title: Règlement (CE) n° 512/98 de la Commission du 4 mars 1998 fixant les restitutions à l'exportation du sucre blanc et du sucre brut en l'état

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export refund
raw sugar
white sugar

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text: 5. 3. 98 FR Journal officiel des Communautés européennes L 65/5 RÈGLEMENT (CE) No 512/98 DE LA COMMISSION du 4 mars 1998 fixant les restitutions à l’exportation du sucre blanc et du sucre brut en l’état LA COMMISSION DES COMMUNAUTÉS EUROPÉENNES, vu le traité instituant la Communauté européenne, vu le règlement (CEE) no 1785/81 du Conseil, du 1er juin 1981, portant organisation commune des marchés dans le secteur du sucre (1), modifié en dernier lieu par le règle- ment (CE) no 1599/96 (2), et notamment son article 19 paragraphe 4 premier alinéa point a), considérant que, en vertu de l’article 19 du règlement (CEE) no 1785/81, la différence entre les cours ou les prix sur le marché mondial des produits visés à l’article 1er paragraphe 1 point a) dudit règlement et les prix de ces produits dans la Communauté peut être couverte par une restitution à l’exportation; (CEE) no considérant que, aux termes du règlement 1785/81, les restitutions pour les sucres blanc et brut non dénaturés et exportés en l’état doivent être fixées compte tenu de la situation sur le marché communautaire et sur le marché mondial du sucre, et notamment des éléments de prix et de coûts visés à l’article 17bis dudit règlement; que, conformément au même article, il y a lieu de tenir compte également de l’aspect économique des exporta- tions envisagées; considérant que, pour le sucre brut, la restitution doit être fixée pour la qualité type; que celle-ci est définie à l’ar- ticle 1er du règlement (CEE) no 431/68 du Conseil, du 9 avril 1968, déterminant la qualité type pour le sucre brut et le lieu de passage en frontière de la Communauté pour le calcul des prix caf dans le secteur du sucre (3), modifié par le règlement (CE) no 3290/94 (4); que cette restitution est, en outre, fixée conformément à l’article 17bis para- graphe 4 du règlement (CEE) no 1785/81; que le sucre candi a été défini au règlement (CE) no 2135/95 de la Commission, du 7 septembre 1995, concernant les moda- lités d’application de l’octroi des restitutions à l’exporta- tion dans le secteur du sucre (5); que le montant de la restitution ainsi calculé en ce qui concerne les sucres aromatisés ou additionnés de colorants doit s’appliquer à leur teneur en saccharose et être dès lors fixé par 1 % de cette teneur; considérant que la situation du marché mondial ou les exigences spécifiques de certains marchés peuvent rendre nécessaire la différenciation de la restitution pour le sucre suivant sa destination; considérant que, dans des cas particuliers, le montant de la restitution peut être fixé par des actes de nature diffé- rente; l’article 1er du règlement considérant que les taux représentatifs de marché définis à (CEE) no 3813/92 du Conseil (6), modifié en dernier lieu par le règlement (CE) no 150/95 (7), sont utilisés pour convertir le montant exprimé en monnaies des pays tiers et sont à la base de la détermination des taux de conversion agricole des monnaies des États membres; que les modalités d’appli- cation et de détermination de ces conversions ont été (CEE) no 1068/93 de la établies dans Commission (8), modifié en dernier lieu par le règlement (CE) no 1482/96 (9); le règlement considérant que la restitution doit être fixée toutes les deux semaines; qu’elle peut être modifiée dans l’inter- valle; considérant que l’application de ces modalités à la situ- ation actuelle des marchés dans le secteur du sucre, et notamment aux cours ou prix du sucre dans la Commu- nauté et sur le marché mondial, conduit à fixer la restitu- tion aux montants indiqués à l’annexe du présent règle- ment; considérant que les mesures prévues au présent règlement sont conformes à l’avis du comité de gestion du sucre, A ARRÊTÉ LE PRÉSENT RÈGLEMENT: Article premier Les restitutions à l’exportation des produits visés à l’ar- ticle 1er paragraphe 1 point a) du règlement (CEE) no 1785/81, en l’état et non dénaturés, sont fixées aux montants repris en annexe. Article 2 Le présent règlement entre en vigueur le 5 mars 1998. (1) JO L 177 du 1. 7. 1981, p. 4. (2) JO L 206 du 16. 8. 1996, p. 43. (3) JO L 89 du 10. 4. 1968, p. 3. (4) JO L 349 du 31. 12. 1994, p. 105. (5) JO L 214 du 8. 9. 1995, p. 16. (6) JO L 387 du 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. (7) JO L 22 du 31. 1. 1995, p. 1. (8) JO L 108 du 1. 5. 1993, p. 106. (9) JO L 188 du 27. 7. 1996, p. 22. L 65/6 FR Journal officiel des Communautés européennes 5. 3. 98 Le présent règlement est obligatoire dans tous ses éléments et directement applicable dans tout État membre. Fait à Bruxelles, le 4 mars 1998. Par la Commission Franz FISCHLER Membre de la Commission du règlement de la Commission, du 4 mars 1998, fixant les restitutions à l’exportation du sucre blanc et du sucre brut en l’état ANNEXE Code produit Montant de la restitution 1701 11 90 9100 1701 11 90 9910 1701 11 90 9950 1701 12 90 9100 1701 12 90 9910 1701 12 90 9950 1701 91 00 9000 1701 99 10 9100 1701 99 10 9910 1701 99 10 9950 (cid:190) écus/100 kg (cid:190) 37,00 36,75 37,00 36,75 (1) (1) (2) (1) (1) (2) (cid:190) écus/1 % de saccharose × 100 kg (cid:190) 0,4022 (cid:190) écus/100 kg (cid:190) 40,22 41,78 41,78 (cid:190) écus/1 % de saccharose × 100 kg (cid:190) 1701 99 90 9100 0,4022 (1) Le présent montant est applicable au sucre brut d’un rendement de 92 %. Si le rendement du sucre brut exporté s’écarte de 92 %, le montant de la restitution applicable est calculé conformément aux dispositions de l’article 17 bis paragraphe 4 du règlement (CEE) no 1785/81. (2) Fixation suspendue par le règlement (CEE) no 2689/85 de la Commission (JO L 255 du 26. 9. 1985, p. 12), modifié par le règlement (CEE) no 3251/85 (JO L 309 du 21. 11. 1985, p. 14)


title: WRITTEN QUESTION No. 595/98 by Reimer BÖGE , Niels KOFOED , Brigitte LANGENHAGEN to the Commission. MGP IV - calculation of tonnage

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EU programme
Netherlands
common fisheries policy
fisheries policy
fishing controls
fishing fleet

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title: Regolamento (CE) n. 510/98 della Commissione del 4 marzo 1998 recante fissazione dei valori forfettari all'importazione ai fini della determinazione del prezzo di entrata di alcuni ortofrutticoli

eurovoc_concepts:
agri-monetary policy
citrus fruit
fruit vegetable
import price
perennial vegetable
pip fruit

text: 5. 3. 98 IT Gazzetta ufficiale delle Comunit(cid:133) europee L 65/1 I (Atti per i quali la pubblicazione (cid:138) una condizione di applicabilit(cid:133)) REGOLAMENTO (CE) N. 510/98 DELLA COMMISSIONE del 4 marzo 1998 recante fissazione dei valori forfettari all’importazione ai fini della determina- zione del prezzo di entrata di alcuni ortofrutticoli LA COMMISSIONE DELLE COMUNIT(cid:211) EUROPEE, visto il trattato che istituisce la Comunit(cid:133) europea, visto il regolamento (CE) n. 3223/94 della Commissione, del 21 dicembre 1994, recante modalit(cid:133) di applicazione del regime di importazione degli ortofrutticoli (1), modifi- cato da ultimo dal regolamento (CE) n. 2375/96 (2), in particolare l’articolo 4, paragrafo 1, visto il regolamento (CEE) n. 3813/92 del Consiglio, del 28 dicembre 1992, relativo all’unit(cid:133) di conto e ai tassi di conversione da applicare nel quadro della politica agri- cola comune (3), modificato da ultimo dal regolamento (CE) n. 150/95 (4), in particolare l’articolo 3, paragrafo 3, regolamento (CE) n. 3223/94 considerando che il risultati dei negoziati in applicazione dei prevede, commerciali multilaterali nel dell’Uruguay Round, i criteri in base ai quali la Commissione fissa i quadro forfettari all’importazione dai paesi valori prodotti e per i periodi precisati nell’allegato; terzi, per i considerando che in applicazione di tali criteri, i valori forfettari all’importazione devono essere fissati ai livelli figuranti nell’allegato del presente regolamento, HA ADOTTATO IL PRESENTE REGOLAMENTO: Articolo 1 I valori forfettari all’importazione di cui all’articolo 4 del regolamento (CE) n. 3223/94 sono fissati nella tabella riportata nell’allegato. Articolo 2 Il presente regolamento entra in vigore il 5 marzo 1998. Il presente regolamento (cid:138) obbligatorio in tutti i suoi elementi e direttamente applicabile in ciascuno degli Stati membri. Fatto a Bruxelles, il 4 marzo 1998. Per la Commissione Franz FISCHLER Membro della Commissione (1) GU L 337 del 24. 12. 1994, pag. 66. (2) GU L 325 del 14. 12. 1996, pag. 5. (3) GU L 387 del 31. 12. 1992, pag. 1. (4) GU L 22 del 31. 1. 1995, pag. 1. L 65/2 IT Gazzetta ufficiale delle Comunit(cid:133) europee 5. 3. 98 ALLEGATO al regolamento della Commissione, del 4 marzo 1998, recante fissazione dei valori forfettari all’importazione ai fini della determinazione de prezzo di entrata di alcuni ortofrutticoli Codice NC 0702 00 00 0707 00 05 0709 10 00 0709 90 70 0805 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50 0805 30 10 (ECU/100 kg) (ECU/100 kg) Codice paesi terzi (1) Valore forfettario all’importazione Codice NC Codice paesi terzi (1) Valore forfettario all’importazione 204 624 999 068 999 220 999 052 204 624 999 052 204 212 600 624 999 052 204 73,1 175,5 124,3 93,1 93,1 159,0 159,0 138,2 131,1 177,6 149,0 57,4 37,6 40,3 38,0 47,8 44,2 67,1 38,0 0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90 0808 20 50 400 600 999 060 388 400 404 508 512 528 720 728 999 388 400 512 528 999 39,5 81,9 56,6 40,5 127,8 94,9 103,1 108,3 109,3 92,0 64,5 81,0 91,3 84,5 106,0 94,2 77,3 90,5 (1) Nomenclatura dei paesi stabilita dal regolamento (CE) n. 2317/97 della Commissione (GU L 321 del 22. 11. 1997, pag. 19). Il codice «999» rappresenta le «altre origini»


title: WRITTEN QUESTION No. 599/98 by Panayotis LAMBRIAS to the Commission. Substantial benzol pollution in the prefecture of Attica

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Central Greece
anti-pollution device
atmospheric pollutant
carcinogenic substance
lead
metal pollution
motor car
petrol
pollution control
vehicle parts


title: INTERROGAZIONE SCRITTA n. 552/98 dell'on. Alexandros ALAVANOS alla Commissione. Programma operativo regionale Attica - sottoprogramma 3 misura 1

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Community support framework
EU financing
building industry
operational programme
public expenditure
research body
scientific apparatus
secondary education

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text: C 310/86 IT Gazzetta ufficiale delle Comunita‘ europee 9. 10. 98 Risposta data dal sig. Flynn a nome della Commissione (3 aprile 1998) Nessuno centro di questo tipo e‘ stato finanziato con la linea di bilancio B3-4108, «misure in favore delle famiglie e dei bambini», in quanto nessuna somma viene destinata direttamente alle istituzioni locali per spese di gestione ordinaria. Tale linea di bilancio permette a governi, ricercatori ed organizzazioni non governative (ONG) di scambiare informazioni o condurre studi. La Commissione ha cofinanziato alcuni seminari in diversi Stati membri per promuovere i diritti dell(cid:146)infanzia e la protezione del bambino, ai quali hanno partecipato anche rappresentanti della Grecia. Inoltre, nel 1998, sara‘ organizzata in Grecia una grande conferenza patrocinata dalla Commissione, anch(cid:146)essa intesa a promuovere il benessere dell(cid:146)infanzia. La Commissione finanzia anche l(cid:146)iniziativa Dafne, che assiste le ONG e le organizzazioni di volontariato nell(cid:146)azione contro la violenza sulle donne, sui giovani e sui bambini. Le ONG attive in questo campo possono presentare delle proposte per la prevenzione della violenza (inclusi i maltrattamenti) e per la protezione o riabilitazione delle vittime della violenza. I centri di assistenza di cui fa menzione l(cid:146)onorevole parlamentare non hanno ricevuto alcun finanziamento nell(cid:146)ambito del quadro comunitario di sostegno 1994-1999 per la Grecia. (98/C 310/114) INTERROGAZIONE SCRITTA E-0552/98 di Alexandros Alavanos (GUE/NGL) alla Commissione (4 marzo 1998) Oggetto: Programma operativo regionale Attica › sottoprogramma 3 misura 1 Nel programma operativo regionale Attica la misura 1 del sottoprogramma 3 prevede la realizzazione di strutture e attrezzature di laboratorio per le universita‘ e gli istituti superiori, come pure la costruzione di 21 scuole medie. Secondo il calendario previsto si sarebbero dovuti utilizzare come spesa pubblica 66. 810. 000 ecu fino al 1997. Puo‘ la Commissione riferire: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. qual e‘ l(cid:146)andamento della materia in oggetto; quante scuole medie sono state costruite e quante sono in costruzione; se vi sono stati ritardi, dove si sono verificati e quali sono le principali cause; se sono stati apportati cambiamenti durante la revisione del QCS e per quale ammontare del bilancio; quali tassi di utilizzazione vi sono stati fino al 31. 12. 1997? Risposta data dalla sig. ra Wulf-Mathies in nome alla Commissione (24 aprile 1998) Secondo le tabelle finanziarie modificate il 21 ottobre 1997, la spesa pubblica della misura 3. 1 del programma operativo «Attica» (insegnamento), programmata fino al 1997, ammonta a 55,16 milioni di ecu. In occasione dell(cid:146)ultima riunione del comitato di sorveglianza del quadro comunitario di sostegno (QCS), tenutasi il 31 ottobre 1997, non sono state decise modifiche riguardanti i programmi regionali. Per i particolari tecnici relativi ai lavori programmati, al loro stato di avanzamento e alle cause di eventuali ritardi, la Commissione prega l(cid:146)on. interpellante di rivolgersi alle autorita‘ regionali dell(cid:146)Attica responsabili della messa in opera del QCS. L(cid:146)importo degli stanziamenti utilizzati a fine 1997 ammontava a 52,5 milioni di ecu


title: SCHRIFTELIJKE VRAAG nr. 569/98 van Kenneth COLLINS aan de Commissie. Rechtsgrondslag voor de verordening tot instelling van het Europees Bureau voor de geneesmiddelenbeoordeling

eurovoc_concepts:
European Medicines Agency
animal disease
cattle
health policy
health risk
legal basis
medicinal product
pharmaceutical legislation
public health
veterinary drug

text: 9. 10. 98 NL Publicatieblad van de Europese Gemeenschappen C 310/91 De ethische aspecten van proeven met dieren worden steeds belangrijker. De Commissie moedigt de lidstaten ten zeerste aan om vrijwillig, in het kader van hun regelmatige herzieningen ethische commissies dierproeven in te stellen. (98/C 310/121) SCHRIFTELIJKE VRAAG E-0569/98 van Kenneth Collins (PSE) aan de Commissie (4 maart 1998) Betreft: Rechtsgrondslag voor de verordening tot instelling van het Europees Bureau voor de geneesmiddelen- beoordeling Gaat de Commissie ermee akkoord dat, als gevolg van het Verdrag van Amsterdam en de verklaring van de heer Santer voor het Europees Parlement in februari 1977 over het gezondheidsbeleid van de EU na de BSE-crisis, de vereiste herziening van de verordening tot instelling van het Europees Bureau voor de geneesmiddelenbeoor- deling plaatsvindt op grond van artikel 100 A van het Verdrag in plaats van artikel 235? Antwoord van de heer Santer namens de Commissie (8 april 1998) Overeenkomstig artikel 79 van Verordening (EEG) nr. 2309/93 van de Raad van 22 juli 1993 tot vaststelling van communautaire procedures voor het verlenen van vergunningen voor en toezicht op geneesmiddelen voor menselijk en diergeneeskundig gebruik en tot oprichting van een Europees Bureau voor de geneesmiddelen- controle (1) dient de Commissie binnen zes jaar na de inwerkingtreding van deze verordening een algemeen verslag te publiceren over de ervaring die is opgedaan met de toepassing van de procedures die hierin zijn vastgesteld. Aangezien deze verordening per 1 januari 1995 in werking is getreden, zal de Commissie het in artikel 71 genoemde verslag in het jaar 2001 voorleggen. Uitgaande van dat verslag zal worden nagegaan of wijzigingen van deze verordening nodig zijn. Het is vaste jurisprudentie dat de rechtsgrond van een communautair besluit de inhoud ervan moet weergeven. Indien de Commissie op grond van het verslag wijzigingen van bedoelde verordening voorstelt, zal de rechtsgrond van het voorstel dus de inhoud van een dergelijk voorstel weergeven. (1) PB L 214 van 24. 8. 1993. (98/C 310/122) SCHRIFTELIJKE VRAAG E-0570/98 van Eryl McNally (PSE) aan de Commissie (4 maart 1998) Betreft: De opslag van plutonium Volgens de (cid:132)Royal Society(cid:148) levert de groeiende plutoniumvoorraad in Groot-Brittannie¤ niet alleen een bedreiging op voor het milieu, maar bestaat tevens het gevaar van diefstal voor de illegale fabricage van kernwapens. Welke nieuwe problemen zal dit volgens de Commissie opleveren in verband met de verantwoordelijkheid van de Unie voor de beveiliging tegen nucleaire ongevallen en het toezicht op splijtstoffen? Antwoord van de heer Papoutsis namens de Commissie (7 april 1998) In het kader van haar verplichtingen op grond van hoofdstuk VII van het Euratom-Verdrag zet de Commissie reeds aanzienlijke financie¤le en personele middelen in voor de controle op bedrijven die grote hoeveelheden plutonium verwerken teneinde erop toe te zien dat dit materiaal niet wordt gebruikt voor andere doeleinden dan waarvoor het is bestemd


title: Report from the Commission to the Council - The possibility of the European Investment Bank lending in Bosnia-Herzegovina

eurovoc_concepts:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
European Investment Bank
aid for restructuring
financing policy

text: COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Brussels, 04. 03. 1998 COM(1998) 95 final REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO COUNCIL THE POSSIBILITY OF THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK LENDING IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA. •is •J! THE POSSIBILITY OF THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK LENDING IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA 1. Introduction In the light of recent developments in Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH), ECOFIN requested the Commission on February 16 to examine, in collaboration with the European Investment Bank (EIB), the possibility of the Bank providing loans in this country. Besides humanitarian aid, BiH together with other ex-Yugoslav republics, receives reconstruction aid under the Council Regulation No 1628/96 of 25 July 1996 and under the PHARE Regulation. In view of the urgent needs for reconstruction in BiH however, the Commission is in favour of inviting the EIB to extend its lending activities to BiH, while taking into account the particularities of the political economic and financial environment of the country. The possibility of mobilising Bank loans in this country must be seen as a special and exceptional action whose main objective would be to contribute to the speedy reconstruction of the country and, in the process, to facilitate the communication and the integration of the different communities living in the area. The EIB has expressed its willingness in principle to start operations in BiH provided there is a formal Council Decision granting a Community Budget guarantee for these operations and subject to a positive decision of its Board of Governors. The EIB indicated having undertaken preparatory work to identify the areas of possible Bank the Reconstruction Programme agreed by the International Community at successive Donors' Pledging Conferences sponsored by the Commission and the World Bank. intervention within the framework of 2. Political, economic and financial background 2. 1. Political background According to the Dayton/Paris peace agreement signed on December 14, 1995, BiH was to remain a single state being composed of two Entities, the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska (RS). The implementation of Dayton involves military and civilian aspects contributing in parallel to regenerate confidence and stability, which are monitored annually by the Peace The military aspects have been dealt Implementation Council (PIC). successfully. However, a military presence will remain necessary for some time. Civilian implementation has been much slower. It is coordinated by the High Representative whose mandate was reinforced at the last PIC conference in Bonn on December 9-10, 1997. The appointment of a pro-Dayton government in the RS has paved the way for an improved cooperation by this entity with the international community, making the political and economic outlook more favourable for the country as a whole. In the absence of a Protocol on Financial Cooperation between BiH and the Community, which usually provides with the framework (objectives and conditions) of the EU financial cooperation with third countries, the involvement of the EIB in BiH should be consistent with the policy of the Union in this country and supportive of the objectives of the Dayton/Paris agreement and subsequent obligations. 2. 2. Economic developments By 1995, GDP in BiH had shrunk to less than a third of its pre-war level and per capita GDP had fallen to US$500. The population was 23% smaller than in 1991, over 50 % of the population had been displaced, and more than 1. 2 million inhabitants were forced to flee abroad, mainly to the EU. Physical capital and infrastructure had been devastated. With the end of the war, the economy recovered strongly, fuelled by external assistance, mainly in the Federation. Real GDP growth reached 50% in 1996 for the country as a whole, but decelerated to about 30% in 1997 owing to a slower pace of financial assistance. In particular, the RS has suffered self-imposed isolation from the internationally-sponsored Reconstruction programme and has benefited only from humanitarian aid. Unemployment is reported high in both the Federation and RS (up to 50%) and represents a serious threat to social stability and peace. Considering the deficit of the trade balance (estimated at about US$ 2 billion in 1997 by the IMF with imports as high as US$ 2. 7 billion), the recovery of economic activity and employment will continue to heavily rely on the availability of official financial flows. In 1995, the international community endorsed a medium-term programme for reconstruction and peace implementation activities in BiH amounting to US$ 5. 1 billion for the period 1996-99 which included the following areas among its priorities: basic infrastructure, housing, energy, telecommunications, transport, and water and waste management. Following three Donors' Pledging conferences, US$ 1. 6 billion of aid had been donated to BiH by the end of 19971, of which 45% originated from the Community and the Member States. In January 1998, the Council welcomed the formation of the new government in the RS and decided to immediately support it in the form an initial emergency budgetary grant in the amount of up to ECU 6 million and to examine the possibilities for further assistance. Moreover, in view of weak implementation capacities in both Entities, the Council is presently discussing a Commission proposal aiming at streamlining the financial regulation governing its financial assistance to BiH. 2. 3. External financial situation and prospects The external debt of BiH was estimated at US$4. 6 billion at end-1996, equivalent to over 160 % of GDP. Against an accumulation of external arrears of some US$ 2 billion, the authorities have tried to normalise relations with external creditors. Arrears to the IMF and the World Bank were cleared in 1 See Bosnia and Herzegovina: Implementation of the Priority Reconstruction Program, Status Report to the Donor Community, November 1997. December 1995 and June 1996, respectively. An agreement with the London Club creditors was reached in July 1997 on the restructuring of over US$1 billion debt. Negotiations with Paris club creditors are expected to be concluded soon after the authorities reach agreement on an IMF-supported programme. Clearance of arrears to the EIB, which amounted to approximately ECU 6 million (including penalties) at end-1997, will also have to be dealt within the framework of the IMF-supported programme as a precondition for an effective involvement of the EIB in BiH. Prospect for the early conclusion of an IMF-supported programme have recently improved, pending the adoption of satisfactory and mutually-consistent State and Entity budgets for 1998, including the establishment of automatic mechanisms for external debt service payments. In particular, a number of essential legislation establishing common foreign trade and debt policies was adopted in June 1997. The new Central Bank of BiH launched its operations in August 1997 and the design of the new common currency (the convertible marka) was imposed on all parties in January 1998. Despite these achievements, much more needs to be done to effectively implement open and market-oriented economic policies and ensuring good governance, transparency, and accountability in the use of donor fund. 3. Prospects for Bank operations 3. 1 As a rule, the EIB intervenes outside the Community in the framework of protocols, co-operation or association agreements signed between the Community and a particular country. In the absence of a Financial Protocol or Agreement between BiH and the Community, the involvement of the EIB in BiH should be consistent with the policy of the Union in this country. 3. 2 The Bank's involvement in BiH would require a Council Decision, on the basis of a Commission proposal, under Article 235 with consultation of the European Parliament, indicating the Community guarantee arrangements as well as the amount for the new commitment. The Council Decision would indicate that the new lending mandate is in addition to that defined in Council Decision 97/256/EC of 14 April 1997. The EIB operation in BiH would be of exceptional nature. An amount of about ECU 100 million could be envisaged on EIB lending on own resources. This amount could be reconsidered on the basis of the experience. Towards this end, the Commission and the EIB will present to Council a report with the evaluation of the situation no later than one year after the entry into force o'f the eventual Council Decision. 3. 3 The conclusion and implementation of a Stand-By IMF programme and subsequent arrangements will be crucial for ensuring BiH's capacity to repay the EIB, including through the mobilization of large scale external assistance, with a high degree of concessionality. 3. 4 In view of the low income and BiH's eligibility to IDA, EIB loans would need to be combined with a substantial grant element from the Community Budget for the Bank to intervene effectively. This could take the form of interest subsidy and/ or cofinancing on a case-by-case basis. Moreover, the Bank could consider granting longer then the usual grace period. 3. 5 Further to a decision on a specific mandate and the appropriate guarantee arrangements, the Bank's intervention in BiH is also subject to the previous clearance of all arrears (see section 2. 3). 3. 6 The Bank would operate, within the framework of the Reconstruction programme agreed at the various Donors' conferences, in sectors where its contribution and expertise can play a meaningful role and with its intervention aim to the regional integration of the area. The sectors that could benefit from possible Bank financing are general infrastructure including transport (in particular the reconstruction of roads and bridges), energy, telecommunications, environment (with focus on the water, waste water and sanitation projects). At a later state, when structural reforms are implemented, the industrial sector could also be considered. 3. 7 Projects to be supported by the Bank would have to meet the Bank's lending criteria notably those concerning economic, technical and financial viability and be in line with the relevant Community legislation. The Bank's usual lending conditions will apply. 3. 8 As for other lending mandates, the possible EIB loans in BiH would be subject to the arrangements set out in the Guarantee Fund Regulation. 4. Conclusion hi the light of the above, should the Council be favourable to the EIB carrying out its operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Commission would prepare a proposal for a decision granting the Community Budget guarantee to the EIB for its operations in this country. ISSN 0254-1475 COM(98) 95 final DOCUMENTS EN 11 10 01 Catalogue number : CB-CO-98-136-EN-C ISBN 92-78-31798-5 Office for Official Publications of the European Communities L-2985 Luxembourg C