Commission Regulation (EC) No 1475/2007 of 13 December 2007 opening a Community tariff quota from 2008 for manioc originating from Thailand
Date: 2007-12-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Thailand, cassava, customs duties, import, originating product, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1475/2007

of 13 December 2007

opening a Community tariff quota from 2008 for manioc originating from Thailand

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18
June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in
Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the
GATT XXIV.6 negotiations (1), and in particular Article 1(1)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

During the World Trade Organisation multilateral trade
negotiations, the Community undertook to open a tariff
quota restricted to 21 million tonnes of products falling
within CN code 0714 10 originating in Thailand per
four-year period, with customs duty reduced to 6 %.
This quota must be opened and administered by the
Commission.

the

first-come

the use of

administrative

simplification,

Taking into account the specifications of the product and
the market,
first-served
management method appears to be appropriate. In the
interest of
the quota
concerning manioc products under the application of
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003 of 28 July
2003 laying down special detailed rules for the appli-
cation of the system of import and export licences for
cereals and rice (2), as regards the imports and export
products
should be
in the cereal and rice sector,
managed in conformity with Council Regulation (EC)
No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the
common organisation of the market in cereals (3). The
management
in accordance with
Articles 308a, 308b and 308c (1) of Commission Regu-
lation (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
Code (4).

should be done

Article 9 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 provides
for a possible exemption from the requirement to submit
licence for products having no significant
an import
appreciable impact on the supply situation of
the
the Community
cereals market.
imports less than 10 percent of the annual quantity of
manioc falling within CN code 0714 10. This involves a
limited quantity of very specific products, with no impact
on the cereals market. The exemption from the import
licence requirement provided for in Article 9(1) of Regu-
lation (EC) No 1784/2003 can therefore be applied.

last years,

In the

(4)

(5)

imported under

It is necessary to keep an administration system which
ensures that only products originating from Thailand
may be
should be
clarified which kind of proof certifying the origin of
products has to be provided to benefit from the tariff
quotas under the first-come, first served system. This is
laid out in Articles 55 to 65 of Commission Regulation
(EEC) No 2454/93.

the quota.

It

Given that equivalent tariff quotas have not been quickly
exhausted in the last two years, 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 Regu-
lation (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.

(6)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

(1) OJ L 146, 20.6.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 189, 29.7.2003, p. 12. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1996/2006 (OJ L 398, 30.12.2006, p. 1).

(3) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 735/2007 (OJ L 169, 29.6.2007, p. 6).

(4) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 214/2007 (OJ L 62, 1.3.2007, p. 6).

Article 1

This Regulation opens a Community tariff quota for manioc
originating from Thailand. It shall be managed on a calendar-
year basis, from 1 January 2008.

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Article 2

Article 5

The quantity, expressed in net weight, for the import of manioc
falling within the CN code 0714 10, as well as the customs
duty applicable shall be those laid down in the Annex.

Article 3

The tariff quota set out in the Annex to this Regulation shall be
managed by the Community on a first-come, first-served basis
in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and 308c(1) of Regu-
lation (EEC) No 2454/93. Article 308c(2) and (3) of that Regu-
lation shall not apply.

Article 4

Release for free circulation within the quota referred to in
Article 1 of this Regulation shall be subject to the presentation
of a certificate of origin issued by the competent authorities of
Thailand in accordance with Articles 55 to 65 of Regulation
(EEC) No 2454/93.

Article 6

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

Imports of manioc under the tariff quota referred to Article 1
shall not require the submission of an import licence.

It shall apply as from 1 January 2008.

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

Done at Brussels, 13 December 2007.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

ANNEX

COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS FOR THAILAND

MANIOC

CN codes

Rate of duty
%

Description of
products

Tariff quota
number (1)

Origin

Annual quantity
million tonnes (2)
(net weight)

0714 10

6

Manioc

09.0708

Thailand

5,75

(1) Previous tariff quota number 09.4008.
(2) Tariff quota restricted to 21 million tonnes per four-year-period.