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►B COMMISSIONREGULATION(EC)No306/96
of20February1996
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofCouncilDecision95/582/ECasregardstheadmin-
istrationofaquotaof1177tonnesoffishfoodcoveredbyCNcode23099031originatinginNor-
way
(OJ L 43, 21.2.1996, p. 1)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Regulation (EC) No 1108/97 of 18 June 1997 L 162 10 19.6.1997
NB: This consolidated version contains references to the European unit of account and/or the ecu, which from 1 January 1999
should be understood as references to the euro — Council Regulation (EEC) No 3308/80 (OJ L 345, 20.12.1980, p. 1) and
Council Regulation (EC) No 1103/97 (OJ L 162, 19.6.1997, p. 1).
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COMMISSIONREGULATION(EC)No306/96
of20February1996
laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Decision
95/582/ECasregardstheadministrationofaquotaof1177tonnes
offishfoodcoveredbyCNcode23099031originatinginNorway
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 95/582/EC of 20 December 1995 on
the conclusion of agreements in the form of exchanges of letters
between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic ofIceland, the Kingdom of Norway and the Swiss Confederation, of theother part, concerning certain agricultural products(
1), and in particular
Article 2 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to the agreement concluded between the Community
and the Kingdom of Norway, all Community importers should be guar-anteed access from 1 January 1995 to the annual tariff quota of 1 177tonnes of fish food originating in Norway provided for in Annex II tothe bilateral agreement with Norway and provision should be made forthe application of a customs duty of zero ecus per tonne until such time
as that quantity is used up;
Whereas this method of administration calls for close cooperation
between the Member States and the Commission and whereas the latterneeds in particular to be able to monitor progress in the use of the tariff
quotas and to inform the Member States thereof;
Whereas provision should be made for licences covering imports of the
products in question to be issued for up to the quantity laid down after aperiod for reflection and, where appropriate, for the fixing of a singlepercentage reduction in the quantities applied for;
Whereas the origin of the products should be checked in particular by
making the issue of import licences conditional on the presentation ofproof of origin issued or compiled in Norway;
Whereas the information to appear in applications and licences should
be stipulated notwithstanding Articles 8 and 21 of Commission Regula-
tion (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying down commondetailed rules for the application of the system of import and exportlicences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products(
2), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2137/95(3);
Whereas, with a view to the sound management of the arrangements
laid down, provision should be made, notwithstanding Article 10 ofCommission Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 of 23 May 1995 laying downspecial detailed rules for the application of the system of import andexport licences for cereals and rice(
4), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 285/96(5), for the security for import licences under those
arrangements to be set at ECU 25 per tonne;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance
with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
(1) OJ No L 327, 30. 12. 1995, p. 17.
(2) OJ No L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.
(3) OJ No L 214, 8. 9. 1995, p. 21.
(4) OJ No L 117, 24. 5. 1995, p. 2.
(5) OJ No L 37, 15. 2. 1996, p. 18.
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Products falling within CN code 2309 90 31 originating in Norway and
qualifying under an annual tariff quota of 1 177 tonnes at zero customsduty pursuant to the arrangements laid down in the bilateral agreement
concluded between the Community and Norway may be imported into
the Community in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation.
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Article 2
In order to qualify for the zero rate of customs duty provided for in this
Regulation, the goods must be accompanied, on their release for freecirculation, by the proof of origin in the form of an EUR.1 movement
certificate or declaration on an invoice for the products in question,
issued or compiled in Norway in accordance with Annex IV to theabovementioned bilateral Agreement.
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Article 3
1. Import licence application shall be submitted to the competent
authorities in a Member State by 13.00 hours (Brussels time) on the firstworking day of the week. Licence applications must cover a quantityequal to or greater than five tonnes in product weight but not exceeding
200 tonnes.
2. The Member States shall forward import licence applications to
the Commission by telex or fax by 18.00 hours (Brussels time) at thelatest on the day of submission.
3. By no later than the Friday following the day of submission of
applications, the Commission shall determine the extent to whichlicence applications may be accepted and shall notify the Member
States thereof by telex or fax.
4. On receipt of the Commission's notification, the Member States
shall issue the import licences. Notwithstanding Article 21 (1) of Regu-lation (EEC) No 3719/88, the term of validity of licences shall be calcu-
lated from the day of their actual issue.
5. Notwithstanding Article 8 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88,
the quantity released for free circulation may not exceed that indicatedin sections 17 and 18 of the import licence. The figure ‘0’ shall be
entered to that end in section 19 of the licence.
Article 4
In the case of products to be imported at zero customs duty as provided
for in Article 1, import licence applications and licences shall show:
(a) in section 8, the word ‘Norway’.
Licences shall carry with them an obligation to import from that
country;
(b) in section 24, one of the following:
— Derecho de aduana cero [artículo 1 del Reglamento (CE) n
o
306/96]
— Toldsatsen 0 ECU/t (artikel 1 i forordning (EF) nr. 306/96)— Zollfrei (Artikel 1 der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 306/96)—Τελωνειακός δασµός ‘µηδέν’[άρθρο1του κανονισµού
(ΕΚ)αριθ. 306/96]
— Zero duty (Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 306/96)— Droit de douane ‘zéro’ [article 1
erdu règlement (CE) no306/96]
— Dazio doganale ‘0’ [articolo 1 del regolamento (CE) n. 306/96]
— Nuldouanerechten (artikel 1 van Verordening (EG) nr. 306/96)
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— Direito aduaneiro zero [artigo 1.odo Regulamento (CE) n.o
306/96]
— Arvotulli 0 ecu/t [asetus (EY) N:o 306/96, 1 artiklan]
— Tullsatsen 0 ecu/t (artikel 1 i förordning (EG) nr 306/96).
Article 5
Notwithstanding Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95, the security
for import licences under this Regulation shall be ECU 25 per tonne.
Article 6
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its pub-
lication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply from 1 January 1995.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States.