Commission Regulation (EC) No 1556/2006 of 18 October 2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 concerning the import arrangements for pigmeat (Codified version)
Date: 2006-10-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: codification of EU law, import licence, pigmeat, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1556/2006

of 18 October 2006

laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 concerning the
import arrangements for pigmeat

(Codified version)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 of 29
March 1994 opening and providing for the administration of
certain Community tariff quotas for high-quality beef, and for
pigmeat, poultrymeat, wheat and meslin, and brans, sharps and
other residues (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29
October 1975 on the common organization of the market in
pigmeat (2), and in particular Article 22 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1432/94 of 22 June
1994 laying down detailed rules for the application in
the pigmeat 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 pigmeat and certain other agricultural
products (3) has been substantially amended several
times (4). In the interests of clarity and rationality the
said Regulation should be codified.

from 1 January
Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opened,
1994, new annual
tariff quotas for certain pigmeat
products. The said quotas are to apply for an unspecified
period.

The administration of the arrangements should be based
on import licences. To that end, the detailed rules for
the applications and the information
submission of

which must appear on the applications and licences, by
way of derogation from Article 8 of Commission Regu-
lation (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 certi-
ficates for agricultural products (5) should be laid down.
In addition, provision should be made for the licences to
be issued after a period of consideration, applying, where
necessary, a single percentage of acceptance. It is appro-
priate, in the interest of the operators, to provide for the
possibility to withdraw the application for certificates
after the fixing of a coefficient of acceptance.

Regulation (EC) No 774/94 provides for the customs
duty to be fixed at 0 % for imports of certain pigmeat
products, up to a certain quantity. In order to ensure the
regularity of imports, the quantity in question should be
staggered over one year.

In order to facilitate trade between the Community and
it must be possible to import pigmeat
third countries,
from the
products without an obligation to import
be
country
nevertheless
origin, which must
mentioned for statistical reasons in section 8 of
the
import licence.

of

To ensure proper management of the import regimes, the
Commission needs precise information from the Member
States on the quantities actually imported. For the sake of
clarity, it is necessary to use a single model for commu-
nicating the quantities between Member States and the
Commission.

In order to ensure proper administration of the system,
the security for import licences under the said system
should be fixed.
the risk of speculation
inherent in the system in the pigmeat sector, precise
conditions governing access by traders
to the said
system should be laid down.

In view of

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(1) OJ L 91, 8.4.1994, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Commission

Regulation (EC) No 2198/95 (OJ L 221, 19.9.1995, p. 3).

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

lation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2).

(3) OJ L 156, 23.6.1994, p. 14. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 341/2005 (OJ L 53, 26.2.2005, p. 28).

(4) See Annex VI.

(8)

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

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

lation (EC) No 410/2006 (OJ L 71, 10.3.2006, p. 7).

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

(e) section 24 of licences shall show one of the indications set

out in Annex II, Part B.

Article 1

All imports into the Community of the products referred to in
Annex I under the tariff quotas opened in Article 2 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 774/94 shall be subject to the presentation of an
import licence.

Article 4

Licence applications

1.
shall be lodged during the first
seven days of the month preceding each period as specified
in Article 2.

The quantity of products which benefit from that regime and
the level of custom duty are set out in Annex I.

Article 2

The quantity fixed in Annex I shall be staggered over the year as
follows:

2.
Licence applications shall only be admissible where the
applicant declares in writing that he has not submitted and
undertakes not to submit any applications,
in respect of the
current period, concerning products referred to in Annex I in
the Member State in which his applications is lodged or in
another Member State.

— 25 % in the period from 1 January to 31 March,

— 25 % in the period from 1 April to 30 June,

— 25 % in the period from 1 July to 30 September,

— 25 % in the period from 1 October to 31 December.

Article 3

The import licences referred to in Article 1 shall be subject to
the following provisions:

(a) applicants for import

licences must be natural or legal
persons who, at the time applications are submitted, can
prove to the satisfaction of the competent authorities in
the Member States that
they have been active in trade
with third countries in products in the pigmeat sector for
at least the preceding 12 months; however, retail estab-
to final
lishments or
consumers are excluded from the benefits of this regime;

selling their products

restaurants

(b) licence applications must mention the serial number, and
may relate to products covered by the two different CN
codes and originating in only one country; in such cases,
all the CN codes must be indicated in section 16 and their
descriptions in section 15; a licence application must relate
at least to 20 tonnes and at most to 20 % of the quantity
available for the period specified in Article 2;

(c) section 8 of licence applications and licences shall show the

country of origin;

(d) section 20 of licences applications and licences shall show

one of the indications set out in Annex II, Part A;

Where an applicant submits more than one application relating
to products referred to in Annex I, all applications from that
person shall be inadmissible.

However, each applicant may lodge several applications for
if these
import licences for products referred to in Annex I,
products originate in different countries. The applications, one
each for a single country of origin, shall be submitted together
to the competent authority of a Member State. They shall be
considered, as regards the maximum referred to in point (b) of
Article 3 as well as the application of the rule provided for in
the second subparagraph of this paragraph, as a single appli-
cation.

3. Member States shall notify the Commission, on the third
working day following the end of the application submission
period, of applications
the products
include a list of applicants
concerned. Such notification shall
and a statement of the quantities applied for.

lodged for each of

All notifications, including notifications that there have been no
applications, shall be made electronically on the working day
stipulated, drawn up on the model set out in Annex III in cases
where no application is made, and on the models set out in
Annexes III and IV in cases where applications have been made.

4.
The Commission shall decide as quickly as possible to
what extent quantities may be awarded in respect of appli-
cations as referred to in Article 3.

If quantities in respect of which licences have been applied for
exceed the quantities available, the Commission shall fix a single
percentage of acceptance in quantities applied for. In the case
where the percentage is less than 5 %, the Commission can
decide
corresponding
applications
security shall be released immediately.

to refuse

and the

all

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The trader may withdraw his application for certificates
5.
within 10 working days after the publication of
the single
percentage of acceptance in the Official Journal of the European
Union, if the application of this rate leads to the fixation of a
quantity smaller than 20 tonnes. The Member States shall
inform the Commission within five days following the with-
drawal of the application for certificates and the corresponding
security shall be released immediately.

6.
The Commission shall calculate the quantity remaining,
which shall be added to the quantity available in respect of
the following period for the same year.

Licences shall be issued as quickly as possible after the

7.
Commission has taken its decision.

8.

Licences issued shall be valid throughout the Community.

9. Member States shall notify the Commission, before the
the fourth month following each annual period
end of
defined in Annex I, of
imports of
products under this Regulation for that period.

the quantities of actual

Import licences issued pursuant to this Regulation shall not be
transferable.

Article 6

A security of EUR 20 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged
for import licence applications for all products referred to in
Annex I.

Article 7

Without prejudice to the provisions of this Regulation, Regu-
lation (EC) No 1291/2000 shall apply.

However, by way of derogation from Article 8(4) of that Regu-
lation, the quantity imported under this Regulation may not
exceed that shown in sections 17 and 18 of
the import
licence. The figure 0 shall accordingly be entered in section
19 of the licence.

Article 8

All notifications, including notifications that there have been no
imports, shall be made using the model set out in Annex V.

Regulation (EC) No 1432/94 is repealed.

Article 5

For
the purposes of Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No
1291/2000, import licences shall be valid for 150 days from
the date of actual issue.

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

Article 9

However, licences shall not be valid beyond 31 December of
the year of issue.

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

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

Done at Brussels, 18 October 2006.

For the Commission
The President

José Manuel BARROSO

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ANNEX I

CUSTOMS DUTY SET AT 0 %

Serial Number

09.4046

CN code

0203 19 13
0203 29 15

From 1 January to 31 December

(tonnes)

7 000

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ANNEX II

PART A

Indications referred to in point (d) of Article 3:

— in Spanish:

Reglamento (CE) no 1556/2006

— in Czech:

Nařízení (ES) č. 1556/2006

— in Danish:

Forordning (EF) nr. 1556/2006

— in German:

Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1556/2006

— in Estonian:

Määrus (EÜ) nr 1556/2006

— in Greek:

Κανονισμός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1556/2006

— in English:

Regulation (EC) No 1556/2006

— in French:

règlement (CE) no 1556/2006

— in Italian:

Regolamento (CE) n. 1556/2006

— in Latvian:

Regula (EK) Nr. 1556/2006

— in Lithuanian: Reglamentas (EB) Nr. 1556/2006

— in Hungarian: 1556/2006/EK rendelet

— in Maltese:

Ir-Regolament (KE) Nru 1556/2006

— in Dutch:

Verordening (EG) nr. 1556/2006

— in Polish:

Rozporządzenie (WE) nr 1556/2006

— in Portuguese: Regulamento (CE) n.o 1556/2006

— in Slovak:

Nariadenie (ES) č. 1556/2006

— in Slovene:

Uredba (ES) št. 1556/2006

— in Finnish:

Asetus (EY) N:o 1556/2006

— in Swedish:

Förordning (EG) nr 1556/2006

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Indications referred to in point (e) of Article 3:

PART B

— in Spanish:

Derecho de aduana del 0 % en aplicación del Reglamento (CE) no 1556/2006

— in Czech:

Clo stanoveno na 0 % podle nařízení (ES) č. 1556/2006

— in Danish:

— in German:

— in Estonian:

Told fastsat til 0 % i henhold til forordning (EF) nr. 1556/2006

Auf 0 v. H. festgesetzter Zoll gemäß der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1556/2006

Vastavalt määrusele (EÜ) nr 1556/2006 on kinnitatud 0 % tollimaks

— in Greek:

Δασμός καθοριζόμενος σε 0 % κατ’ εφαρμογή του κανονισμού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1556/2006

— in English:

Customs duty fixed at 0 % pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1556/2006

— in French:

droit de douane fixé à 0 % en application du règlement (CE) no 1556/2006

— in Italian:

Dazio doganale fissato allo 0 % in applicazione del regolamento (CE) n. 1556/2006

— in Latvian:

Noteikts 0 % muitas nodoklis, ievērojot Regulu (EK) Nr. 1556/2006

— in Lithuanian: 0 % muitas, nustatytas pagal Reglamentą (EB) Nr. 1556/2006

— in Hungarian: 0 %-os vámtétel a(z) 1556/2006/EK rendelet alapján

— in Maltese:

Rata ta’ dazju doganali ffissat għal 0 % skond ir-Regolament (KE) Nru 1556/2006

— in Dutch:

Douanerecht 0 % op grond van Verordening (EG) nr. 1556/2006

— in Polish:

Cło ustalone na poziomie 0 % na podstawie Rozporządzenia (WE) nr 1556/2006

— in Portuguese: Direito aduaneiro fixado em 0 %, nos termos do Regulamento (CE) n.o 1556/2006

— in Slovak:

Clo stanovené na úrovni 0 % podľa nariadenia (ES) ) č. 1556/2006

— in Slovene:

0 % dajatev v skladu z Uredbo (ES) št. 1556/2006

— in Finnish:

— in Swedish:

Tulliksi vahvistettu 0 % asetuksen (EY) N:o 1556/2006 mukaisesti

Tullsats fastställd till 0 % i enlighet med Förordning (EG) nr 1556/2006

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ANNEX III

Notification in application of Regulation (EC) No 1556/2006, Article 4(3)

Application for import licences

To be forwarded by the Member States to the following e-mail address:

AGRI-IMP-PORK@ec.europa.eu

or fax: (32-2) 292 17 39

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
DG AGRI.D.2 — implementation of market measures

Pigmeat sector

Application for import licences with customs duty set at 0 %

Date

Period

Member State:

Sender:

Contact:

Telephone:

Fax:

E-mail address:

09.4046

Serial No

Quantity applied for (tonnes per product)

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ANNEX IV

Notification in application of Regulation (EC) No 1556/2006, Article 4(3)

Application for import licences

To be forwarded by the Member States to the following e-mail address:

AGRI-IMP-PORK@ec.europa.eu

or fax: (32-2) 292 17 39

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
DG AGRI.D.2 — implementation of market measures

Pigmeat sector

Application for import licences with customs duty set at 0 %

Date

Period

Member State:

Serial No

CN code

Applicant (name and address)

Quantity requested
(tonnes)

09.4046

Total in tonnes for product

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ANNEX V

Notification in application of Regulation (EC) No 1556/2006, Article 4(9)

Actual imports

To be forwarded by the Member States to the following e-mail address:

AGRI-IMP-PORK@ec.europa.eu

or fax: (32-2) 292 17 39

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
DG AGRI.D.2 — implementation of market measures

Pigmeat sector

Member State:

Serial No

Quantity actually imported

Country of origin

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ANNEX VI

Repealed Regulation with its successive amendments

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1432/94
(OJ L 156, 23.6.1994, p. 14)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1593/95
(OJ L 150, 1.7.1995, p. 94)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2068/96
(OJ L 277, 30.10.1996, p. 12)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1377/2000
(OJ L 156, 29.6.2000, p. 30)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1006/2001
(OJ L 140, 24.5.2001, p. 13)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2083/2004
(OJ L 360, 7.12.2004, p. 12)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 341/2005
(OJ L 53, 26.2.2005, p. 28)

Article 1 only

Article 1 only

Article 1 only

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ANNEX VII

CORRELATION TABLE

Regulation (EC) No 1432/94

This Regulation

Article 1

Article 2, first paragraph

Article 2, second paragraph

Article 3

Article 4(1)

Article 1

Article 2

—

Article 3

Article 4(1)

Article 4(2), first subparagraph, first sentence

Article 4(2), first subparagraph

Article 4(2), first subparagraph, second sentence

Article 4(2), second subparagraph

Article 4(2), first subparagraph, third and fourth sentences
and second subparagraph

Article 4(2), third subparagraph

Article 4(3)

Article 4(3)

Article 4(4), first and second subparagraphs

Article 4(4), first and second subparagraphs

Article 4(4), third subparagraph

Article 4(4), fourth subparagraph

Article 4(5)

Article 4(6)

Article 4(7)

Article 4(5)

Article 4(6)

Article 4(7)

Article 4(8)

Article 4(9)

Articles 5, 6 and 7

Articles 5, 6 and 7

—

Article 8

Annex I

—

Annex II

Annex III

Annex IV

—

—

Article 8

Article 9

Annex I

Annex II

Annex III

Annex IV

Annex V

Annex VI

Annex VII