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►B COMMISSIONREGULATION(EC)No1498/1999
of8July1999
laying down rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 as regards
communications between the Member States and the Commission in the milk and milk products
sector
(OJ L 174, 9.7.1999, p. 3)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Regulation (EC) No 1535/2000 of 13 July 2000 L 175 79 14.7.2000
►M2Commission Regulation (EC) No 732/2001 of 11 April 2001 L 102 34 12.4.2001
►M3Commission Regulation (EC) No 1681/2001 of 22 August 2001 L 227 36 23.8.2001
Corrected by:
►C1Corrigendum, OJ L 233, 31.8.2001, p. 59 (1681/2001)
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COMMISSIONREGULATION(EC)No1498/1999
of8July1999
laying down rules for the implementation of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 804/68 as regards communications between the Member
StatesandtheCommissioninthemilkandmilkproductssector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968
on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1587/96(2), and in particular
Article 28 thereof,
(1)Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 210/69 of 31 January1969 on communications between Member States and theCommission with regard to milk and milk products(
3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 427/98(4), has been substantially
amended several times; whereas, for the sake of clarity, that
Regulation should be recast since further amendments are to be
made;
(2)Whereas appraisal of the production and market situation in the
milk and milk products sector necessitates a regular exchange of
information on the operation of the intervention measuresprovided for in Regulation (EEC) No 804/68, particularly withregard to changes in stocks of the products concerned, both heldby intervention agencies and in private storage;
(3)Whereas aid for skimmed milk processed into casein and refundscan be fixed only on the basis of information on changes in pricesin international trade;
(4)Whereas the accurate and detailed monitoring of trade flows toassess the effect of refunds requires information on exports ofproducts for which refunds are fixed, particularly the quantities
awarded under tendering procedures;
(5)Whereas the implementation of the Agreement on Agriculture
concluded under the Uruguay Round of multilateral tradenegotiations(
5) (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement on
Agriculture’) requires additional and more detailed information to
be provided on imports and exports, in particular with regard tolicence applications and the way licences are used, in order toensure compliance with undertakings under the Agreement;whereas rapid information on export trends is needed in order
to make maximum use of those undertakings; whereas under that
Agreement food-aid exports are not subject to the constraintsapplying to subsidised exports; whereas it should be provided thatcommunications relating to export licence applications mustaccordingly specify which licence applications cover food-aidsupplies;
(6)Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 147/1999(6) lays down
detailed rules for exports of cheese to Canada, Switzerland andthe United States; whereas provision should be made for the
relevant information to be communicated;
(7)Whereas Regulation {EC) No 147/1999 introduces specific
arrangements for the grant of refunds on ingredients of
Community origin in processed cheese manufactured under the
inward processing arrangements; whereas provision should bemade for the relevant information to be communicated;1999R1498 — EN — 26.08.2001 — 003.001 — 2
(1) OJ L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 206, 16.8.1996, p. 21.
(3) OJ L 28, 5.2.1969, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 53, 24.2.1998, p. 6.
(5) OJ L 336, 23.12.1994, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 20, 27.1.1999, p. 8.
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(8)Whereas Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 provides that,
in certain cases, export licences can be valid for exportation of a
product with a code other than that entered in Section 16 of thelicence; whereas provision should be made for the relevantinformation to be communicated;
(9)Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1374/98(1), as
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1339/1999(2), provides for
certain import quotas to be administered by means of IMA 1certificates issued by the authorities of third countries; whereasthe Member States inform the Commission of the quantity ofproducts for which import licences are issued on the basis of IMA
1 certificates; whereas experience has shown that such notifica-
tion is not always sufficient to allow such imports to be monitoredclosely at each stage; whereas provision should be made foradditional information to be communicated;
(10)Whereas the method of communicating certain informationshould be changed; whereas the communication of that informa-tion is essential in order to monitor compliance with certainimport quotas starting on 1 July 1999 under the Agreement onAgriculture; whereas, in order to ensure the continuity of the
management of the system, it is accordingly necessary that this
Regulation apply from that date;
(11)Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are inaccordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for
Milk and Milk Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
CHAPTERI
Stocksandintervention
Article 1
Member States shall communicate the following information to the
Commission not later than the 10th of each month for the previous
month:
1. in the case of intervention measures taken under Article 6(1) of
Regulation (EEC) No 804/68:
(a) the quantities of butter in storage at the end of the month
concerned and the quantities entering and leaving storage duringthat month, in accordance with Annex I, Part A;
(b) a breakdown of the quantities of butter leaving storage during the
month concerned, according to the regulations by which they arecovered, in accordance with Annex I, Part B;
(c) a breakdown by age of the quantities of butter in storage at the
end of the month concerned, in accordance with Annex I, Part C;
2. in the case of intervention measures taken under Article 6(2) of
Regulation (EEC) No 804/68, in accordance with Annex II:
(a) the quantities of butter and cream converted into butter equivalent
covered by storage contracts concluded during the monthconcerned;
(b) the quantities of butter and cream converted into butter equivalent
covered by storage contracts which expired during the monthconcerned;
(c) the total quantity of butter and cream converted into butter
equivalent covered by storage contracts at the end of the monthconcerned.1999R1498 — EN — 26.08.2001 — 003.001 — 3
(1) OJ L 185, 30.6.1998, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 159, 25.6.1999, p. 22.
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Article 2
In the case of intervention measures taken under Article 7(1) of
Regulation (EEC) No 804/68, the Member States shall communicate,not later than the 10th of each month for the month preceding the
communication:
(a) the quantities of skimmed-milk powder in storage at the end of the
month concerned and the quantities entering and leaving storage
during that month, in accordance with Annex III, Part A;
(b) a breakdown of the quantities of skimmed-milk powder leaving
storage during the month concerned, according to the regulations bywhich they are covered, in accordance with Annex III, Part B;
(c) a breakdown by age of the quantities of skimmed-milk powder in
storage at the end of the month concerned, in accordance with
Annex III, Part C.
Article 3
In the case of intervention measures taken under Article 8(1) of
Regulation (EEC) No 804/68, the Member States shall communicate,
not later than the 10th of each month for the month preceding thecommunication:
(a) the quantities of the following cheeses:
— Grana Padano,
— Parmigiano Reggiano,
— Provolone,
covered by storage contracts at the beginning of the month
concerned;
(b) the quantities of cheese covered by storage contracts concluded
during the month concerned, broken down by the categories listed at
(a);
(c) the quantities of cheese covered by storage contracts which expired
during the month concerned, broken down by the categories listed at(a);
(d) the quantities of cheese covered by storage contracts at the end of
the month concerned, broken down by the categories listed at (a).
Article 4
For the purposes of this Chapter:
(a) ‘quantities entering’ means quantities physically placed in storage,
whether or not taken over by the intervention agency;
(b) ‘quantities leaving’ means quantities which have been removed or, if
taken over by the purchaser before removal, quantities taken over.
CHAPTERII
Aidforskimmedmilkandskimmed-milkpowder
Article 5
Member States shall communicate the following information to the
Commission:
1. in the case of aid granted under Article 10(1) of Regulation (EEC) No
804/68 for skimmed milk used in feedingstuffs:
(a) not later than the 20th of each month for the month preceding the
communication:
(i) the quantities of skimmed milk produced and processed in
dairies and sold to farms for use in feedingstuffs and covered
by aid applications submitted during the month concerned;
(ii) the quantities of skimmed milk used in feedingstuffs and for
which cream was delivered to dairies;1999R1498 — EN — 26.08.2001 — 003.001 — 4
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(iii) the quantities of skimmed milk used in the manufacture of
compound feedingstuffs covered by aid applicationssubmitted during the month concerned;
(b) not later than 30 January each year for the year preceding the
communication, the quantities of skimmed milk used in feeding-
stuffs on the farms where it was produced and covered by aid
applications submitted under Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No804/68;
2. in the case of aid granted under Article 10(1) of Regulation (EEC) No
804/68 for skimmed-milk powder used in feedingstuffs, not later thanthe 20th of each month for the month preceding the communication:
(a) the quantities of denatured skimmed-milk powder covered by aid
applications submitted during the month concerned, exluding the
quantities referred to at (c);
(b) the quantities of skimmed-milk powder used in the manufacture
of compound feedingstuffs covered by aid applications submitted
during the month concerned, excluding the quantities referred toat (c);
(c) the quantities of skimmed-milk powder denatured or processed
into compound feedingstuffs under the third indent of Article 3(1)of Council Regulation (EEC) No 986/68(
1), indicating the
Member State of processing;
3. in the case of aid granted under Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No
804/68 for skimmed milk processed into casein, not later than the20th of each month for the month preceding the communication, thequantities of skimmed milk covered by aid applications submitted
during the month concerned. Such quantities shall be broken down
according to the quality of the casein or caseinates produced.
CHAPTERIII
Prices
Article 6
1. Member States shall communicate to the Commission:
(a) via the ‘Interactive Data Entry System’ (IDES): not later than
Thursday each week, the prices (before tax) applied in their territory
for the products listed in Annex IV, specifying the marketing stage
(ex-factory, wholesale, retail) and characteristics of the product;
(b) by fax: not later than the 25th of each month, the most recent prices
for casein and caseinates applied on the world market and in theCommunity, specifying the marketing stage.
2. Member States shall take the necessary steps to ensure that their
communications on the prices applied in the Community are as recent,
representative, accurate and complete as possible.
CHAPTERIV
Trade
SECTION 1
Imports
Article 7
The Member States shall communicate to the Commission, via IDES if
possible, otherwise by fax:
1. not later than the 10th of each month for the previous month, the
quantities of products covered by import licences issued underSections 1 and 3 of Chapter II of Regulation (EC) No 1374/98,1999R1498 — EN — 26.08.2001 — 003.001 — 5
(1) OJ L 169, 18.7.1968, p. 4.
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broken down by Combined Nomenclature (CN) code and by country
of origin code (IDES computer code 6);
2. not later than the 10th of the month following the month of issue, the
quantities of products covered by import licences issued underSection 2 of Chapter II of Regulation (EC) No 1374/98, broken down
by CN code and by country of origin code (IDES computer code 7);
3. not later than the 10th of each month for the previous month, the
quantities of products covered by import licences issued under
Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 1374/98, including the products
falling within CN codes 0406 90 02 to 0406 90 06 referred to inArticle 23 of that Regulation, broken down by CN code and bycountry of origin code (IDES computer code 6);
4. not later than the 10th of the month following the month of issue, the
quantities of products covered by import licences issued underCommission Regulation (EC) No 2508/97(
1), broken down by CN
code and by country of origin code (IDES computer code 5);
5. not later than the 10th of each month for the previous month, the
quantities of products, broken down by CN code and by country oforigin code, covered by import licences subject to the application of
non-preferential duties as referred to in the common customs tariff
(IDES computer code 8);
6. not later than the 10th of each month for the previous month, the
quantities of products covered by import licences issued underCommission Regulation (EC) No 2414/98(
2), broken down by
Combined Nomenclature (CN) code and by country of origin code
(IDES computer code 6);
7. not later than the 10th of each month for the previous month, the
quantities of products covered by import licences issued under
Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000(3), broken down by
Combined Nomenclature (CN) code and by country of origin code(IDES computer code 6).
Where applicable, the Member States shall inform the Commission that
no certificates have been issued for the previous month.
Article 7a
Member States shall send the Commission by 31 May 2001 the data
referred to in points 6 and 7 of the first paragraph of Article 7, brokendown by month, for January, February and March 2001.
Article 8
Before 1 April in respect of the previous year, using the model in Annex
V, the Member States shall communicate the following data to the
Commission, broken down by CN code, concerning the import licences
issued on presentation of an IMA 1 certificate, where such certificatesensure compliance with a quota under Chapter II of Regulation (EC) No1374/98, specifying the IMA 1 certificate numbers:
(a) the quantity of products covered by the certificate and the date of
issue of the import licence,
(b) the quantity of products in respect of which the security has been
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(1) OJ L 345, 16.12.1997, p. 31.
(2) OJ L 299, 10.11.1998, p. 7.
(3) OJ L 240, 23.9.2000, p. 1.▼M2
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SECTION 2
Exports
Article 9
Member States shall communicate the following information to the
Commission:
1. by 6 p.m. on each working day, with the exception of quantities
covered by export licence applications either under Article 18 andArticle 19(5) of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 or for supplies of foodaid within the meaning of Article 10(4) of the Agreement on
Agriculture concluded under the Uruguay Round:
(a) the quantities, broken down by code of the export refund
nomenclature for milk products and by destination code, coveredby applications submitted that day for licences:
(i) as referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999,
with the exception of those referred to in Article 17 of thatRegulation (IDES computer code 1);
(ii) as referred to in Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999
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C1(IDES computer code 9); ◄
where appropriate, the fact that none has been applied for;
(b) the quantities, broken down by application and by code of the
export refund nomenclature for milk products and by destinationcode, covered by applications for provisional licences as referredto in Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 submitted on thatday, indicating the closing date for submitting tenders and the
quantity of products covered by the invitation to tender or, in the
case of an invitation to tender opened by the armed forces withinthe meaning of Article 36(1)(c) of Commission Regulation (EC)No 800/1999(
1) not specifying the quantity, the approximate
quantity broken down as specified above (IDES computer code2);
(c) the quantities, broken down by code of the export refund
nomenclature for milk products and by destination code, for
which the provisional licences referred to in Article 8 of
Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 were definitively issued orcancelled that day, indicating the body issuing the invitation totender, the date of the provisional licence and the quantity itcovers.
(d) where appropriate, the revised quantity of products covered by
the invitation to tender referred to in (b) above;
2. Before the 16th of each month for the previous month:
(a) the quantities, broken down by code of the export refund
nomenclature for milk products, covered by licence applicationscancelled under Article 10(3), first subparagraph (b), ofRegulation (EC) No 174/1999, indicating the refund rate;
(b) the quantities, broken down by code of the export refund
nomenclature for milk products, covered by licences returnedbefore expiry of the period of validity, indicating separately thequantities covered by definitive licences issued under Article 20
of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 and other quantities, with the
relevant refund rate;
(c) the quantities, broken down by code of the export refund
nomenclature for milk products, not exported after expiry of theperiod of validity of the relevant licences, indicating separatelythe unexported quantities covered by definitive licences issuedunder Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 and otherquantities, with the relevant refund rate;1999R1498 — EN — 26.08.2001 — 003.001 — 7
(1) OJ L 102, 17.4.1999, p. 11.▼M3
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(d) the quantities, broken down by code of the export refund
nomenclature for milk products, covered by definitive licencesissued under Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999;
(e) the quantities, broken down by code of the export refund
nomenclature for milk products and by destination code, coveredby export licence applications for supplies of food aid within the
meaning of Article 10(4) of the Agreement on Agriculture
concluded under the Uruguay Round;
(f) the quantities of milk products, broken down by CN code and by
code of the country of origin, which are not in one of the
situations referred to in Article 23(2) of the Treaty and are
imported for use in the manufacture of products falling within CNcode 0406 30, in accordance with the third indent of Article 11(6)of Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 and for which the authorisationreferred to in Article 17(1) of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 has
been granted;
(g) the quantities for which application of Article 5(3) of Regulation
(EC) No 174/1999 has been accepted, indicating the exportrefund nomenclature for milk products entered in Section 16 of
the export licence issued and that for the product actually
exported;
3. before the 16th of each month for month n - 4:
(a) the quantities, broken down by CN code and destination code, for
which the formalities for export without a refund have been
completed;
(b) the quantities, broken down by code of the export refund
nomenclature for milk products, to which Article 18(3) of
Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 has been applied, in so far as the
refund rate applied is different to that indicated on the licence,and the differences between the refund for the destinationindicated on the licence and that actually applied;
4. before the 16th of each month for the previous month, the quantities,
broken down by CN code or, where applicable, by the code of theexport refund nomenclature for milk products, covered by licenceapplications and where no refund is applied for, as referred to in:
(a) Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999;
(b) Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999.
5. The data referred to at point 1(a) and (b) shall be notified via IDES if
possible, otherwise by fax; other data shall be notified by fax or telex.
SECTION 3
Inward processing traffic
Article 10
Before the 16th of each month for month n - 2, the Member States shall
inform the Commission of the quantity, broken down by CN code and
country of origin, of products as referred to in Article 1 of Regulation
(EEC) No 804/68 intended for the manufacture of products as referred toin that Article or of goods as referred to in the Annex to that Regulation,under the inward processing arrangements defined in Article 114 ofCouncil Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92(
1), except for the data referred to
in Article 9(2)(f).1999R1498 — EN — 26.08.2001 — 003.001 — 8
(1) OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.
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CHAPTERV
General andfinalprovisions
Article 11
The Commission shall keep available for the Member States the data
transmitted by them.
Article 12
Regulation (EC) No 210/69 is hereby repealed.References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to
this Regulation.
Regulation (EEC) No 210/69 shall continue to apply to the monthly
transmission of data relating to the period before the application of this
Regulation.
Article 13
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the
Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States.1999R1498 — EN — 26.08.2001 — 003.001 — 9
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ANNEXI
A.ApplicationofArticle 1ofRegulation(EC)No1498/1999
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B.ApplicationofArticle 1ofRegulation(EC)No1498/1999
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C.ApplicationofArticle 1ofRegulation(EC)No1498/1999
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ANNEXII
ApplicationofArticle1ofRegulation(EC)No1498/1999
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ANNEXIII
A.ApplicationofArticle 2ofRegulation(EC)No1498/1999
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B.ApplicationofArticle 2ofRegulation(EC)No1498/1999
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C.ApplicationofArticle 2ofRegulation(EC)No1498/1999
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ANNEXIV
Listofproductsreferred toinArticle 6(1)(a)
1. Whey powder
2. Skimmed-milk powder
3. Whole-milk powder4. Unsweetened condensed milk
5. Sweetened condensed milk
6. Butter7. Butter oil8. Emmental
9. Blue-veined cheese
10. Grana Padano11. Parmigiano Reggiano
12. Other Grana cheeses
13. Pecorino (Romano, Sardo)14. Other Pecorino cheeses15. Manchego
16. Cheddar
17. Provolone18. Asiago
19. Gouda
20. Edam21. Danbo, Samsø, Svenbo22. Kasseri
23. Mozzarella
24. Havarti, Tilsit25. Butterkäse26. Esrom
27. Italico
28. Saint-Paulin29. Cantal
30. Salted Ricotta
31. Feta32. Lactose
Note: indicate as appropriate for the product concerned:
— composition (fat content, dry matter content, water content in the non-fatty
matter),
— quality class,
— age or maturing time,
— presentation and packaging,— other essential characteristics,— comments on the representativeness of the prices notified.1999R1498 — EN — 26.08.2001 — 003.001 — 17
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ANNEXV
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