Commission Regulation (EC) No 335/2000 of 14 February 2000 on the issuing of A1 export licences for fruit and vegetables
L 41/10 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 15. 2. 2000 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 335/2000 of 14 February 2000 on the issuing of A1 export licences for fruit and vegetables 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 (EEC) 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 2(3) thereof, Whereas: (1) (2) (3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 67/2000 (3) sets the quantities for which A1 export licences, other than those requested in the context of food aid, may be issued. Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2190/96 sets the condi- tions under which special measures may be taken by the Commission with a view to avoiding an overrun of the quantities for which A1 licences may be issued. The Commission has received information which indi- cates that those quantities, reduced or increased by the quantities referred to in Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2190/96, would be exceeded if A1 licences were in issued without shelled almonds restriction for response to applications submitted since 11 February 2000; therefore, one percentage should be fixed for the issuing of licences for quantities applied for on 11 for A1 licences February 2000 and applications submitted later in that application period should be rejected, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 A1 export licences for shelled almonds for which applications were submitted on 11 February 2000 pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 67/2000 shall be issued for 81,5 % of the quantities applied for. for A1 export submitted after 11 Applications February 2000 and before 10 March 2000 for this product shall be rejected. licences Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 February 2000. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 14 February 2000. For the Commission Margot WALLSTRÖM 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 9, 13. 1. 2000, p. 11