Commission Regulation (EC) No 1311/1999 of 22 June 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 2508/97 as regards the detailed rules for the application to milk and milk products of the schemes provided for in the Europe Agreements between the Community and the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic respectively
Date: 1999-06-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, Slovakia, agreement (EU), liberalisation of trade, milk, milk product

L 156/16

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Official Journal of the European Communities

23. 6. 1999

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1311/1999

of 22 June 1999

amending Regulation (EC) No 2508/97 as regards the detailed rules for the
application to milk and milk products of the schemes provided for in the Europe
Agreements between the Community and the Czech Republic and the Slovak
Republic respectively

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Decision 98/707/EC of 22
October 1998 relating to the conclusion of a Protocol for
the adaptation of the trade aspects of the Europe Agree-
ment between the European Communities and their
Member States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic,
of the other part, to take into account the accession of the
Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the
Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union and the
results of the agricultural negotiations of the Uruguay
Round, including the improvements of the existing pref-
erential regime (1), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 98/638/EC of 5
October 1998 relating to the conclusion of a Protocol for
the adaptation of the trade aspects of the Europe Agree-
ment between the European Communities and their
Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic,
of the other part, to take into account the accession of the
Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the
Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union and the
results of the agricultural negotiations of the Uruguay
Round, including the improvements of the existing pref-
erential regime (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,

(1) Whereas the Protocols concluded on the basis of
Decisions 98/707/EC and 98/638/EC add a new
CN code for butter from the Czech Republic and
the Slovak Republic to the list of Community
concessions;

(2) Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2508/
97 (3) lays down detailed rules for the application to
milk and milk products of the schemes provided
for
in the Europe Agreements between the
Community and the Czech Republic and the
Slovak Republic respectively; whereas it should be
amended accordingly;

(3) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regula-
tion are in accordance with the opinion of the
Management Committee for Milk and Milk Prod-
ucts,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 2508/97 is amended as follows:

1. Annex I(B) (Czech Republic) is replaced by Annex I to

this Regulation;

2. Annex I(C) (Slovak Republic) is replaced by Annex II

to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 1 July 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 June 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 341, 16.12.1998, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 306, 16.11.1998, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 345, 16.12.1997, p. 31.

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‘B. Products originating in the Czech Republic

Order
number

CN code

Product description (1)

ANNEX I

Rate of duty
applicable
(% of MFN
duty)

Annual quantities (tonnes)

From 1.7.1997
to 30.6.1998

From 1.7.1998
to 30.6.1999

From 1.7.1999
to 30.6.2000

From
1.7.2000

09.4611

0402 10 19

Skimmed-milk powder

0402 21 19

Whole milk powder

0402 21 91

Whole milk powder

09.4612

0405 10 11

20

20

2 530

2 645

2 760

2 875

1 100

1 150

1 200

1 250

0405 10 19

0405 10 30

Butter

0405 10 50

0405 20 90 (2)

09.4613

0406

Cheese and curd

20

1 760

1 840

1 920

2 000

(2) 0405 20 90 applicable from 1 July 1999'

ANNEX II

Rate
applicable
(% of MFN
duty)

20

20

Annual quantities (tonnes)

From 1.7.1997
to
30.6.1998

From 1.7.1998
to
30.6.1999

From 1.7.1999
to
30.6.1999

From
1.7.2000

1 320

1 380

1 440

1 500

660

690

720

750

‘C. Products originating in the Slovak Republic

Order
number

CN code

Product description (1)

09.4611

0402 10 19

Skimmed-milk powder

0402 21 19

Whole milk powder

0402 21 91

Whole milk powder

09.4612

0405 10 11

0405 10 19

0405 10 30

Butter

0405 10 50

0405 20 90 (2)

09.4613

0406

Cheese and curd

20

1 540

1 610

1 680

1 760

(2) 0405 20 90 applicable from 1.7.1999'