Commission Regulation (EC) No 1255/2006 of 21 August 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 laying down detailed rules for the application in the poultrymeat sector of the import arrangements provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for poultrymeat and certain other agricultural products
Date: 2006-08-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: import licence, poultrymeat, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1255/2006

of 21 August 2006

amending Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 laying down detailed rules for the application in the
in Council Regulation (EC)
poultrymeat
No 774/94 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for
poultrymeat and certain other agricultural products

the import arrangements provided for

sector of

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(5)

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

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29
October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in
poultrymeat (1), and in particular Article 3(2) and Article 6(1)
thereof,

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 is amended as follows:

1. Article 3(c) is replaced by the following:

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 (2) provides for
the opening and administration, on a multi-annual basis,
of a number of import quotas of poultrymeat.

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters
between the European Community and the United States
of America under Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of
the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
1994 (3),
Decision
by
2006/333/EC (4), provides for an increase of the annual
import tariff quota of poultrymeat, erga omnes, of 2 485
tonnes for certain frozen turkey cuts.

approved

Council

In view of
the possible accession of Bulgaria and
Romania to the European Union as from 1 January
it is advisable to provide for a different period
2007,
for lodging the licence applications for the first quarter
of the year 2007.

(4)

Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 should be
accordingly.

amended

(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 77. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 679/2006 (OJ L 119, 4.5.2006, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 156, 23.6.1994, p. 9. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

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

(3) OJ L 124, 11.5.2006, p. 15.
(4) OJ L 124, 11.5.2006, p. 13.

‘(c) Section 8 of licence applications and licences shall show
the country of origin; licences shall carry with them an
obligation to import from the country indicated except
for groups 3, 5 and 6.’;

2. Article 4 is amended as follows:

(a)

the following subparagraph is added to paragraph 1:

‘However, for the period of 1 January to 31 March 2007
licence applications shall be lodged during the first seven
working days of January 2007.’;

(b) the third subparagraph of paragraph 2 is replaced by the

following:

‘However,
in the case of groups 3, 5 and 6, each
applicant may lodge more than one application for
import licences for products in one group, where such
products originate in more than one country. Separate
each country of origin must be
applications
submitted simultaneously to the competent authority of
a Member State. They shall be considered, as regards the
maximum referred to in Article 3(b) as well as appli-
cation of the rule in the previous subparagraph, as a
single application.’;

for

3. the Annexes are replaced by the text in the Annex to this

Regulation.

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

Article 2

It shall apply from 1 July 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 August 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

0 % COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTY

Chicken

Brazil

Thailand

Other

Brazil

Other

Erga omnes

Country

Group No

Order No

CN code

Annual quantities
(tonnes product weight)

1

2

3

09.4410

09.4411

09.4412

Turkey

0207 14 10
0207 14 50
0207 14 70

0207 14 10
0207 14 50
0207 14 70

0207 14 10
0207 14 50
0207 14 70

7 100

5 100

3 300

Country

Group No

Order No

CN code

Annual quantities
(tonnes product weight)

4

5

6

09.4420

09.4421

09.4422

0207 27 10
0207 27 20
0207 27 80

0207 27 10
0207 27 20
0207 27 80

0207 27 10
0207 27 20
0207 27 80

1 800

700

2 485

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ANNEX II

APPLICATION OF REGULATION (EC) No 1431/94

Commission of the European Communities — DG Agriculture and Rural Development
Unit D.2 — Implementation of market measures

Poultrymeat sector

Application for licences to import at 0 %
Common Customs Tariff duty

Date:

Period:

Member State:

Sender:

Responsible contact person:

Tel.

Fax

Addressee: AGRI.D.2

Fax (32-2) 292 17 41

E-mail: AGRI-IMP-POULTRY@ec.europa.eu

Order No

Quantity applied for
(kg product weight)

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ANNEX III

APPLICATION OF REGULATION (EC) No 1431/94

Commission of the European Communities — DG Agriculture and Rural Development
Unit D.2 — Implementation of market measures

Poultrymeat sector

Application for licences to import at 0 %
Common Customs Tariff duty

Date:

Period:

Member State:

Order No

CN code

Applicant
(Name and Address)

Origin

Quantity
(kg product weight)

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ANNEX IV

APPLICATION OF REGULATION (EC) No 1431/94

Commission of the European Communities — DG Agriculture and Rural Development
Unit D.2 — Implementation of market measures

Poultrymeat sector

NOTIFICATION CONCERNING ACTUAL IMPORTS

Member State:

........................................................................................................................................................................................................

Application of Article 4(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1431/94

Quantity of products (in kg product weight) actually imported:

Addressee: AGRI.D.2

Fax (32-2) 292 17 41

E-mail: AGRI-IMP-POULTRY@ec.europa.eu

Order No

Quantity actually entered
into free circulation

Country of origin’