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of26March1997
establishing detailed rules for the application in the pigmeat sector of the Interim Agreement on
Trade and Trade-related Measures between the European Community, the European Coal andSteelCommunityandtheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCommunity,oftheonepart,andtheRepublic
ofSlovenia,oftheotherpart
(OJ L 85, 27.3.1997, p. 56)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Regulation (EC) No 2868/2000 of 27 December 2000 L 333 17 29.12.2000
►M2Commission Regulation (EC) No 1006/2001 of 23 May 2001 L 140 13 24.5.2001
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)No571/97
of26March1997
establishingdetailedrulesfortheapplication inthepigmeatsector
of the Interim Agreement on Trade and Trade-related Measuresbetween the European Community, the European Coal and SteelCommunity and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the
onepart,andtheRepublicofSlovenia,oftheotherpart
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 410/97 of 24 February
1997 on certain procedures for applying the Interim Agreement on Tradeand Trade-related Measures between the European Community, theEuropean Coal and Steel Community and the European AtomicEnergyCommunity, of the one part, and the Republicof Slovenia(
1), of the
other part, and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October
1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat(2), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94(3), and in particular Article 8
(2) thereof,
Whereas an Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related measures
between the European Community, the European Coal and SteelCommunity and the European AtomicEnergy Community, of the onepart, and the Republicof Slovenia, of the other part, signed in Brussels
on 11 November 1996(
4), provides that, pending the entry into force of
the Europe Agreement, the provisions of that Agreement as regards tradeand trade-related measures are to enter into force; whereas thoseprovisions are to apply temporarily from 1 January 1997;
Whereas provision should be made for the administration of the
arrangements set up by the Interim Agreement, by means of importlicences; whereas, to that end, notwithstanding Article 8 of CommissionRegulation (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying downcommon detailed rules for the application of the system of import andexport licences and advance-fixing certificates for agricultural
products(
5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2350/96(6),
detailed rules for submission of the applications and the particularswhich should appear in applications and licences should be laid down;whereas, in addition, provision should be made for licences to be issuedafter a period of consideration, applying, where necessary, a single
acceptance rate;
Whereas, in order to ensure regular imports, the quantities of products
benefiting under the arrangements should be staggered over the year;
Whereas, in order to ensure proper administration of the system, the
security for import licences under the said system should be fixed atECU 30 per 100 kilograms; whereas, in view of the likelihood ofspeculation inherent in the system in the pigmeat sector, preciseconditions governing access by traders to the said system should be laid
down;
Whereas the attention of traders should be drawn to the fact that licences
may be used only for products that comply with all the veterinaryrequirements in force in the Community;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance
with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,1997R0571 — EN — 31.05.2001 — 002.001 — 2
(1) OJ No L 62, 4. 3. 1997, p. 5.
(2) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.
(3) OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.
(4) OJ No L 344, 31. 12. 1996, p. 3.
(5) OJ No L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.
(6) OJ NoL 320, 11. 12. 1996, p. 4.
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
All imports into the Community under the arrangements provided for in
Protocol No 1 to the Interim Agreement between the Community andSlovenia of products with the CN codes and in the groups referred to inAnnex I to this Regulation shall be subject to presentation of an importlicence.
The quantities of products to which those arrangements apply and the
rates of customs duty shall be those listed in Annex I.
Article 2
The quantities referred to in Article 1 shall be staggered as follows:
— 25 % in the period 1 January to 31 March,
— 25 % in the period 1 April to 30 June,
— 25 % in the period 1 July to 30 September,
— 25 % in the period 1 October to 31 December.
Article 3
1. Applicants for the import licences referred to in Article 1 shall be
natural or legal persons who, at the time when applications are
submitted, can prove to the satisfaction of the competent authorities ofthe Member States that they have been active in trade with thirdcountries in the pigmeat sector for at least the preceding twelve months:however, retail establishments or restaurants selling their products to
final consumers shall be excluded from this system.
2. The licence application may mention only one of the group
numbers defined in Annex I hereto; it may involve several products
covered by different CN codes. In such cases, all the CN codes shall beindicated in section 16 and their description in section 15 of the licenceapplication.
A licence application must relate to at least 200 kilograms and to a
maximum of 10 % of the quantity available for the group concerned andthe period as specified in Article 2.
3. Section 8 of licence applications and licences shall indicate the
country of origin; licences shall entail an obligation to import from thecountry indicated.
4. Section 20 of licence applications and licences shall show one of
the following:
Reglamento (CE) n
o571/97
Forordning (EF) nr. 571/97
Verordnung (EG) Nr. 571/97
Κανονισµός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 571/97
Regulation (EC) No 571/97Règlement (CE) n
o571/97
Regolamento (CE) n. 571/97
Verordening (EG) nr. 571/97Regulamento (CE) n
o571/97
Asetus (EY) N:o 571/97Förordning (EG) nr 571/97.
5. Section 24 of licences shall show one of the following:Import duty reduced by 80 %:Reglamento (CE) n
o571/97
Forordning (EF) nr. 571/97Verordnung (EG) Nr. 571/971997R0571 — EN — 31.05.2001 — 002.001 — 3
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Κανονισµός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 571/97
Regulation (EC) No 571/97
Règlement (CE) no571/97
Regolamento (CE) n. 571/97
Verordening (EG) nr. 571/97
Regulamento (CE) no571/97
Asetus (EY) N:o 571/97
Förordning (EG) nr 571/97.
Article 4
1. Licence applications shall be lodged during the first seven days of
the month preceding each period as specified in Article 2.
2. Licence applications shall be admissible only where the applicant
declares in writing that he has not submitted and undertakes not tosubmit any applications, in respect of the current period, concerning
products in the same group in the Member State in which his application
is lodged, or in other Member States.
Where the same applicant submits more than one application relating to
products in the same group, all applications from that person shall beinadmissible.
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M1A security of EUR 20 per 100 kg shall be lodged for import
licence applications for all products referred to in Article 1. ◄
4. Member States shall notify the Commission on the third working
day following the end of the application submission period ofapplications submitted for each of the products in the group. Suchnotification shall include a list of applicants and a statement of the
quantities applied for in each group.
All notifications, including nil returns, shall be made by telex or fax on
the working day stipulated, using the model in Annex II in cases whereno application has been submitted and the models in Annexes II and IIIin cases where applications have been submitted.
5. The Commission shall decide as quickly as possible to what extent
the applications referred to in Article 3 may be granted.
If quantities in respect of which licences have been applied for exceed
the quantities available, the Commission shall fix as single acceptancerate as a percentage of quantities applied for.
6. Licences shall be issued as quickly as possible after the
Commission has taken its decision.
7. Licences may be used only for products complying with all the
veterinary requirements in force in the Community.
8. Member States shall notify the Commission, before the end of the
fourth month following each annual period defined in Annex I, of the
quantities of actual imports of products under this Regulation for that
period.
All notifications, including notifications that there have been no import,
shall be made using the model shown in Annex IV.
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 date ofissue.1997R0571 — EN — 31.05.2001 — 002.001 — 4
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However, licences shall not be valid beyond 31 December of the year of
issue.
Licences shall not be transferable.
Article 6
Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shall apply without prejudice to the
provisions of this Regulation.
Notwithstanding Article 8 (4) of that Regulation, the quantity imported
under this Regulation may not exceed that shown in sections 17 and 18of the import licence. The figure ‘0’ shall accordingly be entered insection 19 of licences.
Article 7
The products shall benefit from the customs duties listed in Annex I
upon presentation of a movement certificate EUR 1 issued by theexporting country in accordance with Protocol No 4 annexed to the
Interim Agreement.
Article 8
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States.1997R0571 — EN — 31.05.2001 — 002.001 — 5
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ANNEX I
ReductionstotheCommonCustomsTariffduty
Order No Group No CN code Description (1)Applicable duty
(% of MFN)Annual quantity
for 2000
(tonnes)Annual quantity
for 2001
(tonnes)Annual quantity
for successive
years
(tonnes)Special provisions
09.4113 23 0210 11 31 Domesticswine hams and c uts thereof, with bone in,
dried or smokedFree 200 400 400 (2)
09.4089 24 ex 1601 00 91
ex 1601 00 99Sausages and similar products, of meat, offal or
blood; other than poultry20 130 140 150
09.4114 25 0210 19 81 Dried or smoked boneless domesticswine meat Free 75 150 150 (2)
09.4120 26 ex 1601 00 Sausages and similar produts, of meat, offal or blood;
of poultryFree 500 1 000 1 000 (2)
(1) Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording of the description of the products is to be considered as having no more than indicative value, the preferential scheme being determined,
within the context of this Annex, by the coverage of the CN code. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by applicat ion to the CN code and corresponding description taken together.
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ANNEX II
Application of Regulation (EC) No 571/97
SLOVENIA
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ANNEX III
Application of Regulation (EC) No 571/97
SLOVENIA
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ANNEX IV
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