Commission Regulation (EC) No 2464/1999 of 22 November 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 1729/1999 laying down special measures derogating from Regulations (EEC) No 3665/87 and (EEC) No 3719/88 as regards milk and milk products, beef and veal, pigmeat, eggs, poultrymeat, agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty and certain cereal products
Date: 1999-11-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: derogation from EU law, egg, export, export licence, meat, milk product

23. 11. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 300/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2464/1999

of 22 November 1999

amending Regulation (EC) No 1729/1999 laying down special measures derogating from
Regulations (EEC) No 3665/87 and (EEC) No 3719/88 as regards milk and milk products, beef and
veal, pigmeat, eggs, poultrymeat, agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered
by Annex I to the Treaty and certain cereal products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(5)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27
June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in milk
and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1587/96 (2), and in particular Articles 13(3), 17(14) and 28
thereof, and the corresponding provisions of other regulations
on the common organisation of the market in agricultural
products,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

special measures have been taken by Regulation (EC) No
1729/1999 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
2199/1999 (4),
to regularise export operations which
could not be completed due to the appearance of
contamination of certain products with dioxin;

health measures taken by the authorities of certain third
countries in respect of exports from the Community are
still in place and continue to affect export possibilities
for certain agricultural products;

the damaging consequences for Community exporters
should be limited by extending certain time limits for
certain products;

in the light of developments, this Regulation should
enter into force immediately;

the measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinions of all the management
committees concerned,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1729/1999 is hereby amended as follows:

1. Article 2(2) is replaced by the following:

On application by the titular holder,

‘2.
the validity
period of export licences issued pursuant to Commission
Regulations (EC) No 1162/95 (*), (EC) No 1466/95 (**) and
(EC) No 174/1999 (***) which were applied for by 7 June
1999 at the latest and whose validity did not expire before
31 May 1999 shall be extended to 30 November 1999.

(*) OJ L 117, 24.5.1995, p. 2.
(**) OJ L 144, 28.6.1995, p. 22.
(***) OJ L 20, 27.1.1999, p. 8.’

2. In Article 2(3) ‘180 days’

is replaced by ‘210 days’.

3. In the first indent of Article 4(3)

is replaced
by ‘210 days’ and the following sentence is added:
‘However, the extension shall not exceed 31 May 2000,’.

‘150 days’

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Commu-
nities.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 November 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 206, 16.8.1996, p. 21.
(3) OJ L 204, 4.8.1999, p. 13.
(4) OJ L 268, 16.10.1999, p. 7.