Commission Regulation (EC) No 2566/2001 of 21 December 2001 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for 2002 for products falling within CN codes 07141010, 07141091 and 07141099 originating in Thailand
Date: 2001-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Thailand, cassava, crop production, originating product, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2566/2001

of 21 December 2001

opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for 2002 for products
falling within CN codes 0714 10 10, 0714 10 91 and 0714 10 99 originating in Thailand

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

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 (1), and in particular Article 1(1)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

During the World Trade Organisation multilateral trade
negotiations, the Community undertook to open a tariff
quota restricted to 21 million tonnes of products falling
and
within CN codes
0714 10 10,
0714 10 99 originating in Thailand per
four-year
period, with customs duty reduced to 6 %. This quota
must be opened and administered by the Commission.

0714 10 91

It is necessary to keep an administration system which
ensures that only products originating in Thailand may
be imported under the quota. The issue of an import
licence should therefore continue to be subject to the
presentation of an export certificate issued by the Thai
authorities, a specimen of which has been notified to the
Commission.

Since imports to the Community market of the products
concerned have traditionally been administered on the
basis of a calendar year this system should be retained. It
is therefore necessary to open a quota for 2002.

import of products

The
covered by CN codes
0714 10 10, 0714 10 91 and 0714 10 99 is subject to
the presentation of an import licence for which the
common detailed rules of application are laid down in
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 (2), as
by Regulation (EC) No 2299/2001 (3).
amended
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 (4), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2298/2001 (5),
lays
down the special detailed rules for the application of the
system of licences for cereals and rice.

(5)

In light of past experience and taking into account that
the Community concession provides for an overall
quantity for four years with an annual maximum of
5 500 000 tonnes, it is advisable to maintain measures

(1) OJ L 146, 20.6.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 308, 27.11.2001, p. 19.
(4) OJ L 117, 24.5.1995, p. 2.
(5) OJ L 308, 27.11.2001, p. 16.

which, under certain conditions, either facilitate the
release for free circulation of quantities of products
exceeding those given in the import licences, or allow
the difference between the figure given in the import
licences and the smaller figure actually imported to be
carried forward.

(6)

(7)

In order to ensure the correct application of the agree-
ment, it is necessary to establish a system of strict and
systematic controls that take account of the information
given on the Thai export certificates and the Thai
authorities' procedures for issuing export certificates.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
An import tariff quota for 5 500 000 tonnes of products
falling within CN codes 0714 10 10, 0714 10 91 and
0714 10 99 originating in Thailand is hereby opened for the
period 1 January to 31 December 2002. The customs duty
applicable is hereby fixed at 6 % ad valorem. The serial number
of the quota shall be 09.4008.

The above products shall benefit from the arrangements
imported under import

2.
provided for in this Regulation if
licences:

(a) which are issued subject to the submission of a certificate
for export
to the European Community issued by the
Department of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce,
Government of Thailand, hereinafter referred to as an
‘export certificate’, which meets the requirements laid down
in Title I;

(b) which meet the requirements laid down in Title II.

TITLE I

EXPORT CERTIFICATES

Article 2

1.
There shall be one original and at least one copy of the
export certificate, to be made out on a form of which a
specimen is given in the Annex.

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The size of the form shall be approximately 210 × 297 milli-
metres. The original shall be made out on white paper having a
printed yellow guilloche pattern background so as to reveal any
falsification by mechanical or chemical means.

2.

The forms shall be printed and completed in English.

The original and the copies shall be completed in type-
they must be

3.
script or in handwriting.
completed in ink and in block capitals.

In the latter case,

Each export certificate shall bear a pre-printed serial
4.
number;
in the upper section it shall also bear a certificate
number. The copies shall bear the same numbers as the orig-
inal.

Article 3

Export certificates issued from 1 January to 31 December
1.
2002 shall be valid for 120 days from the date of issue. The
date of issue of the certificate shall be counted as part of the
period of validity of the certificate.

For the certificate to be valid, the boxes on it must be properly
completed and it must be authenticated, as stipulated in the
instructions indicated thereon. The shipped weight must be
written out in full and also given in figures.

2.
The export certificate shall be duly authenticated when it
indicates the date of issue and bears the stamp of the issuing
body and the signature of the person or persons authorised to
sign it.

TITLE II

IMPORT LICENCES

Article 4

1.
Applications for an import licence for products falling
within CN codes 0714 10 10, 0714 10 91 and 0714 10 99
originating in Thailand shall be submitted to the competent
authorities in the Member States accompanied by the original
of the export certificate. The original of the said export certifi-
cate shall be retained by the body which issues the import
licence. However, where the application for an import licence
relates to only a part of the quantity indicated on the export
certificate, the issuing body shall indicate on the original the
quantity for which the original was used and, after affixing its
stamp, shall return the original to the party concerned.

Only the quantity indicated under ‘shipped weight’ on the
export certificate shall be taken into consideration for the issue
of the import licence.

2. Where it is found that the quantities actually unloaded in
a given consignment are greater than the total figuring on the
import licence or licences issued for this consignment, the
licence or
competent authorities who issued the import
licences concerned shall, at
the importer,
communicate to the Commission by telex or fax, case by case
and as soon as possible, the number or numbers of the Thai
the import
export certificates,

the number or numbers of

the request of

licences, the excess quantity concerned and the name of the
cargo vessel.

The Commission shall contact the Thai authorities so that new
export certificates may be drawn up. Until the new certificates
have been drawn up, the excess quantities may not be released
for free circulation under the conditions laid down in this
Regulation as long as new import licences for the quantities in
question cannot be presented. New import licences shall be
issued under the conditions laid down in Article 7.

3.
However, by way of derogation from paragraph 2, where
it is found that the quantities actually unloaded in the case of a
given delivery do not exceed by more than 2 % the quantities
covered by the import
the
licence or
competent authorities of the Member State of release for free
circulation shall, at the importer's request, authorise the release
for free circulation of
the surplus quantities in return for
payment of a customs duty with a ceiling of 6 % ad valorem and
the lodging by the importer of a security of an amount equal to
the difference between the duty laid down in the Common
Customs Tariff and the duty paid.

licences presented,

When the Commission receives the information referred to in
the first subparagraph of paragraph 2, it shall contact the Thai
authorities so that new export certificates may be drawn up.

The security shall be released upon presentation to the
competent authorities of the Member State of release for free
circulation of an additional import licence for the quantities
licence does not entail an
concerned. Application for that
obligation to lodge the security for a licence referred to in
Article 15(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 or Article 5 of
this Regulation. The licence shall be issued under the condi-
tions laid down in Article 7 and upon presentation of one or
more new export certificates issued by the Thai authorities. The
additional import licence shall contain in box 20 one of the
following entries:

— Certificado complementario, apartado 3 del artículo 4 del

Reglamento (CE) no 2566/2001

— Supplerende licens, forordning (EF) nr. 2566/2001, artikel

4, stk. 3

— Zusätzliche Lizenz — Artikel 4 Absatz 3 der Verordnung

(EG) Nr. 2566/2001

— Συµπληρωµατικό πιστοποιητικό — Άρθρο 4 παράγραφος 3

του κανονισµού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 2566/2001

— Licence for additional quantity, Article 4(3) of Regulation

(EC) No 2566/2001

— Certificat complémentaire, règlement (CE) no 2566/2001

article 4 paragraphe 3

— Titolo complementare, regolamento (CE) n. 2566/2001

articolo 4, paragrafo 3

— Aanvullend certificaat — artikel 4, lid 3, van Verordening

(EG) nr. 2566/2001

— Certificado complementar, n.o 3 do artigo 4.o do Regula-

mento (CE) n.o 2566/2001

— Lisätodistus, asetus (EY) N:o 2566/2001, 4 artiklan 3 kohta

— Kompletterande licens, artikel 4.3 i

förordning (EG) nr

2566/2001.

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Except in cases of force majeure, the security shall be forfeit for
quantities for which an additional
licence is not
presented within a period of four months from the date of
acceptance of the declaration of release for free circulation
referred to in the first subparagraph.
It shall be forfeit in
particular for quantities for which the additional import licence
has not been issued pursuant to Article 7(1).

import

After the competent authority has entered the quantity on the
additional import licence and authenticated the entry, and the
security provided for in the first subparagraph is released, the
licence shall be sent to the issuing body as soon as possible.

Applications for licences may be submitted in all Member
the

issued shall be valid throughout

4.
States and licences
Community.

The fourth indent of Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/
2000 shall not apply to imports carried out under this Regula-
tion.

Article 5

By way of derogation from Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No
1162/95, the security relating to the import licences provided
for in this Title shall be EUR 5 per tonne.

Article 6

1.
shall be marked ‘Thailand’

Applications for an import licence and the licence itself
in box 8.

The licence shall bear the following indications in one of

2.
the language versions given below:

(a) in box 24:

— Derechos de aduana limitados al 6 % ad valorem [Regla-

mento (CE) no 2566/2001]

— Tullsatsen begränsad till 6 % av värdet (Förordning (EG)

nr 2566/2001);

(b) in box 20:

— Nombre del barco (indicar el nombre del barco que
figura en el certificado de exportación tailandés)

— Skibets navn (skibsnavn, der er anført i det thailandske

eksportcertifikat)

— Name des Schiffes (Angabe des in der thailändischen
eingetragenen Schiffsnamens)

Ausfuhrbescheinigung

— Ονοµασία του πλοίου (σηµειώστε την ονοµασία του πλοίου
που αναγράφεται στο ταϊλανδικό πιστοποιητικό εξαγωγής)

— Name of the cargo vessel (state the name of the vessel

given on the Thai export certificate)

— Nom du bateau (indiquer le nom du bateau figurant sur

le certificat d'exportation thaïlandais)

— Nome della nave (indicare il nome della nave che figura

sul titolo di esportazione tailandese)

— Naam van het schip (zoals aangegeven in het Thaise

uitvoercertificaat)

— Nome do navio (indicar o nome do navio que consta

do certificado de exportação tailandês)

— Laivan nimi (nimi, joka on thaimaalaisessa vientitodis-

tuksessa)

— Fartygets namn (namnet på det fartyg som anges i den

thailändska exportlicensen)

— Número y fecha del certificado de exportación tailandés

— Det thailandske eksportcertifikats nummer og dato

— Nummer und Datum der thailändischen Ausfuhrbe-

scheinigung

— Αριθµός και ηµεροµηνία του ταϊλανδικού πιστοποιητικού

εξαγωγής

— Serial number and date of the Thai export certificate

— Numéro et date du certificat d'exportation thaïlandais

— Toldsatsen begrænses til 6 % af værdien (Forordning

— Numero e data del titolo di esportazione tailandese

(EF) nr. 2566/2001)

— Beschränkung des Zolls auf 6 % des Zollwerts (Verord-

nung (EG) Nr. 2566/2001)

— Τελωνειακός δασµός κατ' ανώτατο όριο 6 % κατ' αξία

[κανονισµός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 2566/2001]

— Customs duties limited to 6 % ad valorem (Regulation

(EC) No 2566/2001)

— Droits de douane limités à 6 % ad valorem [règlement

(CE) no 2566/2001]

— Dazi doganali limitati al 6 % ad valorem [regolamento

(CE) n. 2566/2001]

— Douanerechten beperkt tot 6 % ad valorem [Verord-

ening (EG) nr. 2566/2001]

— Direitos aduaneiros limitados a 6 % ad valorem [Regula-

mento (CE) n.o 2566/2001]

— Arvotulli rajoitettu 6 prosenttiin (asetus (EY) N:o 2566/

2001)

— Nummer en datum van het Thaise uitvoercertificaat

— Número e data do certificado de exportação tailandês

— Thaimaalaisen vientitodistuksen numero ja päivämäärä

— Den thailändska exportlicensens nummer och datum.

3.
A licence shall be accepted in support of a declaration of
release for free circulation only if, notably in the light of a copy
of the bill of lading presented by the party concerned, it is
shown that the products for which release for free circulation is
requested have been transported to the Community by the
vessel referred to in the import licence.

4.
Subject to application of Article 4(3) and notwithstanding
Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, the quantity
released for free circulation may not exceed that shown in
boxes 17 and 18 of the import licence. The figure 0 shall be
entered to that effect in box 19 of the said licence

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Article 7

1.
The import licence shall be issued on the fifth working
day following the day on which the application is lodged,
except where the Commission informs the competent authori-
ties of the Member State by fax that the conditions laid down
in this Regulation have not been fulfilled.

Where the conditions governing the issue of the licence have
not been complied with, the Commission may, where neces-
sary, and following consultation with the Thai authorities,
adopt appropriate measures.

2.
At the request of the party concerned, and following
communication of the Commission's agreement by fax, the
import licence may be issued within a shorter period.

Article 8

By way of derogation from Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No
1162/95, the last day of the period of validity of the import
licence shall correspond to the last day of the period of validity
of the export certificate plus 30 days.

Article 9

1.
The Member States shall communicate to the Commis-
sion each day by fax the following information concerning
each application for a licence:

— the quantity for which each import licence is requested,
‘additional import

with the indication, where appropriate,
licence’,

— the name of the applicant for the import licence,
— the number of the export certificate submitted, as indicated

in the upper section of the certificate,
— the date of issue of the export certificate,
— the total quantity for which the export certificate was

issued,

— the name of the exporter indicated on the export certificate.

responsible

At the end of the first half of 2003, at the latest, the
2.
authorities
shall
communicate to the Commission by fax a complete list of
quantities not taken up as endorsed on the back of the import
licences, the name of the cargo vessel and the numbers of the
export certificates in question.

issuing import

licences

for

TITLE III

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 10

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 December 2001.

For the Commission

Pascal LAMY

Member of the Commission

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