Commission Regulation (EC) No 1940/2006 of 21 December 2006 amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 1556/2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 concerning the import arrangements for pigmeat
Date: 2006-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: fresh meat, frozen product, import policy, pigmeat, refrigerated product

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1940/2006 

of 21 December 2006 

amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 1556/2006 laying down detailed rules for the 
application of Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 concerning the import arrangements 
for pigmeat 

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 

Having  regard  to  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2759/75  of  the  Council  of  29  October  1975  on  the 
common organisation of the market in pigmeat1, and in particular Article 22 thereof, 

Having  regard  to  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  774/94  of  29  March  1994  opening  and 
providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for high-quality beef, and 
for  pigmeat,  poultrymeat,  wheat  and  meslin,  and  brans,  sharps  and  other  residues2,  and  in 
particular Article 7 thereof, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

Commission  Regulation  (EC)  No  1556/20063  lays  down  detailed  rules  for  the 
application in the pigmeat sector of the import arrangements provided for in Council 
Regulation  (EC)  No  774/94  opening  and  providing  for  the  administration  of  certain 
Community tariff quotas for pigmeat and certain other agricultural products. 

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  import  tariff  quota 
periods  starting  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  and  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 1556/2006,  save  as  otherwise  provided  for  in  that 
Regulation. It is therefore necessary to bring Regulation (EC) No 1556/2003 into line 
with Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, where appropriate. 

1 

2 

3 

4 

OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 
25.11.2005, p. 2).  
OJ  L  91,  8.4.1994,  p.  1.  Regulation  as  amended  by  Commission  Regulation  (EC)  No  2198/95  (OJ 
L 221, 19.9.1995, p. 3).  
OJ  L  288,  19.10.2006,  p.  7.  Regulation  as  amended  by  Regulation  (EC)  No  1711/2006  (OJ  L  321, 
21.11.2006, p. 5).  
OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13. 

 
                                                 
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(3) 

(4) 

(5) 

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. 

Regulation (EC) No 1556/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly. 

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 

Regulation (EC) No 1556/2006 is hereby amended as follows: 

1. 

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

“Article 1 

1. 

2. 

3. 

This  Regulation  lays  down  detailed  rules  for  applying  the  import  tariff  quota 
for  fresh,  chilled  or  frozen  pigmeat  covered  by  CN  codes  0203  19  13  and 
0203 29 15 opened by Regulation (EC) No 774/94. 

Commission  Regulations  (EC)  Nos  1291/20005  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 customs duty are fixed in Annex I hereto. 

Article 2 

The quantity fixed in Annex I shall be divided into the following subperiods in the 
import tariff quota period: 

– 

– 

– 

– 

25% in the period 1 January to 31 March, 

25% in the period 1 April to 30 June, 

25% in the period 1 July to 30 September, 

25% in the period 1 October to 31 December. 

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OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1. 

 
                                                 
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Article 3 

1.  Notwithstanding  Article  5  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  1301/2006,  retail 
establishments or restaurants selling their products to final consumers shall be 
excluded from the tariff quota referred to in Article 1(1) of this Regulation and 
may not submit import licence applications to this end. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

Licence  applications  must  mention  the  serial  number,  and  may  relate  to 
products  covered  by  the  two  different  CN  codes  and  originating  in  only  one 
country.  In  such  cases,  all  the  CN  codes  shall  be  indicated  in  section  16  and 
their descriptions in section 15. Licence applications must be a minimum of 20 
tonnes  and  a  maximum  of  20%  of  the  quantity  available  for  the  import  tariff 
quota subperiod. 

Section 8 of licence applications and licences shall show the country of origin. 

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

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

Article 4 

1. 

Licence  applications  shall  be  lodged  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. 

Notwithstanding Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, each applicant 
may  lodge  several  applications  for  import  licences  for  products  referred  to  in 
Annex I, if these products originate in different countries. The applications, one 
each for a single country of origin, shall be submitted together to the competent 
authority  of  a  Member  State.  They  shall  be  considered,  as  regards  the 
maximum referred to in Article 3(2), as a single application. 

The  Member  States  shall  notify  to  the  Commission,  no  later  than  the  third 
working day following the end of the period for submission of applications, the 
total quantities, in kilograms, applied for. 

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

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

2 

3. 

4. 

5. 

 
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Article 5 

1. 

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

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 7 is deleted. 

Annex II is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. 

Annexes III, IV and V are deleted. 

Article 2 

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  the  day  following  that  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, 21 December 2006. 

For the Commission 
Mariann FISCHER BOEL 
Member of the Commission 

 
 
 
 
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ANNEX  

“ANNEX II 

PART A 

Entries referred to in Article 3(4): 

— 

in Bulgarian 

:  Регламент (ЕО) № 1556/2006 

— 

in Spanish 

:  Reglamento (CE) no 1556/2006 

— 

in Czech 

:  Nařízení (ES) č. 1556/2006 

— 

in Danish 

:  Forordning (EF) nr. 1556/2006 

— 

in German 

:  Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1556/2006 

— 

in Estonian 

:  Määrus (EÜ) nr 1556/2006 

— 

in Greek 

:  Κανονισμός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1556/2006 

— 

in English 

:  Regulation (EC) No 1556/2006 

— 

in French 

: 

règlement (CE) no 1556/2006 

— 

in Italian 

:  Regolamento (CE) n. 1556/2006 

— 

in Latvian 

:  Regula (EK) Nr. 1556/2006 

— 

in Lithuanian 

:  Reglamentas (EB) Nr. 1556/2006 

— 

in Hungarian 

— 

in Maltese 

: 

: 

1556/2006/EK rendelet 

Ir-Regolament (KE) Nru 1556/2006 

— 

in Dutch 

:  Verordening (EG) nr. 1556/2006 

— 

in Polish 

:  Rozporządzenie (WE) nr 1556/2006 

— 

in Portuguese 

:  Regulamento (CE) n.o 1556/2006 

— 

in Romanian 

:  Regulamentul (CE) nr 1556/2006 

— 

in Slovak 

:  Nariadenie (ES) č. 1556/2006 

— 

in Slovenian 

:  Uredba (ES) št. 1556/2006 

— 

in Finnish 

:  Asetus (EY) N:o 1556/2006 

— 

in Swedish 

:  Förordning (EG) nr 1556/2006 

 
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PART B 

Entries referred to in Article 3(5): 

— 

in Bulgarian: 

:  Мито, определено на 0%, съгласно Регламент (ЕО) № 

1556/2006 

— 

in Spanish 

:  Derecho de aduana del 0 % en aplicación del Reglamento (CE) 

no 1556/2006 

— 

in Czech 

:  Clo stanoveno na 0 % podle nařízení (ES) č. 1556/2006 

— 

in Danish 

:  Told fastsat til 0 % i henhold til forordning (EF) nr. 1556/2006 

— 

in German 

:  Auf 0 v. H. festgesetzter Zoll gemäß der Verordnung (EG) 

Nr. 1556/2006 

— 

in Estonian 

:  Vastavalt määrusele (EÜ) nr 1556/2006 on kinnitatud 0 % tollimaks

— 

in Greek 

:  Δασμός καθοριζόμενος σε 0 % κατ’ εφαρμογή του κανονισμού 

(ΕΚ) αριθ. 1556/2006 

— 

in English 

:  Customs duty fixed at 0% pursuant to Regulation (EC) 

No 1556/2006 

— 

in French 

:  droit de douane fixé à 0 % en application du règlement (CE) no 

1556/2006 

— 

in Italian 

:  Dazio doganale fissato allo 0 % in applicazione del regolamento 

(CE) n. 1556/2006 

— 

in Latvian 

:  Noteikts 0 % muitas nodoklis, ievērojot Regulu (EK) Nr. 

1556/2006 

— 

in Lithuanian 

:  0 % muitas, nustatytas pagal Reglamentą (EB) Nr. 1556/2006 

— 

in Hungarian 

:  0 %-os vámtétel a(z) 1556/2006/EK rendelet alapján 

— 

in Maltese 

:  Rata ta’ dazju doganali ffissat għal 0 % skond ir-Regolament (KE) 

Nru 1556/2006 

— 

in Dutch 

:  Douanerecht 0 % op grond van Verordening (EG) nr. 1556/2006 

— 

in Polish 

:  Cło ustalone na poziomie 0 % na podstawie Rozporządzenia (WE) 

nr 1556/2006 

— 

in Portuguese 

:  Direito aduaneiro fixado em 0 %, nos termos do Regulamento (CE) 

n.o 1556/2006 

 
 
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— 

in Romanian 

:  Taxe vamale fixate la 0% in conformitate cu Regulamentul (CE) nr. 

1556/2006 

— 

in Slovak 

:  Clo stanovené na úrovni 0 % podľa nariadenia (ES) č. 1556/2006 

— 

in Slovenian 

:  0 % dajatev v skladu z Uredbo (ES) št. 1556/2006 

— 

in Finnish 

:  Tulliksi vahvistettu 0 % asetuksen (EY) N:o 1556/2006 mukaisesti 

— 

in Swedish 

:  Tullsats fastställd till 0 % i enlighet med Förordning (EG) nr 

1556/2006 

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