Commission Regulation (EC) No 597/2004 of 30 March 2004 derogating from and amending Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 as regards export licences for milk powder exported to the Dominican Republic

Commission Regulation (EC) No 597/2004
of 30 March 2004
derogating from and amending Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 as regards export licences for milk powder exported to the Dominican Republic
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
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), and in particular Article 30(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 20a of Commission Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 of 26 January 1999 laying down special 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(2) lays down the rules for administering the milk powder quota for exports to the Dominican Republic under the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Dominican Republic, approved by Council Decision 98/486/EC(3).
(2) To enable operators of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia to apply for export licences for the quota for exports to the Dominican Republic for the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005, the application period should be postponed.
(3) In order to ensure a more accurate checking of products exported and to minimise the risk of speculation, export licences issued in accordance with Article 20a(12) of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 should be valid only for the product code for which they are issued. Therefore the exceptions provided for in Article 5(2) and (3) should no longer apply to licences issued as from the next quota year.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,