Commission Regulation (EC) No 42/2000 of 7 January 2000 on the issuing of A1 export licences for fruit and vegetables
L 5/44 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 8. 1. 2000 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 42/2000 of 7 January 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 1303/1999 (2), and in particular Article 2(3) thereof, (1) Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2782/ 1999 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 41/2000 (4), sets the quantities for which A1 export licences, other than those requested in the context of food aid, may be issued; (2) Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2190/96 sets the conditions 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; (3) Whereas the Commission has that received information reduced or which indicates increased by the quantities referred to in Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2190/96, would be exceeded if A1 those quantities, licences were issued without restriction for apples in response to applications submitted since 4 January 2000; whereas, therefore, one percentage should be fixed for the issuing of licences for quantities applied for on 4 January 2000 and applications for A1 licences submitted later in that application period should be rejected, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 A1 export licences for apples for which applications were submitted on 4 January 2000 pursuant to Article 1 of Regula- tion (EC) No 2782/1999 shall be issued for 19,8 % of the quantities applied for. Applications for A1 export licences submitted after 4 January 2000 and before 10 March 2000 for this product shall be rejected. This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 January 2000. Article 2 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 7 January 2000. For the Commission Margot WALLSTRÖM Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 292, 15. 11. 1996, p. 12. (2) OJ L 155, 22. 6. 1999, p. 29. (3) OJ L 334, 28. 12. 1999, p. 26. (4) See page 43 of this Official Journal