1995R2931 — EN — 01.01.1996 — 000.001

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amending Regulations (EEC) No 804/68, (EEC) No 2730/75, (EEC) No 776/78, (EEC) No 570/88, (EEC) No 584/92, (EEC) No 2219/92, (EC) No 2883/94, (EC) No 1466/95, (EC) No 1598/95, (EC) No 1600/95 and (EC) No 1713/95 as a result of the amendment of the combined nomenclature for certain milk products

Amended by:

NB: This consolidated version contains references to the European unit of accout and/or the ecu, which from 1 January 1999 should be understood as references to the euro — Council Regulation (EEC) No 3308/80 (OJ L 345, 20.12.1980, p. 1) and Coundil Regulation (EC) No 1103/97 (OJ L 162, 19.6.1997, p. 1).

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2931/95

of 19 December 1995

amending Regulations (EEC) No 804/68, (EEC) No 2730/75, (EEC) No 776/78, (EEC) No 570/88, (EEC) No 584/92, (EEC) No 2219/92, (EC) No 2883/94, (EC) No 1466/95, (EC) No 1598/95, (EC) No 1600/95 and (EC) No 1713/95 as a result of the amendment of the combined nomenclature for certain milk products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 234/79 of 5 February 1979 on the procedure for adjusting the Common Customs Tariff nomenclature used for agricultural products ( 1 ), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3209/89 ( 2 ), and in particular Article 2 (1) thereof,

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 ( 3 ), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1538/95 ( 4 ), and in particular Articles 13 (3), 15 (4), 16 (1) and (4) and 17 (4) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 518/92 of 27 February 1992 on certain procedures for applying the Interim Agreement on trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Poland, of the other part ( 5 ), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2233/93 ( 6 ), and in particular Article 1 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 519/92 of 27 February 1992 on certain procedures for applying the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Hungary, of the other part ( 7 ), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2234/93 ( 8 ), and in particular Article 1 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 520/92 of 27 February 1992 on certain procedures for applying the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of the other part ( 9 ), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2235/93 ( 10 ), and in particular Article 1 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural products ( 11 ), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2537/95 ( 12 ), and in particular Articles 10 and 24 (6) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands relating to certain agricultural products ( 13 ), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2537/95, and in particular Article 3 (4) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1275/95 of 29 May 1995 on certain procedures for applying the Agreement on free trade and trade related matters between the European Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Estonia, of the other part ( 14 ),

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1276/95 of 29 May 1995 on certain procedures for applying the Agreement on free trade and trade related matters between the European Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Latvia, of the other part ( 15 ),

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1277/95 of 29 May 1995 on certain procedures for applying the Agreement on free trade and trade related matters between the European Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Lithuania, of the other part ( 16 ),

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2448/95 of 10 October 1995, amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff ( 17 ), lays down amendments to certain products to take effect on 1 January 1996; whereas certain other CN codes relating to milk products had previously been adjusted;

Whereas, as a result, the following regulations affected by amendment of the subheadings of the abovementioned CN codes should be amended:

— Regulation (EEC) No 804/68,

— Council Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 of 29 October 1975 on glucose and lactose ( 18 ), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 ( 19 ),

— Commission Regulation (EEC) No 776/78 of 18 April 1978 on the application of the lowest rate of refund on exports of dairy products and repealing and amending certain Regulations ( 20 ), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1586/95 ( 21 ),

— Commission Regulation (EEC) No 570/88 of 16 February 1988 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs ( 22 ), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1802/95 ( 23 ),

— Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/92 of 6 March 1992 laying down detailed rules for the application to milk and milk products of the arrangements provided for in the Interim Agreements between the Community and the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic ( 24 ), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2416/95 ( 25 ),

— Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2219/92 of 30 July 1992 laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific supply arrangements for Madeira relating to milk products and establishing the forecast supply balance ( 26 ), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2835/95 ( 27 ),

— Commission Regulation (EC) No 2883/94 of 28 November 1994 establishing a forecast balance for the supply to the Canary Islands of agricultural products covered by the specific measures provided for in Articles 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 ( 28 ), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1820/95 ( 29 ),

— Commission Regulation (EC) No 1466/95 of 27 June 1995 laying down special detailed rules of application for export refunds on milk and milk products ( 30 ), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2452/95 ( 31 ),

— Commission Regulation (EC) No 1598/95 of 30 June 1995 laying detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for additional import duties in the milk and milk products sector ( 32 ),

— Commission Regulation (EC) No 1600/95 of 30 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements and opening tariff quotas for milk and milk products ( 33 ), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2537/95 ( 34 ),

— Commission Regulation (EC) No 1713/95 of 13 July 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application to milk and milk products of the arrangements provided for in the Association Agreements between the Community and the Baltic States ( 35 ),

Whereas, for reasons of clarity, provision should be made for all the amendments to take effect on 1 January 1996;

Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: