Commission Regulation (EC) No 2182/1999 of 14 October 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 1685/95 on arrangements for issuing export licences for wine sector products and 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 2182/1999
of 14 October 1999
amending Regulation (EC) No 1685/95 on arrangements for issuing export licences for wine sector products and 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
,
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 organisation of the market in wine(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1677/1999(2), and in particular Articles 52(3) and 55(8) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In the light of experience gained in recent wine years, provision should be made to make it possible for special measures taken by the Commission where applications are submitted for abnormal quantities to be adjusted for the category of product and the zone of destination. Furthermore, since experience has also shown that some operators have lodged applications for speculative reasons for quantities far exceeding their requirements and as this practice is liable to damage operators who apply only for the quantities they really need, the quantity that individual exporters can apply for should be limited to the quantity available for each period as referred to in Article 1a(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1685/95 of 11 July 1995 on arrangements for issuing export licences for wine sector products(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2098/1999(4). Certain other technical provisions of the abovementioned Regulation should accordingly be amended, as should 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(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1351/97(6).
(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,