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►B COMMISSIONREGULATION(EC)No2535/2001
of14December 2001
laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the
importarrangementsformilkandmilkproductsandopeningtariff quotas
(OJ L 341, 22.12.2001, p. 29)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Regulation (EC) No 886/2002 of 27 May 2002 L 139 30 29.5.2002
►M2Commission Regulation (EC) No 1165/2002 of 28 June 2002 L 170 49 29.6.2002
►M3Commission Regulation (EC) No 1667/2002 of 19 September 2002 L 252 8 20.9.2002
►M4Commission Regulation (EC) No 2302/2002 of 20 December 2002 L 348 78 21.12.2002
►M5Commission Regulation (EC) No 2332/2002 of 23 December 2002 L 349 20 24.12.2002
►M6Commission Regulation (EC) No 787/2003 of 8 May 2003 L 115 18 9.5.2003
►M7Commission Regulation (EC) No 1157/2003 of 30 June 2003 L 162 19 1.7.2003
►M8Commission Regulation (EC) No 2012/2003 of 14 November 2003 L 297 19 15.11.2003
►M9Commission Regulation (EC) No 50/2004 of 9 January 2004 L 7 9 13.1.2004
►M10Commission Regulation (EC) No 748/2004 of 22 April 2004 L 118 3 23.4.2004
Corrected by:
►C1Corrigendum, OJ L 17, 19.1.2002, p. 58 (2535/2001)
►C2Corrigendum, OJ L 21, 24.1.2002, p. 48 (2535/2001)
►C3Corrigendum, OJ L 103, 19.4.2002, p. 31 (2535/2001)
►C4Corrigendum, OJ L 194, 23.7.2002, p. 48 (2535/2001)
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COMMISSIONREGULATION(EC)No2535/2001
of14December 2001
laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC)
No 1255/1999 as regards the import arrangements for milk and
milkproductsandopeningtariff quotas
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May
1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk
products(1), aslas t amended by Regulation (EC) No 1670/2000 (2),
and in particular Article 26(3) and Article 29(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Commission Regulation (EC) No 1374/98 of 29 June 1998
laying down detailed rulesfor the application of the import
arrangementsand opening tariff quotasfor milk and milkproducts(
3), aslas t amended by Regulation (EC) No 594/
2001 (4), has been substantially amended several times. Since
further amendmentsare to be made, in the interes tsof clarityand efficiency the said Regulation should be recast to include
also the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2967/
79 of 18 December 1979 laying down the conditionsunderwhich certain cheeses benefiting from preferential import treat-ment are to be processed (
5), aslas t amended by Regulation
(EC) No 1599/95 (6), Commission Regulation (EC) No 2508/97
of 15 December 1997 laying down detailed rulesfor the applica-
tion to milk and milk productsof the s chemesprovided for inthe Europe Agreementsbetween the Community and theRepublic of Hungary, the Republic of Poland, the CzechRepublic, the Slovak Republic, Bulgaria, Romania and Sloveniaand the Agreementson free trade between the Community and
the Baltic States(
7), aslas t amended by Regulation (EC) No
2856/2000 (8), and Commission Regulation (EC) No 2414/98 of
9 November 1998 laying down detailed rulesfor the applicationof the arrangementsapplicable to importsof milk productsorigi-nating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States(ACP States )
and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1150/90 (
9).
(2)Articles26 and 29 of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 s tipulate
that the Commission is to ensure that import licences are issuedto all applicantsirres pective of where in the Community they are
established and that all discrimination between importers must
be avoided, whilst taking into account all the relevant provisions.
(3)In order to take account of certain featuress pecific to the impor-tation of milk products, additional provisions should be adopted
as well as, where necessary, derogations from Commission
Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 of 9 June 2000 laying downcommon detailed rules for the application of the system ofimport and export licencesand advance fixing certificatesforagricultural products(
10), aslas t amended by Regulation (EC)
No 2299/2001 (11).2001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 2
(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.
(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 10.
(3) OJ L 185, 30.6.1998, p. 21.
(4) OJ L 88, 28.3.2001, p. 7.
(5) OJ L 336, 29.12.1979, p. 23.
(6) OJ L 151, 1.7.1995, p. 10.
(7) OJ L 345, 16.12.1997, p. 31.
(8) OJ L 332, 28.12.2000, p. 49.
(9) OJ L 299, 10.11.1998, p. 7.
(10) OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1.
(11) OJ L 308, 27.11.2001, p. 19.
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(4)Specific provisions are needed for imports into the Community
of milk products at reduced duty under the tariff concessions
provided for in the following texts:
(a) the concessions set out in schedule CXL drawn up in the
wake of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotia-tionsand the negotiationsconducted under Article XXIV.6
of GATT following the accession to the European Commu-
nity of Austria, Finland and Sweden (hereinafter called ‘theCXL schedule’);
(b) the tariff agreement with Switzerland concerning certain
cheeses listed in position ex 0404 of the Common CustomsTariff, concluded on behalf of the Community by CouncilDecision 69/352/EEC (
1), aslas t amended by the Agreement
in the form of an Exchange of Lettersbetween the European
Economic Community, of the one part, and the SwissConfederation, of the other part, concerning certain agricul-tural products, approved by Council Decision 95/582/EC (
2)
(hereinafter called the ‘Agreement with Switzerland’);
(c) the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters
between the European Community and the Kingdom ofNorway concerning certain agricultural products, approved
by Decision 95/582/EC (hereinafter called ‘the Agreement
with Norway’);
(d) Decision No 1/98 of the EC-Turkey Association Council of
25 February 1998 on the trade regime for agriculturalproducts(
3);
(e) Council Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 of 20 July 1998 on the
arrangementsapplicable to agricultural productsand goodsresulting from the processing of agricultural products origi-nating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States(ACP
States) and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 (
4);
(f) the Agreement on trade, development and cooperation
between the European Community and itsMember States ,
of the one part, and the Republic of South Africa, of theother part, provisionally applied under the Agreement in theForm of an Exchange of Lettersconcluded between theEuropean Community and South Africa and approved byCouncil Decision 1999/753/EC (
5) (hereinafter called ‘the
Agreement with South Africa’);
(g) Council Regulations(EC) No 1349/2000 (6), asamended by
Regulation (EC) No 2677/2000 (7), (EC) No 1727/2000 (8),
(EC) No 2290/2000 (9), (EC) No 2341/2000 (10), (EC) No
2433/2000 (11), (EC) No 2434/2000 (12), (EC) No 2435/
2000 (13), (EC) No 2475/2000 (14), (EC) No 2766/2000 (15)
and (EC) No 2851/2000 (16), establishing certain concessions
in the form of Community tariff quotasfor certain agricul-
tural productsand providing for the adjus tment, asan
autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agriculturalconcessions provided for in the Europe Agreements with2001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 3
(1) OJ L 257, 13.10.1969, p. 3.
(2) OJ L 327, 30.12.1995, p. 17.
(3) OJ L 86, 20.3.1998, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 215, 1.8.1998, p. 12.
(5) OJ L 311, 4.12.1999, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 155, 28.6.2000, p. 1.
(7) OJ L 308, 8.12.2000, p. 7.
(8) OJ L 198, 4.8.2000, p. 6.
(9) OJ L 262, 17.10.2000, p. 1.
(10) OJ L 271, 24.10.2000, p. 7.
(11) OJ L 280, 4.11.2000, p. 1.
(12) OJ L 280, 4.11.2000, p. 9.
(13) OJ L 280, 4.11.2000, p. 17.
(14) OJ L 286, 11.11.2000, p. 15.
(15) OJ L 321, 19.12.2000, p. 8.
(16) OJ L 332, 28.12.2000, p. 7.
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Estonia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Latvia, the Czech Republic, the
Slovak Republic, Romania, Slovenia, Lithuania and theRepublic of Poland, respectively;
(h) the Agreement establishing an Association between the
European Economic Community and the Republic of
Cyprus, signed on 19 December 1972, concluded on behalf
of the Community by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1246/73 (
1), and in particular the Protocol laying down the condi-
tionsand proceduresfor the implementation of the s econdstage of the Agreement establishing an Association betweenthe European Economic Community and the Republic of
Cyprus, signed on 19 December 1987 and concluded by
Council Decision 87/607/EEC (
2) (hereinafter called ‘the
Agreement with Cyprus’.
(5)The CXL schedule provides for certain tariff quotas under thearrangements for current and minimum access. Those quotasshould be opened and rules laid down for administering them.
(6)In order to ensure correct and fair management of the tariffquotas for unspecified countries of origin fixed in the CXL sche-dule and the tariff quotasfor importsat reduced duty from the
countries of central and eastern Europe, the ACP States, Turkey
and the Republic of South Africa, licence applicationss hould besubject to the lodging of a security greater than that required fornormal importsand certain ruless hould be laid down for thesubmission of licence applications. The quotas should be spread
out over the year and the procedure for allocating licencesand
their period of validity should be laid down.
(7)In order to ensure that applications for import licences aregenuine, to prevent speculation and ensure maximum utilisationof the quotas opened, individual applications should be restrictedto 10 % of the quota concerned, applicantss hould no longer bepermitted to refuse licences where the allocation factor is lessthan 0,8, quotass hould be open only to importerswho have
imported or exported the products covered by those quotas,
criteria should be laid down to restrict eligibility to apply forlicencesby requiring all applicantsto provide documentsproving their status and regular activity as traders and eachimporter should be allowed to lodge only one licence applicationper quota. To facilitate the selection and admission of eligible
applicants by the national authorities, a procedure should be
introduced for approving eligible applicantsand drawing up alist of approved applicants valid for one year. To ensure thatthe restrictions on the number of applications are effective, thereshould be a penalty where such restrictions are not complied
with.
(8)Products subject to inward- and outward-processing transactionsare neither imported, and consequently released for free circula-
tion, nor exported and have therefore never been taken intoaccount for the purposes of establishing the eligibility of appli-cantsunder the arrangementsgoverned by Regulation (EC) No1374/98. In the interests of clarity, it should be specified thatthese transactions may not be taken into account when calcu-
lating the reference quantity provided for in thisRegulation.
(9)For the purposes of administering the tariff quotas opened for
specified countries of origin fixed in the CXL schedule and thequotasprovided for under the Agreement with Norway, in parti-cular the check that imported productscomply with thedescription of the goods concerned and with the tariff quota,use should be made of the arrangements under which import
licences are issued in a prescribed form on presentation of IMA
1 certificates (inward monitoring arrangements) on the responsi-bility of the exporting country. These arrangements, under which2001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 4
(1) OJ L 133, 21.5.1973, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 393, 31.12.1987, p. 1.
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the exporting country gives an assurance that the exported
products conform with their description, considerably simplifythe import procedure. They are also used by third countries to
monitor compliance with tariff quotas.
(10)In order to protect the Community's financial interests, however,
declarationsunder the IMA 1 certificate arrangementsmus t beverified at Community level by the random sampling of lots
and the use of internationally recognised testing and statistical
methods.
(11)Additional detailed rules are necessary for implementing theIMA 1 certificate system, in particular regarding the completion,
issue, cancellation, amendment and replacement of certificates
by the issuing body, the period of validity of certificates andthe conditions for their use with a corresponding import licence.End-of-year provisions are also needed, linked to normal ship-ping times, for releasing for free circulation products coveredby an IMA 1 certificate and intended for import in the following
year. To ensure compliance with the quota, import declarations
should be monitored and an end-of-year audit carried out.
(12)New Zealand butter imported under the current access quotamust be identified to ensure that the full export refund and
certain aid amountsare not paid. To that end, certain definitions
are needed, along with instructions on how to complete the IMA1 certificate, how to check the weight and fat content and whatprocedure to follow in the event of a dispute concerning thecomposition of the butter.
(13)Asan exception to Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, importsofNew Zealand butter under the current access quota should alsobe subject to additional conditions, in particular to link the quan-tity covered by an IMA 1 certificate to that covered by acorresponding import licence and require that both documents
be used only once together with a declaration of release for free
circulation.
(14)Canadian cheddar isnow the only product covered by the IMA 1certificate system for which a minimum free-at-frontier value
must be complied with. For this purpose the buyer and the
Member State of destination must be indicated on the IMA 1certificate.
(15)As a result of poor management by the bodies issuing IMA 1certificatesin Norway, which led to a quota overrun, Norway
has asked to replace the two issuing bodies indicated in Annex
VII to Regulation (EC) No 1374/98 with a single bodyanswering directly to the Ministry of Agriculture. The necessarychangess hould therefore be made to comply with Norway'srequest.
(16)Importerswho intend to import certain chees esoriginating inSwitzerland must undertake to comply with a minimum free-at-frontier value in order to benefit from preferential treatment forthose cheeses. In the past this undertaking was given in box 17of the obligatory IMA 1 certificate, but thisisno longer the
case. In the interests of clarity, therefore, the notion of the free-
at-frontier value and the conditionsfor ens uring that it iscomplied with should be specified in some other way.
(17)In the case of the specific provisions relating to preferential
importsnot s ubject to quotasasreferred to in Regulation (EC)
No 1706/98, Annex I to Protocol 1 to Decision No 1/98 of theEC-Turkey Association Council, Annex IV to the Agreementwith South Africa, and under the Agreement with Switzerland,it should be specified that the reduced rate of duty is to be
applied only on presentation of the proof of origin provided for
in the relevant Protocols to those Agreements.
(18)In order better to protect the Community's own resources, and inthe light of the experience gained, detailed rulesare needed forimport checks. In particular, the procedure to be followed in2001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 5
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certain cases where the lot covered by a declaration of release
for free circulation doesnot conform to that declaration s houldbe specified in order to ensure adequate surveillance of quanti-
ties actually released for free circulation against quotas.
(19)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance
with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk andMilk Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
TITLE 1
GENERALPROVISIONS
Article 1
Except where otherwise stated, this Title shall apply to all imports into
the Community of any of the productslis ted in Article 1 of Regulation(EC) No 1255/1999 (hereinafter called ‘milk products’), includingimports without quantitative restrictions or measures having equivalent
effect and with exemption from customs duties and charges having
equivalent effect under exceptional trade measures granted by theCommunity to certain countriesand territories .
Article 2
Without prejudice to Title II of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, all
imports of milk products shall be subject to presentation of an importlicence.
Article 3
1. The security referred to in Article 15(2) of Regulation (EC) No
1291/2000 shall be EUR 10 per 100 kilograms net of product.
2. The eight-digit Combined Nomenclature code (hereinafter called
‘CN code’), preceded by ‘ex’ where appropriate, shall be entered in
box 16 of both import licence applications and the licences themselves.Licences shall be valid only for products so designated.
3. Licences shall be valid from the actual day of issue within the
meaning of Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 until theend of the third month following.
4. Licences shall be issued no later than the first working day
following the day on which the application iss ubmitted.
Article 4
1. CN code 0406 90 01, covering cheeses for processing, shall apply
only to imports.
2. CN codes0406 20 10 and 0406 90 19 s hall apply only to
imported productsoriginating in and coming from Switzerland inaccordance with Article 20.
3. CN codes0406 90 02 to 0406 90 06 s hall not apply under this
Regulation. For importscarried out after 1 June 2002 under licencesissued before that date, products falling within those codes shall beclassified under CN codes 0406 90 13 to 0406 90 17 and the rates setout in Annex II(D) shall apply.2001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 6
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TITLE 2
SPECIFICRULESONIMPORTSATREDUCEDDUTY
CHAPTER I
ImportsunderquotasopenedbytheCommunityonthebasisofan
importlicence alone
Section 1
Article 5
ThisChapter s hall apply to milk productsimported under the following
tariff quotas:
(a) quotasfor uns pecified countriesof origin asreferred to in the CXL
schedule;
(b) the quotasprovided for in Council Regulations(EC) No 2475/
2000 (1), (EC) No 1151/2002 (2), (EC) No 1361/2002 (3), (EC) No
1362/2002 (4) and in Council Decisions 2003/18/EC (5), 2003/263/
EC (6), 2003/285/EC (7), 2003/286/EC (8), 2003/298/EC (9) and
2003/299/EC (10);
(c) the quotasprovided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 2286/
2002 (11);
(d) the quotasreferred to in Annex I to Protocol 1 to Decis ion No 1/98
of the EC-Turkey Association Council;
(e) the quotasprovided for in Annex IV to the Agreement with South
Africa;
(f) the quotasprovided for in Annex 2 and Appendix 1 of Annex 3 to
the Agreement on trade in agricultural productsconcluded betweenthe European Community and Switzerland on 21 June 1999 (
12);
(g) the quota provided for in the Annex to Protocol 1 to the Agreement
with Jordan (13);
(h) the quotasprovided for in Council Decis ion 2003/465/EC (14).
Article 6
Annex I to this Regulation sets out the tariff quotas, the duties to be
applied, the maximum quantitiesto be imported each year, the 12-
month import periods(hereinafter called ‘import year’) and their divi-sion into two equal parts for six-month periods.
The quantitiess et out in Annex I, PartsB, D and F, for each import
year shall be divided into two equal parts for the six-month periodscommencing on 1 July and 1 January of each year.2001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 7
(1) OJ L 286, 11.11.2000, p. 15.
(2) OJ L 170, 29.6.2002, p. 15.
(3) OJ L 198, 27.7.2002, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 198, 27.7.2002, p. 13.
(5) OJ L 8, 14.1.2003, p. 18.
(6) OJ L 97, 15.4.2003, p. 53.
(7) OJ L 102, 24.4.2003, p. 32.
(8) OJ L 102, 24.4.2003, p. 60.
(9) OJ L 107, 30.4.2003, p. 12.
(10) OJ L 107, 30.4.2003, p. 36.
(11) OJ L 348, 21.12.2002, p. 5.
(12) OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132.
(13) OJ L 129, 15.5.2002, p. 3.
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Section 2
Article 7
Applicantsfor import licencesmus t be approved in advance by the
competent authority of the Member State in which they are established.
The authority concerned shall assign an approval number to each
approved importer.
Article 8
1. Approval shall be granted to all importers who submit a request
to the competent authoritiesbefore 1 April, together with thefollowing:
(a) proof that during the previouscalendar year they imported into
and/or exported from the Community at least 25 tonnes of milkproductscovered by Chapter 04 of the Combined Nomenclature in
at least four separate operations;
(b) any document and information adequately substantiating their iden-
tity and status as traders, in particular:
(i) documents relating to business accounts and/or tax arrange-
mentsdrawn up in accordance with national law, and
if provided for under national law:
(ii) their VAT number,
(iii) their registration in the commercial register.
2. For the purposes of the proof required under paragraph 1(a):
(a) only customs declarations showing the name and address of the
applicant in box 8 of import declarationsand box 2 of exportdeclarationss hall be taken into account;
(b) inward- and outward-processing transactions shall not be consid-
ered asimportsor exports .
Article 9
Before 15 June, the competent authority shall inform applicants of the
outcome of the approval procedure and their approval number whereapplicable. Approval shall be valid for one year.
Article 10
1. Before 20 June each year, the Member States shall send their lists
of approved importers, in accordance with paragraph 3 below, to theCommission, which shall forward them to the competent authorities ofthe other Member States.
Only importers included on a list shall be authorised to apply for
licencesduring the period from 1 July to 30 June following, in accor-
dance with Articles11 to 14.
2. The Commission may, at the request of the countries applying for
membership for which an import quota is opened, forward a list ofapproved importerson condition that it obtainsthe cons ent to theproposed forwarding of the importers appearing on the list. TheMember States shall take the necessary steps to seek the consent of
the importers.
3. The Member States shall forward their lists of approved importers
in accordance with the model at Annex XIV, showing in Part A of thatAnnex the approved importerswho have given their cons ent in accor-dance with paragraph 2, and in Part B of that Annex the other approvedimporters.2001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 8
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Section 3
Article 11
Licence applicationsmay be lodged only in the Member State of
approval, and must bear the importer's approval number.
Article 12
Importersmay lodge only one licence application each for the s ame
quota in the integrated tariff of the European Communities(TARIC)(hereinafter called ‘quota number’). ►
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Licence applications shall be admissible only where applicants attach a
written declaration that they have not submitted, and undertake not tosubmit, any other applications for the same quota under the importarrangementscovered by thisChapter during the current period.
If an applicant submits more than one application for the same quota,
all applicationss ubmitted by that applicant for the quotascovered by
Chapter I of Title 2 shall be rejected for a six-month import period.
Article 13
1. Licence applicationsmay s how one or more of the CN codes
listed in Annex I for the same quota and must indicate the quantity
requested for each code.
However, a separate licence shall be issued for each code.
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the quantity available under the quota for the six-month period asreferred to in Article 6, and shall involve no less than 10 tonnes. ◄
However, in the case of the quotas referred to in Article 5(c), (d), (e),
(f), (g) and (h), licence applications shall relate to at least 10 tonnesand to no more than the quantity available for each period.
3. The quantity for which licence applicationsmay be lodged
referred to in paragraph 2 shall be increased by the quantity arising
from the application of the second subparagraph of Article 16(2).
Article 14
1. Licence applicationsmay be lodged only during the firs t 10 days
of each six-month period.
2. The security referred to in Article 15(2) of Regulation (EC) No
1291/2000 shall be EUR 35 per 100 kilograms net of product.
Section 4
Article 15
1. On the fifth working day following the end of the period for
lodging applications, Member States shall notify the Commission ofthe applicationslodged for each of the productsconcerned. Notifica-tions shall include a list of applicants, their approval numbers and the
quantitiesapplied for under each CN code, broken down by country of
origin in the case of Annex I(A).
2. All notifications, including notifications that no applications have
been made, shall be made by telex, fax or electronic mail on theworking day stipulated, in accordance with the specimen in Annex VIwhere no applicationshave been made and the s pecimensin AnnexesVI and VII where applicationshave been made.2001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 9
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3. Notifications shall be made on separate forms for each of the
quotas listed in Annex I and on separate forms for each country oforigin in the case of the quotas listed in Annex 1(B)(2) and (3).
Article 16
1. The Commission shall decide as quickly as possible to what
extent applicationsmay be accepted and s hall inform the MemberStatesof itsdecis ion.
Licences shall be issued to applicants whose applications have been
notified under Article 15 no more than five working daysafter the
Member Stateshave been informed of the decis ion referred to in the
first subparagraph.
2. Where the total quantity covered by licence applicationsexceeds
the quantity fixed, the Commission shall apply an allocation factor tothe quantitiesapplied for.
Where the total quantity covered by licence applicationsisles sthan the
quantity available, the Commission shall determine the quantity
remaining, which shall be added to that available for the followingperiod of the same import year.
3. Import licencess hall be valid for 150 daysfrom the actual day of
issue under Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000.
However, licencess hall not be valid after the end of the import year
for which they are issued.
4. Import licences issued under this Chapter may be transferred only
to natural or legal persons approved in accordance with Section 2.When licences are transferred, the transferor shall notify the issuingbody of the approval number of the transferee.
Article 17
Asan exception to Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000,
quantitiesimported under thisChapter may not exceed that s hown inboxes17 and 18 of the import licence. To that end, the figure ‘0’ s hallbe entered in box 19 of the licence.
Article 18
1. Licence applications and licences shall show:
(a) the country of origin in box 8;
(b) in box 15, the description of the product given in Annex I or,
failing that, the Combined Nomenclature description for the CN
code indicated for the quota concerned;
(c) the CN code asindicated for the quota concerned, preceded by ‘ex’
where appropriate, in box 16;
(d) in box 20, the quota and one of the following:
— Reglamento (CE) n
o2535/2001, artículo 5,
— Forordning (EF) nr. 2535/2001, artikel 5,— Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2535/2001, Artikel 5,—Κανονισµός (ΕΚ) αριθ 2535 /2001,άρθρο 5,
— Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001,— Règlement (CE) n
o2535/2001, article 5,
— Regolamento (CE) n. 2535/2001, articolo 5,— Verordening (EG) nr 2535/2001, artikel 5,
— Regulamento (CE) n
o2535/2001 artigo 5.o,
— Asetus (EY) N:o 2535/2001 artikla 5,— Förordning (EG) nr 2535/2001 artikel 5.2001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 10
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2. Licencess hall carry an obligation to import from the country
indicated in box 8, except in the case of imports under the quotasreferred to in Annex I(A).
3. Box 24 of licences shall show the rate of duty applicable or the
rate of duty expressed as a percentage of the basic duty or the rate ofreduction of the duty expressed as a percentage, in accordance with theAnnexes.
Article 19
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tation of the declaration of release for free circulation accompanied bythe import licence and, in the case of the imports referred to below, theproof of origin issued, respectively, under the followinginstruments: ◄
(a) Protocol 4 to the Europe Agreementsconcluded between the
Community and Hungary (
1), Poland (2), the Czech Republic (3),
the Slovak Republic (4), Romania (5), Bulgaria (6) and Slovenia (7);
(b) Protocol 3 to the Europe Agreementsconcluded between the
Community and Latvia (8), Estonia (9) and Lithuania (10);
(c) Protocol 1 to Annex IV to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement
signed at Cotonou on 23 June 2000, applicable by virtue of Deci-sion No 1/2000 of the ACP-EC Council of Ministers (
11)
(hereinafter called the ‘ACP-EC Partnership Agreement’);
(d) Protocol 3 to Decision No 1/98 of the EC-Turkey Association
Council;
(e) Protocol 1 to the Agreement with South Africa.
(f) Protocol 3 to the Agreement between the European Economic
Community and the Swiss Confederation of 22 July 1972 (12);
(g) Protocol 3 to the Agreement with Jordan;
(h) Rulesreferred to in point 10 of the Agreement with Norway.
2. Release for free circulation of products imported under the agree-
ments referred to in paragraph 1(a) and (b) shall be subject to eitherpresentation of the EUR.1 certificate or a declaration by the exporter
in accordance with the said Protocols.
3. When completing the customs formalities, importers shall be
required to indicate, for importsof chees e asreferred to in Annex
XIII and covered by the quotasreferred to in Article 5, in box 31 ofthe import declaration, the dry matter content by weight (%), the fatcontent by weight (%) in the dry matter and, where appropriate, thefat content by weight (%). Where the contents shown exceed thosegiven in Annex XIII, the competent authoritiess hall notify the
Commission thereof at the earliest opportunity by forwarding to it a
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(2) OJ L 348, 31.12.1993, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 360, 31.12.1994, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 359, 31.12.1994, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 357, 31.12.1994, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 358, 31.12.1994, p. 1.
(7) OJ L 51, 26.2.1999, p. 1.
(8) OJ L 26, 2.2.1998, p. 1.
(9) OJ L 68, 9.3.1998, p. 3.
(10) OJ L 51, 20.2.1998, p. 1.
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CHAPTER IA
Imports under the quotas managed in accordance with articles
308ato308cofregulation(EEC)no2454/93
Article 19a
1. Within the context of the quota provided for in Council Regula-
tion (EC) No 312/2003 (1), and given in Annex VIIa to thisRegulation,
Articles308a to 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 s hall apply.
2. Without prejudice to Title II of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000,
imports under the quotas referred to in paragraph 1 shall be subject to
the presentation of an import licence.
3. The rate of guarantee referred to in Article 15(2) of Regulation
(EC) No 1291/2000 shall be equal to EUR 10 per 100 kg net of
products.
Box 16 of both the licence application and the licence shall contain the
eight-digit CN code. The licence shall be valid only for the product so
designated.
Licences shall be valid from the day of actual issue within the meaning
of Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 until the end of the
third subsequent month.
Licences shall be issued no later than the business day following the
day on which the application islodged.
4. Application of the reduced rate of duty shall be subject to the
presentation of proof of origin issued in accordance with Annex III to
the Agreement with the Republic of Chile.
CHAPTER II
Non-quotaimportsonthebasisofanimportlicence alone
Article 20
1. This Chapter shall apply to preferential imports not subject to
quotasasreferred to in the following agreementsand acts :
(a) Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002;
(b) Annex I to Protocol 1 to Decision No 1/98 of the EC-Turkey Asso-
ciation Council;
(c) Annex IV to the Agreement with South Africa;
(d) The Agreement concerning trade in agricultural productsconcluded
between the European Community and Switzerland, Annex 2 andAppendix 1 of Annex 3.
2. Annex II to thisRegulation lis tsthe productsconcerned and the
ratesof duty applicable.
Article 21
1. Licence applications and licences shall show:
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(i) for importsoriginating in Turkey and Switzerland: the detailed
description of the product as given in Annex II(B) and (D),respectively;
(ii) for other imports: a detailed description of the product, in parti-
cular the raw material used and the fat content by weight ( %).
For productsfalling within CN code 0406, the fat content, by
weight ( %), in the dry matter and the water content, by weight( %), in the non-fatty matter must also be indicated;
(c) the CN code asindicated in the relevant Annex, preceded by ‘ex’
where appropriate, in box 16;
(d) in box 20, one of the following:
— Reglamento (CE) n
o2535/2001 artículo 20,
— Forordning (EF) nr 2535/2001, artikel 20,— Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2535/2001, artikel 20,—Κανονισµός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 2535 /2001,άρθρο 20,
— Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001,
— Règlement (CE) n
o2535/2001, article 20,
— Regolamento (CE) n. 2535/2001, articolo 20,— Förordning (EG) nr. 2535/2001, artikel 20,— Regulamento (CE) n
o2535/2001, artigo 20,
— Asetus (EY) N:o 2535/2001, artikla 20,— Förordning (EG) nr 2535/2001, artikel 20.
2. Licencess hall carry an obligation to import from the country
indicated in box 8.
3. Box 24 of licences shall show the rate of duty applicable or the
rate of duty expressed as a percentage of the basic duty or the rate ofreduction of the duty expressed as a percentage.
Article 22
The reduced rate of duty shall be applied only on presentation of the
declaration of release for free circulation accompanied by the import
licence and the proof of origin issued, respectively, under the followingProtocols:
(a) Protocol 1 to Annex V to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement;
(b) Protocol 3 to Decision No 1/98 of the EC-Turkey Association
Council;
(c) Protocol 1 to the Agreement with South Africa;
(d) Protocol 3 to the Agreement between the European Economic
Community and the Swiss Confederation signed at Brussels on 22
July 1972 (
1), asamended by Decis ion No 1/2001 of the EC-Swit-
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CHAPTER III
Importsunderanimportlicence covered byaninward-monitoring
arrangement(IMA1)certificate
Section 1
Article 24
1. This section shall apply to imports under:
(a) the quotas for specified countries of origin listed in the CXL sche-
dule;
(c) the Agreement with Cyprus.
2. Annex III to thisRegulation s etsout the dutiesto be applied and,
in the case of imports as referred to in paragraph 1(a), the maximumquantitiesto be imported by quota period.
Article 25
1. Import licencesfor the productslis ted in Annex III at the rate of
duty indicated shall be issued only on presentation of a corresponding
IMA 1 certificate, for the total net quantity indicated therein.
IMA 1 certificatesmus t meet the requirementslaid down in Article
40(1) for butter under quota 09.4589 referred to in Annex III(A) (here-inafter called ‘New-Zealand butter’) and in Articles29 to 33 for other
products. Import licences must show the number and date of issue of
the corresponding IMA 1 certificate.
2. Except in the case of New-Zealand butter and reduced-duty
importsof the productsreferred to in Annex III(C), import licences
may be issued only after the competent authority has verified thatArticle 33(1)(e) hasbeen complied with.
The licence issuing bodies shall send the Commission by fax a copy of
the IMA 1 certificate lodged with each import licence application nolater than 18.00 (Brussels time) on the day it is lodged.
Licence issuing bodies shall issue import licences on the fourth
working day following, provided the Commission has not taken any
special measures before that date.
The competent import licence issuing body shall retain a copy of each
IMA 1 presented.
Article 26
1. IMA 1 certificates shall be valid from the date of issue up to the
end of the eighth month following, but in no case may they remainvalid for longer than the corresponding import licence or beyond 31December of the import year for which they are issued.
2. From 1 November each year, IMA 1 certificatesvalid from the
following 1 January may be issued for quantities covered by the quotafor that import year. However, import licence applicationsmay belodged only from the first working day of the import year.
However, for quota number 09.4589, IMA 1 certificates may be issued:
(a) from 1 November each year, valid from the following 1 January,
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import licence applicationsmay be lodged only from the firs t
working day of January;
(b) from 1 May each year, valid from the following 1 July, for the
remaining quantitiesof the annual quantity of the quota, asreferredto in Annex III.A. However, import licence applicationsmay be
lodged only from the first working day of July.
3. Annex VIII to this Regulation sets out the circumstances in which
IMA 1 certificatesmay be cancelled, amended, replaced or corrected.
Article 27
Asan exception to Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, the
quantity imported may not exceed that shown in boxes 17 and 18 ofthe import licence. To that end, the figure ‘0’ shall be entered in box
19 of licences.
Article 28
1. Licence applications and licences shall show:
(a) in boxes7 and 8, the country of provenance and the country of
origin;
(b) in box 15, the product description as given in Annex III;
(c) in box 16, the CN code asgiven in Annex III, preceded by ‘ex’
where appropriate;
(d) in box 20, where applicable, the quota number, the number of the
IMA 1 certificate and its date of issue, in one of the followingways:
— Válido si va acompañado del certificado IMA 1 n
o… expedido
el …
— Kun gyldig ledsaget af IMA 1-certifikat nr. …, udstedt den …
— Nur gültig in Verbindung mit der Bescheinigung IMA 1 Nr. …,
ausgestellt am …
—Έγκυρο µόνο εφόσον συ vοδεύεται από το πιστοποιητικό
IMA 1αριθ.…που εξεδόθηστις …
— Valid if accompanied by the IMA 1 certificate No … issued on
…
— Valable si accompagné du certificat IMA no…, délivré le …
— Valido se accompagnato dal certificato IMA 1 n. …, rilasciato
il …
— Geldig indien vergezeld van een certificaat IMA nr. … dat is
afgegeven op …
— Válido quando acompanhado do certificado IMA 1 com o
número … emitido …
— Voimassa vain … myönnetyn IMA 1-todistuksen N:o.. kanssa
— Gäller endast tillsammans med IMA 1-intyg nr … utfärdat den
…
2. Licencess hall carry an obligation to import from the country of
origin indicated in box 8.
3. Box 24 of licences shall show the rate of duty applicable.
Article 29
1. IMA 1 certificatess hall be drawn up on formsaccording to the
specimen in Annex IX, except in the case of New Zealand butter, andin accordance with the requirementslaid down in thisChapter.
2. Box 3 of IMA 1 certificates, relating to the buyer, and box 6
relating to the country of destination shall not be completed, except inthe case of Cheddar cheese provided for under quota No 09.4513 inAnnex III.2001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 15
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Article 30
1. The dimensions of the form referred to in Article 29 shall be
210 × 297 mm. The paper used shall weigh at least 40 g/m2and shall
be white in colour.
2. The formss hall be printed and completed in one of the official
languagesof the Community. They may als o be printed and completedin the official language or one of the official languagesof the exporting
country.
3. The form shall be completed either in typescript or in manuscript.
Block letters shall be used if the form is completed in manuscript.
4. Each IMA 1 certificate shall bear a serial number assigned by the
issuing body.
Article 31
1. A separate IMA 1 certificate must be drawn up for each type of
product referred to in Annex III and for each form of presentationthereof.
2. IMA 1 certificates must contain the particulars set out in Annex
XI for each type of product and each form of presentation, except for
New Zealand butter.
Article 32
1. The original of the IMA 1 certificate shall be presented, along
with the corresponding import licence and the products to which theyrelate, to the customs authorities of the importing Member State at the
time the declaration of release for free circulation is lodged. Without
prejudice to Article 26(1), it shall be presented while it is still valid,except in cases of force majeure .
However, where the original is lost or has become unusable, a copy
duly authenticated and appropriately identified by the issuing body
may be presented to the licensing authority and the competent customs
authority.
2. IMA 1 certificatess hall be valid only if duly completed and
authenticated by an issuing body listed in Annex XII.
3. IMA 1 certificatess hall be regarded asduly authenticated where
they show the date and place of issue, are stamped by the issuing body
and bear the signature or signatures of the person or persons authorisedto sign them.
Article 33
1. Issuing bodies may be listed in Annex XII only if:
(a) they are recognised as such by the exporting country;
(b) they undertake to verify entrieson the certificates ;
(c) they undertake to supply the Commission and the Member States,
upon request, with any information that may be required to assessthe particulars set out in the certificates;
(d) they undertake, for the products listed in Annex III(A), to issue the
IMA 1 certificate for the total quantity covered before the productit covers leaves the territory of the issuing country;
(e) they undertake to send to the Commission a faxed copy of each
authenticated IMA 1 certificate for the total quantity covered onthe date of issue or within seven days of that date at the latestand, where appropriate, notification of any cancellation, correction
or amendment;
(f) in the case of products falling under CN code 0406, they undertake
to notify the Commission by 15 January, for each quota separately,
of:
(i) the number of IMA 1 certificates issued for the previous quota
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covered by it together with the total number of certificates
issued and the total quantity covered by them for the quotayear concerned, and
(ii) the cancellation, correction or amendment of those IMA 1
certificates or the issue of copies if IMA 1 certificates, asprovided for in Annex VIII(1) to (5), and in Article 32(1), andall relevant detailsthereof.
2. Annex XII shall be revised when the requirement referred to in
paragraph 1(a) is no longer met or when an issuing body fails to fulfil
one of the obligationsit hasundertaken.
Section 2
Article 34
1. This Section, and except where otherwise stated Section 1, shall
apply to New Zealand butter.
2. The words ‘at least six weeks old’ in the description of the quota
for New Zealand butter means at least six weeks old on the date onwhich a declaration of release for free circulation is presented to the
customs authorities.
Article 35
1. The security referred to in Article 15(2) of Regulation (EC) No
1291/2000 shall be EUR 5 per 100 kilograms net of product.
2. Import licence applicationsmay be s ubmitted only in the United
Kingdom.
The United Kingdom shall monitor all IMA 1 certificates issued,
cancelled, amended, corrected, or in respect of which copies havebeen issued. It shall ensure that the total quantity for which import
licences are issued does not exceed the quota for any import year.
3. Import licences, endorsed in accordance with Article 24 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 1291/2000, shall be used for a single customsdeclaration of release for free circulation and shall cover a single lot.If the quantity released for free circulation is smaller than the quantity
indicated in boxes17 and 18 of the import licence, the s ecurity relating
to the part not released shall be forfeited, and the licence concernedmay not be used to import any further quantity.
Article 36
Where the New Zealand butter doesnot meet the compos itional
requirements, no preferential treatment shall be given for the whole lot.
Once non-conformity has been established, where the declaration of
release for free circulation has been accepted the customs authoritiesshall collect the import duty set in Annex I to Council Regulation(EEC) No 2658/87, attribute the quantity shown in box 29 of the
import licence and send the licence to the issuing authority, which shall
amend it with a view to converting it into a full-duty import licence.
Article 37
Asan exception to Article 26 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, the
competent licence-issuing authority shall endorse the licence in box
20 with one of the following:
— Certificado de importación con tipo reducido para el producto con
el número de orden … que se ha convertido en un certificado de
importación con tipo pleno para el que se adeudaba, y se haabonado, el tipo de derecho de …/100 kg; certificado ya anotado
— Ændret fra en importlicens med nedsat toldsats for et produkt under
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— Umwandlung einer Einfuhrlizenz zum ermäßigten Zollsatz für das
Erzeugnismit der lfd. Nr … in eine Einfuhrlizenz zum vollen Zoll-satz von …/100 kg, der entrichtet wurde; Lizenz abgeschrieben,
—Μετατροπή από πιστοποιητικό εισαγωγής µε µειωµένο δασµό
για προϊόν βάσει του αύξοντος αριθµού …σε πιστοποιητικό
εισαγωγής µε πλήρηδασµό για το οποίο το ποσοστό δασµούποσού …/100 kg οφείλετο και πληρώθηκε? το πιστοποιητικό
ήδηχορη γήθη κε,
— Converted from a reduced duty import licence for product under
order No … to a full duty import licence on which the rate ofduty of …/100 kg wasdue and hasbeen paid; licence already
attributed,
— Certificat d'importation à droit réduit pour le produit correspondant
au contingent …, converti en un certificat d'importation à tauxplein, pour lequel le taux du droit applicable de …/100 kg a été
acquitté; certificat déjà imputé,
— Conversione da un titolo d'importazione a dazio ridotto per il pro-
dotto corrispondente al contingente … ad un titolo d'importazione adazio pieno, per il quale è stata pagata l'aliquota di …/100 kg; titolo
già imputato,
— Invoercertificaat met verlaagd recht voor onder volgnummer …
vallend product omgezet in een invoercertificaat met volledig rechtwaarvoor het recht van …/100 kg verschuldigd was en is betaald;hoeveelheid reedsop het certificaat afges chreven,
— Obtido por conversão de um certificado de importação com direito
reduzido para o produto com o número de ordem … num certifi-cado de importação com direito pleno, relativamente ao qual ataxa de direito aplicável de …/100 kg foi paga; certificado já impu-
tado,
— Muutettu etuuskohteluun oikeuttavasta kiintiötuontitodistuksesta
vakiotuontitodistutseksi tavaralle, joka kuuluu järjestysnumeroon… ja josta on kannettu tariffin mukainen tulli …/100 kg; vähennys-
merkinnät tehty,
— Omvandlad från importlicensmed s änkt tull för produkt med
löpnummer … till importlicensmed hel tullavgift för vilkengällande tullsats …/100 kg har betalats. Redan avskriven licens.
The licence-issuing authority shall amend all accounting data to take
this amendment into account. The customs authorities shall ensure thatthe trade and own-resources accounting is amended accordingly.
Article 38
In addition to the requirements set out in Article 33(a) to (e), issuing
bodiesmay be lis ted in Annex XII only if:
(a) they undertake to notify the Commission of the typical-process
standard deviation of the fat content, as referred to in Annex
IV(1)(e), of the New Zealand butter manufactured by each
producer referred to in Annex IV(1)(a) according to each productpurchasing specification;
(b) they undertake to send the competent United Kingdom licence-
issuing authority a faxed copy of each authenticated IMA 1 certifi-cate for the total quantity covered on the date of issue or within
seven days of that date at the latest and, where applicable, to notify
any cancellation, correction or amendment;
(c) they undertake to communicate the following information to the
United Kingdom licence-issuing authority before the 10th of thefollowing month for each month in the period January to October,and before Friday of the following week for each week or part
thereof in November and December, separately for IMA 1 certifi-
cates issued for the current and following quota year:
(i) the number of IMA 1 certificates issued in the month or week
concerned, asthe cas e may be, with their identificationnumbersand the quantitiescovered by them, together with thetotal number of certificates issued and the quantities coveredby them for the quota year concerned, and2001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 18
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(ii) the cancellation, correction or amendment of those IMA 1
certificates or the issue of copies of IMA 1 certificates, asprovided for in Annex VIII(1), (2), (4) and (5) and in Article
32(1), and all relevant detailsthereof.
Article 39
1. For the purpose of monitoring quantities of New Zealand butter,
account shall be taken of all quantities for which declarations of releasefor free circulation have been accepted during the quota period
concerned.
2. Member States shall notify the Commission, by 31 January
following the end of a given quota year, of the definitive monthlyquantitiesand the total quantity for that quota year of butter for whichdeclarationsof releas e for free circulation have been accepted under
the tariff quota referred to in paragraph 1 during the previousquota
year. The monthly notificationss hall be made by the 10th of the monthfollowing that during which the declarationsof releas e for free circula-tion are accepted.
3. By 28 February of each year, the United Kingdom shall commu-
nicate to the Commission, for the previous quota year, the quantity of
butter for which a security has been lodged and the quantity of butterreleased for free circulation for which the security has been released. Ifcomplete data are not available on 28 February, they must becompleted without undue delay.
By 31 January following the end of each quota year, the United
Kingdom shall forward to the Commission an inventory for the quotayear, based on the data referred to in Article 38(c), detailing each IMA1 certificate issued, its identification number and the quantity coveredby it together with the total number of certificatesand the total quantitycovered by them for the year. The inventory shall include all the rele-
vant detailsof any cancellations , correctionsor amendmentsto any
IMA 1 certificates and of any copies issued.
Article 40
1. Annex IV to thisRegulation s etsout the rulesto be followed for
completing IMA 1 certificatesand monitoring the weight and fat
content of the butter, and the consequences of such monitoring.
The typical-process standard deviation of the fat content as referred to
in Annex IV(1)(e) and notified in accordance with Article 38(a) shallbe approved by the Commission and the list shall be communicated tothe Member Statestogether with the date of entry into force for the
purpose of issuing IMA 1 certificates.
The typical-process standard deviation shall be valid for at least one
year unless exceptional circumstances, brought to the attention of theCommission by the New Zealand issuing agency, justify a modifica-tion, which must be approved by the Commission.
Each modified or additional typical-process standard deviation
approved by the Commission shall be communicated to the MemberStatestogether with the date of entry into force for the purpos e ofissuing IMA 1 certificates.
2. Member States shall notify the Commission of the results of the
monitoring carried out for each quarter under Annex IV using the stan-
dard form set out in Annex V by the 10th of the following month.
Article 41
1. At all stages in the marketing of New Zealand butter imported
into the Community under thisChapter, the New Zealand origin s hall
be marked on itspackaging and on the corres ponding invoice or
invoices.
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or less, the New Zealand origin of the blended butter need be stated
only on the corresponding invoice.
3. In the cases referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, invoices shall also
state:
‘Butter imported under Section 2 of Chapter III of Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 2535/2001: not eligible for the grant of aid for butter
under Article 1(1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 429/90 or
under Article 1(2)(a) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 norfor the grant of an export refund under Article 31(10) and (11) ofCouncil Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999, except where provided for inArticle 31(12) of that Regulation or in Article 7a of Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 1222/94.’
Article 42
IMA 1 certificates shall be drawn up according to the specimen in
Annex X, in accordance with the requirementslaid down in thisSection and in Article 40(1) of thisRegulation.
CHAPTER IV
Checksonreduced-dutyimports
Article 43
1. The Community customs offices where products are declared for
release for free circulation into the Community shall scrutinise thedocuments submitted in support of a declaration of release for freecirculation claiming reduced-tariff treatment.
They shall also make physical checks on the products, on the basis of
the said documents.
2. Member States shall take the necessary measures to establish a
system to carry out the physical checks under the second subparagraph
of paragraph 1 without prior warning, based on a risk-analysis assess-ment.
However, up to the end of 2003, the system shall ensure that at least
3 % of the declarationsof releas e for free circulation per Member Stateand per calendar year are physically checked.
When calculating the minimum rate of physical checks to be carried
out, Member Statesmay opt to dis regard import declarationsinvolvingquantitiesnot exceeding 500 kg.
Article 44
1. Commission Regulation (EC) No 213/2001 (
1) shall apply as
regards the reference methods to be used for analysing products asprovided for in thisRegulation to determine whether their compos itionconformsto the declaration of releas e for free circulation.
2. Each customs office shall produce a detailed examination report
for each physical check carried out. This report shall bear the examina-
tion date and shall be retained for at least three calendar years.
3. Where a physical check has been carried out, box 32 of import
licences, or the message box in electronic licences, shall contain oneof the following entries:
— Se ha realizado el control material [Reglamento (CE) no 2535/2001,
— Fysisk kontrol [forordning (EF) nr.2535/2001,— Warenkontrolle durchgeführt [Verordnung (EG) Nr 2535/2001,
—Πραγµατοποιήθηκε φυσικός έλεγχος [Κανονισµός (ΕΚ) αριθ.
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— Physical check carried out [Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001,
— Contrôle physique effectué [règlement (CE) no2535/2001,
— Controllo fisico effettuato [regolamento (CE) n. 2535/2001,— Fysieke controle uitgevoerd [Verordening (EG) nr. 2535/2001,— Controlo físico em conformidade com [Regulamento (CE) n
o2535/
2001,
— Fyysinen tarkastus suoritettu [asetus (EY) N:o 2535/2001,— Fysisk kontroll utförd [förordning (EG) nr 2535/2001.
The customs authorities shall assess the results of the first analysis
within 20 working daysof the date on which the phys ical check is
carried out. Where the definitive results establish non-conformity, theseresults and, where appropriate, the licence shall be sent to the compe-tent licence-issuing authority within 10 working days from the date onwhich the results are established.
Without prejudice to Article 248 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No
2454/93 (
1), where a physical check for composition has been carried
out prior to presentation of the endorsed import licence under Article33(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, the security shall bereleased.
4. Each case of non-conformity with the declaration of release for
free circulation shall be notified to the Commission within 10 working
days of such non-conformity being established by the customs authori-ties, specifying in what way the products do not conform and the rateof duty applied asa res ult of the non-conformity finding.
Article 45
1. For the purpose of monitoring quantities under tariff quotas,
account shall be taken of all quantities for which declarations of release
for free circulation have been accepted during the quota periodconcerned.
2. Each Member State shall notify the Commission by 15 March
following each quota year ending on 31 December, and by 15
September following each quota year ending on 30 June, separately
for each quota and country of origin, except in the case of NewZealand butter, of the definitive total quantity for the quota year forwhich declarationsof releas e for free circulation have been accepted.
TITLE 3
TRANSITIONALANDFINALPROVISIONS
Article 46
The Member States shall take the measures necessary to check that the
system of licences and certificates introduced by this Regulation is
operating correctly.
Article 47
Approval asprovided for in Article 7 s hall not be required for the
period from 1 January to 30 June 2002.
For that period, licence applicationsfor the quotascovered by Chapter
I of Title 2 may be lodged only in the Member State where the appli-
cant is established, and shall be accepted only if the proof required
under Article 8(1)(a) is presented, to the satisfaction of the competentauthority, when the application islodged.
The restrictions provided for in Article 16(4) shall not apply to trans-
fers of import licences as referred to in Chapter I of Title 2 issuedduring the period from 1 January to 30 June 2002.2001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 21
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For the periodsfrom 1 January to 30 June 2002 and from 1 July to 31
December 2002, the reference year referred to in Article 8(1)(a) shallbe 2001, or 2000 if the importer concerned can prove that it wasnot
able to import or export the required quantitiesof milk productsduring
2001 as a result of exceptional circumstances.
Article 48
Regulations(EEC) No 2967/79, (EC) No 2508/97, (EC) No 1374/98
and (EC) No 2414/98 are hereby repealed.
They shall continue to apply to licences applied for before 1 January
2002.
References to the repealed Regulations shall be construed as references
to thisRegulation.
Article 49
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply to import licences applied for from 1 January 2002.
ThisRegulation s hall be binding in itsentirety and directly applicable
in all Member States.2001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 22
ANNEX I
I.A
TARIFF QUOTAS NOT SPECIFIED BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
Quota
numberCN code Description (1) Country of originAnnual
quotaQuota from
1 January
to 30 April
2004Quota from
1 May to
30 June
2004Import duty
(EUR/
100 kg net
weight)
09.4590 0402 10 19 Skimmed-milk powder All third countries68 000 22 667 11 333 47,50
09.4599 0405 10 11
0405 10 190405 10 300405 10 50
0405 10 90
0405 90 10 (*)0405 90 90 (*)Butter and other fatsand oilsderived
from milkAll third countries10 000 3 333 1 667 94,80
in butter equivalent
09.4591 ex 0406 10 20
ex 0406 10 80Pizza cheese, frozen, cut into pieces each
weighing not more than 1 gram, in
containerswith a net content of 5 kg or
more, of a water content, by weight, of
52 % or more, and a fat content by
weight in the dry matter of 38 % or moreAll third countries5 300 1 767 883 13,00
09.4592 ex 0406 30 10 Processed Emmentaler All third countries 18 400 6 133 3 067 71,90
0406 90 13 Emmentaler 85,80
09.4593 ex 0406 30 10 Processed Gruyère All third countries 5 200 1 733 867 71,90
0406 90 15 Gruyère, Sbrinz 85,80
09.4594 0406 90 01 Cheese for processing (
2) All third countries20 000 6 667 3 333 83,50
09.4595 0406 90 21 Cheddar All third countries15 000 5 000 2 500 21,00▼C12001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 23▼M9
Quota
numberCN code Description (1) Country of originAnnual
quotaQuota from
1 January
to 30 April
2004Quota from
1 May to
30 June
2004Import duty
(EUR/
100 kg net
weight)
09.4596 ex 0406 10 20 Fresh (unripened or uncured) cheese,
including whey cheese, and curd, other
than pizza cheese of quota number
09.4591All third countries19 500 6 500 3 250 92,60
ex 0406 10 80 106,40
0406 20 90 Other grated or powdered cheese 94,10
0406 30 31 Other processed cheese 69,00
0406 30 39 71,90
0406 30 90 102,90
0406 40 10
0406 40 500406 40 90Blue-veined cheese 70,40
0406 90 17 Bergkäse and Appenzell 85,80
0406 90 18 Fromage Fribourgeois, Vacherin Mont
d'Or and Tête de Moine75,50
0406 90 23 Edam
0406 90 25 Tilsit
0406 90 27 Butterkäse0406 90 29 Kashkaval
0406 90 31 Feta, of sheep's milk or buffalo milk
0406 90 33 Feta, other0406 90 35 Kefalo-Tyri0406 90 37 Finlandia
0406 90 39 Jarlsberg
0406 90 50 Cheese of sheep's milk or buffalo milk▼M92001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 24
Quota
numberCN code Description (1) Country of originAnnual
quotaQuota from
1 January
to 30 April
2004Quota from
1 May to
30 June
2004Import duty
(EUR/
100 kg net
weight)
ex 0406 90 63 Pecorino 94,10
0406 90 69 Other
0406 90 73 Provolone 75,50
ex 0406 90 75 Caciocavallo
ex 0406 90 76 Danbo, Fontal, Fynbo, Havarti, Maribo,
Samsø
0406 90 78 Gouda
ex 0406 90 79 Esrom, Italico, Kernhem, Saint-Paulin
ex 0406 90 81 Cheshire, Wensleydale, Lancashire,
Double Gloucester, Blarney, Colby,
Monterey
0406 90 82 Camembert
0406 90 84 Brie
0406 90 86 Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding 52 %
0406 90 87 Exceeding 52 % but not exceeding 62 %0406 90 88 Exceeding 62 % but not exceeding 72 %
0406 90 93 Exceeding 72 % 92,60
0406 90 99 Other 106,40
(*) 1 kg product = 1,22 kg butter.
(1) Irrespective of the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording of the product description must be considered to have mer ely indicative value,
s ince the applicability of the preferential arrangementsisdetermined in the context of thisAnnex by the s cope of the CN code. Where ex CN codesare ind icated, the
applicability of the preferential scheme is determined on the basis of the CN code and the corresponding description taken jointly.
(2) The cheeses referred to are considered as processed when they have been processed into products falling within subheading 0406 30 of the Combined Nom enclature.
Articles291 to 300 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 apply.▼M92001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 25
I.B
TARIFF QUOTAS UNDER THE EUROPE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND THE REPUBLICS OF HUNGARY AND POLAND, THE CZECH REPUBLIC, THE SLOVAK
REPUBLIC, BULGARIA, ROMANIA, SLOVENIA AND THE BALTIC STATES
1.ProductsoriginatinginPoland
Quota number CN code Description (1)Applicable rate of
duty
(% of NPF duty)Annual quantities
(tonnes)
from 1.7.2002 to
30.6.2003Quantitiesopened
on 1.7.2002 (3)Quantitiesopened
on 1.1.2003 (3)Quantitiesopened
on 1.5.2003Annual quantities
(tonnes)
from 1.7.2003 to
30.6.2004Annual increase
from 1.7.2004
09.4813 0402 10 19
0402 21 19
0402 21 99Milk powder Exemption 12 575 6 000 6 000 575 14 300 1 430
09.4814 0405 10 11
0405 10 19
0405 10 30
0405 10 50
0405 10 90
0405 20 90Butter and dairy
spreads (2)Exemption 7 545 3 600 3 600 345 8 580 860
09.4815 0406 Cheese (2)) Exemption 11 318 5 400 5 400 518 12 870 1 290
2.ProductsoriginatingintheCzechRepublic
Quota number CN code Description (1)(2)Applicable rate of
duty
(% of MFN duty)Annual quantities
tonnes)
from 1.7.2002 to
30.6.2003Quantitiesopened
on 1.7.2002 (3)Quantitiesopened
on 1.1.2003 (3)Quantitiesopened
on 1.5.2003Annual quantities
(tonnes)
from 1.7.2003 to
30.6.2004Annual increase
from 1.7.2004
09.4611 0402 Exemption 4 188 1 438 1 438 1 312 5 500 0
09.4636 0403 10 11
0403 10 13
0403 10 19
0403 10 31
0403 10 33
0403 10 39
0403 90 11
0403 90 13Exemption 150 — — 150 300 0▼B2001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 26▼M8
▼M6
Quota number CN code Description (1)(2)Applicable rate of
duty
(% of MFN duty)Annual quantities
tonnes)
from 1.7.2002 to
30.6.2003Quantitiesopened
on 1.7.2002 (3)Quantitiesopened
on 1.1.2003 (3)Quantitiesopened
on 1.5.2003Annual quantities
(tonnes)
from 1.7.2003 to
30.6.2004Annual increase
from 1.7.2004
0403 90 19
0403 90 31
0403 90 33
0403 90 39
0403 90 51
0403 90 53
0403 90 59
0403 90 61
0403 90 63
0403 90 69
09.4637 0404 Exemption 300 — — 300 600 0
09.4612 0405 10 11
0405 10 19
0405 10 30
0405 10 50
0405 10 90
0405 20 90
0405 90 10
0405 90 90Exemption 1 375 625 625 125 1 500 0
09.4613 0406 Exemption 6 630 3 315 3 315 — 7 395 765
3.ProductsoriginatingintheSlovakRepublic
Quota number CN code Description (1)(2)Applicable rate of
duty
(% of MFN duty)Annual quantities
(tonnes)
from 1.7.2002 to
30.6.2003Quantitiesopened
on 1.7.2002 (3)Quantitiesopened
on 1.1.2003 (3)Quantitiesopened
on 1.5.2003Annual quantities
(tonnes)
from 1.7.2003 to
30.6.2004Annual increase
from 1.7.2004
09.4641 0402 Exemption 2 500 750 750 1 000 3 500 0
09.4645 0403 10 11
0403 10 13
0403 10 19
0403 10 31
0403 10 33
0403 10 39
0403 90 11Exemption 250 — — 250 500 0▼M62001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 27
Quota number CN code Description (1)(2)Applicable rate of
duty
(% of MFN duty)Annual quantities
(tonnes)
from 1.7.2002 to
30.6.2003Quantitiesopened
on 1.7.2002 (3)Quantitiesopened
on 1.1.2003 (3)Quantitiesopened
on 1.5.2003Annual quantities
(tonnes)
from 1.7.2003 to
30.6.2004Annual increase
from 1.7.2004
0403 90 13
0403 90 19
0403 90 31
0403 90 33
0403 90 39
0403 90 51
0403 90 53
0403 90 59
0403 90 61
0403 90 63
0403 90 69
0404
09.4642 0405 10 11
0405 10 19
0405 10 30
0405 10 50
0405 10 90
0405 20 90
0405 90 10
0405 90 90Exemption 750 375 375 — 750 0
09.4643 0406 Exemption 2 930 1 430 1 430 70 3 000 300▼M62001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 28
4.ProductsoriginatinginHungary
Quota No CN-codeDescrip-
tion (1)(2)Applicable duty
(% of MFN)Annual quantities
(tonnes)
1.7.2002—30.6.2003Quantitiesopened on
1.7.2002 (3)Quantitiesopened on
1.10.2002Quantities
1.1.2003—30.6.2003Annual increase
from 1.7.2003
09.4775 0401
0402Exemption 1 300 227,5 422,5 650 130
09.4776 0403 10 11 Exemption 50 — 25 25 10
0403 10 13
0403 10 19
0403 10 31
0403 10 33
0403 10 39
0403 90 11
0403 90 13
0403 90 19
0403 90 31
0403 90 33
0403 90 39
0403 90 51
0403 90 53
0403 90 59
0403 90 61
0403 90 63
0403 90 69
09.4777 0404 Exemption 50 — 25 25 10
09.4778 0405 10 11
0405 10 19
0405 10 30
0405 10 50
0405 10 90
0405 20 90
0405 90 10
0405 90 90Exemption 300 — 150 150 30
09.4733 0406 Exemption 4 200 2 100 — 2 100 350▼M32001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 29▼M5
▼M3
5.ProductsoriginatinginRomania
Quota number CN code Description (1)Applicable duty
(% of MFN)Quantities(tonnes )
Annual QuotaQuantitiesfrom 1.1.2004
to 30.4.2004Quantitiesfrom 1.5.2004
to 30.6.2004Annual increase from 1
July 2004
09.4758 0406 Cheese and curd (2) Free 2 600 867 433 200
6.ProductsoriginatinginBulgaria
Quota number CN code Description (1)Applicable duty
(% of MFN)Quantities(tonnes )
Annual QuotaQuantitiesfrom 1.1.2004
to 30.4.2004Quantitiesfrom 1.5.2004
to 30.6.2004Annual increase from 1
July 2004
09.4675 0403 10 11
0403 10 13
0403 10 19
0403 10 31
0403 10 33
0403 10 39Free 500 167 83 0
09.4660 0406 Cheese and curd (2) Free 6 400 2 133 1 067 300▼M92001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 30
7.ProductsoriginatinginEstonia
Quota No CN codeDescrip-
tion (1)(2)Applicable duty
( % of MFN)Annual quantities
(tonnes)
1.7.2002—30.6.2003Quantitiesopened on
1.7.2002 (3)Quantitiesopened on
1.10.2002Quantities
1.1.2003—30.6.2003Annual increase
from 1.7.2003
09.4578 0401 Exemption 800 400 — 400 150
09.4546 0402 10 19
0402 21 19Exemption 14 000 8 000 6 000 0
09.4579 0403 10 11 Exemption 800 240 160 400 240
0403 10 13
0403 10 19
0403 10 31
0403 10 33
0403 10 39
09.4580 0403 90 59
0403 90 61
0403 90 63
0403 90 69Exemption 1 120 560 — 560 210
09.4547 0405 10 11
0405 10 19Exemption 4 800 2 400 — 2 400 900
09.4582 0406 10 Exemption 1 120 560 — 560 210
09.4581 0406 20
0406 30
0406 40
0406 90Exemption 4 000 1 600 400 2 000 1 200▼M32001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 31▼M5
▼M3
8.ProductsoriginatinginLatvia
Quota No CN codeDescrip-
tion (1)(2)Applicable duty
( % of MFN)Annual quantities
(tonnes)
1.7.2002—30.6.2003Quantitiesopened on
1.7.2002 (3)Quantitiesopened on
1.10.2002Quantities
1.1.2003—30.6.2003Annual increase
from 1.7.2003
09.4872 0401 Exemption 200 — 100 100 20
09.4873 0402 Exemption 3 800 2 525 — 1 275 0
09.4874 0403 10 11 Exemption 100 50 50 10
0403 10 13
0403 10 19
0403 10 31
0403 10 33
0403 10 39
0403 90 11
0403 90 13
0403 90 19
0403 90 31
0403 90 33
0403 90 39
0403 90 51
0403 90 53
0403 90 59
0403 90 61
0403 90 63
0403 90 69
09.4551 0405 10 11
0405 10 19
0405 10 30
0405 10 50
0405 10 90
0405 20 90
0405 90 10
0405 90 90Exemption 2 255 1 127,5 — 1 127,5 190
09.4552 0406 Exemption 5 000 1 800 700 2 500 500▼M32001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 32▼M5
▼M3
9.ProductsoriginatinginLithuania
Quota No CN codeDescrip-
tion (1)(2)Applicable duty
( % of MFN)Annual quantities
(tonnes)
1.7.2002—30.6.2003Quantitiesopened on
1.7.2002 (3)Quantitiesopened on
1.10.2002Quantitiesfrom
1.1.2003—30.6.2003Annual increase
from 1.7.2003
09.4862 0401 Exemption 3 000 — 1 500 1 500 300
09.4863 0402 Exemption 6 350 3 150 25 3 175 635
09.4864 0403 10 11 Exemption 300 150 150 30
0403 10 13
0403 10 19
0403 10 31
0403 10 33
0403 10 39
0403 90 11
0403 90 13
0403 90 19
0403 90 31
0403 90 33
0403 90 39
0403 90 51
0403 90 53
0403 90 59
0403 90 61
0403 90 63
0403 90 69
09.4865 0404 Exemption 2 000 — 1 000 1 000 200
09.4866 0405 10 11
0405 10 19
0405 10 30
0405 10 50
0405 10 90
0405 20 90
0405 90 10
0405 90 90Exemption 2 100 1 050 — 1 050 210
09.4557 0406 Exemption 7 200 3 600 — 3 600 600▼M32001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 33▼M5
▼M3
10.ProductsoriginatinginSlovenia
Quota number CN code Description (1)(2)Applicable duty
(% of MFN)Annual quantities
(tonnes)2004 quantities
(tonnes)
From 1.1.2003 Quantitiesopened in 2003 Opened in January 2004
09.4086 0402 10
0402 2120 % 1 500 1 500 750
09.4087 0403 10 20 % 750 750 375
09.4088 0406 90 Free 600 450 450
(= 300 + 150)
(1) Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wording for the description of the products is to be considered a shaving no more than an indicative value, the applicability of the preferential
scheme being determined, for the purposes of this Annex, by the coverage of the CN codes. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the applicability of the prefe rential scheme is determined on the basis of the CN code and the
corresponding description taken jointly.
(2) This concession is applicable only to products not benefiting from any kind of export subsidies.
►M3(3) Quantities opened on the basis of the quota numbers in use before the entry into force of this Regulation. ◄▼M92001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 34▼B
I.C
TARIFF QUOTAS REFERRED TO IN ANNEX II TO REGULATION (EC) NO 2286/2002
Serial
number of
the quotaCN code Description (1) Country of originQuota from 1 January to
31 December
(in tonnes)Reduction
in customs
duties
annualsix-
monthly
09.4026 0402 Milk and cream, concentrated or containing
added sugar or other sweetening matterACP 1 000 500 65 %
09.4027 0406 Cheese and curd ACP 1 000 500 65 %
(1) Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording for the description of the products is to be considered a shaving no more than
an indicative value, the preferential arrangementsbeing determined, within the context of thisAnnex, by the coverage of the CN codes . Where ex CN cod esare referred
to, the applicability of the preferential arrangements is determined on the basis of the CN code and the corresponding description taken jointly.▼M62001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 35
▼B
I.D
TARIFF QUOTAS UNDER PROTOCOL 1 TO DECISION No 1/98 OF THE EC-TURKEY ASSO-
CIATION COUNCIL
Quota
numberCN code Description (1)Country of
originAnnual
quota from
1 January
to 31
December
(in tonnes)Import duty
(EUR/
100 kg net
weight)
09.4101 0406 90 29 Kashkaval cheese Turkey 1 500 0
ex 0406 90 31 Cheese made exclusively
from sheep's milk or buffalo
milk, in containers
containing brine, or in sheep
or goatskin bottles
ex 0406 90 50 Other cheese made exclu-
sively from sheep's milk or
buffalo milk, in containers
containing brine, or in sheep
or goatskin bottles
ex 0406 90 86
ex 0406 90 87
ex 0406 90 88Tulum Peyniri, made from
sheep's milk or buffalo milk,
in packingsof les sthan 10 kg
(1) Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wording for the description of
the productsisto be cons idered ashaving no more than an indicative value, the applicability of the preferentialscheme being determined, for the purposes of this Annex, by the coverage of the CN codes. Where ex CN codes
are indicated, the applicability of the preferential scheme is determined on the basis of the CN code and the
corresponding description taken jointly.2001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 36
▼B
I.E
TARIFF QUOTAS UNDER ANNEX IV TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITY AND SOUTH AFRICA
Quota
numberCN codeDescrip-
tion (1)Country of
originImport
yearAnnual quota from 1
January to 31 December
(in tonnes)Import
duty
(EUR/
100 kg net
weight) AnnualSix-
monthly
09.4151 0406 10
0406 20 90
0406 30
0406 40 90
0406 90 01
0406 90 21
0406 90 50
0406 20 69
0406 90 78
0406 90 86
0406 90 87
0406 90 88
0406 90 93
0406 90 99Republic
of South
Africa2000 5 000 2 500 0
2001 5 250 2 625
2002 5 500 2 750
2003 5 750 2 875
2004 6 000 3 000
2005 6 250 3 125
2006 6 500 3 375
2007 6 750 3 375
2008 7 000 3 500
2009 7 250 3 625
2010 Unlimited Unlimited
(1) Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wording for the description of
the productsisto be cons idered ashaving no more than an indicative value, the applicability of the preferential
scheme being determined, for the purposes of this Annex, by the coverage of the CN codes. Where ex CN codesare indicated, the applicability of the preferential scheme is determined on the basis of the CN code and thecorresponding description taken jointly.2001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 37
I.F
TARIFF QUOTAS UNDER ANNEXES II AND III TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND SWITZERLAND ON TRADE IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
Quota number CN code Description Customs dutyQuantitiesof quotas
2003/2004 quota2004 and
following from 1
July to 30 June Totalfrom 1.7 to
31.12.2003from 1.1 to 30from 1.5 to
30.6.2004
09.4155 ex 0401 30 Cream, of a fat content by weight exceeding
6%exemption/C148/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C149/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C1502 000 1 000 667 333 2 000
0403 10 Yoghurt
Quota
numberCN code Description Customs dutyQuantitiesof quotas
2003/2004 quota 2004 2005 2006
from 1.6.2007
Totalfrom 1.7. to
31.12.2003from 1.1. to
30.4.2004from 1.5. to
30.6. 2004from 1 July
to 30 Junefrom 1 July
to 30 Junefrom 1 July
to 31 May
09.4156 ex 0406 Cheeses other than those referred
to in Annex II.Dexemption 4 250 2 125 1 417 708 5 500 6 750 7 646 unlimited▼M92001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 38
I.G
TARIFF QUOTA UNDER THE ANNEX TO PROTOCOL 1 TO THE ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND JORDAN
Quota
numberCN code Description Customs dutyQuantity
(tonnes)
2002
from 1 July to 31 December2003 et seq.
from 1 January to 31 December
annual half-yearly
09.4159 ex 0406 90 33
Sheep'smilk chees e/C148/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C149/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C150exemption 100 100 50ex 0406 90 50▼M12001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 39
I.H
TARIFF QUOTAS UNDER ANNEX I TO THE AGREEMENT WITH THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY
in tonnes
Quota
numberCN code Description (1) Customs dutyQuota
annual six-monthly2003/2004
six-monthly from 1
July to 31 December
2003from 1 January to 30
April 2004from 1 May to 30 June 2004
09.4781 ex 0406 90 23 Norwegian
Edam
exemption/C148/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C149/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C1503 467 1 733,5 1 733,5 1 155,7 577,80406 90 39 Jarlsberg
ex 0406 90 78 Norwegian
Gouda
0406 90 86
0406 90 87
0406 90 88Other cheeses
09.4782 0406 10 Fresh cheeses exemption 533 266,5 266,5 177,7 88,8
(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 an indicative value, the preferential arrangementsbeing
determined, within the context of thisAnnex, by the coverage of the CN codes .▼M92001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 40
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ANNEX II
II.A
CONCESSIONS REFERRED TO IN ANNEX I TO REGULATION (EC) NO 2286/2002
CN code Description (1)Reduction in customs duties
(%)
0401 16
0403 10 11 to 0403 10 39 16
0403 90 11 to 0403 90 69 16
0404 16
0405 10 16
0405 20 90 16
0405 90 16
1702 11 00 16
1702 19 00 16
2106 90 51 16
2309 10 15 16
2309 10 19 162309 10 39 16
2309 10 59 16
2309 10 70 16
2309 90 35 16
2309 90 39 16
2309 90 49 16
2309 90 59 16
2309 90 70 16
(1) Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording for the description
of the productsisto be cons idered ashaving no more than an indicative value, the preferential arrangementsbeing determined, within the context of thisAnnex, by the coverage of the CN codes . Where ex CN codesarereferred to, the applicability of the preferential arrangementsisdetermined on the bas isof the CN code and thecorresponding description taken jointly.2001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 41
▼M6
II.B
PREFERENTIAL IMPORT ARRANGEMENTS — TURKEY
Serial number CN code Description Country of originImport duty
(EUR/100 kg net weight without
further indication)
1 0406 90 29 Kashkaval Turkey 67,19
2 ex 0406 90 31
ex 0406 90 50Cheese made exclusively from sheep's milk or
buffalo milk, in containerscontaining brine, or in
sheep- or goatskin bottlesTurkey 67,19
3 ex 0406 90 86
ex 0406 90 87
ex 0406 90 88Tulum peyniri , made from sheep's milk or buffalo
milk, in packingsof les sthan 10 kgTurkey 67,19▼B2001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 42
II.C
PREFERENTIAL IMPORT ARRANGEMENTS — SOUTH AFRICA
Quota
numberCN code Description (1) Country of originImport duty as% of bas ic duty
Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
14 0401 Republic of
South Africa91 82 73 64 55 45 36 27 18 9 0
0403 10 110403 10 130403 10 190403 10 310403 10 330403 10 39
0402 91 Republic of
South Africa100 100 100 100 100 83 67 50 33 17 0
0402 990403 90 510403 90 530403 90 590403 90 610403 90 630403 90 69
0404 10 48
0404 10 520404 10 540404 10 560404 10 580404 10 620404 10 720404 10 740404 10 760404 10 780404 10 820404 10 84▼B2001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 43
Quota
numberCN code Description (1) Country of originImport duty as% of bas ic duty
Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
0406 10 20
For quantities
imported in
excess of the
quotasreferred
to in Annex
I(E)/C148/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C149/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C1500406 10 80
0406 20 900406 300406 40 90
0406 90 01
0406 90 210406 90 50
0406 90 69
0406 90 780406 90 860406 90 87
0406 90 88
0406 90 930406 90 99
1702 11 00
1702 19 00
2106 90 512309 10 15
2309 10 19
2309 10 39
2309 10 592309 10 702309 90 35
2309 90 39▼B2001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 44
Quota
numberCN code Description (1) Country of originImport duty as% of bas ic duty
Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
2309 90 49
2309 90 592309 90 70
(1) Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wording for the description of the products is to be considered a shaving no more than
an indicative value, the applicability of the preferential scheme being determined, for the purposes of this Annex, by the covereage of the CN code. Wh ere ex CN codes
are indicated, the applicability of the preferential scheme is determined on the basis of the CN code and the corresponding description taken jointly .▼B2001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 45
II.D
REDUCED DUTY UNDER ANNEX III TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND SWITZERLAND ON TRADE
IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
CN code DescriptionCustoms duty
(EUR/100 kg net weight) from 1 June
2002 2003 2004 2005 20062007 et
seq.
0402 29 11
ex 0404 90 83Special milk, for infants(1), in hermetically sealed containers
of a net content not exceeding 500 g, of a fat content by
weight exceeding 10 %43,80 43,80 43,80 43,80 43,80 43,80
ex 0406 20 Grated or powdered cheese of a water content not exceeding
400 g/kg of cheeseexemption
0406 30 Processed cheese exemption
ex 0406 90 13 Emmentaler of a fat content by weight of 45 % or more in
the dry matter and matured for three monthsor more6,58 5,26 3,95 2,63 1,32 0
ex 0406 90 15 Gruyère, Sbrinz, of a fat content by weight of 45 % or more
in the dry matter and matured for three monthsor more6,58 5,26 3,95 2,63 1,32 0
ex 0406 90 17 Bergkäse (2), Appenzell, of a fat content by weight of 45 %
or more in the dry matter and matured for three monthsor
more6,58 5,26 3,95 2,63 1,32 0
ex 0406 90 18 Fromage fribourgeois(3), Vacherin Mont d'Or, Tête de
moine of a fat content by weight of 45 % or more in the
dry matter and matured:
— for at least two months in the case of fromage fribour-
geois,
— for at least 17 days in the case of Vacherin Mont d'Or,— for at least 75 days in the case of Tête de moine.exemption
0406 90 19 Glarisherb chees e (known asSchabziger) made from
skimmed milk and mixed with finely ground herbsexemption▼M12001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 46
▼M10
▼M1
CN code DescriptionCustoms duty
(EUR/100 kg net weight) from 1 June
2002 2003 2004 2005 20062007 et
seq.
ex 0406 90 87 Grisons cheese exemption
0406 90 25 Tilsit exemption
(1) ‘Special milk for infants’ means products free from pathogenic germs and which have fewer than 10 000 revivifiable aerobic bacteria and fewer than tw o coliform bacteria
per gram.
(2) Bergkäse includes the following names: Gaiser Bergkäse, Berner Bergkäse, Gstaader Bergkäse, Luzerner Bergkäse, Nidwaldner Bergkäse, Obwaldner Bergkäse, Schwyzer
Bergkäse, St. Galler Bergkäse, Untervazer Bergkäse, Urner Bergkäse, Walliser Bergkäse, Zürcher Bergkäse, Glarner Bergkäse, Etivaz cheese.
(3)►M10 ◄▼M12001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 47
ANNEX ΙII
IΙI.A
TARIFF QUOTAS UNDER THE GATT/WTO AGREEMENTS SPECIFIED BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
Quota
numberCN code Description Country of originAnnual
quota from
1 January
to 31
December
(in tonnes)►M9
Maximum
quota
January —
June
(quantitiesin
tonnes)◄Import duty
(EUR/
100 kg net
weight)Rulesfor
completing IMA 1
certificates
09.4589 ex 0405 10 11
ex 0405 10 19Butter, at least six weeks old, of a
fat content by weight of not less
than 80 % but less than 82 %
manufactured drectly from milk or
cream without the use of stored
materials, in a single, self-contained
and uninterrupted processNew Zealand 76 667 42 167 86,88 See Annex IV
ex 0405 10 30 Butter, at least six weeks old, of a
fat content by weight of not less
than 80 % but less than 82 %,
manufactured directly from milk or
cream without the use of stored
materials, ina single, self-containedand ininterrupted process which
may involve the cream passing
through a stage where the butterfat
isconcentrated and/or fractionated
(the processes referred to as
‘Ammix’ and ‘Spreadable’)
09.4515 0406 90 01 Cheese for processing (
1) New Zealand 4 000 17,06 See Annex XI(C)
and (D)
09.4522 0406 90 01 Cheese for processing (1) Australia 500 17,06 See Annex XI(C)
and (D)▼B2001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 48▼M9
▼B
Quota
numberCN code Description Country of originAnnual
quota from
1 January
to 31
December
(in tonnes)►M9
Maximum
quota
January —
June
(quantitiesin
tonnes)◄Import duty
(EUR/
100 kg net
weight)Rulesfor
completing IMA 1
certificates
09.4514 ex 0406 90 21 Whole Cheddar cheeses (of the
conventional flat cylindrical shape
of a net weight of not less than
33 kg but not more than 44 kg and
cheeses in cubic blocks or in paral-
lelepipedshape, of a net weight of
10 kg or more) of a fat content of
50 % or more by weight in the dry
matter, matured for at least three
monthsNew Zealand 7 000 17,06 See Annex XI(B)
09.4521 ex 0406 90 21 Whole Cheddar cheeses (of the
conventional flat cylindrical shape
of a net weight of not less than
33 kg but not more than 44 kg and
cheeses in cubic blocks or in paral-
lelepiped shape, of a net weight of
10 kg or more) of a fat content of
50 % or more by weight in the dry
matter, matured for at least three
monthsAustralia 3 250 17,06 See Annex XI(B)
09.4513 ex 0406 90 21 Cheddar made from unpasteurised
milk, of a fat content of 50 % or
more, by weight, in the dry matter,
matured for at least nine months,
with a free-at-frontier value (2) per
100 kg net, of not less than:
— EUR 334,20 for whole cheeses
— EUR 354,83 for cheeses of a
net weight of not less than 500 g
— EUR 368,58 for cheeses of a
net weight of less than 500 gCanada 4 000 13,75 See Annex XI(A)▼B2001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 49
Quota
numberCN code Description Country of originAnnual
quota from
1 January
to 31
December
(in tonnes)►M9
Maximum
quota
January —
June
(quantitiesin
tonnes)◄Import duty
(EUR/
100 kg net
weight)Rulesfor
completing IMA 1
certificates
The expression ‘whole cheeses’
means:
— cheeses of the conventional flat
cylindrical shape of a net
weight of not less than 33 kg
but not more than 44 kg.
— cubic blocksor parallelepipeds
of cheese of a net weight of
not less than 10 kg.
(1) Utilisation for this particular purpose will be monitored by applying the Community provisions laid down on the subject. The cheeses concerned are c onsidered as
processed when they have been processed into products falling within subheading 0406 30 of the combined nomenclature. Articles 291 to 300 of Regulati on (EEC) No
2454/93 apply.
(2) Free-at-frontier value' means the free-at-frontier price or fob price in the country of export, plus an mount for delivery and insurance costs as far asthe cus tomsterritory of
the Community.▼B2001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 50
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III.C
PREFERENTIAL IMPORT ARRANGEMENTS — OTHER
Order No CN Code Description Country of originImport duty
(EUR/100 kg net
weight without further
indication)Rulesor completing
IMA 1 certificates
1 ex 0406 90 29 Kashkaval, made exclusively from sheep's
milk, matured for at least two months, of
a minimum fat content of 45 % by weight
in the dry matter and a minimum dry
matter content, by weight, of 58 %, in
whole cheeses not exceeding 10 kg,
whether wrapped in plastic or notCyprus67,19 See Annex XI(E)
2 ex 0406 90 31
ex 0406 90 50Cheese, except Halloumi, made exclu-
sively from sheep's milk or buffalo milk,
in containerscontaining brine, or in s heep
or goatskin bottlesCyprus67,19 See Annex XI(F)
3 ex 0406 90 50
ex 0406 90 86
ex 0406 90 87
ex 0406 90 88Halloumi Cyprus27,63 See Annex XI(F)▼M42001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 51
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ANNEX IV
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▼B
►(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)C32001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 53
▼B
►(1) (2) (3) (4)C32001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 54
▼B
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▼B
ANNEX V
►(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)C32001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 56
▼B
ANNEX VI
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ANNEX VII
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ANNEX VIIa
TARIFF QUOTA UNDER ANNEX I OF THE ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT WITH THE
REPUBLICOFCHILE
Quota No CN code DescriptionApplicable
rate of duty
(% of the
MFN duty)Annual quantities
(tonnes)
(base = calendar year)Annual
increase from
2005from 1.2.2003
to 31.12.20032004
09.1924 0406 Cheese and
curdExemption 1 375 1 500 752001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 59
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ANNEX VIII
CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH AN IMA 1 CERTIFICATE OR
PART THEREOF MAY BE CANCELLED, AMENDED, REPLACED OR
CORRECTED
1. Cancellation of the IMA 1 certificate when full duty isdue and paid for non-
compliance with compositional requirements.
Where full duty ispaid on a lot becaus e the maximum fat content require-
ment isnot complied with, the corres ponding IMA 1 certificate may be
cancelled and the IMA 1 issuing body may add the quantities concerned to
those for which IMA 1 certificates may be issued for the same quota year.
The customs authorities shall retain the corresponding import licence and
send it to the import-license issuing authority, which shall amend it to
convert it into a full-duty import licence for the quantity concerned in accor-
dance with Article 36.
2. Produce destroyed or rendered unfit for sale.
IMA 1 issuing bodies may cancel an IMA 1 certificate or part thereof for a
quantity covered by it which is destroyed or rendered unfit for sale in
circumstances beyond the control of the exporter. Where part of the quantity
covered by an IMA 1 certificate is destroyed or rendered unfit for sale, a
replacement certificate may be issued for the remaining quantity. In the
case of New Zealand butter referred to in Annex III(A) under quota number
09.4589, the original product identification list shall be used for this purpose.
The replacement certificate shall be valid only up to the same date as the
original. In this case, box 17 of the replacement IMA 1 certificate shall
contain the words‘valid up to 00.00.0000’.
Where all or part of the quantity covered by an IMA 1 certificate is
destroyed or rendered unfit for sale due to circumstances beyond the expor-
ters' control, the IMA 1 issuing body may add these quantities to those for
which IMA 1 certificates may be issued for the same quota year.
3. Change of Member State of destination
When the exporter isobliged to change the Member State of des tination indi-
cated on an IMA 1 certificate before a corresponding import licence is
issued, the original IMA 1 certificate may be amended by the IMA 1 issuing
body. Such an amended original IMA 1 certificate, duly authenticated and
appropriately identified by the issuing body, may be presented to the licen-
sing authority and to the customs authorities.
4. When a clerical or technical error isdis covered on an IMA 1 certificate
before a corresponding import licence is issued, the original certificate may
be corrected by the issuing body. Such a corrected original IMA 1 certificate
may be presented to the licensing authority and to the customs authorities.
5. When, in exceptional circumstances beyond the control of the exporter, a
product intended for import in a given year becomesunavailable and the
only meansof filling the quota, in the light of normal s hipping time from
the country of origin, isto replace it with a product originally intended for
import the following year, the issuing body may issue a new IMA 1 certifi-
cate for the replacement quantity, on the sixth working day after giving due
notification to the Commission of the details of the IMA 1 certificate or part
thereof to be cancelled for the year concerned and of the first IMA 1 certifi-
cate or part thereof issued for the following year to be cancelled.
If the Commission considers that this provision does not apply to the circum-
stances of the case concerned, it may object within five working days, stating
the reason for its objection. Where the quantity to be replaced is greater than
that covered by the first IMA 1 certificate issued for the following year, the
required quantity may be obtained by cancelling additional IMA 1 certifi-
cates, in sequence, or part thereof as necessary.
All quantitiesin res pect of which IMA 1 certificatesor part thereof have
been cancelled for the year concerned shall be added to the quantities for
which IMA 1 certificates may be issued for that quota year.
All quantitiesbrought forward from the following quota year for which an
IMA 1 certificate or certificateshave been cancelled s hall be added back to
the quantities for which IMA 1 certificates may be issued for that quota year.2001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 60
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ANNEX IX
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ANNEX X
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ANNEX XI
RULESFORCOMPLETINGCERTIFICATES
In addition to boxes1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 17 and 18 of the IMA 1 certificate, the
following must be completed:
A. As regards Cheddar cheeses listed under quota number 09.4513 in Annex
IIIA and falling within CN code ex 0406 90 21:
1. box 3, by specifying the buyer;
2. box 6, by specifying the country of destination;
3. box 7, by specifying, as appropriate:
— whole Cheddar cheeses
— Cheddar cheese other than whole cheeses, of a net weight of not less
than 500 g
— Cheddar cheese other than whole cheeses, of a net weight of less than
500 g
4. box 10, by specifying 'exclusively unpasteurised home-produced cows'
milk';
5. box 11, by specifying ‘at least 50 %’;
6. box 14, by specifying ‘at least nine months’;
7. box 15 and 16, by specifying the period for which the quota is valid.
B. As regards Cheddar cheeses listed under quota numbers 09.4514 and
09.4521 in Annex III(A) and falling within CN code ex 0406 90 21:
1. box 7, by specifying ‘whole Cheddar cheeses’;
2. box 10, by specifying ‘exclusively home-produced cows' milk’;
3. box 11, by specifying ‘at least 50 %’;4. box 14, by specifying ‘at least three months’;5. box 16, by specifying the period for which the quota is valid.
C. As regards Cheddar cheeses intended for processing listed under quota
numbers09.4515 and 09.4522 in Annex III(A) and covered by CN code
ex 0406 90 01:
1. box 7, by specifying ‘whole Cheddar cheeses’;
2. box 10, by specifying ‘exclusively home-produced cows' milk’;3. box 16, by specifying the period for which the quota is valid.
D. As regards cheeses other than Cheddar cheese intended for processing listed
under quota numbers09.4515 and 09.4522 in Annex III(A) and covered by
CN code ex 0406 90 01:
1. box 10, by specifying ‘exclusively home-produced cows' milk’;
2. box 16, by specifying the period for which the quota is valid.
E. As regards Kashkaval cheeses listed under serial number 1 in Annex III(C)
and falling within CN code ex 0406 90 29:
1. box 7, by specifying ‘Kashkaval cheese, made from sheep's milk, matured
for at least two months, of a minimum dry matter content by weight of
58 %, in whole cheeses not exceeding 10 kg net, whether or not wrapped
in plastic’;
2. box 10, by specifying ‘exclusively home-produced sheep's milk’;3. box 11.
F. As regards cheeses of sheep's milk or buffalo milk in containers containing
brine, or in sheep- or goatskin bottles, and ‘Halloumi’ cheese listed under
serial numbers 2 and 3 in Annex III(C) and covered by CN codes
ex 0406 90 31, ex 0406 90 50, ex 0406 90 86, ex 0406 90 87 and
ex 0406 90 88:
1. box 7, by specifying, as appropriate, ‘cheese of sheep's milk’ or ‘cheese
of buffalo milk’ and ‘in containerscontaining brine’ or ‘in s heep- or goat-
skin bottles’ or ‘Halloumi’ cheese, which is to be presented in individual
plastic packings of a net content not exceeding 1 kg or in metal or plastic
containersof a net content not exceeding 12 kg;2001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 63
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2. box 10, by specifying, as appropriate, ‘exclusively home-produced sheep's
milk’ or ‘exclusively home-produced buffalo milk’ or, in the case of
‘Halloumi’ cheese, ‘home-produced milk’;
3. box 11 and 12.2001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 64
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ANNEX XII
ISSUINGBODIES
Third country CN code and product descriptionIssuing body
Name Location
Australia 0406 90 01
0406 90 21Cheddar and other cheese for proces-
singAustralian Quarantine Inspection
ServicePO Box 60 World Trade
Centre
Melbourne VIC 3005
AustraliaTel.: (61 3) 92 46 67 10
Fax: (61 3) 92 46 68 00Cheddar Department of Agriculture, Fisheries
and Forestry
Canada 0406 90 21 Cheddar Canadian Dairy Commission
Commission canadienne du lait►
M7Building 55, NCC
DrivewayCentral Experi-
mental Farm
960 Carling Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0Z2
Telephone: 1 (613) 792-
2000
Fax: 1 (613) 792-2009 ◄
Cyprusex 0406 90 29
0406 90 31
ex 0406 90 50
ex 0406 90 86
ex 0406 90 87
ex 0406 90 88Kashkaval
Cheese of sheep's milk or buffalo
milk
HalloumiMinister of Trade, Industry and
Tourism1421 Nicosia
Cyprus
Tel.: (02) 86 71 00
Fax: (02) 37 51 20
New Zealand ex 0405 10 11 Butter ►M9New Zealand Food Safety
Authority ◄►M9South Tower
68-86 JervoisQuay
PO Box 2835
Wellington
New Zealand
Telephone: (64-4) 463 2500
Fax: (64-4) 463 2501 ◄ex 0405 10 19 Butter
ex 0405 10 30 Butter
ex 0406 90 01 Cheese for processing
ex 0406 90 21 Cheddar▼B2001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 65
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ANNEX XIII
CN code Description (1)Dry matter
content by
weight (%)Fat content by
weight (%) in
the dry matterFat content by
weight (%)
0406 10 20 Fresh cheese 58 71
0406 30 Processed cheese — 56 —0406 90 01 Cheese for processing 65 52
0406 90 13 Emmentaler 65 48
0406 90 21 Cheddar 65 520406 90 23 Edam 58 440406 90 69 Hard cheeses 65 40
0406 90 78 Gouda 59 50
0406 90 81 Cantal, Cheshire, Wensleydale, etc… 64 520406 90 99 Other cheeses 42
(1) Despite the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the description of the products is deemed
to be indicative only.2001R2535 — EN — 26.04.2004 — 011.001 — 66
ANNEX XIV
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