Commission Regulation (EC) No 1370/1999 of 25 June 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 123/98 on managing the ceilings for imports of fresh and processed sour cherries originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1370/1999
of 25 June 1999
amending Regulation (EC) No 123/98 on managing the ceilings for imports of fresh and processed sour cherries originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
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 77/98 of 9 January 1998 on certain procedures for applying the Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia(1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
(1) Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2623/98(2) repeals Regulation (EC) No 1556/96(3), to which Articles 2 and 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 123/98(4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1057/98(5), refer; whereas, as a result, Regulation (EC) No 123/98 should be adapted, and in particular Commission Regulation (EC) No 1921/95 of 3 August 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of import licences for products processed from fruit and vegetables(6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 570/1999(7), should apply to all the products covered, subject to specific provisions and not including the possibility of changing the country of origin on licences once issued;
(2) Whereas to ensure efficient management of the tariff ceilings, provision should be made for routine communications to be sent by the Member States; whereas, however, the communications relating to fresh sour cherries should be restricted to the period in which the products are harvested and marketed;
(3) Wheres the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Joint Management Committee for Fresh and Processed Fruit and Vegetables,