CELEX: 31998R0592
Language: en
Date: 1998-03-13 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 592/98 of 13 March 1998 on the issuing of A1 export licences for fruit and vegetables

L 77/32              EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                                 14. 3. 98
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 592/98
                                                    of 13 March 1998
                            on the issuing of A1 export licences for fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       issued without restriction for apples in response to
                                                                  applications submitted since 11 March 1998; whereas,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
                                                                  therefore, a percentage should be fixed for the issuing of
Community,
                                                                  licences for quantities applied for on 11 March 1998 and
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2190/              applications for A1 licences submitted later in that
96 of 14 November 1996 on detailed rules for imple-               application period should be 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,
                                                                                           Article 1
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 520/98 (3) sets
the quantities for which A1 export licences, other than           A1 export licences for apples for which applications were
those requested in the context of food aid, may be issued;        submitted on 11 March 1998 pursuant to Article 1 of
                                                                  Regulation (EC) No 520/98 shall be issued for 18,2 % of
Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2190/96 sets the          the quantities applied for.
conditions under which special measures may be taken by
the Commission with a view to avoiding an overrun of              Applications for A1 export licences submitted after 11
the quantities for which A1 licences may be issued;               March 1998 and before 13 May 1998 for that product
                                                                  shall be rejected.
Whereas the Commission has received information which
indicates that those quantities, reduced or increased by                                   Article 2
the quantities referred to in Article 2(3) of Regulation
(EC) No 2190/96, would be exceeded if A1 licences were            This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 March 1998.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 13 March 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 66, 6. 3. 1998, p. 8.