Commission Regulation (EC) No 2866/2000 of 27 December 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 1898/97 laying down rules of application in the pigmeat sector for the arrangements covered by Council Regulations (EC) No 1727/2000 and (EC) No 3066/95 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2698/93 and (EC) No 1590/94 and amending Regulation (EC) No 2332/2000 determining the extent to which applications lodged in October 2000 for import licences for certain pigmeat products under the regime provided for by the Agreements concluded by the Community with the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Romania can be accepted
Date: 2000-12-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Central and Eastern Europe, agreement (EU), import licence, meat product, pigmeat

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2866/2000

of 27 December 2000

amending Regulation (EC) No 1898/97 laying down rules of application in the pigmeat sector for
the arrangements covered by Council Regulations (EC) No 1727/2000 and (EC) No 3066/95 and
repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2698/93 and (EC) No 1590/94 and amending Regulation (EC) No
2332/2000 determining the extent to which applications lodged in October 2000 for import
licences for certain pigmeat products under the regime provided for by the Agreements concluded
by the Community with the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic,
Slovakia, Bulgaria and Romania can be accepted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

in the Europe Agreement with the Republic of Poland and
repealing Council Regulation (EC) 3066/95 (5), and in partic-
ular Article 1(4) thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Whereas:

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2290/2000 of 9
October 2000, establishing certain concessions in the form of
Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and
providing for an adjustment, as an autonomous and trans-
itional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for
in the Europe Agreement with the Republic of Bulgaria (1), and
in particular Article 1(3) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2433/2000 of 17
October 2000, establishing certain concessions in the form of
Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and
providing for an adjustment, as an autonomous and trans-
itional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for
in the Europe Agreement with the Czech Republic (2), and in
particular Article 1(3) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2434/2000 of 17
October 2000, establishing certain concessions in the form of
Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and
providing for an adjustment, as an autonomous and trans-
itional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for
in the Europe Agreement with the Slovak Republic (3), and in
particular Article 1(3) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2435/2000 of 17
October 2000, establishing certain concessions in the form of
Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and
providing for an adjustment, as an autonomous and trans-
itional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for
in the Europe Agreement with Romania (4), and in particular
Article 1(3) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2851/2000 of 22
December 2000 establishing certain concessions in the form of
Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and
providing for an adjustment, as an autonomous and trans-
itional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for

(1) OJ L 262, 17.10.2000, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 280, 4.11.2000, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 280, 4.11.2000, p. 9.
(4) OJ L 280, 4.11.2000, p. 17.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/97 (6), as last
lays
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2072/2000 (7),
down rules of application in the pigmeat sector for the
arrangements in the Europe Agreements. It should be
amended in line with the provisions on pigmeat prod-
ucts in Regulations (EC) No 2290/2000, (EC) No 2433/
2000, (EC) No 2434/2000, (EC) No 2435/2000 and (EC)
No 2851/2000.

Repayment of import duties on products listed in Parts
C, D and E of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1898/97
as they existed before entry into force of this Regulation
and imported under licences used from 1 July 2000 falls
within the scope of Articles 878 to 898 of Commission
Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying
down provisions for the implementation of Council
Regulation
the
Community Customs Code (8), as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 2787/2000 (9).

establishing

(EEC) No

2913/92

The provisions in this Regulation for Bulgaria, the Czech
Republic, the Slovak Republic and Romania should be
applied in parallel with Regulations (EC) No 2290/2000,
(EC) No 2433/2000, (EC) No 2434/2000 and (EC) No
2435/2000 from 1 July 2000. The provisions in this
Regulation for Poland should be applied in parallel with
Regulation (EC) No 2851/2000 from 1 January 2001.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2332/2000 (10) deter-
mines the quantities, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No
1898/97, available for the period 1 January to 31 March
2001. It should be amended in line with the new annual
quantities given in Annex I to this Regulation.

(5) OJ L 332, 28.12.2000, p. 7
(6) OJ L 267, 30.9.1997, p. 58.
(7) OJ L 246, 30.9.2000, p. 34.
(8) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.
(9) OJ L 330, 27.12.2000, p. 1.
(10) OJ L 269, 21.10.2000, p. 11.

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(5)

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

Regulation (EC) No 1898/97 is amended as follows:

1. The title is replaced by the following text:

‘laying down rules of application, in the pigmeat sector for
the arrangements covered by Council Regulations (EC) No
1727/2000, (EC) No 2290/2000, (EC) No 2433/2000, (EC)
No 2434/2000, (EC) No 2435/2000 and (EC) No 2851/
2000 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2698/93 and (EC)
No 1590/94.’

2. The first paragraph of Article 1 is replaced by the following

text:

‘All imports into the Community under the arrangements
laid down in Regulations (EC) No 1727/2000, 2290/2000,
(EC) No 2433/2000, (EC) No 2434/2000, (EC) No 2435/
2000 and (EC) No 2851/2000 of products covered by
group Nos 1, 2, 3, 4, H1, 7, 8, 9, T1, T2, T3, S1, S2, B1,
15, 16 and 17 provided for in Annex I to this Regulation
shall be subject to presentation of an import licence.’

3. Parts B, C, D, E and F of Annex I are replaced by Annex I to

this Regulation.

Article 2

Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 2332/2000 is replaced by
Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 3

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

It shall apply with effect from 1 July 2000. However, for
imports from the Republic of Poland, Articles 1 and 2 are
applicable from 1 January 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 27 December 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

‘B. Products originating in Poland

Applicable duty
(% of MFN)

Annual quan-
tity from
1.7.2000 to
30.6.2001
(tonnes)

Annual
increase as
from 1.7.2001
(tonnes)

Special
provisions

free

16 000

1 600

(2)

Order No

Group No

CN code

Description (1)

09.4806

7

1601 00

Sausages and similar products of
food
meat, meat offal or blood;
preparations based on these prod-
ucts

ex 1602

Other prepared or preserved meat,
meat offal or blood, of swine:

1602 41

— Hams and cuts thereof

1602 42

— Shoulders and cuts thereof

1602 49

— Other,

including mixtures

09.4820

09.4809

8

9

0103 92 19

Live domestic pigs

20

1 750

0

ex 0203

Meat of domestic swine,
chilled, or frozen

ex 0210

Meat of swine:

fresh,

free

30 000

3 000

(2) (3)

(2)

0210 11

— Ham,

shoulders

and

cuts

thereof, with bone in

0210 12

— Bellies and cuts thereof

0210 19

— Other

C. Products originating in the Czech Republic

Order No

Group No

CN code

Description (1)

Applicable duty
(% of MFN)

Annual quan-
tity from
1.7.2000 to
30.6.2001
(tonnes)

Annual
increase as
from 1.7.2001
(tonnes)

Special
provisions

09.4625

T1

0103 91 10
0103 92 19

Live domestic pigs

20

1 500

0

09.4626

T2

ex 0203

Meat of domestic swine,
chilled or frozen

fresh,

free

10 000

1 500

(2) (3)

0210 11 to
0210 19

Meat of swine, salted,
dried or smoked

in brine,

09.4629

T3

1601 00

Sausages and similar products

free

2 300

690

1602 41 to
1602 49

Prepared or preserved meat of
swine

(2)

(2)

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D. Products originating in the Slovak Republic

Order No

Group No

CN code

Description (1)

Applicable duty
(% of MFN)

Annual quan-
tity from
1.7.2000 to
30.6.2001
(tonnes)

Annual
increase as
from 1.7.2001
(tonnes)

Special
provisions

09.4632

S1

ex 0203

Meat of domestic swine,
chilled or frozen

fresh,

free

2 000

300

(2) (3)

0210 11 to
0210 19

Meat of swine, salted,
dried or smoked

in brine,

09.4634

S2

1601 00

Sausages and similar products

free

200

50

(2)

(2)

1602 41 to
1602 49

Prepared or preserved meat of
swine

E. Products originating in Bulgaria

Order No

Group No

CN code

Description (1)

Applicable duty
(% of MFN)

Annual quan-
tity from
1.7.2000 to
30.6.2001
(tonnes)

Annual
increase as
from 1.7.2001
(tonnes)

Special
provisions

09.4671

B1

ex 0203

Meat of domestic swine,
chilled or frozen

fresh,

free

1 500

500

(2) (3)

0210 11
0210 12
0210 19

1601 00

1602 41
1602 42
1602 49

Meat of swine, salted,
dired or smoked

in brine,

Sausages and similar products

Prepared or preserved meat, meat
offal or blood of swine

F. Products originating in Romania

Order No

Group No

CN code

Description (1)

Applicable duty
(% of MFN)

Annual quan-
tity from
1.7.2000 to
30.6.2001
(tonnes)

Annual
increase as
from 1.7.2001
(tonnes)

Special
provisions

Sausages, other than of liver

Preserved meat of domestic swine

20

20

1 125

2 125

0

0

09.4751

09.4752

15

16

1601 00 91
1601 00 99

1602 41 10
1602 42 10
1602 49 11
1602 49 13
1602 49 15
1602 49 19
1602 49 30
1602 49 50

09.4756

17

ex 0203

Meat of domestic swine,
chilled or frozen

fresh,

20

15 625

0

(3)

(1) Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording of the description of the products is to be considered as having no more than
indicative value, the preferential scheme being determined, within the context of this Annex, by the covereage of the CN code. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the
preferential scheme is to be determined by application to the CN code and corresponding description taken together.

(2) This concession is only applicable to products not benefiting from any kind of export subsidies.
(3) Excluding tenderloin presented alone.’

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ANNEX II

‘ANNEX II

Group No

Total quantity available for the period
1 January to 31 March 2001

(tonnes)

1

2

3

4

H1

7

8

9

T1

T2

T3

S1

S2

B1

15

16

17

4 092,5

374,7

740,0

21 014,8

1 800,0

10 128,6

1 312,5

22 500,0

1 125,0

7 470,0

1 725,0

1 500,0

150,0

1 125,0

843,8

1 566,9

11 718,8’