CELEX: 32000R1214
Language: en
Date: 2000-06-08 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1214/2000 of 8 June 2000 limiting the term of validity of export licences for certain products processed from cereals

9.6.2000               EN                       Official Journal of the European Communities                                      L 138/23
                                           COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1214/2000
                                                               of 8 June 2000
                limiting the term of validity of export licences for certain products processed from cereals
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                        in respect of agricultural products (5), as amended by
                                                                                   Regulation (EEC) No 2026/83 (6). Such limiting of the
                                                                                   term of validity of export licences entails a derogation
                                                                                   from Articles 27(5) and 28(5) of Commission Regula-
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                              tion (EEC) No 3665/87 of 27 November 1987 laying
Community,                                                                         down common detailed rules for the application of the
                                                                                   system of export refunds on agricultural products (7), as
                                                                                   last amended by Regulation (EC) No 604/98 (8).
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30
June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in
                                                                           (4)     The application of the measures provided for in this
cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1253/
                                                                                   Regulation must coincide with its entry into force in
1999 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
                                                                                   order to avoid potential market disturbance.
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 of                  (5)     The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
23 May 1995 laying down special detailed rules for the                             accordance with the opinion of the Management
application of the system of import and export licences for                        Committee for Cereals,
cereals and rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1432/1999 (4), and in particular Article 7(1) thereof,
Whereas:                                                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
(1)     Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 fixes the
        term of validity of export licences, in particular for                                           Article 1
        products processed from maize. That term of validity
        extends to the end of the fourth month following that of
        issue of the licence. The term of validity is fixed in             1.     Notwithstanding Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No
        accordance with market requirements and the need for               1162/95, export licences for products referred to in the Annex
        sound management.                                                  applied for from the date of entry into force of this Regulation
                                                                           to 25 August 2000 shall be valid until 31 August 2000 only.
(2)     The current situation on the maize market makes it                 2.     Customs export formalities for the above licences must
        desirable to limit the issuing of licences in order to avoid       be completed by 31 August 2000 at the latest.
        committing quantities from the new marketing year.
        Licences to be issued in forthcoming months must be                That deadline shall also apply to the formalities referred to in
        reserved for exports before the end of August 2000. To             Article 30 of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 in respect of
        that end, the term of validity of export licences to be            products placed under the arrangements referred to in Regula-
        issued for execution up to 31 August 2000 must be                  tion (EEC) No 565/80 under cover of such licences.
        limited. A temporary derogation should accordingly be
        introduced to Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1162/
        95.                                                                One of the following shall be entered in Section 22 of the
                                                                           licences:
(3)     In order to ensure sound management of the market and              Limitación establecida en el apartado 2 del artículo 1 del
        to prevent speculation, provision should be made for               Reglamento (CE) no 1214/2000
        customs export formalities for export licences for prod-
        ucts processed from maize to be completed by 31                    Begrænsning, jf. artikel 1, stk 2, i forordning (EF) nr. 1214/
        August 2000 at the latest either as direct exports or              2000
        exports under the arrangements laid down in Articles 4
        and 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 of 4                   Kürzung der Gültigkeitsdauer gemäß Artikel 1 Absatz 2 der
        March 1980 on the advance payment of export refunds                Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1214/2000
(1) OJ L  181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.                                            (5) OJ L  62, 7.3.1980, p. 5.
(2) OJ L  160, 26.6.1999, p. 18.                                           (6) OJ L  199, 22.7.1983, p. 12.
(3) OJ L  117, 24.5.1995, p. 2.                                            (7) OJ L  351, 14.12.1987, p. 1.
(4) OJ L  166, 1.7.1999, p. 56.                                            (8) OJ L  80, 18.3.1998, p. 19.
 ---pagebreak--- L 138/24             EN                       Official Journal of the European Communities                                      9.6.2000
Περιορισµός που προβλέπεται στο άρθρο 1 παράγραφος 2 του                 Limitação estabelecida no n.o 2 do artigo 1.o do Regulamento
κανονισµού (ΕΚ) nr. 1214/2000                                            (CE) n.o 1214/2000
Limitation provided for in Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EC) No           Asetuksen (EY) N:o 1214/2000 1 artiklan 2 kohdassa säädetty
1214/2000                                                                rajoitus
Limitation prévue à l'article 1er paragraphe 2 du règlement (CE)         Begränsning enligt artikel 1.2 i förordning (EG) nr 1214/2000.
no 1214/2000
                                                                                                      Article 2
Limitazione prevista all'articolo 1, paragrafo 2 del regolamento
(CE) n. 1214/2000                                                        This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 June 2000.
Beperking als bepaald in artikel 1, lid 2, van Verordening (EG)          It shall apply to licences applied for from the date of its entry
nr. 1214/2000                                                            into force.
                    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                    Done at Brussels, 8 June 2000.
                                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                                        Franz FISCHLER
                                                                                  Member of the Commission
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                                                           ANNEX
         to the Commission Regulation of 8 June 2000 limiting the term of validity of export licences for certain
                                             products processed from cereals
                 CN code                                       Description
                            Products derived from maize, consisting of the following subheadings:
               1102 20         Maize flour
               1103 13         Maize groats
               1103 29 40      Maize pellets
               1104 19 50      Rolled or flaked maize
               1104 23         Hulled maize
               1108 12 00      Maize starch
               1108 13 00      Potato starch
               2309 10
                               Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding
               2309 90