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►B COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2497/96
of 18 December 1996
laying down procedures for applying in the poultrymeat sector the arrangements provided for in
theAssociationAgreementandtheInterimAgreementbetweentheEuropeanCommunityandthe
State of Israel
(OJ L 338, 28.12.1996, p. 48)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Regulation (EC) No 1514/97 of 30 July 1997 L204 16 31.7.1997
NB: ThisconsolidatedversioncontainsreferencestotheEuropeanunitofaccountand/ortheecu,whichfrom1January1999
shouldbeunderstoodasreferencestotheeuro—CouncilRegulation(EEC)No3308/80(OJL345,20.12.1980,p.1)andCouncil Regulation (EC) No 1103/97 (OJ L 162, 19.6.1997, p. 1).
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2497/96
of 18 December 1996
laying down procedures for applying in the poultrymeat sector the
arrangements provided for in the Association Agreement and theInterim Agreement between the European Community and the
State of Israel
THE COMMISSIONOF THE EUROPEANCOMMUN ITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No2398/96of12December
1996 opening the tariff quota for turkey meat from Israel provided forin the Association Agreement and the Interim Agreement between theEuropeanCommunityandtheStateofIsrael(
1)andinparticularArticle
2 thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2777/75of29October
1975onthecommonorganizationofthemarketpoultrymeat(2),aslast
amendedbyCommissionRegulation(EC)No2615/95(3),andinpartic-
ular Article 15 thereof,
Whereas, pending entry into force of the Association Agreement, the
arrangements for trade were applied by virtue of Decision 96/206/ECSC,ECoftheCouncilandtheCommissionof22December1996onthe conclusion by the European Community of an Interim Agreementon trade and trade-related matters between the European Communityand the European Coal and Steel Community of the one part and theStateofIsraeloftheotherpart(
4),signedon18December1995andin
force from 1 January 1996;
Whereas provision should be made for the administration of the said
arrangements to be by means of import licences; whereas, to that end,notwithstandingArticle8ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3719/88of 16 November 1988 laying down common detailed rules for theapplication of the system of import and export licences and advance-fixingcertificatesforagriculturalproducts(
5),aslastamendedbyRegu-
lation(EC)No2350/96(6),detailedrulesforsubmissionoftheapplica-
tions and the particulars which should appear in applications andlicencesshouldbelaiddown;whereas,inaddition,provisionshouldbemadeforlicencestobeissuedafteraperiodofconsideration,applying,where necessary, a single acceptance rate;
Whereas,inordertoensureregularimports,thequantitieslaiddownin
Annex I to this Regulation should be staggered over the year;
Whereas, since the arrangements cannot be applied until 1 January
1997,thequotaprovidedfor1996shouldbecarriedforwardinto1997;
Whereas, in order to ensure proper administration of the system, the
security for import licences under the said system should be fixed atECU 20 per 100 kilograms; whereas, in view of the likelihood ofspeculation inherent in the system in the poultrymeat sector, preciseconditionsgoverningaccessbytraderstothesaidsystemshouldbelaiddown;
Whereas the attention of traders should be drawn to the fact that
licences may be used only for products that comply with all the veter-inary requirements in force in the Community;
(1) OJ No L 327, 18. 12. 1996, p. 7.
(2) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 88.
(3) OJ No L 305, 19. 12. 1995, p. 49.
(4) OJ No L 71, 20. 3. 1996, p. 1.
(5) OJ No L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.
(6) OJ No L 320, 11. 12. 1996, p. 4.
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WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationareinaccordancewith the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat andEggs,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
AllimportsintotheCommunityunderthearrangementsprovidedforin
Protocol1totheAssociationAgreementandtotheInterimAgreementbetweentheEuropeanCommunityandtheStateofIsraelofproductsingroupI1referredtoinAnnexItothisRegulationshallbesubjecttothepresentation of an import licence.
The quantities of products to which those arrangements apply and the
rates of customs duty shall be those listed in Annex I.
The rate or reduction in the customs duty shall be that provided for in
Article 2 for the period for which a licence is requested.
Article 2
The quotas 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
The import licences provided for in Article 1 shall be subject to the
following rules:
(a) applicantsforimportlicencesmustbenaturalorlegalpersonswho,
atthetimeapplicationsaresubmitted,canprovetothesatisfactionof the competent authorities of the Member States that they haveimported or exported not less than 50 tonnes of products fallingunder Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 in each of the two calendaryearsprecedingtheyearinwhichthelicenceapplicationislodged.However, retail establishments or restaurants selling their productsto final consumers are excluded from the benefits of this system;
(b) the licence application may involve several products covered by
different CNcodes. In such cases, all the CNcodes shall beindicated in section 16 and their description in section 15.
Ass licence application must relate to at least one tonne and to a
maximumof10%ofthequantityavailableforthegroupconcernedand the period as specified in Article 2;
(c) section 8 of licence applications and licences shall indicate the
countryoforigin;licencesshallentailanobligationtoimportfromthe country indicated;
(d) section20oflicenceapplicationsandlicencesshallshowoneofthe
following:
Reglamento (CE) n
o2497/96
Forordning (EF) nr. 2497/96Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2497/96Κανονισµός (ΕΚ)αριθ. 2497/96
Regulation (EC) No 2497/96Règlement (CE) n
o2497/96
Regolamento (CE) n. 2497/96Verordening (EG) nr. 2497/96Regulamento (CE) n.
o2497/96
Asetus (EY) N:o 2497/96Förordning (EG) nr 2497/96
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(e) section 24 of licences shall show one of the following:
CCT duties reduced as provided for in:Reglamento (CE) n
o2497/96
Forordning (EF) nr. 2497/96Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2497/96Κανονισµός (ΕΚ)αριθ. 2497/96
Regulation (EC) No 2497/96Règlement (CE) n
o2497/96
Regolamento (CE) n. 2497/96Verordening (EG) nr. 2497/96Regulamento (CE) n.
o2497/96
Asetus (EY) N:o 2497/96Förordning (EG) nr 2497/96.
Article 4
1. Licence applications may be submitted only during the first 10
days of each period specified in Article 2. However, for the period 1January to 31 March 1997, applications may be submitted only duringthe first 10 days following the date of entry into force of this Regula-tion.
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2. LicenceapplicationsmustbesubmittedtothecompetentauthorityoftheMemberStateinwhichtheapplicantisestablishedorhassetuphis registered office. Applications shall be admissible only where theapplicant declares in writing that he has not submitted and undertakesnot to submit any other applications, in respect of the same period,concerning products in the same group.
Wherethesameapplicantsubmitsmorethanoneapplicationrelatingto
products in the same group, all applications from that person shall beinadmissible.
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3. A security of ECU 20 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged forimport licence applications for all products referred to in Article 1.
4. The Member States shall notify the Commission on the fifth
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 thequantities applied for in the group.
Allnotifications,includingnilreturns,shallbemadebytelexorfaxon
theworkingdaystipulated,usingthemodelinAnnexIItothisRegula-tionincaseswherenoapplicationhasbeensubmittedandthemodelsinAnnexes II and III in cases where applications have been submitted.
5. The Commission shall be decide as quickly as possible to what
extentquantitiesmaybeawardedinrespectoftheapplicationsreferredto in Article 3.
If quantities in respect of which licences have been applied for exceed
the quantities available, the Commission shall fix a single acceptancerate as a percentage of quantities applied for.
6. LicencesshallbeissuedasquicklyaspossibleaftertheCommis-
sion has taken its decision.
7. Licences may be used only for products complying with all the
veterinary requirements in force in the Community.
Article 5
For the purposes of Article 21(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88,
importlicencesshallbevalidfor150daysfromthedateofactualissue.
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ImportlicencesissuedpursuanttothisRegulationshallnotbetransfer-able.
Article 6
Without prejudice to the provisions of this Regulation, Regulation
(EEC) No 3719/88 shall apply.
However, notwithstanding Article 8(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/
88, the quantity imported under this Regulation may not exceed thatshowninsections17and18oftheimportlicence.Thefigure‘0'shallaccordingly be entered in section 19 of licences.
Article 7
The imported products shall be placed in free circulation on presenta-
tion of a movement certificate EUR 1 issued by the State of Israel inaccordancewithProtocol3annexedtotheAssociationAgreementandthe Interim Agreement.
Article 8
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
all Member States.
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ANNEX I
CCTdutyTariffquotas(tonnes)
Groupnumber CNcode applicablein
ECU/tonne1.1.—
31.12.1997Following
years
I102072510 170 2800 1400
02072590 186
02072730 134
02072740 93
02072750 339
02072760 127
02072770 230
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ANNEX II

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ANNEX III