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"B COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1899/97
of 29 September 1997
"M3 laying down rules of application in the poultrymeat and egg sectors for the arrangements covered by
Council Regulations (EC) No 1727/2000, (EC) No 3066/95, (EC) No 2290/2000, (EC) No 2433/2000, (EC) No
2434/2000 and (EC) No 2435/2000 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2699/93 and (EC) No 1559/94 3
(OJ L 267, 30.9.1997, p. 67)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
"M1 Commission Regulation (EC) No 2719/98 of 16 December 1998 L 342 16 17.12.1998
"M2 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1773/2000 of 11 August 2000 L 205 3 12.8.2000
"M3 Commission Regulation (EC) No 2704/2000 of 11 December 2000 L 311 27 12.12.2000
NB: This consolidated version contains references to the European unit of account and/or the ecu, which from 1 January 1999 should be
understood as references to the euro — Council Regulation (EEC) No 3308/80 (OJ L 345, 20.12.1980, p. 1) and Council Regulation(EC) No 1103/97 (OJ L 162, 19.6.1997, p. 1).1997R1899 — EN — 01.07.2000 — 002.001 — 1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1899/97
of 29 September 1997
"M3 laying down rules of application in the poultrymeat and egg sectors
for the arrangements covered by Council Regulations (EC) No 1727/2000,
(EC) No 3066/95, (EC) No 2290/2000, (EC) No 2433/2000, (EC) No
2434/2000 and (EC) No 2435/2000 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No
2699/93 and (EC) No 1559/94 3
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,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 anautonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessionsprovided for in the Europe Agreements to take account of the Agreement on
Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round Multilateral Trade
Negotiations (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1595/97 (2),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October 1975
on the common organization of the market in eggs (3), as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1516/96 (4), and in particular Article 22
thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975
on the common organization of the market in poultrymeat (5), as last amended
by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2916/95 (6), and in particular Article 22
thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2783/75 of 29 October 1975
on the common system of trade for ovalbumin and lactalbumin (7), as last
amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2916/95, and in particular
Articles 2 (1), 4 (1) and 10 thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 adjusts as an autonomous and
transitional measure the agricultural concessions in the Europe Agreementsconcluded between the European Communities and their Member States on
the one hand and respectively the Republic of Poland, the Republic of
Hungary, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Bulgariaand Romania on the other, for the period 1 January 1996 to entry into force ofthe Additional Protocols; whereas these adjustments were extended by
Council Regulation (EC) No 2490/96 (
8) to 31 December 1997; whereas
owing to procedural delays the Additional Protocols to the Europe Agree-ments, negotiation of which are concluded, cannot enter into force on 1 July
1997; whereas Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 has therefore been amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1595/97 in order to allow early implementation in theagricultural sector of the negotiation results;
Whereas the Agreements contain provisions intended to guarantee product
origin and the arrangements should be operated using import licences;
whereas rules on the presentation of licence applications and on the entries tobe made on applications and licences are required that differ from those in
Article 8 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988
laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system ofimport and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agriculturalproducts (
9), last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1404/97 (10); whereas
licences should be issued following a reflection period and possibly with a
common percentage acceptance applied;!B
(1) OJ L 328, 30. 12. 1995, p. 31.
(2) OJ L 216, 8. 8. 1997, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 49.
(4) OJ L 189, 30. 7. 1996, p. 99.
(5) OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 77.
(6) OJ L 305, 19. 12. 1995, p. 49.
(7) OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 104.
(8) OJ L 338, 28. 12. 1996, p. 13.
(9) OJ L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.
(10) OJ L 194, 23. 7. 1997, p. 5.1997R1899 — EN — 01.07.2000 — 002.001 — 2
Whereas the Agreements provide for reduced customs duty on imports within
quantitative limits of certain egg and poultrymeat sector products; whereas toensure regularity of importation these quantities should be staggered over theyear;
Whereas to reduce fraud risk compliance with the eligibility criteria for
importers should be checked in the Member State in which they are
established or their registered office located;
Whereas for the purposes of smooth operation of the arrangements security of
ECU 20 per 100 kilograms should be required against import licences;whereas given the risk of speculative misuse of the arrangements where egg
and poultrymeat products are concerned importer access to these products
should be precisely regulated;
Whereas import licences for certain product categories in the egg and
poultrymeat sectors have already been assigned for the period 1 July to 30
September 1997 in line with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1522/97 of 30
July 1997 determining the extent to which applications lodged in July 1997for licences for certain egg and poultrymeat products under the regimeprovided for by the Interim Agreements concluded by the Community with
the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, the
Slovak Republic, Romania and Bulgaria can be accepted (
1); whereas the
quantities available for the period 1 October to 31 December 1997 shouldtherefore be set by reference to the quantities agreed and quotas set for the
period 1 July to 31 December 1997;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2699/93 (
2), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1514/97 (3), set detailed rules for application in the
poultrymeat and egg sectors of the arrangements provided for in the InterimAgreements between the European Economic Community and Poland,
Hungary, and the former Czech and Slovak Federative Republic; whereas
since it is replaced by the present Regulation it should be repealed;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1559/94 (
4), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1514/97, set detailed rules for application in the
poultrymeat and egg sectors of the arrangements provided for in the Interim
Agreements between the Community and Bulgaria and Romania; whereassince it is replaced by the present Regulation it should be repealed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with
the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
All imports into the Community under the arrangements laid down by
Regulations (EC) No 1727/2000, (EC) No 3066/95, (EC) No 2290/2000, (EC)
No 2433/2000, (EC) No 2434/2000 and (EC) No 2435/2000 of products
covered by Annex I to this Regulation shall be subject to presentation of animport licence.
The quantities covered by these arrangements and the reduction in the
Common Customs Tariffs duty are listed by group in Annex I.
Tariff quotas with the serial numbers 09.4672, 09.4627, 09.4630, 09.4633 and
09.4771 shall be administered in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.!B
(1) OJ L 204, 31. 7. 1997, p. 33.
(2) OJ L 245, 1. 10. 1993, p. 88.
(3) OJ L 204, 31. 7. 1997, p. 16.
(4) OJ L 166, 1. 7. 1994, p. 62.!M3
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Article 2
The quantities referred to in Article I are for each period specified in Annex I
staggered as follows:
groups 1, 12, 19 and 28:
— 1 July to 30 September: 35 %,— 1 October to 31 December: 35 %,
— 1 January to 31 March: 15 %,
— 1 April to 30 June: 15 %;
groups 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30,
32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 43, 44 and 45:
— 1 July to 30 September: 25 %,— 1 October to 31 December: 25 %,— 1 January to 31 March: 25 %,— 1 April to 30 June: 25 %.
Article 3
The following provisions shall apply to the import licences indicated in
Article 1:
1. Applicants must be natural or legal persons who at the time of application
can satisfy the competent authority of their Member State that theyimported or exported at least 50 tonnes (product weight) in the case of
products covered by Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 or five tonnes (egg in
shell equivalent) in the case of products covered by Regulation (EEC) No2771/75 or (EEC) No 2783/75 during each of the two calendar years
preceding that in which the licence application is lodged. Retailers and
restaurateurs selling these products to the final consumer are excluded.
2. Licence applications may cover only one of the groups indicated in
Annex I. They may cover products of differing CN codes originating inonly one of the countries to which this Regulation relates. In such cases
all the CN codes and product descriptions must be entered in boxes 16
and 15 respectively. The application must be for a minimum of one tonneand a maximum of 10 % of the quantity available for the group concernedduring the quarter in question as specified in Article 2.
3. Box 8 of the licence application and the licence shall show the country of
origin; the licence shall impose an obligation to import from that country.
4. Box 20 of the licence application and the licence shall carry one of the
following entries:
— Reglamento (CE) n
o1899/97
— Forordning (EF) nr. 1899/97— Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1899/97
—Καν/omikronνισµ/omikronacuteς (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1899/97
—Regulation (EC) No 1899/97
— Règlement (CE) n
o1899/97
— Regolamento (CE) n. 1899/97— Verordening (EG) nr. 1899/97— Regulamento (CE) n
o1899/97
— Asetus (EY) N:o 1899/97— Förordning (EG) nr 1899/97.
5. Box 24 of the licence shall carry one of the following entries:
— Reducción del derecho de aduana en virtud del Reglamento (CE) n
o
1899/97
— Nedsættelse af importafgiften jf. forordning (EF) nr. 1899/97!B1997R1899 — EN — 01.07.2000 — 002.001 — 4
— Ermäßigung des Zollsatzes nach dem GZT gemäß Verordnung (EG)
Nr. 1899/97
—Μείωση τ/omikronυ τελωνειακ/omikronύ δασµ/omikronύ /omikronacuteπως πρ/omikron/betatwoλέπεται στ/omikronν
καν/omikronνισµ/omikronacute (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1899/97
—Customs duty reduction as provided for in Regulation (EC) No
1899/97
— Réduction du droit de douane comme prévu au règlement (CE) no
1899/97
— Riduzione del dazio doganale a norma del regolamento (CE) n.
1899/97
— Douanerecht verlaagd overeenkomstig Verordening (EG) nr. 1899/97
— Redução do direito aduaneiro conforme previsto no Regulamento
(CE) no1899/97
— Tullialennus, josta on säädetty asetuksessa (EY) N:o 1899/97— Nedsättning av tullavgiften enligt förordning (EG) nr 1899/97.
Article 4
1. Licence applications may be lodged only in the first 10 days of each
period specified in Article 2.
However, from 2001, for the period 1 July to 30 September licence
applications may be lodged only in the first 10 days of the month of June ofthe current year.
2. Applications must be lodged with the competent authority of the Member
State in which the applicant is established or has his registered office. They
shall be invalid if the applicant does not declare in writing that he has notlodged and will not lodge, for the period in question, other applications for
products of the same group.
3. If more than one application is lodged for products of one group none of
the applications shall be valid.
4. Member States shall notify to the Commission, on the fifth working day
following the end of the period for lodging applications, those lodged for each
of the products of the groups in question. The applicants and quantities foreach group shall be listed. All notifications, including ‘nil’ ones, shall bemade by telex or fax on the stipulated working day. The form reproduced as
Annex II shall be used for ‘nil’ notifications and those reproduced as Annexes
II and III if applications have been made.
5. The Commission shall decide with all speed to what extent applications
referred to in Article 3 can be met. If the total amount applied for is more than
that available the quantities granted shall be scaled down by a commonpercentage. If it is less than the amount available the Commission shalldetermine the quantity to be added to that available for the next period.
6. Licences shall be issued as soon as possible after the Commission’ s
decision.
7. Licences shall be valid throughout the Community.
Article 5
For the purposes of Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 import
licences shall be valid for 150 days from their actual issue.
However, from 2001, licences issued for the periods 1 January to 31 March
and 1 April to 30 June may not be valid beyond 30 June of the current year.
They shall not be transferable.
Article 6
Security of ECU 20 per 100 kg shall be lodged against applications for import
licences for any product indicated in Article 1.!B
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Article 7
The provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shall be applicable except as
otherwise provided by this Regulation.
However, Article 8 (4) of that Regulation notwithstanding, quantities
imported pursuant to this Regulation may not exceed that indicated in boxes
17 and 18 of the import licence. To that end ‘0’ shall be entered in box 19 of
the licence.
Article 8
The products shall be placed in free circulation on presentation of an EUR.1
certificate issued by the exporting country in accordance with Protocol 4 tothe Europe Agreements concluded with the said countries, or, of a declaration
by the exporter in accordance with the provisions of the said Protocol.
Article 9
The quantities available for applications in the period 1 to 10 October 1997
are given in Annex IV hereto.
Article 10
Regulations (EEC) No 2699/93 and (EC) No 1559/94 are hereby repealed.
Article 11
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1997.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all
Member States.!B1997R1899 — EN — 01.07.2000 — 002.001 — 6
ANNEX I
A. Products originating in Hungary
Duty applicable: 20 % of MFN
Serial No Group No CN codeAnnual quantity from
1.7.2000
(tonnes)Annual increase from
1.7.2001
(tonnes)
09.4716 10 0407 00 30 2 625 265
09.4717 11 0408 91 80 625 65
B. Products originating in Poland
Duty applicable: 20 % of MFN
Serial No Group No CN codeAnnual quantity from
1.7.2000
(tonnes)Annual increase from
1.7.2001
(tonnes)
09.4801 12 0207 32 11 1 875 —
0207 32 150207 32 19
0207 33 11
0207 33 19
ex 0207 35 15
ex 0207 36 15
ex 0207 35 53ex 0207 36 53ex 0207 35 63
ex 0207 36 63
ex 0207 35 79 (
1)
ex 0207 36 79 (1)
09.4810 14 0105 92 00 4 375 —
0105 93 000207 11 100207 11 30
0207 11 90
0207 12 100207 12 90
09.4811 15 0207 13 10 6 125 —
0207 13 200207 13 30
0207 13 40
0207 13 500207 13 600207 13 99
0207 14 10
0207 14 200207 14 30
0207 14 40
0207 14 500207 14 600207 14 70
0207 14 99!
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Serial No Group No CN codeAnnual quantity from
1.7.2000
(tonnes)Annual increase from
1.7.2001
(tonnes)
09.4812 16 0105 99 30 1 750 —
0207 24 10
0207 24 900207 25 10
0207 25 90
0207 26 100207 26 200207 26 30
0207 26 40
0207 26 500207 26 600207 26 70
0207 26 80
0207 26 990207 27 10
0207 27 20
0207 27 300207 27 400207 27 50
0207 27 60
0207 27 700207 27 80
09.4816 17 0407 00 11 1 875 —
0407 00 190407 00 30
09.4825 18 0408 91 80 375 (
2)—
0408 99 80
(1)Duty applicable: 20 % of MFN for CN code 0207 35 53.
(2)In dried egg equivalent (1 kg liquid or frozen egg = 0,25 kg dried egg).
C. Products originating in the Czech Republic
Duty applicable: 20 % of MFN
Serial No Group No CN codeAnnual quantity from
1.7.2000
(tonnes)Annual increase from
1.7.2001
(tonnes)
09.4628 25 0407 00 30 6 625 —
09.4615 26 0408 11 80 375 (1)—
0408 19 810408 19 89
09.4616 27 0408 91 80 2 750 (
2)—
0408 99 80
(1)In liquid egg yolk equivalent (1 kg dried egg yolk = 2,12 kg liquid or frozen egg yolk).
(2)In liquid egg equivalent (1 kg dried egg = 3,9 kg liquid or frozen egg).!M31997R1899 — EN — 01.07.2000 — 002.001 — 8
D. Products originating in the Slovak Republic
Duty applicable: 20 % of MFN
Serial No Group No CN codeAnnual quantity from
1.7.2000
(tonnes)Annual increase from
1.7.2001
(tonnes)
09.4614 34 0407 00 11 3 125 —
0407 00 190407 00 30
09.4615 35 0408 11 80 250 (
1)—
0408 19 810408 19 89
09.4616 36 0408 91 80 1 250 (
2)—
0408 99 80
(1)In liquid egg yolk equivalent (1 kg dried egg yolk = 2,12 kg liquid or frozen egg yolk).
(2)In liquid egg equivalent (1 kg dried egg = 3,9 kg liquid or frozen egg).
E.Products originating in Bulgaria
Duty applicable: 20 % of MFN
Serial No Group No CN codeAnnual quantity from
1.7.2000
(tonnes)Annual increase from
1.7.2001
(tonnes)
09.4656 40 0408 91 80 750 (1)—
0408 99 80
(1)1 kg dried egg = 3,9 kg liquid for frozen egg.!M31997R1899 — EN — 01.07.2000 — 002.001 — 9
ANNEX II
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ANNEX III
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ANNEX IV
(tonnes)
Group No Quantity available
1 4 053,00
2 412,50
4 7 406,007 2 520,008 642,50
9 2 127,50
10 836,8611 275,00
44 605,00
45 990,0012 1 019,60
14 1 925,00
15 1 470,0016 614,60
17 788,75
18 165,0019 239,75
21 1 035,38
23 1 065,0024 157,50
25 2 915,00
26 165,0027 1 210,0028 231,00
30 990,00
32 365,0033 275,00
34 1 375,00
35 110,0036 550,00
37 231,25
38 171,6439 880,00
40 330,00
43 310,31!
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