CELEX: 51976PC0242
Language: en
Date: 1976-05-31
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) adding to Regulation (EEC) N° 885/68 as regards the general rules for advance fixing of export refunds for beef and veal. (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                     COM(76)242 final
                                                     Brussels . 31 May 1976
                                 Proposai for a
                           COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
              adding to Regulation (EEC ) N° 885/68 as regards the
               general rules for advance fixing of export refunds for
              "beef and veal .
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               ( submitted to the Council "by the Commission)
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 C0M(76 ) 242 final
 ---pagebreak---                          EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Council , by Regulation (ERG ) No 568/76 of 15 March 1976 , initiated
the possibility of prefixing refunds in the beef and veal sector .
Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 885/68 should therefore be completed to
enable the application of Council Regulation of 15 March 1976 .
 ---pagebreak---                           COUNCTL REGULATION ( EEC )
          adding to Regulation (EEC ) NO 885/68 as regards the general rules
          for advance fixing of export refunds for "beef and veal
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
Having regard to Council Retaliation (EEC ) NO 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on
 the common organization of the market in "beef and veal ( l ), as last amended
by Regulation (EEC ) No 568/76 ( 2 ), and in particular Article 18 (4 ) thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
VJhereas Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 568/76 of 15 March 1976 amending
Regulation ( EEC ) No 805/68 on the common organization of the market in
beef and veal ( 2 ) provided that refunds could be fixed in advance in this sector ;
Whereas , therefore , an addition should be made to Council Regulation (EEC )
No 885/68 of 28 June 1968 laying down general rules for granting export
refunds on beef and veal and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds
 ( 3 ) t laying down rules in respect of the advance fixing of export refunds ;
Whereas advance fixing of refunds is only necessary in certain cases ;
whereas , therefore , the decision to use this facility should be made in accordance
  with the procedure laid down in Article 27 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 8O5/68 ;
Whereas the advance fixing of refunds requires measures to ensure that in each
case the export is carried out in accordance with the application submitted ;
whereas , therefore , each applicant should receive a certificate providing that
"the export shall be carried out within a specific period ;
 ( 1 ) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6.1968 , p. 24 .
 ( 2 ) OJ No L 67 , 15 . 3.1976 , p. 28 .
 ( 3 ) OJ No L 156 , 4 . 7.1968 , p. 2 .
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Whereas , to avoid abuses , the issue of the said certificate should be made subject
to the lodging of a security which will "be forfeit if the export is not carried
out during the period of validity of the certificate! ;
Whereas experience in other sectors which are subject to a common market organization
and which have advance fixing of refunds has shown that in certain circumstances ,
and "particularly^ in bases where those concerned make excessive use of the system,
there is reason to fear" that difficulties may~arise~on the " market _ in~question : )
Whereas measures shouTd be available to correct such a situation
rapidly ; whereas , therefore , the Commission should be empowered,
to take such measures after the Management Committee has given an Opinion or ,
in an emergency , to act before the Committee meets ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                      Article 1
Article 5      Regulation ( EEC ) No 885/68 is hereby amended to read as follows; - ;
"1 .  For products other than those falling within subheadings 15*02 B I and
   ■  16.02 B IIl(b ) 1 of the Common Customs Tariff , the list of products on
      which an export refund is granted and the amount of that refund shall be
      fixed at least once a month .     For products falling within subheadings
      15*02 B I arid 16.02 B 111(b ) 1 , the list and the amount shall be fixed
      at least once every three months .
 2.   The amount of the refund shall be that applicable on the day of exportation.
 3 . However , it may be decided that the refund shall , upon request , be fixed
      in advance . In that case , at the request of the applicant made when submitting
      the application for -Qie advance fixing certificate referred to in Article
      5a and before 13.00 hours , the export refund applicable on the day when such
      application is lodged        / shall apply to an export operation To be carried out
      during the period of validity of the said certificate .
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 4.    Where examination of the market situation shows that A difficulties have occured
       due to the application of the provisions concerning the advance fixing of
       the refund , or that such difficulties may occur , a decision may "be taken
       in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 27 of Regulation
       (EEC ) No 805/68 to suspend , for no longer than is strictly necessary , the
       application of those provisions .
       In cases of extreme urgency , the Commission may , after examination of
      the situation , decide^ on the basis of all the information available to it ,
      to suspend advance fixing for a maximum of three working days .
      Applications for licences together with advance fixing certificates
      submitted during the period of suspension shall be rejected ."
                                     Article 2
The following Article 5& is hereby added to Regulation ( EEC ; No 885/68 : –
M 1 . The granting of the refund under the conditions laid down in Article 5 ( 3 )
      shall be conditional on the presentation of an advance fixing certificate
      which shall be issued by Member States to any applicant , irrespective of
      his place of establishment in the Community.
      Such certificates shall be valid throughout the Community.
 2 . The issue of an advance fixing certificate shall be conditional on the
      provision of security guaranteeing that exportation will be carried out
      within the period of validity of the certificate . If the operation is
      not carried out , or only partially carried out , within that period , the
      security shall be forfeit wholly or in part ."           :
                                     Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable to
all Member States .
Done at Brussels ,                                    For the Council