Commission Regulation (EC) No 1721/2005 of 20 October 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 312/2001 laying down detailed rules of application for the importation of olive oil originating in Tunisia and derogating from certain provisions of Regulations (EC) No 1476/95 and (EC) No 1291/2000
Date: 2005-10-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Tunisia, derogation from EU law, olive oil, originating product, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1721/2005

of 20 October 2005

amending Regulation (EC) No 312/2001 laying down detailed rules of application for the
importation of olive oil originating in Tunisia and derogating from certain provisions of
Regulations (EC) No 1476/95 and (EC) No 1291/2000

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to the Council Decision 2005/720/EC of
20 September 2005 on the conclusion of a Protocol to the
Euro-Mediterranean Agreement between the European Commu-
nities and their Member States, of
the one part, and the
Republic of Tunisia, of the other part, to take account of the
accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the
Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of
Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the
Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak
Republic to the European Union (1),

Having regard to Regulation No 136/66/EEC of the Council of
22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common orga-
nisation of the market in oils and fats (2),

(4)

(5)

(6)

In the light of
the experience acquired in managing
import tariff quotas using a system of import licences,
notifications by Member States
to the Commission
should be modernised.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 312/2001 (4) should be
amended accordingly.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 312/2001 is hereby amended as follows:

Whereas:

1. Article 1(1) is replaced by the following:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Article 3(1) of Protocol No 1 to the Euro-Mediterranean
Agreement
establishing an association between the
European Communities and their Member States, of the
one part, and the Republic of Tunisia, of
the other
part (3), opens a tariff quota at a zero rate of duty for
imports of untreated olive oil falling within CN codes
1509 10 10 and 1509 10 90, wholly obtained in Tuni-
from that country to the
sia and transported direct
Community.

the Czech Republic,

the Republic of Estonia,
the Republic of Latvia,
the Republic of Hungary,

To take account of the accession to the European Union
the
of
the
Republic of Cyprus,
Republic of Lithuania,
the
Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic
of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic, Article 3(1) of the
Protocol approved by Decision 2005/720/EC provided
for an annual quantity of 700 tonnes to be added to
that quota as from 1 May 2004.

the Protocol

Article 9 of
approved by Decision
2005/720/EC lays down a distinct method for increasing
the tariff quota for 2004, calculated as a prorata of the
basic volumes.

(1) OJ L 278, 21.10.2005, p. 1.
(2) OJ 172, 30.9.1966, p. 3025/66. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 865/2004 (OJ L 161, 30.4.2004,
p. 97).

(3) OJ L 97, 30.3.1998, p. 2.

wholly

obtained

from that

‘1.
From 1 January each year, the quota of 56 700 tonnes
of untreated olive oil falling within CN codes 1509 10 10
and
Tuni-
1509 10 90
country to the
sia and transported direct
Community, which is provided for in Article 3 of Protocol
1 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an asso-
ciation between the European Communities and their
the one part, and the Republic of
Member States, of
Tunisia, of the other part, may be imported at a zero rate
of duty. The import licences shall be issued up to the quota
limit laid down for each year.’

in

2. The following Article 1a is inserted:

‘Article 1a

the Protocol

The tariff quota provided for 2005 shall be increased by the
amount of 467 tonnes calculated for 2004 under Article 9
of
to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement
between the European Communities and their Member
States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tunisia, of the
other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech
Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus,
the Republic of Hungary,
the
Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic
of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic
to the European Union.’

the Republic of Latvia,

(4) OJ L 46, 16.2.2001, p. 3. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC)

No 406/2004 (OJ L 67, 5.3.2004, p. 10).

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3. The following subparagraph is added to Article 4(3):

Article 2

‘The notifications referred to in the first subparagraph shall
be sent electronically, using the form made available to
Member States by the Commission.’

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

It shall apply from 1 May 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 October 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission