Commission Regulation (EC) No 754/2003 of 29 April 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 as regards export licences and export refunds in the case of milk and milk products

Commission Regulation (EC) No 754/2003
of 29 April 2003
amending Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 as regards export licences and export refunds in the case of 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 last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2), and in particular Article 31(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The Memorandum of Understanding concluded between the European Community and the Dominican Republic, approved by Council Decision 98/486/EC(3), provides for a quota for milk powder exported to the Dominican Republic. As the products exported under this quota are subject to a reduced rate of import duty by virtue of the Memorandum of Understanding, and the operators involved benefit from special arrangements ensuring them some price stability, Commission Regulation (EC) No 174/1999(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 186/2003(5), lays down a lower refund rate for these products than that applicable to the products exported outside this quota.
(2) The growing difference in the market price for milk powder on the internal and external markets and the growth in demand and prices in the Dominican Republic require the refund rates applying to this scheme to be amended.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 should be amended as a result.
(4) The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,