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| 26.10.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 296/8 |
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26.10.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 296/8

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1594/2006

of 25 October 2006

establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to applications for export licences for cheese to be exported to the United States of America in 2007 under certain GATT quotas

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1282/2006 of 17 August 2006 laying down special detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards export licences and export refunds for milk and milk products (2), and in particular Article 25(1) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1285/2006 (3) opens the procedure for the allocation of export licences for cheese to be exported to the United States of America in 2007 under the GATT quotas referred to in Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1282/2006. |
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(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1285/2006 (3) opens the procedure for the allocation of export licences for cheese to be exported to the United States of America in 2007 under the GATT quotas referred to in Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1282/2006.

| (2) | Applications for licences for some quotas and product groups exceed the quantities available for the 2007 quota year. Allocation coefficients as provided for in Article 25(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1282/2006 should therefore be fixed. |
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(2)

Applications for licences for some quotas and product groups exceed the quantities available for the 2007 quota year. Allocation coefficients as provided for in Article 25(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1282/2006 should therefore be fixed.

| (3) | Given the time limit for the implementation of the procedure of determining those coefficients, as provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1285/2006, this Regulation should apply as soon as possible, |
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(3)

Given the time limit for the implementation of the procedure of determining those coefficients, as provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1285/2006, this Regulation should apply as soon as possible,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Applications for export licences lodged in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1285/2006 shall be accepted subject to the application of the allocation coefficients set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of 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, 25 October 2006.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc DEMARTY

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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(1)  
  OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2).

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(2)  
  OJ L 234, 29.8.2006, p. 4.

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(3)  
  OJ L 235, 30.8.2006, p. 8.

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ANNEX

| Identification of group in accordance with Additional Notes in Chapter 4 of the Harmonised Tariff Schedule of the United States of America | Identification of group and quota | Quantity available for 2007
  (t) | Allocation coefficient provided for under Article 1 |
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| Note No | Group |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| 16 | Not specifically provided for (NSPF) | 16-Tokyo | 908,877 | 0,1553118 |
| 16-Uruguay | 3 446,000 | 0,0996713 |
| 17 | Blue Mould | 17-Uruguay | 350,000 | 0,0933333 |
| 18 | Cheddar | 18-Uruguay | 1 050,000 | 0,3037799 |
| 20 | Edam/Gouda | 20-Uruguay | 1 100,000 | 0,1593279 |
| 21 | Italian type | 21-Uruguay | 2 025,000 | 0,0955189 |
| 22 | Swiss or Emmenthaler cheese other than with eye formation | 22-Tokyo | 393,006 | 0,3459523 |
| 22-Uruguay | 380,000 | 0,2900763 |
| 25 | Swiss or Emmenthaler cheese with eye formation | 25-Tokyo | 4 003,172 | 0,3285379 |
| 25-Uruguay | 2 420,000 | 0,3634190 |

Identification of group in accordance with Additional Notes in Chapter 4 of the Harmonised Tariff Schedule of the United States of America

Identification of group and quota

Quantity available for 2007

(t)

Allocation coefficient provided for under Article 1

Note No

Group

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

16

Not specifically provided for (NSPF)

16-Tokyo

908,877

0,1553118

16-Uruguay

3 446,000

0,0996713

17

Blue Mould

17-Uruguay

350,000

0,0933333

18

Cheddar

18-Uruguay

1 050,000

0,3037799

20

Edam/Gouda

20-Uruguay

1 100,000

0,1593279

21

Italian type

21-Uruguay

2 025,000

0,0955189

22

Swiss or Emmenthaler cheese other than with eye formation

22-Tokyo

393,006

0,3459523

22-Uruguay

380,000

0,2900763

25

Swiss or Emmenthaler cheese with eye formation

25-Tokyo

4 003,172

0,3285379

25-Uruguay

2 420,000

0,3634190

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