Commission Regulation (EC) No 1936/2006 of 20 December 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 701/2003 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 as regards the arrangements applicable to imports of certain poultrymeat and egg products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States)
Date: 2006-12-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ACP countries, egg, import (EU), import licence, originating product, poultry, poultrymeat, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1936/2006 

of 20 December 2006 

amending Regulation (EC) No 701/2003 laying down detailed rules for the application of 
Council Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 as regards the arrangements applicable to 
imports of certain poultrymeat and egg products originating in the African, Caribbean 
and Pacific States (ACP States) 

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 (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common 
organisation of the market in eggs2, and in particular Article 3 thereof, 

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 1706/983, and in particular Article 5 thereof, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

1 

2 
3 
4 

5 

Commission  Regulation  (EC)  No  701/20034  lays  down  detailed  rules  as  regards  the 
arrangements  applicable  to  imports  of  certain  poultrymeat  and  egg  products 
originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States).  

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 licences5 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  701/2003,  save  as  otherwise  provided for  in  that  Regulation.  It  is  therefore 

OJ L 282, 1.11.1975,  p. 77.  Regulation  as  last  amended  by  Regulation (EC)  No 679/2006  (OJ  L  119, 
4.5.2006, p. 1).  
OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 49. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 679/2006. 
OJ L 348, 21.12.2000, p. 5. 
OJ L 99,  17.4.2003,  p. 32.  Regulation  as  amended  by  Regulation  (EC)  No  2170/2003  (OJ  L  326, 
13.12.2003, p. 4). 
OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13. 

 
                                                 
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necessary  to  bring  Regulation  (EC)  No 701/2003  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 701/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly. 

(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 701/2003 is hereby amended as follows: 

1. 

Articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 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 2286/2002.  

Commission  Regulations  (EC)  Nos  1291/20006  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 two subperiods, as follows: 

Article 2 

– 

– 

50% from 1 January to 30 June, 

50% from 1 July to 31 December. 

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 

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OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1. 

 
                                                 
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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 in the subperiod in question. 

Article 4 

1. 

2. 

3. 

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

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

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

Article 5 

1. 

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

However, for the period from 1 January to 30 June 2007, licence applications 
shall be lodged during the first fifteen days of January 2007. 

2.  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. 

3. 

4. 

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

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. 

Article 6 

1. 

Import licences shall be valid for 180 days from the actual day of issue under 
Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000. 

 
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2.  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. 

3. 

4. 

Article 9 is deleted. 

Annex II is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation. 

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 II 

A. 

Entries referred to in Article 4(2): 

in Bulgarian: Продукт АКТБ - Регламент (ЕО) № 701/2003. 

in Spanish: Producto ACP - Reglamento (CE) nº 701/2003. 

in Czech: Produkt AKT - Nařízení (ES) č.701/2003. 

in Danish: AVS-produkt - Forordning (EF) nr. 701/2003. 

in German: AKP-Erzeugnis - Verordnung (EG) Nr. 701/2003. 

in Estonian: AKV-toode - Määruse (EÜ) nr. 701/2003. 

in Greek: Προϊόν ΑΚΕ  - Kανονισμού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 701/2003. . 

in English: ACP product - Regulation (EC) No 701/2003. 

in French: Produit ACP - Règlement (CE) nº. 701/2003. 

in Italian: Prodotto ACP  - Regolamento (CE) n.701/2003.  

in Latvian: ĀKK valstu produkts - Regulas (EK) Nr. 701/2003. 

in Lithuanian: AKR produktas - Reglamento (EB) Nr. 701/2003. 

in Hungarian: AKCS-termék - 701/2003/EK Rendelet. 

in Maltese: Prodott ta' l-ACP  -Ir-Regolament (KE) Nru. 701/2003. 

in Dutch: ACS-product - Verordening (EG) nr. 701/2003. 

in Polish: Produkt AKP - Rozporządzenia(WE) nr.701/2003. 

in Portuguese: Proiduto ACP - Regulamento (CE) n.º 701/2003. 

in Romanian: Produs ACP  - Regulamentul (CE) nr. 701/2003.  

in Slovak: Produkt AKT - Nariadenie (ES) č. 701/2003.  

in Slovenian: Proizvod AKP - Uredba (CE) št. 701/2003. 

in Finnish: AKT-tuote - Asetus (EY) N:o. 701/2003. 

in Swedish: AVS-produkt - Förordning (EG) nr. 701/2003. 

 
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B. 

Entries referred to in Article 4(3): 

in  Bulgarian:  намаляване  на  общата  митническа  тарифа  съгласно  предвиденото  в  
Регламент (ЕО) №701/2003. 

in Spanish: reducción del derecho de aduana prevista en el Reglamento (CE) nº 701/2003. 

in Czech: snížení celní sazby podle nařízení (ES) č. 701/2003. 

in Danish: toldnedsættelse som fastsat i forordning (EF) nr. 701/2003. 

in German: Ermäßigung des Zollsatzes gemäß der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 701/2003. 

in  Estonian:  ühise  tollitariifistiku  maksumäära  alandamine  vastavalt  määrusele  (EÜ) 
nr 701/2003. 

in Greek: Μείωση του δασμού, όπως προβλέπεται στον κανονισμό (ΕΚ) αριθ. 701/2003. 

in English: Reduction of the customs duty as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 701/2003.  

in French: réduction du droit de douane comme prévu au règlement (CE) nº 701/2003. 

in Italian: riduzione del dazio doganale a norma del regolamento (CE) n. 701/2003. 

in Latvian: Regulā (EK) Nr. 701/2003 paredzētais muitas nodokļa samazinājums . 

in Lithuanian: Reglamente (EB) Nr. 701/2003 numatytas muito sumažinimas .  

in  Hungarian:  a  közös  vámtarifában  szereplő  vámtétel  csökkentése  a  701/2003/EK  rendelet 
szerint . 

in Maltese: tnaqqis tad-dritt doganali komuni kif jipprovdi r-Regolament (KE) Nru 701/2003. 

in Dutch: verlaging van het douanerecht overeenkomstig Verordening (EG) nr. 701/2003. 

in Polish: Cła WTC obniżone jak przewidziano w rozporządzeniu (WE) nr 701/2003. 

in  Portuguese:  Redução  do  direito  aduaneiro  como  previsto  no  Regulamento  (CE) 
n.º 701/2003.    

in  Romanian:  reducerea  tarifului  vamal  comun  astfel  cum  este  prevăzut  de  Regulamentul 
(CE) nr. 701/2003.    

in Slovak: zníženie colnej sadzby v súlade s nariadením (ES) č. 701/2003. 

in Slovenian: zníženie colnej sadzby v súlade s nariadením (ES) č. 701/2003. 

in Finnish: Asetuksessa (EY) N:o 701/2003 säädetty yhteisen tullitariffin alen. 

in Swedish: nedsättning av tullsatsen i enlighet med förordning (EG) nr 701/2003.”