Commission Regulation (EC) No 326/2007 of 27 March 2007 derogating for 2007 from Regulation (EC) No 1518/2003 as regards the date of issue of export licences in the pigmeat sector
Commission Regulation (EC) No 326/2007of 27 March 2007derogating for 2007 from Regulation (EC) No 1518/2003 as regards the date of issue of export licences in the pigmeat sector THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in the pigmeat sectorOJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2)., and in particular Article 8(2) thereof,Whereas:(1)Article 3(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1518/2003 of 28 August 2003 laying down detailed rules for implementing the system of export licences in the pigmeat sectorOJ L 217, 29.8.2003, p. 35. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1713/2006 (OJ L 321, 21.11.2006, p. 11). provides that export licences are to be issued on the Wednesday following the week during which the licence applications have been lodged, provided that no special measures have since been taken by the Commission.(2)In view of the public holidays in 2007 and the irregular publication of the Official Journal of the European Union during those holidays, the period between the lodging of applications and the day of issue of the licences will be too brief to guarantee proper administration of the market and should be extended.(3)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1By way of derogation from Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1518/2003, licences shall be delivered for 2007 on the dates set out in the Annex to this Regulation.This derogation shall apply provided that none of the special measures referred to in Article 3(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1518/2003 have been taken before the dates of issue in question.
Article 2This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 27 March 2007.For the CommissionJean-Luc DemartyDirector-General of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentANNEX
Period for submission of licence applicationsDate of issue
2 to 6 April 200712 April 2007
23 to 27 April 20073 May 2007
30 April to 4 May 200710 May 2007
21 to 25 May 200731 May 2007
6 to 10 August 200716 August 2007
17 to 21 December 200728 December 2007
24 to 28 December 20074 January 2008