Commission Regulation (EC) No 1339/1999 of 24 June 1999 amending 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 1339/1999
of 24 June 1999
amending 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 (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1587/96(2), and in particular Articles 13(3) and 16(1) and (4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotiations(3), and in particular Article 1(1) thereof,
(1) Whereas the tariff quotas for milk product listed in the GATT/WTO agreement, not specified by country of origin, are increased every year from 1 July; whereas Annex II to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1374/98(4) must be adjusted accordingly;
(2) Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 70/97(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2863/98(6), relating to the unilateral preferential arrangements applicable to certain countries formerly part of the Republic of Yugoslavia excludes the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from any preferential arrangements; whereas the references to this country in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1374/98 should therefore be removed;
(3) Whereas Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 1374/98 lists the names and locations of the agencies issuing IMA 1 certificates; whereas some of the information relating to these agencies is incomplete or needs updating; whereas that Annex should therefore be amended;
(4) Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1374/98 is a recasting of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1600/95(7); whereas in the course of this recasting some of the references made in the Annex were incorrect; whereas the necessary corrections should be made;
(5) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,