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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 411/2014 of 23 April 2014 opening and providing for the administration of a Union            import tariff quota for fresh and frozen beef and veal originating in Ukraine         

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# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 411/2014                     

# of 23 April 2014

# opening and providing for the administration of a Union import tariff quota for fresh and frozen beef and veal originating                        in Ukraine                     

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing                           a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No                           234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007(1), and in particular points (a), (c) and (d) of Article 187 thereof,                        

Whereas:

(1)Regulation (EU) No 374/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2) provides for preferential arrangements for 2014 as regards customs duties for the import of certain goods originating in                              Ukraine. In accordance with Article 3 of that Regulation agricultural products listed in Annex III thereto are to be admitted                              for import into the Union within the limits of the quotas as set out in that Annex. The quotas referred to in Annex III to                              Regulation (EU) No 374/2014 are to be administered by the Commission in accordance with Article 184(2)(b) of Regulation (EU)                              No 1308/2013.

(2)While the quota concerned should normally be managed through the use of import licences, it is however appropriate to attribute                              import rights as a first step and to issue import licences as a second, as provided for in Article 6(3) of Commission Regulation                              (EC) No 1301/2006(3). In this way, operators that have obtained import rights should be able to decide, during the quota period, the moment when                              they wish to apply for import licences, in view of their actual trade flows.

(3)Commission Regulation (EC) No 376/2008(4) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 382/2008(5) should apply to import licences issued in accordance with this Regulation, save where derogations are appropriate.

(4)Furthermore, the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 which concern applications for import rights, the status of applicants                              and the issue of import licences should apply to import licences issued pursuant to this Regulation, without prejudice to                              additional conditions laid down in this Regulation.

(5)For appropriate administration of the tariff quotas, a security should be lodged at the time of submission of an import rights                              application.

(6)In order to oblige operators to apply for import licences for all the import rights allocated, it should be provided that                              such obligation constitutes a primary requirement within the meaning of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 282/2012(6).

(7)Since the quotas referred to in Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 374/2014 are open only until 31 October 2014, this Regulation                              should enter into force as soon as possible.

(8)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation                              of the Agricultural Markets,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

## Article 1U.K.Opening and management of a tariff quota

1.This Regulation opens and manages an import tariff quota for the products indicated in Annex I.                  

2.The quantity of products covered by the quota referred to in paragraph 1, the applicable rate of customs duty and the order                        numbers shall be as set out in Annex I.                  

3.The import tariff quota referred to in paragraph 1 shall be managed by attributing import rights as a first step and issuing                        import licences as a second.                  

4.Regulations (EC) No 1301/2006, (EC) No 376/2008 and (EC) No 382/2008 shall apply, unless otherwise provided for in this Regulation.                  

## [F1Article 2U.K.Import tariff quota periods

1.The import tariff quota referred to in Article 1(1) shall be opened from 25 April to 31 December 2014 and from 1 January to 31 December 2015.                  

2.The quantity set for the annual import tariff quota for 2015 for the order number set out in Annex I shall be subdivided into                           four subperiods, as follows:                  

(a)25 % from 1 January to 31 March;                  

(b)25 % from 1 April to 30 June;                  

(c)25 % from 1 July to 30 September;                  

(d)25 % from 1 October to 31 December.]                  

Textual Amendments

F1Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1164/2014 of 31 October 2014 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 411/2014                                 opening and providing for the administration of a Union import tariff quota for fresh and frozen beef and veal originating                                 in Ukraine.

## Article 3U.K.[F1Import rights applications for the quota period 2014]

1.Applications for import rights shall be submitted no later than 13.00, Brussels time, on the 15th calendar day following the date of entry into force of this Regulation.                  

2.A security of EUR 6 per 100 kilograms net weight shall be lodged at the time of submission of an import rights application.                  

3.Applicants for import rights shall demonstrate that a quantity of beef falling under CN codes 0201 or 0202 has been imported                        by them or on their behalf under the relevant customs provisions, during the 12th month period immediately prior to the import tariff quota period (hereinafter ‘reference quantity’). A company formed by                        the merger of companies, each having imported reference quantities, may use those reference quantities as basis for its application.                  

4.The total quantity covered by applications for import rights submitted in the import tariff quota period shall not exceed                        the applicant's reference quantities. Applications not complying with this rule shall be rejected by the competent authorities.                  

5.No later than the 7th working day following the end of the period for the submission of applications referred to in paragraph 1, Member States                        shall notify the Commission of the total quantities applied for in kilograms of product weight.                  

6.Import rights shall be awarded as from the 7th and no later than the 12th working day following the end of the period for the notifications referred to in paragraph 5.                  

7.If application of the allocation coefficient referred to in Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 results in fewer                        import rights to be allocated than had been applied for, the security lodged in accordance with paragraph 2 shall be released                        proportionally without delay.                  

8.Import rights shall be valid from the day of the issue until [F131 December 2014]. Import rights shall not be transferable.                  

Textual Amendments

F1Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1164/2014 of 31 October 2014 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 411/2014                                 opening and providing for the administration of a Union import tariff quota for fresh and frozen beef and veal originating                                 in Ukraine.

## [F2Article 3aU.K.Import rights applications for the quota period 2015

1.Applications for import rights shall be submitted in the first seven days of the month preceding each of the subperiods referred                           to in Article 2(2).                  

2.A security of EUR 6 per 100 kilograms net weight shall be lodged at the time of submission of an import rights application.                  

3.Applicants for import rights shall, when presenting their first application for a given quota year, submit the proof that                           a quantity of beef falling under CN codes 0201 or 0202 has been imported by them or on their behalf under the relevant customs provisions, during the 12-month period immediately                           prior to their first application (hereinafter‘the reference quantity’). A company formed by the merger of companies, each having imported reference quantities, may use those reference quantities                           as basis for its application.                  

4.The total quantity covered by an application for import rights submitted in the import tariff quota subperiod shall not exceed                           25 % of the applicant's reference quantity. Applications not complying with this rule shall be rejected by the competent authorities.                  

5.Member States shall notify the Commission, by the 14th day of the month in which applications are submitted, of the total                           quantities, including nil returns, of all applications, expressed in kilograms of product weight.                  

6.Import rights shall be awarded as from the 23rd day of the month in which applications are submitted and at the latest by                           the last day of that month.                  

7.If application of the allocation coefficient referred to in Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 results in fewer                           import rights to be allocated than had been applied for, the security lodged in accordance with paragraph 2 shall be released                           proportionally without delay.                  

8.Import rights shall be valid from the first day of the subperiod for which the application has been submitted until 31 December 2015. Import rights shall not be transferable.]                  

Textual Amendments

F2Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1164/2014 of 31 October 2014 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 411/2014                                 opening and providing for the administration of a Union import tariff quota for fresh and frozen beef and veal originating                                 in Ukraine.

## Article 4U.K.[F1Issue of import licences for the quota period 2014]

1.The release into free circulation of the quantities awarded under the import tariff quota referred to in Article 1(1) shall                        be subject to the presentation of an import licence.                  

2.Import licence applications shall cover the total quantity of import rights allocated. This obligation shall constitute a                        primary requirement within the meaning of Article 19(2) of Regulation (EU) No 282/2012.                  

3.Licence applications may be submitted solely in the Member State where the applicant has applied for and obtained import rights                        under the import tariff quota referred to in Article 1(1).                  

Each issue of import licence shall result in a corresponding reduction of the import rights obtained and the security lodged                     in accordance with Article 3(2) shall be released proportionally without delay.                  

4.Import licences shall be issued upon application by and in the name of the operator who has obtained the import rights.                  

5.Licence applications shall refer to only one order number. They may concern several products covered by different CN codes.                        In that case, all the CN codes and their descriptions shall be entered in boxes 15 and 16 of the licence application and the                        licence respectively.                  

6.Licence applications and import licences shall contain:                  

(a)in box 8, the name ‘Ukraine’ as country of origin and the box ‘yes’ marked by a cross;                  

(b)in box 20, one of the entries listed in Annex II.                  

7.Each licence shall mention the quantity for each CN code.                  

8.By way of derogation from Article 5(3)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 382/2008, the import licences shall be valid 30 days from                        the actual day of issue of the licence within the meaning of Article 22(2) of Regulation (EC) No 376/2008. The term of validity                        of the import licences shall, however, expire at the latest on [F131 December 2014].                  

Textual Amendments

F1Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1164/2014 of 31 October 2014 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 411/2014                                 opening and providing for the administration of a Union import tariff quota for fresh and frozen beef and veal originating                                 in Ukraine.

## [F2Article 4aU.K.Issue of import licences for the quota period 2015

1.The release into free circulation of the quantities awarded under the import tariff quota referred to in Article 1(1) shall                           be subject to the presentation of an import licence.                  

2.Import licence applications shall cover the total quantity of import rights allocated. The obligation referred to in Article                           23(1) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 907/2014 (7)  shall be respected.                  

3.Licence applications shall be submitted only in the Member State where the applicant has applied for and obtained import rights                           under the import tariff quota referred to in Article 1(1).                  

4.Each issuing of an import licence shall result in a corresponding reduction of the import rights obtained and the security                           lodged in accordance with Article 3a(2) shall be released proportionally without delay.                  

5.Import licences shall be issued upon application by and in the name of the operator who has obtained the import rights.                  

6.Licence applications shall refer to only one order number. They may concern several products covered by different CN codes.                           In that case, all the CN codes and their descriptions shall be entered in boxes 15 and 16 of the licence application and the                           licence respectively.                  

7.Licence applications and import licences shall contain:                  

(a)in box 8, the name ‘Ukraine’ as country of origin and the box ‘yes’ marked by a cross;                  

(b)in box 20, one of the entries listed in Annex II.                  

8.Each licence shall mention the quantity for each CN code.                  

9.By way of derogation from Article 5(3)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 382/2008, the import licences shall be valid 30 days from                           the actual day of issue of the licence within the meaning of Article 22(2) of Regulation (EC) No 376/2008. The term of validity                           of the import licences shall, however, expire at the latest on 31 December 2015.]                  

Textual Amendments

F2Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1164/2014 of 31 October 2014 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 411/2014                                 opening and providing for the administration of a Union import tariff quota for fresh and frozen beef and veal originating                                 in Ukraine.

## [F1Article 5U.K.Notifications to the Commission for the quota period 2014

1.By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, Member States shall notify                           the Commission:                  

(a)no later than 10 January 2015, of the quantities of products, including nil returns, for which import licences were issued during the quota period;                  

(b)no later than 30 April 2015, of the quantities of products, including nil returns, covered by unused or partly used import licences and corresponding                           to the difference between the quantities entered on the back of the import licences and the quantities for which they were                           issued.                  

2.No later than 30 April 2015, Member States shall notify the Commission of the quantities of products, which were actually released into free circulation                           during the import tariff quota period 2014.                  

3.In the case of the notifications referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, the quantity shall be expressed in kilograms.]                  

Textual Amendments

F1Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1164/2014 of 31 October 2014 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 411/2014                                 opening and providing for the administration of a Union import tariff quota for fresh and frozen beef and veal originating                                 in Ukraine.

## [F2Article 5aU.K.Notifications to the Commission for the quota period 2015

1.By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, Member States shall notify                           the Commission not later than the 10th day of the month following the last day of each subperiod, of the quantities, including                           nil returns, covered by licences they have issued during that subperiod.                  

2.By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, Member States shall notify                           the Commission of the quantities, including nil returns, covered by unused or partially used import licences and corresponding                           to the difference between the quantities entered on the back of the import licences and the quantities for which they were                           issued:                  

(a)together with the notifications referred to in Article 3a(5) of this Regulation regarding the applications submitted for the                           last subperiod of the import tariff quota period 2015;                  

(b)for quantities not yet notified at the time of the first notification provided for in point (a), by 30 April 2016 at the latest.                  

3.No later than 30 April 2016, Member States shall notify the Commission of the quantities of products, which were actually released into free circulation                           during that import tariff quota period.                  

4.In the case of the notifications referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, the quantity shall be expressed in kilograms of product                           weight.]                  

Textual Amendments

F2Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1164/2014 of 31 October 2014 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 411/2014                                 opening and providing for the administration of a Union import tariff quota for fresh and frozen beef and veal originating                                 in Ukraine.

## Article 6U.K.Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the *Official Journal of the European Union*.                  

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

## [F1ANNEX IU.K.

Notwithstanding the rules on the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording of the description of products shall                        be regarded as merely indicative, since the applicability of the preferential arrangements is determined, within the context                        of this Annex, by the scope of the CN codes.                   

## ANNEX IIU.K.**Entries referred to in Article 4(6)(b)**

          -  In Bulgarian: Регламент за изпълнение (ЕC) No 411/2014 
          -  In Spanish: Reglamento de Ejecución (UE) no 411/2014                         
          -  In Czech: Prováděcí nařízení (EU) č. 411/2014 
          -  In Danish: Gennemførelsesforordning (EU) nr. 411/2014 
          -  In German: Durchführungsverordnung (EU) Nr. 411/2014 
          -  In Estonian: Rakendusmäärus (EL) nr 411/2014 
          -  In Greek: Εκτελεστικός κανονισμός (ΕΕ) αριθ. 411/2014 
          -  In English: Implementing Regulation (EU) No 411/2014 
          -  In French: Règlement d'exécution (UE) no 411/2014                         
          -  In Croatian: Provedbena uredba (EU) br. 411/2014 
          -  In Italian: Regolamento di esecuzione (UE) n. 411/2014 
          -  In Latvian: Īstenošanas regula (ES) Nr. 411/2014 
          -  In Lithuanian: Įgyvendinimo reglamentas (ES) Nr. 411/2014 
          -  In Hungarian: 411/2014/EU végrehajtási rendelet 
          -  In Maltese: Regolament ta' Implimentazzjoni (UE) Nru 411/2014 
          -  In Dutch: Uitvoeringsverordening (EU) nr. 411/2014 
          -  In Polish: Rozporządzenie wykonawcze (UE) nr 411/2014 
          -  In Portuguese: Regulamento de Execução (UE) n.o 411/2014                         
          -  In Romanian: Regulamentul de punere în aplicare (UE) nr. 411/2014 
          -  In Slovak: Vykonávacie nariadenie (EÚ) č. 411/2014 
          -  In Slovene: Izvedbena uredba (EU) št. 411/2014 
          -  In Finnish: Täytäntöönpanoasetus (EU) N:o 411/2014 
          -  In Swedish: Genomförandeförordning (EU) nr 411/2014. 

1

OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.                           

2

Regulation (EU) No 374/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on the reduction or elimination                              of customs duties on goods originating in Ukraine (OJ L 118, 22.4.2014, p. 1).                           

3

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff                              quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13).                           

4

Commission Regulation (EC) No 376/2008 of 23 April 2008 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system                              of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (OJ L 114, 26.4.2008, p. 3).                           

5

Commission Regulation (EC) No 382/2008 of 21 April 2008 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef                              and veal sector (OJ L 115, 29.4.2008, p. 10).                           

6

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 282/2012 of 28 March 2012 laying down common detailed rules for the application                              of the system of securities for agricultural products (OJ L 92, 30.3.2012, p. 4).                           

7

[F2Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 907/2014 of 11 March 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to paying agencies and                                 other bodies, financial management, clearance of accounts, securities and use of euro (OJ L 255, 28.8.2014, p. 18).]                            

Textual Amendments

F2Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1164/2014 of 31 October 2014 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 411/2014                                    opening and providing for the administration of a Union import tariff quota for fresh and frozen beef and veal originating                                    in Ukraine.