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►B COMMISSIONREGULATION(EC)No701/2003
of16April2003
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EC)No2286/2002asregards
thearrangementsapplicabletoimportsofcertainpoultrymeatandeggproductsoriginatinginthe
African,CaribbeanandPacific States(ACPStates)
(OJ L 99, 17.4.2003, p. 32)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
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COMMISSIONREGULATION(EC)No701/2003
of16April2003
laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regula-
tion (EC) No 2286/2002 as regards the arrangements applicable toimportsofcertain poultrymeatandeggproductsoriginatinginthe
African,CaribbeanandPacific States(ACPStates)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October
1975 on the common organisation of the market in eggs (1), as last
amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 493/2002 (2), and in
particular Article 3 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October
1975 on the common organisation of the market in poultrymeat (3), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 493/2002, and in particularArticle 3 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 of 10
December 2002 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural productsand goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products origi-nating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) andrepealing Regulation (EC) No 1706/98(
4), and in particular Article 5
thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 implements the amendments to
the arrangements for imports from the ACP States made as a
result of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement signed in Cotonou
on 23 June 2000 (5). Article 1(3) of that Regulation introduces
general arrangements for reducing customs duties for theproducts in Annex I thereto and specific arrangements for redu-cing customs duties, within the framework of the tariff quotas,for certain products in Annex II thereto.
(2)As a result of these new import arrangements, detailed rules ofapplication should be laid down for the issue of import licencesfor products qualifying for reduced duties. Commission Regula-tion (EC) No 704/1999 of 31 March1999 laying down detailedrules for the application of the arrangements for imports of eggsand poultrymeat products originating in the African, Caribbean
and Pacific States (ACP States) and repealing Regulation (EEC)
No 903/90 (
6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1043/2001 (7),
should therefore be repealed.
(3)For the purposes of managing the tariff import quotas, thegeneral rules 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 (
8), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 325/2003 (9), should be
applied where this Regulation does not lay down specific rules.
(4)In order to ensure proper administration of the quotas, a securityshould be required for applications for import licences andcertain conditions should be laid down as regards applicants2003R0701 — EN — 14.12.2003 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 49.
(2) OJ L 77, 20.3.2002, p. 7.
(3) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 77.
(4) OJ L 348, 21.12.2002, p. 5.
(5) OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 3.
(6) OJ L 89, 1.4.1999, p. 29.
(7) OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 24.
(8) OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1.
(9) OJ L 47, 21.2.2003, p. 21.
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themselves. The quotas should also be staggered over the year
and the term of validity of licences should be specified.
(5)To allow optimum management of the tariff quota, this Regula-tion should apply from 1 January 2003.
(6)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 Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002
of products covered by CN codes listed in Annex I to this Regulationshall qualify for reduced customs duties on presentation of an importlicence.
Licences shall be issued under the conditions laid down in this Regula-
tion and within the limit of the quotas laid down in Annex II to
Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002.
Article 2
The annual tariff quota referred to in Annex I shall be staggered as
follows:
— 50 % in the period 1 January to 30 June,
— 50 % in the period 1 July to 31 December.
Article 3
1. Applicants for import licences for products referred to in Annex I
shall be natural or legal persons who, at the time when applications aresubmitted, can prove to the satisfaction of the competent authorities ofthe Member States that they have been active in trade with third coun-tries in the poultrymeat sector for at least the preceding 12 months.
However, retail establishments or restaurants selling their products to
final consumers shall be excluded from the reduction in customs duties.
2. Import licence applications may mention only one of the quota
numbers referred to in Annex I. They may involve several productscovered by different CN codes. In such cases, all the CN codes shallbe indicated in box 16 and their description in box 15 of licence appli-cations and licences.
Applications must be for a minimum of one tonne and a maximum of
50 % of the quantity available for the quota concerned and the period
specified in Article 2.
Article 4
1. Box 8 of licence applications and licences shall indicate the
country of origin. Licences shall entail an obligation to import fromthe country indicated.
2. Box 20 of licence applications and licences shall carry one of the
following entries:
— Producto ACP — Reglamentos (CE) n
o2286/2002 y (CE) no701/
2003
— AVS-produkt — forordning (EF) nr. 2286/2002 og (EF) nr. 701/
2003
— AKP-Erzeugnis — Verordnungen (EG) Nr. 2286/2002 und (EG)
Nr. 701/2003
—Προϊόν ΑΚΕ —Κανονισµοί (ΕΚ) αριθ. 2286 /2002και (ΕΚ)
αριθ. 701 /20032003R0701 — EN — 14.12.2003 — 001.001 — 3
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— ACP product — Regulations (EC) No 2286/2002 and (EC) No 701/
2003
— Produit ACP — règlements (CE) no2286/2002 et (CE) no701/2003
— Prodotto ACP — regolamenti (CE) n. 2286/2002 e (CE) n. 701/
2003
— ACS-product — Verordeningen (EG) nr. 2286/2002 en (EG) nr.
701/2003
— Produto ACP — Regulamentos (CE) n.o2286/2002 e (CE) n.o701/
2003
— AKT-tuote — asetukset (EY) N:o 2286/2002 ja (EY) N:o 701/2003
— AVS-produkt — förordningarna (EG) nr 2286/2002 och(EG) nr
701/2003.
3. Box 24 of licences shall carry one of the following entries:
— Reducción del derecho de aduana en virtud del Reglamento (CE) no
701/2003
— Toldnedsættelse, jf. forordning (EF) nr. 701/2003
— Ermäßigung des Zollsatzes gemäß der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 701/
2003
—Μείωση του δασµού όπως προβλέπεται στον κανονισµό (ΕΚ)
αριθ. 701 /2003
— Customs duty reduction as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 701/
2003
— Réduction du droit de douane comme prévu au règlement (CE) no
701/2003
— Riduzione del dazio doganale a norma del regolamento (CE) n.
701/2003
— Douanerecht verlaagd overeenkomstig Verordening (EG) nr. 701/
2003
— Redução do direito aduaneiro conforme previsto no Regulamento
(CE) n.o701/2003
— Tullialennus, josta on säädetty asetuksessa (EY) N:o 701/2003
— Nedsättning av tullavgiften enligt förordning (EG) nr 701/2003.
Article 5
1. Licence applications may only be lodged during the first seven
days of the month preceding each period specified in Article 2. They
must be lodged with the competent authority of the Member State
where the applicant is established or has his or her registered place ofbusiness.
2. Applications shall be admissible only where applicants declare in
writing that they have not lodged and will not be lodging, for theperiod in question, other applications for products of the same quotain the Member State where the application is lodged or anotherMember State. If an applicant lodges more than one application for
products of one quota none of the applications shall be valid.
3. The Member States shall notify the Commission no later than the
third working day following the end of the application submission
period of applications lodged for each of the products of the group inquestion. Suchnotification sh all comprise a list of applicants and ofquantities applied for by quota.
All notifications shall be made by fax or by electronic means using the
model shown in Annex II in cases where no applications have beenmade (‘nil’ returns) or the models shown in Annexes II and III in caseswhere applications have been made.
4. The Commission shall decide to what extent quantities may be
awarded in respect of applications.
If quantities in respect of which licences have been applied for exceed
the quantities available, the Commission shall fix a single percentagereducing the quantities applied for.2003R0701 — EN — 14.12.2003 — 001.001 — 4
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If the overall quantity covered by applications is less than the quantity
available, the Commission shall calculate the quantity remaining,which shall be added to the quantity available in respect of the
following period in the same year.
5. Licences shall be issued as soon as possible subject to the
Commissions decision regarding acceptance of the applications.
6. The Member States shall communicate to the Commission, before
the end of the fourth month following each annual period specified inArticle 2, the quantities actually imported under this Regulation in thatperiod.
All notifications, including notifications that there have been no
imports, shall be made using the model shown in Annex IV.
Article 6
1. Import licences shall be valid for 180 days from the date of actual
issue in accordance withArticle 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/
2000.
However, licences shall not be valid beyond 31 December of the year
of issue.
2. Import licences issued pursuant to this Regulation shall not be
transferable.
Article 7
A security of EUR 20 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged for import
licence applications for all products.
Article 8
Import under the arrangements for a reduction in customs duties
provided for in this Regulation may take place only if the origin of
the products concerned is certified by the competent authorities of the
exporting countries in accordance withth e rules of origin applicable tothe products in question pursuant to Protocol 1 to the ACP-EC Partner-ship Agreement signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000.
Article 9
Unless this Regulation provides otherwise, Regulation (EC) No 1291/
2000 shall apply.
Article 10
Regulation (EC) No 704/1999 is hereby repealed.
Article 11
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in
theOfficial Journal of the European Union .
It shall apply from 1 January 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
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ANNEX I
Productsreferred toinArticle 1(3)ofandAnnexIItoRegulation(EC)No
2286/2002qualifyingforareductionincustomsdutyunderaquota
Order No Quota No CN codeReduction in
customs duty
(%)Annual quan-
tity
(tonnes)
09.4024 Q3 0207 65 400
09.4025 Q4 1602 31
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ANNEX II
Regulation(EC)No701/2003—ACPimports
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ANNEX III
Regulation(EC)No701/2003—ACPimports
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ANNEX IV
Communicationofquantitiesactuallyimported
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