Commission Regulation (EC) No 2373/1999 of 8 November 1999 on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector
9. 11. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 286/13 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2373/1999 of 8 November 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 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1303/1999 (2), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof, (1) Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1926/ 1999 (3), fixes the indicative quantities for system B export licences other than those sought in the context of food aid; (2) 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 walnuts in shell will shortly be exceeded; whereas this overrun will prejudice the proper working of the export refund scheme in the fruit and vegetables sector; (3) Whereas, to avoid this situation, applications for system B licences in shell exported after 8 November 1999 should be rejected until the end of the current export period, for walnuts HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Applications for system B export licences for walnuts in shell submitted pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1926/ 1999, export declarations for which are accepted after 8 November 1999 and before 16 November 1999, are hereby rejected. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 November 1999. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 8 November 1999. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 292, 15. 11. 1996, p. 12. (2) OJ L 155, 22. 6. 1999, p. 29. (3) OJ L 238, 9. 9. 1999, p. 20