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►B COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1218/96
of 28 June 1996
on partial import duty exemption for certain cereals sector products as provided for in the
Agreements between the European Community and the Republic of Poland, the Republic of
Hungary, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania
(OJ L 161, 29.6.1996, p. 51)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1 Commission Regulation (EC) No 202/97 of 31 January 1997 L 31 64 1.2.1997
►M2 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1356/97 of 15 July 1997 L 186 13 16.7.1997
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1218/96
of 28 June 1996
on partial import duty exemption for certain cereals sector prod-
ucts as provided for in the Agreements between the EuropeanCommunity and the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary,the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Bulgaria
and Romania
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 tariffquotas for certain agricultural products and providing for the adjust-ment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agriculturalconcessions provided for in the Europe Agreements to take account ofthe Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Roundmultilateral trade negotiations (
1), as lastamended by Regulat ion (EC)
No 1194/96 (2), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Whereas it was planned to replace this measure by temporary additional
protocols to the Europe Agreements; whereas however owing to timeconstraints these protocols could not enter into force on 1 July 1996;whereas Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 has therefore been extended invalidity to 31 December 1996;
Whereas following the extension of validity of Regulation (EC) No
3066/95 by Regulation (EC) No 1194/96 a new Regulation should forthe sake of clarity replace Commission Regulation (EC) No 121/94 of25 January 1994 relating to the exemption from the import levy forcertain products in the cereals sector laid down in the Agreementsbetween the European Community and the Republic of Poland, theRepublic of Hungary, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic (
3),
as lastamended by Regulat ion (EC) No 286/96 (4), and Commission
Regulation (EC) No 1606/94 of 1 July 1994 relating to the exemptionfrom the import levy for certain products in the cereals sector laid downin the Agreements between the European Community and the Republicof Bulgaria and Romania (
5), as lastamended by Regulat ion (EC) No
2252/95 (6), and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 335/94 (7);
Whereas it should be specified that import licences for the products in
question within the quantities set are to be issued following a reviewperiod and if necessary with the quantities applied for reduced by auniform percentage; whereas if such a reduction is applied it should bepossible for applications to be withdrawn;
Whereas certain particulars to appear on applications and licences
should be specified, notwithstanding Articles 8 and 21 of CommissionRegulation (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying downcommon detailed rules for application of the system of import andexport licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural prod-ucts (
8), as lastamended by Regulat ion (EC) No 2137/95 (9);
Whereas to take account of delivery conditions import licences should
be valid from their date of issue until the end of the third monthfollowing that date; whereas the validity of licences issued against the
(1) OJ No L 328, 30. 12. 1995, p. 31.
(2) See page 2 of this Official Journal.
(3) OJ No L 21, 26. 1. 1994, p. 3.
(4) OJ No L 36, 14. 2. 1996, p. 6.
(5) OJ No L 168, 2. 7. 1994, p. 13.
(6) OJ No L 230, 27. 9. 1995, p. 12.
(7) OJ No L 43, 16. 2. 1994, p. 4.
(8) OJ No L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.
(9) OJ No L 214, 8. 9. 1995, p. 21.
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maximum quantities set for the first half of the marketing year should
however be restricted to the end of January 1997;
Whereas to ensure proper operation of these arrangements the security
against import licences should, notwithstanding Article 10 of Commis-sion Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 (
1), as lastamended by Regulat ion
(EC) No 1029/96 (2), be setatECU 25 per t onne;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance
with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Products as listed in the Annex to this Regulation that originate in the
Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, theSlovak Republic, the Republic of Bulgaria or Romania shall qualify forpart-exemption from import duty for the quantity and at the rate ofreduction or duty level specified therein.
Products placed in free circulation on the Community’s internal market
shall be accompanied by the original EUR 1 certificate issued by thecompetent authority of the exporting country.
Article 2
1. Import licence applications may be lodged with the competent
authority of any Member State on the second Monday of each month upto 1 p.m. Belgian time.
Licence applications may not be for a quantity greater than that avail-
able for the product for the period in question.
2. Member States shall transmit applications to the Commission by
telex or fax by 6 p.m. Belgian time on the day on which they arelodged.
Transmission must be separate from that for other cereal import licence
applications.
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3. If applications exceed the quantity specified in the Annex theCommission shall, no later than the third working day following that onwhich the applications were lodged, set a uniform reduction coefficientfor the quantities applied for. Applications may not be withdrawn.
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4. Licences shall be issued on the fifth working day following that onwhich the application was lodged, irrespective of the application ofparagraph 3.
5. Article 21 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 notwithstanding,
the period of validity of the licence shall start on its actual day of issue.
Article 3
Article 6 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 notwithstanding, import
licences shall be valid from their date of issue until the end of the thirdmonth following that date. They shall not however be valid after the endof the month of January.
Article 4
Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 3719/88 notwithstanding, rights
deriving from importlicences shall notbe t ransferable.
(1) OJ No L 117, 24. 5. 1995, p. 2.
(2) OJ No L 137, 8. 6. 1996, p. 1.
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Article 5
Article 8 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 notwithstanding, the
quantity placed in free circulation may not be greater than that shown inboxes 17 and 18 of the import licence. The figure ‘0' shall accordinglybe entered in box 19 of the licence.
Article 6
For the product to be imported with a duty reduction as indicated in
Article 1 the licence application and the licence shall show:
(a) in box 8 the country of origin of the product;
(b) in box 20 one of the following:
— Reglamento (CE) n
o1218/96
— Forordning (EF) nr. 1218/96— Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1218/96—Κανονισµός (ΕΚ)αριθ. 1218/96
— Regulation (EC) No 1218/96— Règlement(CE) n
o1218/96
— Regolamento (CE) n. 1218/96— Verordening (EG) nr. 1218/96— Regulamento (CE) n.
o1218/96
— Asetus (EY) N:o 1218/96— Förordning (EG) nr 1218/96.
The licence shall carry with it an obligation to import from that country.The licence shall show in box 24 the percentage reduction import duty
applicable or, where appropriate, the actual rate applicable.
Article 7
Article 10 (a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 notwithstanding,
the security against import licences granted under this Regulation shallbe ECU 25 per tonne.
Article 8
Regulation (EC) Nos 121/94 and 1606/94 are hereby repealed. Licences
issued under them shall however be valid until the end of July 1996.
Article 9
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
Itshall apply from 1 July 1996.
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ANNEX
I.Products originating in the Republic of Hungary
CN code DescriptionTonnage
(1. 1. 1997 to
30. 6. 1997)Tonnage
(1. 7. 1997 to
31. 12. 1997)Reduction rate
(%) applicable
1001 10 00 Durum wheat 116 000 116 000 80
1001 90 99 Common wheat
1008 20 00 Millet 4 500 4 500 ECU 65/tonne
II.Products originating in the Czech Republic
CN code DescriptionTonnage
(1. 1. 1997 to
30. 6. 1997)Tonnage
(1. 7. 1997 to
31. 12. 1997)Reduction rate
(%) applicable
ex 1003 00 90 Barley for maltproduct ion 13 700 13 700 80
1101 00 Wheatflour 6 750 6 750 80
1107 10 99 Unroasted malt other than of
wheat18 020 18 020 80
III.Products originating in the Slovak Republic
CN code DescriptionTonnage
(1. 1. 1997 to
30. 6. 1997)Tonnage
(1. 7. 1997 to
31. 12. 1997)Reduction rate
(%) applicable
ex 1003 00 90 Barley for maltproduct ion 6 800 6 800 80
1101 00 Wheatflour 6 750 6 750 80
1107 10 99 Unroasted malt other than of
wheat7 230 7 230 80
IV.Products originating in the Republic of Poland
CN code DescriptionTonnage
(1. 1. 1997 to
30. 6. 1997)Tonnage
(1. 7. 1997 to
31. 12. 1997)Reduction rate
(%) applicable
1008 10 00 Buckwheat 2 175 2 175 80
V.Products originating in the Republic of Bulgaria
CN code DescriptionTonnage
(1. 1. 1997 to
30. 6. 1997)Tonnage
(1. 7. 1997 to
31. 12. 1997)Reduction rate
(%) applicable
1001 90 99 Common wheat 1 256 1 256 80
1008 20 00 Millet 798 798 80
VI.Products originating in Romania
CN code DescriptionTonnage
(1. 1. 1997 to
30. 6. 1997)Tonnage
(1. 7. 1997 to
31. 12. 1997)Reduction rate
(%) applicable
1001 90 99 Common wheat 11 420 11 420 80