Commission Regulation (EC) No 1929/96 of 7 October 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 1713/95 laying down detailed rules for the application to milk and milk products of the arrangements provided for in the Agreements on free trade between the Community and the Baltic States and providing for reimbursement of import duties charged between 1 July and 30 September 1996

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1929/96 of 7 October 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 1713/95 laying down detailed rules for the application to milk and milk products of the arrangements provided for in the Agreements on free trade between the Community and the Baltic States and providing for reimbursement of import duties charged between 1 July and 30 September 1996
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 1926/96 of 7 October 1996 granting certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and adjusting on a unilateral and temporary basis certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Agreements on free trade with Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in line with the Agreement on Agriculture concluded in the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1926/96 adjusts on a unilateral and temporary basis the agricultural concessions in the Agreements on free trade concluded between the European Communities and their Member States of the one part and the Republics of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania of the other; whereas these adjustments apply to the period running from 1 July 1996 until the interim additional protocols to these Agreements at present being negotiated enter into force;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1713/95 (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1891/96 (3), sets rules for application to milk and milk products of the arrangements laid down in these Agreements; whereas it should be amended in line with the provisions on milk products adopted by Regulation (EC) No 1926/96;
Whereas because of a delay in adopting Regulation (EC) No 1926/96 licences for the third quarter of 1996 were issued on the basis of the old annual quantities; whereas the quantities available for that quarter included quantities carried over from the previous quarter; whereas the new annual quantities are set for the 12 month period from 1 July; whereas the quantities available for the period 1 October to 31 December 1996 should be explicitly indicated; whereas these quantities include the difference between 25 % of the old annual quantities and 25 % of the new ones and also the quantities carried over from the third quarter; whereas the quantities carried over are however restricted to those for which licences were not issued and also to a maximum of 25 % of the old annual quantity for the products concerned;
Whereas the duty rate reduction of 80 % instead of 60 % applies from 1 July 1996; whereas it is accordingly necessary to reimburse operators for imports made on the basis of licences issued during the third quarter of the year; whereas, however, reimbursement must be limited to 25 % of the old annual quantities; whereas it is therefore necessary to set a coefficient for products for which licences for more than 25 % of the old annual quantity were issued;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,