Commission Regulation (EC) No 1006/2002 of 12 June 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice (Text with EEA relevance)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1006/2002
of 12 June 2002
amending Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
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 organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 13(11) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(4), and in particular Article 9(2) and Article 13(15) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Trade agreements have recently been concluded between the European Commission and Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and total liberalisation of trade in other agricultural products. In the cereals sector, the elimination of refunds is one of these concessions. The agreement with Estonia covers all the products referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and rice starch. The agreement with Lithuania covers all the above products except for barley and maize and certain products processed from those cereals. The agreement with Latvia does not cover certain processed products.
(2) The authorities of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have undertaken to ensure that only consignments of Community products covered by the trade agreements on which no refund has been granted are allowed for import into those countries. To that end, Article 7a of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/95(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2298/2001(6), governing exports to Poland should be made to apply also to exports to those countries.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,