Commission Regulation (EC) No 409/2001 of 28 February 2001 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

Commission Regulation (EC) No 409/2001
of 28 February 2001
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
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 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 Regulation (EC) No 1667/2000(4), and in particular Articles 9(2) and 13(15) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2851/2000(5) establishes certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and provides for an adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreement with Poland. The abolition of refunds for common wheat, flour and bran exported to Poland is one of the concessions.
(2) The Polish authorities have undertaken to ensure that only the consignments of Community products falling within CN codes 1001 90, 1101, 1102 and ex 2302 on which no refund has been granted are allowed for import into Poland. To that end, an Article should be inserted in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/95(6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2110/2000(7), providing for the obligation to present a certified copy of the export licence, including specific information guaranteeing that no export refund has been granted on the products referred to. To establish a link between the products imported and those indicated on the export licence, operators are required, on import into Poland, to present a certified copy of the export declaration bearing specific information referring to the export licence.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,