Commission Regulation (EC) No 610/2003 of 2 April 2003 laying down temporary provisions concerning the notification of licence applications provided for by Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-04-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export licence, export refund, fruit, vegetable

4.4.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 87/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 610/2003
of 2 April 2003
laying down temporary provisions concerning the notification of licence applications provided for
by Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation
(EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 on the
common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables (1),
as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/
2003 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001
of 8 October 2001 laying down detailed rules for imple-
menting Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export
refunds on fruit and vegetables (3), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1176/2002 (4), and in particular Article 7(3)(b)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001 lays down that Member
States are to notify licence applications to the Commis-
sion on Mondays and Thursdays each week.

Thursday, 17, Friday, 18 and Monday, 21 April 2003
are Commission holidays. The notification of
licence
applications submitted on Monday, 14 and Tuesday, 15
April 2003 should therefore be brought
forward to
Wednesday, 16 April 2003 while the notification of
licence applications submitted from Wednesday, 16 to
Monday, 21 April 2003 should be put back to Tuesday,
22 April 2003.

Thursday, 29 and Friday 30 May, 2003 are Commission
holidays. The notification of
applications
submitted on Monday, 26 and Tuesday, 27 May 2003
should therefore be brought forward to Wednesday, 28
May 2003 while the notification of licence applications
submitted from Wednesday, 28 to Saturday, 31 May
2003 should be put back to Monday, 2 June 2003.

licence

Article 1

1.
The notification, referred to in Article 7(3)(b) of Regula-
tion (EC) No 1961/2001, of licence applications submitted on
Monday, 14 and Tuesday, 15 April 2003 shall be made no later
than 12.00 (Brussels time) on Wednesday, 16 April 2003
rather than on Thursday, 17 April 2003.

The notification, referred to in Article 7(3)(b) of Regula-
2.
tion (EC) No 1961/2001, of
licence applications submitted
from Wednesday, 16 to Monday, 21 April 2003 shall be made
no later than 12.00 (Brussels time) on Tuesday, 22 April 2003
rather than on Monday, 21 April 2003.

Article 2

1.
The notification, referred to in Article 7(3)(b) of Regula-
tion (EC) No 1961/2001, of licence applications submitted on
Monday, 26 and Tuesday, 27 May 2003 shall be made no later
than 12.00 (Brussels time) on Wednesday, 28 May 2003 rather
than on Thursday, 29 May 2003.

2.
The notification, referred to in Article 7(3)(b) of Regula-
licence applications submitted
tion (EC) No 1961/2001, of
from Wednesday, 28 to Saturday, 31 May 2003 shall be made
no later than 12.00 (Brussels time) on Monday, 2 June 2003.

Article 3

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, 2 April 2003.

For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 7, 11.1.2003, p. 64.
(3) OJ L 268, 9.10.2001, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 170, 29.6.2002, p. 69.