Commission Regulation (EC) No 382/2003 of 28 February 2003 derogating from Regulations (EC) No 1371/95 and (EC) No 1372/95 in 2003 as regards the dates for issuing export licences in the egg and poultrymeat sectors
Date: 2003-02-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: derogation from EU law, egg, export licence, poultrymeat

1.3.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 55/13

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 382/2003

of 28 February 2003

derogating from Regulations (EC) No 1371/95 and (EC) No 1372/95 in 2003 as regards the dates
for issuing export licences in the egg and poultrymeat sectors

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29
October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in
eggs (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No
493/2002 (2), and in particular Article 3(2), Article 8(13) and
Article 15 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29
October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in
poultrymeat (3), as last amended by Commission Regulation
(EC) No 493/2002, and in particular Article 3(2), Article 8(12)
and Article 15 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Article 3(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1371/
95 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2260/
2001 (5), and of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1372/
95 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1383/
2001 (7),
laying down detailed rules for implementing
the system of export licences in the egg and poultrymeat
sectors respectively, provides that export licences are to
be issued on the Wednesday following the week in
which the licence applications are lodged provided that
no particular measures have been taken by the Commis-
sion in the meantime.

(2)

(3)

Because of public holidays in 2003 and the irregular
publication of the Official Journal of the European Union
during those holidays, the period for consideration will
be too brief to guarantee proper administration of the
market. It should therefore be extended.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Notwithstanding Article 3(3) of Regulations (EC) No 1371/95
and (EC) No 1372/95,
licences shall be issued on the dates
given in the table below provided that no particular measures,
as provided for in paragraph 4 of that Article, have been taken
prior to those dates:

Period for lodging licence applications

Date of issue

From 14 to 18 April 2003

From 2 to 6 June 2003

From 14 to 18 July 2003

24 April 2003

12 June 2003

24 July 2003

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 28 February 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 49.
(2) OJ L 77, 20.3.2002, p. 7.
(3) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 77.
(4) OJ L 133, 17.6.1995, p. 16.
(5) OJ L 305, 22.11.2001, p. 11.
(6) OJ L 133, 17.6.1995, p. 26.
(7) OJ L 186, 7.7.2001, p. 26.