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"B COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1406/97
of 22 July 1997
laying down rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 as regards the management of a
quota of cat and dog food put up for retail sale of CN code 2309 10 originating in Hungary
(OJ L 194, 23.7.1997, p. 10)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
"M1 Commission Regulation (EC) No 2510/2000 of 15 November 2000 L 289 16 16.11.2000
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).1997R1406 — EN — 19.11.2000 — 001.001 — 1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1406/97
of 22 July 1997
laying down rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No
3066/95 as regards the management of a quota of cat and dog food put up
for retail sale of CN code 2309 10 originating in 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 tariff quotas forcertain agricultural products and providing for the adjustment, as an
autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions
provided for in the Europe Agreements to take account of the Agreement onAgriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round Multilateral TradeNegotiations (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2490/96 (2), and in
particular Article 8 thereof,
Whereas by the Europe Agreement concluded between the Community and its
Member States of the one hand and Hungary of the other concessions oncertain agricultural products were granted to Hungary;
Whereas in consequence of the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden
these concessions had to be adjusted to take account of trade in agricultural
products between Austria and Hungary; whereas accordingly Regulation (EC)
No 3066/95 opened for 1997 an autonomous tariff quota for cat and dog foodput up for retail sale of CN code 2309 10 originating in Hungary; whereasthat Regulation has been amended with effect from 1 July 1997 with regard in
particular to the volume of the quota and the period for which it is granted;
whereas the management adjustments required for the quota should thereforebe adopted in good time;
Whereas the customs duty on imports under the quota has been set at 20 % of
the duty set in the CCT;
Whereas management of the quota requires close cooperation between the
Member States and the Commission, which must be able to monitor howmuch of the quota has been used up and inform Member States accordingly;
Whereas it should be stipulated that licences for imports under the quota are
to be issued following a reflection period and if necessary with all quantities
applied for reduced by the same percentage;
Whereas the Hungarian origin of imports should be ensured and the entries
required on applications and licences specified;
Whereas to ensure smooth operation of the quota system a security against
import licences should be required of ECU 25 per tonne;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 86/97 (
3), as amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1108/97 (4), sets rules of application for the quota;
whereas following amendment of Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 it should be
repealed and replaced by this Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with
the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Products of CN code 2309 10 indicated in the Annex hereto originating in
Hungary to which, in line with Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 3066/95, acustoms duty of 20 % of the CCT duty rate in force applies from 1 July 1997shall be imported into the Community on the terms of this Regulation.!B
(1) OJ No L 328, 30. 12. 1995, p. 31.
(2) OJ No L 338, 28. 12. 1996, p. 13.
(3) OJ No L 17, 21. 1. 1997, p. 12.
(4) OJ No L 162, 19. 6. 1997, p. 10.1997R1406 — EN — 19.11.2000 — 001.001 — 2
!M1
However, the customs duties applying in the Community to imports of the
products falling within CN codes 2309 10 51 and 2309 10 90 shall be
abolished from 1 July 2000.
Article 2
Products must be accompanied when entered for free circulation by proof of
origin consisting of either an EUR 1 certificate or an invoice declarationissued or made out by the competent Hungarian authority.
Article 3
1. Import licence applications may be lodged with the competent authority
of Member States on the first working day of each week up to 1 p.m. Brussels
time. They must be for a quantity of not less than five tonnes and not more
than 1 000 tonnes by weight.
2. Member States shall transimit applications to the Commission by telex or
fax by 6 p.m. Brussels time on that day.
3. By the following Friday at the latest the Commission shall determine and
notify Member States by telex or fax to what extent applications are to be met.
4. On receiving notification Member States shall issue the licences. Their
period of validity shall run from the actual day of issue.
5. The quantity entered for free circulation may not exceed that shown in
boxes 17 and 18 of the licence. To this effect the figure ‘0’ shall be entered inbox 19.
Article 4
Licence applications and licences shall carry:
(a) in box 8, the entry ‘Hungary’. The licence shall require importation from
that country;
(b) in box 24, one of the following entries:
— Derecho de aduana reducido un 80 % [Anexo del Reglamento (CE)
n
o1406/97]
— Nedsættelse af toldsats med 80 % (Bilag i forordning (EF) nr.
1406/97)
— Ermäßigung des Zolls um 80 % [Anhang der Verordnung (EG) Nr.
1406/97]
—Τελωνειακ/omikronacuteς δασµ/omikronacuteς µειωµέν/omikronς κατά 80 % [Παράρτηµα τ/omikronυ
καν/omikronνισµ/omikronύ (ΕΚ) αριθ.1406/97]
—80 % customs duty reduction (Annex of Regulation (EC) No
1406/97)
— Droit de douane réduit de 80 % [Annexe du règlement (CE) no
1406/97]
— Dazio doganale all’importazione ridotto dell’80 % [Allegato del
regolamento (CE) n. 1406/97]
— Met 80 % verlaagd douanerecht (bijlage bij Verordening (EG) nr.
1406/97)
— Direito aduaneiro reduzido de 80 % [Anexo do Regulamento (CE) no
1406/97]
— Tulli on alennettu 80 prosentilla [liite asetuksen (EY) N:o 1406/97]— Nedsättning av tullsats med 80 % [Bilagan till förordning (EG) nr
1406/97].
Article 5
The security against import licences pursuant to this Regulation shall be ECU
25 per tonne.!B1997R1406 — EN — 19.11.2000 — 001.001 — 3
Article 6
Regulation (EC) No 86/97 is hereby repealed.
Article 7
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the
Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1997.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all
Member States.!B1997R1406 — EN — 19.11.2000 — 001.001 — 4
ANNEX
The following annual quantities that may be imported from Hungary under the CN
code indicated below are granted a reduction to 20 % of the import duty shown inthe common customs tariff in force.
However, the customs duties on imports of products originating in Hungary that
fall within CN codes 2309 10 51 and 2309 10 90 are hereby abolished.
(tonnes)
CN code Description Annual quantitites
2309 10 Cat and dog food put up for retail sale From 1 July 1997 to 30 June
199812 430
From 1 July 1998 to 30 June
199912 995
From 1 July 1999 to 30 June
200013 560
From 1 July 2000 14 125
Annual increase from 1 July
20011 415!M11997R1406 — EN — 19.11.2000 — 001.001 — 5