Commission Regulation (EC) No 533/2007 of 14 May 2007 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the poultrymeat sector
Date: 2007-05-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: import (EU), import licence, poultry, poultrymeat, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 533/2007

of 14 May 2007

opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the poultrymeat sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(5)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of
29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market
in poultrymeat (1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

In the framework of the World Trade Organisation, the
Community has undertaken to open tariff quotas for
certain products in the poultrymeat sector. As a result,
detailed rules for the administration of
those quotas
should be laid down.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 of 9 June
2000 laying down common detailed rules for the appli-
cation of the system of import and export licences and
advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (2) and
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31
August 2006 laying down common rules for the admin-
istration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products
managed by a system of import licences (3) should apply,
save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/96 of 28 June
1996 opening and providing for the administration of
tariff quotas in the poultry meat sector and albumin (4)
has been substantially amended several times and further
changes are needed. Regulation (EC) No 1251/96 should
therefore be repealed and replaced by a new regulation.

In order to ensure a regular flow of imports, the quota
period running from 1 July to 30 June the following year
should be subdivided into several subperiods.
In any
event, under Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 licences
are valid only up to and including the last day of the
tariff quota period.

(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 77. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 679/2006 (OJ L 119, 4.5.2006, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 311/2007 (OJ L 90, 30.3.2007, p. 12).

(3) OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 289/2007 (OJ L 78, 17.3.2007, p. 17).

(4) OJ L 161, 29.6.1996, p. 136. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1179/2006 (OJ L 212, 2.8.2006, p. 7).

The administration of the tariff quotas should be based
on import licences. To that end, detailed rules for the
submission of applications and the information which
must appear in applications and licences should be laid
down.

In view of the risk of speculation inherent in the system
in the poultrymeat sector, clear conditions should be laid
down as regards access for operators to the tariff quota
scheme.

In order to ensure proper administration of the tariff
quotas, the security for import licences should be set at
EUR 20 per 100 kilograms.

In the interests of the operators, the Commission should
determine the quantities that have not been applied for,
which will be added to the next quota subperiod in
accordance with Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC)
No 1301/2006.

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

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

The tariff quotas in Annex I are hereby opened for the
1.
import of poultrymeat products under the CN codes indicated
therein.

The tariff quotas shall be open on an annual basis for the period
from 1 July to 30 June the following year.

2.
The quantity of products covered by the quotas referred to
in paragraph 1, the applicable rate of customs duty, the order
numbers and the group numbers shall be as set out in Annex I.

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Article 2

Article 5

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

Licence applications shall be submitted only during the
the month preceding each subperiod
seven days of

1.
first
referred to in Article 3.

Article 3

The quantity set for the annual tariff quota period for each
order number shall be subdivided into four subperiods, as
follows:

A security of EUR 20 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged

2.
when an application for a licence is submitted.

(a) 25 % from 1 July to 30 September;

(b) 25 % from 1 October to 31 December;

(c) 25 % from 1 January to 31 March;

(d) 25 % from 1 April to 30 June.

Article 4

For the purposes of applying Article 5 of Regulation (EC)
1.
No 1301/2006, applicants for import
licences shall, when
submitting the first application for a given tariff quota period,
provide proof that they imported or exported at least 50 tonnes
of products covered by 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 order
numbers indicated in Annex I to this Regulation. They may
concern several products covered by different CN codes.
If
the CN codes and their designations must be
they do, all
entered in sections 16 and 15 respectively of the licence appli-
cation and the licence.

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

3.
Licence
following entries:

applications

and licences

shall

contain the

(a)

in box 8, the name of the country of origin;

3.
By way of derogation from Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC)
No 1301/2006, each applicant may submit several applications
licences for products covered by a single order
for import
number, provided
in different
countries. Separate applications for each country of origin
must be submitted simultaneously to the competent authority
of a Member State. They shall be regarded as a single appli-
cation, for the purposes of the maximum referred to in the
second subparagraph of Article 4(2) of this Regulation.

these products originate

4.
Not later than the fifth day following the end of the
period for submission of applications, Member States shall
notify the Commission of the total quantities,
in kilograms,
applied for in respect of each group.

5.
Licences shall be issued as of the seventh working day and
at the latest by the eleventh working day following the end of
the notification period provided for in paragraph 4.

The Commission shall set, where appropriate, the quantity
6.
for which no applications for licences were received and which
are automatically added to the quantity set for the next quota
subperiod.

Article 6

By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of
1.
Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, Member States
shall notify the Commission by the end of the first month of
each quota subperiod of the total quantities in kilograms for
which licences have been issued, as referred to in Article
11(1)(b) of this Regulation.

(b) in box 20, one of the entries listed in Annex II, Part A;

Box 24 of the licence shall contain one of the entries indicated
in Annex II, Part B.

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

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By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of
3.
Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, Member States
shall notify the Commission of the quantities to which unused
or partially used import licences relate, first when the appli-
cation for the last subperiod is sent, and again before the end
of the fourth month following each annual period.

Article 7

By way of derogation from Article 23 of Regulation (EC)
1.
No 1291/2000,
import licences shall be valid for 150 days
from the first day of the subperiod for which they are issued.

2. 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
set out in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 and
Article 4(1) of this Regulation.

Regulation (EC) No 1251/96 is hereby repealed.

Article 8

References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as
references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance
with the correlation table in Annex III.

Article 9

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

It shall apply from 1 June 2007.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 14 May 2007.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

Group No

Order number

CN code

Duty applicable
(EUR/tonne)

Annual quantities
(tonnes)

6 249

8 070

2 305

1 201

P 1

09.4067

P 2

09.4068

0207 11 10
0207 11 30
0207 11 90
0207 12 10
0207 12 90

0207 13 10
0207 13 20
0207 13 30
0207 13 40
0207 13 50
0207 13 60
0207 13 70
0207 14 20
0207 14 30
0207 14 40
0207 14 60

P 3

P 4

09.4069

0207 14 10

09.4070

0207 24 10
0207 24 90
0207 25 10
0207 25 90
0207 26 10
0207 26 20
0207 26 30
0207 26 40
0207 26 50
0207 26 60
0207 26 70
0207 26 80
0207 27 30
0207 27 40
0207 27 50
0207 27 60
0207 27 70

131
149
162
149
162

512
179
134
93
301
231
504
179
134
93
231

795

170
186
170
186
425
205
134
93
339
127
230
415
134
93
339
127
230

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A. Entries referred to in Article 4(3)(b), first subparagraph:

ANNEX II

In Bulgarian:

Регламент (ЕО) № 533/2007.

In Spanish:

Reglamento (CE) no 533/2007.

In Czech:

Nařízení (ES) č. 533/2007.

In Danish:

Forordning (EF) nr. 533/2007.

In German:

Verordnung (EG) Nr. 533/2007.

In Estonian:

Määrus (EÜ) nr 533/2007.

In Greek:

Kανονισμός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 533/2007.

In English:

Regulation (EC) No 533/2007.

In French:

Règlement (CE) no 533/2007.

In Italian:

Regolamento (CE) n. 533/2007.

In Latvian:

Regula (EK) Nr. 533/2007.

In Lithuanian:

Reglamentas (EB) Nr. 533/2007.

In Hungarian:

533/2007/EK rendelet.

In Maltese:

Ir-Regolament (KE) Nru 533/2007.

In Dutch:

Verordening (EG) nr. 533/2007.

In Polish:

Rozporządzenie (WE) nr 533/2007.

In Portuguese:

Regulamento (CE) n.o 533/2007.

In Romanian:

Regulamentul (CE) nr. 533/2007.

In Slovak:

Nariadenie (ES) č. 533/2007.

In Slovenian:

Uredba (ES) št. 533/2007.

In Finnish:

Asetus (EY) N:o 533/2007.

In Swedish:

Förordning (EG) nr 533/2007.

B. Entries referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 4(3):

In Bulgarian:

намаляване на общата митническа тарифа съгласно предвиденото в Регламент (ЕО) № 533/2007.

In Spanish:

reducción del arancel aduanero común prevista en el Reglamento (CE) no 533/2007.

In Czech:

snížení společné celní sazby tak, jak je stanoveno v nařízení (ES) č. 533/2007.

In Danish:

toldnedsættelse som fastsat i forordning (EF) nr. 533/2007.

In German:

Ermäßigung des Zollsatzes nach dem GZT gemäß Verordnung (EG) Nr. 533/2007.

In Estonian:

ühise tollitariifistiku maksumäära alandamine vastavalt määrusele (EÜ) nr 533/2007.

In Greek:

Μείωση του δασμού του κοινού δασμολογίου, όπως προβλέπεται στον κανονισμό (ΕΚ) αριθ. 533/2007.

In English:

reduction of the Common Customs Tariff pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 533/2007.

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In French:

réduction du tarif douanier commun comme prévu au règlement (CE) no 533/2007.

In Italian:

riduzione del dazio della tariffa doganale comune a norma del regolamento (CE) n. 533/2007.

In Latvian:

Regulā (EK) Nr. 533/2007 paredzētais vienotā muitas tarifa samazinājums.

In Lithuanian:

bendrojo muito tarifo muito sumažinimai, nustatyti Reglamente (EB) Nr. 533/2007.

In Hungarian:

a közös vámtarifában szereplő vámtétel csökkentése a 533/2007/EK rendelet szerint.

In Maltese:

tnaqqis tat-tariffa doganali komuni kif jipprovdi r-Regolament (KE) Nru 533/2007.

In Dutch:

Verlaging van het gemeenschappelijke douanetarief overeenkomstig Verordening (EG) nr. 533/2007.

In Polish:

Cła WTC obniżone jak przewidziano w rozporządzeniu (WE) nr 533/2007.

In Portuguese:

redução da Pauta Aduaneira Comum como previsto no Regulamento (CE) n.o 533/2007.

In Romanian:

reducerea Tarifului Vamal Comun astfel cum este prevăzut în Regulamentul

(CE) nr. 533/2007.

In Slovak:

Zníženie spoločnej colnej sadzby, ako sa ustanovuje v nariadení (ES) č. 533/2007.

In Slovenian:

znižanje skupne carinske tarife v skladu z Uredbo (ES) št. 533/2007.

In Finnish:

Asetuksessa (EY) N:o 533/2007 säädetty yhteisen tullitariffin alennus.

In Swedish:

nedsättning av dEn gemensamma tulltaxan i enlighet med förordning (EG) nr 533/2007.

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ANNEX III

Correlation table

Regulation (EC) No 1251/96

This Regulation

Article 1

Article 2

Article 3

Article 4(1)(a)

Article 4(1)(b)

Article 4(1)(c)

Article 4(1)(d)

Article 4(1)(e)

Article 5(1), first subparagraph

Article 5(1), second subparagraph

Article 5(2)

Article 5(2), third subparagraph

Article 5(3)

Article 5(4), first subparagraph

Article 5(4), second subparagraph

Article 5(5)

Article 5(6)

Article 5(7)

Article 5(8), first subparagraph

Article 5(8), second subparagraph

Article 6, first subparagraph

Article 6, second subparagraph

Article 7

Article 8

Annex I

Annex II

Annex III

Annex IV

Article 1

Article 3

—

Article 4(1)

Article 4(2)

Article 4(3)

Article 4(3)

Article 4(3)

Article 5(1)

—

—

Article 5(3)

Article 5(2)

Article 5(4)

—

—

—

—

Article 6(2)

—

Article 7(1)

—

—

Article 9

Annex I

—

—

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