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►B COMMISSIONREGULATION(EC)No1899/97
of29September1997
►M4 laying down rules for the application in the poultrymeat and egg sectors of the arrange-
ments under the Europe Agreements with central and eastern European countries provided forby Council Regulations (EC) No 1727/2000, (EC) No 2290/2000, (EC) No 2433/2000, (EC) No2434/2000, (EC) No 2435/2000 and (EC) No 2851/2000 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No
2699/93and(EC)No1559/94 ◄
(OJ L 267, 30.9.1997, p. 67)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Regulation (EC) No 2719/98 of 16 December 1998 L 342 16 17.12.1998
►M2Commission Regulation (EC) No 1773/2000 of 11 August 2000 L 205 3 12.8.2000
►M3Commission Regulation (EC) No 2704/2000 of 11 December 2000 L 311 27 12.12.2000
►M4Commission Regulation (EC) No 2865/2000 of 27 December 2000 L 333 6 29.12.2000
►M5Commission Regulation (EC) No 1043/2001 of 30 May 2001 L 145 24 31.5.2001
►M6Commission Regulation (EC) No 1525/2002 of 26 August 2002 L 229 10 27.8.2002
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)No1899/97
of29September1997
►M4 layingdownrulesfortheapplicationinthepoultrymeatand
eggsectorsofthearrangementsundertheEuropeAgreementswithcentral and eastern European countries provided for by CouncilRegulations (EC) No 1727/2000, (EC) No 2290/2000, (EC) No
2433/2000, (EC) No 2434/2000, (EC) No 2435/2000 and (EC) No
2851/2000 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2699/93 and (EC)
No1559/94 ◄
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 of 22 December
1995 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff
quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for the adjust-ment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certainagricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreements totake account of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during theUruguay Round Multilateral Trade Negotiations(
1), as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 1595/97(2),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October
1975 on the common organization of the market in eggs(3), as last
amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1516/96(4), and in parti-
cular Article 22 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October
1975 on the common organization of the market in poultrymeat(5), as
last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2916/95(6), and in
particular Article 22 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2783/75 of 29 October
1975 on the common system of trade for ovalbumin and lactal-
bumin(7), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2916/
95, and in particular Articles 2 (1), 4 (1) and 10 thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 adjusts as an autonomous and
transitional measure the agricultural concessions in the Europe Agree-ments concluded between the European Communities and theirMember States on the one hand and respectively the Republic of
Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, the Slovak
Republic, the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania on the other, for theperiod 1 January 1996 to entry into force of the Additional Protocols;whereas these adjustments were extended by Council Regulation (EC)No 2490/96(
8) to 31 December 1997; whereas owing to procedural
delays the Additional Protocols to the Europe Agreements, negotiation
of which are concluded, cannot enter into force on 1 July 1997;whereas Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 has therefore been amended byRegulation (EC) No 1595/97 in order to allow early implementationin the agricultural sector of the negotiation results;
Whereas the Agreements contain provisions intended to guarantee
product origin and the arrangements should be operated using import
licences; whereas rules on the presentation of licence applications andon the entries to be made on applications and licences are required thatdiffer from those in Article 8 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying down common detailed rulesfor the application of the system of import and export licences and1997R1899 — EN — 01.07.2002 — 006.001 — 2
(1) OJ L 328, 30. 12. 1995, p. 31.
(2) OJ L 216, 8. 8. 1997, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 49.
(4) OJ L 189, 30. 7. 1996, p. 99.
(5) OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 77.
(6) OJ L 305, 19. 12. 1995, p. 49.
(7) OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 104.
(8) OJ L 338, 28. 12. 1996, p. 13.
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advance fixing certificates for agricultural products(1), last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1404/97(2); whereas licences should be issued
following a reflection period and possibly witha common percentage
acceptance applied;
Whereas the Agreements provide for reduced customs duty on imports
within quantitative limits of certain egg and poultrymeat sectorproducts; whereas to ensure regularity of importation these quantitiesshould be staggered over the year;
Whereas to reduce fraud risk compliance with the eligibility criteria for
importers should be checked in the Member State in which they areestablished or their registered office located;
Whereas for the purposes of smooth operation of the arrangements
security of ECU 20 per 100 kilograms should be required against
import licences; whereas given the risk of speculative misuse of the
arrangements where egg and poultrymeat products are concernedimporter access to these products should be precisely regulated;
Whereas import licences for certain product categories in the egg and
poultrymeat sectors have already been assigned for the period 1 July to
30 September 1997 in line withCommission Regulation (EC) No 1522/
97 of 30 July 1997 determining the extent to which applications lodgedin July 1997 for licences for certain egg and poultrymeat productsunder the regime provided for by the Interim Agreements concludedby the Community with the Republic of Poland, the Republic of
Hungary, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Romania and
Bulgaria can be accepted(
3); whereas the quantities available for the
period 1 October to 31 December 1997 should therefore be set byreference to the quantities agreed and quotas set for the period 1 Julyto 31 December 1997;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2699/93(
4), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1514/97(5), set detailed rules for
application in the poultrymeat and egg sectors of the arrangementsprovided for in the Interim Agreements between the EuropeanEconomic Community and Poland, Hungary, and the former Czechand Slovak Federative Republic; whereas since it is replaced by the
present Regulation it should be repealed;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1559/94(
6), as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 1514/97, set detailed rules for application in thepoultrymeat and egg sectors of the arrangements provided for in theInterim Agreements between the Community and Bulgaria and
Romania; whereas since it is replaced by the present Regulation it
should be repealed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accor-
dance with the opinion of the Management Committee forPoultrymeat and Eggs,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
All imports into the Community under the arrangements provided for
by Regulations (EC) No 2290/2000, (EC) No 2433/2000, (EC) No
2434/2000, (EC) No 2435/2000 and (EC) No 2851/2000 of products
covered by Annex I to this Regulation shall be subject to presentationof an import licence.1997R1899 — EN — 01.07.2002 — 006.001 — 3
(1) OJ L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 194, 23. 7. 1997, p. 5.
(3) OJ L 204, 31. 7. 1997, p. 33.
(4) OJ L 245, 1. 10. 1993, p. 88.
(5) OJ L 204, 31. 7. 1997, p. 16.
(6) OJ L 166, 1. 7. 1994, p. 62.▼M6
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The quantities covered by these arrangements and the reduction in the
Common Customs Tariffs duty are listed by group in Annex I.
Tariff quotas withth e serial numbers 09.4672, 09.4627, 09.4630,
09.4633 and 09.4771 shall be administered in accordance with Articles308a, 308b and 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.
Article 2
The quantities referred to in Article 1 shall be staggered as follows for
eachperiod specified in Annex I:
— 1 July to 30 September: 25 %,
— 1 October to 31 December: 25 %,
— 1 January to 31 March: 25 %,— 1 April to 30 June: 25 %.
Article 3
The following provisions shall apply to the import licences indicated in
Article 1:
1. Applicants must be natural or legal persons who at the time of appli-
cation can satisfy the competent authority of their Member State thatthey imported or exported at least 50 tonnes (product weight) in the
case of products covered by Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 or five
tonnes (egg in shell equivalent) in the case of products covered byRegulation (EEC) No 2771/75 or (EEC) No 2783/75 during eachofthe two calendar years preceding that in which the licence applica-tion is lodged. Retailers and restaurateurs selling these products tothe final consumer are excluded.
2. Licence applications may cover only one of the groups indicated in
Annex I. They may cover products of differing CN codes origi-
nating in only one of the countries to which this Regulation relates.In suchcases all th e CN codes and product descriptions must beentered in boxes 16 and 15 respectively. The application must befor a minimum of one tonne and a maximum of 10 % of the quan-
tity available for the group concerned during the quarter in question
as specified in Article 2.
3. Box 8 of the licence application and the licence shall show the
country of origin; the licence shall impose an obligation to importfrom that country.
4. Box 20 of the licence application and the licence shall carry one of
the following entries:
— Reglamento (CE) n
o1899/97
— Forordning (EF) nr. 1899/97
— Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1899/97—Κανονισµός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1899 /97
— Regulation (EC) No 1899/97
— Règlement (CE) n
o1899/97
— Regolamento (CE) n. 1899/97
— Verordening (EG) nr. 1899/97— Regulamento (CE) n
o1899/97
— Asetus (EY) N:o 1899/97
— Förordning (EG) nr 1899/97.
5. Box 24 of the licence shall carry one of the following entries:
— Reducción del derecho de aduana en virtud del Reglamento (CE)
no1899/97
— Nedsættelse af importafgiften jf. forordning (EF) nr. 1899/97
— Ermäßigung des Zollsatzes nachdem GZT gemäß Verordnung
(EG) Nr. 1899/971997R1899 — EN — 01.07.2002 — 006.001 — 4
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—Μείωση του τελωνειακού δασµού όπως προβλέπεται στον
κανονισµό (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1899 /97
— Customs duty reduction as provided for in Regulation (EC) No
1899/97
— Réduction du droit de douane comme prévu au règlement (CE)
no1899/97
— Riduzione del dazio doganale a norma del regolamento (CE) n.
1899/97
— Douanerecht verlaagd overeenkomstig Verordening (EG) nr.
1899/97
— Redução do direito aduaneiro conforme previsto no Regulamento
(CE) no1899/97
— Tullialennus, josta on säädetty asetuksessa (EY) N:o 1899/97— Nedsättning av tullavgiften enligt förordning (EG) nr 1899/97.
Article 4
1. Licence applications shall be lodged during the first seven days of
the month preceding each period as specified in Article 2.
2. Applications must be lodged with the competent authority of the
Member State in which the applicant is established or has his registered
office. They shall be invalid if the applicant does not declare in writing
that he has not lodged and will not lodge, for the period in question,other applications for products of the same group.
3. If more than one application is lodged for products of one group
none of the applications shall be valid.
4. Member States shall notify to the Commission, on the fifth
working day following the end of the period for lodging applications,those lodged for each of the products of the groups in question. Theapplicants and quantities for eachgroup sh all be listed. All notifica-
tions, including ‘nil’ ones, shall be made by telex or fax on the
stipulated working day. The form reproduced as Annex II shall beused for ‘nil’ notifications and those reproduced as Annexes II and IIIif applications have been made.
5. The Commission shall decide with all speed to what extent appli-
cations referred to in Article 3 can be met. If the total amount appliedfor is more than that available the quantities granted shall be scaleddown by a common percentage. If it is less than the amount available
the Commission shall determine the quantity to be added to that avail-
able for the next period.
6. Licences shall be issued as soon as possible after the Commis-
sion's decision.
7. Licences shall be valid throughout the Community.
8. Member States shall notify the Commission, before the end of the
fourthmonthfollowing eachannual period specified in Annex I, of th etotal volume of products imported for each of the groups under thisRegulation during that period.
All notifications, including ‘nil’ ones, shall be made using the model in
Annex V to this Regulation.
Article 5
For the purposes of Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88
import licences shall be valid for 150 days from their actual issue.►
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However, from 2001, licences issued for the periods 1 January to 31
Marchand 1 April to 30 June may not be valid beyond 30 June ofthe current year.
They shall not be transferable.
Article 6
Security of ECU 20 per 100 kg shall be lodged against applications for
import licences for any product indicated in Article 1.
Article 7
The provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shall be applicable
except as otherwise provided by this Regulation.
However, Article 8 (4) of that Regulation notwithstanding, quantities
imported pursuant to this Regulation may not exceed that indicated inboxes 17 and 18 of the import licence. To that end ‘0’ shall be enteredin box 19 of the licence.
Article 8
The products shall be placed in free circulation on presentation of an
EUR.1 certificate issued by the exporting country in accordance with
Protocol 4 to the Europe Agreements concluded with the said countries,
or, of a declaration by the exporter in accordance with the provisions ofthe said Protocol.
Article 9
The quantities available for applications in the period 1 to 10 October
1997 are given in Annex IV hereto.
Article 10
Regulations (EEC) No 2699/93 and (EC) No 1559/94 are hereby
repealed.
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 with effect from 1 July 1997.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States.1997R1899 — EN — 01.07.2002 — 006.001 — 6
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ANNEX I
B.ProductsoriginatinginPoland
Duty applicable: 20 % of MFN
Serial No Group No CN codeAnnual quan-
tity from
1.7.2000 to
30.6.2001
(tonnes)Annual
increase from
1.7.2001
(tonnes)
09.4816 17 04070011
04070019
040700301 875 —
09.4825 18 04089180
04089980375(*) —
(*) In dried egg equivalent (100 kg liquid or frozen egg = 25,7 kg dried egg).
C.ProductsoriginatingintheCzechRepublic
Duty applicable: 20 % of MFN
Serial No Group No CN codeAnnual quan-
tity from
1.7.2000
(tonnes)Annual
increase from
1.7.2001
(tonnes)
09.4628 25 04070030 6 625 —
09.4615 26 04081180 375(1)—
04081981
04081989
09.4616 27 04089180 2 750(2)—
04089980
(1) In liquid egg yolk equivalent (1 kg dried egg yolk = 2,12 kg liquid or frozen egg yolk).
(2) In liquid egg equivalent (1 kg dried egg = 3,9 kg liquid or frozen egg).1997R1899 — EN — 01.07.2002 — 006.001 — 7
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D.ProductsoriginatingintheSlovakRepublic
Duty applicable: 20 % of MFN
Serial No Group No CN codeAnnual quan-
tity from
1.7.2000
(tonnes)Annual
increase from
1.7.2001
(tonnes)
09.4614 34 04070011 3 125 —
04070019
04070030
09.4615 35 04081180 250(1)—
04081981
04081989
09.4616 36 04089180 1 250(2)—
04089980
(1) In liquid egg yolk equivalent (1 kg dried egg yolk = 2,12 kg liquid or frozen egg yolk).
(2) In liquid egg equivalent (1 kg dried egg = 3,9 kg liquid or frozen egg).
E.ProductsoriginatinginBulgaria
Duty applicable: 20 % of MFN
Serial No Group No CN codeAnnual quan-
tity from
1.7.2000
(tonnes)Annual
increase from
1.7.2001
(tonnes)
09.4656 40 04089180 750(1)—
04089980
(1) 1 kg dried egg = 3,9 kg liquid for frozen egg.1997R1899 — EN — 01.07.2002 — 006.001 — 8
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ANNEX II
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ANNEX III
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ANNEX IV
(tonnes)
Group No Quantity available
1 4053,00
2 412,50
4 7406,00
7 2520,00
8 642,50
9 2127,50
10 836,86
11 275,00
44 605,00
45 990,0012 1019,60
14 1925,00
15 1470,00
16 614,60
17 788,75
18 165,00
19 239,75
21 1035,38
23 1065,00
24 157,50
25 2915,00
26 165,00
27 1210,00
28 231,00
30 990,00
32 365,00
33 275,00
34 1375,00
35 110,0036 550,00
37 231,25
38 171,64
39 880,00
40 330,00
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ANNEX V
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