Commission Regulation (EC) No 330/2000 of 11 February 2000 on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector
12. 2. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 37/21 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 330/2000 of 11 February 2000 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, (3) Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2190/96 of 14 November 1996 on detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 298/2000 (2), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof, Whereas: (1) (2) (EC) No Commission Regulation 2782/1999 (3), amended by Regulation (EC) No 41/2000 (4), fixes the indicative quantities for system B export licences for apples other than those sought in the context of food aid. In the light of the information available to the Commis- sion today, there is a risk that the indicative quantities laid down for the current export period for apples for destination group FO1 will shortly be exceeded. This overrun will prejudice the proper working of the export refund scheme in the fruit and vegetables sector. system B situation, applications To avoid this licences for apples for destination group FO1 exported after 11 February 2000 should be rejected until the end of the current export period, for HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Applications for system B export licences for apples for desti- nation group FO1 submitted pursuant to Article 1 of Regula- tion (EC) No 2782/1999, export declarations for which are accepted after 11 February 2000 and before 17 March 2000, are hereby rejected. This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 February 2000. Article 2 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 11 February 2000. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 292, 15. 11. 1996, p. 12. (2) OJ L 34, 9. 2. 2000, p. 16. (3) OJ L 334, 28. 12. 1999, p. 26. (4) OJ L 5, 8. 1. 2000, p. 43