Commission Regulation (EC) No 2562/98 of 27 November 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements applicable to imports of certain pigmeat products originating in the ACP States and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 904/90
Date: 1998-11-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ACP countries, GATT, customs duties, import, import licence, pigmeat

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2562/98

of 27 November 1998

laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements applicable to
imports of certain pigmeat products originating in the ACP States and repealing
Regulation (EEC) No 904/90

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 concerning the arrangements applicable to
resulting from the
agricultural products and goods
processing of agricultural products originating in the
African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) and
repealing Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 (1), and in par-
ticular Article 30 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75
of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the
market in pigmeat (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 3290/94 (3), and in particular Article 22 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 Lom(cid:130) Convention; whereas Article 9 in Regula-
tion (EC) No 1706/98 in particular introduces arrange-
ments for reducing import duties on certain products in
the pigmeat sectors within the limit of quotas; whereas in
comparison to the provisions in Regulation (EEC) No
715/90 Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 provides
for an increase in the tariff quotas and for an additional
reduction in the customs duties applicable for products
the said Regulation;
listed in Article 9(2) and (3) of
whereas there is also a provision for a reduction in the
customs duties without a quota applicable to certain
pigmeat products listed in Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC)
No 1706/98;

Whereas detailed rules for the application of that Regula-
tion should be adopted as regards the pigmeat products
concerned with a view to administering the quotas
concerned; whereas those detailed rules are either supple-
mentary to or derogate from Commission Regulation
(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 certi-
ficates for agricultural products (4), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1044/98 (5);

(1) OJ L 215, 1. 8. 1998, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.
(4) OJ L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 149, 20. 5. 1998, p. 11.

Whereas, in order to ensure proper administration of the
quotas, a security should be required for applications for
import licences and certain conditions be laid down as
regards applicants themselves; whereas the quotas should
be staggered over the year and the term of validity of
licences should be specified;

Whereas taking into account the quantities that have
already been available under the arrangements laid down
in Regulation (EEC) No 715/90, the new quantities for
1998 should be made available with regard to the quotas
fixed in Regulation (EC) No 1706/98;

Whereas the groups ACP1, ACP2 and ACP3 in this
Regulation refer to the products listed in Article 9(1), (2)
and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1706/98, respectively;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 904/90 of 9
April 1990 laying down detailed rules for the application
of
the arrangements applicable to imports of certain
pigmeat products originating in the ACP States or in the
overseas
and territories
last
as
should be
amended by Regulation (EC) 1369/98 (7),
repealed;

(OCT) (6),

countries

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

Whereas this Regulation should apply from 1 December
1998 to enable proper management of the 1998 quotas;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

All imports into the Community under Article 9 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 1706/98 of products covered by CN codes
listed in Annex I to this Regulation shall be subject to the
presentation of an import licence.

(6) OJ L 93, 10. 4. 1990, p. 23.
(7) OJ L 185, 30. 6. 1998, p. 14.

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Licences shall be issued under the conditions laid down
in this Regulation and within the limit of the quotas fixed
by Regulation (EC) No 1706/98.

The annual quantities from the ACP countries referred to
in this Regulation shall bear the following order numbers:
the quota for group ACP2: 09.4029 and group ACP3:
09.4028.

— AVS-produkt — forordning (EF) nr. 1706/98 og (EF)

nr. 2562/98

— AKP-Erzeugnis — Verordnungen (EG) Nr. 1706/98

und (EG) Nr. 2562/98

— Pqo(cid:152)(cid:149)m AJE — Jamomislo(cid:148) (EJ) aqih. 1706/98 jai

(EJ) aqih. 2562/98

— ACP product — Regulations (EC) No 1706/98 and

(EC) No 2562/98

— Produit ACP — r(cid:138)glements (CE) no 1706/98 et (CE) no

Article 2

2562/98

The overall annual quota of 500 tonnes referred to in
Article 9(2) and annual quota of 500 tonnes referred to in
Article 9(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 shall be stag-
gered over the year as follows:

— 25 % in the period 1 January to 31 March,

— 25 % in the period 1 April to 30 June,

— Prodotto ACP — regolamenti (CE) n. 1706/98 e (CE)

n. 2562/98

— ACS-product — Verordeningen (EG) nr. 1706/98 en

(EG) nr. 2562/98

— Produto ACP — Regulamentos (CE) nº 1706/98 e

(CE) nº 2562/98

— AKT-tuote — asetukset (EY) N:o 1706/98 ja (EY) N:o

— 25 % in the period 1 July to 30 September,

2562/98

— 25 % in the period 1 October to 31 December.

— AVS-produkt — f(cid:148)rordningarna (EG) nr 1706/98 och

(EG) nr 2562/98.

However, for the year 1998, the quantity available for
group ACP2 shall amount to 500 tonnes and the quantity
available for group ACP3 shall amount to 250 tonnes.

Article 3

the import

1. Applicants for
licences for products
referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 1 shall be
natural or legal persons who, at the time when applica-
tions are submitted, can prove to the satisfaction of the
competent authorities of the Member States that they
have been active in trade with third countries in the
pigmeat sector for at
the preceding 12 months;
however, retail establishments or restaurants selling their
products to final consumers shall be excluded from this
system.

least

2.
The licence application may mention only one of
the group numbers defined in Annex I hereto; it may
involve several products covered by different CN codes.
In such cases, all the CN codes shall be indicated in
Section 16 and their description in Section 15 of the
licences application.

The application must be for a minimum of one tonne
and a maximum of 100 % of the quantity available for
the group concerned and the period as specified in
Article 2.

Section 8 of the licence application and the licence
3.
shall indicate the country of origin; licences shall entail
an obligation to import from the country indicated.

Section 24 of the licence shall carry one of the

5.
following entries:

— Reducci(cid:155)n del derecho de aduana en virtud del Regla-

mento (CE) no 2562/98

— Nedsættelse af importafgiften jf. forordning (EF) nr.

2562/98

— Erm(cid:132)ßigung des Zollsatzes nach dem GZT gem(cid:132)ß

Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2562/98

— Le(cid:148)ysg tou daslo(cid:151) (cid:149)pyr pqobk(cid:146)petai stom jamomisl(cid:149)

(EJ) aqih. 2562/98

— Customs duty reduction as provided for in Regulation

(EC) No 2562/98

— R(cid:130)duction du droit de douane comme pr(cid:130)vu au r(cid:138)gle-

ment (CE) no 2562/98

— Riduzione del dazio doganale a norma del regola-

mento (CE) n. 2562/98

— Douanerecht verlaagd overeenkomstig Verordening

(EG) nr. 2562/98

— Redu(cid:135)(cid:209)o do direito aduaneiro conforme previsto no

Regulamento (CE) nº 2562/98

— Tullialennus,
2562/98

josta on s(cid:132)(cid:132)detty asetuksessa (EY) N:o

— Neds(cid:132)ttning av tullavgiften enligt f(cid:148)rordning (EG) nr

2562/98.

Article 4

Section 20 of the licence application and the licence

4.
shall carry one of the following entries:

— Producto ACP — Reglamentos (CE) no 1706/98 y (CE)

no 2562/98

1.
Licence applications referred to in Article 3 may
only be lodged during the first 10 days of each period
specified in Article 2. However, licence applications for
1998 must be lodged during the period 1 to 10 December
1998.

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2. Applications shall be invalid if the applicant does
not declare in writing that he has not lodged and will not
lodge, for the period in question, other applications for
products of the same group in the Member State of lodge-
ment or another Member State. If an applicant lodges
more than one application for products of one group
none of the applications shall be valid.

3.
The Member States shall notify the Commission on
the third working day following the end of the applica-
tion submission period, of applications lodged for each of
the products of the group in question. Such notification
shall comprise a list of applicants, the product code and
quantities applied for by group and the countries of
origin.

All notifications, including notifications of nil applica-
tions, shall be made by telex or fax on the working day
stipulated, using the model shown in Annex II in cases
where no applications have been made, and the models
shown in Annexes II and III in cases where applications
have been made.

Subject to a decision on acceptance of applications
4.
by the Commission, licences shall be issued as quickly as
possible.

5.
The Commission shall decide to what extent quant-
ities may be awarded in respect of applications as referred
to in Article 3.

If quantities in respect of which licences have been
applied for exceed the quantities available, the Commis-
sion shall fix a single percentage reducing the quantities
applied for.

Article 5

Pursuant to Article 21(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/
88, import licences for the products referred to in the
third subparagraph of Article 1 shall be valid for 150 days
from the date of actual issue.

Import licences, issued pursuant to this Regulation shall
not be transferable.

Article 6

A security of ECU 30 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged
for import licence applications for all products referred to
in Article 1.

Article 7

Importation under the arrangements for a reduction in
import duties provided for in this Regulation may take
place only if the origin of the products concerned is
certified by the competent authorities of the exporting
countries in accordance with the rules of origin applicable
to the products in question pursuant to Protocol 1 to the
Fourth ACP-EEC Convention signed at Lom(cid:130) on 15
December 1989.

Article 8

Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shall apply subject to the
provisions of this Regulation.

Article 9

Regulation (EEC) No 904/90 is hereby repealed.

Article 10

If the overall quantity covered by applications is less than
the quantity available, the Commission shall calculate the
quantity remaining, which shall be added to the quantity
available in respect of the following period for the same
year.

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

It shall apply from 1 December 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 27 November 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

Products referred to in Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1706/98

Customs duty
reduction
(%)

16

Order
No

Group
No

ACP1

CN code

0103 91 10
0103 92 11
0103 92 19
1501 00 11
1501 00 19
1602 10 00
1602 20 90
1602 41 10
1602 42 10
1602 49
ex 1602 90 10
1602 90 51
1902 20 30

Products referred to in Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1706/98

Customs duty
reduction
(%)

Annual
quantity
(tonnes)

50

500

Order
No

Group
No

09.4029

ACP2

CN code

0203 11 10
0203 12 11
0203 12 19
0203 19 11
0203 19 13
0203 19 15
ex 0203 19 55 (1)
0203 19 59
0203 21 10
0203 22 11
0203 22 19
0203 29 11
0203 29 13
0203 29 15
ex 0203 29 55 (1)
0203 29 59
0206 30 21
0206 30 31
0206 41 91
0206 49 91
0209 00 11
0209 00 19
0209 00 30
0210 11 11 to 0210 11 39
0210 12 11
0210 12 19
0210 19 10 to 0210 19 89
0210 90 39

(1) With the exception of tenderloin presented alone

Products referred to in Article 9(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1706/98

Order
No

Group
No

CN code

Customs duty
reduction
(%)

Annual
quantity
(tonnes)

09.4028

ACP3

1601 00

65

500

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ANNEX II

Regulation (EC) No 2562/98 — ACP imports

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

DG VI/D/3 (cid:190) Pigmeat

Application for import licences

Date

Period

Member State:
Sender:
Contact:
Telephone No:
Fax No:

To: DG VI/D/3 (cid:190) Fax No: (32 2) 296 62 79; 296 12 27

Group No

ACP2

ACP3

Quantity applied for

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ANNEX III

Regulation (EC) No 2562/98 (cid:190) ACP imports

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

DG VI/D/3 (cid:190) Pigmeat

Application for import licences

Date

Period

Member State:

Group
No

CN code

Applicant
(name and address)

Quantity

Country of origin

(tonnes)

ACP2

Total

Group
No

CN code

Applicant
(name and address)

Quantity

Country of origin

(tonnes)

ACP3

Total