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►B COMMISSIONREGULATION(EC)No2449/96
of18December 1996
openingandprovidingfortheadministrationofcertainannualtariffquotasforproductscovered
by CN codes 07141091, 07141099, 07149011 and 07149019 originating in certain third coun-
triesotherthanThailand
(OJ L 333, 21.12.1996, p. 14)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Regulation (EC) No 2780/1999 of 27 December 1999 L 334 20 28.12.1999
►M2Commission Regulation (EC) No 777/2004 of 26 April 2004 L 123 50 27.4.2004
NB: This consolidated version contains references to the European unit of account and/or the ecu, which from 1 January 1999
should be understood as references to the euro — Council Regulation (EEC) No 3308/80 (OJ L 345, 20.12.1980, p. 1) andCouncil Regulation (EC) No 1103/97 (OJ L 162, 19.6.1997, p. 1).
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COMMISSIONREGULATION(EC)No2449/96
of18December 1996
opening and providing for the administration of certain annual
tariff quotas for products covered by CN codes 07141091,07141099, 07149011 and 07149019 originating in certain third
countriesotherthanThailand
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996
on the implementation of the concessions set out in Schedule CXL
drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotia-tions(
1), and in particular Article 1 (1) thereof,
Whereasthe Community hasundertaken, within the framework of the
World Trade Organization (WTO), to open certain annual tariff quotas
for productscovered by CN codes0714 10 91, 0714 10 99, 0714 90 11and 0714 90 19 originating in Indonesia, in other contracting parties tothe WTO other than Thailand, in the People'sRepublic of China and incertain other countriesnot membersof the WTO other than China;whereas under those quotas the customs duty is limited to 6 % ad
valorem ; whereas those quotas are to be opened on a multiannual basis
and administered by the Commission;
Whereas it is necessary to maintain a system of administration which
ensures that only products originating in the Republic of Indonesia
and the People'sRepublic of China can be imported under the quotas
allocated to those countries; whereas, as a result, the issue of importlicences should continue to be subject to the presentation of exportlicences issued by the authorities of those two countries, specimens ofwhich have been sent to the Commission; whereas, as regards products
originating in Vietnam, in accordance with the practice followed for
several years, import licence applications are subject, in addition toother provisions, to presentation of a certificate issued on the initiativeof the exporting country;
Whereas, since imports of the products concerned into the Community
have traditionally been administered on a calendar-year basis, thatsystem should be maintained;
Whereasimportsof productscovered by CN codes0714 10 91,
0714 10 99, 0714 90 11 and 0714 90 19 are subject to presentation of
an import licence for which common detailed rulesof application arelaid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 (
2), aslas t
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2350/96 (3); whereas Commission
Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 (4), aslas t amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1527/96 (5), laysdown s pecial detailed rulesfor the application of
the system of licences for cereals and rice;
Whereas the usual additional rules for the management of such quotas,
relating in particular to the submission of applications, issue oflicences, and monitoring of imports should be applied;
Whereas, in particular, the origin of the products should be ascertained
by providing that the issue of import licences be subject to the presen-tation of certificates of origin issued by the countries concerned;whereas, however, certificates of origin should not be required for
productsoriginating in the People'sRepublic of China;
Whereas, for the sake of sound management of the import arrange-
mentsin ques tion, applicationsfor licencesmay not cover a quantityin excess of that entered on the document certifying loading and ship-1996R2449 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 002.001 — 2
(1) OJ No L 146, 20. 6. 1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.
(3) OJ No L 320, 11. 12. 1996, p. 4.
(4) OJ No L 117, 24. 5. 1995, p. 2.
(5) OJ No L 190, 31. 7. 1996, p. 23.
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ment to the Community; whereasa maximum quantity per application
should also be laid down in certain cases, and it should be stipulatedthat in no case may applications cover a quantity greater than that for
which the aforementioned proof isprovided;
Whereas, in cases where the quantities actually unloaded are slightly in
excess of the quantities given in the import licences, measures to
ensure the release for free circulation of the surplus quantities shouldbe adopted if the country of origin of the productsisable to guaranteethat the formalitiesneeded for thispurpos e can be executed; whereasIndonesia and China appear able to meet this condition;
Whereasthe meas uresprovided for in thisRegulation are in accor-
dance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
TITLE I
Quotas
Article 1
From 1 January 1997 the following annual tariff quotasare hereby
opened for importsof productscovered by CN codes0714 10 91,
0714 10 99, 0714 90 11 and 0714 90 19 at a customs duty rate of 6 %ad valorem :
1. a quota of 825 000 tonnesfor the productsin ques tion originating in
the Republic of Indonesia;
2. a quota of 145 590 tonnesfor the productsin ques tion originating in
other member countriesof the World Trade Organization (WTO)other than Thailand;
3. a quota of 350 000 tonnesfor the productsin ques tion originating in
the People'sRepublic of China;
4. a quota of 32 000 tonnesfor the productsin ques tion originating in
other countriesnot membersof the WTO other than China, of which2 000 tonnes shall be reserved for the importation of products of akind used for human consumption, in immediate packings of a netcontent not exceeding 28 kilograms, either fresh and whole orwithout skin and frozen, whether or not sliced.
Article 2
With a view to the release for free circulation of the products referred
to in Article 1, import licence applicationss hall be lodged in anyMember State and licences issued shall be valid throughout theCommunity.
Article 3
1. Import licence applications shall be admissible if:
(a) they are accompanied by the original of a certificate drawn up by
the competent authoritiesof the country concerned certifying theorigin of the goodsin accordance with the s pecimen in Annex I;
however, such a certificate shall not be necessary for imports of
productsoriginating in the People'sRepublic of China and referredto in Article 1 (3);
(b) they are accompanied by proof, in the form of a copy of the bill of
lading, that the goodshave been loaded in the third country oforigin and are transported to the Community by the vesselmentioned in the application, and, where the third country does
not have direct access to the sea, an international transport docu-
ment certifying transport of the goods from the country of originto the port of shipment is also provided;
(c) in the case of products originating in Indonesia and China, they are
accompanied by the relevant export licencesasreferred to in TitleII issued by the authorities, duly completed in accordance with the1996R2449 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 002.001 — 3
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specimen in Annexes II and III. The originals of such licences shall
be kept by the authority issuing them. However, where the importlicence applicationscover only part of the quantity indicated on the
export licence, the issuing authority shall indicate on the original
the quantity in respect of which the original was used and, afterstamping it, shall return the original to the party concerned. Onlythe quantity indicated in Section 7 of export licencesin the cas eof Indonesian exports and in Section 9 of export licences in the
case of Chinese exports shall be taken into consideration for the
purposes of issuing the import licences;
(d) they relate to a quantity which doesnot exceed the quantity indi-
cated in the documentsreferred to in points(a), (b) and (c).
2. Applications for import licences submitted for the purposes of the
release for free circulation of products of a kind used for human
consumption covered by CN codes 0714 10 91 and 0714 90 11 maynot relate to a quantity in excess of 150 tonnes per interested partyacting on hisown account.
TITLE II
Exportlicences
Article 4
1. Export licences issued by the authorities of the Republic of Indo-
nesia and the People's Republic of China shall be printed in English.
2. The original and copies thereof shall be completed in typescript
or by hand. In the latter case, they must be completed using ink andblock capitals.
3. Each export licence shall bear a preprinted serial number; in its
uppermost section it shall also bear a licence number. The copies shallbear the same numbers as the original.
Article 5
1. Export licences shall be valid for 120 days from the date of issue.
The day of issue of a licence shall count as part of its terms of validity.
Licences shall not be valid unless their sections are duly completed and
they are authenticated asindicated on them. Quantitiesmus t be givenin figuresand in words .
2. Export licencess hall be duly authenticated where they indicate
the date of issue and bear the stamp of the issuing authority and thesignature of the persons authorized to sign them.
TITLE III
Importlicences
Article 6
Licence applicationsand licencess hall indicate:
(a) in Section 8, the third country in which the product concerned
originates.
Importation from that country shall be obligatory;
(b) in box 24, one of the following entries:
— Derechosde aduana limitadosal 6 % ad valorem [Reglamento
(CE) no2449/96]
— Clo limitováno 6 % ad valorem (nařízení (ES) č. 2449/96)
— Toldsatsen begrænses til 6 % af værdien (Forordning (EF) nr.
2449/96)
— Bes chränkung desZollsauf 6 % desZollwerts(Verordnung
(EG) Nr. 2449/96)
— Väärtuseline tollimaks 6 % (määrus (EÜ) nr 2449/96)1996R2449 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 002.001 — 4
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—Τελωνειακός δασµός κατ 'ανώτατ oόριo6%κατ'αξία
[Κανoνισµός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 2449 /96]
— Customs duties limited to 6 % ad valorem (Regulation (EC) No
2449/96)
— Droitsde douane limitésà 6 % ad valorem [règlement (CE) no
2449/96]
— Csökkentett, 6 %-os értékvám (2449/96/EK rendelet)— Dazi doganali limitati al 6 % ad valorem [Regolamento (CE) n.
2449/96]
— Muito mokestis neviršija 6 % ad valorem (reglamentas(EB) Nr.
2449/96)
— Muitasnodok ļi nep ārsniedz limitu 6 % ad valorem (regula (EK)
Nr. 2449/96)
— Dazji doganali limitati g ħal 6 %ad valorem [Regolament (KE)
Nru 2449/96]
— Douanerechten beperkt tot 6 % ad valorem (Verordening (EG)
nr. 2449/96)
— Nale żności celne obni żone do 6 % ad valorem (rozporz ądzenie
(WE) nr 2449/96)
— Direitosaduaneiroslimitadosa 6 % ad valorem [Regulamento
(CE) n.
o2449/96]
— Clo limitované vo výške 6 % ad valorem (Nariadenie (ES) č.
2449/96)
— Omejene carinske dajatve do 6 % vrednosti (Uredba (ES) št.
2449/96)
— Arvotulli rajoitettu 6 prosenttiin (asetus (EY) N:o 2449/96)
— Tullsatsen begränsad till 6 % av värdet (Förordning (EG) nr
2449/96).
(c) in Section 20, the name of the vessel in which the goods are being
or have been shipped to the Community, the number of the certifi-cate of origin submitted and, in the case of products originating in
Indonesia or China, the number and date of the Indonesian or
Chinese export licence respectively.
Article 7
1. Notwithstanding Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95, the
security against import licences shall be ECU 20 per tonne.
However, in the case of products originating in the People's Republic
of China, the security shall be ECU 5 per tonne.
2. If, pursuant to Article 8 (4), the quantity in respect of which the
licence is issued is less than the quantity in respect of which it wasapplied for, the security corresponding to the difference shall bereleased.
3. The fourth indent of Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/
88 shall not apply.
Article 8
1. Licence applicationss hall be lodged with the competent authori-
tiesof the Member Statesbetween Monday and Wednes day each week,up to 13.00.
However, the first day each year for lodging applications shall be the
first working day in January.
2. For productsoriginating in Indones ia or China, licence applica-
tionsmay relate to importsto be carried out the following year if theyare submitted during December on the basis of an export licence issuedby the Indonesian or Chinese authorities for the year in question.
3. Member States shall notify to the Commission by telex or fax on
the day following the day on which applicationsare lodged, and notlater than 13.00 on the Thursday following the deadline for lodging1996R2449 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 002.001 — 5
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applications laid down in the first subparagraph of paragraph 1, the
following particularsin res pect of each application:
— the country of origin of the product,
— the quantity in respect of which the import licence is applied for,— the name of the applicant,
— the number of the certificate of origin submitted and the total quan-
tity entered in the original document or an extract thereof,
— the name of the vessel entered in Section 20,
— for productsoriginating in Indones ia or China, the number of the
Indonesian or Chinese export licence indicated in the uppermost
section of the licence.
4. Import licences shall be issued on the fourth working day
following the date of their lodgement, except where the Commissionhasinformed the authoritiesof the Member State by fax or telex thatthe conditions for issuing the licences in question have not been met.
In such cases the Commission, having consulted the authorities in the
third country of origin where necessary, shall take the appropriatemeasures.
5. Import licencesfor productsoriginating in Indones ia or China in
respect of which applications are lodged in December for the followingyear shall not be issued before the first working day in January of the
year in question.
Article 9
Subject to Article 10 (2) and notwithstanding Article 8 (4) of Regula-
tion (EEC) No 3719/88, the quantity released for free circulation maynot exceed the quantity indicated in Sections17 and 18 of importlicences; to that end the figure 0 shall be entered in Section 19 of
licences.
Article 10
1. In the case of products originating in Indonesia, once it has been
verified that the quantitiesactually unloaded for a given cons ignmentare in excess of those covered by the import licence(s) issued for that
consignment, the competent authorities which issued the licence(s)
concerned shall, at the request of the importer, notify the Commissionby telex or fax as quickly as possible, on a case-by-case basis, of theIndonesian export licence number(s), the import licence number(s), theexcess quantity and the name of the vessel.
The Commission shall contact the Indonesian authorities with a view to
the issue of new export licences. Pending their preparation, the surplusquantitiesmay not be releas ed for free circulation aslong asthe new
import licences for the quantities in question cannot be presented. The
new import licences shall be issued under the terms laid down inArticle 8.
2. However, notwithstanding paragraph 1, where the quantities
unloaded are not more than 2 % in excess of the quantities coveredby the import licences issued corresponding to the export licencesgranted for the vessel concerned, the competent authorities in theMember State where release for free circulation is to take place shall,
at the request of the importer, authorize the release for free circulation
of the excess quantities provided that the importer pays a customs dutylimited to 6 % ad valorem and lodgesa s ecurity for an amount equal to
the difference between the full duty and that paid.
The Commission, on receipt of the information referred to in the first
subparagraph of paragraph 1, shall contact the Indonesian authoritieswith a view to the issue of new export licences.
Securities shall be released on presentation to the competent authorities
of the Member State in which release for free circulation is to takeplace of a supplementary import licence for the excess quantity in1996R2449 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 002.001 — 6
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question. Application for such licences shall not be subject to the
lodging of a security against the licence as provided for in Article 14(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 and Article 7 of thisRegulation.
Such licences shall be issued under the terms of Article 8 on presenta-
tion of one or more new export licences issued by the Indonesianauthorities for the excess quantity in question. The additional importlicence shall contain in box 20 one of the following entries:
— Certificado complementario, apartado 2 del artículo 10 del Regla-
mento (CE) n
o2449/96
— Dovozní licence pro dodate čné množství, čl. 10 ods. 2 na řízení (ES)
č. 2449/96
— Supplerende licens, forordning (EF) nr. 2449/96, artikel 10, stk. 2— Zusätzliche Lizenz — Artikel 10 Absatz 2 der Verordnung (EG)
Nr. 2449/96
— Täiendav impordilitsents üleliigse koguse kohta, määruse (EÜ) nr
2449/96 artikli 10 lõige 2
—Συµπληρωµατικό πιστ oπoιητικό —Άρθρo1 0παράγραφ oς2
τoυ κανoνισµoύ (ΕΚ) αριθ. 2449 /96
— Licence for additional quantity, Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC)
No 2449/96
— Certificat complémentaire, règlement (CE) n
o2449/96, article 10,
paragraphe 2
— Kiegészít őengedély, 2449/96/EK rendelet 10. cikk (2) bek.
— Titolo complementare, regolamento (CE) n. 2449/96, articolo 10,
paragrafo 2
— Licencija papildomam kiekiui, reglamento (EB) Nr. 2449/96 10
straipsnio 2 dalis
— Licence papildu daudzumam, regulas(EK) Nr. 2449/96 10. panta 2.
daļa
—L i ċenzja g ħal kwantita addizzjonali, Artikolu 10(2) tar-Regolament
(KE) Nru 2449/96
— Aanvullend certificaat — artikel 10, lid 2, van Verordening (EG)
nr. 2449/96
— Pozwolenie uzupełniaj ące, art. 10 ust. 2 rozporz ądzenia (WE) nr
2449/96
— Certificado complementar, n.o2 do artigo 10.odo Regulamento
(CE) n.o2449/96
— Licencia pre dodatkové množstvo, článok 10 odsek 2 nariadenia
(ES) č. 2449/96
— Nadomestilo za dodatno koli čino, člen 10(2) Uredbe (ES) št. 2449/
96
— Lisätodistus, asetus (EY) N:o 2449/96, 10 artiklan 2 kohta— Kompletterande licens, artikel 10.2 i förordning (EG) nr 2449/96.
The security shall be forfeit in respect of quantities for which a supple-
mentary import licence is not presented within 4 months, except incases offorce majeure , from the date on which the declaration for
release for free circulation referred to in the first subparagraph isaccepted.
Once the supplementary import licence has been processed and
stamped by the competent authority when the security is released, thelicence shall be returned to the issuing authority as soon as possible.
3. Application of paragraphs1 and 2 may not res ult in importation
of quantitiesof goodsexceeding the overall quota authorized for the
year. If, when a supplementary import licence is issued, it is foundthat the overall quota hasbeen exceeded, the quantity covered by thesupplementary licence shall be deducted from the overall quota author-ized for the following year.1996R2449 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 002.001 — 7
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Article 11
The quantities of products to which each import licence issued relates
shall be deducted from the overall quota for the year of issue of those
licences.
Licences issued pursuant to this Regulation shall be valid throughout
the Community for 60 days from the date of actual issue.
However, licences issued for products originating in Indonesia or China
shall be valid up to the last day of validity of the export licence plus 30days.
Article 12
ThisRegulation s hall enter into force on 1 January 1997.
ThisRegulation s hall be binding in itsentirety and directly applicable
in all Member States.1996R2449 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 002.001 — 8
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ANNEX I
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ANEXO II — BILAG II — ANHANG II — ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ ΙΙ — ANNEX II — ANNEXE II — ALLE-
GATO II — BIJLAGEII — ANE XO II — LIITEII — BILAGA II
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ANEXO III — BILAG III — ANHANG III — ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ ΙΙΙ — ANNEX III — ANNEXE III —
ALLEGATO III — BIJLAGE III — ANEXO III — LIITE III — BILAGA III
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