Commission Regulation (EC) No 1339/1999 of 24 June 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 1374/98 laying down detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements and opening tariff quotas for milk and milk products
L 159/22 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 25. 6. 1999 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1339/1999 of 24 June 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 1374/98 laying down detailed rules for the applica- tion of the import arrangements and opening tariff quotas for milk and milk products THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, plete or needs updating; whereas should therefore be amended; that Annex Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regula- tion (EC) No 1587/96 (2), and in particular Articles 13(3) and 16(1) and (4) thereof, (4) Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1374/98 is a recasting of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1600/95 (7); whereas in the course of this recasting some of the references made in the Annex were incorrect; whereas the necessary corrections should be made; (5) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regula- tion are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Prod- ucts, 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 (3), and in particular Article 1(1) thereof, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: (1) Whereas the tariff quotas for milk product listed in the GATT/WTO agreement, not specified by country of origin, are increased every year from 1 July; whereas Annex II to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1374/98 (4) must be adjusted accordingly; (2) Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 70/97 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2863/98 (6), relating to the unilateral preferential arrangements applicable to certain countries formerly part of the the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia excludes from any preferential Republic of Yugoslavia arrangements; whereas to this country in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1374/ 98 should therefore be removed; references the Article 1 Regulation (EC) No 1374/98 is hereby amended as follows: 1. Annex II is replaced by Annex I to this Regulation; 2. in Annex IV, the information relating to order numbers 8 and 9 is replaced by the information in Annex II to this Regulation; 3. Annex VII is replaced by Annex III to this Regulation; 4. Annex VIII is replaced by Annex IV to this Regula- tion. (3) Whereas Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 1374/ 98 lists the names and locations of the agencies issuing IMA 1 certificates; whereas some of the information relating to these agencies is incom- Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. (1) OJ L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13. (2) OJ L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 21. (3) OJ L 146, 20. 6. 1996, p. 1. (4) OJ L 185, 30. 6. 1998, p. 21. (5) OJ L 16, 18. 1. 1997, p. 1. (6) OJ L 358, 31. 12. 1998, p. 85. It shall apply from 1 July 1999. (7) OJ L 151, 1. 7. 1995, p. 12. 25. 6. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 159/23 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 24 June 1999. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission L 159/24 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 25. 6. 1999 ANNEX I ‘ANNEX II TARIFF QUOTAS PURSUANT TO GATT/WTO AGREEMENTS, NOT SPECIFIED BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN (GATT/WTO year) Order number in Annex 7 to the Combined Nomenclature (TARIC order number) 36 (09. 4590) 37 (09. 4599) CN code Description Country of origin 0402 10 19 Skimmed milk powder Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk 0405 10 11 0405 10 19 0405 10 30 0405 10 50 0405 10 90 0405 90 10 (*) 0405 90 90 (*) all third countries all third countries 39 (09. 4591) ex 0406 10 20 ex 0406 10 80 frozen, cut Pizza cheese, into pieces each weighing not more than 1 gram, in containers of a net content of 5 kg or more, of a water content, by weight, of 52 % or more, and of a fat content by weight in the dry matter of 38 % or more all third countries Quota quantity (tonnes) Annual Quarterly Import duty (EUR/100 kg net weight) 62 480 15 620 47,50 8 000 2 000 94,80 in butter equivalent 4 462 1 115,5 13,00 40 (09. 4592) ex 0406 30 10 0406 90 13 Processed Emmentaler Emmentaler 41 (09. 4593) ex 0406 30 10 0406 90 15 Processed Gruyère Gruyère, Sbrinz 42 (09. 4594) 44 (09. 4595) 0406 90 01 Cheese for processing (1) 0406 90 21 Cheddar all third countries all third countries all third countries all third countries 15 307 3 826,75 4 307 1 076,75 71,90 85,80 71,90 85,80 16 800 4 200 83,50 12 600 3 150 21,00 47 (09. 4596) ex 0406 10 20 ex 0406 10 80 Fresh (unripened or uncured) cheese, including whey cheese, and curd, other than pizza cheese of order No 40 all third countries 16 299 4 074,75 0406 20 90 Other grated or powdered cheese Other processed cheese 0406 30 31 0406 30 39 0406 30 90 92,60 106,40 94,10 69,00 71,90 102,90 25. 6. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 159/25 Order number in Annex 7 to the Combined Nomenclature (TARIC order number) CN code Description Country of origin Quota quantity (tonnes) Annual Quarterly Import duty (EUR/100 kg net weight) Blue-veined cheese 0406 40 10 0406 40 50 0406 40 90 0406 90 17 Bergkäse and Appenzell 0406 90 18 0406 90 23 0406 90 25 0406 90 27 0406 90 29 0406 90 31 0406 90 33 0406 90 35 0406 90 37 0406 90 39 0406 90 50 ex 0406 90 63 0406 90 69 0406 90 73 ex 0406 90 75 ex 0406 90 76 0406 90 78 ex 0406 90 79 ex 0406 90 81 0406 90 82 0406 90 84 0406 90 86 0406 90 87 0406 90 88 Fromage fribourgeois, Vacherin Mont d’Or and Tête de Moine Edam Tilsit Butterkäse Kashkaval Feta, of sheep’s milk or buffalo milk Feta, other Kefalo-Tyri Finlandia Jarlsberg Cheese of sheep’s milk or buffalo milk Pecorino Other Provolone Caciocavallo Danbo, Fontal, Fynbo, Havarti, Maribo, Samsø Gouda Esrom, Italico, Kernhem, Saint-Paulin Cheshire, Wensleydale, Lancashire, Double Gloucester, Blarney, Colby, Monterey Camembert Brie Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding 52 % Exceeding 52 % but not exceeding 62 % Exceeding 62 % but not exceeding 72 % 0406 90 93 Exceeding 72 % 0406 90 99 Other (*) 1 kg product = 1,22 kg butter. (1) Utilisation for this particular purpose will be monitored by applying the Community provisions laid down on the subject. ' 70,40 85,80 75,50 94,10 75,50 92,60 106,40 L 159/26 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 25. 6. 1999 ANNEX II Order No ‘8 CN code Description Country of origin ex 0406 90 29 Kashkaval, made exclusively from sheep’s milk, matured for at least two months, of a minimum fat content of 45 % in the dry matter and a minimum dry matter content of 58 %, in whole cheeses not exceeding 10 kg, whether wrapped in plastic or not Cyprus Hungary Israel Romania Import duty (EUR/100 kg net weight) Rules for completing IMA 1 certificates 67,19 See Annex VI (F) 9 ex 0406 90 31 ex 0406 90 50 Cheeses made exclusively from sheep’s milk or buffalo milk, in containers containing brine, or in sheep or goatskin bottles Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia and the former Yugo- slav Republic of Macedonia Turkey Cyprus Hungary Israel Romania Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia and the former Yugo- slav Republic of Macedonia Turkey ü 67,19 See Annex VI (G) ü' 25. 6. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 159/27 ANNEX III ‘ANNEX VII ISSUING AGENCIES CN code and description Issuing agency Name Location 0406 90 01 0406 90 21 Cheddar and other cheese for processing Cheddar Australian Quarantine Service Department of Agriculture, Fish- eries and Forestry Inspection Third country Australia Cyprus Hungary Israel Norway PO Box 60 World Trade Centre Melbourne, VIC 3005 Australia Tel. : (61 3) 92 46 67 10 Fax: (61 3) 92 46 68 00 Ottawa 1525 Carling Avenue Suite 300 Tel. : (1 613) 998 44 92 Fax: (1 613) 998 44 92 1421 Nicosia Cyprus Tel. : (02) 86 71 00 Fax: (02) 37 51 20 Canada 0406 90 21 Cheddar Canadian Dairy Commission Commission canadienne du lait ex 0406 90 29 0406 90 31 ex 0406 90 50 ex 0406 90 86 ex 0406 90 87 ex 0406 90 88 Kashkaval Cheeses of sheep’s milk or buffalo milk Halloumi Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism ex 0406 90 29 0406 90 31 0406 90 50 Kashkaval Cheeses of sheep’s milk or buffalo milk Tejtermékek Magyar Allamí Elenörzö Allomasa Budapest ex 0406 90 29 0406 90 31 0406 90 50 Kashkaval Cheeses of sheep’s milk or buffalo milk Ministry of Food Division Industry and Trade, Jerusalem Whey cheese Processed cheese Jarlsberg Ridder ex 0406 10 20 ex 0406 10 80 0406 30 ex 0406 90 39 ex 0406 90 86 ex 0406 90 87 ex 0406 90 88 New Zealand Romania Yugoslavia 0405 10 11 0405 10 19 0406 90 01 0406 90 21 Butter Butter Cheddar and other cheese for processing Cheddar 0406 90 25 ex 0406 90 29 0406 90 31 0406 90 50 Tilsit Kashkaval Cheeses of sheep’s milk or buffalo milk ex 0406 90 29 0406 90 31 0406 90 50 Kashkaval Cheeses of sheep’s milk or buffalo milk Tine Norwegian Dairies BA O. Kavli AS New Zealand Dairy Board PO Box 9051 Grønland 0133 Oslo Tel. : 22 93 88 00 Fax: 22 17 23 75 Postboks 338 N ü 5051 Nesttun Tel. : 55 10 00 00 Fax: 55 10 15 00 PO Box 417 Wellington New Zealand Tel. : (4) 471 83 00 Fax: (4) 41 78 600 Organisatia de control al marfurilor “Romcontrol” Bucharest' L 159/28 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 25. 6. 1999 ANNEX IV ‘ANNEX VIII APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 14 (Page / ) COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES DG VI/D/1 ü MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS APPLICATIONS FOR IMPORT LICENCES AT REDUCED DUTIES. THREE-MONTH PERIOD Member State: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1374/98 Date: Consigner: Contact: Telephone: Fax: Order number in Annex 7 to the Combined Nomenclature Part I: Summary CN code Quantity applied for per CN code Subtotal Part II: Applications per order number Serial numbers of applications: Total quantity applied for (tonnes): Number of pages:'