Commission Regulation (EC) No 1830/2006 of 13 December 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 2092/2004 laying down detailed rules for the application of an import tariff quota of dried boneless beef originating in Switzerland
Date: 2006-12-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Switzerland, beef, boned meat, dried product, import, originating product, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1830/2006

of 13 December 2006

amending Regulation (EC) No 2092/2004 laying down detailed rules for the application of an import
tariff quota of dried boneless beef originating in Switzerland

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

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

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of
17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in
beef and veal (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of
Article 32(1) thereof,

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 2092/2004 is amended as follows:

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2092/2004 (2) opens,
on a multi-annual basis for periods from 1 January to
31 December, a duty-free import tariff quota for the
import of 1 200 tonnes of dried boneless beef falling
within CN code ex 0210 20 90 and originating in Swit-
zerland.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31
August 2006 laying down common rules for the admin-
istration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products
managed by a system of import licences (3) applies to
import licences for import tariff quota periods starting
from 1 January 2007. Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006
lays down in particular detailed provisions on appli-
cations for import licences, the status of applicants and
the issue of
licences. That Regulation provides that
import tariff quotas shall be opened for a period of 12
consecutive months and limits the period of validity of
licences to the last day of the import tariff quota period.
The provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 should
apply to import licences issued pursuant to Regulation
(EC) No 2092/2004, without prejudice to additional
conditions or derogations laid down in that Regulation.
the
As Regulation (EC) No 2092/2004 provides that
quota in question is managed on the basis of certificates
of authenticity issued by the Swiss authorities and import
licences, it is necessary to align the provisions of Regu-
lation (EC) No 2092/2004 on Chapter I and III of Regu-
lation (EC) No 1301/2006 where appropriate.

(3)

Regulation (EC) No 2092/2004 should therefore be
amended accordingly.

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

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

(2) OJ L 362, 9.12.2004, p. 4.
(3) OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.

1. In Article 1,
following:

the first sub-paragraph is replaced by the

‘A Community duty-free import
tariff quota for dried
boneless meat of bovine animals falling within CN code
ex 0210 20 90 and originating in Switzerland is hereby
opened every year for an annual volume of 1 200 tonnes
for periods from 1 January to 31 December (hereinafter the
quota).’

2. In Article 2(2), the second sub-paragraph is deleted.

3. Article 5 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 5

Certificates of authenticity and import licences shall be valid
for three months from their respective dates of issue.’

4. Article 6 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 6

The provisions of Regulations (EC) No 1291/2000 and (EC)
No 1445/95, as well as Chapter I and III of Regulation (EC)
No 1301/2006 shall apply, subject to the provisions of this
Regulation.’

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 13 December 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission