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►B COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2742/90
of 26 September 1990
laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2204/90
(OJ L 264, 27.9.1990, p. 20)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Regulation (EEC) No 837/91 of 4 April 1991 L85 15 5.4.1991
Corrected by:
►C1Corrigendum, OJ L 276, 6.10.1990, p. 46 (2742/90)
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2742/90
of 26 September 1990
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofCouncilRegulation
(EEC) No 2204/90
THE COMMISSIONOF THE EUROPEANCOMMUN ITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European EconomicCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2204/90 of 24 July
1990layingdownadditionalgeneralrulesonthecommonorganizationof the market in milk and milk products as regards cheese(
1), and in
particularthesecondparagraphofArticle1,thesecondsubparagraphofArticle 3 (3) and Article 5 thereof,
Whereas the first paragraph of Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No
2204/90stipulatesthattheuseofcaseinandcaseinatesinthemanufac-ture of cheese is subject to prior authorization; whereas it is necessaryto lay down detailed rules for the grant of such authorizations, havingregard to the requirements as regards checks on undertakings; whereasauthorizations should be granted for a limited period, so that theMember States can impose penalties for failure to comply withCommunity provisions;
Whereas the second paragraph of Article 1 of the said Regulation
stipulatesthatthemaximumpercentagesofcaseinandcaseinatestobeincorporated in cheese must be determined on the basis of objectivecriteria laid down having regard to what is technologically necessary;whereasitisnecessarytodeterminethesaidpercentagesonthebasisofdata supplied by the Member States; whereas, in order to facilitatechecks to ensure compliance with this provision, it is advisable to setoverall percentages rather than percentages for individual products;
WhereasArticle3(1)ofthesaidRegulationrequiresMemberStatesto
introduce administrative and physical controls; whereas it is necessarytospecifytheconditionswhichthesecontrolsshouldfulfil,particularlywith regard to their frequency;
WhereasArticle3(3)ofthesaidRegulationstatesthatasumequalto
thedifferencebetweenthevalueoftheskimmedmilkresultingfromtheintervention price for skimmed milk powder on the one hand and themarketpriceforcaseinandcaseinatesontheotherhand,plus10%,isdueforquantitiesofcaseinsandcaseinatesusedwithoutauthorization;whereasthissumhastobedeterminedhavingregardtopricesrecordedon the markets during a reference period;
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:
Article 1
1. Authorizations mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No
2204/90shallbegrantedforaperiodof12months,attherequestoftheundertakings concerned subject to their giving a prior undertaking inwritingtoacceptandcomplywiththeprovisionsofArticle3(1)(a)and(b) on the one hand, and (c) on the other, of the aforementionedRegulation.
2. Authorizations shall be issued with a serial number for each
undertaking or, where necessary, for each production unit.
(1) OJ No L 201, 31. 7. 1990, p. 7.
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3. Authorizationsmaycoveroneormoretypesofcheese,inaccord-ance with the application made by the undertaking concerned.
Article 2
1. Themaximumpercentagestobeincorporated,asreferredtointhe
second paragraph of Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2204/90, aregivenintheAnnextothisRegulation.TheyshallapplytotheweightofthetypesofcheesesetoutintheAnnexproducedbytheundertakingorproduction unit concerned during a six-month period.
2. ThelistofproductsgivenintheAnnexandthemaximumpercent-
ages relating thereto shall be adjusted to take account of reasonedapplications providing evidence that there is a technological need forthe addition of casein or caseinates.
Article 3
1. The stock accounts referred to in Article 3 (1) (b) of Regulation
(EEC)No2204/90shallincludeinformationastotheorigin,composi-tion and quantity of the raw materials used in the manufacture of thecheeses. Member States may require samples to be taken to provide acheckonthisinformation.MemberStatesshallensurethattheinforma-tion collected from undertakings is treated as confidential.
2. ThechecksreferredtoinArticle3(1)(c)ofRegulation(EEC)No
2204/90 must fulfil the following requirements:
(a) at least 30 % of the undertakings in receipt of authorizations shall
be checked each quarter;
(b) each undertaking in receipt of an authorization shall be checked at
least once per year, and undertakings producing more than 300tonnes of cheese per year shall be checked at least twice per year.
3. Within a period of one month from when the infringement was
recorded,MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommissionofcasesinwhichcaseinand/orcaseinateshavebeenusedeitherwithoutauthorizationorwithout abiding by the percentages laid down.
Article 4
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1. ThesumdueinaccordancewithArticle3(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No 2204/90 shall be ECU 350 per 100 kilograms of casein and/orcaseinates,havingregardtothepriceforcaseinandcaseinatesrecordedon the markets in the fourth quarter of 1990.
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2. The sums recovered in this way shall be paid to the payingdepartments and agencies and offset by them against expenditurefinanced by the Guarantee Section of the European AgriculturalGuidance and Guarantee Fund.
Article 5
In addition to the notifications required under Article 3 (2) of Regula-
tion(EEC)No2204/90,MemberStatesshallsubmittotheCommissionbeforetheendofeachquarterthefollowinginformationonthepreviousquarter:
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1. the number of authorizations granted and/or revoked,
2. the quantities of casein and caseinates declared in respect of these
authorizations, broken down by type of cheese.
Article 6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofitspublicationinthe
Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply from 15 October 1990.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
all Member States.
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ANNEX
Maximum percentages to be incorporated, as referred to in Article 2 (1):
— processed cheese falling within CNcode 040630: 5 %
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— grated processed cheese covered by CNcode ex 040620: 5 %(1)
— processed cheese in powdered form covered by CNcode ex 040620: 5
%(1).
(1) Manufactured by a continuous process, without addition of already manufactured
processed cheese.