2004/584/EC: Commission Decision of 26 July 2004 amending Decision 2001/651/EC establishing the typical process standard deviation of the fat content of butter imported from New Zealand under Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1374/98 (notified under document number C(2004) 2962)
Date: 2004-07-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: New Zealand, butter, fats, import, originating product, product quality, tariff quota

31.7.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 255/41

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 26 July 2004

amending Decision 2001/651/EC establishing the typical process standard deviation of the fat
content of butter imported from New Zealand under Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1374/98

(notified under document number C(2004) 2962)

(2004/584/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of
17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in
milk and milk products (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001
of 14 December 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying
Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the import
arrangements for milk and milk products and opening tariff
quotas (2), and in particular Article 40(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 lays down a
procedure for the verification of the fat content of New
Zealand butter presented for release into free circulation
in the Community under
the current access quota
specified under quota number 09.4589 of Annex III.A
to that Regulation.

This procedure is based on statistical principles. An
essential element of
this procedure is the use of a
typical process standard deviation of the fat content of
butter made according to a defined specification in a
specified production plant and known in advance by
the control authorities in Member States where the
release into free circulation in the
declaration for
Community is presented.

(3)

(4)

(5)

The identification of the factories and the corresponding
typical process standard deviation are contained in the
Annex to Commission Decision 2001/651/EC (3).

The New Zealand Food Safety Authority, by letter dated
23 April 2004, notified the Commission of new
registered factory names.

Decision 2001/651/EC should therefore be amended
accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 2001/651/EC is replaced by the text in
the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply to imports of butter in respect of
which IMA 1 certificates were issued from the third day
following the date of its publication in the Official Journal of
the European Union.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 26 July 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 186/2004 (OJ L 29, 3.2.2004,
p. 6).

(2) OJ L 341, 22.12.2001, p. 29. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 810/2004 (OJ L 149, 30.4.2004, p. 138).

(3) OJ L 229, 25.8.2001, p. 24. Decision as amended by Decision

2002/667/EC (OJ L 227, 23.8.2002, p. 51).

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Official Journal of the European Union

31.7.2004

ANNEX

‘ANNEX

Typical process standard deviations of the fat content of butter manufactured in New Zealand and intended for
release into free circulation in the European Community under the current access quota provided for under
quota number 09.4589 of Annex III.A to Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001

Factory name

Registered factory number

Specification number

Typical process standard
deviation

Fonterra Ltd Kauri

Fonterra Ltd Te Awamutu

Fonterra Ltd Takaka

7172

5572

4672

Westland Cooperative Dairy Co. Ltd

143

Fonterra Ltd Whareroa

4772

0905

0081

0084

0081

0084

0081

0084

0081

0084

0,160

0,175

0,173

0,172

0,172

0,170

0,170

0,175

0,175’