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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1251/81

of 11 May 1981

introducing a derogation from Regulation (EEC) No 2041/75 on special detailed rules for the application of the system of export and import licences and advance-fixing certificates for oils and fats in relation to the export of olive oil to Poland

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3454/80 (2), and in particular Article 20 (3) thereof,

Whereas, at a meeting held in Luxembourg on 1 and 2 December 1980, the European Council decided to facilitate the purchase by Poland of certain quantities of agricultural products, including a quantity of olive oil, in the Community;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2041/75 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1551/80 (4), specifies that export licences with advance fixing of the refund shall be valid from the day of issue until the end of the second month following that of issue; whereas, in order to facilitate the export to Poland during the next few months of a certain quantity of olive-residue oil, a derogation should be made from Regulation (EEC) No 2041/75 extending the period of validity of licences for exports to Poland;

Whereas, for the sake of administrative efficiency, a number of specific conditions should be laid down in the issue of licences for the export to Poland of olive oil of subheading 15.07 A II b) of the Common Customs Tariff;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

By way of derogation from Article 6 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2041/75, export licences for products falling under tariff subheading 15.07 A II b) of the Common Customs Tariff issued under the conditions listed in Article 2 shall be valid from the actual day of issue until the end of September 1981.

Article 2

1. The following conditions shall apply for the issue of licences for the export of the products referred to in Article 1 to Poland:

(a) advance fixing of the refund shall be compulsory;

(b) in box 13 of the licence application and of the licence itself one of the following entries shall be made:

- 'Pologne',

- 'Polen',

- 'Polonía',

- 'Poland',

- 'Polonia';

(c) the licence entails an obligation to export the products concerned to Poland.

2. The Member States concerned shall, without delay, notify all export licence application referred to in paragraph 1, indicating the quantities to which each application refers.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of 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, 11 May 1981.

For the Commission

Poul DALSAGER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.

(2) OJ No L 360, 31. 12. 1980, p. 16.

(3) OJ No L 213, 11. 8. 1975, p. 1.

(4) OJ No L 153, 21. 6. 1980, p. 21.