CELEX: 31999R1165
Language: en
Date: 1999-06-02 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1165/1999 of 2 June 1999 concerning applications for export licences for rice and broken rice with advance fixing of the refund

L 140/24              EN                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                  3. 6. 1999
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1165/1999
                                                         of 2 June 1999
                 concerning applications for export licences for rice and broken rice with advance
                                                      fixing of the refund
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          percentage reduction should therefore be fixed for export
                                                                     licence applications submitted on 31 May 1999;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,                                                           Whereas, in view of its purpose, this Regulation should
                                                                     take effect from the day of its publication in the Official
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of
                                                                     Journal of the European Communities,
22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the
market in rice (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2072/98 (2),
                                                                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/
95 of 23 May 1995 laying down special detailed rules for                                       Article 1
the application of the system of import and export
licences for cereals and rice (3), as last amended by Regu-          Applications for export licences for rice and broken rice
lation (EC) No 444/98 (4), and in particular the second              with advance fixing of the refund submitted under Regu-
subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,                                lation (EC) No 1105/1999 on 31 May 1999 shall give rise
                                                                     to the issue of licences for the quantities applied for to
Whereas Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95
                                                                     which a percentage reduction of 33,55 % for rice for
provides, where this paragraph is specifically referred to
                                                                     destinations 02 and 03 in the Annex to Regulation (EC)
when an export refund is fixed, for an interval of three
                                                                     No 1105/1999 has been applied.
working days between the day of submission of applica-
tions and the granting of export licences with advance
fixing of the refund and provides that the Commission is                                       Article 2
to fix a uniform percentage reduction in the quantities if
                                                                     Applications for export licences for rice and broken rice
applications for export licences exceed the quantities
                                                                     submitted from 1 June 1999 for destinations 02 and 03
which may be exported; whereas Commission Regulation
                                                                     shall not give rise to the issue of export licences pursuant
(EC) No 1105/1999 (5), as amended by Regulation (EC)
                                                                     to Regulation (EC) No 1105/1999.
No 1132/1999 (6), fixes refunds under the procedure
provided for in the abovementioned paragraph;
                                                                                               Article 3
Whereas the quantities applied for on 31 May 1999 are in
excess of the available quantity of 3 400 t; whereas a               This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 June 1999.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 2 June 1999.
                                                                                For the Commission
                                                                                   Franz FISCHLER
                                                                            Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 265, 30.9.1998, p. 4.
(3) OJ L 117, 24.5.1995, p. 2.
(4) OJ L 56, 26.2.1998, p. 12.
(5) OJ L 133, 28.5.1999, p. 34.
(6) OJ L 135, 29.5.1999, p. 62.