Commission Regulation (EC) No 1006/2001 of 23 May 2001 amending Regulations (EC) No 1432/94, (EC) No 1486/95, (EC) No 2305/95, (EC) No 571/97, (EC) No 1898/97 and (EC) No 2562/98 laying down rules for application of import licences in the pigmeat sector
Date: 2001-05-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: import (EU), import licence, originating product, pigmeat, third country

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1006/2001

of 23 May 2001

amending Regulations (EC) No 1432/94, (EC) No 1486/95, (EC) No 2305/95, (EC) No 571/97, (EC)
No 1898/97 and (EC) No 2562/98 laying down rules for application of import licences in the
pigmeat sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29
October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in
pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1365/
2000 (2), and in particular Articles 8, 11 and 22 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 of 29
March 1994 opening and providing for the administration of
certain Community tariff quotas for high-quality beef, and for
pigmeat, poultrymeat, wheat and meslin, and brans, sharps and
other residues (3), as last amended by Commission Regulation
(EC) No 2198/95 (4), and in particular Article 7 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18
June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in
schedule CXL drawn up in the conclusion of the GATT XXIV:6
negotiations (5), and in particular Article 1 thereof,

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

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1349/2000 of 19
June 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 Estonia (7), as amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 2677/2000 (8), and in particular Article 1(3)
thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1727/2000 of 31
July 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 Hungary (9), and in particular
Article 1(3) thereof,

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

(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 156, 29.6.2000, p. 5.
(3) OJ L 91, 8.4.1994, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 221, 19.9.1995, p. 3.
(5) OJ L 146, 20.6.1996, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 215, 1.8.1998, p. 12.
(7) OJ L 155, 28.6.2000, p. 1.
(8) OJ L 308, 8.12.2000, p. 7.
(9) OJ L 198, 4.8.2000, p. 6.

in the Europe agreement with Bulgaria (10), and in particular
Article 1(3) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2341/2000 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 Latvia (11), 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 (12), 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 Slovak Republic (13), 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 (14), and in particular
Article 1(3) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2475/2000 of 7
November 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 Slovenia (15), and in particular
Article 1(3) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2766/2000 of 14
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
in the Europe agreement with Lithuania (16), and in particular
Article 1(3) thereof,

(10) OJ L 262, 17.10.2000, p. 1.
(11) OJ L 271, 24.10.2000, p. 7.
(12) OJ L 280, 4.11.2000, p. 1.
(13) OJ L 280, 4.11.2000, p. 9.
(14) OJ L 280, 4.11.2000, p. 17.
(15) OJ L 286, 11.11.2000, p. 15.
(16) OJ L 321, 19.12.2000, p. 8.

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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
in the Europe agreement with the Republic of Poland and
repealing Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 (1), and in particular
Article 1(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1432/94 (2), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1377/2000 (3),
lays
down detailed rules for the application in the pigmeat
sector of the import arrangements provided for in Regu-
lation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for the
administration of certain Community tariff quotas for
pigmeat and certain other agricultural products.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1486/95 (4), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1378/2000 (5), opens
and provides for the administration of a tariff quota in
the pigmeat sector.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2305/95 (6), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2867/2000 (7), estab-
lishes detailed rules for application in the pigmeat sector
of the arrangements provided for in the free trade agree-
ments between the Community, of the one part, and
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, of the other part.

as
Commission Regulation (EC) No 571/97 (8),
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2868/2000 (9), estab-
lishes detailed rules for the application in the pigmeat
sector of the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-
related measures between the European Community, the
European Coal and Steel Community and the European
Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the
Republic of Slovenia, of the other part.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/97 (10), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2866/2000 (11),
lays
down rules of application in the pigmeat sector for the
arrangements covered by 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 repeals Commission Regulations (EEC) 2698/
93 (12) and (EC) No 1590/94 (13).

(1) OJ L 332, 28.12.2000, p. 7.
(2) OJ L 156, 23.6.1994, p. 14.
(3) OJ L 156, 29.6.2000, p. 30.
(4) OJ L 145, 29.6.1995, p. 58.
(5) OJ L 156, 29.6.2000, p. 31.
(6) OJ L 233, 30.9.1995, p. 45.
(7) OJ L 333, 29.12.2000, p. 14.
(8) OJ L 85, 27.3.1997, p. 56.
(9) OJ L 333, 29.12.2000, p. 17.
(10) OJ L 267, 30.9.1997, p. 58.
(11) OJ L 333, 29.12.2000, p. 9.
(12) OJ L 245, 1.10.1993, p. 80.
(13) OJ L 167, 1.7.1994, p. 16.

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2562/98 (14) lays down
detailed rules for the application of the arrangements
applicable to imports of certain pigmeat products origin-
ating in the ACP States and repeals Commission Regula-
tion (EEC) No 904/90 (15).

The validity of import licences should expire at the end
of each quota year on 31 December or 30 June. In order
to provide for a possibility for continuous trade under
the pigmeat import regimes and to ensure administrative
efficiency,
is necessary to advance the application
periods for import licences to the preceding month of
each quarter. In order to ensure sufficiently expeditious
issuing of licences, it is necessary to restrict the period
within which the applications can be lodged from 10
days to 7 days.

it

In order to ensure proper management of the quantities
under Regulations (EC) No 2305/95 and (EC) No 2562/
98, it is necessary to set a final date for the validity of
licences at the end of each quota year.

In order to facilitate trade of pigmeat and to harmonise
the levels of securities for import licences within the
meat sectors it is necessary to review the level of security
set in Regulation (EC) No 2562/98.

To ensure proper management of the import regimes,
the Commission needs precise information from the
Member States on the quantities actually imported. For
the sake of clarity it is necessary to use a single model
for communicating the quantities between Member
States and the Commission.

(11)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1432/94 is amended as follows:

1. Article 4(1) is replaced by the following:

‘1.
Licence applications shall be lodged during the first
seven days of the month preceding each period as specified
in Article 2.’

2. The following paragraph 7 is added to Article 4:

‘7. Member States shall notify the Commission, before
the end of the fourth month following each annual period
defined in Annex I, of the quantities of actual imports of
products under this Regulation for that period.

(14) OJ L 320, 28.11.1998, p. 34.
(15) OJ L 93, 10.4.1990, p. 23.

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there have
All notifications,
been no imports, shall be made using the model shown in
Annex IV.’

including notifications that

3. Annex I to this Regulation is added as Annex IV to Regula-

tion (EC) No 1432/94.

Article 2

Regulation (EC) No 1486/95 is amended as follows:

1. Article 5(1) is replaced by the following:

Licence applications shall be lodged during the first
‘1.
seven days of the month preceding each period as specified
in Article 3.’

2. The following paragraph 8 is added to Article 5:

‘8. Member States shall notify the Commission, before
the end of the fourth month following each annual period
defined in Annex I, of the quantities of actual imports of
products under this Regulation for that period.

All notifications,
there have
been no imports, shall be made using the model shown in
Annex IV.’

including notifications that

Article 4

Regulation (EC) No 571/97 is amended as follows:

1. Article 4(1) is replaced by the following:

‘1.
Licence applications shall be lodged during the first
seven days of the month preceding each period as specified
in Article 2.’

2. The following paragraph 8 is added to Article 4:

‘8. Member States shall notify the Commission, before
the end of the fourth month following each annual period
defined in Annex I, of the quantities of actual imports of
products under this Regulation for that period.

All notifications,
there have
been no import, shall be made using the model shown in
Annex IV.’

including notifications that

3. Annex I to this Regulation is added as Annex IV to Regula-

tion (EC) No 571/97.

Article 5

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

3. Annex I to this Regulation is added as Annex IV to Regula-

1. Article 4(1) is replaced by the following:

tion (EC) No 1486/95.

Article 3

Regulation (EC) No 2305/95 is amended as follows:

1. Article 4(1) is replaced by the following:

Licence applications shall be lodged during the first
‘1.
seven days of the month preceding each period as specified
in Article 2.’

2. The following paragraph 8 is added to Article 4:

‘8. Member States shall notify the Commission, before
the end of the fourth month following each annual period
defined in Annex I, of the quantities of actual imports of
products under this Regulation for that period.

All notifications,
there have
been no imports, shall be made using the model shown in
Annex V.’

including notifications that

‘1.
Licence applications shall be lodged during the first
seven days of the month preceding each period as specified
in Article 2.’

2. The following paragraph 7 is added to Article 4:

‘7. Member States shall notify the Commission, before
the end of the fourth month following each annual period
defined in Annex I, of the quantities of actual imports of
products under this Regulation for that period.

All notifications,
there have
been no imports, shall be made using the model shown in
Annex V.’

including notifications that

3. Annex II to this Regulation is added as Annex V to Regula-

tion (EC) No 1898/97.

Article 6

Regulation (EC) No 2562/98 is amended as follows:

3. Article 5 is replaced by the following:

1. Article 4(1) is replaced by the following:

‘Article 5

For the purposes of 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 beyond 30 June of the
year of issue.

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

4. Annex II to this Regulation is added as Annex V to Regula-

tion (EC) No 2305/95.

‘1.
Licence applications shall be lodged during the first
seven days of the month preceding each period as specified
in Article 2.’

2. The following paragraph 6 is added to Article 4:

‘6. Member States shall notify the Commission, before
the end of the fourth month following each annual period
defined in Annex I, of the quantities of actual imports of
products under this Regulation for that period.

All notifications,
there have
been no imports, shall be made using the model shown in
Annex IV.’

including notifications that

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3. Article 5 is replaced by the following:

4. Article 6 is replaced by the following:

‘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.

However, licences shall not be valid beyond 31 December
of the year of issue.

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

‘Article 6

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

5. Annex I to this Regulation is added as Annex IV to Regula-

tion (EC) No 2562/98.

Article 7

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, 23 May 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

‘ANNEX IV

Communication of actual imports

Member State: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Application of Article . . . . . . . . . . . of Regulation (EC) No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Quantities of products actually imported:

To: DG AGRI/D/2 — Fax No (32-2) 296 62 79

Group No

Quantity actually imported

Country of origin’

ANNEX II

‘ANNEX V

Communication of actual imports

Member State: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Application of Article . . . . . . . . . . . of Regulation (EC) No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Quantities of products actually imported:

To: DG AGRI/D/2 — Fax No (32-2) 296 62 79

Group No

Quantity actually imported

Country of origin’