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"BCOMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1371/95
of 16 June 1995
laying down detailed rules for implementing the system of export licences in the egg sector
(OJ L 133, 17.6.1995, p. 16)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
"M1 Commission Regulation (EC) No 2522/95 of 27 October 1995 L 258 39 28.10.1995
"M2 Commission Regulation (EC) No 2840/95 of 8 December 1995 L 296 5 9.12.1995
"M3 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1157/96 of 26 June 1996 L 153 19 27.6.1996
"M4 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1008/98 of 14 May 1998 L 145 6 15.5.1998
"M5 Commission Regulation (EC) No 2336/1999 of 3 November 1999 L 281 16 4.11.1999
Corrected by:
"C1 Corrigendum, OJ L 70, 20.3.1996, p. 44 (1371/95)
"C2 Corrigendum, OJ L 165, 4.7.1996, p. 43 (1157/96)
NB: This consolidated version contains references to the European unit of account and/or the ecu, which from 1 January 1999
should be understood as references to the euro — Council Regulation (EEC) No 3308/80 (OJ L 345, 20.12.1980, p. 1) andCouncil Regulation (EC) No 1103/97 (OJ L 162, 19.6.1997, p. 1).1995R1371 — EN — 07.11.1999 — 002.001 — 1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1371/95
of 16 June 1995
laying down detailed rules for implementing the system of export
licences in the egg sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October
1975 on the common organization of the market in eggs (
1), as last
amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden and by
Regulation (EEC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Articles 3 (2), 8 (12)
and 15 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 of 22 December
1994 on the adjustments and transitional arrangements required in the
agricultural sector in order to implement the agreements concluded
during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations, and in
particular Article 3 (1) thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 provides that from 1 July 1995
all exports for which export refunds are requested, with the exception of
exports of hatching eggs, shall be subject to the presentation of an export
licence with advance fixing of the refund; whereas therefore specific
implementing rules should be laid down for the egg sector which should,
in particular, include provisions for the submission of the applications
and the information which must appear on the applications and licences,
in addition to those contained in Commission Regulation (EEC) No
3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying down common detailed rules for
the application of the system of import and export licences and advance
fixing licences for agricultural products (3), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1199/95 (4);
Whereas, in order to assure proper administration of the system, the rate
of the security for export licences under the said system should be fixed;
whereas in view of the risk of speculation inherent in the system in the
egg sector, export licences should not be transferable and precise
conditions governing access by traders to the said system should be laid
down;
Whereas Article 8 (12) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 provides that
compliance with the obligations arising from agreements concluded
during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations regarding
the export volume shall be ensured on the basis of the export licences;
whereas therefore a detailed schedule for the lodging of applications and
for the issuing of licences should be laid down;
Whereas, in addition, the decision regarding applications for export
licences should be communicated only after a period of consideration;
whereas this period would allow the Commission to appreciate the
quantities applied for as well as the expenditure involved and, if
appropriate, to take specific measures applicable in particular to the
applications which are pending; whereas it is in the interest of trader to
allow the licence application to be withdrawn after the acceptance
coefficient has been fixed;
Whereas, in the case of applications concerning quantities equal to or
less than 25 tonnes, the export licence should be issued immediately if
the trader requests it; whereas these licences, however, should benefit
from refunds only in accordance with the measures which the
Commission might possibly have taken for the period in question;!B
(1) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 49.
(2) OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.
(3) OJ No L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.
(4) OJ No L 119, 30. 5. 1995, p. 4.1995R1371 — EN — 07.11.1999 — 002.001 — 2
Whereas in order to ensure an exact follow up of the quantities to be
exported, a derogation from the rules regarding the tolerances laid down
in Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 should be laid down;
Whereas the Commission must dispose of precise information concern-
ing applications for licences and of the use of licences issued, in order to
be able to manage this system; whereas, in the interest of efficient
administration, the notifications from Member States to the Commission
should be made according to a uniform model;
Whereas to avoid any interruption of exports at the time of entry into
force of the Agreement on Agriculture of the Uruguay Round,
authorization should be given for export licences to be applied for and
issued before the date of the entry into force of this Agreement, but for
use after that date;
Whereas Article 8 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 provides that for
hatching eggs export refunds may be granted on the basis of an ex post
export licence; whereas therefore implementing rules for such a system
should be laid down with the aim of ensuring efficient verification with
the obligations arising from the agreements concluded in the framework
of the Uruguay Round negotiations are complied with; whereas,
however, it would appear unnecessary to require the lodging of a
security in the case of licences applied for after exportation;
Whereas the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 572/73 of
26 February 1973 establishing egg and poultrymeat products eligible for
the advance fixing of export refunds (1), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 3501/93 (2), and of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3652/81
of 18 December 1981 laying down detailed rules for implementing the
system of advance fixing certificates for refunds in the poultrymeat and
eggs sector (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1030/95 (4), were
repealed by the provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No
1372/95 (5) as from the date of entry into force of the Agreement on
Agriculture of the Uruguay Round;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance
with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and
Eggs,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
As from 1 July 1995, all exports of products in the egg sector for which
an export refund is requested, with the exception of hatching eggs falling
within CN codes 0407 00 11 and 0407 00 19, shall be subject to the
presentation of an export licence with advance fixing of the refund, in
accordance with the provisions of Articles 2 to 8.
Article 2
1. Export licences shall be valid for 90 days from their actual day of
issue within the meaning of Article 21(2) of Regulation (EEC) No
3719/88.
2. Applications for licences and licences shall bear, in section 15, the
description of the product and, in section 16, the 11-digit product code of
the agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds.!B
(1) OJ No L 56, 1. 3. 1973, p. 6.
(2) OJ No L 319, 21. 12. 1993, p. 25.
(3) OJ No L 364, 19. 12. 1981, p. 19.
(4) OJ No L 103, 6. 5. 1995, p. 36.
(5) See page 26 of this Official Journal. (SIC!OJ No L 133, 17. 6. 1995, p. 26.)!M5
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3. The categories of products referred to in the second subparagraph of
Article 13a of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, as well as the rate of the
security for export licences are given in Annex I.
4. Applications for licences and licences shall bear, in section 20, at
least one of the following:
— Reglamento (CE) no1371/95,
— Forordning (EF) nr. 1371/95,— Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1371/95,
—Καν/omikronνισµ/omikronacuteς (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1371/95 ,
— Regulation (EC) No 1371/95,— Règlement (CE) n
o1371/95,
— Regolamento (CE) n. 1371/95,
— Verordening (EG) nr. 1371/95,
— Regulamento (CE) no1371/95,
— Asetus (EY) N:o 1371/95,
— Förordning (EG) nr 1371/95.
Article 3
1. Applications for export licences may be lodged with the competent
authorities from Monday to Friday of each week; (SIC! .)
2. Applicants for export licences must be natural or legal persons who,
at the time applications are submitted, are able to prove to the satisfaction
of the competent authorities in the Member States that they have been
engaged in trade in the egg sector for at least 12 months. However, retail
establishments or restaurants selling their products to end consumers
may not lodge applications.
3. Export licences are issued on the Wednesday following the period
referred to in paragraph 1, provided that none of the particular measures
referred to in paragraph 4 have since been taken by the Commission.
4. Where applications for export licences concern quantities and/or
expenditure which exceed the normal trade patterns, or where there is a
risk that they will be exceeded, taking account of the limits referred to in
Article 8 (12) of Regulation (EC) No 2771/75 and/or the corresponding
expenditure during the period in question, the Commission may
— set a single percentage by which the quantities applied for are
accepted,
— refuse the applications for which export licences have not yet been
awarded,
— suspend the lodging of applications for export licences for a
maximum of five working days. A suspension for a longer period
may be decided in accordance with the procedure provided for in
Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75. In these cases,
applications for export licences lodged during the suspension period
shall be inadmissible.
These measures may be adjusted according to the category of product
and to destination.
5. Where quantities applied for are rejected or reduced, the security
shall be released immediately for all quantities for which an application
was not satisfied.
6. Notwithstanding paragraph 3, where a single percentage of accept-
ance less than 80 % is set the licence shall be issued at the latest by the!B
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11th working day following publication of that percentage in the Official
Journal of the European Communities . During the 10 working days
following its publication, the operator may:
— either withdraw his application, in which case the security is released
immediately,
— or request immediate issuing of the licence, in which case the
competent authority shall issue it without delay but no sooner than
the normal issue date for the relevant week (SIC! .)
7. By way of derogation from paragraph 3, the Commission can set a
day other than Wednesday for the issuing of export licences when it is not
possible to respect this day (SIC! .)
Article 4
On application by the operator, licence applications for up to 25 tonnes
of products shall not be subject to any special measures as referred to in
Article 3(4) and the licences applied for shall be issued immediately.
In such cases, notwithstanding Article 2(1), the term of validity of the
licences shall be limited to five working days from their actual day of
issue within the meaning of Article 21(2) of Regulation (EEC) No
3719/88 and Section 20 of licence applications and of licences shall
show at least one of the following:
— Certificado válido durante cinco días hábiles y no utilizable para la
aplicación del artículo 5 del Reglamento (CEE) no565/80,
— Licens, der er gyldig i fem arbejdsdage, og som ikke kan benyttes til
at anvende artikel 5 i forordning (EØF) nr. 565/80,
— Fünf Werktage gültige und für die Anwendung von Artikel 5 der
Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 565/80 nicht verwendbare Lizenz,
—Πιστ/omikronπ/omikronιητικ/omikronacute π/omikronυ ισ/khiύει για πέντε εργάσιµες ηµέρες και δεν
/khiρησιµ/omikronπ/omikronιείται για την εφαρµ/omikronγή τ/omikronυ άρθρ/omikronυ 5 τ/omikronυ καν/omikronνι-
σµ/omikronύ (Ε/OmikronΚ) αριθ. 565/80,
— Licence valid for five working days and not useable for the purposes
of Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 565/80,
— Certificat valable 5 jours ouvrables et non utilisable pour
l’application de l’article 5 du règlement (CEE) no565/80,
— Titolo valido cinque giorni lavorativi e non utilizzabile ai fini
dell’applicazione dell’articolo 5 del regolamento (CEE) n. 565/80,
— Certificaat met een geldigheidsduur van vijf werkdagen en niet te
gebruiken voor de toepassing van artikel 5 van Verordening (EEG)
nr. 565/80,
— Certificado de exportação válido durante cinco dias úteis, não
utilizável para a aplicação do artigo 5odo Regulamento (CEE) no
565/80,
— Todistus on voimassa viisi arkipäivää eikä sitä voi käyttää
sovellettaessa asetuksen (ETY) N:o 565/80 5 artiklaa,
— Licensen är giltig fem arbetsdagar men gäller inte vid tillämpning av
artikel 5 i förordning (EEG) nr 565/80.
The Commission may, where necessary, suspend the application of this
Article.
Article 5
Export licences shall not be transferable.!B
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Article 6
The quantity exported within the tolerance referred to in Article 8 (4) of
Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shall not give entitlement to payment of
the refund.
In section 22 of the licence, at least one of the following shall be
indicated:
— Restitución válida por [...] toneladas (cantidad por la que se expida el
certificado),
— Restitutionen omfatter [...] t (den mængde, licensen vedrører),
— Erstattung gültig für [...] Tonnen (Menge, für welche die Lizenz
ausgestellt wurde),
—Επιστρ/omikronφή ισ/khiύ/omikronυσα για [...] τ/omikronacuteν/omikronυς (π/omikronσ/omikronacuteτητα για την /omikronπ/omikronία
έ/khiει έκδ/omikronθεί τ/omikron πιστ/omikronπ/omikronιητικ/omikronacute) ,
— Refund valid for [...] tonnes (quantity for which the licence is
issued),
— Restitution valable pour [...] tonnes (quantité pour laquelle le
certificat est délivré),
— Restituzione valida per [...] t (quantitativo per il quale il titolo è
rilasciato),
— Restitutie geldig voor [...] ton (hoeveelheid waarvoor het certificaat
wordt afgegeven),
— Restituição válida para [...] toneladas (quantidade relativamente à
qual é emitido o certificado),
— Tuki on voimassa [...] tonnille (määrä, jolle todistus on myönnetty),— Ger rätt till exportbidrag för (…) ton (den kvantitet för vilken
licensen utfärdats).
Article 7
1. Each Friday from 13.00 hours, Member States shall send the
Commission the following by fax in respect of the preceding period:
(a) the applications for export licences as referred to in Article 1 lodged
from Monday to Friday of the same week, stating whether they fall
within the scope of Article 4 or not;
(b) the quantities covered by export licences issued on the preceding
Wednesday, not including those issued immediately under Article 4;
(c) the quantities covered by export licence applications withdrawn
pursuant to Article 3(6) during the preceding week.
2. The notification of the applications referred to in paragraph 1 (a)
shall specify:
— the quantity in product weight for each category referred to in
Article 2 (3),
— the breakdown by destination of the quantity for each category in the
case where the rate of refund varies according to the destination,
— the rate of refund applicable,
— the total amount of refund prefixed in ecu per product category.
3. Member States shall communicate to the Commission on a monthly
basis following the expiry of validity of export licences the quantity of
unused export licences.!B
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4. All notifications referred to in paragraphs 1 and 3, including ‘nil’
notifications, shall be made in accordance with the model set out in
Annex II.
Article 8
Applications for export licences to be used for exports as from 1 July
1995 may be lodged as from 21 June 1995.
Article 9
1. For hatching eggs falling within CN codes 0407 00 11 and
0407 00 19, operators shall declare at the time when customs formalities
for exports are fulfilled, that they intend to claim an export refund.
2. Not later than "M3two working days 3 after exporting,
operators shall lodge with the competent authority the application for
anex post export licence for the chicks exported. In section "M420
3of the licence application and of the licence, shall be indicated the
term ex post together with the customs office where customs formalities
have been fulfilled as well as "M4the date of export within the
meaning of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 3.
By derogation from Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 no
security shall be required.
3."M4Member States shall communicate to the Commission, each
Friday from 1 p.m., by fax, the number of ‘ex-post’ export licences
applied for or the absence of such applications, during the current week.
3The notifications shall be made in accordance with the model set out
in"M3Annex II 3and shall specify, where applicable, the details
referred to in Article 7 (2).
4.ex post export licences shall be issued each following Wednesday,
provided that none of the particular measures referred to in Article 3 (4)
are taken by the Commission after the export concerned. Where such
measures are taken they shall apply to the exports already carried out.
This licence accords entitlement to payment of the refund applicable on
the day of export within the meaning of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC)
No 3665/87.
5. Articled 22 of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shall not apply to the
ex post licences referred to in paragraphs 1 to 4.
The licences shall be presented directly by the interested party to the
agency in charge of the payment of export refunds. This agency shall
attribute and stamp the licence.
Article 10
Regulation (EEC) No 3652/81 shall remain applicable for advance fixing
certificates issued before 1 July 1995 pursuant to that Regulation.
Article 11
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply to the export licences referred to in Article 1 as from 21
June 1995.
The provisions of Articles 4, 9 and 10, however, shall apply from 1 July
1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States.!B
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ANNEX I
Product code of the agricultural prod-
uct nomenclature for export refunds (1)CategoryRate of the security
(EUR/100 kg)
Net weight
0407 00 11 000 1 —
0407 00 19 000 2 —
0407 00 30 000 3 6 (2)
3(3)
0408 11 80 100 4 22
0408 19 81 100 5 10
0408 19 89 100
0408 91 80 100 6 17
0408 99 80 100 7 4
(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1), part 8.
(2) For destinations shown in Annex III.
(3) Other destinations.!M51995R1371 — EN — 07.11.1999 — 002.001 — 8
ANNEX II
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ANNEX III
Russia
KuwaitBahrain
Qatar
OmanUnited Arab EmiratesRepublic of Y emen
Hong Kong SAR
South KoreaJapanMalaysia
Thailand
TaiwanPhilippinesEgypt!
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