CELEX: 31999R2820
Language: en
Date: 1999-12-30 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2820/1999 of 30 December 1999 on the issuing of A1 export licences for fruit and vegetables

L 340/104             EN                      Official Journal of the European Communities                                  31. 12. 1999
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2820/1999
                                                         of 30 December 1999
                                   on the issuing of A1 export licences for fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                     licences were issued without restriction for shelled
                                                                                almonds in response to applications submitted since 27
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                           December 1999; whereas, therefore, one percentage
Community,                                                                      should be fixed for the issuing of licences for quantities
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2190/96 of                       applied for on 27 December 1999 and applications for
14 November 1996 on detailed rules for implementing Council                     A1 licences submitted later in that application period
Regulation (EEC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on                        should be rejected,
fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1303/1999 (2), and in particular Article 2(3) thereof,
                                                                         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
(1)     Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2331/1999 (3)
        sets the quantities for which A1 export licences, other                                      Article 1
        than those requested in the context of food aid, may be
        issued;                                                          A1 export licences for shelled almonds for which applications
                                                                         were submitted on 27 December 1999 pursuant to Article 1 of
(2)     Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2190/96 sets             Regulation (EC) No 2331/1999 shall be issued for 90,5 % for
        the conditions under which special measures may be               shelled almonds of the quantities applied for.
        taken by the Commission with a view to avoiding an
        overrun of the quantities for which A1 licences may be           Applications for A1 export licences submitted after 27
        issued;                                                          December 1999 and before 17 January 2000 for this product
                                                                         shall be rejected.
(3)     Whereas the Commission has received information
        which indicates that those quantities, reduced or                                            Article 2
        increased by the quantities referred to in Article 2(3) of
        Regulation (EC) No 2190/96, would be exceeded if A1              This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 December 1999.
                     This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                     Done at Brussels, 30 December 1999.
                                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                                     Margot WALLSTRÖM
                                                                                  Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 292, 15.11.1996, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 155, 22.6.1999, p. 29.
(3) OJ L 281, 4.11.1999, p. 3.