Commission Regulation (EC) No 1722/2006 of 21 November 2006 amending Regulations (EC) Nos 1431/94, 2497/96, 1396/98, 701/2003 and 593/2004 as regards the lodging of import licence applications in the poultrymeat and eggs sectors for the first quarter of 2007
Date: 2006-11-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ACP countries, Israel, Türkiye, egg, import licence, poultrymeat, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1722/2006

of 21 November 2006

amending Regulations (EC) Nos 1431/94, 2497/96, 1396/98, 701/2003 and 593/2004 as regards the
lodging of import licence applications in the poultrymeat and eggs sectors for the first quarter of
2007

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 779/98 of 7 April
into the Community of agricultural
1998 on the import
products originating in Turkey, repealing Regulation (EEC) No
4115/86 and amending Regulation (EC) No 3010/95 (7), and in
particular Article 1 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29
October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in
eggs (1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

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

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 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2783/75 of 29
October 1975 on the common system of trade for ovalbumin
and lactalbumin (4), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 of 10
December 2002 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural
products and goods resulting from the processing of agricultural
products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States
(ACP States) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 (5), and
in particular Article 5 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2398/96 of 12
December 1996 opening the tariff quota for turkey meat from
Israel provided for
in the Association Agreement and the
Interim Agreement between the European Community and
the State of Israel (6), and in particular Article 2 thereof,

(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 49. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

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

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

lation (EC) No 679/2006.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 (8) lays down
procedures for applying in the poultrymeat sector the
the Association
for
arrangements
Agreement and the Interim Agreement between the
European Community and the State of Israel.

provided

in

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1396/98 (9) lays down
procedures for the application in the poultrymeat sector
of Regulation (EC) No 779/98.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 701/2003 (10)
lays
down detailed rules for the application of Regulation
arrangements
(EC) No 2286/2002 as
applicable to imports of certain poultrymeat and egg
products originating in the African, Caribbean and
Pacific States (ACP States).

regards

the

Commission Regulation (EC) No 593/2004 (11) opens
and provides for the administration of the tariff quotas
in the egg sector and for egg albumin.

All of these Regulations lay down that applications for
import licences may be lodged only in the course of the
first seven days of the month preceding each specific
quota period. In view of the accession of Bulgaria and
Romania to the European Union as from 1 January
2007, a different period should be laid down for the
lodging of applications for licences for the first quarter
of 2007.

(3) 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).

(4) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 104. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2916/95 (OJ L 305, 19.12.1995,
p. 49).

(7) OJ L 113, 15.4.1998, p. 1.
(8) OJ L 338, 28.12.1996, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 361/2004 (OJ L 63, 28.2.2004, p. 15).

(9) OJ L 187, 1.7.1998, p. 41. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

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

(5) OJ L 348, 21.12.2002, p. 5.
(6) OJ L 327, 18.12.1996, p. 7.

(10) OJ L 99, 17.4.2003, p. 32.
(11) OJ L 94, 31.3.2004, p. 10.

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(6)

(7)

(8)

has

sector of

agricultural

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 of 22 June
1994 laying down detailed rules for the application in
the poultrymeat
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
products (12)
been
other
amended with a view to the accession of Bulgaria and
Romania to the European Union as from 1 January
2007. Under the second subparagraph of Article 4(1)
of that Regulation,
for the period from 1 January to
31 March 2007 licence applications are to be lodged
during the first seven working days of January 2007.
For
this period should be
extended to the first 15 days of January 2007. In the
interests of harmonisation with other import quotas in
the same sector, the same period should be laid down for
the lodging of applications for the first quarter of 2007.

administrative

reasons

already

Regulations
(EC) Nos 1431/94, 2497/96, 1396/98,
701/2003 and 593/2004 should therefore be amended
accordingly.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1431/94, the second
subparagraph is replaced by the following:

‘However, for the period from 1 January to 31 March 2007,
licence applications shall be lodged during the first 15 days
of January 2007.’

Article 2

In Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2497/96, the second
subparagraph is replaced by the following:

‘However, for the period from 1 January to 31 March 2007,
licence applications shall be lodged during the first 15 days
of January 2007.’

Article 3

In Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1396/98, the following
subparagraph is added:

‘However, for the period from 1 January to 31 March 2007,
licence applications shall be lodged during the first 15 days
of January 2007.’

Article 4

The following subparagraph is added to Article 5(1) of Regu-
lation (EC) No 701/2003:

‘However, for the period from 1 January to 30 June 2007,
licence applications shall be lodged during the first 15 days
of January 2007.’

Article 5

The following subparagraph is added to Article 5(1) of Regu-
lation (EC) No 593/2004:

‘However, for the period from 1 January to 31 March 2007,
licence applications shall be lodged during the first 15 days
of January 2007.’

Article 6

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
the European
that of
Union.

its publication in the Official

Journal of

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

Done at Brussels, 21 November 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

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

lation (EC) No 1255/2006 (OJ L 228, 22.8.2006, p. 3).