Commission Regulation (EC) No 450/2000 of 28 February 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 2698/1999 fixing the export refunds on beef and veal
L 55/24 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 29. 2. 2000 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 450/2000 of 28 February 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 2698/1999 fixing the export refunds on beef and veal THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (4) Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (1), and in particular Article 33(12) thereof, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Whereas: (1) (2) (3) Export refunds on beef and veal are laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2698/1999 (2). Common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products are laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 (3). Refunds should be granted only on products that are allowed to move freely in the Community. Therefore, to be eligible for a refund, products should be required to bear the health mark laid down in Council Directive 64/433/EEC (4), as last amended by Directive 95/ 23/EC (5), Council Directive 94/65/EC (6) and Council Directive 77/99/EEC (7), as last amended by Directive 97/76/EC (8), respectively. In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2698/1999, the following paragraph 3 is added: The products must meet the relevant health marking ‘3. requirements of: — 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 payment declarations as referred to in Article 26(1) of Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 and export declarations as referred to in Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 accompanied by an export licence issued after 3 March 2000. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 28 February 2000. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 160, 26. 6. 1999, p. 21. (2) OJ L 326, 18. 12. 1999, p. 49. (3) OJ L 102, 17. 4. 1999, p. 11. (4) OJ 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 2012/64. (5) OJ L 243, 11. 10. 1995, p. 7. (6) OJ L 368, 31. 12. 1994, p. 10. (7) OJ L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 85. (8) OJ L 10, 16. 1. 1998, p. 25