Commission Regulation (EC) No 633/2004 of 30 March 2004 laying down detailed rules for implementing the system of export licences in the poultrymeat sector
Date: 2004-03-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export licence, export refund, poultrymeat

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 633/2004

of 30 March 2004

laying down detailed rules for implementing the system of export licences in the poultrymeat
sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29
October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in
poultrymeat (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation
(EC) No 493/2002 (2), and in particular Articles 3(2), 8(12) and
15 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 of 22
December 1994 on the adjustments and transitional arrange-
ments required in the agricultural sector in order to implement
the agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multi-
lateral trade negotiations (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1340/98 (4), and in particular Article 3(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1372/95 of 16 June
1995 laying down detailed rules for implementing the
system of export licences in the poultrymeat sector (5)
has been substantially amended several times (6). In the
interest of clarity and rationality the said Regulation
should be codified.

Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 provides that all exports
for which export refunds are requested, with the excep-
tion of exports of day-old chicks, shall be subject to the
presentation of an export licence with advance fixing of
the refund. Therefore specific implementing rules should
be laid down for the poultrymeat sector which should,
in particular,
include provisions for the submission of
the applications and the information which must appear
on the applications and licences,
in addition to those
contained in Commission Regulation (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 agri-
cultural products (7), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 325/2003 (8).

(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 77.
(2) OJ L 77, 20.3.2002, p. 7.
(3) OJ L 349, 31.12.1994, p. 105.
(4) OJ L 184, 27.6.1998, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 133, 17.6.1995, p. 26.
(6) See Annex V.
(7) OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1.
(8) OJ L 47, 21.2.2003, p. 21.

In order to assure proper administration of the system,
the rate of the security for export licences under the said
system should be fixed. In view of the risk of speculation
inherent in the system in the poultrymeat sector, export
licences should not be transferable and precise condi-
tions governing access by traders to the said system
should be laid down. It is necessary for particular condi-
tions of access in the case of export licences for certain
traditional markets in order to limit speculative applica-
tions which could put at risk the production which is
specifically destined for those markets for a transitional
period.

(4)

(5)

(6)

Article 8(11) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 provides
that compliance with the obligations arising from agree-
ments concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilat-
eral trade negotiations regarding the export volume shall
be ensured on the basis of the export licences. Therefore
a detailed schedule for the lodging of applications and
for the issuing of licences should be laid down.

the decision regarding applications

for
In addition,
export licences should be communicated only after a
period of consideration. This period would allow the
Commission to appreciate the quantities applied for as
well as the expenditure involved and, if appropriate, to
take specific measures applicable in particular to the
applications which are pending. It is in the interest of
traders to allow the licence application to be withdrawn
after the acceptance coefficient has been fixed.

In the case of applications concerning quantities equal to
or less than 25 tonnes, the export licence should be
issued immediately if the trader requests it. However,
such licences should be restricted to short-term commer-
cial
the mechanism
provided for in this Regulation from being circum-
vented.

transactions in order to prevent

(7)

In order to ensure an exact follow up of the quantities
to be exported, a derogation from the rules regarding
the tolerances laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1291/
2000 should be laid down.

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(8)

(9)

The Commission should dispose of precise information
concerning applications for licences and of the use of
licences issued,
in order to be able to manage this
system. In the interests of efficient administration, the
notifications from Member States to the Commission
should be made according to a uniform model.

Article 8(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 provides
that for day-old chicks export refunds may be granted
licence. Therefore
on the basis of an ex post export
implementing rules for such a system should be laid
down with the aim of ensuring efficient verification that
the obligations arising from the agreements concluded in
the framework of the Uruguay Round negotiations are
complied with. However, it would appear unnecessary to
require the lodging of a security in the case of licences
applied for after exportation.

(10)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

All exports of products in the poultrymeat sector for which an
export refund is requested, with the exception of chicks falling
within CN codes 0105 11, 0105 12 and 0105 19, shall be
subject to the presentation of an export licence with advance
fixing of the refund, in accordance with the provisions of Arti-
cles 2 to 8.

Article 2

1.
Export licences shall be valid for 90 days from their
actual day of issue within the meaning of Article 23(2) of Regu-
lation (EC) No 1291/2000.

for

Applications

licences and licences

2.
in
section 15, the description of the product and, in section 16,
the 12-digit product code of the agricultural product nomen-
clature for export refunds.

shall bear,

3.
The categories of products referred to in the second para-
graph of Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, as well
as the rate of the security for export licences, are set out in
Annex I.

Applications

4.
section 20, at least one of the following:

licences and licences

for

shall bear,

in

— Reglamento (CE) no 633/2004

— Forordning (EF) nr. 633/2004

— Verordnung (EG) Nr. 633/2004

— Κανονισµός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 633/2004

— Regulation (EC) No 633/2004

— Règlement (CE) no 633/2004

— Regolamento (CE) n. 633/2004

— Verordening (EG) nr. 633/2004

— Regulamento (CE) n.o 633/2004

— Asetus (EY) N:o 633/2004

— Förordning (EG) nr 633/2004.

5.
By way of derogation from paragraph 1, licences for cate-
gory 6(a) referred to in Annex I shall be valid 15 days from the
actual date of issue within the meaning of Article 23(2) of
Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000. In this case, notwithstanding
Article 29(5) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 (1),
the period during which the products may remain covered by
the arrangements provided for in Article 5 of Council Regu-
lation (EEC) No 565/80 (2) shall be equal to the remainder of
the term of validity of the export licence.

In the case of

6.
licences for products of category 6(a)
referred to in Annex I it is obligatory to export to the country
of destination indicated in case 7 or to any country referred to
in Annex IV.

To this end, licence applications and licences shall contain at
least one of the following:

(a) text missing

— Categoría 6 a)

— Kategori 6 a)

— Kategorie 6a
— Κατηγορία 6α)

— Category 6(a)

— Catégorie 6 a)

— Categoria 6 a)

— Categorie 6 a)

— Categoria 6 a)

— Tuoteluokka 6a)

— Kategori 6 a)

(b) in section 22:

— Exportación obligatoria a los países mencionados en el

anexo IV del Reglamento (CE) no 633/2004

— Udførsel obligatorisk til lande, der er anført i bilag IV til

forordning (EF) nr. 633/2004

— Ausfuhr nach den in Anhang IV der Verordnung (EG)

Nr. 633/2004 genannten Länder ist verbindlich

— Υποχρεωτική εξαγωγή σε χώρες που αναφέρονται στο
παράρτηµα IV του κανονισµού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 633/2004

(1) OJ L 102, 17.4.1999, p. 11.
(2) OJ L 62, 7.3.1980, p. 5.

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— Export obligatory to countries referred to in Annex IV

to Regulation (EC) No 633/2004

— Exportation obligatoire vers les pays autres que ceux
visés à l'annexe IV du règlement (CE) no 633/2004

— Exportation obligatoire vers les pays visés à l'annexe IV

— Esportazione obbligatoria verso paesi non elencati

du règlement (CE) no 633/2004

nell'allegato IV del regolamento (CE) n. 633/2004

— Esportazione obbligatoria verso paesi elencati nell'alle-

— Verplichte uitvoer naar landen die niet zijn vermeld in

gato IV del regolamento (CE) n. 633/2004

bijlage IV bij Verordening (EG) nr. 633/2004

— Verplichte uitvoer naar landen die zijn vermeld in

— Exportação obrigatória para países não referidos no

bijlage IV bij Verordening (EG) nr. 633/2004

anexo IV do Regulamento (CE) n.o 633/2004

— Exportação obrigatória para países referidos no anexo

— Velvoittaa viemään muihin kuin asetuksen (EY) N:o

IV do Regulamento (CE) n.o 633/2004

633/2004 liitteessä IV tarkoitettuihin maihin

— Velvoittaa viemään asetuksen (EY) N:o 633/2004 liit-

— Export obligatorisk till länder som inte anges i bilaga IV

teessä IV tarkoitettuihin maihin

till förordning (EG) nr 633/2004.

— Export obligatorisk till

länderna

i bilaga

IV till

förordning (EG) nr 633/2004.

In the case of

7.
licences for products of category 6(b)
referred to in Annex I it is obligatory to export to the country
of destination indicated in case 7 or to any other country not
referred to in Annex IV.

To this end, licence applications and licences shall contain at
least one of the following:

(a) text missing

— Categoría 6 b)

— Kategori 6 b)

— Kategorie 6b

— Κατηγορία 6β)

— Category 6(b)

— Catégorie 6 b)

— Categoria 6 b)

— Categorie 6 b)

— Categoria 6 b)

— Tuoteluokka 6b)

— Kategori 6 b)

(b) in section 22:

Article 3

Applications for export licences may be lodged with the

1.
competent authorities from Monday to Friday of each week.

2.
Applicants for export licences shall be natural or legal
persons who, at the time applications are submitted, are able to
prove to the satisfaction of the competent authorities in the
Member States that they have been engaged in trade in the
poultrymeat sector for at least 12 months. However, retail
establishments or restaurants selling their products to end
consumers may not lodge applications.

3.
Export licences are issued on the Wednesday following
the period referred to in paragraph 1, provided that none of
the particular measures referred to in paragraph 4 have since
been taken by the Commission.

4. Where applications for export licences concern quantities
and/or expenditure which exceed the normal trade patterns or
where there is a risk that they will be exceeded, taking account
of the limits referred to in Article 8(11) of Regulation (EEC) No
2777/75 and/or the corresponding expenditure during the
period in question, the Commission may:

(a) set a single percentage by which the quantities applied for

are accepted;

— Exportación obligatoria a los países no mencionados en

el anexo IV del Reglamento (CE) no 633/2004

(b) refuse the applications for which export licences have not

yet been awarded;

— Udførsel obligatorisk til lande, der ikke er anført i bilag

IV til forordning (EF) nr. 633/2004

— Ausfuhr nach einem der nicht

in Anhang IV der
Verordnung (EG) Nr. 633/2004 genannten Länder ist
verbindlich

— Υποχρεωτική εξαγωγή σε χώρες που δεν αναφέρονται στο
παράρτηµα IV του κανονισµού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 633/2004

(c) suspend the lodging of applications for export licences for
a maximum of
five working days. A suspension for a
longer period may be decided in accordance with the
procedure provided for in Article 17 of Regulation (EEC)
No 2777/75. In these cases, applications for export licences
lodged during the suspension period shall be inadmissible.

— Export obligatory to countries not referred to in Annex

IV to Regulation (EC) No 633/2004

These measures may be adjusted according to the category of
product and to destination.

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5. Where quantities applied for are rejected or reduced, the
security shall be released immediately for all quantities for
which an application was not satisfied.

— Certificaat met een geldigheidsduur van vijf werkdagen en
niet te gebruiken voor de toepassing van artikel 5 van
Verordening (EEG) Nr. 565/80.

Notwithstanding paragraph 3, where a single percentage
6.
of acceptance less than 80 per cent is set, the licence shall be
issued at the latest by the 11th working day following publica-
tion of that percentage in the Official Journal of the European
Union. During the 10 working days following its publication,
the operator may:

— either withdraw his application, in which case the security

is released immediately,

— or request immediate issuing of the licence, in which case
the competent authority shall issue it without delay but no
sooner than the normal issue date for the relevant week.

— Certificado de exportação válido durante cinco dias úteis,
não utilizável para a aplicação do artigo 5.o do Regula-
mento (CEE) n.o 565/80.

— Todistus on voimassa viisi työpäivää eikä sitä voi käyttää

sovellettaessa asetuksen (ETY) N:o 565/80 5 artiklaa.

— Licensen är giltig fem arbetsdagar men gäller inte vid
tillämpning av artikel 5 i förordning (EEG) nr 565/80.

The Commission may, where necessary, suspend the

2.
application of this Article.

7.
By way of derogation from paragraph 3, the Commission
can set a day other than Wednesday for the issuing of export
licences when it is not possible to respect this day.

Article 5

Export licences shall not be transferable.

Article 4

Article 6

1.
On application by the operator, licence applications for
up to 25 tonnes of products shall not be subject to any special
measures as referred to in Article 3(4) and the licences applied
for shall be issued immediately.

In such cases, notwithstanding Article 2(1) and (5), the term of
validity of the licences shall be limited to five working days
from their actual day of issue within the meaning of Article
23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 and section 20 of
licence applications and of licences shall show at least one of
the following:

— Certificado válido durante cinco días hábiles y no utilizable
para la aplicación del artículo 5 del Reglamento (CEE) no
565/80.

— Licens, der er gyldig i fem arbejdsdage, og som ikke kan
benyttes til at anvende artikel 5 i forordning (EØF) nr. 565/
80.

— Fünf Werktage gültige und für die Anwendung von Artikel
5 der Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 565/80 nicht verwendbare
Lizenz.

— Πιστοποιητικό που ισχύει για πέντε εργάσιµες ηµέρες και δεν
χρησιµοποιείται για την εφαρµογή του άρθρου 5 του κανο-
νισµού (ΕΟΚ) αριθ. 565/80.

— Licence valid for five working days and not useable for the
application of Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 565/80.

— Certificat valable 5 jours ouvrables et non utilisable pour
l'application de l'article 5 du règlement (CEE) no 565/80.

— Titolo valido cinque giorni lavorativi e non utilizzabile ai
fini dell'applicazione dell'articolo 5 del regolamento (CEE)
n. 565/80.

The quantity exported within the tolerance referred to in
1.
Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 shall not give
entitlement to payment of the refund.

In section 22 of the licence, at least one of the following

2.
shall be indicated:

— Restitución válida por […] toneladas (cantidad por la que se

expida el certificado).

— Restitutionen omfatter

[…]

t

(den mængde,

licensen

vedrører).

— Erstattung gültig für […] Tonnen (Menge, für welche die

Lizenz ausgestellt wurde).

— Επιστροφή ισχύουσα για […] τόνους (ποσότητα για την οποία

έχει εκδοθεί το πιστοποιητικό).

— Refund valid for […] tonnes (quantity for which the licence

is issued).

— Restitution valable pour […] tonnes (quantité pour laquelle

le certificat est délivré).

— Restituzione valida per […] t (quantitativo per il quale il

titolo è rilasciato).

— Restitutie geldig voor […] ton (hoeveelheid waarvoor het

certificaat wordt afgegeven).

— Restituição válida para […] toneladas (quantidade relativa-

mente à qual é emitido o certificado).

— Tuki on voimassa (…) tonnille (määrä,

jolle todistus on

myönnetty).

— Ger rätt till exportbidrag för […] ton (den kvantitet för

vilken licensen utfärdats).

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Article 7

Each Friday from 13.00 hours, Member States shall send
the

1.
the Commission the following by fax in respect of
preceding period:

(a) the applications for export licences as referred to in Article
1 lodged from Monday to Friday of the same week, stating
whether they fall within the scope of Article 4 or not;

(b) the quantities covered by export licences issued on the
preceding Wednesday, not including those issued immedi-
ately under Article 4;

(c) the quantities covered by export licence applications with-
drawn pursuant to Article 3(6) during the preceding week.

The notification of the applications referred to in point

2.
(a) of paragraph 1 shall specify:

(a) the quantity in product weight for each category referred to

in Article 2(3);

(b) the breakdown by destination of the quantity for each cate-
gory in the case where the rate of refund varies according
to the destination;

cated the term ex post together with the customs office where
customs formalities have been fulfilled as well as the date of
export within the meaning of Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC)
No 800/1999.

By derogation from Article 15(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/
2000 no security shall be required.

3. Member States shall communicate to the Commission,
each Friday from 13.00 hours, by fax, the number of ex post
export licences applied for or the absence of such applications,
during the current week. The notifications shall be made in
accordance with the model set out
in Annex II and shall
specify, where applicable, the details referred to in Article 7(2).

Ex post export licences shall be issued each following
4.
Wednesday, provided that none of
the particular measures
referred to in Article 3(4) are taken by the Commission after
the export concerned. Where such measures are taken they
shall apply to the exports already carried out.

This licence accords entitlement
the refund
applicable on the day of export within the meaning of Article
5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 800/1999.

to payment of

(c) the rate of refund applicable;

Article 24 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 shall not

5.
apply to the ex post licences referred to in paragraphs 1 to 4.

(d) the total amount of refund prefixed in euro per category.

3. Member States shall communicate to the Commission on
a monthly basis following the expiry of validity of export
licences the quantity of unused export licences.

The licences shall be presented directly by the interested party
to the agency in charge of the payment of export refunds. This
agency shall attribute and stamp the licence.

4.
Applications referred to in paragraphs 1 and 3, including
‘nil’ notifications, shall be made in accordance with the model
set out in Annex II.

Article 9

Regulation (EC) No 1372/95 is repealed.

Article 8

References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as
references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance to
the correlation table in Annex VI.

1.
For chicks falling within CN codes 0105 11, 0105 12 and
0105 19, operators shall declare at the time when customs
formalities for exports are fulfilled, that they intend to claim an
export refund.

Article 10

2.
Not later than two working days after exporting, opera-
tors shall lodge with the competent authority the application
for an ex post export licence for the chicks exported. In section
20 of the licence application and of the licence, shall be indi-

This Regulation shall enter
into force on the 20th day
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 March 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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Product code of the agricultural product nomenclature
for export refunds (1)

Category

Rate of the security
(EUR/100 kg net weight)

ANNEX I

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 12 10 9900
0207 12 90 9990
0207 12 90 9190

0207 25 10 9000
0207 25 90 9000

0207 14 20 9900
0207 14 60 9900
0207 14 70 9190
0207 14 70 9290

0207 14 20 9900
0207 14 60 9900
0207 14 70 9190
0207 14 70 9290

0207 27 10 9990

0207 27 60 9000
0207 27 70 9000

1

2

3

5

6(a) (4)

6(b) (5)

7

8

(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1), part 7.
(2) For destinations shown in Annex III.
(3) Destinations other than those shown in Annexes III and IV.
(4) Destinations shown in Annex IV.
(5) Destinations other than those shown in Annex IV.

—

—

6 (2)
6 (3)
6 (4)

3

2

2

3

3

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ANNEX II

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ANNEX III

Angola

Bahrain

Iran

Iraq

Jordan

Kuwait

Lebanon

Oman

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

United Arab Emirates

Yemen, Republic of

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ANNEX IV

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Belarus

Georgia

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Moldova

Russia

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan

Ukraine

Uzbekistan

ANNEX V

Repealed Regulation with its successive amendments

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1372/95

(OJ L 133, 17.6.1995, p. 26)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2523/95

(OJ L 258, 28.10.1995, p. 40)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2841/95

Commission Regulation (EC) No 180/96

(OJ L 296, 9.12.1995, p. 8)

(OJ L 25, 1.2.1996, p. 27)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1158/96

(OJ L 153, 27.6.1996, p. 25)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2238/96

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2370/96

(OJ L 299, 23.11.1996, p. 16)

(OJ L 323, 13.12.1996, p. 12)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1009/98

(OJ L 145, 15.5.1998, p. 8)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2581/98

(OJ L 322, 1.12.1998, p. 33)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2337/1999

(OJ L 281, 4.11.1999, p. 21)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1383/2001

(OJ L 186, 7.7.2001, p. 26)

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ANNEX VI

CORRELATION TABLE

Regulation (EC) No 1372/95

This Regulation

Article 1

Article 2(1) to (5)

Article 2(6) first indent

Article 2(6) second indent

Article 2(7) first indent

Article 2(7) second indent

Article 3(1)

Article 3(2) first subparagraph

Article 3(2) second subparagraph

Article 3(3)

Article 3(4) first indent

Article 3(4) second indent

Article 3(4) third indent

Article 3(5) to (7)

Article 4 first and second subparagraphs

Article 4 third subparagraph

Article 5

Article 6 first subparagraph

Article 6 second subparagraph

Article 7(1)

Article 7(2) first indent

Article 7(2) second indent

Article 7(2) third indent

Article 7(2) fourth indent

Article 7(3) and (4)

Article 8

Article 9

Article 10

—

Article 11

Annexes I to IV

—

—

Article 1

Article 2(1) to (5)

Article 2(6)(a)

Article 2(6)(b)

Article 2(7)(a)

Article 2(7)(b)

Article 3(1)

Article 3(2)

—

Article 3(3)

Article 3(4)(a)

Article 3(4)(b)

Article 3(4)(c)

Article 3(5) to (7)

Article 4(1)

Article 4(2)

Article 5

Article 6(1)

Article 6(2)

Article 7(1)

Article 7(2)(a)

Article 7(2)(b)

Article 7(2)(c)

Article 7(2)(d)

Article 7(3) and (4)

—

Article 8

—

Article 9

Article 10

Annexes I to IV

Annex V

Annex VI