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"B COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 441/96
of 11 March 1996
laying down certain detailed rules for the application of a tariff quota for potato starch imported from the
Republic of Poland and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1995/92
(OJ L 61, 12.3.1996, p. 4)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
"M1 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1314/96 of 8 July 1996 L 170 18 9.7.1996
"M2 Commission Regulation (EC) No 204/97 of 3 February 1997 L 33 3 4.2.19971996R0441 — EN — 01.01.1997 — 002.001 — 1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 441/96
of 11 March 1996
laying down certain detailed rules for the application of a tariff quota for
potato starch imported from the Republic of Poland and repealing
Regulation (EEC) No 1995/92
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on
the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1863/95 (2), and in particular Article 9 (2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2179/95 of 8 August 1995
providing for the adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of
certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreements andamending Regulation (EC) No 3379/94 opening and administering certain
Community tariff quotas in 1995 for certain agricultural products and for
beer, to take account of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during theUruguay Round Multilateral Trade Negotiations (
3), and in particular Article 8
thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 of 22 December 1995
establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for
certain agricultural products and providing for the adjustment, as an
autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessionsprovided for in the Europe Agreements to take account of the Agreement onAgriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round Multilateral Trade
Negotiations (
4), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Whereas the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the
European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the
Republic of Poland, of the other part, provides for concessions coveringcertain agricultural products originating in that country; whereas those
concessions involve reductions in the specific agricultural duties under tariff
quotas and in the customs duties; whereas the Council made provision for theadjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agriculturalconcessions provided for in the Europe Agreements for the period 1 July to
31 December 1995 in Regulation (EC) No 2179/95 and for the period
1 January to 30 June 1996 in Regulation (EC) No 3066/95; whereas the list ofconcessions applying to agricultural products originating in Poland is set outin Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2179/95 and in Annex II to Regulation
(EC) No 3066/95; whereas the concession covering potato starch involves an
80 % reduction in the import duty in respect of 7 500 tonnes per year;
Whereas the detailed rules of application should be adapted to take account of
those autonomous and transitional concessions; whereas CommissionRegulation (EEC) No 1995/92 of 15 July 1992 laying down detailed rules
for the application, in respect of potato starch, of the import arrangements
provided for in the Interim Agreement concluded between the EuropeanEconomic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of theone part, and the Republic of Poland, of the other part (
5), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1851/95 (6), should accordingly be replaced;
Whereas, with a view to sound administration of the abovementioned
arrangements and in particular to ensuring that the quantity fixed is not
exceeded, special rules governing the submission of applications and theissuing of licences must be laid down; whereas such detailed rules mustsupplement or derogate from the provisions of Commission Regulation (EC)
No 3719/88 (
7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2137/95 (8);!B
(1) OJ No L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ No L 179, 29. 7. 1995, p. 1.
(3) OJ No L 223, 20. 9. 1995, p. 29.
(4) OJ No L 328, 30. 12. 1995, p. 31.
(5) OJ No L 199, 18. 7. 1992, p. 14.
(6) OJ No L 177, 28. 7. 1995, p. 47.
(7) OJ No L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.
(8) OJ No L 214, 8. 9. 1995, p. 21.1996R0441 — EN — 01.01.1997 — 002.001 — 2
Whereas provisions should be laid down for guaranteeing the origin of the
product and for administering the arrangements by means of import licences;whereas, to that end, provision should be made for a derogation from Article10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 of 23 May 1995 laying down
special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export
licences for cereals and rice (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 285/96 (2); whereas the security for import licences under those
arrangements should be set at ECU 30 per tonne;
Whereas special provisions must be laid down to ensure that the potato starch
is actually used in the Community in order to prevent any deflection of trade
which may be detrimental to the sound management of the market and of the
Agreement in question; whereas, to that end, it should be specified that thestarch is to be processed into products falling within other tariff headingsincluding esterified and etherified starch; whereas, to that end, eligibility for
the preferential rate of import duty should be conditional, in particular, on an
undertaking by the importer to use the starch as planned and on the lodging ofa security equal to the reduction in the import duty; whereas a reasonable
period must be allowed for processing to permit close surveillance of the
arrangements in question; whereas, were the product released for freecirculation is dispatched to another Member State for processing, the T5control copy compiled by the Member State of release for free circulation
provides suitable proof of processing in accordance with the rules laid down
in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying downprovisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC)No 2913/92 (
3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1762/95 (4),
establishing the Community Customs Code;
Whereas experience has shown that, although the security is lodged to ensure
payment of a customs charge payable on import, some element of
proportionality must be introduced as regards the release of that security, inparticular in certain cases where the time limits laid down by thearrangements have not been observed; whereas the rules laid down in Title
V of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 of 22 July 1985 laying down
common detailed rules for the application of the system of securities foragricultural products (
5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3403/93 (6),
should therefore be followed;
Whereas the reduction in the import duty must be conditional on presentation
of proof of processing in the Community;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with
the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Under the arrangements provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EC)
No 3066/95, 7 500 tonnes of products falling within CN code 1108 13 00 andoriginating in Poland may be imported into the Community during the period
1 January to 31 December 1997 in accordance with this Regulation. The rate
of customs duty applicable to such imports shall be 20 % of the dutyapplicable to the most favoured nation.
Article 2
1. Import licence applications shall be lodged with the competent
authorities of any Member State by 1 p.m. (Brussels time) on the firstworking day of the week.
Licence applications must cover at least 50 tonnes and not more than 1 000
tonnes, in product weight.
2. By no later than 6 p.m. (Brussels time) on the day of submission, the
Member States shall notify the Commission by telex or fax of quantities
covered by import licence applications submitted.!B
(1) OJ No L 117, 24. 5. 1995, p. 2.
(2) OJ No L 37, 15. 2. 1996, p. 18.
(3) OJ No L 253, 11. 10. 1993, p. 1.
(4) OJ No L 171, 21. 7. 1995, p. 8.
(5) OJ No L 205, 3. 8. 1985, p. 5.
(6) OJ No L 310, 14. 12. 1993, p. 4.!M2
!B1996R0441 — EN — 01.01.1997 — 002.001 — 3
Such notification must be made separately from that relating to other import
licence applications relating to cereals.
3. By no later than the Friday following the submission of applications, the
Commission shall decide what proportion of quantities covered byapplications may be granted and shall notify the Member States thereof bytelex.
4. Without prejudice to paragraph 3, licences shall be issued on the fifth
working day following that of submission of the application. Notwithstanding
Article 21 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, the term of validity of
licences shall run from the day of their actual issue.
Article 3
Import licence applications and licences shall show:
(a) in box 8, the word ‘Poland’. Licences shall carry with them an obligation
to import from that country;
(b) in box 20, one of the following:
— Acuerdo Polonia, Reglamento (CE) n
o441/96 debe presentarse
EUR.1
— Aftale Polen forordning (EF) nr. 441/96 EUR.1 skal forelægges— Abkommen Polen — Verordnung (EG) Nr. 441/96 — EUR.1 ist
vorzulegen
—Συµφωνία Π—omikronλωνίας, καν—omikronνισµ—omikronacuteς (ΕΚ) αριθ. 441/96, πρέπει να
πρ—omikronσκ—omikronµί—dzetaεται τ—omikron EUR.1
— Agreement Poland Regulation (EC) No 441/96 EUR.1 to be
presented
— Accord Pologne, règlement (CE) n
o441/96 EUR.1 à présenter
— Accordo Polonia, regolamento (CE) n. 441/96 EUR.1 deve essere
presentato
— Overeenkomst met Polen — Verordening (EG) nr. 441/96 — EUR.1
over te leggen
— Acordo Polónia, Regulamento (CE) nº 441/96 EUR.1 a apresentar
— Puolan kanssa tehty sopimus, asetus (EY) N:o 441/96 EUR.1 on
esitettävä
— Avtalet med Polen förordning (EG) nr 441/96 EUR.1 skall uppvisas;
(c) in box 24, one of the following:
— Derecho de aduana en el Arancel Aduanero Común reducido en un
80 % en aplicación del Reglamento (CE) no3066/95
— Told nedsat med 80 %, jf. forordning (EF) nr. 3066/95
— Zollermäßigung um 80 % gemäß der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 3066/95
—Καθ—omikronρι—dzeta—omikronacuteµενη στ—omikron κ—omikronιν—omikronacute δασµ—omikronλ—omikronacuteγι—omikron εισφ—omikronρά µειωµένη κατά
80 % κατ’ εφαρµ—omikronγή τ—omikronυ καν—omikronνισµ—omikronύ (ΕΚ) αριθ. 3066/95
—Customs duty fixed by the Common Customs Tariff reduced by 80 %
pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 3066/95
— Droit de douane fixé au tarif douanier commun réduit de 80 % en
application du règlement (CE) no3066/95
— Riduzione del dazio dell’80 % a norma del regolamento (CE) n.
3066/95
— Het in het gemeenschappelijk douanetarief vastgestelde douanerecht
is verlaagd met 80 % overeenkomstig Verordening (EG) nr. 3066/95
— Redução de 80 % do direito aduaneiro fixado na Pauta Aduaneira
Comum em aplicação do Regulamento (CE) no3066/95
— Yhteisessä tullitariffissa vahvistetun tullin alentaminen 80 prosentilla
asetuksen (EY) N:o 3066/95 mukaan!B
!M21996R0441 — EN — 01.01.1997 — 002.001 — 4
— Nedsatt tull med 80 % enligt Gemensamma tulltaxan med tillämpn-
ing av förordning (EG) nr 3066/95.
Article 4
1. The fourth indent of Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shall
not apply.
2. Notwithstanding Article 8 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, the
quantity released for free circulation may not exceed that shown in boxes 17
and 18 of the import licence. To that end, the figure ‘0’, shall be entered inbox 19 of the licence.
3. Article 33 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shall apply.
Article 5
Notwithstanding Article 10 (a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95, the
security for import licences covered by this Regulation shall be:
(a) ECU 25 per tonne until the entry into force of this Regulation;(b) ECU 30 per tonne from the entry into force of this Regulation.
Article 6
1. Eligibility for the reduced rate of duty shall be subject to:
(a) a written undertaking by the importer, given at the time of release for free
circulation, to the effect that all the goods declared will be processed intoproducts not covered by CN codes 1108 and 3505 within six months of
the date of acceptance of the declaration of release for free circulation;
(b) lodging by the importer, at the time of release for free circulation, of a
security equal to the difference between the reduced duty and the fullimport duty;
(c) presentation of an EUR 1 certificate, to be issued by the competent
authorities in Poland; and
(d) presentation of an import licence.2. On release for free circulation, importers shall state the place where
processing is to be carried out. Where processing is to be carried out in
another Member State, a T5 control copy shall be compiled in the MemberState of departure on dispatch of the goods in accordance with the rules laiddown in Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.
Box 104 of the T5 control copy shall show the following:— Reglamento (CE) n
o441/96 — Artículo 5 — (indicación del destino
específico de la fécula importada)
— Artikel 5 i forordning (EF) nr. 441/96 (angivelse af den særlige
anvendelse af stivelsen)
— Verordnung (EG) Nr. 441/96 — Artikel 5 (Angabe der besonderen
Bestimmung der eingeführten Stärke)
—Άρθρ—omikron 5 τ—omikronυ καν—omikronνισµ—omikronύ (ΕΚ) αριθ. 441/96 — (ένδει—ksiη τ—omikronυ ειδικ—omikronύ
πρ—omikron—omikronρισµ—omikronύ τ—omikronυ εισαγ—omikronacuteµεν—omikronυ αµύλ—omikronυ)
—Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 441/96 (specific use to be made of the
imported starch)
— Règlement (CE) no441/96 — article 5 — (indication de la destination
particulière de la fécule importée)
— Articolo 5 del regolamento (CE) n. 441/96 (indicare la destinazione
specifica della fecola importata)
— Verordening (EG) nr. 441/96 — artikel 5 (vermelding van de bijzondere
bestemming van het ingevoerde zetmeel)
— Regulamento (CE) nº 441/96 — artigo 5º — (indicação do destino
específico da fécula importada)
— Asetus (EY) N:o 441/96 — 5 artikla — (tuodun tärkkelyksen erityistä
käyttötarkoitusta koskeva merkintä)!M2
!B1996R0441 — EN — 01.01.1997 — 002.001 — 5
— Artikel 5 i förordning (EG) nr 441/96 (det särskilda användningsområdet
för den importerade stärkelsen).
3. Except in cases of force majeure , the security provided for in paragraph 1
(b) shall be released once proof is furnished to the competent authorities ofthe Member State of release for free circulation that all the quantities of starchso released have been processed within the time limit laid down in paragraph
1 (a) and the type of product manufactured is specified.
Where processing is carried out in a Member State other than that of release
for free circulation, proof of processing shall be furnished by means of the
original of the T5 control copy as provided for in paragraph 2.
Where goods released for free circulation have not been processed within the
time limit referred to above, the security to be released shall be reduced by:
— 15 % of this total amount, and— 2 % of the amount remaining (after the 15 % has been deducted) for each
day by which the time limit is exceeded.
That part of the security which is not released shall be forfeited as duty.
4. Proof of processing shall be furnished to the competent authorities within
six months of the deadline for processing. However, where proof is
established within six months but furnished within the following 12 months,the amount forfeited, less 15 % of the total security, shall be reimbursed.
Article 7
Regulation (EEC) No 1995/92 is hereby repealed.
Article 8
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply from 1 July 1995.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all
Member States.!B1996R0441 — EN — 01.01.1997 — 002.001 — 6
ANNEX
(tonnes)
CN code Description From 1 January to 31 December 1997
1108 13 00 Potato starch 7 500!M21996R0441 — EN — 01.01.1997 — 002.001 — 7