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►B COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2369/96
of 12 December 1996
opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for 10 000 tonnes of
oat grains otherwise worked falling within ►M1 CN code 1104 22 98 ◄
(OJ L 323, 13.12.1996, p. 8)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1 Commission Regulation (EC) No 630/97 of 10 April 1997 L 96 5 11.4.1997
►M2 Commission Regulation (EC) No 777/2004 of 26 April 2004 L 123 50 27.4.2004
NB: This consolidated version contains references to the European unit of account and/or the ecu, which from 1 January 1999
should be understood as references to the euro — Council Regulation (EEC) No 3308/80 (OJ L 345, 20.12.1980, p. 1) andCouncil Regulation (EC) No 1103/97 (OJ L 162, 19.6.1997, p. 1).
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2369/96
of 12 December 1996
opening and providing for the administration of a Community
tariff quota for 10 000 tonnes of oat grains otherwise worked
falling within ►M1 CN code 1104 22 98 ◄
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996
on the implementation of the concessions set out in Schedule CXLdrawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the GATT XXIV. 6 negotia-tions (
1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Whereas the Community, for the purposes of the WTO, undertook to
establish, per marketing year and from 1 January 1996, a tariff quota
at zero duty for 10 000 tonnes of oat grains otherwise worked falling
within CN codes 1104 22 92 an 1104 22 99;
Whereas these imports are subject to the presentation of import
licences; whereas the conditions governing the issue of such licencesshould be specified;
Whereas adequate management of imports requires the establishment of
a system of securities; whereas, in view of the likelihood of speculation
inherent in the system on account of the exemption from payment of
the duty, access to the imports in question should be limited to thoseoperators who have lodged a security for importation, who supplyproof that they have exercised a commercial activity in the cerealssector for at least 12 months and who are registered in the Member
State in which the application is submitted,
Whereas special provisions governing the organization of imports, and
in particular those relating to notices concerning import licence appli-cations will be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down inArticle 23 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 (
2), as last
amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (3);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accor-
dance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The import per marketing year of 10 000 tonnes of oat grains otherwise
worked falling within ►M1 CN code 1104 22 98 ◄, benefiting from
a zero rate of import duty, shall be subject to an import licence issuedin accordance with the provisions of this Regulation.
Article 2
1. An application for an import licence in respect of the quantity
stated in Article 1 shall be admissible subject to the following condi-tions:
(a) the application shall relate to a maximum of 350 tonnes of oats to
be imported;
(b) where the application is submitted by an agent, it shall contain the
name and address of the operator;1996R2369 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 002.001 — 2
(1) OJ No L 146, 20. 6. 1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21.
(3) OJ No L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37.▼M1
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(c) the application shall be accompanied by:
— proof that the applicant is a natural or legal person who has
exercised a commercial activity in the cereals sector for at least
12 months and is registered in the Member State in which the
application is submitted,
— proof that a security of ECU 5 per tonne has been lodged with
the competent authority of the Member State concerned, the
security serving to establish the applicant's good faith,
— a written statement by the applicant certifying that he has
submitted only one application. Where the applicant submitsmore than one application for an import licence in respect of
the same product, all such applications shall be inadmissible.
2. An application may not be withdrawn.
Article 3
1. Applications for import licences for oat grains otherwise worked
falling within ►M1 CN code 1104 22 98 ◄shall be submitted to the
competent authorities of any Member State on the second working
Monday of each month up to 1 p.m. (Brussels time). A quantity of
1 000 tonnes shall, to this end, be available in respect of each monthuntil the quantities referred to in Article 1 are used up. Quantities notused in the course of one month shall be carried forward to thefollowing month until the end of each marketing year.
2. Member States shall notify to the Commission, in accordance
with the model set out in Annex I to this Regulation, by telex, fax ortelegram, within two working days of the closing date for the submis-sion of applications:
— the number of admissible applications submitted, even where that
number is zero,
— the quantity of oats in respect of which applications for licences
have been submitted,
— the names and addresses of the applicants.
3. Where the total quantity for which import licence applications are
submitted exceeds the quantity of product which may be importedduring the period in question, the Commission shall notify Member
States, within three working days of expiry of the time limit for notifi-
cation referred to in paragraph 2, of the percentage reduction they mustapply, when issuing licences, to the quantities for which applicationswere submitted.
4. Import licences shall be issued as soon as possible after the
Commission's notification to the Member States referred to in para-graph 3, and in any event within three working days.
Notwithstanding Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/
95 (
1), the period of validity of licences for oat grains otherwise worked
issued as part of the present quota shall be 45 days.
Notwithstanding Article 21 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 (2), for
the purposes of determining their period of validity, licences shall beconsidered to have been issued on the day of their actual issue.1996R2369 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 002.001 — 3
(1) OJ No L 117, 24. 5. 1995, p. 2.
(2) OJ No L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.▼M1
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Article 4
An import licence shall contain the following entries and shall be
subject to the following conditions:
— in boxes 7 and 8 the country of provenance and the country of
origin of the product in question shall be mentioned respectively,
— in boxes 7 and 8 the entry ‘yes’ must be marked with a cross,
— notwithstanding Article 8 (4) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No
3719/88 (1), the quantity released for free circulation may not
exceed that indicated in boxes 17 and 18, and the number 0 musttherefore be entered in box 19,
— in box 20, one of the following entries:
— Reglamento (CE) n
o2369/96
—N a řízení (ES) č. 2369/96
— Forordning (EF) nr. 2369/96— Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2369/96— Määrus (EÜ) nr 2369/96—Καν oνισµός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 2369 /96
— Regulation (EC) No 2369/96
— Règlement (CE) n
o2369/96
— 2369/96/EK rendelet— Regolamento (CE) n. 2369/96— Reglamentas (EB) Nr. 2369/96— Regula (EK) Nr. 2369/96— Regolament (KE) Nru 2369/96
— Verordening (EG) nr. 2369/96
— Rozporz ądzenie (WE) nr 2369/96
— Regulamento (CE) n.
o2369/96
— Nariadenie (ES) č. 2369/96
— Uredba (ES) št. 2369/96— Asetus (EY) N:o 2369/96
— Förordning (EG) nr 2369/96,
— in box 24, one of the following entries:
— Derecho cero. Contingente arancelario de granos de avena traba-
jados de otra forma del código NC 1104 22 98
— Nulové clo. Celní kvóta pro jinak zpracovaná ovesná zrna
spadající pod kód KN 1104 22 98
— Toldfritagelse. Toldkontingent for havrekerner, bearbejdet på
anden måde, i KN-kode 1104 22 98
— Nullsatz. Zollkontingent für anders bearbeiteten Hafer des KN-
Codes 1104 22 98
— Tollimaksuta. CN koodi 1104 22 98 alla kuuluvate muul viisil
töödeldud kaeraterade tariifikvoot
—∆ασµός µηδέν. ∆ασµ oλoγική π oσόστωση σπόρων βρώµης
αλλιώς επεξεργασµένων των κωδικών ΣΟ 1104 22 98
— Zero duty. Tariff quota for oats grains otherwise worked falling
within CN code 1104 22 98
— Droit zéro. Contingent tarifaire de grains d'avoine autrement
travaillés du code NC 1104 22 98
— Nulla vámtétel. A 1104 22 98 KN-kód alá tartozó másképp
megmunkált zabra vonatkozó vámkontingens
— Dazio zero. Contingente tariffario di cereali di avena altrimenti
lavorati dei codici NC 1104 22 98
— Nulinis muitas. Tarifin ėkvota kitaip apdirbtiems avi ųgrūdams,
kuriuos apib ūdina KN kodas 1104 22 98
— Nulles muita. Tarifu kvota cit ādi apstr ādātiem auzu graudiem,
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— Dazju żero. Kwota ta' tariffa g ħaż-żerrieg ħa tal- ħafur ma ħduma
mod ie ħor li taqa' ta ħt il-kodi ċi NM 1104 22 98
— Nulrecht. Tariefcontingent voor op andere wijze bewerkte haver
van de GN-code 1104 22 98
— Zerowa stawka celna. Kontyngent taryfowy na ziarna owsa
obrobione w inny sposób, oznaczone kodem CN 1104 22 98
— Direito igual a zero. Contingente pautal de grãos de aveia
trabalhados de outro modo, do código NC 1104 22 98
— Nulové clo. Colná kvóta pre inak spracované zrná z ovsa,
spadajúce pod kód KN 1104 22 98
— Brez carinske dajatve. Tarifna kvota za zrnje ovsa, ki spada pod
KN oznako 1104 22 98
— Tulliton. CN-koodeihin 1104 22 98 kuuluvien muulla tavoin
käsiteltyjen kauranjyvien kiintiö
— Tullsats 0. Tullkvot för korn av havre bearbeta på annat sätt
med KN-nummer 1104 22 98,
— notwithstanding Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, the rights arising
from the licence shall not be transmissible.
Article 5
The good faith security referred to in the second indent of Article 2 (1)
(c) shall be released on the issue of the licence.
Article 6
1. Member states shall notify the Commission by telex, fax or tele-
gram:
(a) within two working days of the issue of the licence, of the quantity
of each product in respect of which licences have been issued, the
issue dates, the countries of origin and provenance of the productand the names and addresses of the licence holders, and
(b) at the latest on the last working day of each month following that
in which the product was released for free circulation, of the details
referred to in (a) and the quantity of product released for free circu-
lation broken down by country of origin.
2. The forwarding of the information referred to in paragraph 1 shall
be obligatory even where an application has not been submitted, alicence has not been issued and importation has not taken place.
Article 7
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States.1996R2369 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 002.001 — 5
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ANNEX I
Model for the forwarding of information referred to in Article 3 (2)
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ANNEX II
Model of certificate referred to in Article 3 (3)
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