COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1114/96 of 20 June 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 1600/95 laying down detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements and opening tariff quotas for milk and milk products

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 organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2931/95 (2), and in particular Articles 13 (3) and 16 (1) and (4) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on implementation of the concessions set out in list CXL drawn up following conclusion of the negotiations under GATT Article XXIV.6 (3), and in particular Article 1 (1) thereof,

Whereas 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 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 937/96 (5), needs to be adjusted to take account of the negotiations under GATT Article XXIV.6 the conclusions of which took effect on 1 January 1996 as regards tariff quotas specified by country of origin; whereas the quantities listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1600/95 should therefore be changed;

Whereas, since licences for imports against tariff quotas not specified by country of origin are issued quarterly, adjustment of the quotas in question for the period 1 January to 30 June 1996 must be on the basis of the quantity available for issue of licences for the second quarter of 1996 including quantities available from previous quarters; whereas the quantities available for the second quarter of 1996 should therefore be indicated in Annex II to Regulation 1600/95;

Whereas the validity of licences issued for imports against tariff quotas not specified by country of origin is restricted to 30 June following their date of issue; whereas given the delay in determining the quantities available for the second quarter of 1996 and the deferral of opening of the period for submission of import licence applications that date should be put back to 21 September 1996;

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 (EC) No 1600/95 is amended as follows:

1. The following paragraph is added after the first paragraph of Article 15:

'However, the period of validity of licences issued for importation of quantities available for the second quarter of 1996 shall be to 21 September 1996.`;

2. Annex II is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 20 June 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.

(2) OJ No L 307, 20. 12. 1995, p. 10.

(3) OJ No L 146, 20. 6. 1996, p. 1.

(4) OJ No L 151, 1. 7. 1995, p. 12.

(5) OJ No L 127, 25. 5. 1996, p. 26.

ANNEX

'ANNEX II

TARIFF QUOTAS PURSUANT TO GATT/WTO AGREEMENTS, NOT SPECIFIED BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

(GATT/WTO year)

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