Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1965/2006 of 22 December 2006 adapting several regulations concerning the beef and veal sector by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union

( Official Journal of the European Union L 408 of 30 December 2006 )

Regulation (EC) No 1965/2006 should read as follows:

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1965/2006

of 22 December 2006

adapting several regulations concerning the beef and veal sector by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular Article 57(2) thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 56 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Some technical adaptations concerning certain language mentions are needed to several Regulations concerning the beef and veal sector by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union.

(2) Article 12(5) and Article 12a(5) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 of 26 June 1995 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef and veal sector and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 (1), provide for entries in all the languages of the Community. Those provisions should include the entries in Bulgarian and Romanian.

(3) Article 4(d) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/97 of 27 May 1997 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and for frozen buffalo meat (2) provides for entries in all the languages of the Community. That provision should include the entries in Bulgarian and Romanian.

(4) Article 2(2)b of Commission Regulation (EC) No 996/97 of 3 June 1997 on the opening and administration of an import tariff quota for frozen thin skirt of bovine animals falling within CN code 0206 29 91 (3) provides for entries in all the languages of the Community. That provision should include the entries in Bulgarian and Romanian.

(5) Point (c) of Article 8 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999 of 26 May 1999 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for imports of bulls, cows and heifers other than for slaughter of certain Alpine and mountain breeds (4) provides for entries in all the languages of the Community. That provision should include the entries in Bulgarian and Romanian, as well as in the languages of those Member States which acceded to the European Union on 1 May 2004.

(6) Article 3(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 297/2003 of 17 February 2003 laying down detailed rules for the application of the tariff quota for beef and veal originating in Chile (5) provides for entries in all the languages of the Community. That provision should include the entries in Bulgarian and Romanian.

(7) Article 4(1)(a) and the Annex of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2247/2003 of 19 December 2003 laying down detailed rules for the application in the beef and veal sector of Council Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) (6) provide for entries in all the languages of the Community. Those provisions should include the entries in Bulgarian and Romanian.

(8) Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2092/2004 of 8 December 2004 laying down detailed rules of application for an import tariff quota of dried boneless beef originating in Switzerland (7) provides for entries in all the languages of the Community. That provision should include the entries in Bulgarian and Romanian.

(9) Annex II to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2172/2005 of 23 December 2005 laying down detailed rules for the application of an import tariff quota for live bovine animals of a weight exceeding 160 kg and originating in Switzerland provided for in the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (8) provides for entries in all the languages of the Community. That provision should include the entries in Bulgarian and Romanian.

(10) Annex II to Commission Regulation (EC) No 704/2006 of 8 May 2006 opening and providing for the administration of a tariff quota for frozen meat of bovine animals covered by CN code 0202 and products covered by CN code 0206 29 91 (1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007) (9) provides for entries in all the languages of the Community. Those provisions should include the entries in Bulgarian and Romanian.

(11) Annex V to Commission Regulation (EC) No 727/2006 of 12 May 2006 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for frozen beef intended for processing (1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007) (10) provides for entries in all the languages of the Community. That provision should include the entries in Bulgarian and Romanian.

(12) Annex II to Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2006 of 30 May 2006 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for young male bovine animals for fattening (1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007) (11) provides for entries in all the languages of the Community. That provision should include the entries in Bulgarian and Romanian.

(13) Regulations (EC) No 1445/95, (EC) No 936/97, (EC) No 996/97, (EC) No 1081/1999, (EC) No 297/2003, (EC) No 2247/2003, (EC) No 2092/2004, (EC) No 2172/2005, (EC) No 704/2006, (EC) No 727/2006 and (EC) No 800/2006 should therefore be adapted accordingly.

(14) Following the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, Commission Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 of 19 June 1998 laying down detailed rules for applying the tariff quotas for beef and veal provided for in Council Decisions 2003/286/EC and 2003/18/EC for Bulgaria and Romania (12), Commission Regulation (EC) No 1217/2005 of 28 July 2005 laying down detailed rules for the application of a tariff quota for certain live bovine animals originating in Bulgaria, provided for in Council Decision 2003/286/EC (13) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1241/2005 of 29 July 2005 laying down detailed rules for the application of a tariff quota for certain live bovine animals originating in Romania, provided for in Council Decision 2003/18/EC (14) become obsolete.

(15) Regulations (EC) No 1279/98, (EC) No 1217/2005 and (EC) No 1241/2005 should therefore be repealed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 is amended as follows:

1. in Article 12, paragraph 5 is replaced by the following: ‘5. Licences shall carry in box 22 one of the entries listed in Annex III B.’;

2. in Article 12a, paragraph 5 is replaced by the following: ‘5. Licences shall carry in box 22 one of the entries listed in Annex III C.’;

3. the text in Annex I to this Regulation is inserted as Annexes III B and III C.

Article 2

Regulation (EC) No 936/97 is amended as follows:

1. in Article 4, point (d) is replaced by the following: ‘(d) section 20 of licence applications and licences shall contain one of the entries listed in Annex III.’;

2. the text in Annex II to this Regulation is added as Annex III.

Article 3

Regulation (EC) No 996/97 is amended as follows:

1. in Article 2, paragraph 2, point (b) is replaced by the following: ‘(b) in Section 20 at least one of the entries listed in Annex III.’;

2. the text in Annex III to this Regulation is added as Annex III.

Article 4

Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999 is amended as follows:

1. in Article 8, point (c) is replaced by the following: ‘(c) in box 20 one of the entries listed in Annex IV.’;

2. the text in Annex IV to this Regulation is added as Annex IV.

Article 5

Regulation (EC) No 297/2003 is amended as follows:

1. in Article 3, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: ‘2. Section 20 of the import licence applications and import licences shall contain the serial number 09.4181 and one of the entries listed in Annex I A.’;

2. the text in Annex V to this Regulation is inserted as Annex I A.

Article 6

Regulation (EC) No 2247/2003 is amended as follows:

1. in Article 4(1), point (a) is replaced by the following: ‘(a) under the heading “notes” and in section 20 respectively, one of the entries listed in Annex II.’;

2. the Annex is replaced by the text in Annex VI to this Regulation and is numbered Annex I;

3. the text in Annex VII to this Regulation is added as Annex II.

Article 7

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2092/2004 is replaced by the text in Annex VIII to this Regulation.

Article 8

Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2172/2005 is replaced by the text in Annex IX to this Regulation.

Article 9

Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 704/2006 is replaced by the text in Annex X to this Regulation.

Article 10

Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 727/2006 is replaced by the text in Annex XI to this Regulation.

Article 11

Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 800/2006 is replaced by the text in Annex XII to this Regulation.

Article 12

Regulations (EC) No 1279/98, (EC) No 1217/2005 and (EC) No 1241/2005 are repealed.

Article 13

This Regulation shall enter into force subject to and on the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union.