CHAPTER IIIU.K.Exports
Section I U.K. Export licences
Article 40U.K.Optional export licence systems
1.The Commission may decide that exports from the Community of products covered by this Regulation shall be subject to presentation of an export licence.
2.Articles 29, 30 and 31 shall apply mutatis mutandis.
3.Detailed rules for the application of this Article, including the terms of validity of the licences and the rate of security, shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 46(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96.
Section II U.K. Suspension of outward processing
Article 41U.K.Suspension of outward processing arrangements
1.Where the Community market is disturbed or is liable to be disturbed by outward processing arrangements, the Commission may at the request of a Member State or on its own initiative fully or partially suspend the use of outward processing arrangements for the products covered by this Regulation. If the Commission receives a request from a Member State, it shall take a decision thereon within five working days following receipt of the request.
The Member States shall be notified of such measures, which shall be immediately applicable.
Measures decided on by the Commission pursuant to the first subparagraph may be referred to the Council by any Member State within five working days of the date on which they were notified. The Council shall meet without delay. It may, acting by qualified majority, amend or repeal the measures in question within one month following the date on which they were referred to the Council.
2.To the extent necessary for the proper functioning of the common organisations of the market in the products covered by this Regulation, the use of outward processing arrangements for those products may be fully or partially prohibited by the Council, acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 37(2) of the Treaty.