Commission Regulation (EC) No 500/2003 of 19 March 2003 on the periods for which certain cereal and rice products may remain under customs control arrangements for the advance payment of refunds
Date: 2003-03-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: advance payment, cereal product, customs inspection, customs regulations, export licence, export refund, rice

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 500/2003

of 19 March 2003

on the periods for which certain cereal and rice products may remain under customs control
arrangements for the advance payment of refunds

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

The Management Committee for Cereals has not deliv-
ered an opinion within the time limit laid down by its
chairman,

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,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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 13(15) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 of 15 April
1999 laying down common detailed rules for the appli-
cation of the system of export refunds on agricultural
products (5), as last amended by Regulation 444/2003 (6),
limits the duration of advance fixing of the refund to the
period remaining of the validity of export licences. This
provision is liable to present cereal and rice operators
with supply problems during the period in which the
marketing year changes and also to interrupt the regular
supply of cereal and rice products to traditional custo-
mers. Special measures should be adopted therefore for
the cereal and rice sectors.

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 413/76 of 25
February 1976 on the reduction of the time limit during
which certain cereal products may remain under
customs control while awaiting advance payment of
refunds (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
1873/82 (8), provides for a special period for malt. This
product should be included in the special arrangements
for cereals and Regulation (EEC) No 413/76 should be
repealed.

(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 102, 17.4.1999, p. 11.
(6) OJ L 67, 12.3.2003, p. 3.
(7) OJ L 50, 26.2.1976, p. 18.
(8) OJ L 206, 14.7.1982, p. 18.

Article 1

1.
Notwithstanding Article 28(6) of Regulation (EC) No 800/
1999, the products referred to in Article 1(1)(a) and (b) of
Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 other than maize and sorghum
may remain under customs control with a view to being
processed up to 30 September in the case of export licences
whose validity expires in July or August.

Maize and sorghum may remain under customs control with a
view to being processed up to 30 November in the case of
export licences whose validity expires in October.

2.
Notwithstanding Article 28(6) of Regulation (EC) No 800/
1999, the paddy rice referred to in Article 1(1)(a) of Regulation
(EC) No 3072/95 and falling within CN code 1006 10 may
remain under customs control with a view to being processed
up to 30 October in the case of export licences whose validity
expires in September.

Article 2

Regulation (EEC) No 413/76 is hereby repealed.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter
following its publication in Official
Union.

into force on the third day
the European

Journal of

It shall apply to payment declarations accepted from 1 October
2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 March 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission