Commission Regulation (EC) No 328/2004 of 26 February 2004 derogating, for 2004, from Regulation (EC) No 1474/95 opening and providing for the administration of the tariff quotas in the egg sector and for egg albumin
Date: 2004-02-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal protein, egg, tariff negotiations, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 328/2004

of 26 February 2004

derogating, for 2004, from Regulation (EC) No 1474/95 opening and providing for the administra-
tion of the tariff quotas in the egg sector and for egg albumin

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29
October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in
eggs (1), and in particular Articles 3(2), 6(1) and 15 thereof,

(3)

(4)

It is therefore necessary, for 2004, to provide for amend-
ments and adjustments to the measures laid down in
Articles 2 and 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1474/95.

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

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2783/75 of 29
October 1975 on the common system of trade for ovalbumin
and lactalbumin (2), and in particular Articles 2(1), 4(1) and 10
thereof,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18
June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in
Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the
GATT XXIV.6 negotiations (3), and in particular Article 1
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

The accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus,
Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and
Slovakia to the European Union on 1 May 2004 should
enable those countries to qualify for the tariff quotas for
eggs provided for by Commission Regulation (EC) No
1474/95 (4) under fair conditions compared with those
applicable to the existing Member States. Economic
operators in those countries must be given the possibi-
lity therefore of participating fully in those quotas upon
accession.

In order not to create disturbance on the market before
and after 1 May 2004, the timetable for the tranches
provided for in 2004 must be altered and the allocation
of quantities adjusted without, however, altering the
overall quantities provided for in the international agree-
ments concluded pursuant to GATT Articles XXIII and
XXIV.6. The implementing procedures should also be
amended as regards the deadline for submitting applica-
tions.

(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 49. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 104. Regulation as ast amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2916/95 (OJ L 305, 19.12.1995,
p. 49).

(3) OJ L 146, 20.6.1996, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 145, 29.6.1995, p. 19. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1043/2001 (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 24).

Article 1

1.
In derogation from Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1474/
95, for the period from 1 April to 30 June 2004, the quotas
shall be distributed as follows:

For group E1:

(a) 7 % during the period from 1 to 30 April 2004;

(b) 13 % during the period from 1 May to 30 June 2004.

For groups E2 and E3:

(a) 8 % during the period from 1 to 30 April 2004;

(b) 17 % during the period from 1 May to 30 June 2004.

2.
In derogation from Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No
1474/95, for the period from 1 May to 30 June 2004, licence
applications shall be submitted during the first seven days of
May.

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 1 April to 30 June 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 26 February 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission