OF CLARITY AND ADMINISTRATIVE EFFICIENCY IT IS ADVISABLE TO CONSOLIDATE THE RULES IN QUESTION IN A SINGLE TEXT , AT THE SAME TIME MAKING CERTAIN AMENDMENTS WHICH EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN TO BE DESIRABLE AND CLARIFYING A POINT IN ARTICLE 17 IN ACCORDANCE WITH A DECISION OF THE COURT OF JUSTICE ;
WHEREAS , IN VIEW OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE PRACTICE IN RESPECT OF THE PRODUCTS OR GOODS IN QUESTION , CERTAIN TOLERANCES SHOULD BE ALLOWED WITH REGARD TO THE QUANTITY OF PRODUCTS IMPORTED OR EXPORTED AS COMPARED WITH THE QUANTITY INDICATED ON THE LICENCE OR CERTIFICATE ;
WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY REGULATIONS WHICH INTRODUCE IMPORT AND EXPORT LICENCES PROVIDE THAT ALL IMPORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY AND ALL EXPORTS FROM IT SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE PRODUCTION OF SUCH A LICENCE ; WHEREAS IT SHOULD THEREFORE EXPRESSLY BE MADE CLEAR THAT SUCH LICENCES ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR OPERATIONS WHICH DO NOT IN THE STRICT SENSE CONSTITUTE IMPORTS OR EXPORTS ;
WHEREAS THE OBJECT OF IMPORT AND EXPORT LICENCES IS THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF MARKETS ; WHEREAS SOME TRANSACTIONS RELATE TO SMALL QUANTITIES ; WHEREAS FOR PURPOSE OF SIMPLIFYING ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES IT WOULD SEEM DESIRABLE TO EXEMPT SUCH TRANSACTIONS FROM THE OBLIGATION TO PRODUCE AN IMPORT OR EXPORT LICENCE ;
WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY REGULATIONS WHICH INTRODUCE THE ABOVEMENTIONED LICENCES AND CERTIFICATES PROVIDE THAT THEIR ISSUE SHALL BE CONDITIONAL UPON THE GIVING OF SECURITY CALCULATED TO GUARANTEE THAT THE OBLIGATION TO IMPORT OR EXPORT WILL BE FULFILLED DURING THE PERIOD OF THEIR VALIDITY ; WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY TO DEFINE WHEN THE OBLIGATION TO EXPORT OR IMPORT IS FULFILLED ;
WHEREAS THE RULES RELATING TO THE VARIOUS SECTORS SUBJECT TO THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF MARKETS PROVIDE THAT AN APPLICANT WHO WISHES HIS TRANSACTION TO BE SUBJECT TO THE LEVY OR REFUND OBTAINING ON THE DAY ON WHICH HIS LICENCE APPLICATION IS LODGED MUST LODGE HIS APPLICATION FOR SUCH ADVANCE FIXING AT THE SAME TIME AS THE LICENCE APPLICATION AND BEFORE 13.00 HOURS ; WHEREAS IN ORDER TO SIMPLIFY ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES IT IS DESIRABLE TO PRESCRIBE THE SAME DEADLINE FOR THE LODGING OF APPLICATIONS FOR LICENCES ISSUED WITHOUT ADVANCE FIXING OF THE LEVY OR REFUND ;
WHEREAS IN SOME CASES THE AMOUNT OF SECURITY REQUIRED IN RESPECT OF A LICENCE OR CERTIFICATE MAY BE EXTREMELY SMALL ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE ADMINISTRATIVE LOAD , NO SECURITY SHOULD BE REQUIRED IN SUCH CASES ;
WHEREAS IN THE INTEREST OF SOUND ADMINISTRATION LICENCES OR CERTIFICATES AND EXTRACTS THEREFROM MAY NOT BE AMENDED AFTER ISSUE ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , IN CASES OF DOUBT RELATING TO AN ERROR ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE ISSUING AGENCY AND CONCERNING THE ITEMS APPEARING ON THE LICENCE OR CERTIFICATE OR EXTRACT , A PROCEDURE SHOULD BE INTRODUCED WHEREBY INACCURATE LICENCES OR CERTIFICATES OR EXTRACTS MAY BE WITHDRAWN AND CORRECTED DOCUMENTS ISSUED ;
WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) N 192/75 ( 5 ) LAYING DOWN DETAILED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF EXPORT REFUNDS IN RESPECT OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS