Commission Regulation (EC) No 1004/2005 of 30 June 2005 laying down detailed rules for the opening and administration of the tariff quotas for sugar products originating in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo, as provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000
Date: 2005-06-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, import licence, sugar, tariff exemption, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1004/2005

of 30 June 2005

laying down detailed rules for the opening and administration of the tariff quotas for sugar
products originating in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo, as
provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 of 18
trade measures for
September 2000 introducing exceptional
linked to the
countries and territories participating in or
European Union’s
Stabilisation and Association process,
amending Regulation (EC) No 2820/98, and repealing Regu-
lations (EC) No 1763/1999 and (EC) No 6/2000 (1), and in
particular the second paragraph of Article 6 thereof,

Whereas:

Article 4(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000
lays down that imports of sugar products under headings
1701 and 1702 of the Combined Nomenclature origi-
nating in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia,
Montenegro and Kosovo (2), shall be subject to annual
duty-free tariff quotas. Those quotas should be opened
on a multiannual basis and detailed rules should be
adopted for
their application for 12-month periods
starting on 1 July.

In view of introducing a duty free tariff quota in order to
ensure an economically sustainable development of the
sugar sectors of
the countries concerned as well as
considering the relatively large quantity approved for
Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo, the tariff quota of this
country should be managed according to a system of
export certificates issued by authorities in that country.
The
and the
procedures for using them should be specified.

form and layout of

certificate

this

To ensure efficient management of preferential imports
under this Regulation, measures need to be adopted
making it possible for
to keep
records of the relevant data, and to report them to the
Commission.

the Member States

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Article 1

1.
This Regulation lays down detailed rules of implemen-
tation for imports of sugar products under headings 1701
and 1702 of
the Combined Nomenclature originating in
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, Montenegro and
Kosovo, covered by the annual duty-free tariff quotas referred to
in Article 4(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000.

Imports referred to in paragraph 1 shall be subject to
the

licence which shall bear

2.
production of
following quota order numbers:

an import

— 09.4324 for the quota of 1 000 tonnes (net weight) of

sugar products originating in Albania,

— 09.4325 for the quota of 12 000 tonnes (net weight) of
sugar products originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina,

— 09.4326 for the quota of 180 000 tonnes (net weight) of
sugar products originating in Serbia, Montenegro and
Kosovo.

Article 2

Import licences provided for in Article 1(2) shall be issued in
accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 (3)
and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1464/95 (4), save where
this Regulation provides otherwise.

Article 3

For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions
shall apply:

(a) ‘import period’ means the one-year-period from 1 July to

30 June the following year;

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

(b) ‘working day’ means a working day at

the Commission

offices in Brussels.

(1) OJ L 240, 23.9.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Council

lation (EC) No 1747/2004 (OJ L 311, 8.10.2004, p. 17).

Regulation (EC) No 374/2005 (OJ L 59, 5.3.2005, p. 1).

(2) As defined by UN Security Council Resolution 1244.

(4) OJ L 144, 28.6.1995, p. 14. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 96/2004 (OJ L 15, 22.1.2004, p. 3).

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

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Article 4

Import

1.
competent authorities of the Member States.

licence applications

shall be lodged with the

The communications referred to in the first subparagraph shall
be effected by electronic means using forms communicated by
the Commission to the Member States.

Import licence applications shall be accompanied by the

2.
following documents:

The Commission shall draw up a weekly total of the
licence applications have been

2.
quantities for which import
presented.

(a) proof that the applicant has lodged a security of EUR 2 per

100 kilograms;

(b) in the case of imports from Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo,
the original plus a copy of the export licence issued by the
authorities in Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo, in accordance
with the model form set out in Annex I, for a quantity equal
licence application. The
to the quantity of
shall be kept by the
original of
competent authority of the Member State.

the import
licence

the export

Article 5

Import licence applications and import licences shall show:

(a) in section 8,

‘Albania’,

‘Bosnia and Herzegovina’ or ‘Serbia,
Montenegro and Kosovo’, the word ‘yes’ being marked with
a cross.
Import licences shall be valid only for products
originating in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Serbia,
Montenegro and Kosovo.

(b) in section 20 for Albania, one of the entries listed in Part A

of Annex II.

3. Where licence applications for one of the tariff quotas
referred to in Article 4(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000
exceed the level of that quota, the Commission shall suspend
the submission of further applications for that quota for the
current import period, fix a single reducing coefficient to be
applied and shall
the limit
concerned has been reached.

inform the Member States that

in application of measures adopted pursuant to
4. Where,
paragraph 3, the quantity for which a licence is issued is less
than the quantity applied for, the licence application may be
withdrawn within three working days of the adoption of those.
In the event of such a withdrawal the security shall be released
immediately.

Licences

shall be issued on the third working day
5.
following the notification referred to in paragraph 1, subject
to measures taken by the Commission pursuant to paragraph 3.

in application of measures adopted pursuant to
6. Where,
paragraph 3,
licence is
the quantity for which the import
issued is less than the quantity applied for, the amount of the
security shall be reduced proportionately.

(c) in section 20 for Bosnia and Herzegovina, one of the entries

listed in Part B of Annex II.

Import licences shall be valid from their actual date of issue
until 30 June of the relevant import period.

Article 7

(d) in section 20 for Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo, one of

the entries listed in Part C of Annex II.

Article 6

Import licence applications may be presented each week
1.
from Monday to Friday. No later than the first working day of
the following week Member States shall notify the Commission
of the quantities of sugar products, broken down by eight-digit
CN code,
licence applications have been
presented during the preceding week.

for which import

Article 8

1.
By way of derogation from Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC)
No 1291/2000, the quantity released into free circulation may
not exceed that indicated in sections 17 and 18 of the import
licence. The figure ‘0’ shall be entered to that effect in section
19 of the licence.

2.
By way of derogation from Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC)
No 1291/2000, rights deriving from import licences shall not
be transferable.

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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.

It shall apply from 1 July 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 June 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

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A.

Entries referred to in Article 5(b):

ANNEX II

— in Spanish:

Exención de derechos de importación [Reglamento (CE) no 2007/2000, artículo 4, apartado 4],
número de orden 09.4324

— in Czech:

Osvobozeno od dovozního cla (nařízení (ES) č. 2007/2000, čl. 4 odst. 4), sériové číslo 09.4324

— in Danish:

— in German:

— in Estonian:

Fritages for importtold (artikel 4, stk. 4,
09.4324

i

forordning (EF) nr. 2007/2000),

løbenummer

Frei von Einfuhrabgaben (Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2007/2000, Artikel 4 Absatz 4),
Nummer 09.4324

laufende

Impordimaksust vabastatud (määruse (EÜ) nr 2007/2000 artikli 4 lõige 4), järjekorranumber
09.4324

— in Greek:

Δασμολογική απαλλαγή [κανονισμός (EK) αριθ. 2007/2000, άρθρο 4 παράγραφος 4], αύξων
αριθμός 09.4324

— in English:

— in French:

Free from import duty (Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000, Article 4(4)), order number 09.4324

Exemption du droit d'importation [article 4, paragraphe 4, du règlement (CE) no 2007/2000],
numéro d'ordre 09.4324

— in Italian:

Esenzione dal dazio all’importazione [Regolamento (CE) n. 2007/2000, articolo 4(4)], numero
d’ordine 09.4324

— in Latvian:

Atbrīvots no importa nodokļa (Regula (EK) Nr. 2007/2000, 4. panta 4. punkts), kārtas numurs
09.4324

— in Lithuanian:

— in Hungarian:

— in Dutch:

— in Polish:

Atleista nuo importo muito (Reglamentas (EB) Nr. 2007/2000, 4(4) straipsnis), kvotos numeris
09.4324

Mentes a behozatali vám alól (a 2007/2000/EK rendelet, 4. cikk (4) bekezdés), rendelésszám
09.4324

Vrij van invoerrechten (Verordening (EG) nr. 2007/2000, artikel 4,
09.4324

lid 4), volgnummer

Wolne od przywozowych opłat celnych (rozporządzenie (WE) nr 2007/2000, art. 4 ust. 4),
numer seryjny 09.4324

— in Portuguese:

Isenção de direitos de importação [Regulamento (CE) n.o 2007/2000, n.o 4 do artigo 4.o],
número de ordem 09.4324

— in Slovak:

Oslobodený od dovozného cla (nariadenie (ES) č. 2007/2000, článok 4 ods. 4), poradové číslo
09.4324

— in Slovenian:

Brez uvozne carine (Uredba (ES) št. 2007/2000, člen 4(4)), številka kvote 09.4324

— in Finnish:

Vapaa tuontitulleista (Asetuksen (EY) N:o 2007/2000 4 artiklan 4 kohta),
09.4324

järjestysnumero

— in Swedish:

Importtullfri (förordning (EG) nr 2007/2000, artikel 4.4), löpnummer 09.4324

B. Entries referred to in Article 5(c):

— in Spanish:

Exención de derechos de importación [Reglamento (CE) no 2007/2000, artículo 4, apartado 4],
número de orden 09.4325

— in Czech:

Osvobozeno od dovozního cla (nařízení (ES) č. 2007/2000, čl. 4 odst. 4), sériové číslo 09.4325

— in Danish:

Fritages for importtold (artikel 4, stk. 4, i forordning (EF) nr. 2007/2000), løbenummer 09.4325

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— in German:

— in Estonian:

Frei von Einfuhrabgaben (Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2007/2000, Artikel 4 Absatz 4),
Nummer 09.4325

laufende

Impordimaksust vabastatud (määruse (EÜ) nr 2007/2000 artikli 4 lõige 4),
09.4325

järjekorranumber

— in Greek:

Δασμολογική απαλλαγή [κανονισμός (EK) αριθ. 2007/2000, άρθρο 4 παράγραφος 4], αύξων αριθμός
09.4325

— in English:

— in French:

Free from import duty (Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000, Article 4(4)), order number 09.4325

Exemption du droit d'importation [article 4, paragraphe 4, du règlement (CE) no 2007/2000],
numéro d'ordre 09.4325

— in Italian:

Esenzione dal dazio all’importazione [Regolamento (CE) n. 2007/2000, articolo 4(4)], numero
d’ordine 09.4325

— in Latvian:

Atbrīvots no importa nodokļa (Regula (EK) Nr. 2007/2000, 4. panta 4. punkts), kārtas numurs
09.4325

— in Lithuanian:

— in Hungarian:

— in Dutch:

— in Polish:

Atleista nuo importo muito (Reglamentas (EB) Nr. 2007/2000, 4(4) straipsnis), kvotos numeris
09.4325

Mentes a behozatali vám alól (a 2007/2000/EK rendelet, 4. cikk (4) bekezdés), rendelésszám
09.4325

Vrij van invoerrechten (Verordening (EG) nr. 2007/2000, artikel 4, lid 4), volgnummer 09.4325

Wolne od przywozowych opłat celnych (rozporządzenie (WE) nr 2007/2000, art. 4 ust. 4),
numer seryjny 09.4325

— in Portuguese:

Isenção de direitos de importação [Regulamento (CE) n.o 2007/2000, n.o 4 do artigo 4.o],
número de ordem 09.4325

— in Slovak:

Oslobodený od dovozného cla (nariadenie (ES) č. 2007/2000, článok 4 ods. 4), poradové číslo
09.4325

— in Slovenian:

Brez uvozne carine (Uredba (ES) št. 2007/2000, člen 4(4)), številka kvote 09.4325

— in Finnish:

Vapaa tuontitulleista (Asetuksen (EY) N:o 2007/2000 4 artiklan 4 kohta),
09.4325

järjestysnumero

— in Swedish:

Importtullfri (förordning (EG) nr 2007/2000, artikel 4.4), löpnummer 09.4325

C. Entries referred to in Article 5(d):

— in Spanish:

Exención de derechos de importación [Reglamento (CE) no 2007/2000, artículo 4, apartado 4],
número de orden 09.4326

— in Czech:

Osvobozeno od dovozního cla (nařízení (ES) č. 2007/2000, čl. 4 odst. 4), sériové číslo 09.4326

— in Danish:

— in German:

— in Estonian:

Fritages for importtold (artikel 4, stk. 4, i forordning (EF) nr. 2007/2000), løbenummer 09.4326

Frei von Einfuhrabgaben (Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2007/2000, Artikel 4 Absatz 4),
Nummer 09.4326

laufende

Impordimaksust vabastatud (määruse (EÜ) nr 2007/2000 artikli 4 lõige 4),
09.4326

järjekorranumber

— in Greek:

Δασμολογική απαλλαγή [κανονισμός (EK) αριθ. 2007/2000, άρθρο 4 παράγραφος 4], αύξων αριθμός
09.4326

— in English:

Free from import duty (Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000, Article 4(4)), order number 09.4326

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— in French:

— in Italian:

— in Latvian:

— in Lithuanian:

— in Hungarian:

— in Dutch:

— in Polish:

Exemption du droit d'importation [article 4, paragraphe 4, du règlement (CE) no 2007/2000],
numéro d'ordre 09.4326

Esenzione dal dazio all’importazione [Regolamento (CE) n. 2007/2000, articolo 4(4)], numero
d’ordine 09.4326

Atbrīvots no importa nodokļa (Regula (EK) Nr. 2007/2000, 4. panta 4. punkts), kārtas numurs
09.4326

Atleista nuo importo muito (Reglamentas (EB) Nr. 2007/2000, 4(4) straipsnis), kvotos numeris
09.4326

Mentes a behozatali vám alól (a 2007/2000/EK rendelet, 4. cikk (4) bekezdés), rendelésszám
09.4326

Vrij van invoerrechten (Verordening (EG) nr. 2007/2000, artikel 4, lid 4), volgnummer 09.4326

Wolne od przywozowych opłat celnych (rozporządzenie (WE) nr 2007/2000, art. 4 ust. 4),
numer seryjny 09.4326

— in Portuguese:

Isenção de direitos de importação [Regulamento (CE) n.o 2007/2000, n.o 4 do artigo 4.o],
número de ordem 09.4326

— in Slovak:

Oslobodený od dovozného cla (nariadenie (ES) č. 2007/2000, článok 4 ods. 4), poradové číslo
09.4326

— in Slovenian:

Brez uvozne carine (Uredba (ES) št. 2007/2000, člen 4(4)), številka kvote 09.4326

— in Finnish:

— in Swedish:

Vapaa tuontitulleista (Asetuksen (EY) N:o 2007/2000 4 artiklan 4 kohta),
09.4326

järjestysnumero

Importtullfri (förordning (EG) nr 2007/2000, artikel 4.4), löpnummer 09.4326