Commission Regulation (EC) No 704/1999 of 31 March 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for imports of eggs and poultrymeat products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 903/90
Date: 1999-03-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ACP countries, egg, import licence, poultrymeat, tariff quota, tariff reduction

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 704/1999

of 31 March 1999

laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for imports of
eggs and poultrymeat products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific
States (ACP States) and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 903/90

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 introduced as a result of the mid-term review
of the fourth ACP-EC Convention of Lomé; whereas, as
regards poultrymeat, Article 6 of that Regulation provides
for an increase in the tariff quotas for products covered by
CN codes
1602 32 19,
1602 32 30, 1602 32 90 and 1602 39 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 eggs and poultrymeat prod-
ucts;

1602 32 11,

1602 31,

0207,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 903/90 (2), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1388/98 (3), lays
down detailed rules for the application of the arrange-
ments applicable to imports of certain poultrymeat prod-
ucts originating in the ACP States and in the overseas
countries and territories (OCT); whereas those detailed
rules must be adapted in the light of the new provisions
laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1706/98; whereas, for
the sake of clarity and rationalism, a new regulation
should be adopted and Regulation (EEC) No 903/90
should be repealed;

Whereas detailed rules of application are needed to
administer the tariff quotas concerned; whereas such rules
must supplement or derogate from 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 168/
1999 (5);

Whereas, in order to ensure that the quotas are adminis-
tered properly, securities should be lodged with import
licence applications and certain conditions should be laid
down as regards the applicants; whereas provision should
also be made for the quota to be staggered over the year
and the term of validity of licences should be determined;

Whereas sound market management calls for special rules
on the issuing of licences for imports of certain eggs and
poultrymeat products qualifying for reduced duty;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Imports into the Community of eggs and poultrymeat
products originating in the ACP States pursuant
to
Articles 6 and 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 shall be
governed by the detailed rules of application laid down in
this Regulation.

CHAPTER I

Tariff quotas

Article 2

Licences for imports pursuant to Article 6(2) and (3) of
Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 shall be applied for and
issued in accordance with this chapter.

(1) OJ L 215, 1.8.1998, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 93, 10.4.1990, p. 20.
(3) OJ L 187, 1.7.1998, p. 26.

(4) OJ L 331, 2.12.1988, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 19, 26.1.1999, p. 4.

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Article 3

The quantities making up the quotas referred to in Article
6(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 and shown in
Part A of Annex I hereto shall be staggered over the year
as follows:

(cid:190) 50 % for the period 1 January to 30 June,
(cid:190) 50 % for the period 1 July to 31 December.

Article 4

1. When submitting their applications, import licence
applicants must prove to the satisfaction of the competent
authorities of the Member States concerned that for the
last 12 months they have been importing poultrymeat
products into and/or exporting such products from the
European Union. However,
retail establishments and
restaurants selling their products to final consumers shall
not qualify under the arrangements.

2.
Licence applications may be submitted in respect of
only one of the quotas referred to in Article 6(2) and (3) of
Regulation (EC) No 1706/98. They may cover more than
one of
the products corresponding to the CN codes
shown in Part A of Annex I hereto coming from a single
ACP State. In such cases, all the CN codes shall be shown
in box 16 and their descriptions in box 15.

Licence applications shall cover at least one tonne but not
more than 25 % of the quantity available under the quota
for the six-monthly period concerned.

3.

Licence applications and licences shall show:

(a) (cid:190) in box 8, the country of origin; licences shall carry
from the

with them an obligation to import
country shown,

(cid:190) in box 15, a detailed description of the product;

(b) under the heading ‘notes' and in box 24 respectively,
the

the quota and one of

the serial number of
following entries:

(cid:190) Reducción del derecho de aduana en un 65 %,
Producto ACP (cid:190) Reglamento (CE) no 704/1999,
(cid:190) Nedsættelse af importafgiften med 65 %, AVS-

varer (cid:190) forordning (EF) nr. 704/1999,

(cid:190) Zollermäßigung um 65 %, AKP-Erzeugnis (cid:190)

Verordnung (EG) Nr. 704/1999,

(cid:190) Leiyl(cid:146)mg eisvoq(cid:145) jat(cid:145) 65 %, pqo(cid:152)(cid:149)m AJE (cid:190)

jamomislo(cid:151) (EJ) aqih. 704/1999,

(cid:190) Duty rate reduced by 65 %, ACP-Product (cid:190)

Regulation (EC) No 704/1999,

(cid:190) Réduction du taux de droit de douane de 65 %,
produit ACP règlement (CE) no 704/1999,

(cid:190) Riduzione del dazio doganale del 65 %, Prodotto

ACP (cid:190) regolamento (CE) n. 704/1999,

(cid:190) Douanerecht verlaagd met 65 %, ACS-product (cid:190)

Verordening (EG) nr. 704/1999,

(cid:190) Redução da taxa de direito aduaneiro de 65 %,
Produto ACP (cid:190) Regulamento (CE) n.o 704/1999,

(cid:190) Tullinalennus 65 %, asetuksen (EY) N:o 704/1999

mukainen AKT-tuote,

(cid:190) Nedsättning med 65 % av

tullsatsen enligt,

produkt AVS Förordning (EG) nr 704/1999.

4.
Licence applications may be lodged only during the
first 10 days of each period as referred to in Article 3.
However, licence applications for the period 1 January to
30 June 1999 must be lodged from 1 to 10 April 1999.

Licence applications must be lodged with the
5.
the Member State where the
competent authority of
applicant is established or has his registered place of
business. Licence applications shall only be admissible
where the applicants undertake in writing to submit no
further applications in respect of the same quota for the
same period. Where applicants fail to comply with that
undertaking,
applicants
all
concerned shall be inadmissible.

applications

from the

6.
By the fifth working day following the closing date
for the submission of applications, the Member States
shall notify the Commission of applications lodged in
respect of each quota. Such notifications shall comprise a
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 applied for per CN code. All
notifications, including notifications of nil applications,
shall be forwarded by telex or fax, using the model in
Annex II where no applications have been submitted and
the models in Annexes II and III where applications have
been lodged.

7.
The Commission shall decide as soon as possible
what percentage of quantities applied for pursuant to this
Article may be awarded. If
the quantities covered by
licence applications submitted exceed the quantities avail-
able, the Commission shall fix a single allocation coeffi-
cient applicable to the quantities applied for per quota. If
the overall quantity applied for is less than the quantity
available, the Commission shall determine the quantity
remaining, which shall be added to that available in the
following period of the same calendar year.

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

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Article 5

Pursuant to Article 21(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/
88, import licences shall be 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. Import licences issued
under this Regulation shall not be transferable.

(cid:190) Douanerecht verlaagd met 16 %, ACS-product (cid:190)

Verordening (EG) nr. 704/1999,

(cid:190) Redução da taxa de direito aduaneiro de 16 %,
Produto ACP (cid:190) Regulamento (CE) n.o 704/1999,
(cid:190) Tullinalennus 16 %, asetuksen (EY) N:o 704/1999

mukainen AKT-tuote,

(cid:190) Nedsättning med 16 % av

tullsatsen enligt,

produkt AVS Förordning (EG) nr 704/1999.

CHAPTER II

Reduction in customs duty

Article 6

Licences for products listed in Part B of Annex I hereto
and imported pursuant to Articles 6(1) and 8 of Regula-
tion (EC) No 1706/98 shall be applied for and issued in
accordance with this chapter.

Article 7

Licence applications and licences shall show:

(a) in box 8, the country of origin; licences shall carry
with them an obligation to import from the country
shown;

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

(c) in box 16, the CN code for the product;

(d) under the heading ‘notes' and in box 24 respectively,

one of the following entries:

(cid:190) Reducción del derecho de aduana en un 16 %,
Producto ACP (cid:190) Reglamento (CE) no 704/1999,

(cid:190) Nedsættelse af

importafgiften med 16 %, AVS-

varer (cid:190) forordning (EF) nr. 704/1999,

(cid:190) Zollermäßigung um 16 %, AKP-Erzeugnis (cid:190)

Verordnung (EG) Nr. 704/1999,

(cid:190) Leiyl(cid:146)mg eisvoq(cid:145) jat(cid:145) 16 %, pqo(cid:152)(cid:149)m AJE (cid:190)

jamomislo(cid:151) (EJ) aqih. 704/1999,

(cid:190) Duty rate reduced by 16 %, ACP-Product (cid:190) Regu-

lation (EC) No 704/1999,

(cid:190) Réduction du taux de droit de douane de 16 %,

produit ACP règlement (CE) no 704/1999,

(cid:190) Riduzione del dazio doganale del 16 %, Prodotto

ACP (cid:190) regolamento (CE) n. 704/1999,

CHAPTER III

General provisions

Article 8

A security of EUR 20 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged
with import
licence applications for all products as
referred to in Article 1.

Article 9

1.
Imports may only qualify for a reduction in import
duty as provided for in this Regulation where 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-EC Convention
signed in Lomé on 15 December 1989.

2.
Licences may only be used for products complying
with all the veterinary provisions in force in the European
Union.

Article 10

Save as otherwise provided for herein, Regulation (EEC)
No 3719/88 shall apply.

Article 11

Regulation (EEC) No 903/90 is repealed. It shall, however,
continue to apply to import licences issued under it prior
to the entry into force of this Regulation.

Article 12

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

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

Done at Brussels, 31 March 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

A. Products referred to in Article 6(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1706/98

65 % reduction in customs duty

Serial
No

09.4024

09.4025

Group
No

ACP 1

ACP 2

CN code

Annual quantity
(tonnes)

400

500

0207

1602 31

1602 32 11

1602 32 19

1602 32 30

1602 32 90

1602 39

B. Products referred to in Article 6(1) and Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1706/98

16 % reduction in customs duty

Group
No

CN code

ACP 3

0105

ACP 4

0209 00 90

0210 90 71

0210 90 79

1501 00 90

0407 00 11

0407 00 19

0407 00 30

0408 11 80

0408 19 81

0408 19 89

0408 91 80

0408 99 80

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ANNEX II

Application of Regulation (EC) No 704/1999

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ANNEX III

Application of Regulation (EC) No 704/1999