Commission Regulation (EC) No 1491/2000 of 7 July 2000 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 1491/2000
of 7 July 2000
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 (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1040/2000(2), and in particular Article 29(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 12(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1374/98 of 29 June 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements and opening tariff quotas for milk and milk products(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 970/2000(4), provides that the import tariff quotas referred to in the GATT/WTO Agreements for unspecified countries of origin are to be divided into four equal parts covering three-month periods. In view of the present situation on the milk market, those quotas should be administered on a six-monthly basis. Such an amendment will simplify the work of importers and the national and Community authorities. As a result, it should apply from the next period onwards and the period of validity of licences should be amended.
(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,