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of2April2002
establishing the method for managing tariff quotas and introducing a system of certificates of
originforgarlic importedfromthirdcountries
(OJ L 86, 3.4.2002, p. 11)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
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COMMISSIONREGULATION(EC)No565/2002
of2April2002
establishingthemethodformanagingtariffquotasandintroducing
a system of certificates of origin for garlic imported from third
countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October
1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegeta-
bles (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 911/
2001 (2), and in particular Article 31(2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2001/104/EC of 28 May 2001 on
the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of lettersbetween the European Community and Argentina pursuant to ArticleXXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994
for the modification of concessions with respect to garlic provided for
in Schedule CXL annexed to GATT(
3), and in particular Article 2
thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Following negotiations conducted in accordance withArticle
XXVIII of GATT 1994, the Community amended the conditions
for the import of garlic. Since 1 June 2001 the normal customsduty for imports of garlic falling within CN code 0703 2000 hasconsisted of an ad valorem customs duty of 9,6 % and a specific
amount of EUR 1 200 per tonne net. However, a quota of 38370tonnes free of specific duty was opened by the Agreement
concluded withArgentina, approved by Decision 2001/404/EC,
hereafter called the ‘GATT quota’. The Agreement stipulatesthat the quota is to be divided up into 19 147 tonnes for importsfrom Argentina (serial number 09.4104), 13200 tonnes forimports from China (serial number 09.4105) and 6 023 tonnes
for imports from other countries (serial number 09.4106).
(2)Imports of garlic may also be carried out, outside the GATT
quota or the normal duty, on preferential terms, under agree-ments concluded between the Community and certain third
countries.
(3)The method for managing the GATT quota was established by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1047/2001 (4), as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 1865/2001 (5). Experience shows
however that this management could be improved and simpli-
fied. In particular, the need for import licences for importscarried out outside the GATT quota should be abolished, andthe conditions for access by importers to this quota should beadapted to take better account of traditional trade flows.
(4)Imports of garlic can be monitored in accordance withArticle308d of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of CouncilRegulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the CommunityCustoms Code (
6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 444/
2002(7).
(5)In view of the existence of a specific duty for non-preferential
imports outside the GATT quota, management of the quotarequires the introduction of a system of import licences. The2002R0565 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 129, 11.5.2001, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 142, 29.5.2001, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 35.
(5) OJ L 254, 22.9.2001, p. 3.
(6) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.
(7) OJ L 68, 12.3.2002, p. 11.
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detailed rules of that system must be complementary to, or dero-
gate from, those laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No1291/2000 of 9 June 2000 laying down common detailed rules
for the application of the system of import and export licences
and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (
1), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2299/2001 (2).
(6)Measures are needed to keep to a minimum speculative applica-tions for import licences which are not linked to a genuinecommercial activity on the fruit and vegetable market. To thatend special rules should be laid down on applications for and
the validity of licences.
(7)Given that the Agreement concluded with Argentina provides for
the management of the GATT quota on the basis of a system oftraditional and new importers, the concept of traditional impor-ters should be defined and the quota allocated between the twocategories of importer, while allowing optimum use of the quota.
(8)To guarantee correct management of the GATT quota, themeasures to be taken by the Commission in the event that
licence applications exceed, for a specific origin or in a specific
quarter, the quantities fixed by Decision 2001/404/EC plus theunused quantities from licences previously issued, should bedetermined. Where such measures involve a reduction coefficientto be applied at the time of issue of licences, the possibilityshould be granted for applications for those licences to be with-
drawn withimmediate release of th e security.
(9)To improve controls and prevent any risk of a deflection of tradebased on inaccurate documentation, the existing system of certi-
ficates of origin for garlic imported from certain third countriesand the requirement for this garlic to be transported direct fromthe third country of origin to the Community should be retained.That certificate of origin is to be issued by the competent
national authorities in accordance with Articles 56 to 62 of
Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.
(10)Regulation (EC) No 1047/2001 should be repealed.
(11)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordancewith the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruitand Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
CHAPTER I
TARIFFQUOTAS
Article 1
Purposeandfixingofcustomsdutyapplicabletothequota
1. This Chapter lays down the rules for managing tariff quotas for
garlic falling within CN code 0703 20 00, opened by Decision 2001/
404/EC.
2. The ad valorem duty applicable to products imported under the
quotas referred to in paragraph1 sh all be 9,6 %.
Article 2
Definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation:
(a) ‘import period’ means a period of one year running from 1 June of
one year to the following 31 May;2002R0565 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 001.001 — 3
(1) OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 308, 27.11.2001, p. 19.
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(b) ‘importers’ means operators, natural or legal persons, individuals or
groups having imported into the Community, in at least one of theprevious two calendar years, at least 50 tonnes per year of fruit and
vegetables as referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No
2200/96;
(c) ‘traditional importers’ mean importers who have imported garlic
into the Community in at least two of the three previous importperiods, irrespective of the origin and date of these imports;
(d) ‘reference quantity’ means the maximum quantity of annual
imports of garlic carried out by a traditional importer during the
1998, 1999 and 2000 calendar years. Where the importer in ques-
tion has not imported any garlic during at least two of these threeyears, the reference quantity shall be the maximum quantity ofannual imports of garlic during the three import periods precedingthat for which a licence application has been presented;
(e) ‘new importers’ mean importers who are not traditional importers.
The reference quantity calculated for a period shall remain valid for the
whole of that period.
Article 3
Systemofimportlicences
1. All imports under the quotas referred to in Article 1(1) shall be
subject to the presentation of an import licence, hereafter called the‘licence’, issued in accordance withRegulation (EC) No 1291/2000,subject to the provisions of this Regulation.
2. Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 shall not apply to
the licences. Box 19 of licences shall be marked ‘0’.
3. Notwithstanding Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, the
rights accruing from licences shall not be transferable.
4. The amount of the security referred to in Article 15(2) of Regula-
tion (EC) No 1291/2000 shall be EUR 15 per tonne net.
Article 4
Validityoflicences
1. Box 8 of licence applications and licences shall indicate the
country of origin of the product. The word ‘yes’ in box 8 shall bemarked with a cross. Licences shall be valid only for the productsoriginating in the country indicated in that box.
2. Licences shall be valid only for the quarter for which they have
been issued. Box 24 thereof shall contain one of the following entries:
— certificado expedido y válido solamente para el trimestre compren-
dido entre el 1 … y el 28/29/30/31 …
— L Licence vydaná a platná pouze pro čtvrtletí od 1. … do 28./29./
30./31. …
— licens, der kun er udstedt og gyldig for kvartalet fra 1. … til 28./
29./30./31. …
— Lizenz nur erteilt und gültig für das Quartal vom 1. … bis 28./29./
30./31. …
—Πιστοποιητικό εκδοθέν και ισχύον µόνο για το τρίµηνο από
την 1η…έως τις 28 /29/30/31 …
— licence issued and valid only for the quarter from 1 [month] to 28/
29/30/31 [month]
— Litsents on välja antud üheks kvartaliks alates 1. [kuu] kuni 28./29./
30./31. [kuu] ja kehtib selle aja jooksul
— certificat émis et valable seulement pour le trimestre du 1
er…a u
28/29/30/31 …
— Az engedélyt kizárólag a [hó] 1-jét ől [hó] 28/29/30/31-ig terjed ő
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— titolo rilasciato e valido unicamente per il trimestre dal 1o… al 28/
29/30/31 …
— Licencija išduota ir galioja tik vienam ketvir čiui nuo 1 [m ėnuo] iki
28/29/30/31 [m ėnuo]
—a t ļauja izsniegta un der īga tikai ceturksn īno 1. [m ēnesis] l īdz 28/
29/30/31 [m ēnesis]
—l i ċenzja ma ħruġa u valida biss g ħal tliet xhur mill-1 ta' [xahar] sa'
28/29/30/31 ta' [xahar]
— voor het kwartaal van 1 … tot en met 28/29/30/31 … afgegeven en
uitsluitend in dat kwartaal geldig certificaat.
— Pozwolenie wydane i wa żne tylko na kwartał od 1 … do 28/29/30/
31 …
— certificado emitido e válido apenas para o trimestre de 1 de … a
28/29/30/31 de …
— povolenie vydané a platné len pre štvr ťrok od 1. [mesiac] do 28./
29./30./31. [mesiac]
— dovoljenje, izdano in veljavno izklju čno za četrtletje od 1. … do
28./29./30./31. …
— todistus on myönnetty 1 päivän … ja 28/29/30/31 päivän …
väliselle vuosineljännekselle ja se on voimassa ainoastaan kyseisenävuosineljänneksenä
— licens utfärdad ochgiltig endast för tremånadersperioden den 1 …
till den 28/29/30/31 …
Article 5
Licence applications
1. Licence applications may be lodged only by importers.
To support their applications, importers, and in particular traditional
importers, shall provide information verifying to the satisfaction of the
competent national authorities compliance with Article 2(b) and (c).
Where new importers have obtained licences pursuant to this Regula-
tion or to Regulation (EC) No 1047/2001 during the previous importperiod, they must produce proof that at least 90 % of the quantity allo-cated to them has actually been released into free circulation.
2. For eachof th e quarters referred to in Annex I, licence applica-
tions may be lodged only from the second Monday of the monthbefore the month preceding the quarter in question until the last Friday
inclusive of that quarter.
Box 20 of those applications shall contain one of the following entries:
— certificado solicitado para el trimestre comprendido entre el 1 … y
el 28/29/30/31 …
— Licence požadovaná na čtvrtletí od 1. … do 28./29./30./31. …
— licens, der er ansøgt om for kvartalet fra 1. … til 28./29./30./31. …
— Lizenz beantragt für das Quartal vom 1. … bis 28./29./30./31. …—Πιστοποιητικό που ζητήθηκε για το τρίµηνο από την 1η …
έως τις 28 /29/30/31 …
— licence sought for the quarter from 1 [month] to 28/29/30/31
[month]
— Litsentsi on taotletud 1. [kuu] kuni 28./29./30./31. [kuu] kestvaks
kvartaliks
— certificat demandé pour le trimestre du 1
er… au 28/29/30/31 …
— A [hó] 1-jét ől [hó] 28/29/30/31-ig terjed őnegyedévre igényelt
engedély
— titolo richiesto per il trimestre dal 1o… al 28/29/30/31 …
— licencija prašoma vienam ketvir čiui nuo 1 [m ėnuo] iki 28/29/30/31
[mėnuo]
—a t ļauja piepras īta par ceturksni no 1. [m ēnesis] l īdz 28/29/30/31
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—l i ċenzja mitluba g ħal tlett xhur mill-1 ta' [xahar] sa' 28/29/30/31 ta'
[xahar]
— voor het kwartaal van 1 … tot en met 28/29/30/31 … aangevraagd
certificaat.
— pozwolenie wnioskowane na kwartał od 1 … do 28/29/30/31 …— certificado pedido para o trimestre de 1 de … a 28/29/30/31 de …— povolenie požadované pre štvr ťrok od 1.[mesiac] do 28./29./30./31.
[mesiac]
— dovoljenje, zahtevano za četrtletje od 1. … do 28./29./30./31. …
— todistus on haettu 1 päivän … ja 28/29/30/31 päivän … väliselle
vuosineljännekselle
— licens begärd för tremånadersperioden den 1 … till den 28/29/30/31
…
3. Licence applications lodged by traditional importers may cover,
by import period, a quantity no more than the reference quantity forthose importers.
4. For each of the three origins and for each of the quarters indi-
cated in Annex I, licences applications lodged by new importers maycover no more than 10 % of the quantity referred to in Annex I for
that quarter and for that origin.
5. No licence applications may be lodged for a specific quarter and
for a specific origin where no quantity is indicated in Annex I for thatquarter and for that origin.
6. Box 20 of licence applications shall indicate ‘traditional importer’
or ‘new importer’ as appropriate.
Article 6
Maximumquantitytobeissued
1. For each of the three origins and for each of the quarters indi-
cated in Annex I, licences shall be issued only up to a maximumquantity equal to the sum of:
(a) the quantity indicated in Annex I for that quarter and for that
origin;
(b) the quantities not applied for during the previous quarter for that
origin;
(c) the unused quantities notified to the Commission from licences
previously issued for that origin.
However, quantities not applied for or not used during an import period
may not be transferred to the following import period.
2. For each of the three origins and for each of the quarters indi-
cated in Annex I, the maximum quantity calculated in accordancewithparagraph1 sh all be allocated as follows:
(a) 70 % to traditional importers,
(b) 30 % to new importers.
However, the quantities available shall be allocated to each of the two
categories of importers without discrimination from the first Monday of
the second month of each quarter.
Article 7
Member StatecommunicationstotheCommission
1. The Member States shall notify the Commission of:
(a) the quantities covered by licence applications;
(b) the quantities covered by unused or partly used licences, corre-
sponding to the difference between the quantities entered on theback of the licences and the quantities for which they were issued;2002R0565 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 001.001 — 6
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(c) the quantities relating to applications for licences withdrawn
pursuant to Article 8(4).
2. The information referred to in paragraph 1(a) shall be notified
each Thursday in respect of applications lodged on the Monday andTuesday of that week and each Monday in respect of applications
lodged on the previous Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
The information referred to in paragraph 1(b) and (c) shall be notified
each Thursday in respect of information received the previous week.
The communications referred to in paragraph 1 shall be made by 12
noon (Brussels time) at the latest.
If no import licence application has been lodged or if there are no
unused or withdrawn quantities within the meaning of paragraph 1(b)and (c), the Member State concerned shall notify the Commission
thereof on the days indicated in this paragraph.
If the day for the communication of information provided for in this
paragraph is a national holiday, the Member State concerned shall
send the said communication by 3 p.m. (Brussels time) at the latest
on the previous working day.
3. The communications referred to in paragraph 1 shall be effected
by electronic means on the form sent for that purpose by the Commis-sion to the Member States.
They shall be broken down by day of licence application, by third
country of origin, by quarter and by type of importer within themeaning of Article 2.
Article 8
Issueoflicences
1. Licences shall be issued on the fifth working day following the
day on which applications are lodged unless the Commission takesmeasures within that time pursuant to paragraph 2.
Where measures are adopted pursuant to paragraph 2, licences shall be
issued on the third working day following the entry into force of thosemeasures.
2. Where the Commission finds, on the basis of the information
notified by the Member States pursuant to Article 7, that licence appli-cations exceed the available balance of one of the maximum quantities
established in accordance with Article 6, it shall, if necessary, adopt by
means of a regulation a single reduction percentage for the applicationsin question and shall stop the issue of licences until the date referred toin the second subparagraph of Article 6(2) or for the rest of that quarterfor subsequent applications.
3. For the purposes of the examination referred to in paragraph 2,
the Commission shall take account of the licences already issued or tobe issued for the quarter and the origin in question.
4. Where, pursuant to paragraph 2, the quantity for which a licence
is issued is less than the quantity requested, the licence application maybe withdrawn within three working days of the entry into force of the
measures adopted pursuant to paragraph 2. In the event of such a with-
drawal the security shall be released immediately.
5. No licence may be issued witha view to importing products
originating in countries listed in Annex II which have not forwardedto the Commission the information needed to set up an administrativecooperation procedure in accordance withArticles 63 to 65 of Regula-tion (EC) No 2454/93. The information shall be deemed to have beenforwarded on the date of its publication as provided for in Article 11.2002R0565 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 001.001 — 7
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CHAPTER II
CERTIFICATESOFORIGIN
Article 9
General provisions
Any release into free circulation in the Community of garlic originating
in a third country listed in Annex II shall be subject to:
(a) presentation of a certificate of origin issued by the competent
national authorities of that country in accordance with Articles 55to 65 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93, and
(b) the condition that the product has been transported directly, within
the meaning of Article 10, from that country to the Community.
Article 10
Direct transport
1. The following shall be considered as transported direct to the
Community from the third countries listed in Annex II:
(a) products transported without passing through the territory of any
other third country;
(b) products transported through one or more third countries other than
the country of origin, with or without transhipment or temporarywarehousing in those countries, provided that such passage is justi-fied for geographical reasons or exclusively on account of transportrequirements and provided that the products:
(i) have remained under the supervision of the customs authorities
of the country or countries of transit or warehousing,
(ii) have not entered into commerce or been released for consump-
tion there, and
(iii) have not undergone operations there other than unloading and
reloading or any other operation to keep them in good condi-
tion.
2. Proof that the conditions referred to in paragraph 1(b) have been
satisfied shall be submitted to the Community authorities. That proofmay be provided, in particular, in the form of one of the following
documents:
(a) a single transport document issued in the country of origin covering
passage through the country or countries of transit;
(b) a certificate issued by the customs authorities of the country or
countries of transit containing:
(i) a precise description of the goods;
(ii) the dates of their unloading and reloading or their lading or
unlading, identifying the vessels used;
(iii) certification of the conditions in which they were kept.
Article 11
Administrativecooperation
As soon as the information needed to set up an administrative coopera-
tion procedure pursuant to Articles 63 to 65 of Regulation (EEC) No2454/93 has been forwarded by each third country listed in Annex II,a communication concerning the forwarding of that information shallbe published in the C series of the Official Journal of the European
Communities (
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(1) For Iran, see Communication 98/C 12/04 (OJ C 12, 16.1.1998, p. 13).
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CHAPTER III
FINALPROVISIONS
Article 12
Repeal
Regulation (EC) No 1047/2001 is hereby repealed with effect from 1
June 2002.
Article 13
Entryintoforce
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply to licences applied for from 8 April 2002, for the quarter
from 1 June to 31 August 2002, and to releases into free circulation
effected from 1 June 2002. It shall not apply to releases into free circu-lation carried out, until 31 May 2002, under import licences issued inaccordance withRegulation (EC) No 1047/2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States.2002R0565 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 001.001 — 9
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ANNEX I
Tariff quotas opened pursuant to Decision 2001/404/EC for imports of garlic falling within CN
code07032000
(in tonnes)
OriginSerial
numberQuota
First quarter
(June/
August)Second
quarter
(September/
November)Third
quarter
(December/
February)Fourth
quarter
(March/
May)Total
Argentina 09.4104 — — 13700 5 447 19147
China 09.4105 3 600 3 600 3000 3 000 13200All other third
countries09.4106 1 344 2 800 1327 552 6 023
Total — 4 944 6 400 18027 8 999 383702002R0565 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 001.001 — 10
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ANNEX II
Listofthirdcountriesreferred toinArticle 9
Lebanon
IranUnited Arab Emirates
Vietnam
Malaysia2002R0565 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 001.001 — 11