9.7.1999 Official Journal of the European Communities L 174/3 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1498/1999 of 8 July 1999 laying down rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 as regards communications between the Member States and the Commission in the milk and milk products sector THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, whereas it should be provided that communications relating to export licence applications must accordingly specify which licence applications cover food-aid Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European supplies; Community, Having regard to Council Regulat.ion. (EEC) No 804/ 68 of 27 (6) ~ Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 147/1999 (9) June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in milk lays down detailed rules for exports of cheese to Canada, and milk products (), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No Switzerland and the United States; whereas provision 1587[96 (%), and in particular Article 28 thereof, should be made for the relevant information to be communicated; (1) ~ Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 210/69 of 31 January 1969 on communications between Member States andsthe Commission with regard to milk and milk (7)  Whereas Regulation {EC) No 147/1999 introduces products (), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No specific arrangements for the grant of refunds on ingre- 427/98 (%), has been substantially amended several times; dients of Community origin in processed cheese manu- whereas, for the sake of clarity, that Regulation should factured under the inward processing arrangements; be recast since further amendments are to be made; whereas provision should be made for the relevant infor- mation to be communicated; (2)  Whereas appraisal of the production and market situa- tion in the milk and milk products sector necessitates a regular exchange of information on the operation of the (8)  Whereas Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 intervention measures provided for in Regulation (EEC) provides that, in certain cases, export licences can be No 804/68, particularly with regard to changes in StOFkS valid for exportation of a product with a code other of th? PTOdUC.tS cqncerned, both held by intervention than that entered in Section 16 of the licence; whereas agencies and in private storage; provision should be made for the relevant information to be communicated; (3)  Whereas aid for skimmed milk processed into casein and refunds can be fixed only on the basis of informa- tion on changes in prices in international trade; (9  Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1374/98 (), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1339/1999 (9, provides for certain import quotas to be administered by means of IMA 1 certificates issued by the authorities of third countries; whereas the Member States inform the Commission of the quantity of products for which import licences are issued on the basis of IMA 1 certi- (4)  Whereas the accurate and detailed monitoring of trade flows to assess the effect of refunds requires information on exports of products for which refunds are fixed, particularly the quantities awarded under tendering rocedures; y . . p ficates; whereas experience has shown that such noti- fication is not always sufficient to allow such imports to (5 Whereas the implementation of the Agreement on Agri- be monitored closely at eac.h stage; Wherea§ provision culture concluded under the Uruguay Round of multilat- should l?e made for additional information to be eral trade negotiations (°) (hereinafter referred to as ‘the communicated; Agreement on Agriculture’) requires additional and more detailed information to be provided on imports and exports, in particular with regard to licence applications and the way licences are used, in order to ensure compliance with undertakings under the Agreement; whereas rapid information on export trends is needed in order to make maximum use of those undertakings; whereas under that Agreement food-aid exports are not subject to the constraints applying to subsidised exports; (10)  Whereas the method of communicating certain informa- tion should be changed; whereas the communication of that information is essential in order to monitor compli- ance with certain import quotas starting on 1 July 1999 under the Agreement on Agriculture; whereas, in order to ensure the continuity of the management of the system, it is accordingly necessary that this Regulation O] L T8 28.6.1968, p. 1. apply from that date; () O] L 206, 16.8.1996, p. 21. () O] L 28, 5.2.1969, p. 1. () O] L 53, 24.2.1998, p. () O] L 336, 23.12.1994, () O] L 20, 27.1.1999, p. 8. () O] L 185, 30.6.1998, p. 21. ¢) 0 6. p. 1. L 159, 25.6.1999, p. 22.