Commission Regulation (EC) No 2305/2002 of 20 December 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice
Date: 2002-12-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cereal product, cereals, export licence, export refund, import licence, rice

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2305/2002

of 20 December 2002

amending Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the
system of import and export licences for cereals and rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

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 Regulation (EC) No 1666/
2000 (2), and in particular Article 13(11) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22
December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in
rice (3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No
411/2002 (4), and in particular Article 9(2) and Article 13(15)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Negotiations with a view to adopting trade agreements
between the European Community and Bulgaria,
the
Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia estab-
lishing certain concessions in the form of Community
tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and the
total liberalisation of trade in other agricultural products
have recently been concluded. In the cereals sector, one
of the concessions provided for is the abolition of export
refunds. The abolition of export refunds covers most of
the basic products referred to in Article 1(1) of Regula-
tion (EEC) No 1766/92 and certain processed products.

(2) With a view to adopting these agreements, and in order
to clarify the export terms at the beginning of 2003 for
all exporters in the cereals sector, in particular in view
licences, export
of
refunds should be abolished from 1 January 2003.

the period of validity of export

authorities of Bulgaria,

The
the Czech Republic,
Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia have undertaken to
ensure that only consignments of Community products
covered by the trade agreements on which no refund
has been granted are allowed for import
into those
countries. To that end, Article 7a of Commission Regula-
tion (EC) No 1162/95 (5), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 1322/2002 (6), governing exports to Estonia,
Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, should be made
to apply also to exports to Bulgaria, the Czech Republic,
Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia.

(4)

(5)

Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 should be amended accord-
ingly.

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

Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 is hereby replaced by
the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Communities.

It shall apply from 1 January 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(4) OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p. 27.

(5) OJ L 117, 24.5.1995, p. 2.
(6) OJ L 194, 23.7.2002, p. 22.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX IV

Products affected by the abolition of export refunds — Article 7a of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95

Third country

Products (CN code)

Bulgaria

Estonia

Hungary

Latvia

Lithuania

1001 10 00 92 00, 1001 10 00 94 00, 1001 90 91 90 00, 1001 90 99 90 00, 1002 00 00 90 00,
1003 00 10 90 00, 1003 00 90 90 00, 1004 00 00 92 00, 1004 00 00 94 00, 1005 10 90 90 00,
1005 90 00 90 00, 1008 20 00 90 00, 1102 10 00 95 00, 1102 10 00 97 00, 1102 10 00 99 00,
1107 10 19 90 00, 1107 10 99 90 00, 1107 20 00 90 00, 1102 90 10 91 00, 1102 90 10 99 00,
1102 90 30 91 00, 1103 20 20 90 00, 1107 10 11 90 00, 1107 10 91 90 00

All products referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and rice starch falling
within CN code 1108 19 10

1001 10 00, 1001 90 91, 1001 90 99, 1002 00 00, 1003 00 10, 1003 00 90, 1004 00 00,
1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 00 90, 1008 20 00, 1101 00 11, 1101 00 15, 1101 00 90,
1102 10 00, 1102 20 10, 1102 20 90, 1102 90 10, 1102 90 30, 1103 11 10, 1103 11 90,
1103 13 10, 1103 13 90, 1103 19 10, 1103 19 30, 1103 19 40, 1103 20 20, 1103 20 60,
1104 12 90, 1104 19 10, 1104 19 50, 1104 19 69, 1104 22 20, 1104 22 30, 1104 23 10,
1104 29 01, 1104 29 03, 1104 29 05, 1104 29 11, 1104 29 51, 1104 29 55, 1104 30 10,
1104 30 90, 1107 10 11, 1107 10 19, 1107 10 91, 1107 10 99, 1107 20 00

1001 10 00, 1001 90 91, 1001 90 99, 1002 00 00, 1003 00 10, 1003 00 90, 1004 00 00,
1101 00 11, 1101 00 15, 1101 00 90, 1102 10 00, 1102 90 10, 1102 90 30, 1103 11 10,
1103 11 90, 1103 19 10, 1103 19 40, 1103 20 60

1001 10 00, 1001 90 91, 1001 90 99, 1002 00 00, 1004 00 00, 1008 20 00, 1101 00 11,
1101 00 15, 1101 00 90, 1102 10 00, 1103 11 10, 1103 11 90, 1103 19 40, 1102 90 30,
1103 19 10, 1103 20 60, 1104 12 90, 1104 19 10, 1104 22 20, 1104 22 30, 1104 29 11,
1104 29 51, 1104 29 55, 1104 30 10, 1107 10 11, 1107 10 19, 1107 10 91, 1107 10 99 and
1107 20 00

Poland

1001 90, 1101, 1102 and ex 2302 with the exception of products falling within CN code
2302 50

Czech Republic

1001 90 91 90 00, 1001 90 99 90 00, 1002 00 00 90 00, 1003 00 10 90 00, 1003 00 90 90 00,
1004 00 00 92 00, 1004 00 00 94 00, 1005 10 90 90 00, 1005 90 00 90 00, 1008 20 00 90 00,
1107 10 19 90 00, 1107 10 99 90 00, 1107 20 00 90 00

Romania

Slovakia

Slovenia

1001 10 00 92 00, 1001 10 00 94 00, 1001 90 91 90 00, 1001 90 99 90 00, 1005 10 90 90 00,
1005 90 00 90 00, 1101 00 11 90 00, 1101 00 15 91 00, 1101 00 15 91 30, 1101 00 15 91 50,
1101 00 15 91 70, 1101 00 15 91 80, 1101 00 15 91 90, 1101 00 90 90 00, 1103 11 10 92 00,
1103 11 10 94 00, 1103 11 10 99 00, 1103 11 90 92 00, 1103 11 90 98 00, 1103 20 60 90 00,
1107 10 11 90 00, 1107 10 19 90 00, 1107 10 91 90 00, 1107 10 99 90 00, 1107 20 00 90 00

1001 10 00 92 00, 1001 10 00 94 00, 1001 90 91 90 00, 1001 90 99 90 00, 1002 00 00 90 00,
1003 00 10 90 00, 1003 90 90 00, 1004 00 00 92 00, 1004 00 00 94 00, 1005 10 90 90 00,
1005 90 00 90 00, 1008 20 00 90 00, 1107 10 99 90 00

1001 10 00 92 00, 1001 10 00 94 00, 1001 90 91 90 00, 1001 90 99 90 00, 1002 00 00 90 00,
1003 00 10 90 00, 1003 00 90 90 00, 1004 00 00 92 00, 1004 00 00 94 00, 1005 10 90 90 00,
1005 90 00 90 00, 1102 10 00 95 00, 1102 10 00 97 00, 1102 10 00 99 00, 1107 10 19 90 00,
1107 10 99 90 00, 1107 20 00 90 00, 1102 20 10 92 00, 1102 20 10 94 00, 1102 20 90 92 00,
1102 90 10 91 00, 1102 90 10 99 00, 1102 90 30 91 00, 1103 13 10 91 00, 1103 13 10 93 00,
1103 13 10 95 00, 1103 20 20 90 00, 1107 10 11 90 00, 1107 10 91 90 00, 1703’