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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)
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), as last 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 rules for the application of the import
arrangements and opening tariff quotas for milk and milkproducts(
3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 594/
2001(4), has been substantially amended several times. Since
further amendments are to be made, in the interests of 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 conditions underwhich certain cheeses benefiting from preferential import treat-ment are to be processed(
5), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 1599/95(6), Commission Regulation (EC) No 2508/97
of 15 December 1997 laying down detailed rules for the applica-
tion to milk and milk products of the schemes provided for inthe Europe Agreements between the Community and theRepublic of Hungary, the Republic of Poland, the CzechRepublic, the Slovak Republic, Bulgaria, Romania and Sloveniaand the Agreements on free trade between the Community and
the Baltic States(
7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2856/2000(8), and Commission Regulation (EC) No 2414/98 of
9 November 1998 laying down detailed rules for the applicationof the arrangements applicable to imports of milk products origi-nating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States)
and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1150/90(
9).
(2)Articles 26 and 29 of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 stipulate
that the Commission is to ensure that import licences are issuedto all applicants irrespective 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 features specific 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 licences and advance fixing certificates foragricultural products(
10), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 2299/2001(11).2001R2535 — EN — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 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-tions and the negotiations conducted 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), as last amended by the Agreement
in the form of an Exchange of Letters between 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
withNorway’);
(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
arrangements applicable to agricultural products and 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 its Member 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 Letters concluded between theEuropean Community and SouthAfrica and approved byCouncil Decision 1999/753/EC(
5) (hereinafter called ‘the
Agreement withSouthAfrica’);
(g) Council Regulations (EC) No 1349/2000(6), as amended 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 quotas for certain agricul-
tural products and providing for the adjustment, as an
autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agriculturalconcessions provided for in the Europe Agreements with2001R2535 — EN — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 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-
tions and procedures for the implementation of the secondstage 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 withCyprus’.
(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 quotas for imports at reduced duty from the
countries of central and eastern Europe, the ACP States, Turkey
and the Republic of South Africa, licence applications should besubject to the lodging of a security greater than that required fornormal imports and certain rules should be laid down for thesubmission of licence applications. The quotas should be spread
out over the year and the procedure for allocating licences and
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, applicants should no longer bepermitted to refuse licences where the allocation factor is lessthan 0,8, quotas should be open only to importers who have
imported or exported the products covered by those quotas,
criteria should be laid down to restrict eligibility to apply forlicences by requiring all applicants to 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 applicants and 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-cants under the arrangements governed 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 this Regulation.
(9)For the purposes of administering the tariff quotas opened for
specified countries of origin fixed in the CXL schedule and thequotas provided for under the Agreement with Norway, in parti-cular the check that imported products comply 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 — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 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 withth eir description, considerably simplifythe import procedure. They are also used by third countries to
monitor compliance withtariff quotas.
(10)In order to protect the Community's financial interests, however,
declarations under the IMA 1 certificate arrangements must 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 withth e 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 amounts are 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)As an exception to Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, imports ofNew 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 is now 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 1certificates in 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 witha single bodyanswering directly to the Ministry of Agriculture. The necessarychanges should therefore be made to comply with Norway'srequest.
(16)Importers who intend to import certain cheeses originating inSwitzerland must undertake to comply witha 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 this is no longer the
case. In the interests of clarity, therefore, the notion of the free-
at-frontier value and the conditions for ensuring that it iscomplied with should be specified in some other way.
(17)In the case of the specific provisions relating to preferential
imports not subject to quotas as referred 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 AgreementwithSouthAfrica, and under th e Agreement withSwitzerland,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 rules are needed forimport checks. In particular, the procedure to be followed in2001R2535 — EN — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 5
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certain cases where the lot covered by a declaration of release
for free circulation does not conform to that declaration shouldbe 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 products listed in Article 1 of Regulation(EC) No 1255/1999 (hereinafter called ‘milk products’), includingimports without quantitative restrictions or measures having equivalenteffect and with exemption from customs duties and charges havingequivalent effect under exceptional trade measures granted by the
Community to certain countries and 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 inbox 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 is submitted.
Article 4
1. CN code 0406 9001, covering cheeses for processing, shall apply
only to imports.
2. CN codes 0406 9002 to 040690 06, 040620 10 and 0406 90 19
shall apply only to imported products originating in and coming fromSwitzerland in accordance withArticle 20.2001R2535 — EN — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 6
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TITLE 2
SPECIFICRULESONIMPORTSATREDUCEDDUTY
CHAPTER I
ImportsunderquotasopenedbytheCommunityonthebasisofan
importlicence alone
Section 1
Article 5
This Chapter shall apply to milk products imported under the following
tariff quotas:
(a) quotas for unspecified countries of origin as referred to in the CXL
schedule;
(b) the quotas provided for in Regulations (EC) Nos 1349/2000, 1727/
2000, 2290/2000, 2341/2000, 2433/2000, 2434/2000, 2435/2000,2475/2000, 2766/2000 and 2851/2000;
(c) the quotas provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1706/98;
(d) the quotas referred to in Annex I to Protocol 1 to Decision No 1/98
of the EC-Turkey Association Council;
(e) the quotas provided for in Annex IV to the Agreement with South
Africa.
Article 6
Annex I to this Regulation sets out the tariff quotas, the duties to be
applied, the maximum quantities to be imported each year, the 12-month import periods (hereinafter called ‘import year’) and their divi-
sion into two equal parts for six-monthperiods.
The quantities set out in Annex I(B) and (D) for each import year shall
be divided into two equal parts for the six-month periods commencingon 1 July and 1 January of eachyear.
Section 2
Article 7
Applicants for import licences must 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 authorities before 1 April, together with thefollowing:
(a) proof that during the previous calendar year they imported into
and/or exported from the Community at least 25 tonnes of milkproducts covered by Chapter 04 of the Combined Nomenclature inat 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-
ments drawn up in accordance withnational law, and
if provided for under national law:
(ii) their VAT number,
(iii) their registration in the commercial register.2001R2535 — EN — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 7
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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 declarations and box 2 of exportdeclarations shall be taken into account;
(b) inward- and outward-processing transactions shall not be consid-
ered as imports or exports.
Article 9
Before 15 June, the competent authority shall inform applicants of the
outcome of the approval procedure and their approval number where
applicable. Approval shall be valid for one year.
Article 10
Before 20 June each year, the competent authorities of the Member
States shall send their lists of approved importers to the Commission,
which shall forward them to the competent authorities of the other
Member States. Only importers included on a list shall be authorisedto apply for licences during the period from 1 July to 30 Junefollowing, in accordance withArticles 11 to 14.
Section 3
Article 11
Licence applications may be lodged only in the Member State of
approval, and must bear the importer's approval number.
Article 12
Importers may lodge only one licence application eachfor th e same
quota in the integrated tariff of the European Communities (TARIC)
(hereinafter called ‘quota number’).
Licence applications shall be admissible only where applicants attach a
written declaration that they have not submitted, and undertake not to
submit, any other applications for the same quota under the importarrangements covered by this Chapter during the current period.
If an applicant submits more than one application for the same quota,
all applications submitted by that applicant for the quotas covered byChapter I of Title 2 shall be rejected for a six-month import period.
Article 13
1. Licence applications may show one or more of the CN codes
listed in Annex I for the same quota and must indicate the quantityrequested for eachcode.
However, a separate licence shall be issued for each code.2. Licence applications shall relate to at least 10 tonnes and to no
more than 10 % of the quantity available under the quota for the six-monthperiod as referred to in Article 6.
However, in the case of the quotas referred to in Article 5(c), (d) and
(e), licence applications shall relate to at least 10 tonnes and to nomore than the quantity fixed for each period in accordance with Article
6.
Article 14
1. Licence applications may be lodged only during the first 10 days
of eachsix-monthperiod.
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.2001R2535 — EN — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 8
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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 applications lodged for each of the products concerned. Notifica-tions shall include a list of applicants, their approval numbers and thequantities applied for under eachCN 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 the
working day stipulated, in accordance withth e specimen in Annex VIwhere no applications have been made and the specimens in AnnexesVI and VII where applications have been made.
3. Notifications shall be made on separate forms for each of the
quotas listed in Annex I and on separate forms for eachcountry 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 applications may be accepted and shall inform the MemberStates of its decision.
Licences shall be issued to applicants whose applications have been
notified under Article 15 no more than five working days after the
Member States have been informed of the decision referred to in the
first subparagraph.
2. Where the total quantity covered by licence applications exceeds
the quantity fixed, the Commission shall apply an allocation factor tothe quantities applied for.
Where the total quantity covered by licence applications is less than the
quantity available, the Commission shall determine the quantityremaining, which shall be added to that available for the followingperiod of the same import year.
3. Import licences shall be valid for 150 days from the actual day of
issue under Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000.
However, licences shall 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 withSection 2.
When licences are transferred, the transferor shall notify the issuingbody of the approval number of the transferee.
Article 17
As an exception to Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000,
quantities imported under this Chapter may not exceed that shown in
boxes 17 and 18 of the import licence. To that end, the figure ‘0’ shallbe 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:
(i) for imports originating in Turkey: the detailed description of
the product as given in Annex I(D);
(ii) for other imports: a detailed description of the product, in parti-
cular the raw material used and the fat content by weight (%).For products falling within CN code 0406, the fat content, byweight (%), in the dry matter and the water content, by weight(%), in the non-fatty matter must also be indicated;2001R2535 — EN — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 9
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(c) the CN code as indicated 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) no2535/2001, 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) no2535/2001 artigo 5.o,
— Asetus (EY) N:o 2535/2001 artikla 5,
— Förordning (EG) nr 2535/2001 artikel 5.
2. Licences shall 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 of
reduction of the duty expressed as a percentage, in accordance with the
Annexes.
Article 19
1. 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, in the case of the imports referred to below, theproof of origin issued, respectively, under the following Protocols:
(a) Protocol 4 to the Europe Agreements concluded 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 Agreements concluded 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.
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 exporterin accordance withth e said Protocols.2001R2535 — EN — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 10
(1) OJ L 347, 31.12.1993, p. 1.
(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.
(11) OJ L 195, 1.8.2000, p. 46.
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CHAPTER II
Non-quotaimportsonthebasisofanimportlicence alone
Article 20
1. This Chapter shall apply to preferential imports not subject to
quotas as referred to in the following agreements and acts:
(a) Regulation (EC) No 1706/98;
(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 with Switzerland.
2. Annex II to this Regulation lists the products concerned and the
rates of duty applicable.
Article 21
1. Licence applications and licences shall show:
(a) the country of origin in box 8;
(b) in box 15:
(i) for imports originating 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 products falling 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 as indicated 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) no2535/2001, artigo 20,
— Asetus (EY) N:o 2535/2001, artikla 20,— Förordning (EG) nr 2535/2001, artikel 20.
2. Licences shall 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;2001R2535 — EN — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 11
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(d) Protocol 3 to the Agreement between the European Economic
Community and the Swiss Confederation signed at Brussels on 22July 1972(
1), as amended by Decision No 1/2001 of the EC-Swit-
zerland Joint Committee of 24 January 2001(2).
Article 23
For products originating in Switzerland and listed in Annex II(D) under
serial numbers 3 to 10, import licences shall be issued only where theapplications are accompanied by a written declaration by the applicantthat the minimum free-at-frontier value referred to in Annex II(D) will
be complied with.
At the request of the competent authorities, applicants shall supply any
information and additional supporting documentation which the saidauthorities may judge necessary to demonstrate compliance with theminimum free-at-frontier value and shall allow any auditing of
accounts required by those authorities. They shall not accept any
discount, refund, or other rebate which may lead to the productconcerned having a value less than the minimum import value fixedfor sucha product.
If the minimum free-at-frontier value is not complied with, in addition
to the import duty set in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No
2658/87(
3), a penalty shall be paid equal to 25 % of the amount of
the duty.
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;
(b) the quotas provided for under the Agreement with Norway;
(c) the Agreement with Cyprus.
2. Annex III to this Regulation sets out the duties to be applied and,
in the case of imports as referred to in paragraph 1(a) and (b), themaximum quantities to be imported eachyear and th e import year.
Article 25
1. Import licences for the products listed 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 certificates must meet the requirements laid 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 Articles 29 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
imports of the products referred to in Annex III(C), import licencesmay be issued only after the competent authority has verified thatArticle 33(1)(e) has been complied with.2001R2535 — EN — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 12
(1) OJ L 300, 31.12.1972, p. 189.
(2) OJ L 51, 21.2.2001, p. 40.
(3) OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.
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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 eachyear, IMA 1 certificates valid from th e
following 1 January may be issued for quantities covered by the quota
for that import year. However, import licence applications may be
lodged only from the first working day of the import year.
3. Annex VIII to this Regulation sets out the circumstances in which
IMA 1 certificates may be cancelled, amended, replaced or corrected.
Article 27
As an 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 box19 of licences.
Article 28
1. Licence applications and licences shall show:
(a) in boxes 7 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 as given 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. Licences shall 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.2001R2535 — EN — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 13
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Article 29
1. IMA 1 certificates shall be drawn up on forms according to the
specimen in Annex IX, except in the case of New Zealand butter, and
in accordance with the requirements laid down in this Chapter.
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 in
Annex III.
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/m
2and shall
be white in colour.
2. The forms shall be printed and completed in one of the official
languages of the Community. They may also be printed and completed
in the official language or one of the official languages of the exportingcountry.
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 eachtype of
product referred to in Annex III and for eachform of presentationthereof.
2. IMA 1 certificates must contain the particulars set out in Annex
XI for eachtype of product and eachform of presentation, except forNew 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 they
relate, to the customs authorities of the importing Member State at thetime the declaration of release for free circulation is lodged. Withoutprejudice 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 bodymay be presented to the licensing authority and the competent customsauthority.
2. IMA 1 certificates shall be valid only if duly completed and
authenticated by an issuing body listed in Annex XII.
3. IMA 1 certificates shall be regarded as duly authenticated where
they show the date and place of issue, are stamped by the issuing bodyand 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 entries on the certificates;
(c) they undertake to supply the Commission and the Member States,
upon request, withany information th at 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;2001R2535 — EN — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 14
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(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 latest
and, 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
year with the identification number of each and the quantitycovered by it together with the total number of certificates
issued and the total quantity covered by them for the quota
year 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 details thereof.
2. Annex XII shall be revised when the requirement referred to in
paragraph1(a) is no longer met or wh en an issuing body fails to fulfil
one of the obligations it has undertaken.
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 thecustoms 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 applications may be submitted 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 importlicences are issued does not exceed the quota for any import year.
3. Import licences, endorsed in accordance withArticle 24 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 1291/2000, shall be used for a single customs
declaration of release for free circulation and shall cover a single lot.
If the quantity released for free circulation is smaller than the quantityindicated in boxes 17 and 18 of the import licence, the security relatingto 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 does not meet the compositional
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 theimport licence and send the licence to the issuing authority, which shallamend it witha view to converting it into a full-duty import licence.2001R2535 — EN — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 15
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Article 37
As an exception to Article 26 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, the
competent licence-issuing authority shall endorse the licence in box
20 withone of th e following:
— Certificado de importación con tipo reducido para el producto con
el número de orden … que se ha convertido en un certificado deimportación con tipo pleno para el que se adeudaba, y se ha
abonado, el tipo de derecho de …/100 kg; certificado ya anotado
— Ændret fra en importlicens med nedsat toldsats for et produkt under
nr … til en importlicens med fuld toldsats, hvor den skyldigeimporttold på …/100 kg er betalt; licensen er allerede afskrevet,
— Umwandlung einer Einfuhrlizenz zum ermäßigten Zollsatz für das
Erzeugnis mit 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 δασµού
ποσού…/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 was due and has been paid; licence alreadyattributed,
— 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 a
dazio pieno, per il quale è stata pagata l'aliquota di …/100 kg; titologià 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 reeds op het certificaat afgeschreven,
— 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 importlicens med sänkt tull för produkt med
löpnummer … till importlicens med hel tullavgift för vilken
gällande 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
bodies may be listed 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 AnnexIV(1)(e), of the New Zealand butter manufactured by eachproducer referred to in Annex IV(1)(a) according to eachproductpurchasing 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 withinseven days of that date at the latest and, where applicable, to notifyany cancellation, correction or amendment;2001R2535 — EN — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 16
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(c) they undertake to communicate the following information to the
United Kingdom licence-issuing authority before the 10th of thefollowing monthfor eachmonthin th e 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, as the case may be, with their identificationnumbers and the quantities covered by them, together with thetotal number of certificates issued and the quantities coveredby them for the quota year concerned, and
(ii) the cancellation, correction or amendment of those IMA 1
certificates or the issue of copies of IMA 1 certificates, as
provided for in Annex VIII(1), (2), (4) and (5) and in Article32(1), and all relevant details thereof.
Article 39
1. For the purpose of monitoring quantities of New Zealand butter,
account shall be taken of all quantities for which declarations of release
for free circulation have been accepted during the quota periodconcerned.
2. Member States shall notify the Commission, by 31 January
following the end of a given quota year, of the definitive monthly
quantities and the total quantity for that quota year of butter for which
declarations of release for free circulation have been accepted underthe tariff quota referred to in paragraph 1 during the previous quotayear. The monthly notifications shall be made by the 10th of the monthfollowing that during which the declarations of release 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 ofbutter 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 be
completed 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 covered
by it together with the total number of certificates and the total quantity
covered by them for the year. The inventory shall include all the rele-vant details of any cancellations, corrections or amendments to anyIMA 1 certificates and of any copies issued.
Article 40
1. Annex IV to this Regulation sets out the rules to be followed for
completing IMA 1 certificates and 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 withArticle 38(a) sh allbe approved by the Commission and the list shall be communicated to
the Member States together 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.
Eachmodified or additional typical-process standard deviation
approved by the Commission shall be communicated to the MemberStates together with the date of entry into force for the purpose ofissuing IMA 1 certificates.2001R2535 — EN — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 17
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2. Member States shall notify the Commission of the results of the
monitoring carried out for eachquarter under Annex IV using th e 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 this Chapter, the New Zealand origin shallbe marked on its packaging and on the corresponding invoice orinvoices.
2. As an exception to paragraph1, wh ere New Zealand butter is
blended with Community butter and where the blended butter isintended for direct consumption and put up in packages of 500 gramsor less, the New Zealand origin of the blended butter need be statedonly 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 butterunder Article 1(1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 429/90 orunder Article 1(2)(a) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 nor
for the grant of an export refund under Article 31(10) and (11) of
Council 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 requirements laid down in thisSection and in Article 40(1) of this Regulation.
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 the
documents 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 paragraph1 with out 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 declarations of release 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 States may opt to disregard import declarations involvingquantities not 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 this Regulation to determine whether their compositionconforms to the declaration of release for free circulation.2001R2535 — EN — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 18
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2. Eachcustoms office sh all 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.
2535/2001,
— Physical check carried out [Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001,
— Contrôle physique effectué [règlement (CE) n
o2535/2001,
— Controllo fisico effettuato [regolamento (CE) n. 2535/2001,
— Fysieke controle uitgevoerd [Verordening (EG) nr. 2535/2001,
— Controlo físico em conformidade com [Regulamento (CE) no2535/
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 days of the date on which the physical check is
carried out. Where the definitive results establish non-conformity, these
results 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. Eachcase of non-conformity withth e declaration of release for
free circulation shall be notified to the Commission within 10 workingdays of such non-conformity being established by the customs authori-
ties, specifying in what way the products do not conform and the rate
of duty applied as a result 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 releasefor free circulation have been accepted during the quota periodconcerned.
2. Each Member State shall notify the Commission by 15 March
following eachquota year ending on 31 December, and by 15September following eachquota year ending on 30 June, separatelyfor eachquota and country of origin, except in th e case of NewZealand butter, of the definitive total quantity for the quota year for
which declarations of release 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 isoperating correctly.2001R2535 — EN — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 19
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Article 47
Approval as provided for in Article 7 shall not be required for the
period from 1 January to 30 June 2002.
For that period, licence applications for the quotas covered 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 requiredunder Article 8(1)(a) is presented, to the satisfaction of the competentauthority, when the application is lodged.
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.
For the periods from 1 January to 30 June 2002 and from 1 July to 31
December 2002, the reference year referred to in Article 8(1)(a) shall
be 2001, or 2000 if the importer concerned can prove that it was notable to import or export the required quantities of milk products during2001 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 this Regulation.
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.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States.2001R2535 — EN — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 20
ANNEX I
I.A
TARIFF QUOTAS NOT SPECIFIED BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
Quota
numberCN code Description (1) Country of originQuota from 1 July to 30
June
(quantity in tonnes)Import duty
(EUR/
100 kg net
weight)AnnualSix-
monthly
09.4590 0402 1019 Skimmed-milk powder All third countries 68000 34000 47,50
09.4599 0405 1011 Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk All third countries 10000 5000 94,80
0405 1019
0405 10300405 10500405 1090
in butter equivalent 0405 9010(*)
0405 9090(*)
09.4591 ex 04061020
ex 04061080Pizza cheese, frozen, cut into pieces each
weighing not more than 1 gram, in containers
witha 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 countries 5300 2650 13,00
09.4592 ex 04063010 Processed Emmentaler All third countries 18400 9200 71,90
ex 04069013 Emmentaler 85,80
09.4593 ex 04063010 Processed Gruyère All third countries 5200 2600 71,90
ex 04069015 Gruyère, Sbrinz 85,80
09.4594 0406 9001 Cheese for processing (
2) All third countries 20000 10000 83,50▼C12001R2535 — EN — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 21
Quota
numberCN code Description (1) Country of originQuota from 1 July to 30
June
(quantity in tonnes)Import duty
(EUR/
100 kg net
weight)AnnualSix-
monthly
09.4595 0406 9021 Cheddar All third countries 15000 7500 21,00
09.4596 ex 04061020 Fresh(unripened or uncured) ch eese, including
whey cheese, and curd, other than pizza cheese
of quota No 09.4591All third countries 19500 9750 92,60
ex 04061080 106,40
0406 2090 Other grated or powdered cheese 94,100406 3031 Other processed cheese 69,00
0406 3039 71,90
0406 3090 102,90
0406 4010 Blue-veined cheese 70,40
0406 40500406 4090
0406 9017 Bergkäse and Appenzell 85,80
0406 9018 Fromage Fribourgeois, Vacherin Mont d'Or and
Tête de Moine75,50
0406 9023 Edam
0406 9025 Tilsit0406 9027 Butterkäse0406 9029 Kashkaval0406 9031 Feta, of sheep's milk or buffalo milk
0406 9033 Feta, other
0406 9035 Kefalo-Tyri0406 9037 Finlandia0406 9039 Jarlsberg▼C12001R2535 — EN — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 22
Quota
numberCN code Description (1) Country of originQuota from 1 July to 30
June
(quantity in tonnes)Import duty
(EUR/
100 kg net
weight)AnnualSix-
monthly
0406 9050 Cheese of sheep's milk or buffalo milk
ex 04069063 Pecorino 94,10
0406 9069 Other
0406 9073 Provolone 75,50
ex 04069075 Caciocavallo
ex 04069076 Danbo, Fontal, Fynbo, Havarti, Maribo, Samsø
0406 9078 Gouda
ex 04069079 Esrom, Italico, Kernhem, Saint-Paulin
ex 04069081 Cheshire, Wensleydale, Lancashire, Double Glou-
cester, Blarney, Colby, Monterey
0406 9082 Camembert
0406 9084 Brie
0406 9086 Exceeding 47 %, but not exceeding 52 %
0406 9087 Exceeding 52 %, but not exceeding 62 %
0406 9088 Exceeding 62 %, but not exceeding 72 %
0406 9093 Exceeding 72 % 92,60
0406 9099 Other 106,40
(*) 1 kg product = 1,22 kg butter.
(1) Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wording for the description of the products is to be considered a s having 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. 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 .
(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. Arti-
cles 291 to 300 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 apply.▼C12001R2535 — EN — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 23
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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
numberCN code Description (1)Applicable duty
(% of MFN)Annual quantities
(tonnes)
From
1.7.2000
to
30.6.2001Annual
increase
from
1.7.2001
09.4813 04021019
04022119
04022199Skimmed-milk powder
Whole-milk powder
Whole-milk powderFree 10000 1 000
09.4814 04051011
0405101904051030
04051050
04051090
04052090Butter and dairy spreads (
2) Free 6 000 600
09.4815 0406 Cheese and curd (2) Free 9 000 900
2.ProductsoriginatingintheCzechRepublic
Quota
numberCN code Description (1)Applicable duty
(% of MFN)Annual quantities
(tonnes)
From
1.7.2000
to
30.6.2001Annual
increase
from
1.7.2001
09.4611 04021019
04022119
04022191Skimmed-milk powder
Whole-milk powder
Whole-milk powder20 2 875 0
09.4612 04051011
04051019
04051030
04051050
04052090Butter 20 1 250 0
09.4613 0406 Cheese and curd (2) Free 5 100 765
3.ProductsoriginatingintheSlovakRepublic
Quota
numberCN code Description (1)Applicable duty
(% of MFN)Annual quantities
(tonnes)
From
1.7.2000
to
30.6.2001Annual
increase
from
1.7.2001
09.4611 04021019
04022119
04022191Skimmed-milk powder
Whole-milk powder
Whole-milk powder20 1 500 0
09.4612 04051011
04051019
04051030
04051050
04052090Butter 20 750 0
09.4613 0406 Cheese and curd (2) Free 2 200 3302001R2535 — EN — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 24
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4.ProductsoriginatinginHungary
Quota
numberCN code Description (1)Applicable duty
(% of MFN)Annual quantities
(tonnes)
From
1.7.2000
to
30.6.2001Annual
increase
from
1.7.2001
09.4731 040210 Milk and cream in powder
or solid form, fat content
< 1,5 %Free 375 40
09.4733 0406 Cheese and curd (2) Free 3 500 350
5.ProductsoriginatinginRomania
Quota
numberCN code Description (1)Applicable duty
(% of MFN)Annual quantities
(tonnes)
From
1.7.2000
to
30.6.2001Annual
increase
from
1.7.2001
09.4758 0406 Cheese and curd (2) Free 2 000 200
6.ProductsoriginatinginBulgaria
Quota
numberCN code Description (1)Applicable duty
(% of MFN)Annual quantities
(tonnes)
From
1.7.2000
to
30.6.2001Annual
increase
from
1.7.2001
09.4660 0406 Cheese and curd (2) Free 5 500 300
7.ProductsoriginatinginEstonia
Quota
numberCN code Description (1)Applicable duty
(% of MFN)Annual quantities
(tonnes)
From
1.7.2000
to
30.6.2001Annual
increase
from
1.7.2001
09.4578 040130 Cream, of a fat content, by
weight, exceeding 6 %Free 500 150
09.4546 04021019
04022119Skimmed-milk powder
Whole milk powderFree 10000 3 000
09.4579 04031011
04031013
04031019Yoghurt, not flavoured Free 300 90
09.4580 04039059
04039061
04039063
04039069Milk and cream, fermented
or acidifiedFree 700 210
09.4547 04051011
04051019Butter Free 3 000 900
09.4581 ex 0406 Cheese, not including
curd (2)Free 2 000 600
09.4582 ex 040610 Curd (2) Free 700 2102001R2535 — EN — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 25
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8.ProductsoriginatinginLatvia
Quota
numberCN code Description (1)Applicable duty
(% of MFN)Annual quantities
(tonnes)
From
1.7.2000
to
30.6.2001Annual
increase
from
1.7.2001
09.4549 04021019
04022119Skimmed-milk powder
Whole milk powderFree 4 000 400
09.4550 040229 Whole milk powder, swee-
tened20 250 0
09.4551 040510 Butter Free 1 875 190
09.4552 0406 Cheese and curd (2) Free 3 000 300
9.ProductsoriginatinginLithuania
Quota
numberCN code Description (1)Applicable duty
(% of MFN)Annual quantities
(tonnes)
From
1.7.2000
to
30.6.2002Annual
increase
from
1.7.2002
09.4554 04021019
04022119Skimmed-milk powder
Whole milk powderFree 5 500 500
09.4567 04029911 Milk and cream,
condensed, sweetened20 300 —
09.4556 04051011
04051019Butter Free 1 925 175
09.4557 0406 Cheese and curd (2) Free 6 600 600
10.ProductsoriginatinginSlovenia
Quota
numberCN code Description (1)Applicable
duty
(% of MFN)Annual quantities
(tonnes)
►C4
From
1.1.2000 to
31.12.2001
◄From
1.1.2002
09.4086 040210
040221Skimmed-milk powder
Whole-milk powder20 1 400 1 500
09.4087 040310 Yoghurts 20 700 750
09.4088 040690 Other cheese 20 420 450
(1) Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wording for the description of
the products is to be considered as having 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 codesare indicated, the applicability of the preferential scheme is determined on the basis of the CN code and thecorresponding description taken jointly.
(
2) This concession is applicable only to products not benefiting from any kind of export subsidies.2001R2535 — EN — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 26
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TARIFF QUOTAS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 7(1) OF REGULATION (EC) No 1706/98
Quota
numberCN code Description (1) Country of originQuota for 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 s having 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. 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 — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 27
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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 04069029 Kashkaval cheese Turkey 1 500 0
ex 04069031 Cheese made exclusively
from sheep's milk or buffalo
milk, in containers
containing brine, or in sheep
or goatskin bottles
ex 04069050 Other cheese made exclu-
sively from sheep's milk or
buffalo milk, in containers
containing brine, or in sheep
or goatskin bottles
ex 04069086
ex 04069087
ex 04069088Tulum Peyniri, made from
sheep's milk or buffalo milk,
in packings of less than 10 kg
(1) Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wording for the description of
the products is to be considered as having 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 — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 28
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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 040610
04062090
040630
04064090
04069001
04069021
04069050
04062069
04069078
04069086
04069087
04069088
04069093
04069099Republic
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 products is to be considered as having 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 — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 29
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ANNEX II
II.A
CONCESSIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 7(2) OF REGULATION (EC) No 1706/98
CN code Description (1)Reduction in customs duties
(%)
0401 16
0403 1011 to 04031039 16
0403 9011 to 04039069 16
0404 16
0405 10 16
0405 2090 16
0405 90 16
1702 1100 16
1702 1900 16
2106 9051 16
2309 1015 16
2309 1019 16
2309 1039 162309 1059 16
2309 1070 16
2309 9035 16
2309 9039 16
2309 9049 16
2309 9059 16
2309 9070 16
(1) Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wording for the description of
the products is to be considered as having 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 code. Where ex CN codes
are indicated, the applicability of the preferential scheme is determined on the basis of the CN code and thecorresponding description taken jointly.2001R2535 — EN — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 30
II.B
PREFERENTIAL IMPORT ARRANGEMENTS — TURKEY
Serial number CN code Description Country of originImport duty
(EUR/100 kg net weight without
further indication)
1 04069029 Kashkaval Turkey 67,19
2 ex 04069031
ex 04069050Cheese made exclusively from sheep's milk or
buffalo milk, in containers containing brine, or in
sheep- or goatskin bottlesTurkey 67,19
3 ex 04069086
ex 04069087
ex 04069088Tulum peyniri , made from sheep's milk or buffalo
milk, in packings of less than 10 kgTurkey 67,19▼B2001R2535 — EN — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 31
II.C
PREFERENTIAL IMPORT ARRANGEMENTS — SOUTH AFRICA
Quota
numberCN code Description (1) Country of originImport duty as % of basic duty
Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
14 0401 Republic of
SouthAfrica91 82 73 64 55 45 36 27 18 9 0
040310110403101304031019040310310403103304031039
040291 Republic of
SouthAfrica100 100 100 100 100 83 67 50 33 17 0
040299040390510403905304039059040390610403906304039069
04041048
0404105204041054040410560404105804041062040410720404107404041076040410780404108204041084▼B2001R2535 — EN — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 32
Quota
numberCN code Description (1) Country of originImport duty as % of basic duty
Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
04061020
For quantities
imported in
excess of the
quotas referred
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/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/C15004061080
04062090
040630
0406409004069001
04069021
04069050
04069069
04069078
04069086
0406908704069088
04069093
04069099
17021100
17021900
21069051
23091015
23091019
2309103923091059
23091070
23099035
23099039
23099049▼B2001R2535 — EN — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 33
Quota
numberCN code Description (1) Country of originImport duty as % of basic duty
Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
23099059
23099070
(1) Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wording for the description of the products is to be considered a s having 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 — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 34
II.D
PREFERENTIAL IMPORT ARRANGEMENTS — SWITZERLAND
Quota number CN code Description (2)(3)(4) Country of originImport duty
(EUR/100 kg net weight without
further indication)
1 04022911
ex 04049083Special milk, for infants (1), in hermetically-sealed
containers of a net content not exceeding 500 g,
of a fat content by weight exceeding 10 % but
not exceeding 27 %Switzerland 43,80
2 04062010
04069019Glaris herb cheese (known as Schabziger) made
from skimmed milk and mixed withfinely ground
herbsSwitzerland 6 % of the customs value
3 ex 04069018 Fromage Fribourgeois, Vacherin Mont d'Or and
Tête de Moine, of a minimum fat content of 45 %
by weight in the dry matter, matured for at least
18 days in the case of Vacherin Mont d'Or, at
least two months in the case of Fromage Fribour-
geois and at least three months in the case ofFromage Fribourgeois and at least three months
in the case of Tête de Moine:
— Whole cheeses with rind, with a free-at-fron-
tier value of not less than EUR 401,85 but
less than EUR 430,62 per 100 kg net weight,
— Pieces packed in vacuum or inert gas, with
rind on at least one side, of a net weight of at
least 1 kg but less than 5 kg and with a free-
at-frontier value of not less than EUR 430,62
but less than EUR 459,39 per 100 kg net
weightSwitzerland 19,32▼B2001R2535 — EN — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 35
Quota number CN code Description (2)(3)(4) Country of originImport duty
(EUR/100 kg net weight without
further indication)
4 ex 04069013
ex 04069015
ex 04069017(6)
ex 04069018Emmental, Gruyère, Sbrinz and Appenzell, of a
minimum fat content of 45 % by weight in the
dry matter, matured for at least three months:
— Pieces withrind packed in vacuum or inert gas
of a net weight of not more than 450 g and
witha free-at-frontier value of not less th an
EUR 499,67 per 100 kg net weight
Fromage Fribourgeois, Vacherin Mont d'Or and
Tête de Moine, of a minimum fat content of 45 %
by weight in the dry matter, matured for at least
18 days in the case of Vacherin Mont d'Or, at
least two months in the case of Fromage Fribour-
geois and at least three months in the case of Tête
de Moine:
— Whole cheeses with rind, with a free-at-fron-
tier value of not less than EUR 430,62 per
100 kg net weight,
— Pieces packed in vacuum or inert gas, with
rind on at least one side, of a net weight of at
least 1 kg and witha free-at-frontier value of
not less than EUR 459,39 per 100 kg net
weight,
— Pieces packed in vacuum or inert gas of a net
weight of not more than 450 g and with a
free-at-frontier value of not less than
EUR 499.67 per 100 kg net weightSwitzerland 9,66
5 ex 04063010 Processed cheese, not grated or powdered, in the
manufacture of which only Emmentaler, Gruyère
and Appenzell have been used and which may
contain, as an addition, Glarus herb cheese
(known as Schabziger), put up for retail
sale (5) witha free-at-frontier value of not less
than EUR 289,14 per 100 kg net weight and of a
fat content not exceeding 56 % by weight int he
dry matterSwitzerland 43,80▼B2001R2535 — EN — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 36
Quota number CN code Description (2)(3)(4) Country of originImport duty
(EUR/100 kg net weight without
further indication)
6 ex 04069002(6) Emmentaler, Gruyère, Sbrinz and Appenzell:
— Whole cheeses with a free-at-frontier value
per 100 kg net weight of more than
EUR 401,85 but not more than EUR 430,62,
of a fat content of 45 % or more by weight
in the dry matter and matured for three
months or moreSwitzerland ►C213,15◄
7 ex 04069003(6) Emmentaler, Gruyère, Sbrinz and Appenzell:
— Whole cheeses with a free-at-frontier value
per 100 % of more than EUR 430,62, of a fat
content of 45 % or more by weight in the dry
matter and matured for three months or moreSwitzerland 6,58
8 ex 04069004(6) Emmentaler, Gruyère, Sbrinz and Appenzell:
— Pieces packed in vacuum or inert gas, with
rind on at least one side, of a net weight of
1 kg or more but less than 5 kg and with a
free-at-frontier value of more than
EUR 430,62 but less than EUR 459,39 per
100 kg net weight, of a fat content of 45 %
or more by weight in the dry matter and
matured for three months or moreSwitzerland ►C213,15◄
9 ex 04069005(6) Emmentaler, Gruyère, Sbrinz and Appenzell:
— Pieces packed in vacuum or inert gas, with
rind on at least one side, of a net weight of
1 kg or more and witha free-at-frontier value
of more than EUR 459,39 per 100 kg net
weight, of a fat content of 45 % or more by
weight in the dry matter and matured for three
months or moreSwitzerland 6,58▼B2001R2535 — EN — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 37
Quota number CN code Description (2)(3)(4) Country of originImport duty
(EUR/100 kg net weight without
further indication)
10 ex 04069006(6) Emmentaler, Gruyère, Sbrinz and Appenzell:
— Pieces without rind, of a net weight of less
than 450 g and with a free-at-frontier value
of more than EUR 499,67 per 100 kg net
weight, of a fat content of 45 % or more by
weight in the dry matter and matured for three
months or more, packed in vacuum or inert
gas, in packings bearing at least the descrip-
tion of the cheese, the fat content, the packer
responsible and the country of manufactureSwitzerland 6,58
11 ex 04069025 Tilsit, of a fat content not exceeding 48 % by
weight in the dry matterSwitzerland 81,76
12 ex 04069025 Tilsit, of a fat content exceeding 48 % by weight
in the dry matterSwitzerland 110,96
(1) ‘Special mik for infants’ means products free from pathogenic germs and which have fewer than 10 000 revivifiable aerobic bacteria and fewer than two coliform bacteria
per gram.
(2) ‘Whole cheeses, with rind’ means whole cheeses of the following net weights:
— Emmentaler: not less than 60 kg but not more than 130 kg,
— Gruyère: not less than 20 kg but not more than 45 kg,— Sbrinz: not less than 20 kg but not more than 50 kg,— Appenzell: not less than 6 kg but not more than 8 kg,— Fromage Fribourgeois: not less than 6 kg but not more than 10 kg,
— Tête de Moine: not less than 0,700 kg but not more than 4 kg,
— Vacherin Mont d'Or: not less than 0,400 kg but not more than 3 kg.
For the purposes of these provisions, ‘rind’ is defined as follows:
‘The rind of such cheeses is the outer layer formed from the cheese itself, having a distinctly more solid consistency and a distinctly darker colour’.
(
3) ‘Free-at-frontier value’ means the free-at-frontier price or fob price in the country of export, plus an amount for delivery and insurance costs as f ar as the customs territory
of the Community.
(4) The concession applies to rectangular blocks or pieces packed in vacuum or inert gas provided that the packaging of such goods bears at least the follo wing particulars:
— the name of the cheese,
— the fat content by weight in the dry matter,— the packer responsible,— the country of origin of the cheese.
(
5) ‘Put up for retail sale’ means cheese put up in immediate packings of a net weight not exceeding 1 kg containing portions or slices of an individual net w eight not
exceeding 100 g.
(6) Excluding Bergkäse.▼B2001R2535 — EN — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 38
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)Import duty
(EUR/100 kg
net weight)Rules for completing
IMA 1 certificates
09.4589 ex 04051011
ex 04051019Butter, 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, in a single,
self-contained and uninterrupted processNew Zealand 76667 86,88 See Annex IV
ex 04051030 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, in a single,
self-contained and uninterrupted process
which may involve the cream passing
through►C3a stage of concentrated
milkfat and/or the fractionation of such
milkfat (the processes referred to as
‘Ammix’ and ‘Spreadable’) ◄
09.4515 04069001 Cheese for processing(1) New Zealand 4 000 17,06 See Annex XI(C)
and (D)
09.4522 04069001 Cheese for processing(1) Australia 500 17,06 See Annex XI(C)
and (D)
09.4514 ex 04069021 Whole Cheddar cheeses (of the conven-
tional 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 parallelepipedshape, 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)▼B2001R2535 — EN — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 39
Quota
numberCN code Description Country of originAnnual quota
from 1
January to 31
December
(in tonnes)Import duty
(EUR/100 kg
net weight)Rules for completing
IMA 1 certificates
09.4521 ex 04069021 Whole Cheddar cheeses (of the conven-
tional 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 parallelepiped 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 04069021 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)
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 blocks or 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 as the customs territory of
the Community.▼B2001R2535 — EN — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 40
IΙI.B
TARIFF QUOTAS FIXED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DECISION 95/582/EC UNDER THE AGREEMENT WITH NORWAY
Quota
numberCN code Description (1) Country of originAnnual quota from1January to 31
December
(tonnes)Import duty
(EUR/100 kg net
weight)Rules for
completing IMA
1 certificates
2001 2002 20032004
and
followi-
ng
09.4597 ex 04069039 Jarlsberg of a minimum fat
content of 45 % by weight in
the dry matter, and of a
minimum dry matter content of
56 % by weight, matured for at
least three months:
— Whole cheeses with rind,
from 8 to 12 kg
— Rectangular blocks of a net
weight not exceeding
7k g(2)
— Pieces packed in vacuum or
inert gas, of a net weight of
not less than 150 g but not
exceeding 1 kg(2)Norway 2351 2266 2265 2 351 66,41 See Annex
XI,(G)
ex 04069086
ex 04069087
ex 04069088Ridder, of a minimum fat
content of 60 % by weighin
the dry matter, matured for at
least four weeks:
— Whole cheeses with rind,
from 1 to 2 kg
— Pieces packed in vacuum or
inert gas, withrind on at
least one side, of a net
weight of not less than
150 g (2)
09.4665 ex 04061020
ex 04061080Whey cheese 357 352 357 357 7,5 See Annex
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Quota
numberCN code Description (1) Country of originAnnual quota from1January to 31
December
(tonnes)Import duty
(EUR/100 kg net
weight)Rules for
completing IMA
1 certificates
2001 2002 20032004
and
followi-
ng
09.4666 040630 Processed cheese, not grated or
powdered— — — 8 43,8
(1) Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wording for the description of the products is to be considered a s having no more than
an indicative value, the preferential scheme being determined, for the purposes of this Annex, by the covereage of the CN code. Where ex CN codes are ref erred to the
applicability of the preferential arrangements is determined on the basis of the CN code and the corresponding description taken jointly.
(2) The concession applies to rectangular blocks or pieces packed in vacuum or inert gas provided that the packaging of such goods bears at least the follo wing particulars:
— the name of the cheese,
— the fat content by weight in the dry matter,— the packer responsible,— the country of origin of the cheese.▼B2001R2535 — EN — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 42
IΙI.C
PREFERENTIAL IMPORT ARRANGEMENTS — OTHER
Quota number CN code Description Country of originImport duty
(EUR/100 kg net
weight without further
indication)Rules for completing
IMA 1 certificates
1 ex 04069029 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 notCyprus 67,19 See Annex XI(E)
2 ex 04069031
ex 04069050Cheese made exclusively from sheep's
milk or buffalo milk, in containers
containing brine, or in sheep or goatskin
bottlesCyprus 67,19 See Annex XI(F)
3 ex 04069050
ex 04069086
ex 04069087
ex 04069088Halloumi Cyprus 27,63 See Annex XI(F)▼B2001R2535 — EN — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 43
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ANNEX IV
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ANNEX V
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ANNEX VI
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ANNEX VII
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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 is due and paid for non-
compliance withcompositional requirements.
Where full duty is paid on a lot because the maximum fat content require-
ment is not complied with, the corresponding 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 withArticle 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 is obliged to change the Member State of destination 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. Suchan amended original IMA 1 certificate, duly auth enticated 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 is discovered 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 becomes unavailable and the
only means of filling the quota, in the light of normal shipping time from
the country of origin, is to 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 quantities in respect of which IMA 1 certificates or 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 quantities brought forward from the following quota year for which an
IMA 1 certificate or certificates have been cancelled shall be added back to
the quantities for which IMA 1 certificates may be issued for that quota year.2001R2535 — EN — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 51
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ANNEX IX
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ANNEX X
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ANNEX XI
RULESFORCOMPLETINGCERTIFICATES
In addition to boxes 1, 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 04069021:
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 9021:
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
numbers 09.4515 and 09.4522 in Annex III(A) and covered by CN code
ex 0406 9001:
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 numbers 09.4515 and 09.4522 in Annex III(A) and covered by
CN code ex 0406 9001:
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 04069029:
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 9031, ex 0406 9050, ex 04069086, ex 04069087 and
ex 0406 9088:
1. box 7, by specifying, as appropriate, ‘cheese of sheep's milk’ or ‘cheese
of buffalo milk’ and ‘in containers containing brine’ or ‘in sheep- 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
containers of a net content not exceeding 12 kg;
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 — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 54
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G. As regards Jarlsberg and Ridder cheeses listed under quota number 09.4597
in Annex III(B) and covered by CN codes ex 0406 9039, ex 04069086,
ex 0406 9087 and ex 04069088:
1. box 7, by specifying:
either ‘Jarlsberg cheese’, and as appropriate:
— whole cheeses, with rind, of a net weight of not less than 8 but not
more than 12 kg,
— rectangular blocks of a net weight of not more than 7 kg,
or
— pieces packed in vacuum or inert gas, of a net weight of at least 150 g
and not more than 1 kg,
or ‘Ridder cheese’, and as appropriate:
— whole cheeses with rind of 1 kg to 2 kg,
or
— pieces packed in vacuum or inert gas, withrind on at least one side,
of a net weight of at least 150 g;
2. box 11, by specifying as appropriate ‘at least 45 %’ or ‘at least 60 %’;3. box 14, by specifying as appropriate ‘at least three months’ or ‘at least
four months’.
H. As regards whey cheese listed under quota number 09.4665 in Annex III(B)
and covered by CN codes ex 04061020 and ex 0406 1080:
1. box 7, by specifying ‘whey cheese’.2001R2535 — EN — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 55
ANNEX XII
ISSUINGBODIES
Third country CN code and product descriptionIssuing body
Name Location
Australia 0406 9001
0406 9021Cheddar and other cheese for proces-
singAustralian Quarantine Inspection
ServicePO Box 60
World Trade CentreMel-
bourne VIC 3005
Australia
Tel.: (61 3) 92 46 67 10
Fax: (61 3) 92 46 68 00Cheddar Department of Agriculture, Fisheries
and Forestry
Canada 0406 9021 Cheddar Canadian Dairy Commission
Commission canadienne du laitOttawa
1525 Carling Avenue
Suite 300
Tel.: (1 613) 998 44 92
Fax: (1 613) 988 44 92
Cyprus ex 04069029
0406 9031
ex 04069050
ex 04069086
ex 04069087
ex 04069088Kashkaval
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
Norway ex 04061020
ex 04061080Whey cheese Norwegian Agricultural Authority Postboks 8140 Dep,
NO — 0033 Oslo
Norway
Tel.: (47 24) 13 10 00
Fax: (47 24) 13 10 05
e-mail: postmottak@slf.-
dep.no
imal@slf.dep.no0406 30
ex 04069039
ex 04069086
ex 04069087
ex 04069088Processed cheese
Jarlsberg - Ridder
New Zealand ex 04051011 Butter MAF Food Assurance Authority ASB Bank House
101-103 The Terrace
PO Box 2526
Wellington
New Zealand
Tel.: (64-4) 471 41 00
Fax: (64-4) 471 42 40ex 04051019 Butter Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
ex 04051030 Butter
ex 04069001 Cheese for processing
ex 04069021 Cheddar▼B2001R2535 — EN — 29.12.2001 — 000.001 — 56