Commission Regulation (EC) No 701/2003 of 16 April 2003 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 as regards the arrangements applicable to imports of certain poultrymeat and egg products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States)
Date: 2003-04-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ACP countries, egg, import (EU), import licence, originating product, poultry, poultrymeat, tariff quota, tariff reduction

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 701/2003

of 16 April 2003

laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 as regards
the arrangements applicable to imports of certain poultrymeat and egg products originating in the
African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu-
nity,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29
October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in
eggs (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No
493/2002 (2), and in particular Article 3 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 Regulation (EC) No 493/
2002, and in particular Article 3 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 of 10
December 2002 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural
products and goods resulting from the processing of agricul-
tural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific
States (ACP States) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1706/
98 (4), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

(4)

(5)

(6)

For the purposes of managing the tariff import quotas,
the general rules laid down by Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1291/2000 of 9 June 2000 laying down
common detailed rules for the application of the system
of import and export licences and advance fixing certifi-
cates for agricultural products (8), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 325/2003 (9), should be applied
where this Regulation does not lay down specific rules.

In order to ensure proper administration of the quotas, a
security should be required for applications for import
licences and certain conditions should be laid down as
regards applicants themselves. The quotas should also be
staggered over the year and the term of validity of
licences should be specified.

To allow optimum management of the tariff quota, this
Regulation should apply from 1 January 2003.

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 implements the amend-
ments to the arrangements for imports from the ACP
States made as a result of the ACP-EC Partnership Agree-
ment signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 (5). Article
1(3) of that Regulation introduces general arrangements
for reducing customs duties for the products in Annex I
thereto and specific arrangements for reducing customs
duties, within the framework of the tariff quotas, for
certain products in Annex II thereto.

As a result of these new import arrangements, detailed
rules of application should be laid down for the issue of
import
reduced
licences for products qualifying for
duties. Commission Regulation (EC) No 704/1999 of 31
March 1999 laying down detailed rules for the applica-
tion of the arrangements for imports of eggs and poul-
trymeat products originating in the African, Caribbean
and Pacific States (ACP States) and repealing Regulation
(EEC) No 903/90 (6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
1043/2001 (7), should therefore be repealed.

(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 49.
(2) OJ L 77, 20.3.2002, p. 7.
(3) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 77.
(4) OJ L 348, 21.12.2002, p. 5.
(5) OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 3.
(6) OJ L 89, 1.4.1999, p. 29.
(7) OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 24.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

All
imports into the Community under Regulation (EC) No
2286/2002 of products covered by CN codes listed in Annex I
to this Regulation shall qualify for reduced customs duties on
presentation of an import licence.

Licences shall be issued under the conditions laid down in this
Regulation and within the limit of the quotas laid down in
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002.

Article 2

The annual tariff quota referred to in Part B of Annex I shall be
staggered as follows:

— 50 % in the period 1 January to 30 June,

— 50 % in the period 1 July to 31 December.

(8) OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1.
(9) OJ L 47, 21.2.2003, p. 21.

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Article 3

— Toldnedsættelse, jf. forordning (EF) nr. 701/2003

1.
Applicants for import licences for products referred to in
Annex I shall be natural or legal persons who, at the time when
applications are submitted, can prove to the satisfaction of the
competent authorities of the Member States that they have
been active in trade with third countries in the poultrymeat
sector for at least the preceding 12 months.

retail establishments or

selling their
However,
products to final consumers shall be excluded from the reduc-
tion in customs duties.

restaurants

2.
Import licence applications may mention only one of the
quota numbers referred to in Annex I. They may involve
several products covered by different CN codes. In such cases,
all the CN codes shall be indicated in box 16 and their descrip-
tion in box 15 of licence applications and licences.

Applications must be for a minimum of one tonne and a
maximum of 50 % of the quantity available for the quota
concerned and the period specified in Article 2.

— Ermäßigung des Zollsatzes gemäß der Verordnung (EG) Nr.

701/2003

— Μείωση του δασµού όπως προβλέπεται στον κανονισµό (ΕΚ)

αριθ. 701/2003

— Customs duty reduction as provided for in Regulation (EC)

No 701/2003

— Réduction du droit de douane comme prévu au règlement

(CE) no 701/2003

— Riduzione del dazio doganale a norma del regolamento (CE)

n. 701/2003

— Douanerecht verlaagd overeenkomstig Verordening (EG) nr.

701/2003

— Redução do direito aduaneiro conforme previsto no Regula-

mento (CE) n.o 701/2003

— Tullialennus,

josta on säädetty asetuksessa (EY) N:o 701/

Article 4

2003

1.
Box 8 of licence applications and licences shall indicate
the country of origin. Licences shall entail an obligation to
import from the country indicated.

Box 20 of licence applications and licences shall carry

2.
one of the following entries:

— Producto ACP — Reglamentos (CE) no 2286/2002 y (CE) no

701/2003

— AVS-produkt — forordning (EF) nr. 2286/2002 og (EF) nr.

701/2003

— AKP-Erzeugnis — Verordnungen (EG) Nr. 2286/2002 und

(EG) Nr. 701/2003

— Προϊόν ΑΚΕ — Κανονισµοί (ΕΚ) αριθ. 2286/2002 και (ΕΚ)

αριθ. 701/2003

— ACP product — Regulations (EC) No 2286/2002 and (EC)

No 701/2003

— Produit ACP — règlements (CE) no 2286/2002 et (CE) no

701/2003

— Prodotto ACP — regolamenti (CE) n. 2286/2002 e (CE) n.

701/2003

— ACS-product — Verordeningen (EG) nr. 2286/2002 en

(EG) nr. 701/2003

— Produto ACP — Regulamentos (CE) n.o 2286/2002 e (CE)

n.o 701/2003

— AKT-tuote — asetukset (EY) N:o 2286/2002 ja (EY) N:o

701/2003

— AVS-produkt — förordningarna (EG) nr 2286/2002 och

(EG) nr 701/2003.

Box 24 of

3.
entries:

licences shall carry one of

the following

— Reducción del derecho de aduana en virtud del Reglamento

(CE) no 701/2003

— Nedsättning av tullavgiften enligt förordning (EG) nr 701/

2003.

Article 5

Licence applications may only be lodged during the first
1.
seven days of the month preceding each period specified in
Article 2. They must be lodged with the competent authority
of the Member State where the applicant is established or has
his or her registered place of business.

2.
Applications shall be admissible only where applicants
declare in writing that they have not lodged and will not be
lodging,
for the period in question, other applications for
products of the same quota in the Member State where the
application is lodged or another Member State. If an applicant
lodges more than one application for products of one quota
none of the applications shall be valid.

3.
The Member States shall notify the Commission no later
than the third working day following the end of the application
submission period of applications lodged for each of
the
the group in question. Such notification shall
products of
comprise a list of applicants and of quantities applied for by
quota.

All notifications shall be made by fax or by electronic means
using the model shown in Annex II in cases where no applica-
tions have been made (‘nil’ returns) or the models shown in
Annexes II and III in cases where applications have been made.

The Commission shall decide to what extent quantities

4.
may be awarded in respect of applications.

If quantities in respect of which licences have been applied for
fix a
exceed the quantities available,
single percentage reducing the quantities applied for.

the Commission shall

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If the overall quantity covered by applications is less than the
quantity available, the Commission shall calculate the quantity
remaining, which shall be added to the quantity available in
respect of the following period in the same year.

Licences shall be issued as soon as possible subject to the
5.
Commissions decision regarding acceptance of the applications.

6.
The Member States shall communicate to the Commis-
sion, before the end of the fourth month following each annual
period specified in Article 2, the quantities actually imported
under this Regulation in that period.

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

Article 7

A security of EUR 20 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged for
import licence applications for all products.

Article 8

Import under the arrangements for a reduction in customs
duties provided for in this Regulation may take place only if
the origin of the products concerned is certified by the compe-
tent authorities of the exporting countries in accordance with
the rules of origin applicable to the products in question
pursuant to Protocol 1 to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement
signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000.

Article 9

Article 6

Unless this Regulation provides otherwise, Regulation (EC) No
1291/2000 shall apply.

Import licences shall be valid for 180 days from the date
1.
of actual issue in accordance with Article 23(2) of Regulation
(EC) No 1291/2000.

Regulation (EC) No 704/1999 is hereby repealed.

Article 10

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

Import licences issued pursuant to this Regulation shall

2.
not be transferable.

Article 11

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

It shall apply from 1 January 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 April 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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A. Products referred to in Article 1(3) and Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 qualifying for a reduction
in the out-of-quota customs duty

ANNEX I

Reduction in customs duty
(%)

16

CN code

0105

0209 00 90

0210 99 71

0210 99 79

0407 00 11

0407 00 19

0407 00 30

0408 11 80

0408 19 81

0408 19 89

0408 91 80

0408 99 80

1501 00 90

B. Products referred to in Article 1(3) and Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 qualifying for a reduction
in customs duty under a quota

Order No

Quota No

09.4024

09.4025

Q3

Q4

CN code

0207

1602 31

1602 32

1602 39

Reduction in
customs duty
(%)

Annual quantity
(tonnes)

65

65

400

500

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ANNEX II

Regulation (EC) No 701/2003 — ACP imports

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ANNEX III

Regulation (EC) No 701/2003 — ACP imports

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ANNEX IV

Communication of quantities actually imported