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 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1937/2006 
of 20 December 2006 
amending Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 laying down proce dures for applying in the 
poultrymeat sector the arrangements provide d for in the Association Agreement and the 
Interim Agreement between the European Community and the State of Israel 
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty esta blishing the European Community, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC ) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common 
organisation of the market in poultrymeat1, and in particular Article 3 thereof, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No  2398/96 of 12 December 1996 opening a tariff 
quota for turkey meat originating in and coming from Israel as provided for in the Association 
Agreement and the Interim Agr eement between the European Community and the State of 
Israel2, 
Whereas: (1) Commission Regula tion (EC) No 2497/96
3 lays down procedures for applying in the 
poultrymeat sector the arrangements provide d for in the Association Agreement and 
the Interim Agreement between the Europ ean Community and the State of Israel. 
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common 
rules for the administration of import tari ff quotas for agricultural products managed 
by a system of import licences4 applies to import licences for the tariff quota periods 
commencing from 1 January 2007. Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 lays down in particular detailed rules for applications for impor t licences, the status of applicants 
and the issue of licences. The Regulation limits the validity of licences to the final day of the tariff quota period. The provisions  of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 should 
apply to import licences i ssued under Regulation (EC)  No 2497/96, unless otherwise 
provided for in that Regulation. The provi sions of Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 must 
therefore be aligned on Regulati on (EC) No 1301/2006 where necessary. 
(3) In view of the accession of Bulgaria a nd Romania to the European Union on 1 January 
2007, there should be provision for entrie s in Bulgarian and Romanian on the 
applications and licences. 
                                                
 
1 OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 77. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 679/2006. 
2 OJ L 327, 18.12.1996, p. 7.  
3 OJ L 338, 28.12.1996, p. 48. 
4 OJ L 238, 1.9. 2006, p. 13. 
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 (4) Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 should therefore be amended. 
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulat ion are in accordance with the opinion of the 
Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 is amended as follows: 
1. Articles 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are replaced by the following: 
“Article 1 
1. This Regulation lays down detailed rule s for the application of the tariff quotas 
for the import of products under the CN codes in Annex I opened by Regulation (EC) No 2398/96. 
2. Commission Regulations (EC) Nos 1291/2000
5 and 1301/2006 shall apply, 
except as otherwise provided for in this Regulation. 
3. The quantity of products covered by the arrangements referred to in paragraph 
1 and the rate of reduction in customs dut y shall be as laid down in Annex I. 
Article 2 
The quantity fixed for each group shall be divided as follows into four subperiods: 
— 25% from 1 January to 31 March, — 25% from 1 April to 30 June, — 25% from 1 July to 30 September, — 25% from 1 October to 31 December. 
Article 3 
1. For the application of Ar ticle 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, applicants for 
import licences must prove, when submitting th e first application for a given tariff quota 
period, that they imported or e xported not less than  50 tonnes of products  referred to in 
Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 in each of the two periods referred to in the said Article 5. 
2. Licence applications may refer to only one of the groups defined in Annex I to this 
Regulation; they may relate to several products under di fferent CN codes. If they do, all the 
CN codes and their designations must be ente red in sections 16 and 15 respectively of the 
licence application and the licence. 
                                                
 
5 OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1. 
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 Licence applications must relate to a minimum of 10 tonnes and to a maximum of 10% of the 
quantity available for the group and subperi od concerned of the import tariff quota. 
3. In Section 8 of licence a pplications and licences, the c ountry of origin shall be 
indicated and “Yes” shall be marked with a cross. 
4. Section 20 of licence applicati ons and licences shall contain one of the entries given in 
Annex II, Part A. 
5. Section 24 of the licence sha ll contain one of the entries given in Annex II, Part B. 
Article 4 
1. Licence applications shall be lodged dur ing the first seven days of the month 
preceding each subperiod of the import tariff quota referred to in Article 2. 
However, for the subperiod between 1 January and 31 March 2007, licence applications must 
be lodged during the first fifteen days of January 2007. 
2. A security of EUR 20 per 100 kilogr ams shall be lodged for import licence 
applications for all product s referred to in Article 1. 
3 Member States shall notify the Commi ssion, by the fifth working day following the 
end of the period for lodging applications, of the total quantities in kilograms requested, 
broken down by group. 
4. Licences shall be issued as quickly as  possible after the Co mmission has taken a 
decision. 
5. Member States shall notify the Commissi on, before the end of the fourth month 
following each annual period, of the quantities in kilograms actually released for free 
circulation under this Regul ation during the period concerned, broken down by group. 
Article 5 
Import licences shall be valid for 150 days from the date of actua l issue within the meaning of 
Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000. 
Without prejudice to Article 9(1) of Regul ation (EC) No 1291/2000, th e rights deriving from 
the licences may be transferred only to transferees satisfying the eligibility conditions defined 
in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 and Article 3(1) of this Regulation.” 
2. Article 6 is deleted. 3. Annex II is replaced by the Annex hereto. 4. Annexes III and IV are deleted. 
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 Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of 
the European Union . 
It shall apply from 1 January 2007. 
This Regulation shall be binding in  its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
Done at Brussels, 20 December 2006. 
 For the Commission 
 Mariann FISCHER BOEL  
 Member of the Commission  
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 ANNEX  
“ANNEX II  
A-Entries referred to in Article 3(4): 
In Bulgarian : Регламент  (ЕО) № 2497/96. 
In Spanish : Reglamento (CE) nº 2497/96. 
In Czech : Nařízení (ES) č. 2497/96. 
In Danish : Forordning (EF) nr. 2497/96. 
In German : Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2497/96. 
In Estonian : Määruse (EÜ) nr 2497/96. 
In Greek : Kανονισμού  (ΕΚ) αριθ. 2497/96. 
In English : Regulation (EC) No 2497/96.  
In French : Règlement (CE) nº2497/96. 
In Italian : Regolamento (CE) n. 2497/96. 
In Latvian : Regulas (EK) Nr. 2497/96. 
In Lithuanian : Reglamento (EB) Nr. 2497/96.  
In Hungarian : 2497/96/EK Rendelet. 
In Maltese : Regolament (KE) Nru 2497/96. 
In Dutch : Verordening (EG) nr. 2497/96. 
In Polish : Rozporz ądzenia (WE) nr 2497/96. 
In Portuguese : Regulamento (CE) n.º2497/96. 
In Romanian : Regulamentul (CE) nr.2497/96. 
In Slovak : Nariadenie (ES) č. 2497/96. 
In Slovenian : Uredbe (CE) št. 2497/96. 
In Finnish : Asetus (EY) N:o2497/96. 
In Swedish : Förordning (EG) nr 2497/96. 
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 ANNEX II  
B-Entries referred to in Article 3(5): 
In Bulgarian:  намаляване  на общата  митническа  тарифа  съгласно  предвиденото  в 
Регламент  (ЕО) № 2497/96. 
In Spanish : reducción del arancel a duanero común prevista en el Reglamento (CE) 
nº 2497/96. 
In Czech : snížení spole čné celní sazby tak, jak je stanoveno v na řízení (ES) č. 2497/96. 
In Danish : toldnedsættelse som fastsa t i forordning (EF) nr. 2497/96. 
In German : Ermäßigung des Zollsatzes nach dem GZT gemäß Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2497/96. 
In Estonian : ühise tollitariifistiku maksumäära al andamine vastavalt määrusele (EÜ) 
nr 2497/96. 
In Greek : Μείωση  του δασμού  του κοινού  δασμολογίου , όπως  προβλέπεται  στον  κανονισμό  
(ΕΚ) αριθ. 2497/96. 
In English : reduction of the common customs tariff pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2497/96.  
In French : réduction du tarif douanier commun comme prévu au règlement (CE) nº 2497/96. 
In Italian : riduzione del dazio della tariffa doganale  comune a norma del regolamento (CE) 
n. 2497/96. 
In Latvian : Regulā (EK) Nr. 2497/96 paredz ētais vienot ā muitas tarifa samazin ājums. 
In Lithuanian : bendrojo muito tarifo muito sumažinimai, nustatyti Reglamente (EB) 
Nr. 2497/96.  
In Hungarian : a közös vámtarifában szerepl ő vámtétel csökkentése a 2497/96/EK rendelet 
szerint. 
In Maltese : tnaqqis tat-tariffa doganali komuni kif jipprovdi r-Regolament (KE) Nru 2497/96. 
In Dutch : Verlaging van het gemeenschappelijke douanetarief overeenkomstig Verordening 
(EG) nr. 2497/96. 
In Polish : Cła WTC obni żone jak przewidziano w rozporz ądzeniu (WE) nr 2497/96. 
In Portuguese : redução da Pauta Aduaneira Comum como previsto no Regulamento (CE) 
n.º 2497/96. 
In Romanian : reducerea tarifului vamal comun astfel cum este prev ăzut de Regulamentul 
(CE) nr. 2497/96. 
In Slovak : Zníženie spolo čnej colnej sadzby, ako sa us tanovuje v nariadení (ES) č. 2497/96. 
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 In Slovenian : znižanje skupne carinske tarife v skladu z Uredbo (ES) št. 2497/96. 
In Finnish : Asetuksessa (EY) N:o 2497/96 sääde tty yhteisen tull itariffin alennus. 
In Swedish : nedsättning av den gemensamma tulltaxan i enlighet med förordning (EG) 
nr 2497/96.