CELEX: 32000R0042
Language: en
Date: 2000-01-07 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 42/2000 of 7 January 2000 on the issuing of A1 export licences for fruit and vegetables

L 5/44                 EN                      Official Journal of the European Communities                                       8. 1. 2000
                                           COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 42/2000
                                                            of 7 January 2000
                                    on the issuing of A1 export licences for fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                      licences were issued without restriction for apples in
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                            response to applications submitted since 4 January
Community,                                                                       2000; whereas, therefore, one percentage should be
                                                                                 fixed for the issuing of licences for quantities applied for
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2190/96 of                        on 4 January 2000 and applications for A1 licences
14 November 1996 on detailed rules for implementing Council                      submitted later in that application period should be
Regulation (EEC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on                         rejected,
fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1303/1999 (2), and in particular Article 2(3) thereof,
(1)     Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2782/                       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
        1999 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 41/2000 (4),
        sets the quantities for which A1 export licences, other                                        Article 1
        than those requested in the context of food aid, may be           A1 export licences for apples for which applications were
        issued;                                                           submitted on 4 January 2000 pursuant to Article 1 of Regula-
(2)     Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2190/96 sets              tion (EC) No 2782/1999 shall be issued for 19,8 % of the
        the conditions under which special measures may be                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 4 January
        issued;                                                           2000 and before 10 March 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 8 January 2000.
                      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                      Done at Brussels, 7 January 2000.
                                                                                       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 334, 28.12.1999, p. 26.
(4) See page 43 of this Official Journal.