CELEX: 31998R0329
Language: en
Date: 1998-02-10 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 329/98 of 10 February 1998 on the issuing of A1 export licences for fruit and vegetables

L 37/18               EN               Official Journal of the European Communities                                  11. 2. 98
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 329/98
                                                   of 10 February 1998
                             on the issuing of A1 export licences for fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       almonds in response to applications submitted since 5
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             February 1998; whereas, therefore, a percentage should be
Community,                                                        fixed for the issuing of licences for quantities applied for
                                                                  on 5 February 1998 and applications for A1 licences
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2190/              submitted later in that application period should be
96 of 14 November 1996 on detailed rules for imple-               rejected,
menting Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 as
regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables (1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 213/98 (2), and in                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
particular Article 2(3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 8/98 (3) sets                                        Article 1
the quantities for which A1 export licences, other than           A1 export licences for shelled almonds for which applica-
those requested in the context of food aid, may be issued;        tions were submitted on 5 February 1998 pursuant to
Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2190/96 sets              Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 8/98 shall be issued for
the conditions under which special measures may be                5,2 % 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 5
issued;                                                           February 1998 and before 11 March 1998 for that product
                                                                  shall be rejected.
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 11 February
licences were issued without restriction for shelled              1998.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 10 February 1998.
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                               Franz FISCHLER
                                                                         Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 292, 15. 11. 1996, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 22, 29. 1. 1998, p. 8.
(3) OJ L 3, 7. 1. 1998, p. 5.