EN Official Journal of the European Union L 18/13

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 47/2013

of 21 January 2013

on the issue of import licences and the allocation of import rights for applications lodged during the first seven days of January 2013 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 for poultrymeat

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),

Having regard to 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 (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 (3) opened tariff quotas for imports of poultrymeat products originating in Brazil, Thailand and other third countries.

(2) The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of January 2013 in respect of Groups Nos 1, 2, 4A, 6A, 7 and 8 for the subperiod from 1 April to 30 June 2013 and in respect of Groups Nos 4A, 4B, 6A and 6B for the period from 1 March to 30 June 2013 relate, for some quotas, to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which import licences may be issued should therefore be determined by establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities requested.

(3) The applications for import rights lodged during the first seven days of January 2013 in respect of Group No 5A for the subperiod from 1 April to 30 June 2013 and in respect of Groups Nos 5A and 5B for the period from 1 March to 30 June 2013 relate, for some quotas, to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which import rights may be allocated should therefore be determined by establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities requested,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. The quantities for which import licence applications have been lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 for the subperiod from 1 April to 30 June 2013 in respect of Groups Nos 1, 2, 4A, 6A, 7 and 8, and for the period from 1 March to 30 June 2013 in respect of Groups Nos 4A, 4B, 6A and 6B, shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficients set out in the Annex hereto.

2. The quantities for which import rights applications have been lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 for the subperiod from 1 April to 30 June 2013 in respect of Group No 5A, and for the period from 1 March to 30 June 2013 in respect of Groups Nos 5A and 5B, shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficient set out in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 January 2013.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 21 January 2013. For the Commission, On behalf of the President, José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZ Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

(1) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.

(3) OJ L 142, 5.6.2007, p. 3.