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( 1 ) OJ NO L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , P . 13 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 204 , 28 . 7 . 1978 , P . 6 .

( 3 ) SEE PAGE 15 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 179 , 25 . 7 . 1968 , P . 25 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 327 , 26 . 11 . 1976 , P . 17 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2966/79

OF 18 DECEMBER 1979

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1054/68 DETERMINING THE LIST OF AGENCIES CERTIFYING THE ADMISSIBILITY TO CERTAIN TARIFF HEADINGS OF CERTAIN MILK PRODUCTS FROM THIRD COUNTRIES

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 804/68 OF 27 JUNE 1968 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1761/78 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 14 ( 7 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS UNDER ARTICLE 1 OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2965/79 DEFINING THE CONDITIONS FOR THE ADMISSION OF CERTAIN MILK PRODUCTS TO CERTAIN TARIFF HEADINGS ( 3 ), THE ADMISSION OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS FROM NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES IS SUBJECT TO THE PRODUCTION OF A CERTIFICATE DULY AUTHENTICATED BY AN ISSUING AGENCY INCLUDED IN A LIST TO BE DRAWN UP ; WHEREAS , FOLLOWING TWO AGREEMENTS CONCLUDED BY THE COMMUNITY WITH NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA IN RESPECT OF CHEDDAR CHEESE FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 04.04 E I B ) 1 AND OTHER CHEESE INTENDED FOR PROCESSING FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 04.04 E I B ) 5 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , ADDITIONS NEED TO BE MADE TO THE LIST CONTAINED IN COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1054/68 ( 4 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2849/76 ( 5 ); WHEREAS THOSE TWO AGREEMENTS LAY DOWN INTER ALIA SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR ADMISSION OF THE SAID PRODUCTS INTO THE COMMUNITY , INCLUDING A PROVISION REQUIRING THE PRODUCTION OF CERTIFICATES ISSUED BY DULY AUTHORIZED AGENCIES ;

WHEREAS NEW ZEALAND HAS RECOGNIZED THE NEW ZEALAND DAIRY BOARD AS ISSUING AGENCY ; WHEREAS AUSTRALIA HAS RECOGNIZED THE DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY AS ISSUING AGENCY ; WHEREAS THE SAID TWO AGENCIES HAVE GIVEN THE UNDERTAKINGS REQUIRED UNDER ARTICLE 6 ( 1 ) ( B ) AND ( C ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2965/79 ;

WHEREAS SWITZERLAND HAS CHANGED THE DESIGNATION OF THE ' DIVISION DE L ' AGRICULTURE DU DEPARTEMENT FEDERAL DE L ' ECONOMIE PUBLIQUE ' WHICH IT RECOGNIZES AS ISSUING AGENCY FOR SPECIAL MILK FOR INFANTS FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 04.02 B I A ) AND FOR TILSIT CHEESE FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 04.04 E I B ) 2 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ; WHEREAS THE NEW DESIGNATION SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE ANNEX TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1054/68 ;

WHEREAS , FOLLOWING AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , SUBHEADING 04.04 E I B ) 1 AA ) HAS BEEN DELETED ; WHEREAS CHEDDAR CHEESE FROM CANADA NOW FALLS WITHIN SUBHEADING 04.04 E I B ) 1 ; WHEREAS THE ANNEX TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1054/68 SHOULD THEREFORE BE AMENDED ACCORDINGLY ;

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

THE ANNEX TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1054/68 IS AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . IN RESPECT OF SWITZERLAND , IN THE COLUMN ' DESIGNATION ' OF THE ISSUING AGENCY THE WORDS ' DIVISION DE L ' AGRICULTURE DU DEPARTEMENT FEDERAL DE L ' ECONOMIE PUBLIQUE ' ARE REPLACED BY ' OFFICE FEDERAL DE L ' AGRICULTURE DU DEPARTEMENT FEDERAL DE L ' ECONOMIE PUBLIQUE ' AGAINST THE ENTRIES RELATING TO SUBHEADINGS 04.02 B I A ) AND 04.04 E I B ) 2 .

2 . IN RESPECT OF CANADA SUBHEADING ' 04.04 E I B ) 1 AA ) ' IS REPLACED BY SUBHEADING ' 04.04 E I B ) 1 ' .

3 . THE FOLLOWING ENTRIES ARE ADDED :

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// ISSUING AGENCY //

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THIRD COUNTRIES // TARIFF HEADING OF PRODUCTS // DESIGNATION // LOCATION //

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NEW ZEALAND // 04.04 E I B ) 1 // NEW ZEALAND DAIRY BOARD // WELLINGTON //

// 04.04 E I B ) 5 //

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AUSTRALIA // 04.04 E I B ) 1 04.04 E I B ) 5 // DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY // CANBERRA //

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JANUARY 1980 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 18 DECEMBER 1979 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT