COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2123/96 of 5 November 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 3846/87 establishing an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds

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 1587/96 (2), and in particular Article 17 (14) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1222/96 (4), establishes, on the basis of the combined nomenclature, an agricultural product nomenclature for refunds; whereas that nomenclature should be adjusted to specify more precisely the requirements for cheeses for which refunds are granted; whereas experience has shown the need to specify more precisely the requirements relating to product codes for cheeses for which refunds are granted, in particular as regards maximum water content and minimum fat content; whereas, in order to reduce the risk of disturbances on the market resulting from speculative applications for export licences for products subject to these additional requirements, these measures should enter into force without delay;

Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1734/96 of 9 September 1996 amending Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (5) provides for amendments from 1 January 1997 for certain products falling within CN code 0406; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 should 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

Section 9 of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 is hereby amended as follows:

1. The data relating to heading CN 0406 are replaced by the data set out in Annex I.

2. From 1 January 1997, the data relating to heading CN 0406 are replaced by the data set out in Annex II.

Article 2

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

Article 1 (1) shall apply to licence applications submitted from 15 November 1996.

Article 1 (2) shall apply to licence applications submitted from 1 January 1997.

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

Done at Brussels, 5 November 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.

(2) OJ No L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 21.

(3) OJ No L 366, 24. 12. 1987, p. 1.

(4) OJ No L 161, 29. 6. 1996, p. 62.

(5) OJ No L 238, 19. 9. 1996, p. 1.

ANNEX I

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ANNEX II

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