Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 521/2012 of 19 June 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 1187/2009 as regards export licences for cheese to be exported to the United States of America under certain GATT quotas

20.6.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 159/26
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 521/2012
of 19 June 2012
amending Regulation (EC) No 1187/2009 as regards export licences for cheese to be exported to the United States of America under certain GATT quotas
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 170 and Article 171(1), in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Section 2 of Chapter III of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1187/2009 of 27 November 2009 laying down special detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards export licences and export refunds for milk and milk products (2) contains the conditions for the applicants to apply for export licences and the procedure of allocation of those licences for exports under the quota to the United States.
(2) In accordance with Article 21 of Regulation (EC) No 1187/2009, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 789/2011 of 5 August 2011 opening the procedure for the allocation of export licences for cheese to be exported to the United States of America in 2012 under certain GATT quotas (3), was adopted for 2012 quota year.
(3) For sake of administrative simplification, it is appropriate to integrate into Section 2 of Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 1187/2009 a permanent mechanism as regards the opening of a yearly procedure for the allocation of export licences, instead of adopting a separate Regulation each year.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 1187/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,