Commission Regulation (EC) No 179/2006 of  1 February 2006  introducing a system of import licences for apples imported from third countries
Date: 2006-02-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: import, import licence, originating product, pip fruit, third country

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 179/2006

of 1 February 2006

introducing a system of import licences for apples imported from third countries

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Article 1

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28
October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in
fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 31(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Apple producers in the Community have recently found
themselves in a difficult situation, due, among other
things,
increase in imports of apples
from certain third countries of the Southern hemisphere.

to a significant

The monitoring of the import of apples should therefore
be improved. The appropriate instrument for achieving
that objective is a mechanism based on issuing import
licences subject to the provision of a security to ensure
that the operations for which an import licence has been
applied for are actually performed.

Commission Regulations (EC) No 1291/2000 of 9 June
2000 laying down common detailed rules for the appli-
cation of the system of import and export licences and
advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (2) and
(EEC) No 2220/85 of 22 July 1985 laying down
common detailed rules
the
for
system of securities for agricultural products (3) should
apply.

the application of

(4)

The Management Committee for fresh Fruit and Vege-
tables has not delivered an opinion within the time-
limit set by its chairman,

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 47/2003 (OJ L 7, 11.1.2003, p. 64).

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

lation (EC) No 1856/2005 (OJ L 297, 15.11.2005, p. 7).

(3) OJ L 205, 3.8.1985, p. 5. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 673/2004 (OJ L 105, 14.4.2004, p. 17).

1.
The release into free circulation of apples falling within
CN code 0808 10 80 shall be subject to the presentation of an
import licence.

Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 shall apply to import

2.
licences issued under this Regulation.

Article 2

Importers may submit import licence applications to the

1.
competent authorities of any Member State.

They shall enter the country of origin in box 8 of licence
applications and mark the word ‘yes’ with a cross.

2.
Importers shall lodge with their application a security in
accordance with Title III of Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 gua-
ranteeing compliance with the commitment to import during
the term of validity of the import licence. The security shall be
EUR 15 per tonne.

Except in cases of force majeure, the security shall be forfeited in
whole or in part if the import is not carried out, or is carried
out only partially, within the period of validity of the import
licence.

Article 3

Import

1.
applicant,
Community.

licences shall be issued without delay to any
irrespective of their place of establishment in the

The country of origin shall be entered in box 8 of the import
licence and the word ‘yes’ shall be marked with a cross.

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2.

Import licences shall be valid for three months.

These quantities shall be reported via the electronic system
indicated by the Commission.

Import licences shall be valid only for imports originating in the
country indicated.

Article 4

Member States shall report to the Commission, no later than 12
noon (Brussels time) on Wednesday each week, the quantities of
apples for which import licences have been issued during the
previous week, broken down by third country of origin.

Article 5

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

It shall apply from 1 February 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 1 February 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission