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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
(OJ No L 133, 17. 6. 1995, p. 16)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2522/95 of 27 October 1995 L 258 39 28. 10. 1995
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2840/95 of 8 December 1995 L 296 5 9. 12. 1995Commission Regulation (EC) No 1157/96 of 26 June 1996 L 153 19 27. 6. 1996Commission Regulation (EC) No 1008/98 of 14 May 1998 L 145 6 15. 5. 1998
Corrected
by:
C1 Corrigendum, OJ No L 70, 20. 3. 1996, p. 44 (1371/95)
C2 Corrigendum, OJ No L 165, 4. 7. 1996, p. 43 (1157/96)
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ICOMMISSION 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 T reaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
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 Acces-
sion 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 ar-
rangements required in the agricultural sector in order to
implement the agreements concluded during the UruguayRound 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 re-
quested, 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 spe-
cific 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, ex-
port licences should not be transferable and precise condi-
tions governing access by traders to the said system should
be laid down;
(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.
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IIWhereas Article 8 (12) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75
provides that compliance with the obligations arising from
agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multi-
lateral 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 applica-
tions 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 ap-
plications 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;
Whereas in order to ensure an exact follow up of the
quantities to be exported, a derogation from the rules re-
garding the tolerances laid down in Regulation (EEC) No
3719/88 should be laid down;
Whereas the Commission must dispose of precise informa-
tion concerning 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;
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IIIWhereas 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 unnec-
essary 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 poul-
trymeat 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 certificatesfor refunds in the poultrymeat and eggs sector (
3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1030/95 (4), were re-
pealed 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 Com-
mittee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
(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.)
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1Article 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 pres-
entation 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 from the date of issue,
within the meaning of Article 21 (1) of Regulation (EEC)
No 3719/88, until the end of the third month following
that date.
2. Applications for licences and licences shall bear, insection 15, the description of the product and, in section
16, the 11-digit product code of the agricultural product
nomenclature for export refunds.
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 li-
cences are given in Annex I.
4. Applications for licences and licences shall bear, in
section 20, at least one of the following:
—R e g l a m e n t o ( C E ) n
o1371/95,
— Forordning (EF) nr. 1371/95,
— Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1371/95,
—Κανονισμός (ΕΚ)αριθ. 1371/95,
— Regulation (EC) No 1371/95,
—R è g l e m e n t ( C E ) no1371/95,
— 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
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22. 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 author-
ities 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 follow-
ing 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 quan-
tities and/or expenditure which exceed the normal trade
patterns, or where there is a risk that they will be ex-
ceeded, taking account of the limits referred to in Article 8
(12) of Regulation (EC) No 2771/75 and/or the c orrespon-
ding expenditure during the period in question, the Com-mission 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 ex-
port licences lodged during the suspension period shall
be inadmissible.
These measures may be adjusted according to the categoryof 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 percen-
tage of acceptance less than 80 % is set the licence shall
be issued at the latest by the 11th working day following
publication of that percentage in the Official Journal of the
European Communities . During the 10 working days fol-
lowing its publication, the operator may:
— either withdraw his application, in which case the se-
curity 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
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37. By way of derogation from paragraph 3, the Commis-
sion 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
1. Upon written request of the operator, at the time of
lodging the application, the competent authority shall im-
mediately issue the licence applied for by indicating in sec-
tion 22 at least one of the following:
— Certificado de exportación expedido sin perjuicio de
medidas especiales de conformidad con el apartado 4
del artículo 3 del Reglamento (CE) no1371/95; la re-
stitución deberá concederse al menos quince días la-
borables después de la fecha de su expedición
— Eksportlicens udstedt med forbehold af særforanstal-
tninger i henhold til artikel 3, stk. 4, i forordning (EF)
nr.1371/95; restitution ydes tidligst 15 dage efter
udstedelsesdagen
— Ausfuhrlizenz, erteilt unter Vorbehalt der besonderen
Maßnahmen gemäß Artikel 3 Absatz 4 der V erordnung
(EG) Nr. 1371/95; Erstattung frühestens fünfzehn Ar-
beitstage nach dem T ag der Erteilung zu gewähren
—Πιστοποιητικό εξαγωγής που εκδίδεται με την
επιÔύλαξη των ειδικών μέτρων σύμ Ôωνα με το άρθρο
3παράγρα Ôος4του κανονισμού (ΕΚ)αριθ.1371/95,
ηε π ι σ τ ρ ο Ôή που πρέπει να χορηγηθεί το ενωρίτερο
δεκαπέντε εργάσιμες ημέρες μετά από την
ημερομηνία εκδόσεώς του
— Export licence issued subject to any particular
measures taken under Article 3 (4) of Regulation (EC)
No1371/95; refund to be granted at the earliest fifteen
working days after the date of issuing
— Certificat d’exportation délivré sous réserve de mesures
particulières en vertu de l’article 3 paragraphe 4 du
règlement (CE) no1371/95; restitution à octroyer au
plus tôt quinze jours ouvrables après la date de sa dé-
livrance
— Titolo d’esportazione rilasciato sotto riserva d’adozione
di misure specifiche a norma dell’articolo 3, paragrafo
4, del regolamento (CE) n. 1371/95; restituzione da
concedere non prima che siano trascorsi quindici giorni
lavorativi dalla data di rilascio del titolo
— Uitvoercertificaat afgegeven onder voorbehoud van bij-
zondere maatregelen als bedoeld in artikel 3, lid 4, van
Verordening (EG) nr. 1371/95; de restitutie wordt niet
vroeger dan 15 werkdagen na de datum van afgifte van
het certificaat toegekend
— Certificado de exportação emitido sem prejuízo de
medidas especiais em conformidade com o nº 4 do
artigo 3º do Regulamento (CE) nº 1371/95; restituição
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4— Vientitodistus annettu, jollei asetuksen (EY) N:o
1371/95 3 artiklan 4 kohdan mukaisista erityistoimenpi-
teistä muuta johdu; tuki myönnetään aikaisintaan viid-
entoista työpäivan kuluttua antamispäivästä
— Exportlicens utfärdad med förbehåll för särskilda
åtgärder enligt artikel 3.4 i förordning (EG) nr
1371/95. Bidrag skall beviljas tidigast femton arbetsda-gar efter dagen för utfärdandet.
2. Where the Commission has not taken special
measures under the terms of Article 3 (4) for the week in
question, the licence is validated without other formalities
from the Wednesday following the week in question.
3. Where the Commission has taken special measures
under the terms of Article 3 (4) for the week in question,
the competent authority requires within five working days
as from the date of their publication, the operator to re-
turn the licence in order to amend it on the basis of thesemeasures.
T o this end, it shall cancel the indication referred to in
paragraph 1 and shall indicate in section 22 at least one of
the following:
(a) if a single percentage of acceptance has been set:
— Certificado de exportación con fijación anticipada
de la restitución por una cantidad de [ . . . ] tone-
ladas de los productos que se indican en las casil-
las 15 y
16
— Eksportlicens med forudfastsættelse af eksportres-
titution for en mængde på [ . . . ] tons af de i
rubrik 15 og 16 anførte produkter
— Ausfuhrlizenz mit Vorausfestsetzung der Erstattung
f ü re i n eM e n g ev o n[...]T o n n e nd e ri nF e l d 15
und16 genannten Erzeugnisse
—Πιστοποιητικό εξαγωγής που περιλαμβάνει τον
προκαθορισμό της επιστρο Ôής για μία ποσότητα
[ ...] τόνων προϊόντων που εμ Ôαίνονται στα
τετραγωνίδια 15και16
— Export licence with advance fixing of the refund
for a quantity of [ . . . ] tonnes of the products
s h o w ni ns e c t i o n s1 5a n d 16
— Certificat d’exportation comportant fixation à l’a-
v a n c e d e l a r e s t i t u t i o n p o u r u n e q u a n t i t é d e [...]
tonnes de produits figurant aux cases 15 et 16
— Titolo d’esportazione recante fissazione anticipata
d e l l ar e s t i t u z i o n ep e ru nq u a n t i t a t i v od i[...]td i
prodotti indicati nelle caselle 15 e 16
— Uitvoercertificaat met vaststelling vooraf van de re-
stitutie voor . . . ton produkt vermeld in de vakken
15 en 16
— Certificado de exportação com prefixação da resti-
tuição para uma quantidade de [ . . . ] toneladas
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5— Vientitodistus, johon sisältyy tuen ennakkovahvistus
[...]t o n n i l l ek o h d a s s a1 5j a 16 mainittuja tuot-
teita
— Exportlicens med förutfastställelse av exportbidrag
för en kvantitet av [ . . . ] ton av de produkter som
nämns i fält 15 och 16;
(b) if the applications for licences have been rejected:
— Certificado de exportación sin derecho a restitu-
ción
— Eksportlicens, der ikke giver ret til eksportrestitu-
tion
— Ausfuhrlizenz ohne Anspruch auf Erstattung
—Πιστοποιητικό εξαγωγής χωρίς δικαίωμα για
οποιαδήποτε επιστρο Ôή
— Export licence without entitlement to any refund
— Certificat d’exportation ne donnant droit à aucune
restitution
— Titolo d’esportazione che non dà diritto ad alcuna
restituzione
— Uitvoercertificaat dat geen recht op een restitutie
geeft
— Certificado de exportação que não dá direito a
qualquer restituição
— Vientitodistus ei oikeuta tukeen
— Exportlicens som inte ger rätt till exportbidrag.
4. The provisions laid down in Article 3 (6) do not
apply to licences issued under the terms of the provisions
of this Article.
5. The refund for licences issued pursuant to the provi-
sions of this Article may be granted at the earliest 15
working days after the date of their issuing.
Article 5
Export licences shall not be transferable.
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
q u es ee x p i d ae lc e r t i f i c a d o ) ,
— Restitutionen omfatter [ ...] t (den mængde, licensen
vedrører),
— Erstattung gültig für [ ...] T onnen (Menge, für welche
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6—Επιστρο Ôή ισχύουσα για [...]τόνους (ποσότητα για
την οποία έχει έκδοθεί το πιστοποιητικό ),
—R e f u n d v a l i d f o r [ ...] 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 re-
lativamente à qual é emitido o certificado),
— T uki on voimassa [ ...] tonnille (määrä, jolle todistus
on myönnetty),
— Ger rätt till exportbidrag för ( ...) ton (den kvantitet
för vilken licensen utfärdats).
Article 7
1. Member States shall communicate to the Commission,
each Friday from 13.00 hours, by fax and for the preceding
period:
(a) the applications for export licences with advance fixing
of refunds referred to in Article 1 which were lodgedfrom Monday to Friday of the same week;
(b) the quantities for which export licences have been is-
sued on the preceding Wednesday;
(c) the quantities for which applications for export licences
have been withdrawn pursuant to Article 3 (6) during
the preceding week.
2. The notification of the applications referred to inparagraph 1 (a) shall specify:
— the quantity in product weight for each category re-
ferred 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 ex-
port licences the quantity of unused export licences.
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.1371/95
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7Article 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 in-
tend to claim an export refund.
2. Not later than two working days after exporting, oper-
ators shall lodge with the competent authority the applica-
tion for an ex post export licence for the chicks exported.
In section 20 of the licence application and of the licence,
shall be indicated the term ex post together with the cus-
toms office where customs formalities have been fulfilled
as well as the date of export within the meaning of Article
3 of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87.
By derogation from Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC)
No 3719/88 no security shall be required.
3. Member 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 applica-
tions, during the current week. The notifications shall be
made in accordance with the model set out in Annex II
and 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 refundapplicable on the day of export within the meaning of Ar-
ticle 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87.
5. Articled 22 of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shallnot apply to the ex post licences referred to in paragraphs
1t o4 .
The licences shall be presented directly by the interested
party to the agency in charge of the payment of export
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8Article 10
Regulation (EEC) No 3652/81 shall remain applicable for
advance fixing certificates issued before 1 July 1995 pursu-
a n tt ot h a tR e g u l a t i o n .
Article 11
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day fol-
lowing its publication in the Official Journal of the Euro-
pean 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
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9ANNEX I
Product code
of the agricultural product nomenclature
for export refunds (1)CategoryRate of the security
(ECU/100 kg)
Net weight
0407 00 11 000 1 —
0407 00 19 000 2 —
0407 00 30 000 3 4(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 No L 366, 24. 12. 1987, p. 1), part 8.
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10ANNEX II
Application of Regulation (EC) No 1371/95
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES — DG VI/D/3 — Eggs sector
Application for export licences — Eggs
Sender:
Date:
P e r i o d :M o n d a y...t oF r i d a y...
Member State:
Person to contact:Te l e p h o n e :
Fax:
Addressee: DG VI/D/3 — fax: (32 2) 296 62 79 or 296 12 27
— Part A — Weekly notification ( to be completed separately for each
category )
Category QuantityDestination
(geonomenclature
code)Rate of refund
(ECU/100 kg or
100pieces)T otal amount of
prefixed refunds
Total per category
Category T otal quantities applied for by categories
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Category T otal quantities withdrawn by categories during the previous week
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12ANNEX III
Russia
Kuwait
Bahrain
QatarOman
United Arab Emirates
Republic of YemenHong Kong SAR
South Korea
JapanMalaysia
Thailand
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