2000/534/EC: Commission Decision of 22 August 2000 laying down the measures required to implement the order of the President of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities of 8 August 2000 in Case T-159/00 R (notified under document number C(2000) 2535)
Date: 2000-08-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands Antilles, customs regulations, import licence, protective clause

L 226/26

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

6.9.2000

COMMISSION DECISION

of 22 August 2000

laying down the measures required to implement the order of the President of the Court of First
Instance of the European Communities of 8 August 2000 in Case T-159/00 R

(notified under document number C(2000) 2535)

(2000/534/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

On 8 August 2000 the President of the Court of First
the European Communities delivered an
Instance of
order in case T-159/00 R Suproco NV v Commission of the
European Communities — hereinafter called the ‘Order’.

The Order stayed application with regard to Suproco NV
(hereinafter referred to as ‘Suproco’) of Commission
Regulation (EC) No 465/2000 of 29 February 2000
introducing safeguard measures for imports from the
overseas countries and territories of sugar sector prod-
ucts with EC/OCT cumulation of origin (1).

Under the terms of the Order, Suproco has been author-
ised to import up to 400 tonnes of sugar sector prod-
ucts with EC/OCT cumulation of origin by 30
September 2000 at the latest.

To allow Suproco to perform the operations authorised
by the Order,
implementing rules should be adopted
which the Member States and Suproco must apply,
without prejudice to the ruling which the Court will
hand down in the main case,

shall issue in accordance with the applicable provisions of
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 (2).

Box 24 of the licence shall contain the indication: ‘ORDER
OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
OF THE EC OF 8.8.2000 IN CASE T-159/00 R’.

2. A security of EUR 3/tonne shall be lodged by Suproco. It
shall be released if import is performed in accordance with
the import licence.

Article 2

The import licence(s) shall be issued and import shall take
place by 30 September 2000 at the latest. However, Suproco
may release into free circulation in the Community's customs
territory, within the limits of 400 tonnes, any sugar delivered
to it free on board prior to 30 September 2000.

Article 3

Suproco may no longer submit any applications for import
licences under Regulation (EC) No 465/2000.

Article 4

This Decision shall apply without prejudice to Council Regula-
tion (EEC) No 2913/92 (3).

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 5

Article 1

This Decision is addressed to the Member States and Suproco
NV, Industriepark, Brievengat B4, Curaçao, Nederlands Antilles.

Suproco NV, a company established under Netherlands Antilles
law and registered in Willemstad (Curaçao, Netherlands
Antilles), is hereby authorised to import into the Community
400 tonnes of sugar with EC/OCT cumulation of origin under
the following conditions:

1. Import shall be conditional upon the issue of an import
licence. The competent authorities of the Member States

Done at Brussels, 22 August 2000.

For the Commission

Philippe BUSQUIN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 56, 1.3.2000, p. 39.

(2) OJ L 331, 2.12.1988, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.