Commission Regulation (EC) No 915/2003 of 26 May 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 2366/2002 opening Community tariff quotas for 2003 for sheep, goats, sheepmeat and goatmeat
Date: 2003-05-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, beef, goat, live animal, tariff quota

27.5.2003

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 915/2003

of 26 May 2003

amending Regulation (EC) No 2366/2002 opening Community tariff quotas for 2003 for sheep,
goats, sheepmeat and goatmeat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2529/2001 of 19
December 2001 on the common organisation of the market in
sheepmeat and goatmeat (1), and in particular Article 16(1)
thereof,

Whereas:

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2366/2002 (2), provides
for Community tariff quotas for products of the sheep-
meat and goatmeat sectors originating in some candidate
countries and other third countries for the period 1
January to 31 December 2003.

New trade agreements have been concluded with some
candidate countries (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Poland,
Slovakia and Romania) and with Chile.

The
adjusted Europe Agreements with the Czech
Republic and with Slovakia provide for a continuation
of the Community tariff quotas with those countries.

Following the conclusion of the trade agreements with
Bulgaria, quantitative restrictions and ad valorem as well
as specific duties for sheep and goat products, will be
eliminated in accordance with the Protocol adjusting the
trade aspects of the Europe Agreement establishing an
association between the European Communities and
their Member States, of the one part, and Bulgaria, of
the other part, to take account of the outcome of nego-
tiations between the parties on new mutual agricultural
concessions. Those quantitative restrictions and duties
will be abolished from the first day of the first month
following the Contracting Parties' notification of
the
accomplishment of the approval procedures.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

Poland access to the Community without quantitative
restrictions and with exemption from ad valorem and
specific duties.

From the date of entry into force of the Agreements
with Bulgaria, Poland and Romania import
licences
should therefore not be necessary any longer.

In order to avoid errors on the calculation of the quota
use in tonnes of carcase-weight equivalent, it is essential
that for each type of product the correct conversion
coefficient is applied. To this end Article 5 should be
modified.

Certain tariff quotas for sheep and goat meat products
have been provided under the Cotonou Agreement with
the ACP States. At the time when sheepmeat products
are presented to the customs authorities for import, it is
difficult for those authorities to establish whether they
originate from domestic sheep or other sheep, which
determines the application of different duty rates. It is
therefore appropriate to provide that the document of
origin contains a clarification to that end.

In conformity with Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12
December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection
problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine
and fresh meat from third countries (5), as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001 (6), and Council
Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the
principles governing the organisation of veterinary
checks on animals entering the Community from third
countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/
EEC and 90/675/EEC (7), as last amended by Directive
96/43/EC (8),
imports may be authorised only for
products meeting all the requirements of the veterinary
rules and certification currently in force in the Commu-
nity.

(10)

Regulation (EC) No 2366/2002 should be amended
accordingly.

The Protocols adjusting the trade aspects of the Europe
Agreements establishing an association between the
European Communities and their Member States, of the
one part, and Romania and Poland, of the other part, to
take account of the outcome of negotiations between
the Parties on new mutual agricultural concessions,
approved respectively by Council Decision 2003/18/
EC (3), and Council Decision 2003/263/EC (4), grant from
1 April 2003, products originating in Romania and

(11)

(12)

Since the tariff quotas are opened from 1 January 2003,
this Regulation should apply retroactively as from the
same date.

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

(1) OJ L 341, 22.12.2001, p. 3.
(2) OJ L 351, 28.12.2002, p. 73.
(3) OJ L 8, 14.1.2003, p. 18.
(4) OJ L 97, 15.4.2003, p. 53.

(5) OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28.
(6) OJ L 198, 21.7.2001, p. 11.
(7) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56.
(8) OJ L 162, 1.7.1996, p. 1.

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) 2366/2002 is amended as follows:

1. Article 5 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 5

For the purpose of calculating the quantities of “carcase-
weight equivalent” referred to in Article 3 the net weight of
sheep and goat products shall be multiplied by the following
coefficients:
— live animals: 0,47,

— boneless lamb and boneless goatmeat kid: 1,67,

— boneless mutton, boneless sheep and boneless goatmeat
other than kid: 1,81. This coefficient shall also be used
when the product is not described explicitly in the docu-
ment of origin as boneless lamb or boneless goatmeat
kid and also in the case of a mixture of different sheep
or goat boneless products,

— bone-in products: 1,00.’

2. Article 6 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 6

The document of origin accompanying the sheep and goat
meat
ex 0204,
ex 0210 99 21 and ex 0210 99 29 referred to under

under CN codes

products

falling

Country group No 4 of the Annex, shall contain in the box
concerning the description of
the
following indications:

the products, one of

(a) meat from sheep and/or goat products from the species

“domestic sheep” and/or “domestic goats”;

(b) meat from sheep and/or goat products from the species
than

than domestic

and/or

sheep”

“other

“other
domestic goats”.

These indications must correspond to the indications in the
veterinary certificate accompanying those products which
and/or
indication “domestic
shall
the
include
“domestic goats”,
“non
“non domestic
domestic goats”, “farmed” or “wild game” as appropriate.’

and/or

sheep”

sheep”

3. The Annex is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to

this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter
into force on the third day
following that of its publication 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, 26 May 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX

SHEEPMEAT AND GOATMEAT IN TONNES (T) OF CARCASE WEIGHT EQUIVALENT

Community tariff quotas for 2003

Country
group
No (1)

CN codes

ad valorem
duty %

Specific duty
(EUR/100 kg)

Order
number
under Titles
II(A) and
II(B) of Regu-
lation (EC)
No 1439/95

Origin

Volume in tonnes of carcase
weight equivalent (2)

Per quarter

Per year

1

0204

Zero

Zero

09.4131

Argentina

09.4132

Australia

09.4133

Chile (3)

09.4134

New Zealand

09.4135

Uruguay

09.4136

Iceland

09.4137

Slovenia

2 (4)

0104 10 30
0104 10 80
0104 20 90
0204

Zero

Zero

09.4681

Poland

09.4682

Romania

09.4683

Bulgaria

09.4684

Czech Republic

09.4685

Slovakia

3

0204

Zero

Zero

09.4141

Greenland

09.4142

Faeroes

09.4143

Turkey

4

0104 10 30, 0104 10 80 and
0104 20 90.

Zero

Zero

09.4146

ACP States

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

25

23 000

18 650

3 000

226 700

5 800

1 350

50

9 200

8 750

7 000

2 150

4 300

100

20

200

100

the species

For
sheep” only:
and ex 0210 99 29.

“other
ex 0204,

than domestic
ex 0210 99 21

species

the

For
only:
ex 0210 99 29.

ex 0204,

5 (5)

0204

0104 10 30
0104 10 80
0104 20 90

“domestic
ex 0210 99 21

sheep”
and

Zero

65 %
reduction
of
duties

specific

09.4147

ACP States

125

500

Zero

10 %

Zero

Zero

09.4037

Others

09.4036

Others (6)

50

12

200

49

In accordance with Article 3 of this Regulation.

(1)
(2) For the purposes of Article 5 of this Regulation, in the case of live animals or boneless products, conversion coefficients shall be applied.
(3) Pro memoria: in addition to the 3 000 tonnes of the GATT/WTO quota, Chile has another bilateral quota of 2 000 tonnes per year (of which 1 833 tonnes correspond

to the quota year 2003) under Council Regulation (EC) No 312/2003 (OJ L 46, 20.2.2003, p. 1).

(4) — For Bulgaria those quotas are only valid from 1 January 2003 until the date of entering into force of the adjusted Europe Agreements.

— For Romania and Poland this quota shall be valid until 31 March 2003.
— For Slovakia the tariff quota shall only refer to CN codes 0104 10 30, 0104 10 80 and 0104 20 90 from the entry into force of the adjusted Europe Agreement

with that country.

(5)
“Others” stands here for all origins including the ACP States and excluding the other countries mentioned in the current table.
(6) The former amount of 105 tonnes live weight per year has been converted into tonnes carcase weight per quarter and rounded.’