COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2783/95 of 1 December 1995 amending Regulation (EC) No 1600/95 laying down detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements and opening tariff quotas for 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 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1538/95 (2), and in particular Articles 13 (3) and 16 (4) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3383/94 of 19 December 1994 on certain procedures for applying the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part (3), and in particular Article 1 thereof,

Whereas the descriptions of certain cheeses contained in Annex IV to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1600/95 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1981/95 (5), are incomplete; whereas they should be amplified therefore with effect from 1 July 1995;

Whereas, under the Interim Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Bulgaria which took effect on 31 December 1993, the Community made a unilateral declaration that for a period of eighteen months sheep's milk cheeses originating in Bulgaria and imported into the Community may have a cow's milk content not exceeding 3 %; whereas the purpose of the declaration was to allow the Bulgarian industry a period of transition that would enable it to adapt to the requirements of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 690/92 of 19 March 1992 establishing a reference method for the detection of cow's milk casein in cheeses made from ewes' milk (6); whereas, in response to a request from the Republic of Bulgaria, and in order to facilitate the attainment of the objective of the declaration, it was agreed to prolong the period of application of the derogation to the end of 1995; whereas it is therefore necessary to amend Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1600/95 in order to give effect to the agreement from 1 July 1995;

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

Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1600/95 is hereby amended as follows:

(a) Order Nos 3, 4, 8 and 9 are replaced by the following:

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(b) The following footnote (6) is inserted:

'(6) In the case of cheeses made from sheep's milk originating in Bulgaria, a cow's milk content not exceeding 3 % will be accepted up to 31 December 1995.`

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 1 July 1995.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 1 December 1995.

For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission