Commission Regulation (EC) No 2247/2003 of 19 December 2003 laying down detailed rules for the application in the beef and veal sector of Council Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States)
Date: 2003-12-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ACP countries, agro-industry, beef, import licence, originating product, quantitative restriction

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2247/2003

of 19 December 2003

laying down detailed rules for the application in the beef and veal sector of Council Regulation
(EC) No 2286/2002 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and goods resulting
from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States
(ACP States)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

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 agri-
cultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and
Pacific States (ACP States) and repealing Regulation (EC) No
1706/98 (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

and export licences and advance fixing certificates for
agricultural products (4), and of Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1445/95 of 26 June 1995 on rules of applica-
tion for import and export licences in the beef and veal
sector and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 (5).

(4)

(5)

To allow optimum management of the tariff quotas, this
Regulation should apply from 1 January 2004 on a
multiannual basis.

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 implements the arrange-
ments for imports from the ACP States made as a result
of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement signed in Cotonou
on 23 June 2000 (2)
(hereinafter referred to as ‘the
Cotonou Agreement’). Article 1(3) of that Regulation
introduces general arrangements for reducing customs
duties on the products listed in Annex I thereto and
specific arrangements for reducing customs duties on
certain products covered by tariff quotas listed in Annex
II thereto. Provision is made for an annual quota of
52 100 tonnes of boneless meat.

Prior to the Cotonou Agreement, Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 1918/98 of 9 September 1998 laying
down detailed rules for the application in the beef and
veal sector of Council Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 on
the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and
goods resulting from the processing of agricultural
products originating in the African, Caribbean and
Pacific States and repealing Regulation (EC) No 589/
96 (3)
laid down detailed rules for implementing the
concessions in the beef and veal sector. For the sake of
clarity, Regulation (EC) No 1918/98 should be repealed
and replaced by a new Regulation.

That scheme should be managed using import licences.
To this end rules should be set on the submission of
applications and the information to be given on applica-
tions and licences, by way of derogation, if necessary,
from certain provisions of Commission Regulation (EC)
No 1291/2000 of 9 June 2000 laying down common
detailed rules for application of the system of import

(1) OJ L 348, 21.12.2002, p. 5.
(2) OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 250, 10.9.1998, p. 16.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
Import licences shall be issued for the products listed in
the Annex originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swazi-
land, Zimbabwe and Namibia under the conditions laid down
the quantities,
in this Regulation and within the limits of
expressed in tonnes of boneless meat, fixed in Annex II to
Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002. The country by country alloca-
tion, expressed in boneless meat,
is as follows: Botswana:
18 916 tonnes, Kenya: 142 tonnes, Madagascar: 7 579 tonnes,
Swaziland: 3 363 tonnes, Zimbabwe 9 100 tonnes
and
Namibia: 13 000 tonnes.

The annual quantities from the countries referred to in the first
subparagraph shall bear the following serial numbers: the quota
for Botswana: 09.4052; for Kenya: 09.4054; for Madagascar:
09.4051; for Swaziland: 09.4053; for Zimbabwe: 09.4055 and
for Namibia: 09.4056.

2.
For the purposes of calculating the quantities referred to
in Article 1(1), 100 kilograms of boneless beef shall be equal
to:

— 130 kilograms of bone-in beef,

— 260 kilograms of live bovine animals,

— 100 kilograms of products falling within CN codes 0206,

0210 and 1602.

(4) OJ L 152, 24.6.2000. p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 325/2003 (OJ L 47, 21.2.2003, p. 21).

(5) OJ L 143, 27.6.1995, p. 35. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 852/2003 (OJ L 123, 17.5.2003, p. 9).

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Article 2

1. Within the limits of the quota, the specific amounts of
customs duty fixed in the common customs tariff shall be
reduced by 92 % and the ad valorem duty by 100 %,
for
products referred to in the Annex and being imported pursuant
to the present Regulation.

2.
Notwithstanding Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/
2000, the reduction referred to in paragraph 1 shall not apply
on quantities exceeding those indicated in the import licence.

3. Member States shall send the applications by fax or elec-
tronic mail to the Commission no later than the third working
day following the end of the period for the submission of appli-
cations.

Such communications shall include the quantities applied for in
respect of each third country concerned, broken down by CN
code or group of CN codes, as necessary.

4. Where no valid applications have been lodged, Member
States shall so notify the Commission by fax or electronic mail
within the deadline referred to in paragraph 3.

Article 3

Article 5

Except as otherwise provided for in this Regulation, Regula-
tions (EC) No 1291/2000 and (EC) No 1445/95 shall apply.

Article 4

Applications for import licences and import licences for
1.
products qualifying for a reduction of
the specific rate of
customs duties fixed in the Common Customs Tariff in accord-
ance with Article 1(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 shall
contain:

(a) under the heading ‘notes’ and in section 20 respectively,

one of the following:

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

(CE) no 2247/2003

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

nr. 2247/2003

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

und (EG) Nr. 2247/2003

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

αριθ. 2247/2003

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

(EC) No 2247/2003

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

no 2247/2003

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

n. 2247/2003

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

(EG) nr. 2247/2003

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

(CE) n.o 2247/2003

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

2247/2003

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

(EG) nr 2247/2003

(b) in Section 8, the name of the country in which the product
originates; the licence shall carry with it an obligation to
import from that country;

(c) in Section 17, in addition to the number of animals, their

live weight.

1.
The Commission shall decide for each third country
concerned to what extent applications can be accepted. If the
quantities of products originating in a third country for which
licences are requested exceed the quantity available for that
country, the Commission shall reduce the quantities requested
by a fixed percentage.

If the total quantity requested in applications relating to a given
third country is lower than is available for that country, the
Commission shall calculate the remaining balance.

Subject to the Commission's decision to accept applica-

2.
tions, licences shall be issued on the 21st day of each month.

Article 6

Importation under the arrangements for a reduction in import
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 of Annex V to the Cotonou Agreement.

Article 7

1.
The import licences issued in accordance with this Regu-
lation shall be valid for 90 days from their actual date of issue
within the meaning of Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No
1291/2000. However, no licence shall be valid beyond 31
December following the date of its issue.

2.

The licences shall be valid throughout the Community.

Article 8

Regulation (EC) No 1918/98 is repealed.

Article 9

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

Applications for licences may be lodged only during the

2.
first 10 days of each month.

It shall apply from 1 January 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 December 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

Products referred to in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002

Código NC
KN-kode
KN-Code
Κωδικός ΣΟ
CN code
Code NC
Codice NC
GN code
Código NC
CN-koodi
KN-nummer

0102 90 05
0102 90 21
0102 90 29
0102 90 41
0102 90 49
0102 90 51
0102 90 59
0102 90 61
0102 90 69
0102 90 71
0102 90 79
0201 10 00
0201 20 20
0201 20 30
0201 20 50
0201 20 90
0201 30 00
0202 10 00
0202 20 10
0202 20 30
0202 20 50
0202 20 90
0202 30 10
0202 30 50
0202 30 90
0206 10 95
0206 29 91
0210 20 10
0210 20 90
0210 99 51
0210 99 90
1602 50 10
1602 90 61

Los códigos NC, incluidas las notas a pie de página, se definen en el Reglamento (CEE) no 2658/87 del Consejo, modificado
(DO L 256 de 7.9.1987, p. 1).
KN-koderne, herunder henvisninger til fodnoter, er fastsat i Rådets ændrede forordning (EØF) nr. 2658/87 (EFT L 256 af
7.9.1987, s. 1).
Die KN-Codes sowie die Verweisungen und Fußnoten sind durch die geänderte Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 2658/87 des Rates
bestimmt (ABl. L 256 vom 7.9.1987, S. 1).

Σηµείωση: Οι κωδικοί της συνδυασµένης ονοµατολογίας, συµπεριλαµβανοµένων των υποσηµειώσεων, καθορίζονται στον τροποποιηµένο κανο-

νισµό (ΕΟΚ) αριθ. 2658/87 τον Συµβουλίου (ΕΕ L 256 της 7.9.1987, σ. 1).
The CN codes and the footnotes are defined in amended Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).
Les codes NC ainsi que les renvois en bas de page sont définis au règlement (CEE) no 2658/87 du Conseil, modifié (JO L 256
du 7.9.1987, p. 1).
I codici NC e i relativi richiami in calce sono definiti dal regolamento (CEE) n. 2658/87 del Consiglio, modificato (GU L 256
del 7.9.1987, pag. 1).
GN-codes en voetnoten: zie de gewijzigde Verordening (EEG) nr. 2658/87 van de Raad (PB L 256 van 7.9.1987, blz. 1).
Os códigos NC, incluindo as notas de pé-de-página, são definidos no Regulamento (CEE) n.o 2658/87 do Conselho, alterado
(JO L 256 de 7.9.1987, p. 1).
Tuotekoodit ja niihin liittyvät alaviitteet määritellään neuvoston asetuksessa (ETY) N:o 2658/87 (EYVL L 256, 7.9.1987, s. 1).
KN-numren och fotnoterna definieras i rådets ändrade förordning (EEG) nr 2658/87 (EGT L 256, 7.9.1987, s. 1).

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