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 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1940/2006 
of 21 December 2006 
amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 1 556/2006 laying down detailed rules for the 
application of Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 concerning the import arrangements 
for pigmeat 
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty esta blishing the European Community, 
Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 2759/ 75 of the Council of 29 October 1975 on the 
common organisation of the market in pigmeat1, and in particular Article 22 thereof, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (E C) No 774/94 of 29 March 1994 opening and 
providing for the administration of certain Co mmunity tariff quotas for high-quality beef, and 
for pigmeat, poultrymeat, wheat and meslin, and brans, sharps and other residues2, and in 
particular Article 7 thereof, 
Whereas: (1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1556/2006
3 lays down detailed rules for the 
application in the pigmeat sector of th e import arrangements provided for in Council 
Regulation (EC) No 774/94 ope ning and providing for the administration of certain 
Community tariff quotas for pigmeat and certain other agri cultural products. 
(2) Commission Regulation (E C) 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 import tariff quota 
periods starting from 1 January 2007. Re gulation (EC) No 1301/2006 lays down in 
particular rules on applications for import licences, the status of applicants and the 
issue of licences and limits the validity of the licences to the final day of the tariff quota period. Regulation (EC)  No 1301/2006 must apply to  import licences issued 
under Regulation (EC) No 1556/2006, save as  otherwise provided for in that 
Regulation. It is therefore necessary to bring Regulation (EC) No 1556/2003 into line 
with Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, where appropriate. 
                                                
 
1 OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 
25.11.2005, p. 2).  
2 OJ L 91, 8.4.1994, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2198/95 (OJ 
L 221, 19.9.1995, p. 3).  
3 OJ L 288, 19.10.2006, p. 7. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1711/2006 (OJ L 321, 
21.11.2006, p. 5).  
4 OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13. 
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 (3) In view of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union on 1 January 
2007, provision must be made to add entr ies on the licence applications and the 
licences themselves in Bulgarian and Romanian. 
(4) Regulation (EC) No 1556/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly. 
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulati on are in accordance with the opinion of the 
Management Committee for Pigmeat, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Regulation (EC) No 1556/2006 is  hereby amended as follows: 
1. Articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 5 are replaced by the following: 
“Article 1 
1. This Regulation lays down detailed rules for applying the import tariff quota 
for fresh, chilled or frozen pigmeat covered by CN codes 0203 19 13 and 0203 29 15 opened by Regulation (EC) No 774/94. 
2. Commission Regulations (EC) Nos 1291/2000
5 and 1301/2006 shall apply, 
save as otherwise provided  for in this Regulation. 
3. The quantity of products benefiting from  the arrangements referred to in 
paragraph 1 and the rate of customs duty are fixed in Annex I hereto. 
Article 2 
The quantity fixed in Annex I shall be divi ded into the followi ng subperiods in the 
import tariff quota period: 
– 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. 
                                                 
5 OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1. 
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 Article 3 
1. Notwithstanding Article 5 of Re gulation (EC) No 1301/2006, retail 
establishments or restaurants selling their products to final consumers shall be excluded from the tariff quota referred to in Article 1(1) of this Regulation and 
may not submit import licence ap plications to  this end. 
2. Licence applications must mention th e serial number, and may relate to 
products covered by the two different CN  codes and originating in only one 
country. In such cases, all the CN code s shall be indicated in section 16 and 
their descriptions in section 15. Licence a pplications must be  a minimum of 20 
tonnes and a maximum of 20% of the quant ity available for the import tariff 
quota subperiod. 
3. Section 8 of licence applications and li cences shall show the country of origin. 
4. Section 20 of the licence a pplication and the licence shall contain one of the 
references shown in part A of Annex II. 
5. Section 24 of the licence sh all contain one of the refere nces shown in part B of 
Annex II. 
Article 4 
1. Licence applications shall be lodged in the first seven days of the month 
preceding each subperiod referred to in Article 2.  
However, for the period from 1 January  to 31 March 2007, licence applications 
shall be lodged during the firs t fifteen days of January 2007. 
2 Notwithstanding Article 6(1) of Re gulation (EC) No 1301/2006, each applicant 
may lodge several applications for impor t licences for products referred to in 
Annex I, if these products originate in different countries. The applications, one 
each for a single country of origin, shall be submitted together to the competent authority of a Member State. They shall be considered, as regards the maximum referred to in Article 3(2), as a single application. 
3. The Member States shall notify to the Commission, no later than the third 
working day following the end of the peri od for submission of applications, the 
total quantities, in kilograms, applied for. 
4. Licences shall be issued as soon as possible after the Commission has taken a 
decision. 
5. The Member States shall notify to the Commission, before the end of the fourth 
month following each annual period, the quantities (expressed in kilograms) actually put into free circ ulation under this Regulati on in the period concerned. 
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 Article 5 
1. Import licences shall be valid for 150 da ys from the actual day of issue under 
Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000. 
2. Notwithstanding Article 9( 1) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, the transfer of 
rights deriving from licences or certific ates shall be limite d to holders who 
meet the eligibility criteria laid down in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 and Article 3(1) of this Regulation.” 
2. Article 7 is deleted. 
3. Annex II is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. 
4. Annexes III, IV and V are deleted. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter in to force on the day following th at 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, 21 December 2006. 
 For the Commission 
 Mariann FISCHER BOEL 
 Member of the Commission 
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 ANNEX  
“ANNEX II  
PART  A 
Entries referred to in Article 3(4): 
— in Bulgarian : Регламент  (ЕО) № 1556/2006  
— in Spanish : Reglamento (CE) no 1556/2006 
— in Czech : Na řízení (ES) č. 1556/2006 
— in Danish : Forordning (EF) nr. 1556/2006 
— in German : Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1556/2006 
— in Estonian : Määrus (EÜ) nr 1556/2006 — in Greek : Κανονισμός  (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1556/2006 
— in English : Regulation (EC) No 1556/2006 — in French : règlement (CE) n
o 1556/2006 
— in Italian : Regolamento (CE) n. 1556/2006 — in Latvian : Regula (EK) Nr. 1556/2006 — in Lithuanian : Reglamentas (EB) Nr. 1556/2006 — in Hungarian : 1556/2006/EK rendelet — in Maltese : Ir-Regolament (KE) Nru 1556/2006 — in Dutch : Verordening (EG) nr. 1556/2006 — in Polish : Rozporz ądzenie (WE) nr 1556/2006 
— in Portuguese : Regulamento (CE) n.
o 1556/2006 
— in Romanian : Regulamentul (CE) nr 1556/2006 — in Slovak : Nariadenie (ES) č. 1556/2006 
— in Slovenian : Uredba (ES) št. 1556/2006 — in Finnish : Asetus (EY) N:o 1556/2006 — in Swedish : Förordning (EG) nr 1556/2006 
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PART  B 
Entries referred to in Article 3(5): 
— in Bulgarian: : Мито , определено  на 0%, съгласно  Регламент  (ЕО) № 
1556/2006 
— in Spanish : Derecho de aduana del 0 % en aplicación del Reglamento (CE) 
no 1556/2006 
— in Czech : Clo stanoveno na 0 % podle na řízení (ES) č. 1556/2006 
— in Danish : Told fastsat til 0 % i henhold til forordning (EF) nr. 1556/2006 
— in German : Auf 0 v. H. festgese tzter Zoll gemäß der Verordnung (EG) 
Nr. 1556/2006 
— in Estonian : Vastavalt määrusele (E Ü) nr 1556/2006 on kinnitatud 0 % tollimaks
— in Greek : Δασμός  καθοριζόμενος  σε 0 % κατ’ εφαρμογή  του κανονισμού  
(ΕΚ) αριθ. 1556/2006 
— in English : Customs duty fixed at 0% pursuant to Regulation (EC) 
No 1556/2006 
— in French : droit de douane fixé à 0 % en application du règlement (CE) no 
1556/2006 
— in Italian : Dazio doganale fissato allo  0 % in applicazione del regolamento 
(CE) n. 1556/2006 
— in Latvian : Noteikts 0 % muitas nodoklis, iev ērojot Regulu (EK) Nr. 
1556/2006 
— in Lithuanian : 0 % muitas, nustatytas pagal Reglament ą (EB) Nr. 1556/2006 
— in Hungarian : 0 %-os vámtétel a(z) 1556/2006/EK rendelet alapján 
— in Maltese : Rata ta’ dazju doganali ffissat g ħal 0 % skond ir-Regolament (KE) 
Nru 1556/2006 
— in Dutch : Douanerecht 0 % op grond van Verordening (EG) nr. 1556/2006 — in Polish : C ło ustalone na poziomie 0 % na podstawie Rozporz ądzenia (WE) 
nr 1556/2006 
— in Portuguese : Direito aduaneiro fixado em 0 %, nos termos do Regulamento (CE) 
n.
o 1556/2006 
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 — in Romanian : Taxe vamale fixate la 0%  in conformitate cu Regulamentul (CE) nr. 
1556/2006 
— in Slovak : Clo stanovené na úrovni 0 % pod ľa nariadenia (ES) č. 1556/2006 
— in Slovenian : 0 % dajatev v skladu z Uredbo (ES) št. 1556/2006 
— in Finnish : Tulliksi vahvistettu 0 % asetuksen (EY) N:o 1556/2006 mukaisesti — in Swedish : Tullsats fastställd till 0 % i enlighet med Förordning (EG) nr 
1556/2006 
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