15.4.97 EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL98/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No642/97
of14April1997
limitingthetermofvalidityofexportlicencesforcommonanddurumwheat
flourandmeal
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyCommission
Regulation(EC)No923/96(2),andinparticularArticle9
thereof,refundsinrespectofagriculturalproducts0,asamended
byRegulation(EC)No2026/83(6);whereassuchlimiting
ofthetermofvalidityofexportlicencesentailsaderoga­
tionfromArticles27(5)and28(5)ofCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No3665/87of27November1987laying
downcommondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
systemofexportrefundsonagriculturalproductsQ,as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No495/97(8);
Whereastheapplicationofthemeasuresprovidedforin
thisRegulationmustcoincidewithitsentryintoforcein
ordertoavoidrisksofmarketdisturbance :
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :HavingregardtoCommission Regulation (EC)No
1162/95of23May1995layingdownspecialdetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofthesystemofimportand
exportlicencesforcerealsandrice(3),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EC)No1527/96(4),andinparticularArticle7
(1)thereof,
WhereasArticle7(1)ofRegulation(EC)No1162/95
fixesthetermofvalidityofexportlicences,inparticular
forproductscoveredbyCNcodes11010011,
11010015,11031110and11031190;whereasthatterm
ofvalidityextendstotheendofthefourthmonthfol­
lowingthatofissueofthelicence;whereasthetermof
validityisfixedinaccordancewithmarketrequirements
andtheneedforsoundmanagement ;
Whereascurrentexportcommitments forcommonand
durumwheatflourandmealforthe1996/97marketing
yearmakeitdesirabletolimittheissuingoflicencesin
ordertoavoidcommittingquantitiesfromthenew
marketingyear;whereaslicencestobeissuedinforth­
comingweeksmustbereservedforexportsinMayand
June1997;whereas,tothatend,thetermofvalidityof
exportlicencestobeissuedforexecutionupto30June
1997mustbelimited;whereasatemporaryderogation
shouldaccordinglybeintroducedfromArticle7(1)of
Regulation(EC)No1162/95;
Whereas,inordertoensuresoundmanagement ofthe
marketandtopreventspeculation,provisionshouldbe
madeforcustomsexportformalitiesforcertainexport
licencesforend-of-marketing-year flourandmealtobe
completedby30June1997atthelatesteitherasdirect
exportsorexportsunderthearrangementslaiddownin
Articles4and5ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No565/80
of4March1980ontheadvancepaymentofexportArticle1
1.Notwithstanding Article7(1)ofRegulation(EC)No
1162/95,exportlicencesforproductscoveredbyCN
codes11010011,11010015,11031110and11031190
andappliedforfromthedateofentryintoforceofthis
Regulationto16May1997shallbevaliduntil30Tune
1997only.
2.Customsexportformalitiesfortheabovelicences
mustbecompletedby30June1997atthelatest.
Thatdeadlineshallalsoapplytotheformalitiesreferred
toinArticle30ofRegulation(EEC)No3665/87in
respectofproductsplacedunderthearrangements
referredtoinRegulation(EEC)No565/80undercoverof
suchlicences.
OneofthefollowingshallbeenteredinSection22ofthe
licences:
Limitaciónestablecidaenelapartado2delarticulo1del
Reglamento (CE)n°642/97
Begrænsning ,jf.artikel1,stk2,iforordning(EF)nr.
642/97
KürzungderGültigkeitsdauer gemäßArtikel1Absatz2
derVerordnung (EG)Nr.642/97
0OJNoL62,7.3.1980,p.5.
(<)OJNoL199,22.7.1983,p.12.0OJNoL351,14.12.1987,p.1.
(8)OJNoL77,19.3.1997,p.12.(')OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
(2)OJNoL126,24.5.1996,p.37.0OJNoL117,24.5.1995,p.2.¥)OJNoL190,31.7.1996,p.23.

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Begränsningenligtartikel1.2iförordning (EG)nr
642/97.Περιορισμόςπουπροβλέπεταιστοάρθρο1παρά­
γραφος2τουκανονισμού (ΕΚ)αριθ.642/97
LimitationprovidedforinArticle1(2)ofRegulation(EC)
No642/97
Limitationprévueà1article1erparagraphe2durèglement
(CE)n0642/97
Limitazioneprevistaallarticolo1,paragrafo2delregola­
mento(CE)n.642/97
Beperkingalsbepaaldinartikel1,lid2,vanVerordening
(EG)nr.642/97Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
Itshallapplytolicencesappliedforfromthedateofits
entryintoforce.Limitaçãoestabelecidanon?2doartigo1?doRegula­
mento(CE)n?642/97
Asetuksen(EY)N:o642/971artiklan2kohdassasäädetty
rajoitus
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14April1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission