COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 82/96 of 22 January 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 536/93 laying down detailed rules on the application of the additional levy on 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 3950/92 of 28 December 1992 establishing an additional levy in the milk and milk products sector (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1552/95 (2), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Whereas the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 536/93 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 470/94 (4), contains a specimen of the annual questionnaire on the application of the additional levy arrangements; whereas the fourth indent of Article 8 fixes the date by which the Member States are to forward to the Commission the duly completed questionnaire at 1 September of each year; whereas experience has shown that the replies to the questionnaire should be updated regularly to improve administration of these arrangements and whereas it is useful to clarify the wording of several points of the questionnaire;
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
Regulation (EEC) No 536/93 is hereby amended as follows:
1. the following paragraph is added to the fourth indent of Article 8:
'Where the information changes, in particular as a result of the checks provided for in Article 7, an update shall be communicated to the Commission before 1 December, 1 March and 1 July of each year.`
2. the Annex is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 January 1996.