Commission Regulation (EC) No 1171/96 of 27 June 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 210/69 on communications between Member States and the Commission with regard to milk and milk products

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1171/96 of 27 June 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 210/69 on communications between Member States and the Commission with regard to 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 organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2931/95 (2), and in particular Article 28 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 210/69 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 587/96 (4), provides for information on the management of the market in milk products to be sent regularly to the Commission; whereas since July 1995 the implementation of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded under the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations requires additional or more detailed information to be provided on exports, in particular with regard to licence applications and the way licences are used, in order to ensure compliance with undertakings under the Agreement; whereas under that Agreement food-aid exports are not subject to the constraints applying to subsidized exports; whereas it should be stipulated that communications relating to export licence applications must accordingly specify which licence applications cover food-aid supplies;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1466/95 (5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 823/96 (6), lays down special detailed rules of application in particular governing exports of certain cheeses to Switzerland; whereas provision should be made for the relevant information to be forwarded;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,