Commission Regulation (EC) No 892/2003 of 22 May 2003 providing for the rejection of applications for export licences for certain milk products

Commission Regulation (EC) No 892/2003
of 22 May 2003
providing for the rejection of applications for export licences for certain milk products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 of 26 January 1999 laying down special detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 as regards export licences and export refunds in the case of milk and milk products(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 754/2003(4), and in particular Article 10(3) thereof,
Whereas:
Uncertainty is a feature of the market in certain milk products. It is necessary to prevent speculative applications that may lead to a distortion in competition between traders. Applications for export licences for the products concerned should be rejected and the lodging of applications for export licences for the products concerned should be suspended temporarily,