CELEX: 32000R0356
Language: en
Date: 2000-02-16 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 356/2000 of 16 February 2000 concerning applications for import licences for oat falling within CN code 1004 00 00 qualifying for the conditions referred to in Council Regulation (EC) No 3093/95

L 45/26               EN                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                  17. 2. 2000
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 356/2000
                                                         of 16 February 2000
               concerning applications for import licences for oat falling within CN code 1004 00 00 qualifying
                             for the conditions referred to in Council Regulation (EC) No 3093/95
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                    2000 relate to 12 610 tons of oats and the maximum
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                          quantity to be allocated is 11 600 tonnes. The appro-
Community,                                                                     priate percentage of reduction for import licence
                                                                               applications submitted on 14 February 2000 qualifying
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3093/95 of 22                      for the conditions provided for in Regulation (EC) No
December 1995 laying down the rates of duty to be applied by                   3093/95 must therefore be set,
the Community resulting from negotiations under GATT
Article XXIV(6) consequent upon the accession of Austria,
Finland and Sweden to the European Union (1), and in partic-            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
ular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:                                                                                            Article 1
(1)     Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/96 of 6 March                 Applications for import licences for oats qualifying for the
        1996 on detailed rules of application as regards import         conditions provided for in Regulation (EC) No 3093/95
        licences for oat falling within CN code 1004 00 00 (2)          submitted on 14 February 2000 and notified to the Commis-
        establishes special rules governing the organisation of         sion shall be accepted for the tonnage indicated therein multi-
        imports under a quota for 21 000 tonnes of oats.                plied by a coefficient of 0,92. Applications not notified to the
(2)     Article 3(4) of Regulation (EC) No 411/96 lays down             Commission shall be refused.
        that the Commission must set a percentage for the
        reduction of quantities if the applications for import                                      Article 2
        licences exceed the quantities that may be allocated.
        Applications for licences submitted on 14 February              This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 February 2000.
                     This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                     Done at Brussels, 16 February 2000.
                                                                                     For the Commission
                                                                                       Franz FISCHLER
                                                                                 Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 334, 30.12.1995, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 57, 7.3.1996, p. 12.