COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1220/96 of 28 June 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1150/90 as regards the transitional adjustment of certain provisions relating to imports into the Community of certain milk products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP) or in the overseas countries and territories (OCT) in order to implement the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round of negotiations

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 of 22 December 1994 on the adjustments and transitional arrangements required in the agriculture sector in order to implement the agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (1), and in particular Article 3 (1) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1677/95 (2) lays down transitional measures until 30 June 1996 to facilitate the move from the arrangements provided for by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1150/90 of 4 May 1990, laying down detailed rules for the application of the special arrangements for imports of milk and milk products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP) or in the overseas countries and territories (OCT) (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1802/95 (4), to those introduced by the agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations;

Whereas the period for the application of the transitional measures was extended until 30 June 1997 by Council Regulation (EC) No 1193/96 extending the period for the adoption of the transitional arrangements required in the agriculture sector in order to implement the agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (5); whereas, pending the adoption by the Council of definitive measures, the measures provided for by Regulation (EC) No 1677/95 should be extended until 30 June 1997;

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

Article 3 (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 1150/90 is hereby replaced by the following:

'(d) the heading "notes" and Section 24 of licence applications and licences shall show respectively one of the following:

- Derecho de aduana reducido en un 50 %, Producto ACP/PTOM

Reglamento (CEE) n° 715/90

- Told nedsat med 50 %, AVS/OLT-varer

forordning (EØF) nr. 715/90

- Zoll, ermäßigt um 50 %, AKP/ÜLG-Erzeugnis

Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 715/90

- Äáóìüò ìåéùìÝíïò êáôÜ 50 %, ðñïúüí ÁÊÅ/Õ×Å

Êáíïíéóìüò (ÅÏÊ) áñéè. 715/90

- Customs duty reduced by 50 %, ACP/OCT-Product

Regulation (EEC) No 715/90

- Droit de douane réduit de 50 %, produit ACP/PTOM

règlement (CEE) n° 715/90

- Dazio doganale ridotto del 50 %, prodotto ACP/PTOM

regolamento (CEE) n. 715/90

- Douanerecht verminderd met 50 %, ACS/LGO-produkt

Verordening (EEG) nr. 715/90

- Direito aduaneiro reduzido de 50 %, produto ACP/PTOM

Regulamento (CEE) nº 715/90

- Tullia alennettu viidelläkymmenellä prosentilla, AKT/MMA-tuote

Asetus (ETY) N:o 715/90

- Nedsättning med 50 % av tullsatsen, produkt AVS/ULT

Förordning (EEG) nr 715/90.`

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 June 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.

(2) OJ No L 159, 11. 7. 1995, p. 5.

(3) OJ No L 114, 5. 5. 1990, p. 21.

(4) OJ No L 174, 26. 7. 1995, p. 27.

(5) See page 1 of this Official Journal.