NoL101/26IENIOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 18.4.97
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No677/97
of17April1997
limitingthetermofvalidityofexportlicencesforcertainproductsprocessed
fromcereals
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyCommission
Regulation(EC)No923/96(2),andinparticularArticle9
thereof,advancepaymentofexportrefundsinrespectofagricul­
turalproducts(5),asamendedbyRegulation(EC)No
2026/83(6);whereassuchlimitingofthetermofvalidity
ofexportlicencesentailsaderogationfromArticles27(5)
and28(5)ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3665/87
of27November1987layingdowncommondetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofthesystemofexportrefunds
onagriculturalproducts(7),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EC)No495/97
Whereastheapplicationofthemeasuresprovidedforin
thisRegulationmustcoincidewithitsentryintoforcein
ordertoavoidrisksofmarketdisturbance ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation (EC)No
1162/95of23May1995layingdownspecialdetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofthesystemofimportand
exportlicencesforcerealsandrice(3),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EC)No1527/96(4),andinparticularArticle7
(1)thereof,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Notwithstanding Article7(1)ofRegulation(EC)No
1162/95,exportlicencesforproductsfallingwithinCN
codes170230,170240,170290and210690,andapplied
forfromthedateofentryintoforceofthisRegulationto
30June1997shallbevaliduntil30June1997only.
2.Customsexportformalitiesfortheabovelicences
mustbecompletedby30June1997atthelatest.
Thatdeadlineshallalsoapplytotheformalitiesreferred
toinArticle30ofRegulation(EEC)No3665/87in
respectofproductsplacedunderthearrangements
referredtoinRegulation(EEC)No565/80undercoverof
suchlicences.
OneofthefollowingshallbeenteredinSection22ofthe
licences:WhereasArticle7(1)ofRegulation(EC)No1162/95
fixesthetermofvalidityofexportlicences,inparticular
forproductsfallingwithinCNcodes170230,170240,
170290and210690;whereasthattermofvalidity
extendstotheendofthefourthmonthfollowingthatof
issueofthelicence;whereasthetermofvalidityisfixed
inaccordancewithmarketrequirementsandtheneedfor
soundmanagement ;
Whereascurrentexportcommitments forcertain
productsprocessedfromcerealsforthe1996/97marke­
tingyearmakeitdesirabletolimittheissuingoflicences
inordertoavoidcommittingquantitiesfromthenew
marketingyear;whereaslicencestobeissuedinforth­
comingweeksmustbereservedforexportsinMayand
June1997;whereas,tothatend,thetermofvalidityof
exportlicencestobeissuedforexecutionupto30June
1997mustbelimited;whereasatemporaryderogation
shouldaccordinglybeintroducedfromArticle7(1)of
Regulation (EC)No1162/95;
Whereas,inordertoensuresoundmanagement ofthe
marketandtopreventspeculation ,provisionshouldbe
madeforcustomsexportformalitiesforcertainexport
licencesforcertainend-of-marketing-year products
processedfromcerealstobecompletedby30June1997
atthelatesteitherasdirectexportsorexportsunderthe
arrangementslaiddowninArticles4and5ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No565/80of4March1980ontheLimitaciónestablecidaenelapartado2delartículo1del
Reglamento (CE)No677/97
Begrænsning ,jf.artikel1,stk2,iforordning(EF)No
67797
KürzungderGültigkeitsdauer gemäßArtikel1Absatz2
derVerordnung (EG)No677/97
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(2)OJNoL126,24.5.1996,p.37.
(')OJNoL117,24.5.1995,p.2.
4OJNoL190,31.7.1996,p.23.(s)OJNoL62,7.3.1980,p.5.
(6)OJNoL199,22.7.1983,p.12.0OJNoL351,14.12.1987,p.1.
8OJNoL77,19.3.1997,p.12.

18.4.97 EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL101/27
Begränsningenligtartikel1.2iförordning (EG)No
677/97.Περιορισμόςπουπροβλέπεταιστοάρθρο1παρα­
γραφος2τουκανονισμού (ΕΚ)No677/97
LimitationprovidedforinArticle1(2)ofRegulation(EC)
No677/97
Limitationprévueà1article1erparagraphe2durèglement
(CE)No677/97
Limitazioneprevistaallarticolo1,paragrafo2delregola­
mento(CE)No677/97
Beperkingalsbepaaldinartikel1,lid2,vanVerordening
(EG)No677/97Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
Itshallapplytolicencesappliedforfromthedateofits
entryintoforce.LimitaçãoestabelecidanoNo2doartigo1?doRegula­
mento(CE)No677/97
Asetuksen(EY)No677/971artiklan2kohdassasäädetty
rajoitus
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17April1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission