Commission Regulation (EC) No 721/2000 of 5 April 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 552/2000 fixing the export refunds on pigmeat
L 85/10 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 6. 4. 2000 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 721/2000 of 5 April 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 552/2000 fixing the export refunds on pigmeat THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (4) Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 13(12) thereof, Whereas: (1) (2) (3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 552/2000 (3) fixes the export refunds on pigmeat. Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 (4) lays down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products. Refunds should be granted only on products that are allowed to circulate freely within the Community. There- fore, to be eligible for a refund, products should be required to bear the health mark laid down in Council Directive 64/433/EEC (5), as last amended by Directive 95/23/EC (6), Council Directive 94/65/EC (7) and Council Directive 77/99/EEC (8), as last amended by Directive 97/76/EC (9). The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The following paragraph is added to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 552/2000: ‘The products concerned must comply with the relevant provisions on health marks laid down in: — Chapter XI of Annex I to Directive 64/433/EEC, — Chapter VI of Annex I to Directive 94/65/EC, — Chapter VI of Annex B to Directive 77/99/EEC. ’ Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply to the payment declarations referred to in Article 26(1) of Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 and to the export declarations referred to in Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 accompanied by an export licence issued after 14 April 2000. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 5 April 2000. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. (2) OJ L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105. (3) OJ L 67, 15. 3. 2000, p. 30. (4) OJ L 102, 17. 4. 1999, p. 11. (5) OJ 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 2012/64. (6) OJ L 243, 11. 10. 1995, p. 7. (7) OJ L 368, 31. 12. 1994, p. 10. (8) OJ L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 85. (9) OJ L 10, 16. 1. 1998, p. 25