Commission Regulation (EC) No 1789/2006 of 5 December 2006 opening and providing for the administration of the tariff quota for the import of bananas falling under CN code 08030019 originating in ACP countries for the period 1 January to 31 December 2007
Date: 2006-12-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ACP countries, import licence, import policy, originating product, tariff quota, tropical fruit

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1789/2006

of 5 December 2006

opening and providing for the administration of the tariff quota for the import of bananas
falling under CN code 0803 00 19 originating in ACP countries for the period 1 January to
31 December 2007

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1964/2005 of 29
November 2005 on the tariff rates for bananas (1), and in
particular Article 2 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1964/2005 provides
that each year from 1 January, an autonomous tariff
quota of 775 000 tonnes net weight subject to a zero-
duty rate is to be opened for imports of bananas under
CN code 0803 00 19 originating in ACP countries.

The tariff quota provided for by Regulation (EC) No
1964/2005 for 2007 should therefore be opened and
the provisions for its administration laid down for the
period until 31 December 2007.

first served’ method). Nevertheless,

As is the case for non preferential imports, a method of
administering the tariff quota should be adopted so as to
favour international trade and smoother trade flows. The
most appropriate method for this purpose would be that
using the quota by chronological order of acceptance of
the declarations of release for free circulation (the ‘first
come,
in order to
trade with ACP countries and,
ensure continuity of
the Community
therefore,
for
supplies
satisfactory
market while avoiding disturbances
in trade flows,
Commission Regulation (EC) No 219/2006 (2) reserved,
on a transitional basis, part of
the tariff quota for
operators who supplied the Community with ACP
bananas
regime
previously in force. Taking into account the transitional
nature of
it appears appropriate to
progressively eliminate it and hence ensuring for 2007
a substantial
the tariff quota
managed by the first come,
first served method, by
increasing the proportion of imports carried out under
that system from 60 % to 81 %.

increase in the part of

that provision,

framework of

in the

import

the

Provision should therefore be made for a total quantity
of 146 848 tonnes of the tariff quota to be reserved for
the operators who actually imported bananas originating
in ACP countries into the Community during 2006 That
proportion of the tariff quota should be administered by
means of
licences issued to each operator in
proportion to the quantities imported on the basis of
licences received by these operators under Chapter II of
Regulation (EC) No 219/2006.

import

In view of the quantities available, a ceiling should be set
for the licence application which each operator may
lodge for the period until 31 December 2007.

Access to the rest of the tariff quota should be open to
all operators established in the Community on a ‘first
first served’ basis in accordance with Articles
come,
308a, 308b and 308c of Commission Regulation (EEC)
No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for
the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No
2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (3).

This Regulation should enter into force immediately in
order to enable licence applications to be lodged in time.

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

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

CHAPTER I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1

Subject

The zero-duty tariff quota for the import of bananas falling
under CN code 0803 00 19 originating in ACP countries
provided for in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1964/2005
is hereby opened for the period 1 January to 31 Decem-
ber 2007.

(1) OJ L 316, 2.12.2005, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 38, 9.2.2006, p. 22. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1261/2006 (OJ L 230, 24.8.2006, p. 3).

(3) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by

regulation (EC) No 402/2006 (OJ L 70, 9.3.2006, p. 35).

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Article 2

Available quantities

The quantities available under
775 000 tonnes, of which:

the tariff quota are set at

(a) 146 848 tonnes is to be administered in accordance with

Chapter II and have the serial number 09.4164.

(b) 628 152 tonnes is to be administered in accordance with
Chapter III and have the order numbers: 09.1634, 09.1638,
09.1639, 09.1640, 09.1642, 09.1644.

CHAPTER II

IMPORTS OF THE QUANTITIES PROVIDED FOR IN
ARTICLE 2(A)

Article 3

Import licences

All imports under the quantity fixed in Article 2(a) shall
licence issued in

1.
be subject
accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.

to the lodging of an import

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 (1) shall be
2.
applicable, with the exception of Article 8(4) and (5), subject to
the provisions of this Regulation.

Licence applications shall be accompanied by a copy of
4.
the licence(s) used in 2006 to import bananas originating in
ACP countries, duly endorsed, and the documents proving the
ACP origin of the quantities under those licences, and the proof
lodging of a security in accordance with Title III of
of
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 (2). The security
shall be EUR 150 per tonne.

Applications not lodged in accordance with this Article

5.
shall not be admissible.

Box 20 of

6.
shall
contain the entry ‘licence under Chapter II of Regulation (EC)
No 1789/2006’.

and licences

applications

licence

Article 5

Issuing of licences

1. Member States shall notify the Commission not later than
15 January 2007 of the total quantity for which admissible
licence applications have been lodged.

2.
If the quantities applied for exceed the quantity referred to
in Article 2(a) the Commission shall, not later than 18 January
2007, set an allocation coefficient to be applied to each appli-
cation.

Article 4

Lodging licence applications

3.
The competent authorities shall issue the import licences
from 22 January 2007, where appropriate applying the allo-
cation coefficient referred to in paragraph 2.

1.
Economic operators established in the Community who
actually imported bananas originating in ACP countries into the
Community in 2006, on the basis of
licences issued under
Chapter II of Regulation (EC) No 219/2006, shall be entitled
to lodge import licence applications.

The quantities applied for by each operator may not
2.
exceed 110 % of
the quantity imported on the basis of
licences allocated to him under chapter II of Regulation (EC)
No 219/2006.

Import

3.
licence applications must be lodged by each
operator on 8 and 9 January 2007 with the competent au-
thorities of the Member State which issued him in 2006 with
the import licences for the quantities referred to in paragraph 2.

The competent authorities in each Member State shall be as
listed in the Annex. That
shall be amended by the
list
Commission at the request of the Member States concerned.

4. Where, if an allocation coefficient is applied, a licence is
issued for a quantity less than that applied for, the security
referred to in Article 4(4) shall be released without delay for
the quantity not awarded.

Article 6

Period of validity of licences and Member State
notifications

The import licences issued in accordance with Article 5(3)

1.
shall be valid until 31 December 2007.

2.
From February 2007 to January 2008 inclusive, Member
States shall notify the Commission, not later than the 15th of
each month, of the quantities of bananas released into free
circulation during the previous month on the basis of licences
issued in accordance with Article 5(3).

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

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

lation (EC) No 1282/2006 (OJ L 234, 29.8.2006, p. 4).

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

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The information referred to in the first subparagraph shall be
sent via by the electronic system indicated by the Commission.

3. Member States shall transmit to the Commission, not later
than 26 January 2007, the list of operators operating under this
Regulation.

of

the

proper

in particular

administration

the additional checks needed to
the Annex shall carry out
quota
the
ensure
arrangements,
the quantities
imported under those arrangements, by means of a precise
issued with the
the licences and extracts
comparison of
licences and extracts used. To that end, they shall verify in
particular the authenticity and conformity of the documents
used and that the documents have been used by operators.

verification of

tariff

The Commission may communicate these lists to the other
Member States.

CHAPTER III

Article 7

IMPORTS OF THE QUANTITIES PROVIDED FOR IN
ARTICLE 2(B)

Formalities for release for free circulation

1.
The customs offices at which the import declarations are
lodged with a view to the release into free circulation of
bananas shall:

(a) keep a copy of each import licence and extract therefrom
endorsed on acceptance of a declaration of release into free
circulation; and

(b) forward at the end of each fortnight a second copy of each
import licence and extract endorsed to their Member State
authorities listed in the Annex.

The authorities referred to in paragraph 1(b) shall, at the
2.
end of each fortnight,
the licences and
forward a copy of
extracts received to the competent authorities of the Member
States listed which issued those documents.

3. Where there is doubt as to the authenticity of the licence,
signatures on the
the extract, or any information in or
documents presented, or as to the identity of the operators
completing the formalities for release into free circulation or
for the account of whom those formalities are completed, and
where irregularities are suspected, the customs offices at which
those documents were presented shall immediately inform the
competent authorities of their Member State thereof. The latter
shall
immediately forward that information to the competent
authorities of the Member State which issued the documents
and to the Commission, for the purposes of a thorough check.

Article 8

Administration

The quantity provided for in Article 2(b) shall be divided

1.
into six tranches, each of 104 692 tonnes, as follows:

Order number

Quota period

09.1634

09.1638

09.1639

09.1640

09.1642

09.1644

1 January to 28 February

1 March to 30 April

1 May to 30 June

1 July to 31 August

1 September to 31 October

1 November to 31 December

The tranches provided for

2.
in paragraph 1 shall be
administered in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and
308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.

CHAPTER IV

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 9

Entry into force

4.
On the basis of the information received under paragraphs
1, 2 and 3, the Member States' competent authorities listed in

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publi-
cation 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, 5 December 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

Competent authorities of the Member States:

Belgium

France

Bureau d'intervention et de restitution belge/Belgisch
Interventie- en Restitutiebureau
Rue de Trèves, 82/Trierstraat 82
B-1040 Bruxelles/Brussel

Office de développement de l'économie agricole des
départements d'outre-mer (Odeadom)
46-48, rue de Lagny
F-93104 Montreuil Cedex

Czech Republic

Ireland

Státní zemědělský intervenční fond
Ve Smečkách 33
CZ-110 00 Praha 1

Denmark

Ministeriet for Fødevarer, Landbrug og Fiskeri
Direktoratet for Fødevareerhverv; Eksportstøttekontoret
Nyropsgade 30
DK-1780 København V

Germany

Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung
Referat 322
Deichmanns Aue 29
D-53179 Bonn

Estonia

Põllumajanduse Registrite ja Informatsiooni Amet
Toetuste osakond, kaubandustoetuste büroo
Narva mnt 3
EE-51009 Tartu

Greece

OKEPEKE (ex-GEDIDAGEP)
Directorate Fruits and Vegetables, Wine and Industrial
Products
241, Acharnon Street
GR-10446 Athens

ΟΠΕΚΕΠΕ
Δ/νση οπωροκηπευτικών, αμπελοοινικών και βιομηχανικών
προϊόντων
Αχαρνών 2
Τ.Κ. 10446, Αθήνα

Department of Agriculture & Food
Crops Policy & State Bodies Division
Agriculture House (3W)
Kildare Street
Dublin 2
Ireland

Italy

Ministero del Commercio internazionale
Direzione generale per la Politica commerciale — Div. II
Viale Boston, 25
I-00144 Roma

Cyprus

Υπουργείο Εμπορίου, Βιομηχανίας και Τουρισμού
Μονάδα Αδειών Εισαγωγών — Εξαγωγών
CY 1421 Κύπρος

Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
Import & Export Licensing Unit
CY 1421 Cyprus

Latvia

Zemkopības ministrijas
Lauku atbalsta dienests
Tirdzniecības mehānismu departaments
Licenču daļa
Republikas laukums 2
LV-1981 Rīga

Lithuania

Nacionalinė mokėjimo agentūra
Užsienio prekybos departamentas
Blindžių g. 17
LT-08111 Vilnius

Spain

Luxembourg

Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio
Secretaría General de Comercio Exterior
Paseo de la Castellana, 162
E-28046 Madrid

Direction des douanes et accises
Division ‘douane/valeur’
26, place de la Gare
L-1616 Luxembourg

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Hungary

Magyar Kereskedelmi Engedélyezési Hivatal
Margit krt. 85
HU-1024 Budapest

Slovenia
Agencija RS za kmetijske trge in razvoj podeželja
Oddelek za zunanjo trgovino
Dunajska cesta 160
SI-1000 Ljubljana

Malta

Ministeru ghall-Affarijiet Rurali u l-Ambjent
Divizjoni tas-Servizzi Agrikoli u Zvilupp Rurali
Agenzija tal-Pagamenti
Trade Mechanisims
Centru Nazzjonali tas Servizzi Agrikoli u Zvilupp Rurali
Ghammieri
Marsa CMR 02 Malta

Slovakia

Pôdohospodárska platobná agentúra
Dobrovičova 12
815 26 Bratislava
Slovenská republika

Finland

Maa- ja Metsätalousministeriö
PL 30
FIN-00023 Valtioneuvosto, Helsinki

The Netherlands

Produktschap Tuinbouw
Louis Pasteurlaan 6
Postbus 280
2700 AG Zoetermeer
Nederland

Austria

Agrarmarkt Austria
Dresdner Straße 70
A-1200 Wien

Poland

Agencja Rynku Rolnego
Biuro Administrowania Obrotem Towarowym z
Zagranicą
ul. Nowy Świat 6/12
00-400 Warszawa
Polska

Portugal

Sweden

Jordbruksverket
Interventionsenheten
S-551 82 Jönköping

United Kingdom

Rural Payment Agency
External Trade Division
Lancaster House
Hampshire Court
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE4 7YH
United Kingdom

Bulgaria

Министерство на земеделието и горите
Дирекция „Маркетинг и регулаторни режими“
Бул. „Христо Ботев“, 55
София, 1040
България

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Marketing and Regulatory Regimes Directorate
55, Hristo Botev blvd.
Sofia, 1040

Ministério das Finanças e da Administração Pública
Direcção-Geral das Alfândegas e dos Impostos Especiais
sobre o Consumo
Direcção de Serviços de Licenciamento
Rua Terreiro do Trigo — Edifício da Alfândega
P-1149-060 Lisboa

Romania

Agentia de Plati si Interventie pentru Agricultura
Directia de Masuri de Piata – Comert Exterior
B-dul Carol l nr. 17, sector 2
Bucuresti
Romania