Commission Regulation (EC) No 1323/1999 of 23 June 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 1474/95 opening and providing for the administration of the tariff quotas in the egg sector and for egg albumin
24. 6. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 157/29 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1323/1999 of 23 June 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 1474/95 opening and providing for the administra- tion of the tariff quotas in the egg sector and for egg albumin THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the GATT XXIV. 6 negotiations (1), and in particular Article 1 thereof, (1) Whereas, in the framework of the World Trade Organization, the Community has undertaken to open tariff quotas for certain products in the egg sector and for egg albumin; whereas as a result, detailed rules for the application of those quotas for the period 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000 should be laid down; (2) Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1474/ 95 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1371/98 (3), provides for the administration of those quotas for the period 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999; whereas provision should be made for their admin- istration for the period 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000; (3) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regula- tion are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EC) No 1474/95 is hereby amended as follows: 1. Article 1 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 1 For the period 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000, the import tariff quotas listed in Annex I are opened for the product groups and under the conditions indicated therein. ' 2. Annex I is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1999. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 23 June 1999. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 146, 20. 6. 1996, p. 1. (2) OJ L 145, 29. 6. 1995, p. 19. (3) OJ L 185, 30. 6. 1998, p. 17. L 157/30 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 6. 1999 ANNEX ‘ANNEX I Duty applicable, EUR/tonne product weight Tariff quotas (1. 7. 1999 to 30. 6. 2000) (tonnes) 152 711 310 331 687 176 617 83 122 060 6 821 (1) 13 945 (1) Group number E 1 E 2 E 3 CN code 0407 00 30 0408 11 80 0408 19 81 0408 19 89 0408 91 80 0408 99 80 3502 11 90 3502 19 90 (1) Shell egg equivalent. Conversion according to the rates of yield fixed in Annex 77 to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (OJ L 253, 11. 10. 1993, p. 1). '