CELEX: 31977R1557
Language: en
Date: 1977-07-12 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1557/77 of 12 July 1977 on the adjustment of the export refunds on malt under Article 16 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75

No L 173/ 12                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                 13 . 7 . 77
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1557/77
                                                            of 12 July 1977
                on the adjustment of the export refunds on malt under Article 16 (4) of Regula­
                                                     .. tion ( EEC) No 2727/75
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                           (a) that the barley comes from stocks declared to
 COMMUNITIES,                                                                  the competent authority of the Member State
                                                                               in whose territory they were situated by regis­
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                         tered letter, telex or telegram sent not later
 Economic Community,                                                           than 7 August 1977 indicating the quantities
                                                                              of barley in stock on 31 July 1977 and the
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                                  place where such stocks may be checked ;
 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­
 tion of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by                    (b) that the malt was exported after 31 July and
                                                                              before 1 October 1977.
 Regulation ( EEC) No 1 151 /77 (2), and in particular
 Article 1 6 (6) thereof,
                                                                          The certificate required under (a) shall be endorsed
 Whereas, in the case of barley malt exported during                      by the competent authority to which the stocks
 the first two months of the marketing year in respect                  • are declared ;
 of which the refund was fixed in advance before 1
 August, Article 16 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75
                                                                      — if the malt was in stock at the end of the 1976/77
 lays down the conditions for adjusting the refund
 fixed in advance ;                                                       marketing year, supply the competent authority of
                                                                          the Member State which issued the export licence
 Whereas it must be ensured in connection with the                        with documents certifying :
 adjustment of the export refund fixed in advance that
 the barley malt exported during the first two months                     (a) that the malt comes from stocks declared to
 of the marketing year was in stock at the end of the                          the competent authority of the Member State
 preceding marketing year or was made from barley in                           in whose territory the stocks were situated by
 stock at that time ; whereas the quantities of barley                         registered letter, telex or telegram sent not later
 and    malt   in  stock    at   the      end  of   the   1976/77             than 7 August 1977 indicating the quantities
 marketing year must therefore be ascertained ;                               of malt in stock on 31 July 1977 and the place
whereas the competent authorities of each Member                              where such stocks may be checked ;
 State should be responsible for ascertaining such quan­                  (b) that the malt was exported after 31 July and
 tities and for taking all necessary steps to ensure the                      before 1 October 1977 .
 observance of the Community provisions concerning
 the adjustment of export refunds on malt exported
 during the period under consideration ;                                  The certificate required under (a) shall be endorsed
                                                                          by the competent authority to which the stocks
                                                                          are declared .
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
 are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
 ment Committee for Cereals ,
                                                                                                Article 2
 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                       1.   The competent authority of each Member State :
                            Article 1
                                                                      (a) shall carry out the necessary checks of stocks and
                                                                          of their movements within its territory ;
To qualify for the adjustment of the export refund on                 (b) shall adopt all necessary additional measures to
barley malt under Article 16(4) of Regulation (EEC)                       take account of the special conditions within its
 No 2727/75 the exporter must :                                           territory and in particular of the periods during
                                                                          which stocks and their movements are to be the
— if the malt was made from barley in stock at the                        subject of a check .
      end of the marketing year, supply the competent
      authority of the Member State which delivered the
                                                                      2.    Member States shall send to the Commission not
      export licence with documents certifying :
                                                                      later than 31 December 1977 a written report on the
( ) OJ No L 281 , 1 . li . 1975, p . 1 .                              application of this Regulation, indicating the quanti­
(2 ) OJ No L 136 , 2 . 6 . 1977 , p . 1 .                             ties of barley and malt in stock at the end of the
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marketing year and the quantities of malt exported to                              Article 3
which this Regulation applies.
3.    In each Member State the competent authority          This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
shall be the intervention agency or such other body as      publication in the Official Journal of the European
the Member State shall designate.                           Communities.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
              Done at Brussels, 12 July 1977.
                                                                     For the Commission
                                                                      Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                         Vice-President