Commission Regulation (EC) No 2390/98 of 5 November 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 as regards the arrangements for importing certain cereal substitute products and processed cereal and rice products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in the overseas countries and territories and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2245/90
Date: 1998-11-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ACP countries, Combined Nomenclature, cassava, cereal product, import (EU), import licence, originating product, overseas countries and territories, rice, substitute product, tariff exemption

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2390/98

of 5 November 1998

laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No
1706/98 as regards the arrangements for importing certain cereal substitute prod-
ucts and processed cereal and rice products originating in the African, Caribbean
and Pacific States or in the overseas countries and territories and repealing
Regulation (EEC) No 2245/90

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 of
20 July 1998 on the arrangements applicable to agricul-
tural products and goods resulting from the processing of
agricultural products originating in the African, Carib-
bean and Pacific States (ACP States) and repealing Regula-
tion (EEC) No 715/90 (1), and in particular Article 30(1)
thereof,

Whereas pursuant to Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No
1706/98 certain products listed in Annex A to Council
Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the
common organisation of the market in cereals (2), as last
amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (3),
are imported into the Community free of customs duties;
whereas the other products listed in the above Annex and
in Article 1(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95
of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the
market in rice (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2072/98 (5), are imported into the Community at a
reduced rate of duty provided they originate in the ACP
States;

to products

Whereas the detailed rules for the application of such
arrangements
falling within CN codes
0714 10 91 and 0714 90 11 should be limited to imposing
an obligation to import the product at zero duty or at the
reduced rate from the ACP State indicated in the import
licence, and to setting up a regular notification system;

Whereas, pursuant to Article 27(5) of Regulation (EC) No
1706/98, customs duties are not applied to direct imports
into the French overseas departments of products falling

(1) OJ L 215, 1. 8. 1998, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21.
(3) OJ L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37.
(4) OJ L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18.
(5) OJ L 265, 30. 9. 1998, p. 4.

within CN codes 0714 10 91 and 0714 90 11 and origin-
ating in the ACP States and overseas countries and territ-
ories within the limit of an annual quota of 2 000 tonnes;
whereas the detailed rules for the application of such
arrangements should relate to the lodging of applications
for import licences and the issue of such licences and
guarantee direct importation into the French overseas
departments and observance of the maximum quantity
laid down; whereas, in order to comply with the objective
of the measure and ensure the management and supervi-
sion of the tariff quota, the use of licences for release for
free circulation into the above departments should be
strictly limited;

these detailed rules either

Whereas
supplement or
derogate from, as the case may be, Commission Regula-
tion (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying
down common detailed rules for the application of the
system of import and export licences and advance fixing
certificates for agricultural products (6), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1044/98 (7), or Commission Regula-
tion (EC) No 1162/95 of 23 May 1995 on special detailed
rules for the application of the system of import and
export licences for cereals and rice (8), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 444/98 (9);

Whereas, so that the actual use made of licences can be
monitored better, the provision in Regulation (EEC) No
3719/88 on early submission of proof of release for free
circulation should apply;

reimbursement of

import duties
Whereas the partial
resulting from the reduction in duties applicable from 1
January 1996 is to be carried out in accordance with
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October
1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (10), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 82/97 (11), and
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July
1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the
Community Customs Code (12), as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 1677/98 (13);

(6) OJ L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.
(7) OJ L 149, 20. 5. 1998, p. 11.
(8) OJ L 117, 24. 5. 1995, p. 2.
(9) OJ L 56, 26. 2. 1998, p. 12.
(10) OJ L 302, 19. 10. 1992, p. 1.
(11) OJ L 17, 21. 1. 1997, p. 1.
(12) OJ L 253, 11. 10. 1993, p. 1.
(13) OJ L 212, 30. 7. 1998, p. 18.

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grafo 1

for

— Product ACS:

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2245/90 of
31 July 1990 laying down detailed rules for the applica-
tion of the import arrangements applicable to products
falling within CN codes 0714 10 91 and 0714 90 11 and
originating in the ACP States or in the overseas countries
and territories (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1431/97 (2), should be repealed;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
the Management
in accordance with the opinion of
Committee for Cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

This Regulation lays down the detailed rules
importing:

— products falling within CN codes 0714 10 91 and
0714 90 11 originating in the ACP States
and
imported into the Community (Title I),

— products falling within CN codes 0714 10 91 and
0714 90 11 originating in the ACP States and the
overseas countries and territories and imported into
the French overseas departments (Title II).

TITLE I

Article 2

1. With a view to the release for free circulation in the
Community pursuant to Article 15(1) of Regulation (EC)
No 1706/98 of products
falling within CN codes
0714 10 91 and 0714 90 11, Section 8 of licence applica-
tions and import licences shall contain the name of the
ACP State in which the product originates. Licences shall
from that
carry with them an obligation to import
country.

Section 24 of import licences shall contain one of

2.
the following entries:

— Producto ACP:

— exenci(cid:155)n del derecho de aduana
— apartado 1 del art(cid:146)culo 15 del Reglamento (CE)

no 1706/98

— AVS-produkt:

— toldfritagelse
— forordning (EF) nr. 1706/98: artikel 15, stk. 1

— Erzeugnis AKP:

— Zollfrei
— Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1706/98, Artikel 15, Absatz

1

— Pqo(cid:152)(cid:149)m AJE:

— Apakkac(cid:147) ap(cid:149) daslo(cid:151)r
— Jamomisl(cid:149)r (EJ) aqih. 1706/98, (cid:145)qhqo 15 paq(cid:145)-

cqavor 1

(1) OJ L 203, 1. 8. 1990, p. 47.
(2) OJ L 196, 24. 7. 1997, p. 43.

— ACP product:

— exemption from customs duty
— Regulation (EC) No 1706/98, Article 15(1)

— produit ACP:

— exemption du droit de douane
— R(cid:138)glement
graphe 1

(CE) no 1706/98, article 15 para-

— prodotto ACP:

— esenzione dal dazio doganale
— regolamento (CE) n. 1706/98, articolo 15, para-

— vr¶gesteld van douanerecht
— Verordening (EG) nr. 1706/98: artikel 15, lid 1

— produto ACP:

— isen(cid:135)(cid:209)o do direito aduaneiro
— Regulamento (CE) nº 1706/98, nº 1 do artigo 15º

— AKT-maista:

— Tullivapaa
— asetuksen (EY) N:o 1706/98 15 artiklan 1 kohta

— AVS-produkt:

— Tullfri
— F(cid:148)rordning (EG) nr 1706/98 artikel 15.1.

Article 3

Member States shall notify the Commission before the
end of each month of the quantities for which import
licences for products originating in the ACP States as
referred to in Article 1 have been applied for during the
preceding four weeks, broken down by Combined
Nomenclature code and country of origin.

TITLE II

Article 4

The following special provisions shall apply to the release
for free circulation in the French overseas departments
pursuant to Article 27(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1706/98
of products falling within CN codes 0714 10 91 and
0714 90 11:

1. Licence applications

shall be for a quantity not
exceeding 500 tonnes per individual applicant acting
on his own account.

2. Section 8 of licence applications and import licences
shall contain the name of the ACP State or the over-
seas country or territory in which the product origin-
ates. The licence shall constitute an obligation to
import from that country or territory.

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3. Section 24 of import licences shall contain one of the

following entries:

— Producto ACP/PTU:

— exenci(cid:155)n del derecho de aduana
— apartado 5 del art(cid:146)culo 27 del Reglamento (CE)

no 1706/98

— exclusivamente v(cid:145)lido para el despacho a libre
pr(cid:145)ctica en los departamentos de Ultramar

— v(cid:145)lido exclusivamente para uma introdu(cid:135)(cid:209)o em
livre pr(cid:145)tica nos departamentos ultramarinos

— AKT-maista/Merentakaisista maista ja merentakai-

silta alueilta per(cid:132)isin oleva tuote:

— Tullivapaa
— asetuksen (EY) N:o 1706/98 27 artiklan 5 kohta
alueilla
— voimassa

ainoastaan merentakaisilla

vapaaseen liikkeeseen laskemiseksi

— AVS/OLT-produkt:

— AVS/ULT-produkt:

— toldfritagelse
— forordning (EF) nr. 1706/98: artikel 27, stk. 5
— gælder udelukkende for overgang til fri omsæt-

ning I de oversøiske departementer

— Erzeugnis AKP/(cid:154)LG:

— Zollfrei
— Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1706/98, Artikel 27,

Absatz 5

— gilt ausschließlich f(cid:129)r die Abfertigung zum
freien Verkehr in den franz(cid:148)sischen (cid:129)berseei-
schen Departements

— Pqo(cid:152)(cid:149)m AJE/UWE:

— Apakkac(cid:147) ap(cid:149) daslo(cid:151)r
— Jamomisl(cid:149)r (EJ) aqih. 1706/98, (cid:145)qhqo 27 paq(cid:145)-

cqavor 5

— Isw(cid:151)ei apojkeistij(cid:145) cia l(cid:148)a h(cid:146)sg se eke(cid:151)heqg
jujkovoq(cid:148)a sta Upeqp(cid:149)mtia Dialeq(cid:148)slata

— ACP/OCT product:

— exemption from customs duty
— Regulation (EC) No 1706/98, Article 27(5)
— valid exclusively for release for free circulation

in the overseas departments

— produit ACP/PTOM:

— exemption du droit de douane
— R(cid:138)glement (CE) no 1706/98, article 27 para-

graphe 5

— exclusivement valable pour une mise en libre
pratique dans les d(cid:130)partements d’outre-mer

— prodotto ACP/PTOM:

— esenzione dal dazio doganale
— regolamento (CE) n. 1706/98, articolo 27, para-

grafo 5

— valido esclusivamente per
libera pratica nei DOM

l’immissione

in

— Product ACS/LGO:

— vr¶gesteld van douanerecht
— Verordening (EG) nr. 1706/98: artikel 27, lid 5
— geldt uitsluitend voor het in het vr¶e verkeer
brengen in de Franse overzeese departementen

— produto ACP/PTU:

— Tullfri
— F(cid:148)rordning (EG) nr 1706/98 artikel 27.5
— Uteslutande avsedd f(cid:148)r (cid:148)verg(cid:134)ng till fri oms(cid:132)tt-
ning I de utomeuropeiska l(cid:132)nderna och terri-
torierna.

Article 5

Licence applications

1.
shall be lodged with the
competent authorities of the Member States every Monday
before 1 p.m.
if that day is not a
(Brussels time) or,
working day, on the first working day following.

2. Member States shall, by telex or fax not later than 1
p.m. on the working day following the day on which the
application is lodged, notify the Commission of the origin
of the product, the quantity applied for and the name of
the applicant.

3. Not later than the fourth working day following the
day on which the applications are lodged, the Commis-
sion shall determine and inform the Member States by
telex or fax to what extent the licence applications are
accepted.

4.
Subject to paragraph 3, licences shall be issued on
the fifth working day following the day on which the
applications were lodged, in the case of applications noti-
fied in accordance with paragraph 2.

5.
The licences issued shall be valid exclusively for
release for free circulation in the French overseas depart-
ments from the day of effective issue until the end of the
second month following that date. However, they shall
not be valid beyond 31 December of the year in which
they are issued.

Article 6

Notwithstanding Article 8(4) of Regulation (EEC) No
3719/88, the quantity released for free circulation may not
exceed that set out in Sections 17 and 18 of the import
licence. The figure 0 shall be entered for this purpose in
Section 19 of the licence.

TITLE III

General provisions

Article 7

— isen(cid:135)(cid:209)o do direito aduaneiro
— Regulamento (CE) nº 1706/98, nº 5 do artigo

27º

1. Notwithstanding Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No
1162/95, the amount of the security in respect of the
import licence shall be ECU 0,5 per tonne.

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In cases where, as a result of the application of
2.
Article 5(3), the quantity for which the licence is issued is
less than that for which it was applied for, the amount of
the security corresponding to the difference shall be
released.

Article 8

Regulation (EEC) No 2245/90 is hereby repealed.

Article 9

The fourth indent of Article 5(1) of Regulation (EEC)

3.
No 3719/88 shall not apply.

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

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.

Done at Brussels, 5 November 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission