Commission Regulation (EC) No 2414/98 of 9 November 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements applicable to imports of milk products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1150/90
Date: 1998-11-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ACP countries, import licence, milk, milk product, tariff quota, tariff reduction

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2414/98

of 9 November 1998

laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements applicable to
imports of milk products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States
(ACP States) and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1150/90

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 Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 implements the
amendments to the arrangements for imports from the
ACP States made as a result of the mid-term review of the
fourth Lomé Convention; whereas Article 7 of the said
Regulation provides, as regards milk and milk products,
for an increase in the tariff quotas for products falling
within CN codes 0402 and 0406 and for an additional
reduction in the customs duties applicable; whereas there
is also provision for a further reduction in the customs
duties applicable to certain milk products;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1150/90 (2),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1480/98 (3), laid
down detailed rules for the application of the arrange-
ments applicable to imports of certain milk products
originating in the ACP States or in the overseas countries
and territories (OCT); whereas those detailed rules should
be adapted in the light of the new provisions referred to
in Regulation (EC) No 1706/98; whereas, for the sake of
clarity and efficiency, a new Regulation should be
adopted and Regulation (EEC) No 1150/90 repealed;

Whereas rules of application are necessary to enable the
tariff quotas concerned to be managed; whereas such rules
should be either additions or exceptions to the provisions
of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16
November 1988 laying down common detailed rules for
the application of
import and export
the system of
licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural

products (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1044/
98 (5);

Whereas, in order to ensure proper management of the
quota, a security should be required for applications for
import licences and certain conditions should be laid
down as regards applicants themselves; whereas the quota
and the period during which licences are valid should be
staggered over the year;

Whereas for 1998,
licences have already been issued
under the arrangements laid down in Regulation (EEC)
No 715/90; whereas, therefore, the quantities available for
the year should be indicated with regard to the quotas
fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1706/98;

Whereas the detailed rules for the issue of import licences
for certain milk products qualifying for reduced duties
should be laid down;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Imports into the Community of milk products origin-
ating in the ACP States under the conditions laid down in
Article 7(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1706/98, shall
be subject to the detailed rules laid down in this Regula-
tion.

CHAPTER 1

Tariff quotas

Article 2

Licences for imports under Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC)
No 1706/98 shall be applied for and issued in accordance
with the conditions laid down in this Chapter.

(1) OJ L 215, 1. 8. 1998, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 114, 5. 5. 1990, p. 21.
(3) OJ L 195, 11. 7. 1998, p. 11.

(4) OJ L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 149, 20. 5. 1998, p. 11.

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Article 3

The volume of quotas referred to in Article 7(1) of Regu-
lation (EC) No 1706/98, as set out in Annex I, shall be
staggered over the year as follows:

— 50 % in the period 1 January to 30 June,

— 50 % in the period 1 July to 31 December.

However, for 1998, the available quantity shall be 500
tonnes for all products falling within each of the CN
codes 0402 and 0406.

Article 4

1. At the time applications are submitted, applicants for
import licences must prove to the satisfaction of the
competent authorities of the Member State concerned
that they have been regularly importing and/or exporting
milk or milk products into and/or out of the Community
for the last 12 months. However, retail establishments or
restaurants selling their products to final consumers shall
not qualify for the scheme.

2.
Licence applications may relate to only one of the
quotas referred to in Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No
1706/98. They may relate to more than one of the prod-
ucts falling within CN codes 0402 or 0406 from a single
African, Caribbean or Pacific (ACP) State. In such cases,
all the CN codes shall be indicated in section 16 and
their description in section 15. However, a separate
licence shall be issued for each different product code.

Licence applications and licences shall include the

3.
following:

(a)

in section 8, the country of origin; licences shall carry
with them an obligation to import from the country
indicated;

(b) in section 15, a detailed description of the product,

and in particular:

— the raw material used,

— the fat content by weight (%) of the dry matter,

— the water content by weight (%) of the non-fat

matter,

— the fat content by weight (%);

— Nedsættelse af

importafgiften med 65 %, AVS-
varer — artikel 7, stk. l: forordning (EF) nr. 1706/
98, kontingent nr. 09 . . .

— Zollermäßigung um 65 %, AKP-Erzeugnis —
Artikel 7 Absatz 1 der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1706/
98, Kontingent Nr. 09 . . .

— Leiyl(cid:146)mor tekymeiaj(cid:149)r dasl(cid:149)r jat(cid:145) 65 %, pqo(cid:152)(cid:149)m
AJE — (cid:145)qhqo 7 paq(cid:145)cqavor 1 tou jamomislo(cid:151)
(EJ) aqih. 1706/98, aqihl(cid:149)r pos(cid:149)stysgr 09 . . .

— Duty rate reduced by 65 %, ACP-Product —
Article 7 (1) Regulation (EC) No 1706/98, quota
No 09 . . .

— Réduction du taux de droit de douane de 65 %,
produit ACP — article 7 paragraphe 1 du règle-
ment
(CE) no 1706/98, numéro de contingent
09 . . .

— Riduzione del dazio doganale del 65 %, prodotto
ACP — Articolo 7, paragrafo 1 del regolamento
(CE) n. 1706/98, numero di contingente 09 . . .

— Douanerecht verlaagd met 65 %, ACS-product,
artikel 7, lid 1, van Verordening (EG) nr. 1706/98,
contingentnummer 09 . . .

— Redução da taxa de direito aduaneiro de 65 %,
Produto ACP — nº 1 do artigo 7º do Regulamento
(CE) nº 1706/98, número de contingente 09 . . .

— Tullinalennus 65 %, asetuksen (EY) N:o 1706/98 7
artiklan 1 kohdan mukainen AKT-tuote, kiintiön
numero 09 . . .

— Nedsättning med 65 % av

tullsatsen enligt,
produkt AVS — artikel 7.1 i förordning (EG) nr
1706/98, kvotens löpnummer 9 . . .

4.
Licence applications may be lodged only during the
first 10 days of each period referred to in Article 3.
However, licence applications for 1998 must be lodged
during the period from 15 to 25 November 1998.

5.
Licence applications shall be admissible only where
applicants declare in writing that, for the current period,
they undertake not to submit applications in respect of
the same quota for total quantities exceeding the quantity
available. In the event of non-compliance with the under-
taking, all the applications of the applicant concerned
shall be inadmissible.

(c) under

the heading ‘notes' and in section 24 re-
spectively, the serial number of the quota and one of
the following entries:

— Reducción del derecho de aduana en un 65 %,
Producto ACP — Apartado 1 del artículo 7 del
Reglamento (CE) no 1706/98, número de contin-
gente 09 . . .

6. Member States shall notify the Commission, on the
fifth working day following the end of the application
period, of applications lodged for each of the quotas. Such
notifications shall comprise the list of applicants, the
product codes and the quantities applied for per quota,
the countries of origin and a summary table showing the
country of origin, the CN code and the total quantity
including
applied for per CN code. All notifications,

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notifications of nil applications, shall be made by telex or
fax on the working day stipulated, in accordance with the
model set out in Annex III where no applications have
been made and with the models set out in Annexes III
and IV where applications have been made.

7.
The Commission shall decide as soon as possible to
what extent quantities may be awarded in respect of
applications as referred to in this Article. If the quantities
for which licence applications have been submitted
exceed the quantities available, the Commission shall fix
a single allocation coefficient for the quantities applied
for per CN code. If the allocation coefficient is less than
0,80, applicants may decline the issuing of licences for
one or more of the CN codes referred to in their applica-
tions. In such cases they shall notify the competent
authority of
their decision within three working days
following publication of the decision referred to in the
previous subparagraph. The competent authority shall
inform the Commission forthwith of the details of this
notification. Where the overall quantity for which
applications have been submitted is less than the quantity
available, the Commission shall calculate the quantity
remaining, which shall be added to the quantity available
for the following period in the same calendar year.

8.
Licences shall be issued to those applicants whose
applications have been notified in accordance with para-
graph 6 as soon as possible after the Commission has
taken its decision.

Article 5

Under Article 21(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88,
import licences are valid for 150 days from the date of
actual issue.

However, licences shall not be valid after 31 December of
the year for which they are issued, with the exception of
licences issued in 1998, which shall be valid until 31 May
1999.

Import licences issued under this Regulation shall not be
transferable.

CHAPTER II

Reduction of customs duty

Article 6

Licences for imports under Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC)
No 1706/98 of products listed in Annex II shall be
applied for and issued in accordance with the conditions
laid down in this Chapter.

Article 7

Licence applications and licences shall include the

1.
following:

(a)

in section 8, the country of origin; licences shall carry
with them an obligation to import from the country
indicated;

(b) in section 15, a detailed description of the product

and in particular:

— the raw material used,

— the fat content by weight (%) of the dry matter,

— the water content by weight (%) of the non-fat

matter,

— the fat content by weight (%);

(c)

in section 16, the CN code of the product;

(d) under

the heading ‘notes' and in section 24 re-

spectively, one of the following entries:

— Reducción del derecho de aduana en un 16 %,
Producto ACP — Apartado 2 del artículo 7 del
Reglamento (CE) no 1706/98

— Nedsættelse af

importafgiften med 16 %, AVS-
varer — artikel 7, stk. 2: forordning (EF) nr. 1706/
98

— Zollermäßigung um 16 %, AKP-Erzeugnis —
Artikel 7 Absatz 2 der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1706/
98

— Leiyl(cid:146)mor tekymeiaj(cid:149)r dasl(cid:149)r jat(cid:145) 16 %, pqo(cid:152)(cid:149)m
AJE — (cid:145)qhqo 7 paq(cid:145)cqavor 2 tou jamomislo(cid:151)
(EJ) aqih. 1706/98

— Duty rate reduced by 16 %, ACP-Product —

Article 7 (2) Regulation (EC) No 1706/98

— Réduction du taux de droit de douane de 16 %,
produit ACP — article 7 paragraphe 2 du règle-
ment (CE) no 1706/98

— Riduzione del dazio doganale del 16 %, prodotto
ACP — Articolo 7, paragrafo 2 del regolamento
(CE) n. 1706/98

— Douanerecht verlaagd met 16 %, ACS-product,
artikel 7, lid 2, van Verordening (EG) nr. 1706/98

— Redução da taxa de direito aduaneiro de 16 %,
Produto ACP — nº 2 do artigo 7º do Regulamento
(CE) nº 1706/98

— Vähennetty tullimaksu 16 prosentilla, AKT-tuote
— Asetus (EY) N:o 1706/98 7 artiklan 2 kohdan

— Nedsättning med 16 % av

tullsatsen enligt,
produkt AVS — artikel 7.2 i förordning (EG) nr
1706/98.

The provisions of Article 2(3), (4) and (5) of Regula-

2.
tion (EEC) No 1374/88 shall apply.

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CHAPTER III

General provisions

Article 8

A security of ECU 35 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged
with import licence applications for all products referred
to in Article 1.

Article 9

Importation under the arrangements for reducing import
duties laid down in this Regulation may take place only if
the origin of the products concerned is certified by the
competent authorities of
in
accordance with the rules of origin applicable to the
products in question under Protocol 1 to the fourth ACP-
EC Convention signed at Lomé on 15 December 1989.

the exporting countries

Article 10

Without prejudice to this Regulation, the provisions of
Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shall apply.

Article 11

Member States shall notify the Commission by fax in
accordance with Annex V before the end of January and
July, for the preceding half year:

(a) with regard to the products referred to in Article 7(1)

of Regulation (EC) No 1706/98:

— of the quantities imported;

(b) with regard to the products referred to in Article 7(2)

of Regulation (EC) No 1706/98:

— of the quantities for which licences have been

issued and

— of the quantities imported

broken down by CN code and by country of origin.

Article 12

Regulation (EEC) No 1150/90 is hereby repealed. It shall
continue to apply to import licences issued thereunder.

Article 13

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, 9 November 1998.

For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

Tariff quotas referred to in Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1706/98

Quota
No

CN code

Description

09.4026

0402

Milk and cream, concentrated or containing
added sugar or other sweetening matter

09.4027

0406

Cheese and curd

Quota
(quantity in tonnes)

annual

half-year

1 000

1 000

500

500

Customs duty
reduction

65 %

65 %

ANNEX II

Tariff quotas referred to in Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1706/98

CN code

Customs duty reduction
(%)

0401
0403 10 11 to 0403 10 39
0403 90 11 to 0403 90 69
0404
0405 10
0405 20 90
0405 90
1702 11 00
1702 19 00
2106 90 51
2309 10 15
2309 10 19
2309 10 39
2309 10 59
2309 10 70
2309 90 35
2309 90 39
2309 90 49
2309 90 59
2309 90 70

16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16

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ANNEX III

Application of Article 4(3)

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
DG VI.D.1 — MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS

APPLICATION FOR IMPORT LICENCES WITH CUSTOMS DUTY REDUCTION,

. . . HALF 199 . . .

(Page

/

)

Date:
Commission Regulation (EC) No .../98

Member State:

Sender:

Contact:

Telephone:

Fax:

Number of pages:

Serial number of applications:

Total quantity applied for (tonnes):

Summary table

Country of origin

CN code

Quantity applied for per CN code

Subtotal

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ANNEX IV

Application of Article 4(3)

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

DG VI.D.1 — MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS

APPLICATION FOR IMPORT LICENCES WITH CUSTOMS DUTY REDUCTION,

. . . HALF 199 . . .

Member State

(Page

/

)

CN code

No

Applicant (name and address)

Quantity
(tonnes)

Country of origin

Total in tonnes per serial number . . .

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ANNEX V

Details required under Article 11(a)

Serial number of
quota

CN code

Quantities imported
(tonnes)

Details required under Article 11(b)

CN code

Quantities for which
licences have been issued
(tonnes)

Quantities imported
(tonnes)