Commission Regulation (EC) No 285/2003 of 14 February 2003 on the issue of import licences for sheepmeat and goatmeat products under GATT-WTO non-country-specific tariff quotas for the first quarter of 2003
Date: 2003-02-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, Namibia, South Africa, goatmeat, import licence, sheepmeat, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 285/2003

of 14 February 2003

on the issue of import licences for sheepmeat and goatmeat products under GATT-WTO non-
country-specific tariff quotas for the first quarter of 2003

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1439/95 of 26 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for
the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2467/98 as regards the import and export of products in
the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 272/2001 (2), and in parti-
cular Article 16(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

Title II B of Regulation (EC) No 1439/95 contains detailed rules for imports under GATT/WTO
non-country-specific tariff quotas. Under Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1439/95, it is neces-
sary to decide the extent to which import licences may be issued for applications lodged for the first
quarter of 2003.

Under Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1439/95, the maximum quantity available for the first
quarter of 2003 is one quarter of the total quota for the current year. Accordingly, the quantity
available for the first quarter of 2003 is limited to 125 tonnes for quota No 09.4147 (countries in
group 4) and 50 tonnes for quota No 09.4037 (countries in group 5) in the Annex to Commission
Regulation (EC) No 2366/2002 of 27 December 2002 opening Community tariff quotas for 2003
for sheep, goats, sheepmeat and goatmeat (3).

If the quantities covered by licence applications exceed the quantities which may be imported under
Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1439/95, those quantities should be reduced by a single percentage
in accordance with Article 16(4)(b) of that Regulation.

If the quantities covered by licence applications do not exceed the quantities provided for in Regula-
tion (EC) No 1439/95, then all the licence applications may be accepted for the full quantity.

The quantities applied for between 1 and 10 January 2003 were 33 967 tonnes for group 4 and
129 333 tonnes for group 5. In view of the quantities available for the first quarter, the acceptance
percentage shall be 100 % for group 4 and 38,6599 % for group 5.

Licences may be used only for products meeting all the requirements of the veterinary rules
currently in force in the Community.

Applications have been lodged in Germany and France for products originating in South Africa, and
in Greece and Italy for products originating in Namibia,

(1) OJ L 143, 27.6.1995, p. 7.
(2) OJ L 41, 10.2.2001, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 351, 28.12.2002, p. 73.

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In accordance with Article 16(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1439/95, Germany may issue import licences as
provided for in Title II B of that Regulation for which applications were lodged between 1 and 10 January
2003. The following quantities shall be authorised:

Member State: Germany - 1 January tot 31 March - Import terms

Country of
origin

Quantity
applied for
(in tonnes)

Percentage of
applications
accepted

Quantity
author-
ised (1) (2)
(in tonnes)

CN code

Quota
number

Ad valorem

duty

Specific duties

South
Africa
(group 5) (3)

33,333

38,6599

12,887

0204

09.4037

0

0

(1) Note: Quantities expressed in tonnes of carcase equivalent.
(2)
(3) Note: Group 5 in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2366/2002.

In accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1439/95.

Article 2

In accordance with Article 16(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1439/95, Greece may issue import licences as
provided for in Title II B of that Regulation for which applications were lodged between 1 and 10 January
2003. The following quantities shall be authorised:

Member State: Greece - 1 January to 31 March - Import terms

Country of
origin

Quantity
applied for
(in tonnes)

Percentage of
applications
accepted

Quantity
author-
ised (1) (2)
(in tonnes)

CN code

Quota
number

Ad valorem

duty

Specific duties

Namibia
(group 4) (3)

12,800

100,00

12,800

ex 0204
domestic
sheep

09.4147

0

65 % reduc-
tion

(1) Note: Quantities expressed in tonnes of carcase equivalent.
(2)
(3) Note: Group 4 in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2366/2002.

In accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1439/95.

Article 3

In accordance with Article 16(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1439/95, France may issue import licences as
provided for in Title II B of that Regulation for which applications were lodged between 1 and 10 January
2003. The following quantities shall be authorised:

Member State: France - 1 January to 31 March - Import terms

Country of
origin

Quantity
applied for
(in tonnes)

Percentage of
applications
accepted

Quantity
author-
ised (1) (2)
(in tonnes)

CD code

Quota
number

Ad valorem

duty

Specific duties

South
Africa
(group 5) (3)

96

38,6599

37,114

0204

09.4037

0

0

(1) Note: Quantities expressed in tonnes of carcase equivalent.
(2)
In accordance with Aricle 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1439/95.
(3) Note: Group 5 in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2366/2002.

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Article 4

In accordance with Article 16(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1439/95, Italy may issue import licences as
provided for in Title II B of that Regulation for which applications were lodged between 1 and 10 January
2003. The following quantities shall be authorised:

Member State: Italy - 1 January to 31 March - Import terms

Country of
origin

Quality
applied for
(in tonnes)

Percentage of
applications
accepted

Quantity
author-
ised (1) (2)
(in tonnes)

CN code

Quota
number

Ad valorem

duty

Specific duties

Namibia (3)
(group 4)

21,167

100,00

21,167

ex 0204
domestic
sheep

09.4147

0

65 % reduc-
tion

(1) Note: Quantities expressed in tonnes of carcase equivalent.
(2)
(3) Note: Group 4 in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2366/2002.

In accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1439/95.

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

It shall apply from 25 January 2003.

Article 5

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

Done at Brussels, 14 February 2003.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General