COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1337/1999

of 24 June 1999

establishing a forecast balance for the supply to the Canary Islands of milk and milk products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2348/96(2),

(1) Whereas in application of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, the quantities of the forecast supply balance for the milk sector should be determined for the period 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000 for supplies to the Canary Islands;

(2) Whereas the quantities of the forecast supply balance for those products is fixed in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1300/98(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 792/1999(4), for the period 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999; whereas, in order to continue to satisfy requirements for milk and milk products, the abovementioned quantities should be fixed for the period 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000;

(3) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the purposes of Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, the quantities of the forecast supply balance for the Canary Islands in the milk sector benefiting, as appropriate from exemption from import duties for products from third countries or for Community aid for products from the Community market shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.

Where, as regards a particular product separate amounts are fixed in the forecast supply balance for direct consumption, and for processing and/or packaging respectively, an adjustment in the breakdown as between the prescribed uses is permitted, within a limit of 20 % of the total quantity fixed for that product.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply from 1 July 1999.

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

(1) OJ L 173, 27.6.1992, p. 13.

(2) OJ L 320, 11.12.1996, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 180, 24.6.1998, p. 8.

(4) OJ L 101, 16.4.1999, p. 68.

ANNEX

Forecast supply balance for milk and milk products for the Canary Islands for the period 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000

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