CELEX: 31999R0717
Language: en
Date: 1999-03-31 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 717/1999 of 31 March 1999 providing for the rejection of applications for export licences in relation to cereal products

1. 4. 1999           EN                   Official Journal of the European Communities                                  L 89/71
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 717/1999
                                                       of 31 March 1999
                 providing for the rejection of applications for export licences in relation to cereal
                                                             products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          been decided to reject all applications for export licences
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                for this product made on 29, 30 and 31 March 1999,
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
                                                                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the
market in cereals (1), as last amended by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2),                                                               Article 1
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/                 In accordance with Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No
95 of 23 May 1995 laying down special detailed rules for             1162/95, applications for export licences with advance
the application of the system of import and export                   fixing of refunds for products falling within CN code
licences for cereals and rice (3), as last amended by Regu-          1101 00 15 made on 29, 30 and 31 March 1999 shall be
lation (EC) No 444/98 (4), and in particular Article 7(3)            rejected.
thereof,
Whereas the quantity covered by applications for advance                                     Article 2
fixing of refunds for flour of common wheat and spelt
could give rise to speculation; whereas it has therefore             This regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1999.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 31 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 117, 24.5.1995, p. 2.
(4) OJ L 56, 26.2.1998, p. 12.