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of 29 September 1997
laying down rules for the application in the pigmeat sector of the arrangements provided for in
the Europe Agreements with Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Poland and
Hungary ◄
(OJ L 267, 30.9.1997, p. 58)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Regulation (EC) No 618/98 of 18 March 1998 L 82 35 19.3.1998
►M2Commission Regulation (EC) No 2072/2000 of 29 September 2000 L 246 34 30.9.2000
►M3Commission Regulation (EC) No 2866/2000 of 27 December 2000 L 333 9 29.12.2000
►M4Commission Regulation (EC) No 1006/2001 of 23 May 2001 L 140 13 24.5.2001
►M5Commission Regulation (EC) No 1877/2002 of 21 October 2002 L 284 9 22.10.2002
►M6Commission Regulation (EC) No 1160/2003 of 30 June 2003 L 162 35 1.7.2003
►M7Commission Regulation (EC) No 1467/2003 of 19 August 2003 L 210 11 20.8.2003
Corrected by:
►C1Corrigendum, OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 18 (1898/97)
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 1898/97
of 29 September 1997
laying down rules for the application in the pigmeat sector of the
arrangements provided for in the Europe Agreements withBulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Poland and
Hungary
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 of 22 December
1995 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariffquotasfor certain agricultural productsand providing for the adjus t-ment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain
agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreements to
take account of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during theUruguay Round Multilateral Trade Negotiations(
1), aslas t amended
by Regulation (EC) No 1595/97 (2), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October
1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (3), aslas t
amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (4), and in particular Article
22 thereof,
WhereasRegulation (EC) No 3066/95 adjus tsasan autonomousand
transitional measure the agricultural concessions in the Europe Agree-
mentsconcluded between the European Communitiesand their
Member Statesof the one part and the Republic of Poland, theRepublic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, theRepublic of Bulgaria and Romania respectively of the other part, forthe period 1 January 1996 to entry into force of the Additional Proto-cols; whereas these adjustments were extended by Council Regulation
(EC) No 2490/96 (
5) to 31 December 1997; whereasowing to proce-
dural delaysthe Additional Protocolsto the Europe Agreements ,negotiation of which are concluded, cannot enter into force on 1 July1997; whereasRegulation (EC) No 3066/95 hastherefore beenamended by Regulation (EC) No 1595/97 in order to allow early imple-mentation in the agricultural sector of the negotiation results;
Whereas, while bearing in mind the provisions of the Interim Agree-
mentsintended to guarantee product origin, the arrangementss hould
be operated using import licences; whereas rules on the presentation
of licence applicationsand to the entriesto be made on applicationsand licences are required that differ from those in Article 8 of Commis-sion Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying downcommon detailed rules for the application of the system of import and
export licencesand advance fixing certificatesfor agricultural
products(
6), aslas t amended by Regulation (EC) No 1404/97 (7);
whereas licences should be issued following a reflection period andpossibly with a common percentage acceptance applied;
Whereas for the purposes of smooth operation of the arrangements
security of ECU 30 per 100 kilograms should be required againstimport licences; whereas given the risk of speculative misuse of thearrangements where pigmeat is concerned importer access to these
products should be precisely regulated;
Whereasimport licencesfor certain product categoriesin the pigmeat
sector have already been assigned for the period 1 July to1997R1898 — EN — 01.07.2003 — 006.001 — 2
(1) OJ L 328, 30. 12. 1995, p. 31.
(2) OJ L 216, 8. 8. 1997, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.
(5) OJ L 338, 28. 12. 1996, p. 13.
(6) OJ L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.
(7) OJ L 194, 23. 7. 1997, p. 5.▼M5
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30 September 1997 in line with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1461/
97 of 25 July 1997 determining the extent to which applicationslodgedin July 1997 for import licencesfor certain pigmeat productsunder the
regime provided for by the Agreementsconcluded by the Community
with the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the CzechRepublic and the Slovak Republic can be accepted (
1) and with
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1462/97 of 25 July 1997 determiningthe extent to which applicationslodged in July 1997 for import
licencesfor certain pigmeat productsunder the regime provided for
by the Agreementsconcluded by the Community with Bulgaria andRomania can be accepted (
2); whereasthe quantitiesavailable for the
period 1 October to 31 December 1997 should be set by reference tothe quantitiesagreed and quotass et for the period 1 July to 31December 1997;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2698/93 (
3), aslas t
amended by Regulation (EC) No 691/97 (4), laysdown detailed rules
for application in the pigmeat sector of the arrangements provided forin the Interim Agreementsbetween the European Economic Commu-nity and Poland, Hungary, and the former Czech and SlovakFederative Republic; whereass ince it isreplaced by thisRegulation itshould be repealed;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1590/94 (
5), aslas t amended
by Regulation (EC) No 691/97, laysdown detailed rulesfor application
in the pigmeat sector of the arrangements provided for in the InterimAgreementsbetween the Community and Bulgaria and Romania;whereas since it is replaced by this Regulation it should be repealed;
Whereasthe meas uresprovided for in thisRegulation are in accor-
dance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
All importsinto the Community under the arrangementslaid down in
Decisions 2003/286/EC, 2003/298/EC, 2003/299/EC, 2003/18/EC,2003/263/EC and 2003/285/EC of productscovered by group Nos1,
2, 3, 4, H1, 7, 8, 9, T1, T2, T3, S1, S2, B1, 15, 16 and 17 provided
for in Annex I hereto shall be subject to the presentation of an importlicence.
The quantitiescovered by thes e arrangementsand the reduction in the
Common Customs Tariff duty are listed by group in Annex I.
Article 2
The quantitiesreferred to in Article 1 are, for each period s pecified in
Annex I, allocated asfollows :
— 1 July to 30 September: 25 %,
— 1 October to 31 December: 25 %,— 1 January to 31 March: 25 %,
— 1 April to 30 June: 25 %.1997R1898 — EN — 01.07.2003 — 006.001 — 3
(1) OJ L 199, 26. 7. 1997, p. 22.
(2) OJ L 199, 26. 7. 1997, p. 24.
(3) OJ L 245, 1. 10. 1993, p. 80.
(4) OJ L 102, 19. 4. 1997, p. 12.
(5) OJ L 167, 1. 7. 1994, p. 16.▼M6
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Article 3
The following provisions shall apply to the import licences referred to
in Article 1:
1. Applicants must be natural or legal persons who at the time of appli-
cation can satisfy the competent authority of their Member State thatthey have been engaging in ►
C1trade with third countriesin
pigmeat for at least 12 months. ◄Retailersand res taurateurs
selling products to the final consumer are excluded.
2. Licence applicationsmay cover only one of the groupsindicated in
Annex I. They may cover productsof differing CN codesorigi-nating in only one of the countriesto which thisRegulation relates .In such cases all the CN codes and product descriptions must beentered in boxes 16 and 15 respectively. The application must be
for a minimum of one tonne and a maximum of 25 % of the quan-
tity available for the group concerned during the quarter in questionass pecified in Article 2.
3. Box 8 of the licence application and the licence shall show the
country of origin; the licence shall impose an obligation to importfrom that country.
4. Box 20 of the licence application and the licence shall carry one of
the following entries:
— Reglamento (CE) n
o1898/97
— Forordning (EF) nr. 1898/97— Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1898/97—Κανονισµός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1898 /97
— Regulation (EC) No 1898/97— Règlement (CE) n
o1898/97
— Regolamento (CE) n. 1898/97
— Verordening (EG) nr. 1898/97— Regulamento (CE) n
o1898/97
— Asetus (EY) N:o 1898/97— Förordning (EG) nr 1898/97.
5. Box 24 of the licence shall carry one of the following entries:
— Reducción del derecho de aduana en virtud del Reglamento (CE)
n
o1898/97
— Nedsættelse af importafgiften jf. forordning (EF) nr. 1898/97— Ermäßigung desZolls atzesnach dem GZT gemäß Verordnung
(EG) Nr. 1898/97
—Μείωση του δασµού όπως προβλέπεται στον κανονισµό
(ΕΚ) αριθ. 1898 /97
— Customs duty reduction as provided for in Regulation (EC) No
1898/97
— Réduction du droit de douane comme prévu au règlement (CE)
n
o1898/97
— Riduzione del dazio doganale a norma del regolamento (CE) n.
1898/97
— Douanerecht verlaagd overeenkomstig Verordening (EG) nr.
1898/97
— Redução do direito aduaneiro conforme previsto no Regulamento
(CE) no1898/97
— Tullialennus, josta on säädetty asetuksessa (EY) N:o 1898/97
— Nedsättning av tullavgiften enligt förordning (EG) nr 1898/97.
Article 4
1. Licence applications shall be lodged during the first seven days of
the month preceding each period ass pecified in Article 2.
2. Applicationss hall be invalid if the applicant doesnot declare in
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question, other applications for products of the same group in the
Member State of lodgement or another Member State. If an applicantlodgesmore than one application for productsof one group none of
the applicationss hall be valid.
3. Member States shall notify to the Commission, on the
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M1third◄working day following the end of the period for
lodging applications, those lodged for each of the products of the
groups in question. The applicants and quantities for each group shall
be listed. All notifications, including ‘nil’ ones, shall be made by telexor fax on the stipulated working day. The form reproduced as Annex IIshall be used for ‘nil’ notifications and those reproduced as Annexes IIand III if applicationshave been made.
4. The Commission shall decide with all speed to what the applica-
tionsreferred to in Article 3 can be met.
If the total amount applied for ismore than that available the quantities
granted shall be scaled down by a common percentage.
If it is less than the amount available the Commission shall determine
the quantity to be added to that available for the next period.
5. Licences shall be issued as soon as possible after the Commis-
sion's decision.
6. Licencess hall be valid throughout the Community.
7. Member States shall notify the Commission, before the end of the
fourth month following each annual period defined in Annex I, of the
quantitiesof actual importsof productsunder thisRegulation for thatperiod.
All notifications, including notifications that there have been no
imports, shall be made using the model shown in Annex V.
Article 5
For the purposes of Article 21(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88
import licencess hall be valid for 150 daysfrom their actual date ofissue.
However, licencess hall not be valid beyond 30 June of the year of
issue.
Licences shall not be transferable.
Article 6
Security of EUR 20 per 100 kg shall be lodged against applications for
import licencesfor any product indicated in Article 1.
Article 7
The provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shall be applicable
except asotherwis e provided by thisRegulation.
However, Article 8 (4) of that Regulation notwithstanding, quantities
imported pursuant to this Regulation may not exceed that indicated in
boxes17 and 18 of the import licence. To that end ‘0’ s hall be enteredin box 19 of the licence.
Article 8
The products shall be placed in free circulation on presentation fo an
EUR.1 certificate issued by the exporting country in accordance withProtocol 4 to the Europe Agreements concluded with the said countries,or, of a declaration by the exporter in accordance with the provisions ofthe said Protocol.1997R1898 — EN — 01.07.2003 — 006.001 — 5
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Article 9
The Member States shall cooperate closely with the Commission to
ensure compliance with this Regulation.
Article 10
The quantitiesavailable for applicationsin the period 1 to 10 October
1997 are given in Annex IV hereto.
Article 11
Regulations(EEC) No 2698/93 and (EC) No 1590/94 are hereby
repealed.
Article 12
ThisRegulation s hall enter into force on the third day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1997.
ThisRegulation s hall be binding in itsentirety and directly applicable
in all Member States.1997R1898 — EN — 01.07.2003 — 006.001 — 6
ANNEX I
Imports into the Community of the following products shall be subject to the concessions set out below:
A. PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN HUNGARY
Order No Group No CN code Description (1)Applicable duty
(% of MFN)Annual quantity
from 1.7.2003 to
30.6.2004
(tonnes)Annual increase
(tonnes)Special provisions
09.4705 1 1601 00 91
1601 00 99Sausages, dry or other Free 11 375 875 (2)
09.4706 2 1602 41 10
1602 42 10
1602 49 11
1602 49 13
1602 49 15
1602 49 19
1602 49 30
1602 49 50Other preparations, preserved meat of domestic swine Free 1 170 90 (2)
09.4704 3 0210 11 11
0210 12 11
0210 19 40
0210 19 51Meat of domestic swine, salted or in brine Free 1 300 100 (2)
09.4708 4 ex 0203 Meat of domestic swine, fresh, chilled or frozen Free 52 000 4 000 (2)(3)
09.4727 H1 1501 00 19 Pig fat (including lard), other Free 3 170 290
(1) Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wording of the description of the products is to be considered as having no more than indicative value, applicability of the preferential scheme
being determined, within the context of thisAnnex, by the coverage of the CN code. Where ex CN codesare indicated, the applicability of the preferenti al scheme is to be determined on the basis of the CN code and
corresponding description taken together.
(2) This concession is only applicable to products not benefiting from export refunds.
(3) Excluding tenderloin presented alone.▼M61997R1898 — EN — 01.07.2003 — 006.001 — 7
B. PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN POLAND
Order No Group No CN code Description (1)Applicable duty
(% of MFN)Annual quantity
from 1.7.2003 to
30.6.2004
(tonnes)Annual increase
(tonnes)Special provisions
09.4806 7 1601 00 Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or
blood; food preparations based on these products but
excluding CN code 1601 00 10Free 20 800 1 600 (2)
ex 1602 Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or blood,
of swine:
1602 41 — hamsand cutsthereof
1602 42 — shoulders and cuts thereof
1602 49 — other, including mixturesexcluding CN code
1602 49 90
09.4820 8 0103 92 19 Live swine, domestic species Free 1 750 (2)
09.4809 9 ex 0203 Meat of domestic swine, fresh, chilled or frozen Free 39 000 3 000 (2)(3)
ex 0210 Meat of swine: (2)
0210 11 — Ham, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in
0210 12 — belliesand cutsthereof
0210 19 — other
(1) Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wording of the description of the products is to be considered as having no more than indicative value, applicability of the preferential scheme
being determined, within the context of thisAnnex, by the coverage of the CN code. Where ex CN codesare indicated, the applicability of the preferenti al scheme is to be determined on the basis of the CN code and
corresponding description taken together.
(2) This concession is only applicable to products not benefiting from export refunds.
(3) Excluding tenderloin presented alone.
C. PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC
Order No Group No CN code Description (1)Applicable duty
(% of MFN)Annual quantity
from 1.7.2003 to
30.6.2004
(tonnes)Annual increase
(tonnes)Special provisions
09.4625 T1 0103 91 10
0103 92 19Live swine, domestic species 20 1 500 0▼M61997R1898 — EN — 01.07.2003 — 006.001 — 8
Order No Group No CN code Description (1)Applicable duty
(% of MFN)Annual quantity
from 1.7.2003 to
30.6.2004
(tonnes)Annual increase
(tonnes)Special provisions
09.4626 T2 ex 0203 Meat of domestic swine, fresh, chilled or frozen Free 14 500 1 500 (2)(3)
0210 11 to
0210 19Meat of swine, salted, in brine, dried or smoked (2)
09.4629 T3 1601 00 Sausages and similar products Free 4 370 690 (2)
1602 41 to
1602 49Prepared or preserved meat of swine
(1) Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wording of the description of the products is to be considered as having no more than indicative value, applicability of the preferential scheme
being determined, within the context of thisAnnex, by the coverage of the CN code. Where ex CN codesare indicated, the applicability of the preferenti al scheme is to be determined on the basis of the CN code and
corresponding description taken together.
(2) This concession is only applicable to products not benefiting from export refunds.
(3) Excluding tenderloin presented alone.
D. PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN SLOVAKIA
Order No Group No CN code Description (1)Applicable duty
(% of MFN)Annual quantity
from 1.7.2003 to
30.6.2004
(tonnes)Annual increase
(tonnes)Special provisions
09.4632 S1 ex 0203 Meat of domestic swine, fresh, chilled or frozen Free 3 000 300 (2)(3)
0210 11 to
0210 19Meat of swine, salted, in brine, dried or smoked (2)
09.4634 S2 1601 00 Sausages and similar products Free 350 50 (2)
1602 41 to
1602 49Prepared or preserved meat of swine
(1) Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wording of the description of the products is to be considered as having no more than indicative value, applicability of the preferential scheme
being determined, within the context of thisAnnex, by the coverage of the CN code. Where ex CN codesare indicated, the applicability of the preferenti al scheme is to be determined on the basis of the CN code and
corresponding description taken together.
(2) This concession is only applicable to products not benefiting from export refunds.
(3) Excluding tenderloin presented alone.▼M61997R1898 — EN — 01.07.2003 — 006.001 — 9
E. PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN BULGARIA
Order No Group No CN code Description (1)Applicable duty
(% of MFN)Annual quantity
from 1.7.2003 to
30.6.2004
(tonnes)Annual increase
(tonnes)Special provisions
09.4671 B1 ex 0203 Meat of domestic swine, fresh, chilled or frozen Free 3 000 500 (2)(3)
0210 11
0210 12
0210 19Meat of swine, salted, in brine, dried or smoked
1601 00 Sausages and similar products
1602 41
1602 42
1602 49Prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or blood of swine
(1) Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wording of the description of the products is to be considered as having no more than indicative value, applicability of the preferential scheme
being determined, within the context of thisAnnex, by the coverage of the CN code. Where ex CN codesare indicated, the applicability of the preferenti al scheme is to be determined on the basis of the CN code and
corresponding description taken together.
(2) This concession is only applicable to products not benefiting from export refunds.
(3) Excluding tenderloin presented alone.
F. PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN ROMANIA
Order No Group No CN code Description (1)Applicable duty
(% of MFN)Annual quantity
from 1.7.2003 to
30.6.2004
(tonnes)Annual increase
(tonnes)Special provisions
09.4751 15 1601 00 91
1601 00 99Sausages, other than of liver 20 1 125 0
09.4752 16 1602 41 10
1602 42 10
1602 49 11
1602 49 13
1602 49 15
1602 49 19
1602 49 30
1602 49 50Preserved meat of domestic swine 20 2 125 0▼M61997R1898 — EN — 01.07.2003 — 006.001 — 10
Order No Group No CN code Description (1)Applicable duty
(% of MFN)Annual quantity
from 1.7.2003 to
30.6.2004
(tonnes)Annual increase
(tonnes)Special provisions
09.4756 17 ex 0203 Meat of domestic swine, fresh, chilled or frozen 20 15 625 0 (2)
(1) Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wording of the description of the products is to be considered as having no more than indicative value, applicability of the preferential scheme
being determined, within the context of thisAnnex, by the coverage of the CN code. Where ex CN codesare indicated, the applicability of the preferenti al scheme is to be determined on the basis of the CN code and
corresponding description taken together.
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ANNEX II
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ANNEX III
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ANNEX IV
(tonnes)
Group No Quantity available
1 2 413,5
2 267,7
3 841
4 10 585,3
H1 1 200
H2 250
5 1 650
6 1 125,3
7 5 1708 770
9 5 610
10/11 320
12/13 1 265
14 165
15 490
16 904,3
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ANNEX V
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