EN Official Journal of the European Union L 121/37

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 413/2014

of 23 April 2014

opening and providing for the administration of Union import tariff quotas for poultrymeat originating in Ukraine

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular points (a), (c) and (d) of Article 187 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Regulation (EU) No 374/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) provides for preferential arrangements for 2014 as regards customs duties for imports of certain goods originating in Ukraine. In accordance with Article 3 of that Regulation the agricultural products listed in Annex III thereto are to be admitted for import into the Union within the limits of the tariff quotas as set out in that Annex. The quotas referred to in Annex III to that Regulation are to be administered by the Commission in accordance with Article 184(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

(2) While the quota concerned should normally be managed through the use of import licences, it is however appropriate to attribute import rights as a first step and to issue import licences as a second, as provided for in Article 6(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 (3). In this way, operators that have obtained import rights should be able to decide, during the course of the quota period, the moment when they wish to apply for import licences, in view of their actual trade flows.

(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 376/2008 (4) should apply to import licences issued under this Regulation, save where derogations are appropriate.

(4) Furthermore, the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 which concern applications for import rights, the status of applicants and the issue of import licences should apply to import licences issued pursuant to this Regulation, without prejudice to additional conditions laid down in this Regulation.

(5) For appropriate administration of the tariff quotas, a security should be lodged at the time of submission of an import rights application, and at the time of issue of an import licence.

(6) In order to oblige operators to apply for import licences for all the import rights allocated, it should be provided that such obligation constitutes a primary requirement within the meaning of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 282/2012 (5).

(7) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1001/2013 (6) has replaced some CN codes in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (7) by new CN codes which now differ from those referred to in Regulation (EU) No 374/2014. The new CN codes should therefore be reflected in Annex I to this Regulation.

(8) Since the quotas referred to in Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 374/2014 are open only until 31 October 2014, this Regulation should enter into force as soon as possible.

(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Opening and management of tariffs quotas

1. This Regulation opens and manages import tariff quotas for the products indicated in Annex I.

2. The quantity of products covered by the quotas referred to in paragraph 1, the applicable rate of customs duty and the order numbers shall be as set out in Annex I.

3. The import tariff quotas referred to in paragraph 1 shall be managed by attributing import rights as a first step and issuing import licences as a second.

4. Regulations (EC) No 1301/2006 and (EC) No 376/2008 shall apply, unless otherwise provided for in this Regulation.

Article 2

Import tariff quota period

The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be open until 31 October 2014.

Article 3

Import rights applications

1. Applications for import rights shall be submitted no later than 13.00, Brussels time, on the 15th calendar day following the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

2. A security of EUR 35 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged at the time of submission of an import rights application.

3. Applicants for import rights shall demonstrate that a quantity of poultry products falling under CN codes 0207, 0210 99 39, 1602 31, 1602 32 or 1602 39 21 has been imported by them or on their behalf under the relevant customs provisions, during the 12 month period immediately prior to the import tariff quota period (hereinafter ‘reference quantity’). A company formed by the merger of companies, each having an imported reference quantity, may combine those reference quantities as a basis for its application.

4. The total quantity covered by an application for import rights submitted in the import tariff quota period shall not exceed the applicant's reference quantity. Applications not complying with this rule shall be rejected by the competent authorities.

5. No later than the 7th working day following the end of the period for the submission of applications referred to in paragraph 1, Member States shall notify the Commission of the total quantities of all applications in kilograms of product weight and broken down by order number.

6. Import rights shall be awarded as from the 7th and no later than the 12th working day following the end of the period for the notification referred to in paragraph 5.

7. If application of the allocation coefficient referred to in Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 results in fewer import rights to be allocated than had been applied for, the security lodged in accordance with paragraph 2 shall be released proportionally without delay.

8. Import rights shall be valid from the day of the issue until 31 October 2014. Import rights shall not be transferable.

Article 4

Issue of import licences

1. The release into free circulation of the quantities awarded under the import tariff quotas referred to in Article 1(1) shall be subject to the presentation of an import licence.

2. Import licence applications shall cover the total quantity of import rights allocated. This obligation shall constitute a primary requirement within the meaning of Article 19(2) of Regulation (EU) No 282/2012.

3. Licence applications may be submitted only in the Member State where the applicant has applied for and obtained import rights under the import tariff quotas referred to in Article 1(1).

4. A security of EUR 75 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged by the operator at the time of issue of the import licence. Each issue of an import licence shall result in a corresponding reduction of the import rights obtained and the security lodged for import rights shall be released proportionally without delay.

5. Import licences shall be issued upon application by and in the name of the operator who has obtained the import rights.

6. Licence applications shall refer to only one order number. They may concern several products covered by different CN codes. In that case, all the CN codes and their descriptions shall be entered in boxes 15 and 16 of the licence application and the licence respectively.

7. Licence applications and import licences shall contain:

(a) in box 8, the name ‘Ukraine’ as country of origin and box ‘yes’ marked by a cross;

(b) in box 20, one of the entries listed in Annex II.

8. Each licence shall mention the quantity for each CN code.

9. In accordance with Article 22(2) of Regulation (EC) No 376/2008, the import licences shall be valid for 30 days from the actual day of issue of the licence. The term of validity of the import licences shall, however, expire at the latest on 31 October 2014.

Article 5

Notifications to the Commission

1. By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, Member States shall notify the Commission:

(a) no later than 14 November 2014, of the quantities of products, including nil returns, for which import licences were issued during the quota period;

(b) no later than 28 February 2015, of the quantities of products, including nil returns, covered by unused or partly used import licences and corresponding to the difference between the quantities entered on the back of the import licences and the quantities for which they were issued.

2. No later than 28 February 2015, Member States shall notify the Commission of the quantities of products, which were actually released into free circulation during the import tariff quota period laid down by this Regulation.

3. In the case of the notifications referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, the quantity shall be expressed in kilograms and broken down by order number.

Article 6

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 23 April 2014. For the Commission the President José Manuel BARROSO

(1) OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.

(2) Regulation (EU) No 374/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on the reduction or elimination of customs duties on goods originating in Ukraine (OJ L 118, 22.4.2014, p. 1).

(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13).

(4) Commission Regulation (EC) No 376/2008 of 23 April 2008 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (OJ L 114, 26.4.2008, p. 3).

(5) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 282/2012 of 28 March 2012 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of securities for agricultural products (OJ L 92, 30.3.2012, p. 4).

(6) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1001/2013 of 4 October 2013 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 290, 31.10.2013, p. 1).

(7) Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).

ANNEX I Notwithstanding the rules on the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording of the description of products shall be regarded as merely indicative, since the applicability of the preferential arrangements is determined, within the context of this Annex, by the scope of the CN codes. Where ‘ex’ CN codes are indicated, the application of the preferential scheme is to be determined on the basis of the CN code and corresponding description taken together. Order number CN codes Description Quantity in tonnes (net weight) Duty applicable (EUR/t) 09.4273 0207 11 30 0207 11 90 0207 12 0207 13 10 0207 13 20 0207 13 30 0207 13 50 0207 13 60 0207 13 99 0207 14 10 0207 14 20 0207 14 30 0207 14 50 0207 14 60 0207 14 99 0207 24 0207 25 0207 26 10 0207 26 20 0207 26 30 0207 26 50 0207 26 60 0207 26 70 0207 26 80 0207 26 99 0207 27 10 0207 27 20 0207 27 30 0207 27 50 0207 27 60 0207 27 70 0207 27 80 0207 27 99 0207 41 30 0207 41 80 0207 42 0207 44 10 0207 44 21 0207 44 31 0207 44 41 0207 44 51 0207 44 61 0207 44 71 0207 44 81 0207 44 99 0207 45 10 0207 45 21 0207 45 31 0207 45 41 0207 45 51 0207 45 61 0207 45 81 0207 45 99 0207 51 10 0207 51 90 0207 52 90 0207 54 10 0207 54 21 0207 54 31 0207 54 41 0207 54 51 0207 54 61 0207 54 71 0207 54 81 0207 54 99 0207 55 10 0207 55 21 0207 55 31 0207 55 41 0207 55 51 0207 55 61 0207 55 81 0207 55 99 0207 60 05 0207 60 10 ex 0207 60 21 (1) 0207 60 31 0207 60 41 0207 60 51 0207 60 61 0207 60 81 0207 60 99 0210 99 39 1602 31 1602 32 1602 39 21 Meat and edible offal of poultry, fresh, chilled or frozen; other prepared or preserved meat of turkeys and of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus 16 000 0 09.4274 0207 12 Meat and edible offal of the poultry, not cut in pieces, frozen 20 000 0 (1) Fresh or chilled, halves or quarters of guinea fowls.