L 91/60 Official Journal of the European Communities 31.3.2001 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 652/2001 of 30 March 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 23/2001 laying down special measures for the beef sector that depart from the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 800/1999, Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 and Regulation (EEC) No 1964/82 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 12541999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal ('), and in particular Article 29(2)(a), Article 33(12) and Article 41 thereof, Whereas: 1) The health measures adopted by the authorities of certain non-member countries regarding exports of bovine animals and the meat of those animals in response to bovine spongiform encephalopathy have had serious economic consequences for exporters. Commission Regulation (EC) No 23/2001 () introduces measures to mitigate certain of those serious consequences. The measures adopted by those non-member countries are still in force and in certain cases have been strength- ened. The damaging consequences for Community exporters should be limited by extending certain time limits. In the light of the situation, this Regulation should enter into force immediately. The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 23/2001 are replaced by the following: ‘Article 2 1. At the holder's request export licences issued under Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 that were applied for by 20 OjL1 %) 0] L 3, 6.1.2001, p. 7. February 2001 shall, if their validity did not expire before 1 November 2000, be cancelled and the security released. 2. On application by the exporter in the case of prod- ucts for which by 20 February 2001: — the customs export formalities had been completed or which had been placed under one of the customs control procedures referred to in Articles 4 and 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 565/80, the 60-day time limit for leaving the Community's customs territory referred to in Article 30(1)(b)(i) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, Article 32(1)(b)(i) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 and Articles 7(1) and 34(1) of Regulation (EC) No 800/ 1999 is raised to 210 days. The time limit shall not, however, extend beyond 31 December 2001, — the customs export formalities had been completed but which had not yet left the Community's customs terri- tory or which had been placed under one of the customs control procedures referred to in Articles 4 and 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 565/80, the exporter shall repay any refund paid in advance and the various securities pertaining to the operations shall be released, — the customs formalities had been completed and which had left the Community's customs territory, they may be brought back and released for free circulation in the Community. The exporter shall repay any refund paid in advance and the various securities pertaining to the operations shall be released, — the customs formalities had been completed and which had left the Community's customs territory, they may be brought back to be placed under a suspensive proce- dure in a free zone, free warehouse or customs ware- house for a maximum of 120 days before reaching their final destination; this shall not affect payment of the refund for the actual final destination or the security lodged in respect of the licence. Article 3 Notwithstanding the first subparagraph of Article 6(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1964/82, at the exporter's request he shall, if the customs export formalities or the formalities for placing goods under one of the customs control procedures referred to in Articles 4 and 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 were not completed by 20 February 2001 for the