Commission Regulation (EC) No 791/2000 of 14 April 2000 on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector
L 95/30 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 15. 4. 2000 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 791/2000 of 14 April 2000 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, (3) 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 298/2000 (2), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof, Whereas: (1) (2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 470/2000 (3) fixes the indicative quantities for system B export licences other than those sought in the context of food aid. In the light of the information available to the Commis- sion today, there is a risk that the indicative quantities laid down for the current export period for oranges will shortly be exceeded. This overrun will prejudice the proper working of the export refund scheme in the fruit and vegetables sector. system B situation, applications To avoid this licences for oranges exported after 14 April 2000 should be rejected until the end of the current export period, for HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 for system B export Applications for oranges submitted pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 470/ 2000, export declarations for which are accepted after 14 April 2000 and before 17 May 2000, are hereby rejected. licences This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 April 2000. Article 2 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 14 April 2000. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER 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 57, 2. 3. 2000, p. 12