Commission regulation (EC) No 1961/2006 of 20 December 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 1396/98 laying down procedures for applying in the poultrymeat sector Council Regulation (EC) No 779/98 on the import into the Community of agricultural products originating in Turkey
Date: 2006-12-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Türkiye, import (EU), import licence, poultry, poultrymeat, tariff quota

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory) 

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1961/2006 

of 20 December 2006 

amending Regulation (EC) No 1396/98 laying down procedures for applying in the 
poultrymeat sector Council Regulation (EC) No 779/98 on the import into the Community of 
agricultural products originating in Turkey 

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 poultrymeat

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, and in particular Article 3 thereof, 

Having  regard  to  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  779/98  of  7  April  1998  on  the  import  into  the 
Community of agricultural products originating in Turkey

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, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

Commission  Regulation  (EC)  No  1396/98  lays  down  procedures  for  applying  in  the 
poultrymeat sector Council Regulation (EC) No 779/98 on the import into the Community 
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of agricultural products originating in Turkey
. 

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 
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of  import  licences
  applies  to  import  licences  for  the  import  tariff  quota  periods  from  1 
January 2007. Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 lays down in particular rules on applications 
for import licences, the status of applicants and the issue of licences. It limits the validity of 
the licences to the final day of the tariff quota period. Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 must 
apply  to  import  licences  issued  under  Regulation  (EC)  No  1396/1998,  save  as  otherwise 

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OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 77. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 679/2006.  
OJ L 113, 15.4.1998, p. 1. 
OJ L 187, 1.7.1998, p. 41.
OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13. 

Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1043/2001. 

 
                                                 
 
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provided  for  in  that  Regulation.  It  is  therefore  necessary  to  bring  Regulation  (EC) 
No 1396/1998 into line with Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, where appropriate. 

(3) 

In view of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union on 1 January 2007, 
provision  must  be  made  to  add  entries  on  the  licence  applications  and  the  licences 
themselves in Bulgarian and Romanian. 

(4) 

Regulation (EC) No 1396/98 should therefore be amended accordingly. 

(5) 

The Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs has not delivered an opinion within 
the time limit set by its chairman, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 

Regulation (EC) No 1396/98 is hereby 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 applying the import tariff quotas on the 
products falling within the CN codes listed in Annex I hereto, opened by Regulation 
(EC) No 779/98.  

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Commission  Regulations  (EC)  Nos  1291/2000
  and  1301/2006  shall  apply,  save  as 
otherwise provided for in this Regulation. 

The quantity of products benefiting from the arrangements referred to in paragraph 1 
and the rate of the reduction in the customs duty are fixed in Annex I hereto. 

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

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. 

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OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1. 

 
                                                 
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Article 3 

1. For the purposes of Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, applicants for import licences 
must supply proof, when making their first application for a given tariff quota period, that they have 
imported or exported at least 50 tonnes of products falling under Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 in 
each of the two periods referred to in that Article 5. 

2. Licence applications may involve several products covered by different CN codes. In such cases, 
all  the  CN  codes  shall  be  indicated  in  section  16  and  their  description  in  section  15  of  licence 
applications and licences. 

Applications must be for a minimum of 10 tonnes and a maximum of 10% of the quantity available 
for the quota concerned and in the subperiod in question. 

3. Section 8 of the licence application and the licence shall indicate the country of origin and “yes” 
shall be marked with a cross. 

4. Section 20 of the licence application and the licence shall contain one of the references shown in 
Annex II.A. 

5. Section 24 of the licence shall contain one of the references shown in Annex II.B. 

Article 4 

1.  Licence  applications  may  be  lodged  only  in  the  first  seven  days  of  the  month  preceding  each 
subperiod referred to in Article 2. 

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

2. A security of EUR 20 per 100 kg shall be lodged against applications for import licences for any 
product indicated in Article 1. 

3.  Not  later  than  the  fifth  working  day  following  the  end  of  the  period  for  submission  of 
applications,  the  Member  States  shall  notify  the  Commission  of the  total  quantities,  in  kilograms, 
applied for in respect of each quota. 

4. Licences shall be issued as soon as possible after the Commission has taken a decision. 

5.  The  Member  States  shall  communicate  to  the  Commission,  before  the  end  of  the  fourth  month 
following each annual period, the quantities (expressed in kilograms) under each quota actually put 
into free circulation under this Regulation in the period concerned. 

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

Article 5 

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Notwithstanding Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, the transfer of rights deriving from 
licences  or  certificates  shall  be  limited  to  holders  who  meet  the  eligibility  criteria  laid  down  in 
Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 and Article 3(1) of this Regulation.” 

2. Article 6 is deleted. 

3. Annexes I and II are replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. 

4. Annexes III and IV are deleted. 

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 I 

Group No 

Serial 
number 

CN Code 

Applicable common 
customs tariff duty 

T1 

09.4103 

0207 25 10 

0207 25 90 

0207 27 30 

(EUR/tonne) 

170 

186 

134 

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Annual tariff quota 

(tonnes) 

1 000 

0207 27 40 

93 

0207 27 50 

0207 27 60 

0207 27 70 

339 

127 

230 

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

in Bulgarian: Регламент (ЕО) № 1396/98. 

in Spanish: Reglamento (CE) nº 1396/98. 

in Czech: Nařízení (ES) č. 1396/98. 

in Danish: Forordning (EF) nr. 1396/98. 

in German: Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1396/98. 

in Estonian: Määrus (EÜ) nr. 1396/98. 

in Greek: Kανονισµού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1396/98. 

in English: Regulation (EC) No 1396/98  

in French: Règlement (CE) nº. 1396/98 

in Italian: Regolamento (CE) n. 1396/98. 

in Latvian: Regula (EK) Nr. 1396/98. 

in Lithuanian: Reglamentas (EB) Nr. 1396/98.  

in Hungarian: 1396/98/EK Rendelet. 

in Maltese: Regolament (KE) Nru. 1396/98. 

in Dutch: Verordening (EG) nr. 1396/98. 

in Polish: Rozporządzenie (WE) nr. 1396/98 

in Portuguese: Regulamento (CE) n. 1396/98. 

in Romanian: Regulament (CE) nr. 1396/98. 

in Slovak: Nariadenie (ES) č. 1396/98. 

in Slovenian: Uredba (ES) št. 1396/98. 

in Finnish: Asetus (EY) N:o. 1396/98. 

in Swedish: Förordning (EG) nr. 1396/98. 

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B - Entries referred to in Article 3(5): 
in  Bulgarian:  намаляване  на  общата  митническа  тарифа  съгласно  предвиденото  в  Регламент 
(ЕО) № 1396/98

in Spanish: 

reducción del arancel aduanero común prevista en el

 Reglamento (CE) nº. 1396/98. 

in Czech: snížení společné celní sazby podle Nařízení (ES) č. 1396/98. 

in Danish: toldnedsættelse som fastsat i forordning (EF) nr. 1396/98. 

in German: Ermäßigung des Zollsatzes nach dem GZT gemäß Verordnung (EG) Nr.1396/98. 

in Estonian: ühise tollitariifistiku maksumäära alandamine vastavalt määrusele (EÜ) nr. 1396/98. 

in  Greek:  Μείωση  του  δασµού  του  κοινού  δασµολογίου,  όπως  προβλέπεται  στον  κανονισµό  (ΕΚ) 
αριθ. 1396/98. 

in English: reduction of the common customs tariff as laid down in Regulation (EC) No. 1396/98 

in French: réduction du tarif douanier commun comme prévu au Règlement (CE) nº. 1396/98. 

in Italian: riduzione del dazio della tariffa doganale comune a norma del regolamento (CE) n. 1396/98 

in Latvian: Regulā (EK) Nr. 1396/98 paredzētais vienotā muitas tarifa samazinājums. 

in Lithuanian: Bendrojo muito tarifo muito sumažinimai, nustatyti Reglamente (EB) Nr.1396/98. 

in Hungarian: A közös vámtarifa csökkentése az 1396/98/EK rendelet alapján. 

in Maltese: tnaqqis tat-tariffa doganali komuni kif jipprovdi r-Regolament (KE) Nru 1396/98 

in Dutch: Verlaging van het gemeenschappelijke douanetarief overeenkomstig Verordening (EG) nr. 
1396/98. 

in Polish: obniżenie cła WTC, jak przewidziano w rozporządzeniu (WE) nr 1396/98. 

in Portuguese: redução da Pauta Aduaneira Comum como previsto no Regulamento (CE) n.º 1396/98. 

in Romanian: 

reducerea tarifului vamal comun astfel cum este prevăzut de Regulamentul (CE) 

nr. 1396/98.
in Slovak: zníženie spoločnej colnej sadzby v súlade s nariadením (ES) č. 1396/98. 

in Slovenian: znižanje skupne carinske tarife v skladu z Uredbo (ES) št. 1396/98. 

in Finnish: Asetuksessa (EY) N:o 1396/98 säädetty yhteisen tullitariffin alennus. 

in Swedish: nedsättning av den gemensamma tulltaxan i enlighet med förordning (EG) nr1396/98.”