Commission Regulation (EC) No 1494/2000 of 10 July 2000 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1374/98 laying down detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements and opening tariff quotas for milk and milk products

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1494/2000
of 10 July 2000
derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1374/98 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
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
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), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1040/2000(2), and in particular Article 29(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 12(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1374/98(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1491/2000(4), stipulates that the import tariff quotas referred to in the GATT/WTO Agreements for unspecified countries of origin are to be divided up into equal parts over two half-year periods.
(2) Applications for import licences are normally lodged during the first ten days of July. As a result of the date of adoption of Regulation (EC) No 1491/2000, the period for the lodging of licence applications should be extended. To ensure that the arrangements are not interrupted this Regulation should enter into force immediately and should apply from 1 July 2000.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,