Commission Regulation (EC) No 586/2007 of 30 May 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef and veal sector
Date: 2007-05-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beef, derogation from EU law, export licence, export refund, import licence

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 586/2007

of 30 May 2007

amending Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 on rules of application for import and export licences in the
beef and veal sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of
17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in
beef and veal (1) , and in particular Article 29(2) and Article
33(12) thereof,

(4)

(5)

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 of 26 June
1995 on rules of application for import and export
licences in the beef and veal sector and repealing Regu-
lation (EEC) No 2377/80 (2) sets out the conditions for
the operation of
import and export
the system of
licences in the beef and veal sector.

for the purposes of good management,

Exports in the beef and veal sector have been declining
steadily since 2000. Applications for licences for exports
inter alia, for
with or without refund have been used,
In current circum-
monitoring Community exports.
is
stances,
to
still essential
licence applications for exports with refund. On the
is no longer necessary to monitor
other hand,
exports without refund. Therefore,
in the interests of
simplification, the obligation to present an export certi-
ficate should be limited to exports for which a refund is
claimed.

it
the trend with respect

to monitor

it

Following the most recent amendment to Commission
Regulation (EEC) 2973/79 of 21 December 1979 laying
down detailed rules for the application of granting of
assistance for
the export of beef and veal products
import treatment in
which may benefit from a special
a third country (3), the annual quota of 5 000 tonnes of
fresh, chilled or frozen beef for export to the United
States of America is no longer divided into three-

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2).

(2) OJ L 143, 27.6.1995, p. 35. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1965/2006 (OJ L 408, 30.12.2006, p. 27).

(3) OJ L 336, 29.12.1979, p. 44. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1234/2006 (OJ L 225, 17.8.2006, p. 21).

month periods. The current terms and conditions for
applying
should
therefore be adapted to this new situation.

licences

issuing

export

and

for

In order to be consistent, the terms and conditions for
applying for and issuing export licences for beef and veal
products which may benefit
import
treatment in Canada should also be adapted.

from a special

Member States shall notify to the Commission, once a
week, on Monday by 13.00, licence applications lodged
by operators during the preceding week. In order to be
consistent with the rules in force in other meat sectors,
in the case of beef and veal Member States should be
required to notify
lodged by
operators from Monday to Friday in any given week
on the Friday afternoon of that week.

applications

licence

(6)

Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 should be
accordingly.

amended

(7)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 is amended as follows:

1. Article 7 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 7

to Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC)
Without prejudice
No 1291/2000, all exports of beef and veal products for
which an export refund is claimed shall require presentation
of an export licence with advance fixing of the refund, in
accordance with the provisions of Articles 8 to 13 of this
Regulation.’

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2. Article 7a is deleted.

3. Article 8(2) is deleted.

4. Article 9(2) is deleted.

5. Article 12 is amended as follows:

(a) paragraph 6 is deleted;

(b) paragraph 7 is replaced by the following:

‘7. Member
Commission:

States

shall

communicate

to

the

— by 18.00 (Brussels time) on each working day, the
total quantity of products for which applications
have been lodged,

— no later than the end of the month in which the
applications were lodged, a list of applicants.’;

(c) paragraph 9 is replaced by the following:

‘9.
Licences shall be issued on the 10th working day
following the date on which the application was lodged.
No licences shall be issued for applications which have
not been transmitted to the Commission.’

no applications were lodged from Monday to Friday
that week;

(ii) applications for certificates as referred to in Article
49 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 or the fact
that no applications were lodged from Monday to
Friday that week;

(iii) the quantities for which licences have been issued
pursuant to Article 10(5) of this Regulation or the
fact that no licences were issued from Monday to
Friday that week;

(iv) the quantities for which certificates have been issued
in respect of applications covered by Article 49 of
Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, indicating the date
on which the application was
lodged and the
country of destination, from Monday to Friday that
week;

(v) the quantities for which export licence applications
have been withdrawn pursuant to Article 10(4) of
this Regulation, during that week.

6. Article 12a is amended as follows:

(a) paragraph 7 is replaced by the following:

month:

(b) before the 15th day of each month for the previous

‘7. Member
Commission:

States

shall

communicate

to

the

— by 6 p.m. (Brussels time) on each working day, the
total quantity of products for which applications
have been lodged,

— no later than the end of the month in which the

applications were lodged, a list of applicants.’

(b) paragraph 9 is replaced by the following:

‘9.
Licences shall be issued on the 10th working day
following the date on which the application is lodged.
No licences shall be issued for applications which have
not been transmitted to the Commission.’

7. Article 13(1) and (2) are replaced by the following:

‘1. Member States shall notify to the Commission:

(a) every Friday from 13.00:

(i) applications for licences as referred to in Article 16

of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000;

(ii) the quantities for which licences have been issued
pursuant to Article 8(1) of this Regulation and not
used.

2.

Notifications pursuant to paragraph 1 shall specify:

(a) the quantity by weight of product

for each category

referred to in Article 8(4);

(b) the quantity breakdown by destination for each category.

(i) applications for licences with advance fixing of the
refund as referred to in Article 8(1) or the fact that

Notifications pursuant to paragraph 1(b)(ii) shall also specify
the refund amount involved for each category.’

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8. Annex IV is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

Licences for exports for which a refund is not claimed may, if
they were issued before the entry into force of this Regulation
and are due to expire after that date, be returned to the
competent national authority. By way of derogation from
in cases
Article 35(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000,
where less than 95 % of the quantity indicated in the licence
has been exported, the security corresponding to these licences
shall not be forfeit.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 May 2007.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX IV

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES DG AGRI/D/2 — beef and veal sector
Export licence notifications — beef/veal

Sender:

Date:

Member State:

Contact official:

Tel.:

Fax:

Addressee:: DG AGRI/D/2

Fax : (32 2) 292 17 22

E-mail: AGRI-EXP-BOVINE@ec.europa.eu

Part A — Friday notifications

Period from ...........................................................

to ...........................................................

1) Article 13(1)(a)(i)

Category

Quantity requested

Destination (1)

(1) Use destination codes given in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3478/93 (OJ L 317, 18.12.1993, p. 32). Where no

code is given for the destination, spell it out in full.

2) Article 13(1)(a)(ii)

Category

Quantity requested

Destination (1)

(1) Use destination codes given in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3478/93 (OJ L 317, 18.12.1993, p. 32). Where no

code is given for the destination, spell it out in full.

3) Article 13(1)(a)(iii)

Category

Quantity issued

Date application lodged

Destination (1)

(1) Use destination codes given in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3478/93 (OJ L 317, 18.12.1993, p. 32). Where no

code is given for the destination, spell it out in full.

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4) Article 13(1)(a)(iv)

Category

Quantity issued

Date application lodged

Destination (1)

(1) Use destination codes given in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3478/93 (OJ L 317, 18.12.1993, p. 32). Where no

code is given for the destination, spell it out in full.

5) Article 13(1)(a)(v)

Category

Quantity requested

Destination (1)

(1) Use destination codes given in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3478/93 (OJ L 317, 18.12.1993, p. 32). Where no

code is given for the destination, spell it out in full.

1) Article 13(1)(b)(i)

Part B — monthly notifications

Category

Quantity requested

Destination (1)

(1) Use destination codes given in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3478/93 (OJ L 317, 18.12.1993, p. 32). Where no

code is given for the destination, spell it out in full.

2) Article 13(1)(b)(ii)

Category

Quantity unused

Destination (1)

Refund amount

(1) Use destination codes given in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3478/93 (OJ L 317, 18.12.1993, p. 32). Where no

code is given for the destination, spell it out in full.’