COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1370/98 of 29 June 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 1251/96 opening and providing for the administration of the tariff quotas in the poultrymeat sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotiations (1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,

Whereas, in the framework of the World Trade Organization, the Community has undertaken to open tariff quotas for certain products in the poultrymeat sector; whereas as a result, detailed rules for the application of those quotas for the period 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999 should be laid down;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/96 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1514/97 (3), provides for the administration of those quotas for the period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998; whereas provision should be made for their administration for the period 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1251/96 is hereby amended as follows:

1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:

'Article 1

For the period 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999, the import tariff quotas listed in Annex I are opened for the product groups and under the conditions indicated therein.`

2. Annex I is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 June 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 146, 20. 6. 1996, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 161, 29. 6. 1996, p. 136.

(3) OJ L 204, 31. 7. 1997, p. 16.

ANNEX

'ANNEX I

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Amendments and corrections
June 30, 1999	See Art. 1
July 1, 1998	Entry into force - See Art 2

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1370/98 of 29 June 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 1251/96 opening and providing for the administration of the tariff quotas in the poultrymeat sector