Commission Regulation (EC) No 1346/1997 of 24 June 1999 limiting the term of validity of export licences for certain products processed from cereals
Date: 1999-06-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cereal product, derogation from EU law, export licence

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1346/1999

of 24 June 1999

limiting the term of validity of export licences for certain products processed
from cereals

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the
market in cereals (1), as last amended by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 9
thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/
95 of 23 May 1995 laying down special detailed rules for
the application of
import and export
the system of
licences for cereals and rice (3), as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 444/98 (4), and in particular Article 7(1)
thereof,

Whereas Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 fixes
the term of validity of export licences, in particular for
products processed from maize; whereas that
term of
validity extends to the end of the fourth month following
that of issue of the licence; whereas the term of validity is
fixed in accordance with market requirements and the
need for sound management;

licences

Whereas the current situation on the maize market the
makes it desirable to limit the issuing of licences in order
to avoid committing quantities from the new marketing
to be issued in forthcoming
year; whereas
months must be reserved for exports before the end of
August 1999; whereas, to that end, the term of validity of
export licences to be issued for execution up to 30 August
1999 must be limited; whereas a temporary derogation
should accordingly be introduced to Article 7(1) of Regu-
lation (EC) No 1162/95;

Whereas, in order to ensure sound management of the
market and to prevent speculation, provision should be
made for customs export formalities for export licences
for products processed from maize to be completed by 30
August 1999 at
the latest either as direct exports or
exports under the arrangements laid down in Articles 4
and 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 of 4 March
1980 on the advance payment of export refunds in respect
of agricultural products (5), as amended by Regulation

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 126, 24.5.1996, p. 37.
(3) OJ L 117, 24.5.1995, p. 2.
(4) OJ L 56, 25.2.1998, p. 12.
(5) OJ L 62, 7.3.1980, p. 5.

(EEC) No 2026/83 (6); whereas such limiting of the term
of validity of export licences entails a derogation from
Articles 27(5) and 28(5) of Commission Regulation (EEC)
No 3665/87 of 27 November 1987 laying down common
detailed rules for the application of the system of export
refunds on agricultural products (7), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 604/98 (8);

Whereas the application of the measures provided for in
this Regulation must coincide with its entry into force in
order to avoid potential market disturbance;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. Notwithstanding Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No
1162/95, export licences for products referred to in the
Annex applied for from the date of entry into force of this
Regulation to 31 August 1999 shall be valid until 31
August 1999 only.

Customs export formalities for the above licences

2.
must be completed by 31 August 1999 at the latest.

That deadline shall also apply to the formalities referred
to in Article 30 of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 in
the arrangements
respect of products placed under
referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 under cover of
such licences.

One of the following shall be entered in Section 22 of the
licences:

Limitaci(cid:155)n establecida en el apartado 2 del art(cid:146)culo 1 del
Reglamento (CE) no 1346/1999

Begrænsning,
1346/1999

jf. artikel 1, stk 2, i forordning (EF) nr.

K(cid:129)rzung der G(cid:129)ltigkeitsdauer gem(cid:132)ß Artikel 1 Absatz 2
der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1346/1999

(6) OJ L 199, 22.7.1983, p. 12.
(7) OJ L 351, 14.12.1987, p. 1.
(8) OJ L 80, 18.3.1998, p. 19.

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Peqioqisl(cid:149)r pou pqobk(cid:146)petai sto (cid:145)qhqo 1 paq(cid:145)cqavor 2
tou jamomislo(cid:151) (EJ) nr. 1346/1999

Limitation provided for in Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EC)
No 1346/1999

Limitation pr(cid:130)vue (cid:133) l’article 1er paragraphe 2 du r(cid:138)gle-
ment (CE) no 1346/1999

Limitazione prevista all’articolo 1, paragrafo 2 del regola-
mento (CE) n. 1346/1999

Limita(cid:135)(cid:209)o estabelecida no n.o 2 do artigo 1.o do Regula-
mento (CE) n.o 1346/1999
Asetuksen (EY) N:o 1346/1999 1 artiklan 2 kohdassa
s(cid:132)(cid:132)detty rajoitus
Begr(cid:132)nsning enligt artikel 1.2 i f(cid:148)rordning (EG) nr 1346/
1999.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 June 1999.

Beperking als bepaald in artikel 1, lid 2, van Verordening
(EG) nr. 1346/1999

It shall apply to licences applied for from the date of its
entry into force.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.

Done at Brussels, 24 June 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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to the Regulation of 24 June 1999 limiting the term of validity of export licences for certain
products processed from cereals

ANNEX

CN code

Description

Products derived from maize, consisting of the following subheadings:

1102 20

1103 13

1103 29 40

1104 19 50

1104 23

1108 12 00

1108 13 00

2309 10

2309 90

Maize flour

Maize groats

Maize pellets

Rolled or flaked maize

Hulled maize

Maize starch

Potato starch

Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding