Commission Regulation (EC) No 542/2004 of 24 March 2004 derogating for 2004 from Regulations (EC) No 1371/95 and (EC) No 1372/95 as regards the dates for issuing export licences in the egg and poultrymeat sectors
Date: 2004-03-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: egg, export licence, poultrymeat

25.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 87/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 542/2004

of 24 March 2004

derogating for 2004 from Regulations (EC) No 1371/95 and (EC) No 1372/95 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), and in particular Articles 3(2), 8(13) and 15 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29
October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in
poultrymeat (2), and in particular Articles 3(2), 8(12) and 15
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1371/95 (3)
and
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1372/95 (4)
laying
down detailed rules for implementing the system of
export
licences in the egg and poultrymeat sectors,
respectively, provide that export licences are to be issued
on the Wednesday following the week in which the
licence applications are lodged, provided that no particu-
lar measures have been taken by the Commission in the
meantime.

Because of public holidays in 2004 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.

(3)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
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 5 to 9 April 2004

15 April 2004

from 24 to 28 May 2004

3 June 2004

from 25 to 29 October 2004

5 November 2004

Article 2

into force on the third day
This Regulation shall enter
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, 24 March 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 49. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 77. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 806/2003.

(3) OJ L 133, 17.6.1995, p. 16. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2260/2001 (OJ L 305, 22.11.2001, p. 11).

(4) OJ L 133, 17.6.1995, p. 26. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1383/2001 (OJ L 186, 7.7.2001, p. 26).