Commission Regulation (EC) No 1287/98 of 22 June 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 2190/96 as regards certain provisions of the export refund arrangements for fruit and vegetables

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1287/98 of 22 June 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 2190/96 as regards certain provisions of the export refund arrangements for fruit and vegetables
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 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2520/97 (2), and in particular Article 35(11) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2190/96 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 213/98 (4), lays down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 (5), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1363/95 (6), as regards the export refund arrangements for fruit and vegetables;
Whereas those detailed rules also apply within the framework of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96, and whereas they should be amended to improve them;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 has been repealed and replaced by Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 and whereas, as a result, references to Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 should be changed to corresponding references to Regulation (EC) No 2200/96;
Whereas, for simplification purposes, a standard security fixed in advance should be provided for systems A1 and A2;
Whereas, to guarantee the effectiveness of the arrangements, the time limit for forwarding to the Commission the notification by the Member States of applications for A2 licences should be reduced;
Whereas the combined nomenclature codes should be updated in line with those listed in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2086/97 of 4 November 1997 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (7), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1148/98 (8);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,