Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products
28. 3. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 89 E/31 Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (2000/C 89 E/06) COM(1999) 631 final - 1999/0254(CNS) (Submitted by the Commission on 29 November 1999) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 36 and 37 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, Having regard to the opinion of Committee, the Economic and Social Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions, Whereas: (1) Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 (1) provides for refunds on certain products covered by the Regulation if they are exported as goods listed in Annex II thereto, based on the prices for those products in world trade and the difference between those prices and the prices in the Community, within the limits resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty. (2) In several agricultural sectors, notably cereals, sugar, rice and eggs, the Commission has been given responsibility for identifying the goods that can qualify for export refunds, including goods not falling within Annex I of the Treaty, in order to ensure the flexibility needed to make the most efficient use possible of is therefore appropriate to give the Commission the same the resources available. It responsibility for identifying the goods eligible for refunds in the milk products sector. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Article 31(14) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999, is replaced by the following: shall be Detailed rules for the application of 14. this Article, including the arrangements for redistributing unallocated or unused exportable quantities, and any amendments to adopted by the Commission in Annex II accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 42. However, application of paragraphs 8, 10, 11 and 12 for products referred to in Article 1 and exported in the form of goods listed in Annex II to this Regulation shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 3448/93. í the detailed rules on the Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. (1) OJ L 160, 26. 6. 1999, p. 48