Commission Regulation (EC) No 1043/2001 of 30 May 2001 amending Regulations (EC) No 1431/94, (EC) No 1474/95, (EC) No 1866/95, (EC) No 1251/96, (EC) No 2497/96, (EC) No 1899/97, (EC) No 1396/98 and (EC) No 704/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application in the poultrymeat and eggs sectors of certain Community tariff quotas
Date: 2001-05-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: egg, import licence, poultrymeat, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1043/2001

of 30 May 2001

amending Regulations (EC) No 1431/94, (EC) No 1474/95, (EC) No 1866/95, (EC) No 1251/96, (EC)
No 2497/96, (EC) No 1899/97, (EC) No 1396/98 and (EC) No 704/1999 laying down detailed rules
for the application in the poultrymeat and eggs sectors of certain Community tariff quotas

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29
October 1975 on the common organistion of the market in
eggs (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No
1516/96 (2), and in particular Article 3(2), Article 6(1) and
Article 15 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29
October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in
poultrymeat (3), as last amended by Commission Regulation
(EC) No 2916/95 (4), and in particular Article 15 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2783/75 of 29
October 1975 on the common system of trade for ovalbumin
and lactalbumin (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2916/95, and in particular Article 2(1), Article 4(1) and Article
10 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, brans, sharps and
other residues (6), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC)
No 2198/95 (7), 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 wake of the conclusion of the
GATT XXIV.6 negotiations (8) and in particular Article 1
thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 of 20
July 1998 concerning the arrangements applicable to agricul-
tural products 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 (9), 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-

(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 49.
(2) OJ L 189, 30.7.1996, p. 99.
(3) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 77.
(4) OJ L 305, 19.12.1995, p. 49.
(5) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 104.
(6) OJ L 91, 8.4.1994, p. 1.
(7) OJ L 221, 19.9.1995, p. 3.
(8) OJ L 146, 20.6.1996, p. 1.
(9) OJ L 215, 1.8.1998, p. 12.

itional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for
in the Europe Agreement with Estonia (10), as amended by
Regulation (EC) No 2677/2000 (11), 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 (12), 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
in the Europe Agreement with the Republic of Bulgaria (13), 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 (14), 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 (15), 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 (16), and
in particular Article 1(3) thereof,

(10) OJ L 155, 28.6.2000, p. 1.
(11) OJ L 308, 8.12.2000, p. 7.
(12) OJ L 198, 4.8.2000, p. 6.
(13) OJ L 262, 17.10.2000, p. 1.
(14) OJ L 271, 24.10.2000, p. 7.
(15) OJ L 280, 4.11.2000, p. 1.
(16) OJ L 280, 4.11.2000, p. 9.

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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 (1), 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 (2), 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 (3), 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
in the Europe Agreement with the Republic of Poland and
repealing Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 (4), and in particular
Article 1(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 (5), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2719/1999 (6),
lays
down detailed rules for the application in the poultry-
meat sector of the import arrangements provided for in
Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for
the administration of certain Community tariff quotas
for poultrymeat and certain other agricultural products.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1474/95 (7), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1356/2000 (8), opens
and provides for the administration of the tariff quotas
in the egg sector and for egg albumin resulting from the
agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of
multilateral trade negotiations.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1866/95 (9), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2807/2000 (10),
lays
down the procedures for applying in the poultrymeat
sector the arrangements provided for in the Agreements

(1) OJ L 280, 4.11.2000, p. 17.
(2) OJ L 286, 11.11.2000, p. 15.
(3) OJ L 321, 19.12.2000, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 332, 28.12.2000, p. 7.
(5) OJ L 156, 23.6.1994, p. 9.
(6) OJ L 327, 21.12.1999, p. 48.
(7) OJ L 145, 29.6.1995, p. 19.
(8) OJ L 155, 28.6.2000, p. 36.
(9) OJ L 179, 29.7.1995, p. 26.
(10) OJ L 326, 22.12.2000, p. 10.

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

on free trade and trade-related matters between the
Community, of the one part, and Estonia, Lithuania and
Latvia, of the other part.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/96 (11), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1357/2000 (12), opens
and provides for the administration of a tariff quota in
the poultrymeat sector.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 (13),
as
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1514/97 (14), lays down
procedures for applying in the poultrymeat sector the
arrangements provided for in the Association Agreement
and the Interim Agreement between the European
Community and the State of Israel.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1899/97 (15), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2865/2000 (16), sets
rules of application in the poultrymeat and egg sectors
for the arrangements covered by Council Regulation (EC)
No 3066/95 and repeals Regulations (EEC) No 2699/93
and (EC) No 1559/94.

for applying in the poultrymeat

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1396/98 (17) lays down
procedures
sector
Council Regulation (EC) No 779/98 on the import into
the Community of agricultural products originating in
Turkey,
repeals Regulation (EEC) No 4115/86 and
amends Regulation (EC) No 3010/95.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 704/1999 (18),
lays
down detailed rules for the application of the arrange-
ments for imports of eggs and poultrymeat products
originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States
(ACP States) and repeals Regulation (EEC) No 903/90.

The validity of import licences should expire at the end
of each quota year on 31 December or 30 June. In order
to allow continuous trade under the import arrange-
ments for eggs and poultrymeat and to ensure adminis-
trative efficiency, the period for the lodging of licences
should be brought forward to the month preceding each
quarter. To ensure sufficiently expeditious issuing of
licences, the period within which applications can be
lodged should be reduced from 10 days to 7 days.

(10)

In order to ensure proper management of the quantities
under Commission Regulations (EC) No 1866/95, (EC)
No 2497/96, (EC) No 1899/97 and (EC) No 1396/98, a
final date for the validity of licences should be set at the
end of each quota year.

(11) OJ L 161, 29.6.1996, p. 136.
(12) OJ L 155, 28.6.2000, p. 38.
(13) OJ L 338, 28.12.1996, p. 48.
(14) OJ L 204, 31.7.1997, p. 16.
(15) OJ L 267, 30.9.1997, p. 67.
(16) OJ L 333, 29.12.2000, p. 6.
(17) OJ L 187, 1.7.1998, p. 41.
(18) OJ L 89, 1.4.1999, p. 29.

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(11)

To ensure sound administration of the import arrange-
ments, the Commission should have at its disposal accu-
rate information provided by the Member States on
quantities actually imported. In the interests of clarity, a
single model should be used by the Member States for
notifying quantities to the Commission.

(b) 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
the total volume of products
specified in Annex I, of
imported for each of the groups under this Regulation
during that period.

(12)

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

All notifications, including “nil” ones, shall be made using
in Annex IV to this Regulation.’
the model

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 3

Regulations (EC) No 1474/95 and (EC) No 1251/96 are
amended as follows:

Article 1

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

Regulations (EC) No 1866/95,
1899/97 and (EC) No 1396/98 are amended as follows:

(EC) No 2497/96,

(EC) No

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

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

(b) the following paragraph 8 is added to Article 5:

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

(b) 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
specified in Annex I, of
the total volume of products
imported for each of the groups under this Regulation
during that period.

‘8. Member States shall notify the Commission, before
the end of the fourth month following each annual period
the total volume of products
specified in Annex I, of
imported for each of the groups under this Regulation
during that period.

All notifications, including “nil” ones, shall be made using
in Annex IV to this Regulation.’
the model

All notifications, including “nil” ones, shall be made using
in Annex IV to this Regulation.’;
the model

Article 4

(c) The following is added to the first paragraph of Article 5:

Regulation (EC) No 704/1999 is amended as follows:

‘However, the validity of licences shall not extend beyond
the end of the last period of the year referred to in Article 2
for which a licence has been issued.’

(a) Article 4(4) is replaced by the following:

Licence applications shall be lodged during the first
‘4.
seven days of the month preceding each period as specified
in Article 3.’;

Article 2

(b) the following paragraph 9 is added to Article 4:

Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 is amended as follows:

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

‘9. Member States shall notify the Commission, before
the end of the fourth month following each annual period
the total volume of products
specified in Annex I, of
imported for each of the groups under this Regulation
during that period.

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

All notifications, including “nil” ones, shall be made using
in Annex IV to this Regulation.’
the model

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The Annex to this Regulation is added as Annex IV to Regulations (EC) No 1431/94, (EC) No 1474/95,
(EC) No 1866/95, (EC) No 1251/96, (EC) No 2497/96, (EC) No 1899/97, (EC) No 1396/98 and (EC) No
704/1999.

Article 5

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

Article 6

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

Done at Brussels, 30 May 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

ANNEX

‘ANNEX IV

NOTIFICATION CONCERNING ACTUAL IMPORTS

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

Application of Article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Quantity of products (in kg) actually imported:

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

Group No

Quantity actually imported

Country of origin’