CELEX: 31999R2420
Language: en
Date: 1999-11-12 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2420/1999 of 12 November 1999 on the issuing of A1 export licences for fruit and vegetables

13. 11. 1999          EN                      Official Journal of the European Communities                                        L 291/27
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2420/1999
                                                         of 12 November 1999
                                   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
                                                                                response to applications submitted since 9 November
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                           1999; whereas, therefore, one percentage should be
Community,                                                                      fixed for the issuing of licences for quantities applied for
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2190/96 of                       on 9 November 1999 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,
                                                                         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 apples for which applications were
                                                                         submitted on 9 November 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 25,1 % 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 9
        issued;                                                          November 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 13 November 1999.
                     This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                     Done at Brussels, 12 November 1999.
                                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                                        Franz FISCHLER
                                                                                  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.