Commission Regulation (EC) No 189/2001 of 30 January 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 1771/96 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the specific measures for the supply of hops to the French overseas departments
Date: 2001-01-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: French overseas department and region, hops, import licence, supply, tariff exemption

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 189/2001

of 30 January 2001

amending Regulation (EC) No 1771/96 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the
specific measures for the supply of hops to the French overseas departments

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 of 16
December 1991 introducing specific measures in respect of
certain agricultural products for the benefit of the French over-
seas departments (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2826/2000 (2), and in particular Article 2(6) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1771/96 (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2797/1999 (4), estab-
lishes the quantities of the forecast supply balance for
the French overseas departments of hops eligible for
exemption from import duties or for Community aid
from the rest of the Community as well as the amount
of that aid. The above quantities should be established
for the period 1 January to 31 December 2001.

This Regulation will enter into force after the expiry of
the time limit
for submitting licence applications in
January 2001. To avoid a break in supplies to the French
overseas departments, provision should be made to
derogate from Article 4(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No
the
for
1771/96 and to allow,
submission of licence applications in the five working
days following the entry into force of this Regulation
and to set the time limit for the issue of such licences at
10 working days following the entry into force of this
Regulation.

that month alone,

Article 1

Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1771/96 is hereby replaced by
the following:

‘Article 1

For the purposes of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No
3763/91, the quantity for the forecast supply balance for
hops falling within CN codes 1210 and 1302 13 00
eligible for exemption from duty on importation into the
French overseas departments or, for products from the rest
of the Community, eligible for Community aid is hereby set
at 15 tonnes for the period 1 January to 31 December
2001. This quantity shall be allocated as laid down in the
Annex.

The French authorities may adjust the allocation within the
overall limit set. They shall inform the Commission of any
such adjustment.’

Article 2

By way of derogation from Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No
1771/96, for January 2001 applications for licences shall be
submitted to the competent authority no later than the fifth
working day following the entry into force of this Regulation.

By way of derogation from Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No
1771/96, for January 2001 licences shall be issued no later
than 10 working days after the entry into force of this Regula-
tion.

Article 3

(3)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
the Management
accordance with the opinion of
Committee for Hops,

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply from 1 January 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 January 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 356, 24.12.1991, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 328, 23.12.2000, p. 2.
(3) OJ L 232, 13.9.1996, p. 11.
(4) OJ L 337, 30.12.1999, p. 39.

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ANNEX

Hops falling within CN codes 1210 and 1302 13 00

(tonnes)

Guadeloupe

Martinique

Réunion

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