Commission Regulation (EC) No 1326/1999 of 23 June 1999 establishing a forecast balance for the supply to the Canary Islands of cereal products covered by the specific measures provided for in Articles 2,3,4 and 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92
Date: 1999-06-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Canary Islands, aid system, cereal product, cereals, supply balance sheet, tariff exemption

24. 6. 1999

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1326/1999

of 23 June 1999

establishing a forecast balance for the supply to the Canary Islands of cereal
products covered by the specific measures provided for in Aticles 2, 3, 4 and 5 of
Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92
of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the
Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural prod-
ucts (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2348/
96 (2), and in particular Articles 2 and 3(4) thereof,

(1) Whereas the measures, introduced by Regulation
(EEC) No 1601/92 intended to offset as regards the
supply of certain cereal products, the geographical
situation of the Canary Islands, consist of exemp-
tion from import duties (customs duties and agri-
cultural levies), and the grant of aid to encourage
the
from the
delivery
Community;

products

cereal

of

(2) Whereas in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation
(EEC) No 1601/92 these arrangements include
requirements for direct human consumption, and
for processing and packaging in the Islands of
products listed in the Annex to the aforementioned
Regulation; whereas an assessment of these require-
ments is made annually in the context of a forecast
supply balance which can be revised in the course
of the year in the light of developments in the
requirements of the Islands; whereas the assess-
ment of the requirements of the processing and
packaging industries, as regards products intended
for the local market or traditionally dispatched to

the rest of the Community, may result in the estab-
lishment of a separate forecast supply balance;

(3) Whereas, in order to facilitate administration of the
supply balance, a certain margin of lfexibility in
the allocation of the quantities fixed in the supply
balance should be permitted;

(4) Whereas a forecast supply balance for the products
concerned should be established covering the
entire 12-month period 1 July 1999 to 30 June
2000;

(5) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regula-
tion are in accordance with the opinion of the
Management Committee for Cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the purpose of Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC)
No 1601/92 the quantities in the forecast supply balance
which shall benefit, as appropriate, from exemption from
import charges in the case of products coming from third
countries, or from payment of Community aid in the case
of products coming from the Community market, are as
indicated in the Annex.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 June 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 173, 27.6.1992, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 320, 11.12.1996, p. 1.

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FORECAST SUPPLY BALANCE FOR THE CANARY ISLANDS FOR THE PERIOD 1 JULY 1999
TO 30 JUNE 2000

ANNEX

CN code

Product

1001 90 (1)
1001 10 (1)
1003 (1)
1004 (1)
1005 (1)
1103 11 50
1103 13
1103 19
1103 21 to 1103 29
1107
ex 1702 (2)

Soft wheat
Durum wheat
Barley
Oats
Maize
Durum wheat-groats and meal
Maize flour-groats and meal
Other groats and meal
Pellets
Malt
Glucose

(tonnes)

Quantity

150 000
0
30 000
3 000
180 000
5 200
3 350
0
0
16 000
1 500

(1) The quantities fixed may be exceeded, up to a maximum of 25 %, provided that the combined quantity for the products

concerned is not exceeded.

(2) Other than products from CN codes 1702 30 10, 1702 40 10, 1702 60 10 and 1702 90 30.