Commission Regulation (EC) No 561/2001 of 22 March 2001 granting a temporary derogation from Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef and veal sector

Commission Regulation (EC) No 561/2001
of 22 March 2001
granting a temporary derogation from Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef and veal 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 (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 10(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 24/2001(3), provides that export licences are to be issued on the fifth working day following that on which the application was lodged provided that no specific action has been taken by the Commission in the meantime.
(2) Because of the public holidays in 2001 and the irregular publication of the Official Journal of the European Communities during those holidays, the period for reflection of five working days will be too brief to guarantee proper administration of the market. It should therefore be extended temporarily.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,