Commission Regulation (EC) No 1351/97 of 15 July 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3388/81 laying down special detailed rules in respect of import and export licences in the wine sector

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1351/97 of 15 July 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3388/81 laying down special detailed rules in respect of import and export licences in the wine sector
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 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 536/97 (2), and in particular Article 52 (3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3388/81 of 27 November 1981 laying down special detailed rules in respect of import and export licences in the wine sector (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 257/96 (4), lays down a period of validity for export licences and sets a rate for the security to be lodged when licences are applied for; whereas, in order to ensure better administration of the export licence scheme within the limits imposed by the GATT agreements, it is necessary to shorten the validity of these licences to a reasonable period, but shorter than four months, and to increase the rate of the security to a level sufficiently high to avoid speculative applications which do not correspond to real trade flows;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,