Commission Regulation (EC) No 869/2007 of 23 July 2007 on the release of securities linked to the import rights within certain import tariff quotas in the beef sector by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union
Date: 2007-07-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, CCT duties, Romania, accession to the European Union, import, tariff quota

24.7.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 192/19

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 869/2007

of 23 July 2007

on the release of securities linked to the import rights within certain import tariff quotas in the
beef sector by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and
Romania,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania,
and in particular of Article 41 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Until 31 December 2006, imports in the Community of
certain live bovine animals within import tariff quotas
opened with Bulgaria or Romania on a multi-annual
basis by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1217/2005
of 28 July 2005 laying down detailed rules for the appli-
cation of a tariff quota for certain live bovine animals
originating in Bulgaria, provided for in Council Decision
2003/286/EC (1)
(EC)
No 1241/2005 of 29 July 2005 laying down detailed
rules for the application of a tariff quota for certain
live bovine animals originating in Romania, provided
for in Council Decision 2003/18/EC (2), were subject to
the allocation of import rights managed through import
licences. As of 1 January 2007, those import licences
could no longer be used for such trade.

and Commission Regulation

Certain import rights granted in July 2006 and valid
normally until 30 June 2007 have not been used at all
or have been used only partially. Failure to fulfil the
commitments made in connection with those import
the security
rights should result
lodged. Given that such commitments can no longer
be fulfilled after the accession of Bulgaria and Romania,
it is necessary to adopt, with effect from the date of
accession of those two countries, a measure providing
for the release of the securities related to the import
rights within those import tariff quotas.

in the forfeiture of

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

At

the request of

the interested parties,

1.
the securities
related to import rights lodged in application of Article 5(1)
of Regulation (EC) No 1217/2005 and of Article 5(1) of Regu-
lation (EC) No 1241/2005 shall be released, under the following
conditions:

(a)

the applicant has applied for and obtained import rights
under the quota:

(i) referred

to

in Article

1

of Regulation

(EC)

No 1217/2005, or

(ii) referred

to

in Article

1

of Regulation

(EC)

No 1241/2005;

(b) the import rights have been used only partially or not at all

by 1 January 2007.

2.
The securities referred to in paragraph 1 shall be released
proportionally to the import rights which have not been used
by 1 January 2007.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publi-
cation 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, 23 July 2007.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 199, 29.7.2005, p. 33. Regulation repealed by Regulation (EC)

No 1965/2006 (OJ L 408, 30.12.2006, p. 26).

(2) OJ L 200, 30.7.2005, p. 38. Regulation repealed by Regulation (EC)

No 1965/2006.