26.6.1999 Official Journal of the European Communities L 160/15 amending Regulation (EC) No 1868/94 establishing a quota system for the production of COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1252/1999 of 17 May 1999 potato starch THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 36 and 37 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1), (*) ) ) Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1868/94 (%), fixes the potato starch quotas for producer Member States for the 1998/1999, 1999/2000 and 2000/2001 marketing years; Whereas Article 8(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 () of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of market in veal fixes the amount of the compensatory payment for producers of potatoes intended for the manufacture of potato starch; whereas this amount is increased by the Council for the 2000/2001 marketing year as well as the following marketing years on condition that the quotas fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1868/94 are decreased for the Member States having a quota greater than 100 000 tonnes by 2,81% in the 2000/2001 marketing year and by 5,74% in the 2001/2002 marketing year, and the current quota for the Member States having a quota lower than 100 000 tonnes must be reduced by 1,41 % in the 2000/2001 marketing year and by 2,87 % in the 2001/2002 marketing year; Whereas the quotas established for the 2000/2001 marketing year should be amended and the quotas for the 2001/2002 marketing year should be fixed; whereas the producer Member States should allocate their quotas for the period 2000/2001 and 2001/2002 between all the undertakings producing potato starch on the basis of the quotas for the marketing year 1999/2000; whereas it must be made clear that quantities used in excess of sub-quotas during the marketing year 1999/2000 will be deducted in the 2000/2001 marketing year in accordance with Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1868/94; Whereas at the end of the period the Commission should make a report to the Council on quota allocations accompanied, if necessary, by appropriate proposals taking account of possible changes in the compensatory payment, Opinion delivered on 7 May 1999 (not yet published in the Official Journal). OJ L 197, 30.7.1994, p. 4. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1284/98 (O] L 178, 23.6.1998, p. 3). OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1253/1999 (See page 18 of this Official Journal).