Commission Regulation (EC) No 1632/2000 of 25 July 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 2362/98 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 regarding imports of bananas into the Community

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1632/2000
of 25 July 2000
amending Regulation (EC) No 2362/98 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 regarding imports of bananas into the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organisation of the market in bananas(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999(2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Articles 27 and 28 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1127/1999(4), contain the provisions applicable to communication between the Member States and the Commission of information on licences and licence extracts and on irregularities and infringements relating to them.
(2) The rules to be applied for the correct management of import arrangements in the banana sector should be specified and to that end Commission Regulation (EC) No 2362/98(5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 756/1999(6), should be amended. Those rules should cover the keeping of documents and the forwarding of licence copies and licence extracts by the customs authorities of the Member States in which the procedures for release into free circulation are carried out and by the competent authorities of the Member States which issued the documents concerned. The rules should also specify the checks on the authenticity and regularity of documents and the conformity of their use by the competent authorities of the Member State issuing the licences and extracts.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Bananas,