CELEX: 31999R1709
Language: en
Date: 1999-07-30 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1709/1999 of 30 July 1999 suspending advance fixing of export refunds on agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty

31. 7. 1999           EN                      Official Journal of the European Communities                                   L 201/61
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1709/1999
                                                            of 30 July 1999
               suspending advance fixing of export refunds on agricultural products exported in the form of
                                           goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                    purposes, the abovementioned advance fixing should be
                                                                               suspended until this adjustment comes into force;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,                                                               (3)   Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
                                                                               are in accordance with the opinion of the Management
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1222/94 of
                                                                               Committee for horizontal questions concerning trade in
31 May 1994 laying down general rules for granting export
                                                                               processed agricultural products not listed in Annex II,
refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form
of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and the criteria
for fixing the amount of such refunds (1), as last amended by            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Regulation (EC) No 1352/98 (2), and in particular the first
subparagraph of Article 5(3) thereof,
                                                                                                    Article 1
(1)     Whereas the first subparagraph of Article 5(3) of Regula-
        tion (EC) No 1222/94 makes provision fo advance fixing           Advance fixing of export refunds on agricultural products
        of the refund to be suspended;                                   exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the
                                                                         Treaty is suspended until 1 October 1999.
(2)     Whereas the situation on certain markets and the need
        to keep within the budget may take it necessary for the                                     Article 2
        refunds to be adjusted; whereas in order to prevent
        applications for advance fixing of refunds for speculative       This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 August 1999.
                     This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                     Done at Brussels, 30 July 1999.
                                                                                     For the Commission
                                                                                      Karel VAN MIERT
                                                                                 Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 136, 31.5.1994, p. 5.
(2) OJ L 184, 27.6.1998, p. 25.