Commission Regulation (EC) No 883/1999 of 28 April 1999 on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector
L 111/38 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 29. 4. 1999 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 883/1999 of 28 April 1999 on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2190/ 96 of 14 November 1996 on detailed rules for imple- menting Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1287/98 (2), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof, Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 458/1999 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 499/1999 (4), fixes the indicative quantities for system B export licences other than those sought in the context of food aid; Whereas, in the light of the information available to the Commission today, there is a risk that the indicative quantities laid down for the current export period for apples shortly be the geographic Zone X will exceeded; whereas this overrun will prejudice the proper for working of the export refund scheme in the fruit and vegetables sector; Whereas, to avoid this situation, applications for system B licences for apples for the geographic Zone X exported after 26 April 1999 should be rejected until the end of the current export period, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Applications for system B export licences for apples for the geographic Zone X submitted pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 458/1999, export declarations for which are accepted after 26 April 1999 and before 17 May 1999, are hereby rejected. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 April 1999. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 28 April 1999. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 292, 15. 11. 1996, p. 12. (2) OJ L 178, 23. 6. 1998, p. 11. (3) OJ L 55, 3. 3. 1999, p. 8. (4) OJ L 59, 6. 3. 1999, p. 22