Commission Regulation (EC) No 2654/1999 of 16 December 1999 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2921/90 on aid for the production of casein and caseinates from skimmed milk

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2654/1999
of 16 December 1999
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2921/90 on aid for the production of casein and caseinates from skimmed milk
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
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), and in particular Article 15 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 replaces, with effect from 1 January 2000, Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1587/96(3), and, inter alia, Council Regulation (EEC) No 987/68 of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for granting aid for skimmed milk processed into casein or caseinates(4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1435/90(5). To take account of these new arrangements, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2921/90 of 10 October 1990 on aid for the production of casein and caseinates from skimmed milk(6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2501/1999(7), must be amended. Definitions of the products qualifiying for this aid scheme should be added to that Regulation and the body to which aid applicants should address their applications should be specified. These provisions are to apply from 1 January 2000.
(2) The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,