Commission Regulation (EC) No 835/2008 of 22 August 2008 on the release of securities in relation to certain import tariff quotas in the beef sector
Date: 2008-08-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, beef, guarantee, import, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 835/2008

of 22 August 2008

on the release of securities in relation to certain import tariff quotas in the beef sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of
22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri­
cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri­
cultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular
Article 144(1) in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,

Whereas,

to

in Commission Regulation

Operators that had obtained, prior to the entry into force
of Decision 2008/61/EC,
import rights for the impor­
tation of bovine meat within the import tariff quotas
(EC) No
referred
529/2007 of 11 May 2007 opening and providing for
the administration of an import tariff quota for frozen
meat of bovine animals covered by CN code 0202 and
products covered by CN code 0206 29 91 (1 July 2007
to 30 June 2008) (4) and in Commission Regulation (EC)
No 545/2007 of 16 May 2007 opening and providing
for the administration of an import
tariff quota for
frozen beef
intended for processing (1 July 2007 to
30 June 2008) (5), continued to be faced with severe
practical difficulties to source the products before the
end of the import tariff quota period. Consequently, a
significant part of the import rights allocated to operators
remained unused before 1 July 2008. In view of these
particular circumstances, it is necessary to provide that,
under certain conditions, the securities lodged in relation
to those import rights that were not used by 1 July 2008
should be released.

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Decision 2008/61/EC of 17 January 2008
amending Annex II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC as
regards the imports of bovine fresh meat from Brazil (2)
has modified the import requirements for bovine meat
from Brazil. That Decision provides that
is only
possible to allow imports to continue on a secure basis
by strengthening the control and surveillance of holdings
from which animals
to the
eligible
Community are sourced and by establishing a provisional
list of such approved holdings drawn up by Brazil for
which certain guarantees are provided.

export

for

it

Moreover,
in the first half of 2008 the authorities of
Argentina have adopted a series of measures affecting
the normal trade flows of beef from that third country
to the Community.

In view of these particular circumstances, Commission
Regulation (EC) No 313/2008 of 3 April 2008 dero­
gating from Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 as regards
from Brazil (3)
import
provided for an extension of
import
licences issued under certain import tariff quotas in the
beef sector until 30 June 2008.

requirements for bovine meat

the validity of

(1) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 510/2008 (OJ L 149, 7.6.2008,
p. 61).

(2) OJ L 15, 18.1.2008, p. 33.
(3) OJ L 93, 4.4.2008, p. 11.

(5)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural
Markets,

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(2)
of Regulation (EC) No 529/2007 and of Article 6(3) of Regu­
lation (EC) No 545/2007 shall be released, under the following
conditions:

(a)

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

(i) Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 529/2007; or

(ii) Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 545/2007;

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

by 1 July 2008.

(4) OJ L 123, 12.5.2007, p. 26.
(5) OJ L 129, 17.5.2007, p. 14. Regulation as last amended by Regu­

lation (EC) No 749/2008 (OJ L 202, 31.7.2008, p. 37).

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The securities referred to in paragraph 1 shall be released proportionally to the import rights which

2.
have not been used by 1 July 2008.

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

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 22 August 2008.

For the Commission

Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission