Commission Regulation (EC) No 322/2004 of 23 February 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance-fixing certificates for agricultural products
Date: 2004-02-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural product, common organisation of markets, customs inspection, export (EU), export licence, import (EU), import licence

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 322/2004

of 23 February 2004

amending Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 laying down common detailed rules for the application
of the system of import and export licences and advance-fixing certificates for agricultural
products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30
June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in
cereals (1), and in particular Articles 9(2), 12(4) and 13(11)
thereof, and the corresponding articles of the other regulations
on the common organisation of markets
in agricultural
products,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/
2000 (2) establishes its scope by listing the regulations
providing for certificates or licences to which it will
apply. Council Regulation (EC) No 670/2003 of 8 April
2003 laying down specific measures concerning the
market in ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin (3) provides
for import and export licences for ethyl alcohol of agri-
cultural origin. It should therefore be clarified that Regu-
lation (EC) No 1291/2000 also applies to the licences
introduced by Regulation (EC) No 670/2003.

The current version of Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No
1291/2000 contains references to regulations repealed
and replaced by other ones. For the sake of clarity,
Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 should
therefore be updated.

The de minimis amounts laid down in Article 15(3) and
the fourth subparagraph of Article 35(2) of Regulation
(EC) No 1291/2000 for lodging and confiscating the
licence security have been set at EUR 60. In view of the
administrative costs involved in lodging or confiscating a
security, these amounts should be increased.

Article 45 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 stipulates
that where the re-importation of products under the
returned-goods system is followed by the export of
equivalent products falling within the same subheading
the security on the
of
the combined nomenclature,
the products is
licence or certificate used to export
released at the request of the parties concerned if certain
conditions are met. One of
these conditions is the
requirement of the operator to export the equivalent
products from a customs office in the Member State of
re-importation and designated by that Member State.
That creates additional costs for operators where the
equivalent products to be exported are in a Member
State other than the Member State of re-importation.
This requirement should therefore be abolished.

(5)

(6)

Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, which fixes
the maximum quantities of agricultural products for
which no import or export licence or advance-fixing
certificate need be submitted pursuant
to the fourth
indent of Article 5(1) of
that Regulation, should be
updated.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2336/2003 of 30
December 2003 introducing certain detailed rules for
applying Council Regulation (EC) No 670/2003 laying
down specific measures concerning the market in ethyl
alcohol (4) of agricultural origin requires an import
licence to be presented from 27 January 2004 for the
import of ethyl alcohol products of agricultural origin.
Provision must therefore be made to fix from that date
the maximum quantities of the products concerned for
which no licence is required in accordance with the
fourth indent of Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No
1291/2000.

(7)

Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 should be amended
accordingly.

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 1104/2003 (OJ L 158, 27.6.2003, p. 1); Regulation
(EEC) No 1766/92 is repealed by Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003
(OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78) with effect from that Regulation's
date of application (1 July 2004).

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

lation (EC) No 325/2003 (OJ L 47, 20.2.2003, p. 21).

(3) OJ L 97, 15.4.2003, p. 6.

(8)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinions of all Management
Committees concerned,

(4) OJ L 346, 31.12.2003, p. 19.

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

— Article 59 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 (14)

(wine),

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 is hereby amended as follows:

1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 1

Subject to certain exceptions laid down in Community rules
specific to certain products,
this Regulation lays down
common rules for implementing the system of import and
export licences and advance-fixing certificates (hereinafter
referred to as “licences” and “certificates”) established by or
provided for in:

— Article 2 of Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC (1) (oils

and fats),

— Article 8 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 234/68 (2) (live

plants and cut flowers),

— Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 (3)

(seeds),

— Article 8 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 (4)

(pigmeat),

— Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 (5)

(eggs),

— Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 (6)

(poultrymeat),

— Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1520/
2000 (15) (agricultural products exported in the form of
goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty),

— Article 22 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 (16)

(sugar, isoglucose and inulin syrup),

— Article 13 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2529/2001 (17)

(sheepmeat and goatmeat),

— Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 670/2003 (18)

(alcohol),’

2. In Article 15(3), ‘EUR 60’ is replaced by ‘EUR 100’.

3. In Article 35(2), second subparagraph, the term ‘EUR 60’ is

replaced by ‘EUR 100’.

4. The second indent in Article 45(2)(a) is deleted.

5. The following subparagraph is added to the second indent
of Article 45(2)(b): ‘The exporter must provide to the satis-
faction of the customs office of export all necessary infor-
mation on the product's characteristics and destination.’

6. Annex III is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regu-

— Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2783/75 (7)

lation.

(ovalbumin and lactalbumin),

— Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 (cereals),

— Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 (8)

(bananas),

— Article 9 of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 (9)

(rice),

— Article 31 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 (10)

(fruit and vegetables),

— Article 11 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 (11)

(processed fruit and vegetable products),

— Article 29 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 (12)

(beef and veal),

— Article 26 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 (13)

(milk and milk products),

(1) OJ 172, 30.9.1966, p. 3025/66.
(2) OJ L 55, 2.3.1968, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 246, 5.11.1971, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 49.
(6) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 77.
(7) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 104.
(8) OJ L 47, 25.2.1993, p. 1.
(9) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(10) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1.
(11) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 29.
(12) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.
(13) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.

Article 2

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

Article 1(3) shall apply to licences or certificates whose term of
validity has not expired on the date of entry into force of this
Regulation.

Article 1(4) and (5) shall apply to exports of equivalent
products the customs formalities for which have been accepted
from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

As regards point N of Annex III (Alcohol), Article 1(6) shall
apply from 27 January 2004.

(14) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1.
(15) OJ L 177, 15.7.2000, p. 1.
(16) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1.
(17) OJ L 341, 22.12.2001, p. 3.
(18) OJ L 97, 15.4.2003, p. 3.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 February 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX III

Maximum quantities (1) of products for which import or export licences or advance-fixing certificates need not
be presented pursuant to the fourth indent of Article 5(1) (provided import or export does not take place
under preferential arrangements subject to a licence (2))

Product (Combined Nomenclature codes)

Net quantity

A

CEREALS AND RICE (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003)

With the exception of subheading 0714 20 10

5 000 kg

With the exception of subheading 1006 10 10

1 000 kg

With the exception of subheading 1108 20 00

Import licence:

0709 90 60

0712 90 19

0714

1001 10 00

1001 90 91

1001 90 99

1002 00 00

1003 00

1004 00 00

1005 10 90

1005 90 00

1007 00 90

1006 10

1006 20

1006 30

1006 40 00

1008

1101 00

1102

1103

1104

1106 20

1107

1108

1109 00 00

1702 30 51

1702 30 59

1702 30 91

1702 30 99

1702 40 90

1702 90 50

1702 90 75

1702 90 79

2106 90 55

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2302

2303 10

2303 30 00

2306 70 00

2308 00 40

ex 2309

Product (Combined Nomenclature codes)

Net quantity

With the exception of subheading 2302 50

Containing starch, glucose, glucose syrup, malto-dextrine,
malto-dextrine syrup falling within subheadings 1702 30 51
to 1702 30 99, 1702 40 90, 1702 90 50 and 2106 90 55
and milk products (3), with the exception of preparations or
foodstuffs containing not
less than 50 % weight of milk
products

Export licence with or without advance fixing of the refund:

With the exception of subheading 0714 20 10

5 000 kg

With the exception of subheading 1006 10 10

500 kg

With the exception of subheading 1108 20 00

0709 90 60

0712 90 19

0714

1001 10

1001 90 91

1001 90 99

1002 00 00

1003 00

1004 00

1005 10 90

1005 90 00

1007 00 90

1006 10

1006 20

1006 30

1006 40 00

1008

1101 00

1102

1103

1104

1106 20

1107

1108

1109 00 00

1702 30 51

1702 30 59

1702 30 91

1702 30 99

1702 40 90

1702 90 50

1702 90 75

1702 90 79

2106 90 55

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2302

2303 10

2303 30 00

2306 70 00

2308 00 40

ex 2309

Product (Combined Nomenclature codes)

Net quantity

With the exception of subheading 2302 50

Containing starch, glucose, glucose syrup, malto-dextrine,
malto-dextrine syrup falling within subheadings 1702 30 51
to 1702 30 99, 1702 40 90, 1702 90 50 and 2106 90 55
and milk products (3), with the exception of preparations or
foodstuffs containing not
less than 50 % weight of milk
products

100 kg

100 kg

2 000 kg

B

OILS AND FATS

Import licence (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1476/95):

0709 90 39

0711 20 90

1509

1510 00

1522 00 31

1522 00 39

2306 90 19

Export licence with or without advance fixing of the refund (Commission Regulation (EC)
No 2543/95):

1509

1510 00

C

SUGAR (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1464/95)

Import licence:

1212 91 20

1212 91 80

1212 99 20

1701 11

1701 12

1701 91 00

1701 99

1702 20

1702 30 10

1702 40 10

1702 60

1702 90 30

1702 90 60

1702 90 71

1702 90 80

1702 90 99

1703 10 00

1703 90 00

2106 90 30

2106 90 59

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Product (Combined Nomenclature codes)

Net quantity

Export licence with our without advance fixing of the refund:

2 000 kg

150 kg

1212 91 20

1212 91 80

1212 99 20

1701 11

1701 12

1701 91 00

1701 99

1702 20

1702 30 10

1702 40 10

1702 60

1702 90 30

1702 90 60

1702 90 71

1702 90 80

1702 90 99

1703

2106 90 30

2106 90 59

D

MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS

Import licence (Commission Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001):

0401

0402

0403 10 11 to
0403 10 39

0403 90 11 to
0403 90 69

0404

0405 10

0405 20 90

0405 90

0406

1702 11 00

1702 19 00

2106 90 51

2309 10 15

2309 10 19

2309 10 39

2309 10 59

2309 10 70

2309 90 35

2309 90 39

2309 90 49

2309 90 59

2309 90 70

Preparations of a kind used in animal feed; preparations and
foodstuffs containing products to which Council Regulation
(EC) No 1255/1999 (4) is applicable, directly or pursuant to
Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 (5), with the exception of
preparations and foodstuffs to which Regulation (EEC) No
1766/92 (6) applies

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Product (Combined Nomenclature codes)

Net quantity

Export licence with advance fixing of the refund (Commission Regulation (EC) No 174/
1999):

150 kg

One animal

200 kg

One animal

200 kg

0401

0402

0403 10 11 to
0403 10 39

0403 90 11 to
0403 90 69

0404

0405 10

0405 20 90

0405 90

0406

2309 10 15

2309 10 19

2309 10 70

2309 90 35

2309 90 39

2309 90 70

Preparations of a kind used in animal feed; preparations and
foodstuffs containing products to which Council Regulation
(EC) No 1255/1999 (4) is applicable, directly or pursuant to
Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 (5), with the exception of
preparations and foodstuffs to which Regulation (EEC) No
1766/92 (6) applies

E

BEEF AND VEAL (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95)

Import licence:

0102 90 05 to
0102 90 79

0201

0202

0206 10 95

0206 29 91

0210 20

0210 99 51

0210 99 90

1602 50

1602 90 61

1602 90 69

Export licence with advance fixing of the refund:

0102 10

0102 90 05 to
0102 90 79

0201

0202

0206 10 95

0206 29 91

0210 20

0210 99 51

0210 99 90

1602 50

1602 90 61

1602 90 69

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Product (Combined Nomenclature codes)

Net quantity

Import licence without refund (Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95):

0102 10

0102 90 05 to
0102 90 79

0201

0202

0206 10 95

0206 29 91

0210 20

0210 99 51

0210 99 90

1602 50

1602 90 61

1602 90 69

F

SHEEPMEAT AND GOATMEAT

Import licence (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1439/95):

0204

0210 99 21

0210 99 29

1602 90 72

1602 90 74

1602 90 76

1602 90 78

0104 10 30

0104 10 80

0104 20 90

G

PIGMEAT

Export licence with advance fixing of the refund (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1370/
95):

0203

1601

1602

0210

H

POULTRYMEAT

Export licence with advance fixing of the refund and ex post export licence (Commission
Regulation (EC) No 1372/95):

0105 11 11 9000

0105 11 19 9000

0105 11 91 9000

0105 11 99 9000

0105 12 00 9000

0105 19 20 9000

0207

Nine animals

2 000 kg

100 kg

Five animals

250 kg

150 kg

4 000 chicks

2 000 chicks

250 kg

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Product (Combined Nomenclature codes)

Net quantity

I

EGGS

Export licence with advance fixing of the refund andex post export licence (Commission
Regulation (EC) No 1371/95):

0407 00 11 9000

0407 00 19 9000

0407 00 30 9000

0408 11 80 9100

0408 91 80 9100

0408 19 81 9100

0408 19 89 9100

0408 99 80 9100

J

SEEDS

Import licence (Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1119/79):

1005 10 11 to
1005 10 19

1007 00 10

K

WINE (Commission Regulation (EC) No 883/2001)

Import licence:

2009 61

2009 69

2204 10

2204 21

2204 29

2204 30

Export licence with advance fixing of the refund:

2009 61

2009 69

2204 21

2204 29

2204 30

L

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Export licence with advance fixing of the refund (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/
2001):

0702 00

0802

0805

0806 10 10

0808

0809

2 000 eggs

4 000 eggs

400 kg

100 kg

250 kg

100 kg

3 000 kg

30 hl

10 hl

10 hl

300 kg

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Product (Combined Nomenclature codes)

Net quantity

M

PRODUCTS PROCESSED FROM FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Export licence with advance fixing of the refund (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1429/
95):

0806 20

0812

2002

2006 00

2008

2009

N

ALCOHOL

Import licence (Commission Regulation (EC) No 2336/2003):

2207 10 00

2207 20 00

2208 90 91

2208 90 99

300 kg

100 hl

100 hl

(1) The maximum quantities of agricultural products that can be imported or exported without a licence or certificate correspond to an
eight-digit subheading of the Combined Nomenclature and, if export refunds are involved, to a 12-digit subheading of the nomen-
clature for agricultural product refunds.
In the case of an import, for example, the quantities indicated in this document do not cover imports under quantitative quotas or
preferential arrangements, for which licences are always required for all quantities. The quantities indicated here refer to imports
under normal arrangements, i.e. with payment of full duties and with no limits on quantities.

(2)

(3) For the purposes of this subheading, “milk products” means products falling within headings 0401 to 0406 and subheadings

1702 10 and 2106 90 51
(4) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.
(5) OJ L 281, 1.11.1975, p. 20.
(6) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.’