COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2500/96 of 23 December 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 584/92 laying down detailed rules for the application to milk and milk products of the arrangements provided for in the Europe Agreements between the Community and the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3491/93 of 13 December 1993 on certain procedures for applying the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Hungary, of the other part (1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3492/93 of 13 December 1993 on certain procedures for applying the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Poland, of the other part (2), and in particular Article 1 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3296/94 of 19 December 1994 on certain procedures for applying the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic of the other part (3), and in particular Article 1 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3297/94 of 19 December 1994 on certain procedures for applying the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part (4), and in particular Article 1 thereof,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 of 22 December 1995 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for an autonomous and transitional adjustment to certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreements so as to take account of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded as part of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2490/96 (6), and in particular Article 8 thereof,

Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 provides for autonomous, transitional measures to adjust the agricultural concessions covered by the Europe Agreements concluded between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, and the Slovak Republic respectively, of the other part, from 1 January 1996 until the entry into force of the Additional Protocols to the Europe Agreements currently being negotiated with the countries in question; whereas that Regulation was extended until 31 December 1997 by Regulation (EC) No 2490/96;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/92 (7), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1478/96 (8), lays down detailed rules for the application to milk and milk products of the arrangements provided for in the above Agreements; whereas that Regulation should be amended to take account of the extension of the measures for milk products provided for by Regulation (EC) No 3066/95;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EEC) No 584/92 is hereby amended as follows:

1. Article 2 is replaced by the following:

'Article 2

With effect from 1 January 1997 the quantities referred to in Annex I shall be spread out as follows:

- 25 % during the period 1 January to 31 March,

- 25 % during the period 1 April to 30 June,

- 25 % during the period 1 July to 30 September,

- 25 % during the period 1 October to 31 December.`;

2. Annex I is replaced by the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply from 1 January 1997.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 23 December 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 319, 21. 12. 1993, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 319, 21. 12. 1993, p. 4.

(3) OJ No L 341, 30. 12. 1994, p. 14.

(4) OJ No L 341, 30. 12. 1994, p. 17.

(5) OJ No L 328, 30. 12. 1995, p. 31.

(6) See page 13 of this Official Journal.

(7) OJ No L 62, 7. 3. 1992, p. 34.

(8) OJ No L 188, 27. 7. 1996, p. 9.

ANNEX

'ANNEX I

A. PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN POLAND

Customs duty reduced by 80 %

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B. 1. PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

Customs duty reduced by 80 %

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B. 2. PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC

Customs duty reduced by 80 %

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C. PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN HUNGARY

1. Customs duty reduced by 80 %

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2. Customs duty reduced by 80 %

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