Commission Regulation (EC) No 1868/2006 of 15 December 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 2247/2003 laying down detailed rules for the application in the beef and veal sector of Council Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 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)
Date: 2006-12-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ACP countries, agro-industry, beef, import licence, originating product

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1868/2006

of 15 December 2006

amending Regulation (EC) No 2247/2003 laying down detailed rules for the application in the beef
and veal sector of Council Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 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)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

the provision in Article 50(1) of
a repetition of
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 of 9 June
2000 laying down common detailed rules for the appli-
cation of the system of import and export licences and
advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (4).

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 (1), and
in particular Article 5 thereof,

(4)

(5)

Regulation (EC) No 2247/2003 should therefore be
amended accordingly.

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

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2247/2003 (2) opens,
on a multi-annual basis for periods from 1 January to
31 December, a quota for the import of certain products
in the beef and veal sector originating from the ACP
States.

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 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 imports
issued
to Regulation (EC) No 2247/2003, without
pursuant
prejudice to additional conditions laid down in that
Regulation.
is necessary to align the provisions of
Regulation (EC) No 2247/2003 on Regulation (EC) No
1301/2006 where appropriate.

licences

It

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 2247/2003 is amended as follows:

1. In Article 2, paragraph 2 is deleted.

2. Article 3 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 3

Except as otherwise provided for in this Regulation, Regu-
lations (EC) No 1445/95 and (EC) No 1291/2000 and
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 (*) shall apply.

___________
(*) OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.’

3. Article 4 is amended as follows:

(a)

in paragraph 1, point (b) is replaced by the following:

(3)

For the sake of clarity, Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No
2247/2003 should be deleted as this provision is merely

(1) OJ L 348, 21.12.2002, p. 5.
(2) OJ L 333, 20.12.2003, p. 37. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1118/2004 (OJ L 217, 17.6.2004, p. 10).

(3) OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.

‘(b)

in section 8, the country of origin and the mention
“yes” is marked by a cross. Licences shall carry with
them an obligation to import
from the country
indicated;’

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

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

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(b) paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

Import licences shall be issued on the 21st day of

‘2.
each month.’

‘3. Member States shall notify to the Commission, no
later than the third working day following the end of the
period for the submission of applications, the quantities
applied for, broken down by origin and by CN code or
group of CN codes as necessary, and expressed in
kilogram.’

(c) paragraph 4 is deleted.

5. Article 7 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 7

The import licences issued in accordance with this Regu-
lation shall be valid for 90 days from their actual date of
issue within the meaning of Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC)
No 1291/2000.’

4. Article 5 is amended as follows:

Article 2

(a) paragraph 1 is deleted;

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

(b) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

It shall apply from 1 January 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 15 December 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission