Commission Regulation (EC) No 479/97 of 14 March 1997 providing for the partial reimbursement of import duties levied on flint maize

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 479/97 of 14 March 1997 providing for the partial reimbursement of import duties levied on flint maize
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 10 (4) thereof,
Whereas Article 2 (5) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1502/95 of 29 June 1995 on rules of application (cereals sector import duties 1995/96 marketing year) for Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 346/96 (4), provides for a flat-rate reduction of ECU 8 per tonne in import duties on flint maize under certain conditions;
Whereas, pursuant to Council Decision 96/611/EC of 16 September 1996 concerning the conclusion of the results of negotiations with certain third countries pursuant GATT Article XXIV:6 and other related matters (Argentina) (5), the calculation of the duties on flint maize pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1502/95 for import licence applications made between 1 January and 30 June 1996 should be adjusted by increasing the flat-rate reduction in import duties from ECU 8 to ECU 14 per tonne;
Whereas this international undertaking should be met by granting operators who imported flint maize during the period concerned an increase in the flat-rate reduction at their request; whereas, therefore, it is necessary to authorize Member States to reimburse duties levied in excess to operators who can prove that they benefited from the ECU 8 per tonne reduction in import duties between 1 January and 30 June 1996;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,