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►B COMMISSIONREGULATION(EC)No1899/97
of29September1997
►M4 layingdownrulesfortheapplicationinthepoultrymeatandeggsectorsofthearrangements
under the Europe Agreements with central and eastern European countries provided for byCouncil Regulations (EC) No 1727/2000, (EC) No 2290/2000, (EC) No 2433/2000, (EC) No 2434/2000,(EC)No2435/2000and(EC)No2851/2000andrepealingRegulations(EEC)No2699/93and
(EC)No1559/94 ◄
(OJ L 267, 30.9.1997, p. 67)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Regulation (EC) No 2719/98 of 16 December 1998 L 342 16 17.12.1998
►M2Commission Regulation (EC) No 1773/2000 of 11 August 2000 L 205 3 12.8.2000
►M3Commission Regulation (EC) No 2704/2000 of 11 December 2000 L 311 27 12.12.2000
►M4Commission Regulation (EC) No 2865/2000 of 27 December 2000 L 333 6 29.12.2000
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) andCouncil Regulation (EC) No 1103/97 (OJ L 162, 19.6.1997, p. 1).
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COMMISSIONREGULATION(EC)No1899/97
of29September1997
►M4 layingdownrulesfortheapplicationinthepoultrymeatand
eggsectorsofthearrangementsundertheEuropeAgreementswithcentral and eastern European countries provided for by CouncilRegulations(EC)No1727/2000,(EC)No2290/2000,(EC)No2433/
2000,(EC)No2434/2000,(EC)No2435/2000and(EC)No2851/2000
and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2699/93 and (EC) No 1559/
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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 an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agriculturalconcessions provided for in the Europe Agreements to take account ofthe Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay RoundMultilateral 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 EuropeAgreements concluded between the European Communities and theirMember States on the one hand and respectively the Republic of Poland,the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, the
Republicof Bulgaria and Romania on the other, for the period 1 January
1996 to entry into force of the Additional Protocols; whereas theseadjustments were extended by Council Regulation (EC) No 2490/96(
8)
to 31 December 1997; whereas owing to procedural delays theAdditional Protocols to the Europe Agreements, negotiation of whichare 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;1997R1899 — EN — 01.01.2001 — 004.001 — 2
(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.
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Whereas the Agreements contain provisions intended to guarantee
product origin and the arrangements should be operated using importlicences; whereas rules on the presentation of licence applications and
on the entries to be made on applications and licences are required that
differ from those in Article 8 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying down common detailed rules forthe application of the system of import and export licences and advancefixing certificates for agricultural products(
1), last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1404/97(2); whereas licences should be issued
following a reflection period and possibly with a common percentageacceptance applied;
Whereas the Agreements provide for reduced customs duty on imports
within quantitative limits of certain egg and poultrymeat sector products;whereas to ensure regularity of importation these quantities should be
staggered over the year;
Whereas to reduce fraud risk compliance with the eligibility criteria for
importers should be checked in the Member State in which they areestablished 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 thearrangements where egg and poultrymeat products are concernedimporter 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 lodgedin July 1997 for licences for certain egg and poultrymeat products underthe regime provided for by the Interim Agreements concluded by theCommunity with the Republicof Poland, the Republicof Hungary, the
Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Romania and Bulgaria can be
accepted(
3); whereas the quantities available for the period 1 October to
31 December 1997 should therefore be set by reference to the quantitiesagreed and quotas set for the period 1 July to 31 December 1997;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2699/93(
4), as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 1514/97(5), set detailed rules for application in
the poultrymeat and egg sectors of the arrangements provided for in the
Interim Agreements between the European Economic Community andPoland, Hungary, and the former Czech and Slovak Federative Republic;whereas since it is replaced by the present Regulation it should berepealed;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1559/94(
6), as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 1514/97, set detailed rules for application in thepoultrymeat and egg sectors of the arrangements provided for in theInterim Agreements between the Community and Bulgaria andRomania; whereas since it is replaced by the present Regulation itshould be repealed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance
with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat andEggs,1997R1899 — EN — 01.01.2001 — 004.001 — 3
(1) OJ L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 194, 23. 7. 1997, p. 5.
(3) OJ L 204, 31. 7. 1997, p. 33.
(4) OJ L 245, 1. 10. 1993, p. 88.
(5) OJ L 204, 31. 7. 1997, p. 16.
(6) OJ L 166, 1. 7. 1994, p. 62.
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
All imports into the Community under the arrangements provided for by
Regulations (EC) No 1727/2000, (EC) No 2290/2000, (EC) No 2433/
2000, (EC) No 2434/2000, (EC) No 2435/2000 and (EC) No 2851/2000
of products covered by Annex I to this Regulation shall be subject topresentation of an import 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 Articles308a, 308b and 308cof Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.
Article 2
The quantities referred to in Article 1 shall be staggered as follows for
each period specified in Annex I:
— 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 they imported or exported at least 50 tonnes (product weight) in
the case of products covered by Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 or fivetonnes (egg in shell equivalent) in the case of products covered byRegulation (EEC) No 2771/75 or (EEC) No 2783/75 during each ofthe two calendar years preceding that in which the licence applicationis 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
in only one of the countries to which this Regulation relates. In suchcases all the CN codes and product descriptions must be entered inboxes 16 and 15 respectively. The application must be for a minimumof one tonne and a maximum of 10 % of the quantity available for thegroup concerned during 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
—Κανονισµός (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
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— 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)
no1899/97
— Nedsættelse af importafgiften jf. forordning (EF) nr. 1899/97
— Ermäßigung des Zollsatzes nach dem GZT gemäß Verordnung
(EG) Nr. 1899/97
—Μείωση του τελωνειακού δασµού όπως προβλέπεται στον
κανονισµό (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 Juneof the current year.
2. Applications must be lodged with the competent authority of the
Member State in which the applicant is established or has his registeredoffice. They shall be invalid if the applicant does not declare in writingthat he has not lodged 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 for each group shall be listed. All notifications,
including ‘nil’ ones, shall be made by telex or fax on the stipulatedworking day. The form reproduced as Annex II shall be used for ‘nil’notifications and those reproduced as Annexes II and III if applicationshave 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 bescaled down by a common percentage. If it is less than the amountavailable the Commission shall determine the quantity to be added tothat 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.1997R1899 — EN — 01.01.2001 — 004.001 — 5
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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 thecurrent 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.
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 inboxes 17 and 18 of the import licence. To that end ‘0’ shall be entered inbox 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 to the Europe Agreements concluded with the said countries,
or, of a declaration by the exporter in accordance with the provisions ofthe 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.1997R1899 — EN — 01.01.2001 — 004.001 — 6
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ANNEXI
A.ProductsoriginatinginHungary
Duty applicable: 20 % of MFN
Serial No Group No CN codeAnnual quan-
tity 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.ProductsoriginatinginPoland
Duty applicable: 20 % of MFN
Serial No Group No CN codeAnnual quan-
tity from
1.7.2000 to
30.6.2001
(tonnes)Annual
increase from
1.7.2001
(tonnes)
09.4816 17 0407 00 11
0407 00 19
0407 00 301 875 —
09.4825 18 0408 91 80
0408 99 80375 (*) —
(*) In dried egg equivalent (100 kg liquid or frozen egg = 25,7 kg dried egg).
C.ProductsoriginatingintheCzechRepublic
Duty applicable: 20 % of MFN
Serial No Group No CN codeAnnual quan-
tity 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 81
0408 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).1997R1899 — EN — 01.01.2001 — 004.001 — 7
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D.ProductsoriginatingintheSlovakRepublic
Duty applicable: 20 % of MFN
Serial No Group No CN codeAnnual quan-
tity from
1.7.2000
(tonnes)Annual
increase from
1.7.2001
(tonnes)
09.4614 34 0407 00 11 3 125 —
0407 00 19
0407 00 30
09.4615 35 0408 11 80 250 (1)—
0408 19 81
0408 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.ProductsoriginatinginBulgaria
Duty applicable: 20 % of MFN
Serial No Group No CN codeAnnual quan-
tity 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.1997R1899 — EN — 01.01.2001 — 004.001 — 8
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ANNEXII
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ANNEXIII
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ANNEXIV
(tonnes)
Group No Quantity available
1 4 053,00
2 412,50
4 7 406,00
7 2 520,00
8 642,50
9 2 127,50
10 836,86
11 275,00
44 605,00
45 990,0012 1 019,60
14 1 925,00
15 1 470,00
16 614,60
17 788,75
18 165,00
19 239,75
21 1 035,38
23 1 065,00
24 157,50
25 2 915,00
26 165,00
27 1 210,00
28 231,00
30 990,00
32 365,00
33 275,00
34 1 375,00
35 110,0036 550,00
37 231,25
38 171,64
39 880,00
40 330,00
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