EN Official Journal of the European Communities 9.3.2000 L 62/22
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 506/2000
of 8 March 2000
amending Regulation (EC) No 1758/1999 opening an invitation to tender for the refund or the tax
for the export of rye to all third countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30
June 1992 on the common organisation of the market incereals (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1253/
1999 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of
29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for theapplication of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on thegranting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to betaken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (
3),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2513/98 (4), and in
particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1758/1999 (5) opens
an invitation to tender for the export of rye to all thirdcountries.
(2) The increasingly closer links between the EuropeanUnion and certain central and eastern European coun-tries and the current situation on the rye market in thosecountries mean that Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland,the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania,Bulgaria and Slovenia should be ruled out as destinationsunder the invitation to tender for the export of rye. Theexport refunds awarded for rye are valid for all thirdcountries. In order to avoid undesirable exports tomarkets in those countries, those destinations shouldnot qualify for the refunds granted under the invitationto tender for the export of rye opened by Regulation(EC) No 1758/1999.(3) The Management Committee for Cereals has not deliv-ered an opinion within the time limit set by itschairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 1758/1999 is hereby amended as follows:1. The title is replaced by the following:
‘opening an invitation to tender for the refund or the tax for
the export of rye to all third countries except Estonia,Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, the SlovakRepublic, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Slovenia’.
2. Article 1(2) is replaced by the following:
‘2. The invitation to tender shall cover rye for export to
all third countries except Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland,the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Hungary,Romania, Bulgaria and Slovenia’.
3. The title of Annex Iis replaced by the following:
‘Weekly tender for the refund or the tax for the export of
rye to all third countries except Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania,Poland, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Hungary,Romania, Bulgaria and Slovenia’.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 March 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 18.
(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 313, 21.11.1998, p. 16.
(5) OJ L 210, 10.8.1999, p. 3.