Commission Regulation (EC) No 1994/2006 of 27 December 2006 opening Community tariff quotas for 2007 for sheep, goats, sheepmeat and goatmeat
Date: 2006-12-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: goat, goatmeat, live animal, sheep, sheepmeat, tariff quota

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1994/2006 

of 27 December 2006 

opening Community tariff quotas for 2007 for sheep, goats, sheepmeat and goatmeat  

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 

Having  regard  to  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  2529/2001  of  19  December  2001  on  the 
common organisation of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat 1, and in particular Article 16 
(1) thereof, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

Community tariff quotas for sheepmeat and goatmeat should be opened for 2007. The 
duties and quantities referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2529/2001 should be fixed in 
accordance with the respective international agreements in force during the year 2007.  

Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  312/2003  of  18  February  2003  implementing  for  the 
Community  the  tariff  provisions  laid  down  in  the  Agreement  establishing  an 
association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, 
and the Republic of Chile, of the other part  2 has provided for an additional bilateral 
tariff quota of 2 000 tonnes with a 10 % annual increase of the original quantity to be 
opened for product code 0204 from 1 February 2003. Therefore, a further 200 tonnes 
shall be added to the GATT/WTO quota for Chile and both quotas should continue to 
be managed in the same way during 2007.  

Certain tariff quotas for sheep and goat meat products have been granted to the ACP 
States under the Cotonou Agreement 3. 

Certain quotas are defined for a period running from 1 July of a given year to 30 June 
of  the  following  year.  Since  imports  under  this  Regulation  should  be  managed  on  a 
calendar-year basis, the corresponding quantities to be fixed for the calendar year 2007 
with regard to the quotas concerned are the sum of half of the quantity for the period 
from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007 and half of the quantity for the period from 1 July 
2007 to 30 June 2008. 

(5) 

A carcase-weight equivalent needs to be fixed in order to ensure a proper functioning 
of the Community tariff quotas. Furthermore, since certain tariff quotas provide for the 

1 

2 

3 

OJ L 341, 22.12.2001, p. 3. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 
25.11.2005, p. 2). 
OJ L 46, 20.2.2003, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 305/2005 (OJ L 
52, 25.2.2005, p. 6). 
OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 3. 

 
                                                 
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option  of  importing  either  the  live  animals  or  their  meat,  a  conversion  factor  is 
required.  

(6) 

(7) 

Quotas  of  the  sheepmeat  and  goatmeat  products  should,  by  way  of  derogation  from 
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1439/95 of 26 June 1995 laying down detailed rules 
for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 as regards the import and 
export of products in the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector 4, be managed in conformity 
with  Article  16(2)(a)  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  2529/2001.  This  should  be  done  in 
accordance  with  Articles  308a,  308b  and  308c(1)  of  Commission  Regulation  (EEC) 
No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council 
Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code5.  

Tariff quotas under this Regulation should be regarded initially as non-critical within 
the  meaning  of  Article  308c  of  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2454/93  when  managed  under 
the  first-come,  first-served  system.  Therefore,  customs  authorities  should  be 
authorised to waive the requirement for security in respect of goods initially imported 
under  those  quotas  in  accordance  with  Articles  308c(1)  and  248(4)  of  Regulation 
(EEC)  No  2454/93.  Due  to  the  particularities  of  the  transfer  from  one  management 
system to the other, Article 308c(2) and (3) of that Regulation should not apply. 

(8) 

It should be  clarified which  kind  of proof certifying the origin of products has to be 
provided by operators in order to benefit from the tariff quotas under the first-come, 
first served system. 

(9)  When  sheepmeat  products  are  presented  by  operators  to  the  customs  authorities  for 
import,  it  is  difficult  for  those  authorities  to  establish  whether  they  originate  from 
domestic  sheep  or  other  sheep,  which  determines  the  application  of  different  duty 
rates.  It  is  therefore  appropriate  to  provide  that  the  proof  of  origin  contains  a 
clarification to that end. 

(10) 

In accordance with Chapter II of Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 
laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution 
and  introduction  of  products  of  animal  origin  for  human  consumption  6  and  with 
Council  Directive  97/78/EC  of  18  December  1997  laying  down  the  principles 
governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community 
from  third  countries7,  imports  may  be  authorised  only  for  products  meeting  the 
requirements  of  the  food  chain  procedures,  rules  and  checks  in  force  in  the 
Community. 

(11)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the 

Management Committee for Sheep and Goats, 

4 

5 

6 
7 

OJ  L  143,  27.6.1995,  p.7.  Regulation  as  last  amended  by  Regulation  (EC)  No  272/2001  (OJ  L  41, 
10.2.2001, p. 3).  
OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 883/2005 (OJ L 148, 
11.6.2005, p. 5). 
OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11. 
OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1. Corrected version in OJ L 191, 28.5.2004, p. 
1). 

 
                                                 
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 

This Regulation opens Community tariff quotas for sheep, goats, sheepmeat and goatmeat for 
the period from 1 January to 31 December 2007. 

Article 2 

The customs duties applicable to imports into the Community of sheep, goats, sheepmeat and 
goatmeat falling within CN codes 0104 10 30, 0104 10 80, 0104 20 90, 0210 99 21, 0210 99 
29 and 0204 originating in the countries indicated in the Annex shall be suspended or reduced 
in accordance with this Regulation. 

Article 3 

1. 

2. 

The quantities, expressed in carcase-weight equivalent, for the import of meat falling 
within CN code 0204 and of live animals falling within CN codes 0104 10 30, 0104 
10 80 and 0104 20 90, as well as the customs duty applicable shall be those as laid 
down in the Annex.  

For the purpose of calculating the quantities of ‘carcase weight equivalent’ referred 
to in paragraph 1, the net weight of sheep and goat products shall be multiplied by 
the following coefficients: 

(a) 

for live animals: 0,47; 

(b) 

for boneless lamb and boneless goatmeat of kid: 1,67; 

(c) 

for  boneless  mutton,  boneless  sheep  and  boneless  goatmeat  other  than  of  kid 
and mixtures of any of these: 1,81;  

(d) 

for bone-in products: 1,00. 

‘Kid’ shall mean goat of up to one year old. 

Article 4 

By way of derogation from Title II (A) and (B) of Regulation (EC) No 1439/95, the 
tariff  quotas  set  out  in  the  Annex  to  this  Regulation  shall  be  managed  on  a  first-
come,  first-served  basis  in  accordance  with  Articles  308a,  308b  and  308c(1)  of 
Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 from 1 January to 31 December 2007. Article 308c(2) 
and (3) of that Regulation shall not apply. No import licences shall be required. 

Article 5 

1. 

In order to benefit from the tariff quotas set out in the Annex, a valid proof of origin 
issued  by  the  competent  authorities  of  the  third  country  concerned  together  with  a 
customs declaration for release for free circulation for the goods concerned shall be 
presented  to  the  Community  customs  authorities.  The  origin  of  products  subject  to 

 
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tariff  quotas  other  than  those  resulting  from  preferential  tariff  agreements  shall  be 
determined in accordance with the provisions in force in the Community.  

2. 

The proof of origin referred to in paragraph 1 shall be as follows: 

(a) 

(b) 

in the case of a tariff quota which is part of a preferential tariff agreement, it 
shall be the proof of origin laid down in that agreement; 

in the case of other tariff quotas, it shall be a proof established in accordance 
with  Article  47  of  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2454/93  and,  in  addition  to  the 
elements provided for in that Article, the following data: 

– 

– 

– 

the CN code (at least the first four digits), 

the order number or order numbers of the tariff quota concerned,  

the  total  net  weight  per  coefficient  category  as  provided  for  in  Article 
3(2) of this Regulation. 

(c) 

in  the  case  of  a  country  whose  quota  falls  under  points  (a)  and  (b)  and  are 
merged, it shall be the proof referred to in point (a).  

Where  the  proof  of  origin  referred  to  in  point  (b)  is  presented  as  supporting 
document  for  only  one  declaration  for  release  for  free  circulation,  it  may  contain 
several order numbers. In all other cases, it shall only contain one order number. 

3. 

In order to benefit from the tariff quota set out in the Annex for Country Group 4 in 
respect of products falling under CN codes ex 0204, ex 0210 99 21 and ex 0210 99 
29  the  proof  of  origin  shall  contain  in  the  box  concerning  the  description  of  the 
products one of the following: 

(a) 

‘sheep product/s from the species domestic sheep’; 

(b) 

‘product/s from the species other than domestic sheep’. 

Those  indications  shall  correspond  to  the  indications  in  the  veterinary  certificate 
accompanying those products.  

Article 6 

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. 

 
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Done at Brussels, 27 December 2006. 

For the Commission 
Mariann FISCHER BOEL 
Member of the Commission 

 
 
 
 
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ANNEX 
SHEEPMEAT AND GOATMEAT (in tonnes (t) of carcase weight equivalent) 
COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS FOR 2007 

Country 
group 
No 

CN codes 

‘Ad 
valorem’ 
duty 
 % 

Specific 
duty 
EUR/100 
Kg 

Order number under ‘first-come, first-served’ 

Live animals 

(Coefficient = 
0,47) 

Boneless 
 lamb1 
(Coefficient = 
1,67) 

Boneless 
mutton/sheep2 
(Coefficient = 
1,81) 

Bone-in and 
carcases 
(Coefficient = 
1,00) 

Origin 

1 

0204 

Zero 

Zero 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

09,2101 
09,2105 
09,2109 
09,2111 
09,2115 
09,2119 
09,2121 
09,2125 
09,2129 
09,2131 
09,2171 

09,2102 
09,2106 
09,2110 
09,2112 
09,2116 
09,2120 
09,2122 
09,2126 
09,2130 
09,2132 
09,2175 

09,2011 
09,2012 
09,2013 
09,2014 
09,1922 
09,0790 
09,0781 
09,0693 
09,0690 
09,0227 
09,2015 

Argentina 
Australia 
New Zealand 
Uruguay 
Chile  
Iceland 
Norway 
Greenland 
Faeroes 
Turkey 
Others 3 

Annual 
volume  
in tonnes  
of carcase 
weight 
equivalent 
23 000 
18 786 
227 854 
5 800 
5 800 
1 350 
300 
100 
20 
200 
200 

0104 10 30,  
0104 10 80 
and  
0104 20 90. 
For the 
species 
‘other than 
domestic 
sheep’ only: 
ex 0204, ex 
0210 99 21 
and ex 0210 
99 29. 
For the 
species 
‘domestic 
sheep’ only: 
ex 0204, ex 
0210 99 21 
and  
ex 0210 99 
29. 

0104 10 30 
0104 10 80 
0104 20 90 

2 

3 

Zero 

Zero 

09,2141 

09,2145 

09,2149 

09,1622 

ACP states 

100 

Zero 

65 % 
reduction  
of 
specific 
duties 

— 

09,2161 

09,2165 

09,1626 

ACP states 

500 

10 % 

Zero 

09,2181 

— 

— 

09,2019 

Erga omnes4 

92 

1 
2 
3 

4 

And goatmeat of kid. 
And goatmeat other than of kid. 
‘Others’ shall refer to all origins including the ACP states and excluding the other countries mentioned 
in the current table. 
‘Erga omnes’ shall refer to all origins including the countries mentioned in the current table