Commission Regulation (EC) No 1432/96 of 23 July 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 3223/93 on statistical information relating to the payment of export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods covered by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3035/80

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1432/96 of 23 July 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 3223/93 on statistical information relating to the payment of export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods covered by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3035/80
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 3448/93 of 6 December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products (1), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas to enable the Commission to monitor the application of Regulation (EC) No 1222/94 of 30 May 1994 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 229/96 (3), it is necessary for information to be provided by Member States;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/93 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1149/95 (5), specifies this obligation for milk products which have been imported for re-export in the form of goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty and covered by the Annex to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2931/95 (7);
Whereas Article 2 (a) of Regulation (EC) No 1149/95 has given rise to diverging interpretations by the Member States, particularly concerning the scope thereof; whereas the scope of this Article must therefore be clarified;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for horizontal questions concerning trade in processed agricultural products not listed in Annex II,