Commission Regulation (EC) No 1937/2006 of 20 December 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 laying down procedures for applying in the poultrymeat sector the arrangements provided for in the Association Agreement and the Interim Agreement between the European Community and the State of Israel
Date: 2006-12-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Israel, import (EU), import licence, poultry, poultrymeat, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1937/2006 

of 20 December 2006 

amending Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 laying down procedures for applying in the 
poultrymeat sector the arrangements provided for in the Association Agreement and the 
Interim Agreement between the European Community and the State of Israel 

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common 
organisation of the market in poultrymeat1, and in particular Article 3 thereof, 

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2398/96 of 12 December 1996 opening a tariff 
quota for turkey meat originating in and coming from Israel as provided for in the Association 
Agreement  and  the  Interim  Agreement  between  the  European  Community  and  the  State  of 
Israel2, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2497/963 lays down procedures for applying in the 
poultrymeat  sector  the  arrangements  provided  for  in  the  Association  Agreement  and 
the Interim Agreement between the European Community and the State of Israel. 

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common 
rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed 
by a system of import licences4 applies to import licences for the tariff quota periods 
commencing  from  1  January  2007.  Regulation  (EC)  No 1301/2006  lays  down  in 
particular  detailed  rules  for  applications  for  import  licences,  the  status  of  applicants 
and the issue of licences. The Regulation limits the validity of licences to the final day 
of  the  tariff  quota  period.  The  provisions  of  Regulation  (EC)  No 1301/2006  should 
apply to import licences issued under Regulation (EC) No 2497/96, unless otherwise 
provided for in that Regulation. The provisions of Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 must 
therefore be aligned on Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 where necessary. 

(3) 

In view of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union on 1 January 
2007,  there  should  be  provision  for  entries  in  Bulgarian  and  Romanian  on  the 
applications and licences. 

1 
2 
3 
4 

OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 77. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 679/2006. 
OJ L 327, 18.12.1996, p. 7. 
OJ L 338, 28.12.1996, p. 48. 
OJ L 238, 1.9. 2006, p. 13. 

 
                                                 
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(4) 

Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 should therefore be amended. 

(5) 

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 

Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 is amended as follows: 

1. 

Articles 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are replaced by the following: 

“Article 1 

1. 

2. 

3. 

This Regulation lays down detailed rules for the application of the tariff quotas 
for  the  import  of  products  under  the  CN  codes  in  Annex  I  opened  by 
Regulation (EC) No 2398/96. 

Commission  Regulations  (EC)  Nos 1291/20005  and  1301/2006  shall  apply, 
except as otherwise provided for in this Regulation. 

The quantity of products covered by the arrangements referred to in paragraph 
1 and the rate of reduction in customs duty shall be as laid down in Annex I. 

The quantity fixed for each group shall be divided as follows into four subperiods: 

Article 2 

— 25% from 1 January to 31 March, 

— 25% from 1 April to 30 June, 

— 25% from 1 July to 30 September, 

— 25% from 1 October to 31 December. 

Article 3 

For  the  application  of  Article 5  of  Regulation  (EC)  No 1301/2006,  applicants  for 
1. 
import  licences  must  prove,  when  submitting  the  first  application  for  a  given  tariff  quota 
period,  that  they  imported  or  exported  not  less  than  50 tonnes  of  products  referred  to  in 
Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 in each of the two periods referred to in the said Article 5. 

2. 
Licence  applications  may  refer  to  only  one  of  the  groups  defined  in  Annex  I  to  this 
Regulation; they may relate to several products under different CN codes. If they do, all the 
CN  codes  and  their  designations  must  be  entered  in  sections  16  and  15  respectively  of  the 
licence application and the licence. 

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OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1. 

 
                                                 
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Licence applications must relate to a minimum of 10 tonnes and to a maximum of 10% of the 
quantity available for the group and subperiod concerned of the import tariff quota. 

In  Section  8  of  licence  applications  and  licences,  the  country  of  origin  shall  be 

3. 
indicated and “Yes” shall be marked with a cross. 

Section 20 of licence applications and licences shall contain one of the entries given in 

4. 
Annex II, Part A. 

5. 

Section 24 of the licence shall contain one of the entries given in Annex II, Part B. 

Article 4 

Licence  applications  shall  be  lodged  during  the  first  seven  days  of  the  month 

1. 
preceding each subperiod of the import tariff quota referred to in Article 2. 

However, for the subperiod between 1 January and 31 March 2007, licence applications must 
be lodged during the first fifteen days of January 2007. 

A  security  of  EUR 20  per  100  kilograms  shall  be  lodged  for  import  licence 

2. 
applications for all products referred to in Article 1. 

3 
Member  States  shall  notify  the  Commission,  by  the  fifth  working  day  following  the 
end  of  the  period  for  lodging  applications,  of  the  total  quantities  in  kilograms  requested, 
broken down by group. 

Licences  shall  be  issued  as  quickly  as  possible  after  the  Commission  has  taken  a 

4. 
decision. 

5. 
Member  States  shall  notify  the  Commission,  before  the  end  of  the  fourth  month 
following  each  annual  period,  of  the  quantities  in  kilograms  actually  released  for  free 
circulation under this Regulation during the period concerned, broken down by group. 

Article 5 

Import licences shall be valid for 150 days from the date of actual issue within the meaning of 
Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000. 

Without prejudice to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, the rights deriving from 
the licences may be transferred only to transferees satisfying the eligibility conditions defined 
in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 and Article 3(1) of this Regulation.” 

2. 

3. 

4. 

Article 6 is deleted. 

Annex II is replaced by the Annex hereto. 

Annexes III and IV are deleted. 

 
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Article 2 

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

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, 20 December 2006. 

For the Commission 

Mariann FISCHER BOEL 

Member of the Commission 

 
 
 
 
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ANNEX 
“ANNEX II 

A-Entries referred to in Article 3(4): 

In Bulgarian: Регламент (ЕО) № 2497/96. 

In Spanish: Reglamento (CE) nº 2497/96. 

In Czech: Nařízení (ES) č. 2497/96. 

In Danish: Forordning (EF) nr. 2497/96. 

In German: Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2497/96. 

In Estonian: Määruse (EÜ) nr 2497/96. 

In Greek: Kανονισμού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 2497/96. 

In English: Regulation (EC) No 2497/96.  

In French: Règlement (CE) nº2497/96. 

In Italian: Regolamento (CE) n. 2497/96. 

In Latvian: Regulas (EK) Nr. 2497/96. 

In Lithuanian: Reglamento (EB) Nr. 2497/96.  

In Hungarian: 2497/96/EK Rendelet. 

In Maltese: Regolament (KE) Nru 2497/96. 

In Dutch: Verordening (EG) nr. 2497/96. 

In Polish: Rozporządzenia (WE) nr 2497/96. 

In Portuguese: Regulamento (CE) n.º2497/96. 

In Romanian: Regulamentul (CE) nr.2497/96. 

In Slovak: Nariadenie (ES) č. 2497/96. 

In Slovenian: Uredbe (CE) št. 2497/96. 

In Finnish: Asetus (EY) N:o2497/96. 

In Swedish: Förordning (EG) nr 2497/96. 

 
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B-Entries referred to in Article 3(5): 

ANNEX II 

In  Bulgarian:  намаляване  на  общата  митническа  тарифа  съгласно  предвиденото  в 
Регламент (ЕО) № 2497/96. 

In  Spanish:  reducción  del  arancel  aduanero  común  prevista  en  el  Reglamento  (CE) 
nº 2497/96. 

In Czech: snížení společné celní sazby tak, jak je stanoveno v nařízení (ES) č. 2497/96. 

In Danish: toldnedsættelse som fastsat i forordning (EF) nr. 2497/96. 

In German: Ermäßigung des Zollsatzes nach dem GZT gemäß Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2497/96. 

In  Estonian:  ühise  tollitariifistiku  maksumäära  alandamine  vastavalt  määrusele  (EÜ) 
nr 2497/96. 

In Greek: Μείωση του δασμού του κοινού δασμολογίου, όπως προβλέπεται στον κανονισμό 
(ΕΚ) αριθ. 2497/96. 

In English: reduction of the common customs tariff pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2497/96.  

In French: réduction du tarif douanier commun comme prévu au règlement (CE) nº 2497/96. 

In Italian: riduzione del dazio della tariffa doganale comune a norma del  regolamento (CE) 
n. 2497/96. 

In Latvian: Regulā (EK) Nr. 2497/96 paredzētais vienotā muitas tarifa samazinājums. 

In  Lithuanian:  bendrojo  muito  tarifo  muito  sumažinimai,  nustatyti  Reglamente  (EB) 
Nr. 2497/96.  

In  Hungarian:  a  közös  vámtarifában  szereplő  vámtétel  csökkentése  a  2497/96/EK  rendelet 
szerint. 

In Maltese: tnaqqis tat-tariffa doganali komuni kif jipprovdi r-Regolament (KE) Nru 2497/96. 

In  Dutch:  Verlaging  van  het  gemeenschappelijke  douanetarief  overeenkomstig  Verordening 
(EG) nr. 2497/96. 

In Polish: Cła WTC obniżone jak przewidziano w rozporządzeniu (WE) nr 2497/96. 

In  Portuguese:  redução  da  Pauta  Aduaneira  Comum  como  previsto  no  Regulamento  (CE) 
n.º 2497/96. 

In  Romanian:  reducerea  tarifului  vamal  comun  astfel  cum  este  prevăzut  de  Regulamentul 
(CE) nr. 2497/96. 

In Slovak: Zníženie spoločnej colnej sadzby, ako sa ustanovuje v nariadení (ES) č. 2497/96. 

 
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In Slovenian: znižanje skupne carinske tarife v skladu z Uredbo (ES) št. 2497/96. 

In Finnish: Asetuksessa (EY) N:o 2497/96 säädetty yhteisen tullitariffin alennus. 

In  Swedish:  nedsättning  av  den  gemensamma  tulltaxan  i  enlighet  med  förordning  (EG) 
nr 2497/96.