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of29September1995
►M1 establishing detailed rules for the application in the pigmeat sector of the arrangements
provided for in the free trade agreements between the Community, of the one part, and Latvia,
LithuaniaandEstonia,oftheotherpart ◄
(OJ L 233, 30.9.1995, p. 45)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Regulation (EC) No 2750/95 of 29 November 1995 L 287 19 30.11.1995
►M2Commission Regulation (EC) No 2071/96 of 29 October 1996 L 277 17 30.10.1996
►M3Commission Regulation (EC) No 691/97 of 18 April 1997 L 102 12 19.4.1997
►M4Commission Regulation (EC) No 1430/2000 of 30 June 2000 L 161 51 1.7.2000
►M5Commission Regulation (EC) No 2867/2000 of 27 December 2000 L 333 14 29.12.2000
►M6Commission Regulation (EC) No 1006/2001 of 23 May 2001 L 140 13 24.5.2001
►M7Commission Regulation (EC) No 1653/2001 of 14 August 2001 L 220 14 15.8.2001
Corrected by:
►C1Corrigendum, OJ L 246, 13.10.1995, p. 43 (2305/95)
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)No2305/95
of29September1995
►M1 establishingdetailedrulesfortheapplicationinthepigmeat
sectorofthearrangementsprovidedforinthefreetradeagreementsbetweentheCommunity,oftheonepart,andLatvia,Lithuaniaand
Estonia,oftheotherpart ◄
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1276/95 of 29 May 1995
on certain procedures for applying the Agreement on free trade andtrade-related matters between the European Community, the EuropeanAtomic Energy Community and the European Coal and Steel
Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Latvia, of the other
part(
1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1277/95 of 29 May 1995
on certain procedures for applying the Agreement on free trade andtrade-related matters between the European Community, the EuropeanAtomic Energy Community and the European Coal and SteelCommunity, of the one part, and the Republic of Lithuania, of theother part(
2), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October
1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat(3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94(4), and in particular Article 22
thereof,
Whereas the Agreements on free trade and trade-related matters between
the European Community, the European Atomic Energy Community
and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, Latvia(5)
and Lithuania(6), of the other part, were signed on 18 July 1994;
Whereas those Agreements on free trade provided for a reduction of
60 % in the duties set by the Common Customs Tariff for the import ofproducts based on the meat of domestic porcine animals, within certainquantitative limits; whereas, to ensure that imports are on a regularbasis, those quantities should be staggered over different periods of the
year;
Whereas, while bearing in mind the Agreements on free trade intended
to guarantee the origin of the product, provision should be made for the
administration of the said arrangements to be guaranteed through importlicences; whereas, to that end, notwithstanding Article 8 of CommissionRegulation (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying downcommon detailed rules for the application of the system of import andexport licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural
products(
7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2137/95(8),
detailed rules for submission of applications, as well as the informationwhich must be included on the applications and licences should be laiddown, whereas, in addition, provision should be made for the licences tobe issued after a period of consideration, applying, where necessary, a
single acceptance rate;
Whereas, in order to ensure proper administration of the system, the
security for import licences under the system should be set at ECU 30
per 100 kg; whereas, in view of the likelihood of speculation inherent in
the system in the pigmeat sector, precise conditions governing access byoperators to the said system should be laid down;1995R2305 — EN — 22.08.2001 — 004.001 — 2
(1) OJ No L 124, 7. 6. 1995, p. 2.
(2) OJ No L 124, 7. 6. 1995, p. 3.
(3) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.
(4) OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.
(5) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1994, p. 1.
(6) OJ No L 375, 31. 12. 1994, p. 1.
(7) OJ No L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.
(8) OJ No L 214, 8. 9. 1995, p. 21.
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Whereas the attention of operators should be drawn to the fact that
licences may be used only for products that comply with all veterinaryrules currently in force in the Community;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance
with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
All imports into the Community under the arrangements provided for in
Article 14(2) and (3) of the Agreements on free trade between theCommunity, of the one part, and Latvia and Lithuania, of the other part,or under the arrangements provided for in Article 13(2) and (3) of theAgreement on free trade between the Community, and Estonia, of theother part, of products falling within groups L1, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22
provided for in Annex I to this Regulation shall be subject to the
presentation of an import licence.
The quantities of products to which these arrangements apply and the
rate of reduction of the customs duty fixed in the Common Customs
Tariff shall be those listed by group in Annex I.
Article 2
From 1 July 1996 the quantities indicated in Annex I shall be staggered
over the year as follows:
— 25 % in the period 1 July to 30 September,
— 25 % in the period 1 October to 31 December,— 25 % in the period 1 January to 31 March,
— 25 % in the period 1 April to 30 June.
The quantities available for the period 1 October to 31 December 1996
shall however be as indicated in Annex IV to this Regulation and thelicence applications shall be submitted during the first 10 days ofNovember 1996.
Article 3
The import licences referred to in Article 1 shall be subject to the
following provisions:
(a) applicants for import licences must be natural or legal persons who,
at the time applications are submitted, can prove to the satisfactionof the competent authorities of the Member State concerned that
they have been active in trade with third countries in products in the
pigmeat sector for at least the preceding twelve months. However,retail establishments or restaurants selling their products to finalconsumers are excluded from the benefits of this system;
(b) the licence application may contain only one of the groups referred
to in Annex I to this Regulation. The application may involveseveral products covered by different CN codes and originating inone of the countries covered by this Regulation. In such cases, allthe CN codes shall be indicated in section 16 and their designation
in section 15;
A licence application must relate to at least one tonne and to a
maximum of 25 % of the quantity available for the group concerned
and for the period as specified in Article 2;
(c) section 8 of licence applications and licences shall show the country
of origin; licences shall entail an obligation to import from thecountry indicated;1995R2305 — EN — 22.08.2001 — 004.001 — 3
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(d) section 20 of licence applications and licences shall show at least
one of the following:
— Reglamento (CE) no2305/95,
— Forordning (EF) nr. 2305/95,
— Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2305/95,—Κανονισµός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 2305 /95,
— Regulation (EC) No 2305/95,
— Règlement (CE) n
o2305/95,
— Regolamento (CE) n. 2305/95,
— Verordening (EG) nr. 2305/95,
— Regulamento (CE) no2305/95,
— Asetus (EY) N:o 2305/95,
— Förordning (EG) nr 2305/95.
(e) section 24 of the licences shall show at least one of the following:
— Derecho de aduana fijado en el Arancel Aduanero Común en
aplicación del Reglamento (CE) no2305/95,
— Nedsat FTT-told, jf. forordning (EF) nr. 2305/95,
— Zollermäßigung gemäß der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2305/95,
—Καθοριζόµενη στο κοινό δασµολόγιο εισφορά που µειώ-
νεται κατ 'εφαρµογή του κανονισµού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 2305 /95,
— Customs duty fixed by the Common Customs Tariff reduced
pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2305/95,
— Droit de douane fixé au tarif douanier commun réduit en
application du règlement (CE) no2305/95,
— Riduzione del dazio a norma del regolamento (CE) n. 2305/95,
— Het in het gemeenschappelijk douanetarief vastgesteld douaner-
echt is verlaagd overeenkomstig Verordening (EG) nr. 2305/95,
— Redução do direito aduaneiro fixado na Pauta Aduaneira Comum
em aplicação do Regulamento (CE) no2305/95,
— Yhteisessä tullitariffissa vahvistetun tullin alentaminen asetuksen
(EY) N:o 2305/95 mukaan,
— Nedsatt tull enligt Gemensamma tulltaxan med tillämpning av
förordning (EG) nr 2305/95.
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. Licence applications shall be admissible only where the applicant
declares in writing that he has not submitted and undertakes not tosubmit any applications, in respect of the current period, concerning
products in the same group in the Member State in which his application
is submitted or in other Member States; where an applicant submitsmore than one application relating to products in the same group, allapplications from that person shall be deemed inadmissible.
3. The Member State shall notify the Commission on the third
working day following the end of the application submission period ofapplications submitted for each of the products in the groups. Suchnotification shall include a list of applicants and a statement of the
quantities applied for in each group.
All notifications, including ‘nil’ returns, shall be made by telex or
telefax on the working day stipulated, using the model in Annex II incases where no application has been submitted, and the models inAnnexes II and III in cases where applications have been submitted.
4. The Commission shall decide as quickly as possible to what extent
quantities may be awarded in respect of applications as referred to inArticle 3.1995R2305 — EN — 22.08.2001 — 004.001 — 4
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If quantities in respect of which licences have been applied for exceed
the quantities available, the Commission shall fix a single acceptancerate as a percentage of the quantities applied for.
If the overall quantity for which applications have been submitted is less
than the quantity available, the Commission shall calculate the quantityremaining, which shall be added to the quantity available for thefollowing period.
5. Licences shall be issued as quickly as possible after the
Commission has taken its decision.
6. Licences issued shall be valid throughout the Community.7. Licences may be used only for products complying with all
veterinary rules in force in the Community.
8. Member States shall notify the Commission, before the end of the
fourth month following each annual period defined in Annex I, of thequantities of actual imports of products under this Regulation for thatperiod.
All notifications, including notifications that there have been no imports,
shall be made using the model shown in Annex V.
Article 5
For the purposes of Article 21(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88,
import licences shall be valid for 150 days from the date of actual issue.
However, licences shall not be valid beyond 30 June of the year of issue.Import licences issued pursuant to this Regulation shall not be
transferable.
Article 6
A security of EUR 20 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged for import
licence applications for all products referred to in Article 1.
Article 7
Without prejudice to the provisions of this Regulation, Regulation
(EEC) No 3719/88 shall apply.
However, notwithstanding Article 8 (4) of that Regulation, the quantity
imported under this Regulation may not exceed that shown in sections17 and 18 of the import licence. The figure ‘0’ shall accordingly be
entered in section 19 of the licence.
Article 8
The imported products shall be placed in free circulation on presentation
of amovement certifica te EUR 1 issued by the exporting country inaccordance with Protocol 3 annexed to the Agreements on free trade.
Article 9
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
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ANNEX I
A.PRODUCTSORIGINATINGINLITHUANIA
Group No Order No CN codeApplicable duty
1.7.2000 to
31.12.2000
(% of MFN)Quantity for the
period 1.7.2000
to 31.12.2000
(tonnes)Applicable duty
1.1.2001 to
30.6.2001
(% of MFN)Quantity for the
period 1.1.2001
to 30.6.2001
(tonnes)Applicable duty
as from 1.7.2001
(% of MFN)Annual quantity
from 1.7.2001
until 30.6.2002Annual increase
as from 1.7.2002
18 09.4542 ex 0203 (1)(2)(3)
Meat of domestic swine, fresh, chilled or
frozen20 625 Free 750 Free 1 650 150
L1 09.4569 1601 00 (3)
Sausages and similar products of meat,
meat offal or blood
1602 41-49 (3)
Other prepared or preserved meat, meat
offal or blood of swineFree 150 Free 330 30
(1) Excluding tenderloin presented alone.
(2) Except CN codes 0203 11 90, 0203 12 90, 0203 19 90, 0203 21 90, 0203 22 90, 0203 29 90.
(3) This concession is only applicable to products not benefiting from export refunds.
B.PRODUCTSORIGINATINGINLATVIA
Reduction of 100 % in Common Customs Tariff duty
(in tonnes)
Group No Order No CN code 1.7.2000 to 30.6.2001Annual increase as from
1.7.2001
19 09.4540 ex 0203 (1)(2)(3)
Meat of domestic swine, fresh, chilled or frozen1 250 125
20 09.4564 1601 00 (3)
Sausages and similar products of meat, meat offal or blood
1602 41-49 (3)
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(1) Excluding tenderloin presented alone.
(2) Except CN codes NC 0203 11 90, 0203 12 90, 0203 19 90, 0203 21 90, 0203 22 90, 0203 29 90.
(3) This concession is only applicable to products not benefiting from export refunds.
C.PRODUCTSORIGINATINGINESTONIA
Reductionof100%inCommonCustomsTariffduty
(tonnes)
Group No Order number CN code 1.7.2000 to 30.6.2001Annual increase as from
1.7.2001
21 09.4583 ex 0203 (1)(2)
Meat of domestic swine, fresh, chilled or frozen1 250 375
22 09.4584 1601 00
1602 41
1602 42
1602 49600 180
(1) Excluding tenderloin presented alone.
(2) Except CN codes 0203 11 90, 0203 12 90, 0203 19 90, 0203 21 90, 0203 22 90, 0203 29 90.▼M51995R2305 — EN — 22.08.2001 — 004.001 — 7▼M4
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ANNEX II
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ANNEX III
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ANNEX IV
(tonnes)
Group NoTotal quantity available for the period 1 October to
31 December 1996
18 525
19 525
20 105
21 525
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ANNEX V
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