CELEX: 31999R0456
Language: en
Date: 1999-03-02 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 456/1999 of 2 March 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 2004/98 opening an invitation to tender for the refund or the tax for the export of common wheat to certain ACP States

3. 3. 1999             EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                                    L 55/5
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 456/1999
                                                        of 2 March 1999
                  amending Regulation (EC) No 2004/98 opening an invitation to tender for the
                     refund or the tax for the export of common wheat to certain ACP States
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,                                                                                    Article 1
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the                   Regulation (EC) No 2004/98 is hereby amended as
market in cereals (1), as last amended by Commission                follows:
Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2),                                      1. Article 1(3) is replaced by the following:
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/
                                                                       ‘3.   The invitation shall remain open until 30 April
95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for
                                                                       1999. During the period of its validity weekly awards
the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
                                                                       shall be made for which the quantities and time limits
on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the
                                                                       for the submission of tenders shall be as prescribed in
measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the
                                                                       the notice of invitation to tender.';
market for cereals (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 2513/98 (4), and in particular Article 4 thereof,                2. Article 7(2) is replaced by the following:
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2004/98 ( )            5
                                                                       ‘2.   Subject to the provisions of Article 1 of Commis-
opens an invitation to tender relating to the export of                sion Regulation (EC) No 1521/94 (2) export licences
common wheat to certain ACP States;                                    issued in connection with the invitations to tender
Whereas for economical reasons, it is appropriate to                   pursuant to this Regulation shall be valid from their
extend the period during which this invitation to tender               date of issue, as defined in paragraph 1, until 30 June
remains open; whereas Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No                  1999.'
2004/98 must therefore be amended;
Whereas provision should be made for a shorter period of                                      Article 2
validity for licences issued after the entry into force of this
Regulation;                                                         This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
                                                                    publication in the Official Journal of the European
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are            Communities.
in accordance with the opinion of the Management
Committee for Cereals,                                              It shall apply with effect from 26 February 1999.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 2 March 1999.
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                 Franz FISCHLER
                                                                           Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L  181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L  126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37.
(3) OJ L  147, 30. 6. 1995, p. 7.
(4) OJ L  313, 21. 11. 1998, p. 16.
(5) OJ L  258, 22. 9. 1998, p. 4.