CELEX: 31999R0815
Language: en
Date: 1999-04-19 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 815/1999 of 19 April 1999 opening imports of quantities of quality common wheat, on the one hand, and of quality durum wheat, on the other hand, within the framework of tariff quotas provided for in Regulation (EC) No 778/1999

L 103/14             EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                             20. 4. 1999
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 815/1999
                                                     of 19 April 1999
                 opening imports of quantities of quality common wheat, on the one hand, and of
                 quality durum wheat, on the other hand, within the framework of tariff quotas
                                     provided for in Regulation (EC) No 778/1999
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       Regulation (EC) No 778/1999, from the date of entry into
                                                                  force of this Regulation until the end of the 45th day
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
                                                                  thereafter.
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of            2.    A total of 100 000 tonnes of common wheat may be
18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions             imported in accordance with this Article.
set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the
conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotiations (1), and in            3.    Regulation (EC) No 778/1999 shall apply to such
particular Article 1 thereof,                                     imports.
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 778/1999 of
15 April 1999 opening and providing for the administra-
                                                                                           Article 2
tion of tariff quotas for 300 000 tonnes of quality wheat
and 50 000 tonnes of durum wheat and repealing Regula-
                                                                  1.    Import licence applications may be submitted for
tions (EC) No 529/97 and (EC) No 2228/96 (2) lays down
                                                                  quality durum wheat falling within CN code 1001 10 00
provisions governing imports under these quotas; whereas,
                                                                  meeting the criteria laid down in Annex I to Regulation
in view of the situation on the Community market for
                                                                  (EC) No 778/1999 from the date of entry into force of
wheat, import licence applications should be called for
                                                                  this Regulation until the end of the 45th day thereafter.
under the quota of 300 000 tonnes of quality wheat for a
given period;
                                                                  2.    A total of 50 000 tonnes of durum wheat may be
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are          imported in accordance with this Article.
in accordance with the opinion of the Management
Committee for Cereals,                                            3.    Regulation (EC) No 778/1999 shall apply to such
                                                                  imports.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                                                                           Article 3
                           Article 1
1.    Import licence applications may be submitted for            This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
quality common wheat falling within CN code                       following its publication in the Official Journal of the
1001 90 99 meeting the criteria laid down in Annex I to           European Communities.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 19 April 1999.
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                Franz FISCHLER
                                                                         Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 146, 20.6.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 101, 16.4.1999, p. 36.