1. By way of derogation from the third subparagraph of Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 956/97, the aid payments for 1998 shall be made before 30 April 1999.
2. By way of derogation from Article 10(b) of Regulation (EC) No 956/97, the requisite minimum yield for the 1998 harvest shall be 1625 kilograms per hectare.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 30 September 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 31 March 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 29.
(2) OJ L 303, 6.11.1997, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 139, 30.5.1997, p. 10.
(4) OJ L 203, 21.7.1998, p. 5.