CELEX: 31999R1346
Language: en
Date: 1999-06-24 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1346/1997 of 24 June 1999 limiting the term of validity of export licences for certain products processed from cereals

25. 6. 1999            EN                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                L 159/45
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1346/1999
                                                        of 24 June 1999
                   limiting the term of validity of export licences for certain products processed
                                                           from cereals
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          (EEC) No 2026/83 (6); whereas such limiting of the term
                                                                     of validity of export licences entails a derogation from
                                                                     Articles 27(5) and 28(5) of Commission Regulation (EEC)
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                No 3665/87 of 27 November 1987 laying down common
Community,                                                           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 cereals (1), as last amended by Commission                 Whereas the application of the measures provided for in
Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 9           this Regulation must coincide with its entry into force in
thereof,                                                             order to avoid potential market disturbance;
                                                                     Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/                 in accordance with the opinion of the Management
95 of 23 May 1995 laying down special detailed rules for             Committee for Cereals,
the application of the system of import and export
licences for cereals and rice (3), as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 444/98 (4), and in particular Article 7(1)
thereof,
                                                                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Whereas Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 fixes
the term of validity of export licences, in particular for
products processed from maize; whereas that term of
validity extends to the end of the fourth month following                                       Article 1
that of issue of the licence; whereas the term of validity is
fixed in accordance with market requirements and the                 1.    Notwithstanding Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No
need for sound management;                                           1162/95, export licences for products referred to in the
                                                                     Annex applied for from the date of entry into force of this
                                                                     Regulation to 31 August 1999 shall be valid until 31
Whereas the current situation on the maize market the                August 1999 only.
makes it desirable to limit the issuing of licences in order
to avoid committing quantities from the new marketing
year; whereas licences to be issued in forthcoming                   2.    Customs export formalities for the above licences
months must be reserved for exports before the end of                must be completed by 31 August 1999 at the latest.
August 1999; whereas, to that end, the term of validity of
export licences to be issued for execution up to 30 August           That deadline shall also apply to the formalities referred
1999 must be limited; whereas a temporary derogation                 to in Article 30 of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 in
should accordingly be introduced to Article 7(1) of Regu-            respect of products placed under the arrangements
lation (EC) No 1162/95;                                              referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 under cover of
                                                                     such licences.
Whereas, in order to ensure sound management of the
market and to prevent speculation, provision should be               One of the following shall be entered in Section 22 of the
made for customs export formalities for export licences              licences:
for products processed from maize to be completed by 30
August 1999 at the latest either as direct exports or                Limitación establecida en el apartado 2 del artículo 1 del
exports under the arrangements laid down in Articles 4               Reglamento (CE) no 1346/1999
and 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 of 4 March               Begrænsning, jf. artikel 1, stk 2, i forordning (EF) nr.
1980 on the advance payment of export refunds in respect             1346/1999
of agricultural products (5), as amended by Regulation
                                                                     Kürzung der Gültigkeitsdauer gemäß Artikel 1 Absatz 2
                                                                     der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1346/1999
(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.                                      (6) OJ L 199, 22.7.1983, p. 12.
( 4) OJ L 56, 25.2.1998, p. 12.                                      (7) OJ L 351, 14.12.1987, p. 1.
( 5) OJ L 62, 7.3.1980, p. 5.                                        (8) OJ L 80, 18.3.1998, p. 19.
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Περιορισµr που προβλπεται στο ρθρο 1 παργραφοr 2              Limitação estabelecida no n.o 2 do artigo 1.o do Regula-
του κανονισµο (ΕΚ) nr. 1346/1999                                 mento (CE) n.o 1346/1999
                                                                  Asetuksen (EY) N:o 1346/1999 1 artiklan 2 kohdassa
Limitation provided for in Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EC)
                                                                  säädetty rajoitus
No 1346/1999
                                                                  Begränsning enligt artikel 1.2 i förordning (EG) nr 1346/
Limitation prévue à l’article 1er paragraphe 2 du règle-          1999.
ment (CE) no 1346/1999
                                                                                           Article 2
Limitazione prevista all’articolo 1, paragrafo 2 del regola-
mento (CE) n. 1346/1999                                           This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 June 1999.
Beperking als bepaald in artikel 1, lid 2, van Verordening        It shall apply to licences applied for from the date of its
(EG) nr. 1346/1999                                                entry into force.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States.
               Done at Brussels, 24 June 1999.
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                               Franz FISCHLER
                                                                         Member of the Commission
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                                                       ANNEX
            to the Regulation of 24 June 1999 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