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of16June1995
layingdowndetailedrulesforimplementingthesystemofexportlicencesinthepoultrymeatsector
(OJ L 133, 17.6.1995, p. 26)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Regulation (EC) No 2523/95 of 27 October 1995 L 258 40 28.10.1995
►M2Commission Regulation (EC) No 2841/95 of 8 December 1995 L 296 8 9.12.1995
►M3Commission Regulation (EC) No 180/96 of 31 January 1996 L 25 27 1.2.1996
►M4Commission Regulation (EC) No 1158/96 of 26 June 1996 L 153 25 27.6.1996
►M5Commission Regulation (EC) No 2238/96 of 22 November 1996 L 299 16 23.11.1996
►M6Commission Regulation (EC) No 2370/96 of 12 December 1996 L 323 12 13.12.1996
►M7Commission Regulation (EC) No 1009/98 of 14 May 1998 L 145 8 15.5.1998
►M8Commission Regulation (EC) No 2581/98 of 30 November 1998 L 322 33 1.12.1998
►M9Commission Regulation (EC) No 2337/1999 of 3 November 1999 L 281 21 4.11.1999
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)No1372/95
of16June1995
laying down detailed rules for implementing the system of export
licences inthepoultrymeatsector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October
1975 on the common organization of the market in poultrymeat(1), as
last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Swedenand by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94(
2), and in particular Articles 3 (2),
8 (12) and 15 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 of 22 December
1994 on the adjustments and transitional arrangements required in theagricultural sector in order to implement the agreements concluded
during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations, and in
particular Article 3 (1) thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 provides that from 1 July 1995
all exports for which export refunds are requested, with the exception ofexports of day-old chicks, shall be subject to the presentation of an
export licence with advance fixing of the refund; whereas therefore
specific implementing rules should be laid down for the poultrymeatsector which should, in particular, include provisions for the submissionof the applications and the information which must appear on theapplications and licences, in addition to those contained in Commission
Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 of of 16 November 1988 laying down
common detailed rules for the application of the system of import andexport licences and advance fixing licences for agricultural products(
3),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1199/95(4);
Whereas, in order to assure proper administration of the system, the rate
of the security for export licences under the said system should be fixed;
whereas in view of the risk of speculation inherent in the system in thepoultrymeat sector, export licences should not be transferable andprecise conditions governing access by traders to the said system shouldbe laid down; whereas it is necessary for particular conditions of access
in the case of export licences for certain traditional markets in order to
limit speculative applications which could put at risk the productionwhich is specifically destined for those markets for a transitional period;
Whereas Article 8 (11) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 provides that
compliance with the obligations arising from agreements concluded
during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations regarding
the export volume shall be ensured on the basis of the export licences;whereas therefore a detailed schedule for the lodging of applications andfor the issuing of licences should be laid down;
Whereas, in addition, the decision regarding applications for export
licences should be communicated only after a period of consideration;whereas this period would allow the Commission to appreciate thequantities applied for as well as the expenditure involved and, ifappropriate, to take specific measures applicable in particular to theapplications which are pending; whereas it is in the interest of traders to
allow the licence application to be withdrawn after the acceptance
coefficient has been fixed;
Whereas, in the case of applications concerning quantities equal to or
less than 25 tonnes, the export licence should be issued immediately if
the trader requests it; whereas these licences, however, should benefit
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(1) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 77.
(2) OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.
(3) OJ No L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.
(4) OJ No L 119, 30. 5. 1995, p. 4.
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Whereas in order to ensure an exact follow up of the quantities to be
exported, a derogation from the rules regarding the tolerances laid downin Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 should be laid down;
Whereas the Commission must dispose of precise information
concerning applications for licences and of the use of licences issued,
in order to be able to manage this system; whereas, in the interests of
efficient administration, the notifications from Member States to theCommission should be made according to a uniform model;
Whereas to avoid any interruption of exports at the time of entry into
force of the Agreement on Agriculture of the Uruguay Round,authorization should be given for export licences to be applied for andissued before the date of the entry into force of this Agreement, but foruse after that date;
Whereas Article 8 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 provides that for
day-old chicks export refunds may be granted on the basis of an ‘ex-
post’ export licence; whereas therefore implementing rules for such a
system should be laid down with the aim of ensuring efficientverification that the obligations arising from the agreements concludedin the framework of the Uruguay Round negotiations are complied with;whereas, however, it would appear unnecessary to require the lodging of
a security in the case of licences applied for after exportation;
Whereas the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 572/73 of
26 February 1973 establishing egg and poultrymeat products eligible for
the advance fixing of export refunds(
1), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 3501/93(2), and of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3652/81
of 18 December 1981 laying down detailed rules for implementing thesystem of advance fixing certificates for refunds in the poultrymeat andeggs sector(
3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1030/95(4), are
replaced by the provisions of this Regulation and of Commission
Regulation (EEC) No 1371/95(5) laying down detailed rules for
implementing the system of export licences in the egg sector; whereasthe abovementioned Regulations should therefore be repealed as fromthe date of entry into force of the Agreement on Agriculture of theUruguay Round;
Whereas the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs has not
delivered an opinion within the time limit set by the chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
As from 1 July 1995, all exports of products in the poultrymeat sector
for which an export refund is requested, with the exception of chicksfalling within ►
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be subject to the presentation of an export licence with advance fixing ofthe refund, in accordance with the provisions of Articles 2 to 8.
Article 2
1. Export licences shall be valid for 90 days from their actual day of
issue within the meaning of Article 21(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88.
2. Applications for licences and licences shall bear, in section 15, the
description of the product and, in section 16, the 11-digit product codeof the agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds.1995R1372 — EN — 07.11.1999 — 003.001 — 3
(1) OJ No L 56, 1. 3. 1973, p. 6.
(2) OJ No L 319, 21. 12. 1993, p. 25.
(3) OJ No L 364, 19. 12. 1981, p. 19.
(4) OJ No L 103, 6. 5. 1995, p. 36.
(5) See page 16 of this Official Journal.
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3. The categories of products referred to in the second subparagraph
of Article 13a of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, as well as the rate of thesecurity for export licences, are set out in Annex I.
4. Applications for licences and licences shall bear, in section 20, at
least one of the following:
— Reglamento (CE) n
o1372/95,
— Forordning (EF) nr. 1372/95,
— Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1372/95,—Κανονισµός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1372 /95,
— Regulation (EC) No 1372/95,
— Règlement (CE) n
o1372/95,
— Regolamento (CE) n. 1372/95,
— Verordening (EG) nr. 1372/95,
— Regulamento (CE) no1372/95,
— Asetus (EY) N:o 1372/95,
— Förordning (EG) nr 1372/95.
5. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, licences for category 6 (a)
referred to in Annex I shall be valid 15 days from the actual date of issuewithin the meaning of Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88.
In this case, notwithstanding Article 28 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No
3665/87, the period during which the products may remain covered bythe arrangements provided for in Article 5 of Council Regulation (EEC)No 565/80(
1) shall be equal to the remainder of the term of validity of
the export licence.
6. In the case of licences for products of category 6 (a) referred to in
Annex I it is obligatory to export to the country of destination indicatedin case 7 or to any country referred to in Annex IV.
To this end, licence applications and licences shall contain at least one
of the following
— in section 20:
— Categoría 6 a)
— Kategori 6a)— Kategorie 6a
—Κατηγορία 6 α)
— Category 6 (a)— Catégorie 6a)
— Categoria 6a)
— Categorie 6a)— Categoria 6a)
— Tuoteluokka6 a )
— Kategori 6a),
— in section 22:
— Exportación obligatoria a los países mencionados en el Anexo IV
del Reglamento (CE) n
o1372/95
— Udførsel obligatorisk til lande, der er anført i bilag IV til
forordning (EF) nr. 1372/95
— Ausfuhr nach den in Anhang IV der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1372/
95 genannten Länder ist verbindlich
—Υποχρεωτική εξαγωγή σε χώρες που αναφέρονται στο
παράρτηµα IVτου κανονισµού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1372 /95
— Export obligatory to countries referred to in Annex IV to
Regulation (EC) No 1372/95
— Exportation obligatoire vers les pays visés à l'annexe IV du
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— Esportazione obbligatoria verso paesi elencati nell'allegato IV del
regolamento (CE) n. 1372/95
— Verplichte uitvoer naar landen die zijn vermeld in bijlage IV bij
Verordening (EG) nr. 1372/95
— Exportação obrigatória para países referidos no anexo IV do
Regulamento (CE) no1372/95
— Velvoittaa viemään asetuksen (EY) N:o 1372/95 liitteessä IV
tarkoitettuihin maihin
— Export obligatorisk till länderna i bilaga IV till förordning (EG)
nr 1372/95.
7. In the case of licences for products of category 6 (b) referred to in
Annex I it is obligatory to export to the country of destination indicatedin case 7 or to any other country not referred to in Annex IV.
To this end, licence applications and licences shall contain at least one
of the following
— in section 20:
— Categoría 6 b)
— Kategori 6b)— Kategorie 6b—Κατηγορία 6 β)
— Category 6 (b)
— Catégorie 6b)— Categoria 6b)— Categorie 6b)
— Categoria 6b)
— Tuoteluokka6 b)— Kategori 6b),
— in section 22:
— Exportación obligatoria a los países no mencionados en el Anexo
IV del Reglamento (CE) n
o1372/95
— Udførsel obligatorisk til lande, der ikke er anført i bilag IV til
forordning (EF) nr. 1372/95
— Ausfuhr nach einem der nicht in Anhang IV der Verordnung
(EG) Nr. 1372/95 genannten Länder ist verbindlich
—Υποχρεωτική εξαγωγή σε χώρες που δεν αναφέρονται στο
παράρτηµα IVτου κανονισµού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1372 /95
— Export obligatory to countries not referred to in Annex IV to
Regulation (EC) No 1372/95
— Exportation obligatoire vers les pays autres que ceux visés à
l'annexe IV du règlement (CE) no1372/95
— Esportazione obbligatoria verso paesi non elencati nell'allegato
IV del regolamento (CE) n. 1372/95
— Verplichte uitvoer naar landen die niet zijn vermeld in bijlage IV
bij Verordening (EG) nr. 1372/95
— Exportação obrigatória para países não referidos no anexo IV do
Regulamento (CE) no1372/95
— Velvoittaa viemään muihin kuin asetuksen (EY) N:o 1372/95
liitteessä IV tarkoitettuihin maihin
— Export obligatorisk till länder som inte anges i bilaga IV till
förordning (EG) nr 1372/95.
Article 3
1. Applications for export licences may be lodged with the competent
authorities from Monday to Friday of each week.
2. Applicants for export licences must be natural or legal persons
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have been engaged in trade in the poultrymeat sector for at least 12
months. However, retail establishments or restaurants selling theirproducts to end consumers may not lodge applications.
As regards exports of whole chickens falling under the codes
0207 21 10 900 and 0207 21 90 190 of the agricultural product nomen-clature for export refunds to countries referred to in Annex IV, until 30June 1996 export licences may be applied for only by natural or legalpersons who are able to prove to the satisfaction of the competent
authorities in the Member States that they have exported not less than
1 000 tonnes of products falling within CN codes 0207, 1602 20,1602 31 and 1602 39 in each of the two calendar years preceding theyear in which the licence application was lodged.
3. Export licences are issued on the ►
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the period referred to in paragraph 1, provided that none of the particular
measures referred to in paragraph 4 have since been taken by the
Commission.
4. Where applications for export licences concern quantities and/or
expenditure which exceed the normal trade patterns or where there is a
risk that they will be exceeded, taking account of the limits referred to in
Article 8 (11) of Regulation (EC) No 2777/75 and/or the correspondingexpenditure during the period in question, the Commission may:
— set a single percentage by which the quantities applied for are
accepted,
— refuse the applications for which export licences have not yet been
awarded,
— suspend the lodging of applications for export licences for a
maximum of five working days. A suspension for a longer periodmay be decided in accordance with the procedure provided for inArticle 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75. In these cases,applications for export licences lodged during the suspension period
shall be inadmissible.
These measures may be adjusted according to the category of product
and to destination.
5. Where quantities applied for are rejected or reduced, the security
shall be released immediately for all quantities for which an applicationwas not satisfied.
6. Notwithstanding paragraph 3, where a single percentage of
acceptance less than 80 per cent is set, the licence shall be issued atthe latest by the 11th working day following publication of that
percentage in the OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities . During
the 10 working days following its publication, the operator may:
— either withdraw his application, in which case the security is released
immediately,
— or request immediate issuing of the licence, in which case the
competent authority shall issue it without delay but no sooner thanthe normal issue date for the relevant week.
7. By way of derogation from paragraph 3, the Commission can set a
day other than Wednesday for the issuing of export licences when it isnot possible to respect this day.
Article 4
On application by the operator, licence applications for up to 25 tonnes
of products shall not be subject to any special measures as referred to in
Article 3(4) and the licences applied for shall be issued immediately.
In such cases, notwithstanding Article 2(1) and (5), the term of validity
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day of issue within the meaning of Article 21(2) of Regulation (EEC)
No 3719/88 and Section 20 of licence applications and of licences shallshow at least one of the following:
— Certificado válido durante cinco días hábiles y no utilizable para la
aplicación del artículo 5 del Reglamento (CEE) n
o565/80,
— Licens, der er gyldig i fem arbejdsdage, og som ikke kan benyttes til
at anvende artikel 5 i forordning (EØF) nr. 565/80,
— Fünf Werktage gültige und für die Anwendung von Artikel 5 der
Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 565/80 nicht verwendbare Lizenz,
—Πιστοποιητικό που ισχύει για πέντε εργάσιµες ηµέρες και δεν
χρησιµοποιείται για την εφαρµογή του άρθρου 5 του κανο-νισµού (ΕΟΚ) αριθ. 565 /80,
— Licence valid for five working days and not useable for the purposes
of Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 565/80,
— Certificat valable 5 jours ouvrables et non utilisable pour l'applica-
tion de l'article 5 du règlement (CEE) n
o565/80,
— Titolo valido cinque giorni lavorativi e non utilizzabile ai fini
dell'applicazione dell'articolo 5 del regolamento (CEE) n. 565/80,
— Certificaat met een geldigheidsduur van vijf werkdagen en niet te
gebruiken voor de toepassing van artikel 5 van Verordening (EEG)nr. 565/80,
— Certificado de exportação válido durante cinco dias úteis, não
utilizável para a aplicação do artigo 5
odo Regulamento (CEE) no
565/80,
— Todistus on voimassa viisi arkipäivää eikä sitä voi käyttää
sovellettaessa asetuksen (ETY) N:o 565/80 5 artiklaa,
— Licensen är giltig fem arbetsdagar men gäller inte vid tillämpning av
artikel 5 i förordning (EEG) nr 565/80.
The Commission may, where necessary, suspend the application of this
Article.
Article 5
Export licences shall not be transferable.
Article 6
The quantity exported within the tolerance referred to in Article 8 (4) of
Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shall not give entitlement to payment of
the refund.
In section 22 of the licence, at least one of the following shall be
indicated:
— Restitución válida por […] toneladas (cantidad por la que se expida
el certificado),
— Restitutionen omfatter […] t (den mængde, licensen vedrører),— Erstattung gültig für […] Tonnen (Menge, für welche die Lizenz
ausgestellt wurde),
—Επιστροφή ισχύουσα για […]τόνους (ποσότητα για την οποία
έχει έκδοθεί το πιστοποιητικό) ,
— Refund valid for […] tonnes (quantity for which the licence is
issued),
— Restitution valable pour […] tonnes (quantité pour laquelle le
certificat est délivré),
— Restituzione valida per […] t (quantitativo per il quale il titolo è
rilasciato),
— Restitutie geldig voor […] ton (hoeveelheid waarvoor het certificaat
wordt afgegeven),
— Restituição válida para […] toneladas (quantidade relativamente à
qual é emitido o certificado),
— Tuki on voimassa […] tonnille (määrä, jolle todistus on myönnetty),
— Ger rätt till exportbidrag för […] ton (den kvantitet för vilken
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Article 7
1. Each Friday from 13.00 hours, Member States shall send the
Commission the following by fax in respect of the preceding period:
(a) the applications for export licences as referred to in Article 1 lodged
from Monday to Friday of the same week, stating whether they fall
within the scope of Article 4 or not;
(b) the quantities covered by export licences issued on the preceding
Wednesday, not including those issued immediately under Article 4;
(c) the quantities covered by export licence applications withdrawn
pursuant to Article 3(6) during the preceding week.
2. The notification of the applications referred to in point (a) of
paragraph 1 shall specify:
— the quantity in product weight for each category referred to in Article
2 (3),
— the breakdown by destination of the quantity for each category in the
case where the rate of refund varies according to the destination,
— the rate of refund applicable,
— the total amount of refund prefixed in ECU per category.
3. Member States shall communicate to the Commission on a
monthly basis following the expiry of validity of export licences thequantity of unused export licences.
4. Applications referred to in paragraphs 1 and 3, including ‘nil’
notifications, shall be made in accordance with the model set out inAnnex II.
Article 8
Applications for export licences to be used for exports as from 1 July
1995, may be lodged as from 19 June 1995.
Article 9
1. For chicks falling within ►
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0105 19 ◄, operators shall declare at the time when customs
formalities for exports are fulfilled, that they intend to claim an exportrefund.
2. Not later than ►
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operators shall lodge with the competent authority the application for
an ‘ex-post’ export licence for the chicks exported. In section►
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indicated the term ‘ex-post’ together with the customs office wherecustoms formalities have been fulfilled as well as ►
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export within the meaning of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/
87◄.
By derogation from Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 no
security shall be required.
3.►M7Member States shall communicate to the Commission, each
Friday from 1 p.m., by fax, the number of ‘ex-post’ export licences
applied for or the absence of such applications, during the current
week.◄The notifications shall be made in accordance with the model
set out in ►M4Annex II ◄and shall specify, where applicable, the
details referred to in Article 7 (2).
4. ‘Ex-post’ export licences shall be issued each following
Wednesday, provided that none of the particular measures referred toin Article 3 (4) are taken by the Commission after the export concerned.Where such measures are taken they shall apply to the exports alreadycarried out.1995R1372 — EN — 07.11.1999 — 003.001 — 8
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This licence accords entitlement to payment of the refund applicable on
the day of export within the meaning of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC)No 3665/87.
5. Article 22 of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shall not apply to the
‘ex-post’ licences referred to in paragraphs 1 to 4.
The licences shall be presented directly by the interested party to the
agency in charge of the payment of export refunds. This agency shallattribute and stamp the licence.
Article 10
Regulations (EEC) No 572/73 and (EEC) No 3652/81 are repealed.Regulation (EEC) No 3652/81 shall remain applicable, however, for
advance fixing certificates issued before 1 July 1995 pursuant to thatRegulation.
Article 11
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply to the export licences referred to in Article 1 as from 19
June 1995.
The provisions of Articles 4, 9 and 10, however, shall apply from 1 July
1995.1995R1372 — EN — 07.11.1999 — 003.001 — 9
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ANNEXI
Product code of the agricultural
product nomenclature for export
refunds (1)CategoryRate of the security
(EUR/100 kg net
weight)
0105 11 11 9000
0105 11 19 9000
0105 11 91 9000
0105 11 99 90001—
0105 12 00 9000
0105 19 20 90002—
0207 12 10 9900
0207 12 90 999031 0 (2)
10 (3)
10 (4)
0207 12 90 9190 4 10 (2)
10 (3)
10 (4)
0207 25 10 9000
0207 25 90 900053
0207 14 20 9900
0207 14 60 9900
0207 14 70 9190
0207 14 70 92906(a) (4)3
0207 14 20 9900
0207 14 60 9900
0207 14 70 9190
0207 14 70 92906(b) (5)3
0207 27 10 9990 7 3
0207 27 60 9000
0207 27 70 900083
(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1), Part 7.
(2) For destinations shown in Annex III.
(3) Destinations other than those shown in Annexes III and IV.
(4) Destinations shown in Annex IV.
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ANNEXII
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ANNEXIII
Angola
Saudi ArabiaKuwait
Bahrain
QatarOman
United Arab Emirates
JordanRepublic of YemenLebanon
Iran
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ANNEXIV
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Moldova, Latvia,
Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Lithuania, Estonia.1995R1372 — EN — 07.11.1999 — 003.001 — 14