of the respective national legislative procedures, the reporting obligation of the EMI will have to be based on the legal position of the Member State in question prevailing at the time of the report’s publication. 7. With regard to the substantive aspects of the legislative proposals, the EMI welcomes in particular the following proposed legal provisions: (a) Status of the Bank The EMI welcomes the fact that the New Act provides clarification that, from the start of Stage Three of EMU, the Bank will form an integral part of the ESCB (as proposed in Section 1, paragraph 2, of the New Act) and that the Bank shall act in accordance with the guidelines and instructions of the ECB (as required by Article 14. 3 of the ESCB Statute). (b) Objective of the Bank The EMI also welcomes the reformulation of the statutory objective of the Bank (Section 2, paragraph 2, of the New Act), which is now fully consistent with Article 105 (l) of the Treaty and Article 2 of the ESCB Statute. The EMI also notes that the subsidiary objective (contained in Section 2, paragraph 2, of the New Act) shall be without prejudice to the objective to maintain price stability and shall apply in - 4 - accordance with the Treaty (which should be read as a reference to Article 2 of the ESCB Statute and Articles 2 and 3(a) of the Treaty). (c) Independence and integration of the Bank The EMI also notes that the provision presently entitled “Co-operation with other authorities” (Section 5 of the Current Act) has been amended to contain a prohibition on instructions to the Bank in its performance of ESCB-related tasks (Section 4, paragraph 1, of the New Act) and that this prohibition on seeking or taking instructions is to cover all entities “other than the [ECB]”. As indicated under 5 above, it is necessary that this aspect of the New Act enters into force at the establishment of the ESCB. (d) Prohibition of public financing As indicated in the 1996 Opinion, any potential discrepancy between provisions on the prohibition of public financing and either Article 104 of the Treaty or the Council Regulation (EC 3603/93) of 13 December 1993 should be avoided, and the EMI welcomes the further consideration given to this aspect (Section 6 of the New Act). (e) Collateral The EMI welcomes the deletion of the provision that the Bank may “temporarily rescind the collateral requirement” and the fact that the New Act clearly stipulates that the Bank is to hold adequate collateral in connection with the granting of credit (Section 7 of the New Act; compare Article 18. 1, second indent, of the ESCB Statute). (f) Independence of the Governor The declaration and reference to the Treaty and the ESCB Statute with regard to the independence and the powers of the Governor of the Bank in respect of the performance of his or her duties as a member of the Governing Council of the ECB is seen as a positive clarification (Section 15 of the New Act). (g) Dismissal of Board members The EMI welcomes the wording chosen in respect of the grounds of dismissal for a member of the Board (Section 16, paragraph 1, of the New Act), which is fully consistent with Article 14. 2 of the ESCB Statute, although Section 30 of the New Act, presently entitled “Impeachment”, should be consistent with Section 16 and refer to “serious” misconduct as a basis for charges brought against a member of the Board. (h) Limitations on other professional activities of Board members The EMI notes that Section 17 of the New Act and Section 19 of the Current Act stipulate that a member of the Board shall not have any secondary occupation unless the - 5 - Parliamentary Supervisory Council, upon application, grants a permit authorising him or her to have such a secondary occupation, provided that no secondary occupation will be granted if it would disqualify the Board member from his or her position, jeopardise the confidence placed in his or her activities as a member of the Board, or otherwise impede the appropriate performance of his or her duties (which includes all ESCB-related tasks and covers any secondary occupation (or position) which could negatively affect the required independence of a Board member involved in the performance of such tasks). Such limitations are necessary as a means of avoiding possible conflicts of interest and, to the extent it is not already clear that the Parliamentary Supervisory Council may not grant a Board member a permit for any secondary occupation (or position) which could negatively affect either the performance by such Board member of ESCB-related tasks or his or her personal independence, additional wording to this effect must be introduced (which clarification could be added at the end of the third paragraph of Section 17 of the New Act). In view of the suggested amendment to clarify the limitation of any secondary occupation (or position), Section 17 of the New Act (as amended) must also be included in Section 31, paragraph 2, as a Section containing legal provisions which enter into force by the date of the establishment of the ESCB (see also item 5 above). (i) Operations, base rates and other interest rates Finally, the EMI welcomes the deletion of the Bank’s right to determine the base rate and other interest rates (as specified in Section 6, paragraph 2, the Current Act). In addition, the EMI notes from the Memorandum that the Finnish Government will present a separate proposal to the Parliament for a law on the transfer of matters concerning the base rate to the Ministry of Finance and it is the EMI’s understanding that the said proposal will be presented to the Parliament following the present legislative proposals and enter into force on 1 January 1999. 8. As already indicated in the 1996 Opinion, and provided that the powers of the Parliamentary Supervisory Council are limited to the tasks expressly enumerated in Section 11 of the New Act and, furthermore, provided that these supervisory (and other) powers are without prejudice to the exclusive competence of the Board as regards all ESCB-related tasks, then the division of competences between the Parliamentary Supervisory Council and the Board would not appear to be incompatible with the Treaty. In particular, the EMI welcomes the deletion of Section 16, paragraph 4, of the Current Act, according to which the Board is obliged to report regularly to the Parliamentary Supervisory Council on monetary policy and its implementation. 9. Instead, Section 14, paragraph 4, of the New Act provides that “[t]he Governor and other members of the Board shall be obliged to provide the Parliamentary Supervisory Council with information on a regular basis concerning the execution of monetary policy and other activities - 6 - of the Bank [. ]. ” Moreover, the Parliamentary Supervisory Council is also obliged under Section 11, paragraph 1, fifth indent, of the New Act to “submit to Parliament reports on monetary policy and other activities of the Bank [. ]”, as necessary. In order to achieve consistency between these two provisions, it is necessary to reformulate the latter provision (Section 11, paragraph 1, fifth indent) to clarify that the submission of reports to the Parliament also refers to “the execution of monetary policy”. In addition, the Bank shall be obliged, under Section 27 of the New Act, “to provide any concerned Committee of Parliament with all the information that is necessary for the performance of the Committee’s tasks”. According to Section 10 of the New Act (and Section 12 of the Current Act), the Parliamentary Supervisory Council is to consist of nine members elected by Parliament. The topic of consultation and dialogue between NCBs and political representatives is addressed in the 1996 Convergence Report (page 101): “The crucial issue is whether a national institution has any formal mechanism at its disposal to ensure that its views influence the final decision. An explicit statutory obligation for an NCB to consult political authorities provides for such a mechanism and is therefore incompatible with the Treaty and the [ESCB] Statute. A dialogue between NCBs and their respective political authorities, even when based on statutory obligations to provide information and exchange views, is not incompatible with the Treaty and the [ESCB] Statute, provided that: - - this does not result in interference with the independence of the members of decision- making bodies of NCBs; the ECB’s competences and accountability at the Community level as well as the special status of a Governor in his/her capacity as a member of its decision-making bodies are respected; and - confidentiality requirements resulting from [ESCB] Statute provisions are observed. ” While the EMI welcomes the deletion of the obligation for the Board “to report regularly to the Parliamentary Supervisory Council on monetary policy” (Section 16, paragraph 4, of the Current Act), Section 11, paragraph 1, fifth indent, and Section 27 of the New Act should still be critically assessed in the light of the above considerations. The said provisions of the New Act would not be incompatible with the Treaty and the ESCB Statute if the obligations under these provisions on the part of the Board and the Bank respectively to provide information relate exclusively to past activities, and provided that the criteria in the text quoted above from the 1996 Convergence Report are respected. In this connection, the EMI also notes Section 4, paragraph 2, of the New Act and suggests that additional text should be introduced to clarify the fact that the obligation on the part of the Bank to “co-operate as necessary with the Council of State and other authorities” shall be “without prejudice to paragraph 1” of the said Section 4. - 7 - More generally, the EMI notes the legal provisions on the exchange of information contained in the New Act in respect of the activities of the Bank (compare Section 11, paragraph 1, fourth and fifth indents, Section 12, paragraph 2, Section 14, paragraph 4, and Section 27 of the New Act). In view of the importance of compliance with confidentiality requirements under the Treaty and the ESCB Statute (compare Articles 10. 4 and 38 of the ESCB Statute), the latter requirements need to be expressly acknowledged to avoid any appearance of incompatability between the New Act and the Treaty and the ESCB Statute. 10. The 1996 Opinion addressed the entitlement of the Parliamentary Supervisory Council to discharge the Board from liability, and stated that “[t]o secure the independence of the Board on monetary policy decisions, it would be advisable to state that the discharge of liability of the Board cannot be refused by the Parliamentary Supervisory Council in relation to the conduct of monetary policy”. Section 11, paragraph 1, second indent, of the New Act provides that the Parliamentary Supervisory Council shall decide on the discharge of the Board from liability for “matters concerning [the] internal management of the Bank [. ]”. In addition, paragraph 2, third indent, of the said Section entitles the Parliamentary Supervisory Council “to decide on the issuance of warnings to members of the Board and [the settlement of] other issues related to their service”. The EMI welcomes the stipulation that the basis upon which the Parliamentary Supervisory Council may refuse to discharge the Board from liability shall be “matters concerning [the] internal management of the Bank”, and notes that a refusal to discharge the Board from liability would require the Parliamentary Supervisory Council to refer the matter to a public prosecutor or bring an action concerning the matter on behalf of the Bank within a prescribed time period. It should be clearly stated in the New Act that the provisions on the discharge of the Board from liability only cover matters outside the scope of ESCB-related tasks and that the grounds for dismissal of a member of the Board would only be those to which reference is made in Section 16 of the New Act. With such clarification, the legislative proposals concerning the discharge of the Board from liability would not seem to be incompatible with the Treaty. In a similar manner, the issuance of warnings to members of the Board and the settlement of other issues related to their service should also be restricted to aspects of their duties outside the scope of ESCB-related tasks. Accordingly, the introduction of a clarification in the New Act along the lines indicated above is required if the legislative proposals referred to in this item 10 are maintained since they could otherwise negatively affect the independence of the Board or individual Board members involved in the performance of ESCB-related tasks. 11. In the same spirit, the EMI would interpret Section 11, paragraph 3, fourth indent, of the New Act, when read in conjunction with Section 15, paragraph 3, as a reference to the establishment by the Parliamentary Supervisory Council of purely administrative rules which must not infringe upon the independence of the Board or that of its decision-making procedures in - 8 - relation to ESCB-related tasks (compare Section 13, paragraph 3, fourth indent, and Section 17, paragraph 2, of the Current Act, where there is a clear reference to the Bank’s “administrative” rules). 12. The EMI welcomes the Repeal Currency Act and, in particular, the abolition of the provisions of Section 4 of the Currency Act on the determination of the external value of the markka. The EMI also welcomes the amendments and reference to Community law until 31 December 2001 in respect of Section 7 of the Currency Act, which stipulates that the Ministry of Finance decides on the face value and the characteristics of coins, and the abolition of the first paragraph of the said Section 7, under which the State has the exclusive right to mint coins for its own account. 13. Finally, the Coins Act does not reflect the provision of the Treaty that the issuance of coins by Member States is subject to approval by the ECB of the volume of the issue (Article 105a (2), first sentence of the Treaty). A reference to this provision has to be introduced. 14. The EMI has no objection to this opinion being made public. 12 February 1998


title: REGOLAMENTO (CE) N. 344/98 DELLA COMMISSIONE del 12 febbraio 1998 che fissa la restituzione massima all'esportazione di avena nell'ambito della gara di cui al regolamento (CE) n. 1773/97

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text: L 40/6 IT Gazzetta ufficiale delle Comunit(cid:133) europee 13. 2. 98 REGOLAMENTO (CE) N. 344/98 DELLA COMMISSIONE del 12 febbraio 1998 che fissa la restituzione massima all’esportazione di avena nell’ambito della gara di cui al regolamento (CE) n. 1773/97 LA COMMISSIONE DELLE COMUNIT(cid:211) EUROPEE, visto il trattato che istituisce la Comunit(cid:133) europea, visto il regolamento (CEE) n. 1766/92 del Consiglio, del 30 giugno 1992, relativo all’organizzazione comune dei mercati nel settore dei cereali (1), modificato da ultimo dal regolamento (CE) n. 923/96 della Commissione (2), visto il regolamento (CE) n. 1501/95 della Commissione, del 29 giugno 1995, che stabilisce modalit(cid:133) di applica- zione del regolamento (CEE) n. 1766/92 del Consiglio, riguardo alla concessione delle restituzioni all’esporta- zione e alle misure da adottare in caso di turbative nel settore dei cereali (3), modificato da ultimo dal regola- mento (CE) n. 2052/97 (4), visto il regolamento (CE) n. 1773/97 della Commissione, del 12 settembre 1997, relativo ad una misura particolare in Finlandia e in Svezia (5), d’intervento per i cereali modificato da ultimo dal regolamento (CE) n. 268/98 (6), in particolare l’articolo 8, considerando che una gara per la restituzione all’esporta- zione di avena prodotta in Finlandia e in Svezia destinata ad essere esportata dalla Finlandia o dalla Svezia verso qualsiasi paese terzo, (cid:138) stata indetta con il regolamento (CE) n. 1773/97; considerando che, a norma dell’articolo 8 del regola- mento (CE) n. 1773/97, la Commissione pu(cid:149), secondo la procedura di cui all’articolo 23 del regolamento (CEE) n. fissare una restituzione massima 1766/92 decidere, di all’esportazione, tenendo conto dei criteri precisati all’ar- ticolo 1 del regolamento (CE) n. 1501/95; che in tal caso sono dichiarati aggiudicatari il concorrente o i concor- renti la cui offerta sia pari o inferiore a detta restituzione massima; considerando che l’applicazione degli anzidetti criteri all’attuale situazione dei mercati del cereale in oggetto induce a fissare la restituzione massima all’esportazione al livello di cui all’articolo 1; considerando che le misure previste dal presente regola- mento sono conformi al parere del comitato di gestione per i cereali, HA ADOTTATO IL PRESENTE REGOLAMENTO: Articolo 1 Per le offerte comunicate dal 6 al 12 febbraio 1998, nell’ambito della gara di cui al regolamento (CE) n. 1773/ 97, la restituzione massima all’esportazione di avena (cid:138) fissata a 30,24 ECU per tonnellata. Articolo 2 Il presente regolamento entra in vigore il 13 febbraio 1998. Il presente regolamento (cid:138) obbligatorio in tutti i suoi elementi e direttamente applicabile in ciascuno degli Stati membri. Fatto a Bruxelles, il 12 febbraio 1998. Per la Commissione Franz FISCHLER Membro della Commissione (1) GU L 181 dell’1. 7. 1992, pag. 21. (2) GU L 126 del 24. 5. 1996, pag. 37. (3) GU L 147 del 30. 6. 1995, pag. 7. (4) GU L 287 del 21. 10. 1997, pag. 14. (5) GU L 250 del 13. 9. 1997, pag. 1. (6) GU L 25 del 31. 1. 1998, pag. 76


title: KOMISSION ASETUS (EY) N:o 348/98, annettu 12 päivänä helmikuuta 1998, asetuksessa (EY) N:o 2504/97 tarkoitetun durran tuontia koskevan tarjouskilpailun osana toimitettujen tarjousten osalta

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text: L 40/10 FI Euroopan yhteis(cid:148)jen virallinen lehti 13. 2. 98 KOMISSION ASETUS (EY) N:o 348/98, annettu 12 p(cid:132)iv(cid:132)n(cid:132) helmikuuta 1998, asetuksessa (EY) N:o 2504/97 tarkoitetun durran tuontia koskevan tarjouskil- pailun osana toimitettujen tarjousten osalta EUROOPAN YHTEIS(cid:153)JEN KOMISSIO, joka ottaa huomioon Euroopan yhteis(cid:148)n perustamissopi- muksen, ottaa huomioon vilja-alan yhteisest(cid:132) markkinaj(cid:132)rjestelyst(cid:132) 30 p(cid:132)iv(cid:132)n(cid:132) kes(cid:132)kuuta 1992 annetun neuvoston asetuksen (ETY) N:o 1766/92 (1), sellaisena kuin se on viimeksi muutettuna komission asetuksella (EY) N:o 923/96 (2), ja erityisesti sen 12 artiklan 1 kohdan, sek(cid:132) katsoo, ett(cid:132) komission asetuksella (EY) N:o 2504/97 (3) on avattu tarjouskilpailu, joka koskee enimm(cid:132)isalennusta durran tuontitullista Espanjaan, komission asetuksen (EY) N:o 1839/95 5 artiklan mukai- sesti (4), sellaisena kuin se on muutettuna asetuksella (EY) N:o 1963/95 (5), komissio voi asetuksen (ETY) N:o 1766/ 92 23 artiklassa s(cid:132)(cid:132)detty(cid:132) menettely(cid:132) noudattaen p(cid:132)(cid:132)tt(cid:132)(cid:132) tarjouskilpailun ratkaisematta j(cid:132)tt(cid:132)misest(cid:132) toimitettujen tarjousten osalta, erityisesti asetuksen (EY) N:o 1839/95 6 ja 7 artiklassa s(cid:132)(cid:132)detyt perusteet huomioon ottaen ei ole aiheellista vahvistaa tuontitullin enimm(cid:132)isalennusta, ja t(cid:132)ss(cid:132) asetuksessa s(cid:132)(cid:132)detyt toimenpiteet ovat viljan hallin- tokomitean lausunnon mukaiset, ON ANTANUT T(cid:142)M(cid:142)N ASETUKSEN: 1 artikla Tarjouskilpailu j(cid:132)tet(cid:132)(cid:132)n ratkaisematta niiden tarjousten osalta, jotka on toimitettu 6. –12. helmikuuta 1998 osana asetuksessa (EY) N:o 2504/97 tarkoitettua durran tuonti- tullin alennusta koskevaa tarjouskilpailua. 2 artikla T(cid:132)m(cid:132) asetus tulee voimaan 13 p(cid:132)iv(cid:132)n(cid:132) helmikuuta 1998. T(cid:132)m(cid:132) asetus on kaikilta osiltaan velvoittava, j(cid:132)senvaltioissa. ja sit(cid:132) sovelletaan sellaisenaan kaikissa Tehty Brysseliss(cid:132) 12 p(cid:132)iv(cid:132)n(cid:132) helmikuuta 1998. Komission puolesta Franz FISCHLER Komission j(cid:132)sen (1) EYVL L 181, 1. 7. 1992, s. 21 (2) EYVL L 126, 24. 5. 1996, s. 37 (3) EYVL L 345, 16. 12. 1997, s. 25 (4) EYVL L 177, 28. 7. 1995, s. 4 (5) EYVL L 189, 10. 8. 1995, s. 22


title: REGLAMENTO (CE) N° 350/98 DE LA COMISIÓN de 12 de febrero de 1998 por el que se fijan las restituciones aplicables a la exportación de arroz y de arroz partido

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text: 13. 2. 98 ES Diario Oficial de las Comunidades Europeas L 40/13 REGLAMENTO (CE) N o 350/98 DE LA COMISI(cid:222)N de 12 de febrero de 1998 por el que se fijan las restituciones aplicables a la exportaci(cid:155)n de arroz y de arroz partido LA COMISI(cid:222)N DE LAS COMUNIDADES EUROPEAS, Visto el Tratado constitutivo de la Comunidad Europea, Visto el Reglamento (CE) n o 3072/95 del Consejo, de 22 de diciembre de 1995, por el que se establece la organiza- ci(cid:155)n com(cid:156)n de mercados en el sector del arroz ( 1), modifi- cado por el Reglamento (CE) n o 192/98 (2), y, en parti- cular, el segundo p(cid:145)rrafo del apartado 3 de su art(cid:146)culo 13, Considerando que, en virtud de lo dispuesto en el art(cid:146)- culo 13 del Reglamento (CE) n o 3072/95, la diferencia entre las cotizaciones o los precios en el mercado mundial de los productos contemplados en el art(cid:146)culo 1 de dicho Reglamento y los precios de dichos productos en la Comunidad puede cubrirse mediante una restitu- ci(cid:155)n a la exportaci(cid:155)n; Considerando que, en virtud de lo dispuesto en el apar- tado 4 del art(cid:146)culo 13 del Reglamento (CE) n o 3072/95, las restituciones deben fijarse tomando en consideraci(cid:155)n la situaci(cid:155)n y las perspectivas de evoluci(cid:155)n, por una parte, de las disponibilidades de arroz y arroz partido y de sus precios en el mercado de la Comunidad y, por otra parte, de los precios del arroz y el arroz partido en el mercado mundial; que, con arreglo a lo dispuesto en el mismo art(cid:146)culo, es conveniente asimismo garantizar al mercado del arroz una situaci(cid:155)n equilibrada y un desarrollo natural a nivel de precios y de intercambios y, adem(cid:145)s, tener en aspecto econ(cid:155)mico de las exportaciones cuenta el previstas y el inter(cid:130)s por evitar perturbaciones en el mercado de la Comunidad, as(cid:146) como los l(cid:146)mites derivados de los acuerdos celebrados de conformidad con el art(cid:146)culo 228 del Tratado; Considerando que el Reglamento (CEE) n o 1361/76 de la Comisi(cid:155)n (3) ha establecido la cantidad m(cid:145)xima de partidos que puede contener el arroz para el que se fija la restituci(cid:155)n a la exportaci(cid:155)n y ha determinado el porcen- taje de disminuci(cid:155)n que debe aplicarse a dicha restituci(cid:155)n cuando la proporci(cid:155)n de partidos contenidos en el arroz exportado sea superior a dicha cantidad m(cid:145)xima; Considerando que existen posibilidades de exportaci(cid:155)n de una cantidad de 5 000 toneladas de arroz hacia deter- minados destinos; que resulta apropiado recurrir al proce- dimiento establecido en el apartado 4 del art(cid:146)culo 7 del Reglamento (CE) no 1162/95 de la Comisi(cid:155)n ( 4), cuya (cid:156)ltima modificaci(cid:155)n la constituye el Reglamento (CE) n o (1) DO L 329 de 30. 12. 1995, p. 18. (2) DO L 20 de 27. 1. 1998, p. 16. (3) DO L 154 de 15. 6. 1976, p. 11. (4) DO L 117 de 24. 5. 1995, p. 2. 932/97 (5), que conviene tenerlo en cuenta al fijar las restituciones; Considerando que el Reglamento (CE) n o 3072/95 ha definido, en el apartado 5 de su art(cid:146)culo 13, los criterios espec(cid:146)ficos que han de tenerse en cuenta para calcular la restituci(cid:155)n a la exportaci(cid:155)n del arroz y del arroz partido; Considerando que la situaci(cid:155)n del mercado mundial o las exigencias espec(cid:146)ficas de determinados mercados pueden requerir la diferenciaci(cid:155)n de la restituci(cid:155)n para determi- nados productos de acuerdo con su destino; Considerando que, con objeto de tener en cuenta la demanda de arroz de grano largo acondicionado que existe en determinados mercados, procede prever el esta- blecimiento de una restituci(cid:155)n espec(cid:146)fica para el producto de que se trate; Considerando que la restituci(cid:155)n debe establecerse por lo menos una vez por mes y que puede modificarse en el intervalo; Considerando que la aplicaci(cid:155)n de dichas modalidades a la situaci(cid:155)n actual del mercado del arroz y, en particular, a las cotizaciones del precio del arroz y del arroz partido en la Comunidad y en el mercado mundial conduce a establecer la restituci(cid:155)n en los importes recogidos en el anexo del presente Reglamento; Considerando que las medidas previstas en el presente Reglamento se ajustan al dictamen del Comit(cid:130) de gesti(cid:155)n de los cereales, HA ADOPTADO EL PRESENTE REGLAMENTO: Art(cid:146)culo 1 Las restituciones a la exportaci(cid:155)n, en el estado en que se encuentren, de los productos contemplados en el art(cid:146)culo 1 del Reglamento (CE) n o 3072/95, con exclusi(cid:155)n de los contemplados en la letra c) del apartado 1 de dicho art(cid:146)- culo, quedan establecidos en los importes recogidos en el anexo. Art(cid:146)culo 2 El presente Reglamento entrar(cid:145) en vigor el 13 de febrero de 1998. ( 5) DO L 135 de 27. 5. 1997, p. 2. L 40/14 ES Diario Oficial de las Comunidades Europeas 13. 2. 98 El presente Reglamento ser(cid:145) obligatorio en todos sus elementos y directamente aplicable en cada Estado miembro. Hecho en Bruselas, el 12 de febrero de 1998. Por la Comisi(cid:155)n Franz FISCHLER Miembro de la Comisi(cid:155)n ANEXO al Reglamento de la Comisi(cid:155)n, de 12 de febrero de 1998, por el que se fijan las restituciones a la exportaci(cid:155)n de arroz y de arroz partido C(cid:155)digo del producto Destino (1) (en ecus/t) Importe de las restituciones (2) C(cid:155)digo del producto Destino (1) (en ecus/t) Importe de las restituciones (2) 1006 20 11 9000 1006 20 13 9000 1006 20 15 9000 1006 20 17 9000 1006 20 92 9000 1006 20 94 9000 1006 20 96 9000 1006 20 98 9000 1006 30 21 9000 1006 30 23 9000 1006 30 25 9000 1006 30 27 9000 1006 30 42 9000 1006 30 44 9000 1006 30 46 9000 1006 30 48 9000 1006 30 61 9100 1006 30 61 9900 1006 30 63 9100 1006 30 63 9900 1006 30 65 9100 01 01 01 (cid:190) 01 01 01 (cid:190) 01 01 01 (cid:190) 01 01 01 (cid:190) 01 02 03 04 01 04 01 02 03 04 01 04 01 02 03 04 73,00 73,00 73,00 (cid:190) 73,00 73,00 73,00 (cid:190) 73,00 73,00 73,00 (cid:190) 73,00 73,00 73,00 (cid:190) 91,00 97,00 102,00 91,00 91,00 91,00 91,00 97,00 102,00 91,00 91,00 91,00 91,00 97,00 102,00 91,00 1006 30 65 9900 1006 30 67 9100 1006 30 67 9900 1006 30 92 9100 1006 30 92 9900 1006 30 94 9100 1006 30 94 9900 1006 30 96 9100 1006 30 96 9900 1006 30 98 9100 1006 30 98 9900 1006 40 00 9000 01 04 05 (cid:190) 01 02 03 04 01 04 (cid:190) 01 02 03 04 01 04 (cid:190) 01 02 03 04 01 04 (cid:190) 05 (cid:190) (cid:190) 91,00 91,00 97,00 (cid:190) 91,00 97,00 102,00 91,00 91,00 91,00 (cid:190) 91,00 97,00 102,00 91,00 91,00 91,00 (cid:190) 91,00 97,00 102,00 91,00 91,00 91,00 (cid:190) 97,00 (cid:190) (cid:190) (1) Los destinos se identifican como sigue: 01 Liechtenstein, Suiza y los municipios de Livigno y Campione d’Italia, 02 las zonas I, II, III, VI, Ceuta y Melilla, 03 las zonas IV, V, VII c), Canad(cid:145) y la zona VIII, con exclusi(cid:155)n de Surinam, Guyana y Madagascar, 04 los destinos a los que se refiere el art(cid:146)culo 34 del Reglamento (CEE) n o 3665/87 de la Comisi(cid:155)n, modificado, 05 Ceuta y Melilla. (2) Restituci(cid:155)n fijada de acuerdo con el procedimiento establecido en el apartado 4 del art(cid:146)culo 7 del Reglamento (CE) n o 1162/95, por una cantidad de 5 000 toneladas. Nota: Las zonas ser(cid:145)n las que se delimitan en el Anexo del Reglamento (CEE) n o 2145/92 de la Comisi(cid:155)n modificado


title: Κανονισμός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 341/98 της Επιτροπής της 12ης Φεβρουαρίου 1998 για την τροποποίηση του κανονισμού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 2376/96 για παρέκκλιση, για συμπληρωματική περίοδο ενός έτους, από τον κανονισμό (ΕΟΚ) αριθ. 920/89, όσον αφορά τα καρότα που περιβάλλονται από τύρφη και παράγονται στη Σουηδία και στη Φινλανδία

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text: 13. 2. 98 ‹ EL ‹ Ep˜isglg Evgleq˜ida tym Euqypaˇij ˜ym Joimot ˜gtym L 40/3 JAMOMISLOS (EJ) aqih. 341/98 TGS EPITQOPGS tgr 12gr Vebqouaq˜iou 1998 tqopopo˜igsg tou jamomislo ˜u (EJ) aqih. cia tgm cia sulpkgqylatij ˜g peq˜iodo em ˜or ˜etour, ap ˜o tom jamomisl ˜o (EOJ) aqih. 920/89, ˜osom avoq ˜a ta jaq ˜ota pou peqib ˜akkomtai ap ˜o t ˜uqvg jai paq ˜acomtai stg Sougd˜ia jai stg Vimkamd˜ia cia paq ˜ejjkisg, 2376/96 G EPITQOPG TYM EUQYPA˘IJYM JOIMOTGTYM, ˜Ewomtar up ˜oxg: tg sumh ˜gjg cia tgm ˜idqusg tgr Euqypaˇij ˜gr Joim ˜otgtar, tgm pq ˜ang pqosw ˜yqgsgr tgr Austq˜iar, tgr Vimkamd˜iar jai tgr Sougd˜iar, jai id˜iyr to ˜aqhqo 149 paq ˜acqavor 1, tom jamomisl ˜o (EJ) aqih. 2596/97 tou Sulbouk˜iou, tgr 18gr Dejelbq˜iou 1997, cia paq ˜atasg tgr pqobkep ˜olemgr peqi ˜o- dou sto ˜aqhqo 149, paq ˜acqavor 1, tgr pq ˜angr pqosw ˜yqgsgr tgr Austq˜iar, tgr Vimkamd˜iar jai tgr Sougd˜iar (1), Ejtil ˜ymtar: ˜oti o jamomisl ˜or (EJ) aqih. 2376/96 tgr Epitqop ˜gr, tgr 13gr Dejelbq˜iou 1996, cia paq ˜ejjkisg, cia sulpkgqyla- tij ˜g peq˜iodo em ˜or ˜etour, ap ˜o tom jamomisl ˜o (EOJ) aqih. ˜osom avoq ˜a ta jaq ˜ota pou peqib ˜akkomtai ap ˜o 920/89, t ˜uqvg jai paq ˜acomtai stg Sougd˜ia jai stg Vimkamd˜ia (2), ep ˜etqexe, cia to ˜etor 1997, tgm elpoq˜ia tym em k ˜ocy pqoˇi ˜omtym stg sougdij ˜g jai vimkamdij ˜g acoq ˜a jai tgm enacyc ˜g tour pqor tq˜iter w ˜yqer· ˜oti ta apotek ˜eslata tym epistglomij ˜ym leket ˜ym pou dien ˜acomtai pqor to paq ˜om cia tgm em k ˜ocy paqous˜iasg tym jaq ˜otym g opo˜ia e˜imai ˜acmy- stg sta ˜akka jq ˜atg l ˜ekg, amal ˜emomtai to L ˜aqtio tou 1998· ˜oti jq˜imetai sj ˜opilo, pqim ma epitqape˜i g elpoq˜ia tym jaq ˜otym pou peqib ˜akkomtai ap ˜o t ˜uqvg se ˜okg tgm Joim ˜o- tgta jai pqojeil ˜emou ma diatgqghe˜i g paqous˜ia tour stg vimkamdij ˜g jai sougdij ˜g acoq ˜a, ma paqatahe˜i le amadqo- lij ˜g isw ˜u ap ˜o tgm 1g Iamouaq˜iou 1998, g letabatij ˜g peq˜io- dor em ˜or epipk ˜eom ˜etour em amalom ˜g tym apotekesl ˜atym tym leket ˜ym· ˜oti ta l ˜etqa pou pqobk ˜epomtai stom paq ˜omta jamomisl ˜o e˜imai s ˜ulvyma le tg cm ˜ylg tgr epitqop ˜gr diawe˜iqisgr opyqojgpeutij ˜ym, ENEDYSE TOM PAQOMTA JAMOMISLO: ˜Aqhqo 1 G de ˜uteqg vq ˜asg tou ˜aqhqou 2 tou jamomislo ˜u (EJ) aqih. 2376/96 amtijah˜istatai ap ˜o tgm aj ˜okouhg vq ˜asg: «Evaql ˜ofetai ˜eyr tir 31 Dejelbq˜iou 1998. » ˜Aqhqo 2 O paq ˜ym jamomisl ˜or aqw˜ifei ma isw ˜uei tgm tq˜itg gl ˜eqa ap ˜o tg dglos˜ieus ˜g tou stgm Ep˜isglgEvgleq˜idatymEuqypaˇi- j˜ym Joimot˜gtym. Evaql ˜ofetai ap ˜o 1gr Iamouaq˜iou 1998. O paq ˜ym jamomisl ˜or e˜imai desleutij ˜or yr pqor ˜oka ta l ˜eqg tou jai isw ˜uei ˜alesa se j ˜ahe jq ˜ator l ˜ekor. Bqun ˜ekker, 12 Vebqouaq˜iou 1998. Cia tgm Epitqop˜g Franz FISCHLER L˜ekor tgr Epitqop˜gr (1) EE L 351 tgr 23. 12. 1997, s. 12. (2) EE L 325 tgr 14. 12. 1996, s. 6


title: Rådets beslut av den 12 februari 1998 om utnämning av italienska ordinarie medlemmar och suppleanter i Rådgivande kommittén för arbetarskyddsfrågor

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text: 5. 3. 98 SV Europeiska gemenskapernas officiella tidning C 69/1 I (Meddelanden) R¯DET R¯DETS BESLUT av den 12 februari 1998 om utn…mning av italienska ordinarie medlemmar och suppleanter i R¿dgivande kommitt~n f‰r arbetarskyddsfr¿gor (98/C 69/01) EUROPEISKA UNIONENS R¯D HAR BESLUTAT FˆLJANDE med beaktande av F‰rdraget om uppr…ttandet av Europeiska gemenskapen, s…rskilt artikel 145 i detta, med beaktande av r¿dets beslut 74/325/EEG av den 27 juni 1974 om inr…ttande av en r¿d(cid:220) givande kommitt~ f‰r arbetarskyddsfr¿gor(cid:216)(˛), med beaktande av de f‰rteckningar ‰ver kandidater som har overl…mnats till r¿det av den italienska regeringen, och med beaktande av f‰ljande: I sitt beslut av den 4 mars 1994(cid:216)(ˇ) utn…mnde r¿det ordinarie medlemmar och suppleanter i R¿dgivande kommitt~n f‰r arbetarskyddsfr¿gor f‰r perioden den 4 mars 1994(cid:134)3 mars 1997. Italienska ordinarie medlemmar och suppleanter i R¿dgivande kommitt~n f‰r arbetarskyddsfr¿(cid:220) gor b‰r utses f‰r en period p¿ tre ¿r. H´RIGENOM FˆRESKRIVS FˆLJANDE. Artikel 1 F‰ljande personer utses till ordinarie medlemmar och suppleanter i R¿dgivande kommitt~n f‰r arbetarskyddsfr¿gor f‰r perioden den 12 februari 1998(cid:134)6 juli 2000: I. FˆRETR´DARE FˆR REGERINGEN a)(cid:217)Ordinarie medlemmar b) Suppleanter G. CACOPARDI M. LEPORE G. ROCCA A. (cid:216)M. FAVENTI II. FˆRETR´DARE FˆR ARBETSTAGARORGANISATIONERNA a)(cid:217)Ordinarie medlemmar b) Suppleanter L. BENEDETTINI G. GALLI (˛) EGT L 185, 9. 7. 1974, s. 15. (ˇ) EGT C 85, 22. 3. 1994, s. 1. C. STANZANI G. D’ERCOLE C 69/2 SV Europeiska gemenskapernas officiella tidning 5. 3. 98 III. FˆRETR´DARE FˆR ARBETSGIVARORGANISATIONERNA a)(cid:217)Ordinarie medlemmar b) Suppleanter F. GIUSTI M. CHIACCHIARARELLI D. GRAMPELLA M. FREGOSO Detta beslut skall f‰r k…nnedom offentligg‰ras i Europeiska gemenskapernas officiella tidning. Utf…rdat i Bryssel den 12 februari 1998. Artikel 2 P¿ r¿dets v…gnar Ordf‰rande J. BATTLE R¯DETS BESLUT av den 12 februari 1998 om att ers…tta ordinarie ledam‰ter i Kommitt~n f‰r Europeiska socialfonden (98/C 69/02) EUROPEISKA UNIONENS R¯D HAR BESLUTAT FˆLJANDE med beaktande av F‰rdraget om uppr…ttandet av Europeiska gemenskapen, med beaktande av r¿dets f‰rordning (EEG) nr 4253/88 av den 19 december 1988 om till…mp(cid:220) ningsf‰reskrifter f‰r f‰rordning (EEG) nr 2052/88 vad g…ller samordningen av de olika struk(cid:220) turfondernas verksamheter dels inb‰rdes, dels med Europeiska investeringsbankens och andra befintliga finansieringsorgans verksamheter(cid:216)(˛), s…rskilt artikel 28 tredje stycket i denna, med beaktande av kommissionens f‰rslag, och med beaktande av f‰ljande: R¿det har p¿ f‰rslag av kommissionen genom beslut av den 23 oktober 1995(cid:216)(ˇ) utsett ordinarie ledam‰ter och suppleanter i Kommitt~n f‰r Europeiska socialfonden f‰r perioden fram till och med den 22 oktober 1998. En plats som ordinarie ledamot har blivit vakant s¿v…l i katgorin f‰retr…dare f‰r regeringen och kategorin f‰retr…dare f‰r arbetsgivarna som kategorin f‰retr…dare f‰r arbetstagarna. Det …r d…rf‰r n‰dv…ndigt att utse ordinarie ledam‰ter till de platser som blivit vakanta i Kom(cid:220) mitt~n f‰r Europeiska socialfonden. (˛)(cid:217)EGT L 374, 31. 12. 1988, s. 1. F‰rordningen senast …ndrad genom f‰rordning (EG) 3193/94 (EGT L 337 24. 12. 1994, s. 11). (ˇ)(cid:217)EGT C 296, 10. 11. 1995, s. 7