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►B COMMISSIONREGULATION(EC)No2562/98
of27November1998
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthearrangementsapplicabletoimportsofcertain
pigmeatproductsoriginatingintheACPStatesandrepealingRegulation(EEC)No904/90
(OJ L 320, 28.11.1998, p. 34)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Regulation (EC) No 1006/2001 of 23 May 2001 L 140 13 24.5.2001
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)No2562/98
of27November1998
laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements
applicabletoimportsofcertainpigmeatproductsoriginatinginthe
ACPStatesandrepealing Regulation(EEC)No904/90
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 of 20 July 1998
concerning the arrangements applicable to agricultural products andgoods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating
in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) and repealing
Regulation (EEC) No 715/90(
1), and in particular Article 30 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October
1975 on the common organisation of the market in pigmeat(2), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94(3), and in particular Article 22
thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 implements the amendments to
the arrangements for imports from the ACP States made as a result ofthe mid-term review of the Fourth Lomé Convention; whereas Article 9
in Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 in particular introduces arrangements for
reducing import duties on certain products in the pigmeat sectors withinthe limit of quotas; whereas in comparison to the provisions inRegulation (EEC) No 715/90 Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1706/98provides for an increase in the tariff quotas and for an additional
reduction in the customs duties applicable for products listed in Article
9(2) and (3) of the said Regulation; whereas there is also a provision fora reduction in the customs duties without a quota applicable to certainpigmeat products listed in Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1706/98;
Whereas detailed rules for the application of that Regulation should be
adopted as regards the pigmeat products concerned with a view toadministering the quotas concerned; whereas those detailed rules areeither supplementary to or derogate from Commission Regulation (EEC)
No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying down common detailed rules
for the application of the system of import and export licences andadvance fixing certificates for agricultural products(
4), as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 1044/98(5);
Whereas, in order to ensure proper administration of the quotas, a
security should be required for applications for import licences andcertain conditions be laid down as regards applicants themselves;
whereas the quotas should be staggered over the year and the term of
validity of licences should be specified;
Whereas taking into account the quantities that have already been
available under the arrangements laid down in Regulation (EEC) No715/90, the new quantities for 1998 should be made available withregard to the quotas fixed in Regulation (EC) No 1706/98;
Whereas the groups ACP1, ACP2 and ACP3 in this Regulation refer to
the products listed in Article 9(1), (2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No1706/98, respectively;1998R2562 — EN — 31.05.2001 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ L 215, 1. 8. 1998, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.
(4) OJ L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 149, 20. 5. 1998, p. 11.
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Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 904/90 of 9 April 1990
laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangementsapplicable to imports of certain pigmeat products originating in the ACP
States or in the overseas countries and territories (OCT)(
1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) 1369/98(2), should be repealed;
Whereas detailed rules for the issue of import licences for certain
pigmeat products qualifying for reduced duties should be laid down;
Whereas this Regulation should apply from 1 December 1998 to enable
proper management of the 1998 quotas;
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 Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No
1706/98 of products covered by CN codes listed in Annex I to thisRegulation shall be subject to the presentation of an import licence.
Licences shall be issued under the conditions laid down in this
Regulation and within the limit of the quotas fixed by Regulation (EC)No 1706/98.
The annual quantities from the ACP countries referred to in this
Regulation shall bear the following order numbers: the quota for groupACP2: 09.4029 and group ACP3: 09.4028.
Article 2
The overall annual quota of 500 tonnes referred to in Article 9(2) and
annual quota of 500 tonnes referred to in Article 9(3) of Regulation (EC)
No 1706/98 shall be staggered over the year as follows:
— 25 % in the period 1 January to 31 March,
— 25 % in the period 1 April to 30 June,— 25 % in the period 1 July to 30 September,— 25 % in the period 1 October to 31 December.
However, for the year 1998, the quantity available for group ACP2 shall
amount to 500 tonnes and the quantity available for group ACP3 shallamount to 250 tonnes.
Article 3
1. Applicants for the import licences for products referred to in the
third subparagraph of Article 1 shall be natural or legal persons who, at
the time when applications are submitted, can prove to the satisfaction of
the competent authorities of the Member States that they have beenactive in trade with third countries in the pigmeat sector for at least thepreceding 12 months; however, retail establishments or restaurantsselling their products to final consumers shall be excluded from thissystem.
2. The licence application may mention only one of the group
numbers defined in Annex I hereto; it may involve several productscovered by different CN codes. In such cases, all the CN codes shall beindicated in Section 16 and their description in Section 15 of the licencesapplication.
The application must be for a minimum of one tonne and a maximum of
100 % of the quantity available for the group concerned and the periodas specified in Article 2.1998R2562 — EN — 31.05.2001 — 001.001 — 3
(1) OJ L 93, 10. 4. 1990, p. 23.
(2) OJ L 185, 30. 6. 1998, p. 14.
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3. Section 8 of the licence application and the licence shall indicate
the country of origin; licences shall entail an obligation to import fromthe country indicated.
4. Section 20 of the licence application and the licence shall carry
one of the following entries:
— Producto ACP — Reglamentos (CE) n
o1706/98 y (CE) no2562/98
— AVS-produkt — forordning (EF) nr. 1706/98 og (EF) nr. 2562/98
— AKP-Erzeugnis — Verordnungen (EG) Nr. 1706/98 und (EG) Nr.
2562/98
—Προϊόν ΑΚΕ —Κανονισµοί (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1706 /98και (ΕΚ) αριθ.
2562/98
— ACP product — Regulations (EC) No 1706/98 and (EC) No 2562/98
— Produit ACP — règlements (CE) no1706/98 et (CE) no2562/98
— Prodotto ACP — regolamenti (CE) n. 1706/98 e (CE) n. 2562/98
— ACS-product — Verordeningen (EG) nr. 1706/98 en (EG) nr. 2562/
98
— Produto ACP — Regulamentos (CE) no1706/98 e (CE) no2562/98
— AKT-tuote — asetukset (EY) N:o 1706/98 ja (EY) N:o 2562/98— AVS-produkt — förordningarna (EG) nr 1706/98 och (EG) nr 2562/
98.
5. Section 24 of the licence shall carry one of the following entries:
— Reducción del derecho de aduana en virtud del Reglamento (CE) n
o
2562/98
— Nedsættelse af importafgiften jf. forordning (EF) nr. 2562/98— Ermäßigung des Zollsatzes nach dem GZT gemäß Verordnung (EG)
Nr. 2562/98
—Μείωση του δασµού όπως προβλέπεται στον κανονισµό (ΕΚ)
αριθ. 2562 /98
— Customs duty reduction as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2562/
98
— Réduction du droit de douane comme prévu au règlement (CE) n
o
2562/98
— Riduzione del dazio doganale a norma del regolamento (CE) n.
2562/98
— Douanerecht verlaagd overeenkomstig Verordening (EG) nr. 2562/
98
— Redução do direito aduaneiro conforme previsto no Regulamento
(CE) no2562/98
— Tullialennus, josta on säädetty asetuksessa (EY) N:o 2562/98
— Nedsättning av tullavgiften enligt förordning (EG) nr 2562/98.
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 shall be invalid if the applicant does not declare in
writing that he has not lodged and will not lodge, for the period inquestion, other applications for products of the same group in the
Member State of lodgement or another Member State. If an applicant
lodges more than one application for products of one group none of theapplications shall be valid.
3. The Member States shall notify the Commission on the third
working day following the end of the application submission period, ofapplications lodged for each of the products of the group in question.Such notification shall comprise a list of applicants, the product codeand quantities applied for by group and the countries of origin.
All notifications, including notifications of nil applications, shall be
made by telex or fax on the working day stipulated, using the modelshown in Annex II in cases where no applications have been made, and1998R2562 — EN — 31.05.2001 — 001.001 — 4
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the models shown in Annexes II and III in cases where applications have
been made.
4. Subject to a decision on acceptance of applications by the
Commission, licences shall be issued as quickly as possible.
5. The Commission shall decide to what extent quantities may be
awarded in respect of applications as referred to in Article 3.
If quantities in respect of which licences have been applied for exceed
the quantities available, the Commission shall fix a single percentagereducing the quantities applied for.
If the overall quantity covered by applications is less than the quantity
available, the Commission shall calculate the quantity remaining, whichshall be added to the quantity available in respect of the following period
for the same year.
6. 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 IV.
Article 5
Pursuant to Article 21(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, import
licences for the products referred to in the third subparagraph of Article
1 shall be valid for 150 days from the date of actual issue.
However, licences shall not be valid beyond 31 December 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
Importation under the arrangements for a reduction in import duties
provided for in this Regulation may take place only if the origin of the
products concerned is certified by the competent authorities of the
exporting countries in accordance with the rules of origin applicable tothe products in question pursuant to Protocol 1 to the Fourth ACP-EECConvention signed at Lomé on 15 December 1989.
Article 8
Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shall apply subject to the provisions of
this Regulation.
Article 9
Regulation (EEC) No 904/90 is hereby repealed.
Article 10
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the
Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply from 1 December 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States.1998R2562 — EN — 31.05.2001 — 001.001 — 5
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ANNEXI
Productsreferred toinArticle9(1)ofRegulation(EC)No1706/98
Order No Group No CN codeCustoms duty
reduction (%)
ACP1 0103 91 10
0103 92 11
0103 92 19
1501 00 11
1501 00 19
1602 10 00
1602 20 90
1602 41 10
1602 42 10
1602 49
ex 1602 90 10
1602 90 511902 20 3016
Productsreferred toinArticle 9(2)ofRegulation(EC)No1706/98
Order No Group No CN codeCustoms duty
reduction (%)Annual quan-
tity (tonnes)
09.4029 ACP2 0203 11 10
0203 12 11
0203 12 19
0203 19 11
0203 19 13
0203 19 15
ex 0203 19 55 (1)
0203 19 59
0203 21 10
0203 22 11
0203 22 19
0203 29 11
0203 29 13
0203 29 15
ex 0203 29 55 (1)
0203 29 59
0206 30 21
0206 30 31
0206 41 91
0206 49 91
0209 00 11
0209 00 19
0209 00 30
0210 11 11 to 0210 11 39
0210 12 11
0210 12 19
0210 19 10 to 0210 19 89
0210 90 3950 500
(1) With the exception of tenderloin presented alone
Productsreferred toinArticle 9(3)ofRegulation(EC)No1706/98
Order No Group No CN codeCustoms duty
reduction (%)Annual quan-
tity (tonnes)
09.4028 ACP3 160100 65 5001998R2562 — EN — 31.05.2001 — 001.001 — 6
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ANNEXII
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ANNEXIII
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ANNEXIV
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