Commission Regulation (EC) No 1181/2008 of 28 November 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas in the sector of poultrymeat originating in Brazil, Thailand and other third countries
Date: 2008-11-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Brazil, CCT duties, Thailand, import licence, poultrymeat, tariff quota, third country

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1181/2008

of 28 November 2008

amending Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 opening and providing for the administration of
Community tariff quotas in the sector of poultrymeat originating in Brazil, Thailand and other
third countries

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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
Articles 144(1) and 148 in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,

(4)

(5)

(6)

Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 should therefore be
amended accordingly.

As the application period for the next subperiod begins
on 1 December 2008, it is essential that this Regulation
applies from that date.

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

Having regard to Council Decision 2007/360/EC of 29 May
in the form of
2007 on the conclusion of Agreements
Agreed Minutes between the European Community and the
Federal Republic of Brazil,
and between the European
Community and the Kingdom of Thailand pursuant to Article
XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994
(GATT 1994) relating to the modification of concessions with
respect to poultry meat (2), and in particular Article 2 thereof,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 4(5) of Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 is replaced by the
following:

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Article 5(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No
616/2007 (3) stipulates that a security of EUR 50 per
100 kilograms must be lodged at the time of submission
of a licence application.

‘5.
Licence applications must be for a minimum of 100
tonnes and a maximum of 10 % of the quantity available for
the quota concerned in the period or subperiod in question.
However, for Group Nos 2 and 3, the maximum quantity for
licence applications shall be 5 % of the quantity available for
the quota concerned in the period or subperiod in question.

For Group Nos 3, 6 and 8, the minimum quantity for licence
applications shall be reduced to 10 tonnes.’

In view of the new conditions applicable to imports of
products originating in Brazil, the amount of the security
relating to the licence should be set at an appropriate
level to ensure proper management of the tariff quotas
and satisfactory access to them for operators.

Article 2

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 is replaced by the
following:

In view of the reduction in the security, and also in order
to ensure proper management, the maximum quantity
for which each operator is entitled to apply for Group
No 1 quotas should be increased.

‘2.
A security of EUR 50 per 100 kilograms shall be
lodged at the time of submission of the licence application.

(1) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 138, 30.5.2007, p. 10.
(3) OJ L 142, 5.6.2007, p. 5.

However, for applications concerning Group Nos 1, 4 and 7,
the security shall be set at EUR 10 per 100 kilograms.’

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

Article 3

It shall apply from 1 December 2008.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 November 2008.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission