Commission Regulation (EC) No 1414/1999 of 29 June 1999 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2168/92 laying down detailed implementing rules for the specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to seed potatoes (forecast supply balance)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1414/1999
of 29 June 1999
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2168/92 laying down detailed implementing rules for the specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to seed potatoes (forecast supply balance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2348/96(2), and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,
(1) Whereas, pursuant to Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2168/92(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1372/98(4), sets the quantity in the forecast supply balance for the supply of seed potatoes to the Canary Islands for the 1998/99 marketing year; whereas the forecast supply balance for the 1999/2000 marketing year should be established; whereas that supply balance must be established on the basis of the requirements of the Canary Islands and taking traditional trade patterns into account;
(2) Whereas, pursuant to Article 3(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, aid for the supply of seed potatoes to the Canary Islands from the rest of the Community should be set for the 1999/2000 marketing year at a level ensuring that seed potatoes are supplied under conditions which are equivalent for the end user to those resulting from the exemption from customs duties on imports of seed potatoes from third countries; whereas the aid must be set taking account in particular of the costs of supplying the products from the world market;
(3) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Seeds,