31991R0986

23 . 4. 91 No L 102/23 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 986/91 of 22 April 1991 temporarily suspending the advance fixing of export refunds for certain milk products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, whereas this suspension must not affect applications pending, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products ('■), as last amended by Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 3641 /90 (2) ; 1 . The advance fixing of export refunds for products Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 876/68 of covered by CN code 0405 00 of the combined 28 June 1968 laying down general rules for granting nomenclature is hereby suspended during the period 23 export refunds on milk and milk products and criteria for to 25 April 1991 . fixing the amount of such refunds (3), as last amended by 2. However, the suspension provided for in the Regulation (EEC) No 1344/86 (4), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 5 (4) thereof, preceding paragraph shall not apply to applications for certificates submitted before 23 April 1991 , which are to Whereas the market for certain milk products is charac­ be issued as from that date . terized by uncertainty ; whereas the current refunds applicable could lead to speculative advance fixing of the Article 2 refund ; whereas it is necessary to suspend temporarily the advance fixing of refunds for the products in question ; This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 April 1991 .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 22 April 1991 .

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

0 OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968, p. 13. (2) OJ No L 362, 11 . 12. 1990, p. 5. 0 OJ No L 155, 3 . 7. 1968 , p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 119, 8 . 5. 1986, p. 36 .