22.12.2007 Official Journal of the European Union L 340/37 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1565/2007 of 21 December 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the import arrangements for milk and milk products and opening tariff quotas 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 26(3)(a) and Article 29(1) thereof, Whereas: (1) The Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (%), approved by Decision 2002/309/EC, Euratom, of the Council and of the Commission (%) provides for the full liberalisation of the bilateral trade in cheeses as from 1 June 2007, after a five-year tran- sition process. (2)  Accordingly, Commission Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 of 14 December 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the import arrangements for milk and milk products and opening tariff quotas (*) as amended by Regulation (EC) No 487/2007 (*) no more provided for import quotas and import duties for cheese originating in Switzerland. In this context and in the light of the flexibility for the requirement of an import licence introduced by Article 26(3)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1152/2007 (%), it is appropriate to abolish the presentation of an import licence for all cheese import from Switzerland. (3)  Article 19a of Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 provides for the imports of dairy products to be managed on a ‘first come, first served’ basis, in accordance with Articles 308a to 308c of Commission Regulation (EEC) No () OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2). Regulation (ECQ) No 1255/1999 will be replaced by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1) as from 1.7.2008. () OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132. () OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 1. () OJ L 341, 22.12.2001, p. 29. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 1324/2007 (O] L 294, 13.11.2007, p. 14). () O] L 114, 1.5.2007, p. 8. (¥ O] L 258, 4.10.2007, p. 3. 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (). This management system and its procedures make the use of import licences redundant and its presentation should therefore be withdrawn. (4  Certain licences for cheeses originating in Switzerland and for the imports of dairy products under the quotas managed on a ‘first come, first served’ basis as referred to in Chapter Ia of Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 will still be valid after 1 January 2008. Commitments entered into in connection with those licences must be fulfilled failing which the security lodged would be forfeited. Since as from that date such imports can take place without licence and without the financial charges connected to it, it should be possible for importers holding such licences, and which are not entirely used at that date, to request and to obtain the release of the securities lodged. (5)  The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and New Zealand pursuant to Article XXVIII of the GATT 1994 relating to the modification of the WTO tariff quota for New Zealand butter provided for in Schedule CXL annexed to the GATT 1994 (%), approved by Council Decision 2007/867[EC of 20 December 2007 () provides for amendments in the tariff quota of butter contained in Schedule CXL/European Communities, concluded under the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations. Annex IILA to Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 should be adapted accordingly. (6)  Annex IV and V to Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 provide for a very complex mechanism and a laborious procedure for the wverification of the fat content compliance both in New Zealand and in the Community. The newly adopted description of the quota, widening the fat content range from 80-82 % to 80-85 % allows for a simplification of the control procedures, in particular by withdrawing the interpret- ation of the control results of the fat content based on the typical process standard deviation. Moreover such a simplification consists in a substantial reduction of administrative burden and cost to both Parties and facil- itates the access to the quota for both exporters and importers. () OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 214/2007 (O] L 62, 1.3.2007, p. 6). (®) See page 95 of this Official Journal. (°) See page 95 of this Official Journal.