Commission Regulation (EC) No 1384/2007 of 26 November 2007 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2398/96 as regards opening and providing for the administration of certain quotas for imports into the Community of poultrymeat products originating in Israel
Date: 2007-11-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Israel, import (EU), import licence, originating product, poultry, poultrymeat, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1384/2007

of 26 November 2007

laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2398/96 as regards
opening and providing for the administration of certain quotas for imports into the Community of
poultrymeat products originating in Israel

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

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,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2398/96 of 12
December 1996 opening a tariff quota for turkey meat origi-
nating in and coming from Israel as provided for in the Asso-
ciation Agreement and the Interim Agreement between the
Israel (2), and in
European Community and the State of
particular Article 2 thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2003/917/EC of 22
December 2003 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the
form of an Exchange of Letters between the European
Community and the State of Israel concerning reciprocal liberal-
isation measures and the replacement of the EC-Israel Asso-
ciation Agreement (3), and in particular Article 2 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

the Association Agreement

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 of 18
December 1996 laying down rules for the application
in the poultrymeat sector of the system provided for
Interim
by
Agreement between the European Community and the
State of Israel (4) has been substantially amended several
times and requires further amendment. Regulation (EC)
No 2497/96 should therefore be repealed and replaced
by a new regulation.

and

the

licences. To that end, detailed rules for

The tariff quotas should be administered on the basis of
the
import
submission of applications and the information which
must appear in applications and licences should be laid
down.

(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 327, 18.12.1996, p. 7.
(3) OJ L 346, 31.12.2003, p. 65.
(4) OJ L 338, 28.12.1996, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1937/2006 (OJ L 407, 30.12.2006, p. 143).

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 (5) 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 (6) should apply,
save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation.

In order to ensure a regular flow of imports, the quota
period running from 1 January to 31 December 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.

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.

For appropriate administration of the tariff quotas, the
security linked to the 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.

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

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
The tariff quotas in Annex I are opened by Regulation
(EC) No 2398/96 for the 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 January to 31 December.

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

lation (EC) No 1913/2006 (OJ L 365, 21.12.2006, p. 52).

(6) OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13. Regulation as amended by Regulation

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

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

Article 2

The provisions of Regulations (EC) No 1291/2000 and (EC) No
1301/2006 shall apply, save as otherwise provided for in this
Regulation.

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

Article 5

1.
Licence applications may be submitted only in the first
seven days of the month preceding each of the subperiods
referred to in Article 3.

Article 3

A security of EUR 20 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged

2.
when an application for a licence is submitted.

The quantity fixed for the annual quota period for each serial
number shall be divided among four subperiods, as follows:

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

(b) 25 % from 1 April to 30 June;

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

(d) 25 % from 1 October to 31 December.

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 that Article 5.

Licence applications shall mention only one of the serial
2.
numbers indicated in Annex I. They may concern several
products covered by different CN codes.
If they do, all the
CN codes and their designations must be entered in boxes 16
and 15 of the licence application and the licence respectively.

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.

The licences shall carry an obligation to import

from

3.
Israel.

Licence applications and licences themselves shall contain:

3.
Not later than the fifth day following the end of the
period for submission of applications, Member States shall
in kilograms,
notify the Commission of the total quantities,
applied for in respect of each group.

Licences shall be issued as of the seventh working day and
4.
at the latest by the eleventh working day following the end of
the notification period provided for in paragraph 3.

5.
If necessary, the Commission shall establish any quantities
that have not been applied for, and these shall be added auto-
matically to the quantity for the following quota subperiod.

Article 6

1.
By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of
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 that Regulation.

2. Member States shall notify the Commission, before the
end of the fourth month following each annual quota period,
of
in kilograms, under each serial number
actually released for free circulation under this Regulation in
the period concerned.

the quantities,

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

(a)

in box 8, the country of origin and the entry ‘yes’ marked
by a cross;

Article 7

(b) in box 20, one of the entries indicated in Annex II, Part A.

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.

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2. Without prejudice to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No
1291/2000, the rights deriving from the licences may be trans-
ferred 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.

Article 8

The imported products shall be released for free circulation on
presentation of a proof of origin in accordance with Article 16
of Protocol 4 annexed to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement
establishing an association between the European Communities
and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel,
of the other part.

Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 is hereby repealed.

Article 9

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 10

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

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

Done at Brussels, 26 November 2007.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

Group No

Serial No

CN code

Description of goods (1)

Reduction of the
MFN customs duty
(%)

Annual quantities
(tonnes)

IL 1

09.4092

0207 25

Turkeys, not cut in pieces, frozen

100

1 568

0207 27 10

Boneless turkey cuts, frozen

Turkey cuts with bone in, frozen

0207 27 30
0207 27 40
0207 27 50
0207 27 60
0207 27 70

IL 2

09.4091

ex 0207 32

ex 0207 33

ex 0207 35

ex 0207 36

Meat of ducks and geese, not cut in
pieces, fresh or chilled

Meat of ducks and geese, not cut in
pieces, frozen

Other meat and edible offal of
ducks and geese, fresh or chilled

Other meat and edible offal of
ducks and geese, frozen

100

560

(1) Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wording for the description of the goods is to be
considered as having no more than an indicative value, the preferential scheme being determined, within the context of this Annex, by
the coverage of the CN codes. Where ‘ex’ CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by the application of the
CN codes and corresponding description taken together.

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ANNEX II

A. Entries referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 4(3)(b)

in Bulgarian:

Регламент (ЕО) № 1384/2007.

in Spanish:

in Czech:

in Danish:

in German:

in Estonian:

in Greek:

in English:

in French:

in Italian:

in Latvian:

Reglamento (CE) no 1384/2007.

Nařízení (ES) č. 1384/2007.

Forordning (EF) nr. 1384/2007.

Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1384/2007.

Määrus (EÜ) nr 1384/2007.

Κανονισμός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1384/2007.

Regulation (EC) No 1384/2007.

Règlement (CE) no 1384/2007.

Regolamento (CE) n. 1384/2007.

Regula (EK) Nr. 1384/2007.

in Lithuanian:

Reglamentas (EB) Nr. 1384/2007.

in Hungarian:

1384/2007/EK rendelet.

in Maltese:

Ir-Regolament (KE) Nru 1384/2007.

in Dutch:

in Polish:

Verordening (EG) nr. 1384/2007.

Rozporządzenie (WE) nr 1384/2007.

in Portuguese:

Regulamento (CE) n.o 1384/2007.

in Romanian:

Regulamentul (CE) nr. 1384/2007.

in Slovak:

in Slovenian:

in Finnish:

in Swedish:

Nariadenie (ES) č. 1384/2007.

Uredba (ES) št. 1384/2007.

Asetus (EY) N:o 1384/2007.

Förordning (EG) nr 1384/2007.

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

in Bulgarian:

in Spanish:

in Czech:

in Danish:

in German:

намаляване на общата митническа тарифа съгласно предвиденото в Регламент
№ 1384/2007.

(ЕО)

reducción del arancel aduanero común prevista en el Reglamento (CE) no 1384/2007.

snížení společné celní sazby tak, jak je stanoveno v nařízení (ES) č. 1384/2007.

toldnedsættelse som fastsat i forordning (EF) nr. 1384/2007.

Ermäßigung des Zollsatzes nach dem GZT gemäß Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1384/2007.

in Estonian:

ühise tollitariifistiku maksumäära alandamine vastavalt määrusele (EÜ) nr 1384/2007.

in Greek:

in English:

in French:

in Italian:

in Latvian:

in Lithuanian:

in Hungarian:

in Maltese:

in Dutch:

in Polish:

in Portuguese:

in Romanian:

in Slovak:

in Slovenian:

in Finnish:

in Swedish:

Μείωση του δασμού του κοινού δασμολογίου, όπως προβλέπεται στον κανονισμό (ΕΚ) αριθ.
1384/2007.

reduction of the common customs tariff pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1384/2007.

réduction du tarif douanier commun comme prévu au règlement (CE) no 1384/2007.

riduzione del dazio della tariffa doganale comune a norma del
n. 1384/2007.

regolamento (CE)

Regulā (EK) Nr. 1384/2007 paredzētais vienotā muitas tarifa samazinājums.

bendrojo muito tarifo muito sumažinimai, nustatyti Reglamente (EB) Nr. 1384/2007.

a közös vámtarifában szereplő vámtétel csökkentése az 1384/2007/EK rendelet szerint.

tnaqqis tat-tariffa doganali komuni kif jipprovdi r-Regolament (KE) Nru 1384/2007.

Verlaging van het gemeenschappelijke douanetarief overeenkomstig Verordening (EG)
nr. 1384/2007.

Cła WTC obniżone jak przewidziano w rozporządzeniu (WE) nr 1384/2007.

redução da Pauta Aduaneira Comum como previsto no Regulamento (CE) n.o 1384/2007.

reducerea tarifului vamal comun astfel cum este prevăzut de Regulamentul
nr. 1384/2007.

(CE)

Zníženie spoločnej colnej sadzby, ako sa ustanovuje v nariadení (ES) č. 1384/2007.

znižanje skupne carinske tarife v skladu z Uredbo (ES) št. 1384/2007.

Asetuksessa (EY) N:o 1384/2007 säädetty yhteisen tullitariffin alennus.

nedsättning av den gemensamma tulltaxan i enlighet med förordning (EG) nr 1384/2007.

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ANNEX III

Correlation table

Regulation (EC) No 2497/96

This Regulation

Article 1

Article 2

Article 3(1)(a)

Article 3(1)(b)

Article 3(1)(c)

Article 3(1)(d)

Article 3(1)(e)

Article 4(1), first subparagraph

Article 4(1), second subparagraph

Article 4(2)

Article 4(3)

Article 4(4), first subparagraph

Article 4(4), second subparagraph

Article 4(5)

Article 4(6)

Article 4(7)

Article 4(8), first subparagraph

Article 4(8), second subparagraph

Article 5, first paragraph

Article 5, second paragraph

Article 6

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(2)

Article 5(3)

—

—

Article 5(4)

—

Article 6(2)

—

Article 7(1)

—

—

Article 8

Article 10

Annex I

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