Commission Regulation (EC) No 561/2000 of 15 March 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 1322/1999 establishing a forecast balance for the supply to the Azores and Madeira of cereal products covered by the specific measures provided for in Articles 2 to 10 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92
L 68/20 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 16. 3. 2000 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 561/2000 of 15 March 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 1322/1999 establishing a forecast balance for the supply to the Azores and Madeira of cereal products covered by the specific measures provided for in Articles 2 to 10 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, (3) Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira, with regard to certain agricultural products (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof, Whereas: may result in the establishment of a separate forecast supply balance. Pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 the forecast supply balance of cereal products to the Azores and Madeira for the 1999/2000 marketing year was established by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1322/1999 (3). To meet the needs of this region, amend- ments must be made to this forecast supply balance. Subsequently, Regulation (EC) No 1322/1999 should be amended. (1) (2) The quantities of products eligible for the specific supply arrangements are determined by means of periodic fore- cast balances which may be revised according to the essential requirements of the market taking into account local production and traditional trade flows. In accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 these arrangements include requirements for direct human consumption, and for processing and packaging in the Islands of products listed in the Annex to the aforementioned Regulation. An assessment of these requirements is made annually in the context of a forecast supply balance which can be revised in the course of the year in the light of developments in the the requirements of requirements of the processing and packaging industries, as regards products intended for the local market or traditionally dispatched to the rest of the Community, the Islands. The assessment of (4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1322/1999 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica- tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1999. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 15 March 2000. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 1. (2) OJ L 160, 26. 6. 1999, p. 80. (3) OJ L 157, 24. 6. 1999, p. 27. 16. 3. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 68/21 ANNEX ‘ANNEX Forecast supply balance for the Azores and Madeira for the 1999/2000 marketing year Region Breadmaking common wheat Feed wheat Durum wheat Barley Maize Malt Total Azores Madeira 35 000 25 000 Total 60 000 — — — 500 5 000 5 500 12 500 2 500 105 000 35 000 1 000 2 500 154 000 70 000 15 000 140 000 3 500 224 000’