Commission Regulation (EC) No 1349/96 of 11 July 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 773/96 laying down special measures derogating from Regulations (EEC) No 3665/87, (EEC) No 3719/88 and (EEC) No 1964/82 in the beef and veal sector
Date: 1996-07-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United Kingdom, animal disease, beef, customs regulations, export licence, health certificate













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31996R1349

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1349/96 of 11 July 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 773/96 laying down special measures derogating from Regulations (EEC) No 3665/87, (EEC) No 3719/88 and (EEC) No 1964/82 in the beef and veal sector  


Official Journal L 174 , 12/07/1996 P. 0013 - 0014 





COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1349/96 of 11 July 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 773/96 laying down special measures derogating from Regulations (EEC) No 3665/87, (EEC) No 3719/88 and (EEC) No 1964/82 in the beef and veal sectorTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 894/96 (2), and in particular Article 13 (12) thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 773/96 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1044/96 (4) lays down special measures for the regularization of certain export transactions in the wake of the measures taken by several third countries to safeguard against bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE);Whereas exporters should not lose their securities where meat has been destroyed by a third country or a Member State as a result of measures in relation to BSE;Whereas where, as a result of problems related to BSE, an exporter is obliged to change destination; whereas Regulation (EC) No 773/96 provides for an adequate solution if the rate of refund corresponding to the actual destination is lower than the indicated destination but not if it is higher; whereas it is therefore necessary to amend Regulation (EC) No 773/96;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:Article 1 Regulation (EC) No 773/96 is hereby amended as follows:1. Article 3 is replaced by the following:'Article 3The provisions of Article 20 (3) (a), the reduction of 20 % referred to in the second indent of Article 20 (3) (b) and the increases of 15 % and 20 % referred to in Article 23 (1) and the second subparagraph of Article 33 (1) respectively of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 shall not apply to exports carried out under licences issued by 31 March 1996, provided that the customs formalities for release for consumption in the third country concerned were carried out after 20 March 1996.`2. In Article 4 (1) the following indents shall be added:'- customs export formalities were completed but which have been destroyed by a third country as a result of measures adopted by it in relation to BSE, the exporter shall repay any refund paid in advance and, subject to the presentation of evidence of destruction, the securities relating to the operations shall be released,- customs export formalities were completed but which have been returned to the customs territory of the Community and destroyed by the receiving Member State as a result of measures adopted by it in relation to BSE, the exporter shall repay any refund paid in advance and, subject to the presentation of evidence of destruction, the securities relating to the operations shall be released.`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, 11 July 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.(2) OJ No L 125, 23. 5. 1996, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 104, 27. 4. 1996, p. 19.(4) OJ No L 139, 12. 6. 1996, p. 4.