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aB COMMISSIONREGULATION (EC)No1899/97
of29September1997
aM3 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
2699/93and(EC)No1559/94 c
(OJ L 267, 30.9.1997, p. 67)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
aM1Commission Regulation (EC) No 2719/98 of 16 December 1998 L 342 16 17.12.1998
aM2Commission Regulation (EC) No 1773/2000 of 11 August 2000 L 205 3 12.8.2000
aM3Commission 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).
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COMMISSIONREGULATION(EC)No1899/97
of29September1997
aM3 layingdown rulesof application inthepoultrymeat andegg
sectors for the arrangements covered by Council Regulations (EC)No 1727/2000, (EC) No 3066/95, (EC) No 2290/2000, (EC) No2433/2000, (EC) No 2434/2000 and (EC) No 2435/2000 and repeal-
ingRegulations(EEC)No2699/93and(EC)No1559/94 c
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 Decem-
ber 1995 establishing certain concessions in the form of Communitytariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for theadjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain
agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreements to
take account of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during theUruguay 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 Octo-
ber 1975 on the common organization of the market in eggs(3), as last
amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1516/96(4), and in par-
ticular Article 22 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 Octo-
ber 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 Octo-
ber 1975 on the common system of trade for ovalbumin and lactalbu-
min(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 Agree-ments concluded between the European Communities and their Mem-ber States on the one hand and respectively the Republic of Poland,the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic,
the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania on the other, for the period 1
January 1996 to entry into force of the Additional Protocols; whereasthese adjustments were extended by Council Regulation (EC) No2490/96(
8) to 31 December 1997; whereas owing to procedural delays
the Additional Protocols to the Europe Agreements, negotiation ofwhich are concluded, cannot enter into force on 1 July 1997; whereas
Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 has therefore been amended by Regula-
tion (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 pro-
duct origin and the arrangements should be operated using importlicences; whereas rules on the presentation of licence applications andon the entries to be made on applications and licences are requiredthat 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 of import and export licencesand advance fixing certificates for agricultural products(
9), last
(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.
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amended by Regulation (EC) No 1404/97(1); whereas licences should
be issued following areflection period a nd possibly with acommonpercentage acceptance applied;
Whereas the Agreements provide for reduced customs duty on imports
within quantitative limits of certain egg and poultrymeat sector pro-ducts; 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 theyare 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 againstimport 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 applicationslodged in July 1997 for licences for certain egg and poultrymeat pro-ducts under the regime provided for by the Interim Agreements con-cluded by the Community with the Republic of Poland, the Republic
of Hungary, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Romania and
Bulgaria can be accepted(
2); whereas the quantities available for the
period 1 October to 31 December 1997 should therefore be set byreference to the quantities agreed and quotas set for the period 1 Julyto 31 December 1997;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2699/93(
3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1514/97(4), set detailed rules for
application in the poultrymeat and egg sectors of the arrangementsprovided for in the Interim Agreements between the European Eco-nomic Community and Poland, Hungary, and the former Czech and
Slovak Federative Republic; whereas since it is replaced by the pre-
sent Regulation it should be repealed;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1559/94(
5), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1514/97, set detailed rules for appli-
cation in the poultrymeat and egg sectors of the arrangements pro-vided for in the Interim Agreements between the Community and Bul-garia and Romania; whereas since it is replaced by the present Regu-lation it should be repealed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accor-
dance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeatand 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 sub-ject to presentation 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.
(1) OJ L 194, 23. 7. 1997, p. 5.
(2) OJ L 204, 31. 7. 1997, p. 33.
(3) OJ L 245, 1. 10. 1993, p. 88.
(4) OJ L 204, 31. 7. 1997, p. 16.
(5) OJ L 166, 1. 7. 1994, p. 62.bM3
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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 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.
Article 2
The quantitites referred to in Article 1 are for each period referred to
in Annex I to this Regulation staggered as follows:
Group 12:
— 1 July to 30 September: 35 %
— 1 October to 31 December: 35 %,
— 1 January to 31 March: 15 %,
— 1 April to 30 June: 15 %.
Other groups:— 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 MemberState that they imported or exported at least 50 tonnes (productweight) in the case of products covered by Regulation (EEC) No
2777/75 or five tonnes (egg in shell equivalent) in the case of pro-
ducts covered by Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 or (EEC) No2783/75 during each of the two calendar years preceding that inwhich the licence application is lodged. Retailers and restaurateursselling 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 originat-
ing in only one of the countries to which this Regulation relates. Insuch cases all the CN codes and product descriptions must beentered in boxes 16 and 15 respectively. The application must befor a minimum of one tonne and a maximum of 10 % of the quan-
tity available for the group 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 importfrom 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
—Kanonism/C213ß (EK) ariu. 1899 /97
— Regulation (EC) No 1899/97
— RhVwSSglement (CE) no1899/97
— Regolamento (CE) n. 1899/97
— Verordening (EG) nr. 1899/97
— Regulamento (CE) no1899/97
— Asetus (EY) N:o 1899/97
— FhVHIFrordning (EG) nr 1899/97.
5. Box 24 of the licence shall carry one of the following entries:bB
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— ReduccihVHIMn del derecho de aduana en virtud del Reglamento
(CE) no1899/97
— Nedsættelse af importafgiften jf. forordning (EF) nr. 1899/97— ErmhVHHPßigung des Zollsatzes nach dem GZT gemhVHHPß Verordnung
(EG) Nr. 1899/97
—Me/C212vsh toy telvneiako/C215 dasmo/C215 /C213pvß probl/C210petai ston
kanonism/C213 (EK) ariu. 1899 /97
— Customs duty reduction as provided for in Regulation (EC) No
1899/97
— RhVHwFduction du droit de douane comme prhVHwFvu au rhVwSSglement (CE)
n
o1899/97
— Riduzione del dazio doganale a norma del regolamento (CE) n.
1899/97
— Douanerecht verlaagd overeenkomstig Verordening (EG) nr.
1899/97
— ReduhVHMw¼o do direito aduaneiro conforme previsto no Regula-
mento (CE) no1899/97
— Tullialennus, josta on shVHHPhVHHPdetty asetuksessa (EY) N:o 1899/97— NedshVHHPttning av tullavgiften enligt fhVHIFrordning (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 ofJune of 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 regis-tered office. They shall be invalid if the applicant does not declare inwriting that he has not lodged and will not lodge, for the period inquestion, 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 notifica-
tions, including ‘nil’ ones, shall be made by telex or fax on the stipu-lated working day. The form reproduced as Annex II shall be used for‘nil’ notifications and those reproduced as Annexes II and III if appli-cations 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 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 Commis-
sion'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 ofthe current year.b
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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 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 withProtocol 4 to the Europe Agreements concluded with the said coun-tries, or, of a declaration by the exporter in accordance with the provi-sions 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.
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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
(tonnes)Annual
increase from
1.7.2001
(tonnes)
09.4801 12 0207 32 11 1 875 —
0207 32 15
0207 32 19
0207 33 11
0207 33 19
ex 0207 35 15
ex 0207 36 15
ex 0207 35 53
ex 0207 36 53
ex 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 00
0207 11 10
0207 11 30
0207 11 90
0207 12 10
0207 12 90
09.4811 15 0207 13 10 6 125 —
0207 13 20
0207 13 30
0207 13 40
0207 13 50
0207 13 60
0207 13 99
0207 14 10
0207 14 20
0207 14 30
0207 14 40
0207 14 50
0207 14 60
0207 14 70
0207 14 99
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Serial No Group No CN codeAnnual quan-
tity 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 90
0207 25 10
0207 25 90
0207 26 10
0207 26 20
0207 26 30
0207 26 40
0207 26 50
0207 26 60
0207 26 70
0207 26 80
0207 26 99
0207 27 10
0207 27 20
0207 27 30
0207 27 40
0207 27 50
0207 27 60
0207 27 70
0207 27 80
09.4816 17 0407 00 11 1 875 —
0407 00 19
0407 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.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).
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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.
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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
43 310,31