Commission Regulation (EC) No 2336/1999 of 3 November 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 1371/95 laying down detailed rules for implementing the system of export licences in the egg sector
L 281/16 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 4. 11. 1999 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2336/1999 of 3 November 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 1371/95 laying down detailed rules for implementing the system of export licences in the egg sector THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 2. Article 4 is replaced by the following: Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, ‘Article 4 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in eggs (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1516/96 (2), and in particular Articles 3(2) and 8(13) and Article 15 thereof, Whereas: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1371/95 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1008/98 (4), lays down detailed rules for implementing the system of export licences in the egg sector; the present provisions on the term of validity of export licences lead to an artificial increase in applications for licences at the beginning of each month, which compli- cates the weekly administration of the arrangements. The term of validity should accordingly be fixed in days rather than months; in the light of experience gained, the procedure provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1371/95 for issuing licences immediately should be simplified and guarantees provided to operators as regards the issuing and validity of such licences. However, such licences should be restricted to short-term commercial transac- tions in order to prevent the mechanism provided for in Article 3 of that Regulation from being circumvented; the rules on communications between the Member States and the Commission should be brought into line with the amendments to the arrangements on licences issued immediately; the securities fixed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1371/95 must be adjusted to recent changes in refunds; the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EC) No 1371/95 is hereby amended as follows: 1. Article 2(1) is replaced by the following: ‘1. Export licences shall be valid for 90 days from their actual day of issue within the meaning of Article 21(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88. ’ (1) OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 49. (2) OJ L 189, 30. 7. 1996, p. 99. (3) OJ L 133, 17. 6. 1995, p. 16. (4) OJ L 145, 15. 5. 1998, p. 6. On application by the operator, licence applications for up to 25 tonnes of products shall not be subject to any special measures as referred to in Article 3(4) and the licences applied for shall be issued immediately. In such cases, notwithstanding Article 2(1), the term of validity of the licences shall be limited to five working days from their actual day of issue within the meaning of Article 21(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 and Section 20 of licence applications and of licences shall show at least one of the following: — Certificado válido durante cinco días hábiles y no utili- zable para la aplicación del artículo 5 del Reglamento (CEE) no 565/80, — Licens, der er gyldig i fem arbejdsdage, og som ikke kan forordning (EØF) benyttes til at anvende artikel 5 i nr. 565/80, — Fünf Werktage gültige und für die Anwendung von Artikel 5 der Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 565/80 nicht verwendbare Lizenz, — Πιστοποιητικό που ισχύει για πέντε εργάσιµες ηµέρες και δεν χρησιµοποιείται για την εφαρµογή του άρθρου 5 του κανονισµού (ΕΟΚ) αριθ. 565/80, — Licence valid for five working days and not useable for the purposes of Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 565/80, — Certificat valable 5 jours ouvrables et non utilisable pour l'application de l'article 5 du règlement (CEE) no 565/80, — Titolo valido cinque giorni lavorativi e non utilizzabile ai regolamento fini dell'applicazione dell'articolo 5 del (CEE) n. 565/80, — Certificaat met een geldigheidsduur van vĳf werkdagen en niet te gebruiken voor de toepassing van artikel 5 van Verordening (EEG) nr. 565/80, — Certificado de exportação válido durante cinco dias úteis, não utilizável para a aplicação do artigo 5. o do Regulamento (CEE) n. o 565/80, — Todistus on voimassa viisi arkipäivää eikä sitä voi käyttää sovellettaessa asetuksen (ETY) N:o 565/80 5 artiklaa, — Licensen är giltig fem arbetsdagar men gäller inte vid tillämpning av artikel 5 i förordning (EEG) nr 565/80. 4. 11. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 281/17 The Commission may, where necessary, application of this Article. ’ suspend the 3. Article 7(1) is replaced by the following: ‘1. Each Friday from 13. 00 hours, Member States shall send the Commission the following by fax in respect of the preceding period: (a) the applications for export licences as referred to in Article 1 lodged from Monday to Friday of the same week, stating whether they fall within the scope of Article 4 or not; (b) the quantities covered by export licences issued on the preceding Wednesday, not including those issued imme- diately under Article 4; (c) the quantities covered by export licence applications withdrawn pursuant to Article 3(6) during the preceding week. ’ 4. Annexes I and II are replaced by the Annexes hereto. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply to export licences applied for from 22 November 1999. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 3 November 1999. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission L 281/18 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 4. 11. 1999 ANNEX I ‘ANNEX I Product code of the agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds (1) Category Rate of the security (EUR/100 kg) Net weight 0407 00 11 000 0407 00 19 000 0407 00 30 000 0408 11 80 100 0408 19 81 100 0408 19 89 100 0408 91 80 100 0408 99 80 100 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 — — 6 (2) 3 (3) 22 10 17 4 (1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366, 24. 12. 1987, p. 1), part 8. (2) For destinations shown in Annex III. (3) Other destinations. ’ 4. 11. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 281/19 ANNEX II ‘ANNEX II Application of Regulation (EC) No 1371/95 COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES — DG AGRI/D/2 Eggs, sector Application for export licences-Eggs Sender: Date: Period: Monday. to Friday. Member State: Person to contact: Telephone: Fax: Addressee: DG AGRI/D/2 — fax: (32-2) 296 62 79 or 296 60 27 — P a r t A — W e e k l y n o t i f i c a t i o n ( t o b e c o m p l e t e d s e p a r a t e l y f o r e a c h c a t e g o r y ) Category Quantity Article 4 Other Geonomenclature code Rate of refund (EUR/100 kg or 100 pieces) Total amount of prefixed refunds Total per category Category Total quantities applied for by categories and by destination — P a r t B — W e e k l y n o t i f i c a t i o n Category Total quantities issued by categories and by destination on Wednesday L 281/20 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 4. 11. 1999 — P a r t C — W e e k l y n o t i f i c a t i o n Category Total quantities withdrawn by categories and by destination during the previous week — P a r t D — M o n t h l y n o t i f i c a t i o n Category Unused quantities by categories and by destination’