Commission Regulation (EC) No 1144/2003 of 27 June 2003 amending Regulations (EC) Nos 1279/98, 1128/1999 and 1247/1999 as regards certain tariff quotas for certain live bovine animals and beef and veal products originating in the Slovak Republic, Republic of Bulgaria and Republic of Poland
Date: 2003-06-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, Poland, Slovakia, cattle, live animal, meat product, originating product, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1144/2003

of 27 June 2003

amending Regulations (EC) Nos 1279/98, 1128/1999 and 1247/1999 as regards certain tariff quotas
for certain live bovine animals and beef and veal products originating in the Slovak Republic,
Republic of Bulgaria and Republic of Poland

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef
and veal (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC)
No 806/2003 (2), and in particular Article 32(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(4)

(1)

(2)

(3)

Council Decision 2003/299/EC of 14 April 2003
concerning the conclusion of a 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 the Slovak
Republic, of
the
outcome of negotiations between the Parties on new
mutual agricultural concessions (3) provides
for new
concessions as regards the importation of certain live
animals and beef and veal products under the tariff
quotas opened by that Agreement, applicable from 1
May 2003.

to take account of

the other part,

Council Decision 2003/286/EC of 8 April 2003
concerning the conclusion of a 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 the Republic
of Bulgaria, of the other part, to take account of the
outcome of negotiations between the Parties on new
mutual agricultural concessions (4) provides
for new
concessions as regards the importation of certain live
animals and beef and veal products under the tariff
quotas opened by that Agreement, applicable from 1
June 2003.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 of 19 June
1998 laying down detailed rules for applying the tariff
quotas for beef and veal provided for in Council Regula-
tions (EC) No 2290/2000, (EC) No 2433/2000, (EC) No
2434/2000 and (EC) No 1408/2002 and Council Deci-
sions 2003/18/EC and 2003/263/EC for Bulgaria, the
Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania
and
Poland (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 673/
2003 (6), Commission Regulation (EC) No 1128/1999 of
28 May 1999 laying down detailed rules of application
for a tariff quota for calves weighing not more than 80
kilograms originating in certain third countries (7), as last

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 107, 30.4.2003, p. 36.
(4) OJ L 102, 24.4.2003, p. 60.
(5) OJ L 176, 20.6.1998, p. 12.
(6) OJ L 97, 15.4.2003, p. 18.
(7) OJ L 135, 29.5.1999, p. 50.
(8) OJ L 150, 17.6.1999, p. 18.

amended by Regulation (EC) No 673/2003 and Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 1247/1999 of 16 June 1999
laying down detailed rules for the application of a tariff
quota for live bovine animals weighing from 80 to 300
kilograms and originating in certain third countries (8),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 673/2003,
should therefore be amended.

Council Decisions 2003/298/EC of 14 April 2003 on
the conclusion of a 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 the Czech Republic, of the
other part, to take account of the outcome of negotia-
tions between the parties on new mutual agricultural
concessions (9)
and Council Decision 2003/285/EC
Council Decision of 18 March 2003 concerning the
conclusion of a 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 the Republic of Hungary, of
the other part, to take account of the outcome of nego-
tiations between the parties on new mutual agricultural
concessions (10) repealed respectively 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 transitional
measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for
in the Europe Agreement with the Czech Republic (11)
and Council Regulation (EC) No 1408/2002 of 29 July
2002 establishing concessions in the form of Commu-
nity tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and
providing for an adjustment, as an autonomous and
transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions
provided for in the Europe Agreement with Hungary (12).
The references made to those Regulations in Regulation
(EC) No 1279/98 should, therefore, be replaced.

(5)

Regulation (EC) No 1279/1998 provided for quarterly
applications for import licences in order to ensure that
quantities laid down are imported in an orderly fashion;
while still meeting that objective experience has shown a
need to allow for half-yearly applications, with the
period of validity of the import licences being extended
accordingly. The Regulation should be amended accord-
ingly with effect from 1 July 2003.

(9) OJ L 107, 30.4.2003, p. 12.
(10) OJ L 102, 24.4.2003, p. 32.
(11) OJ L 280, 4.11.2000, p. 1.
(12) OJ L 205, 2.8.2002, p. 9.

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Decision 2003/299/EC and Decision 2003/286/EC
provides for new concessions as of 1 May 2003 and 1
June 2003 respectively. Therefore, provisions should be
made for the retrospective applicability of these conces-
sions.

Where the quantities covered by import licence applications
submitted in respect of the first tranche specified in the first
subparagraph are lower than those available, the remaining
quantities shall be added to those available for the second
tranche.’

(6)

(7)

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

4.

in Article 3(1)(c), the second subparagraph is replaced by
the following:

‘Group of products within the meaning of point (c) shall
mean:

— either products falling within CN codes 0201 or 0202
originating in one of the countries listed in Annex I,

— or products

falling within CN codes 0206 10 95,
0206 29 91, 0210 20 10, 0210 20 90 originating in
Slovak Republic
and 0210 99 51,
and Hungary
0210 99 59 or 0210 99 90 originating in Hungary,

— or products

falling within CN codes 0206 10 95,
0206 29 91, 0210 20 or 0210 99 51 originating in
Romania,

— or products falling within CN code 1602 50 10 origi-

nating in Poland,

— or products falling within CN code 1602 50 originating

in Slovak Republic and Romania.’

5. Article 5(2) is replaced by the following:

Import

licences issued pursuant

‘2.
to this Regulation
shall be valid for 180 days from their actual day of issue
within the meaning of Article 23(2) of Commission Regula-
tion (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 certificates
for agricultural products (*), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 325/2003. However, no licence shall be valid after
30 June following the date of issue.

(*) OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1.’

6. Annex I is modified as follows:

— For the order number 09.4824, in the column ‘Descrip-
tion’, last indent, footnote (1) should be added with the
following text:

‘Coefficient
providing meat content is > 60 %.’

for

conversion to fresh meat = 2,14,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 is amended as follows:

1. the title is replaced by the following:

‘Commission Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 of 19 June 1998
laying down detailed rules for applying the tariff quotas for
beef and veal provided for in Council Decisions 2003/286/
EC, 2003/298/EC, 2003/299/EC, 2003/18/EC, 2003/263/
EC and 2003/285/EC for Bulgaria,
the Czech Republic,
Slovakia, Romania, the Republic of Poland and the Republic
of Hungary.’

2. the first paragraph of Article 1 is replaced by the following:

‘Import licences shall be presented for imports into the
Community of the products listed in Annex I hereto under
the quotas provided for in Council Decisions 2003/286/
EC (*),
2003/18/
EC (****), 2003/263/EC (*****) and 2003/285/EC (******) for
Bulgaria,
the
Republic of Poland and the Republic of Hungary.

the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania,

2003/299/EC (***),

2003/298/EC (**),

(*) OJ L 102, 24.4.2003, p. 60.
(**) OJ L 107, 30.4.2003, p. 12.
(***) OJ L 107, 30.4.2003, p. 36.
(****) OJ L 8, 14.1.2003, p. 18.
(*****) OJ L 97, 15.4.2003, p. 53.
(******) OJ L 102, 24.4.2003, p. 32.’

3. Article 2 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 2

The quantities referred to in Article 1 for each period set
out in Annex I shall be broken down as follows:

— 50 % from 1 July to 31 December,

— 50 % from 1 January to 30 June.

— For the order number 09.4624, in the column ‘Rate of

duty applicable’, ‘20 %’ shall be replaced by ‘free’;

— For the order number 09.4651, in the column ‘Rate of

duty applicable’, ‘20 %’ shall be replaced by ‘free’.

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— The following quotas are to be introduced into Annex I:

Country of
origin

Serial No

CN code

Description

Rate of duty
applicable
(% of MFN)

Annual quan-
tity from
1.7.2002 to
30.6.2003
(tonnes)

Annual quan-
tity from
1.7.2003 to
30.6.2004
(tonnes)

Annual
increase from
1.7.2004
(tonnes)

‘Slovakia

09.4644

0206 10 95
0206 29 91
0210 20

Meat of bovine
(offal)

animals

Free

500

1 000

09.4648

1602 50

prepared

Other
or
preserved meat, meat of
offal or blood of bovine
animals

Free

100

200

0

0’

Article 2

Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1128/1999 is replaced by the following:

‘2.

For the quantity referred to in paragraph 1, the rate of customs duty shall be:

— reduced by 80 % for animals originating in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia and

Lithuania,

— reduced by 90 % for animals originating in Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania,

— abolished for animals originating in Poland.’

Article 3

Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1247/1999 is replaced by the following:

‘2.

For the quantity referred to in paragraph 1, the rate of customs duty shall be:

— reduced by 80 % for animals originating in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia and

Lithuania,

— reduced by 90 % for animals originating in Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania,

— abolished for animals originating in Poland.’

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

Article 4

Articles 1(3) and 1(5) shall apply from 1 July 2003.

Article 1(4) shall apply from 1 May 2003.

Article 1(6) shall apply:

— from 1 April 2003 for the order number 09.4824,

— from 1 May 2003 for the orders number 09.4624, 09.4644 and 09.4648,

— from 1 June 2003 for the order number 09.4651.

Articles 2 and 3 shall apply from 1 June 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 27 June 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission