L1184 Official Journal of the European Communities 27.4.2001 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 806/2001 of 26 April 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 174/1999, as regards management of the milk powder quota for export to the Dominican Republic THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 1. Paragraph 4(a) is replaced by the following wording: Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European “(a) 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 ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1670/2000 (3, 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 (*), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2884/2000 (¥, lays down the the first part, equal to 80% or 17 920 t, shall be distributed among Community exporters who can prove that they have exported products as referred to in paragraph 3 to the Dominican Republic during each of the three calendar years prior to the period for submis- sion of applications, excluding 2000; 2. In paragraph 5, the first indent is replaced by the following: for the part referred to in paragraph 4(a), a quantity equal to 110 % of the total quantity of products referred to in paragraph 3 exported during one of the three calendar years prior to the period for submission of applications, excluding 2000, provisions applicable to the management of the milk 3. In paragraph 6(b), the first indent is replaced by the powder quota for export to the Dominican Republic following: under the Memorandum of Understanding concluded between the European Community and the Dominican — Republic and approved by Council Decision 98/ lodge a security of EUR 15 per 100 kilogrammes,’ 486[EC (). 4. Paragraph 9(c) is replaced by the following: (2)  In view of the difficulties encountered in the Dominican “ Republic during 2000 in implementing the Memor- andum, that year should be excluded from the reference period for future applications under the quota. Measures should also be taken to avoid the cancellation of licences. Accordingly, the amount of the security for exports under the quota should be increased and release of that security should be conditional upon proof being provided that the products had been declared for import in the Dominican Republic during the year of the quota. Other provisions should be adapted in order to guar- antee better administration of the scheme. (3)  In view of the fact that the period for the submission of licence applications is fixed at 1 to 10 May 2001, this Regulation should enter into force immediately. (4)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Article 20a of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 is amended as follows: () O] L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. () O] L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 10. () O] L 20, 27.1.1999, p. 8. () O] L 333, 29.12.2000, p. 76. () O] L 218, 6.8.1998, p. 45. in section 20, one of the following indications: — Articulo 20 bis del Reglamento (CE) n° 174/1999: contingente arancelario de leche en polvo del afio 1.7....-30.6..... fijado en el Memordndum de acuerdo celebrado entre la Comunidad Europea y la Reptib- lica Dominicana y aprobado mediante la Decision 98/486/CE del Consejo. — Artikel 20a i forordning (EF) nr. 174/1999: toldkontingent for perioden 1.7.... til 30.6..... for melkepulver i henhold til den aftale, som blev indgdet mellem Det Europaiske Fellesskab og Den Dominikanske Republik og godkendt ved Radets afgorelse 98/486/EF. — Artikel 20a der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 174/1999: Milchpulverkontingent fur das Jahr 1.7....-30.6..... gemif$ der mit dem Beschluss 98/486/EG des Rates genehmigten Vereinbarung zwischen der Europii- schen Gemeinschaft und der Dominikanischen Republik. — Apdpo 20a tou kavoviopot (EK) apid. 174/1999: daopoloyikn mocodotwor, ya o ¢tog 1.7....-30.6....., YONOKTOG 0E KOV QUVALEL TOU UVIHOVIOU GUHQOVIAG nou ouvigon petaby g Eupemaikig Kowodtnrag kat NG Aopvikavikrg Anpokpatiag kar eykpidnke and v andgaon 98/486/EK tou Supfouliou.