Commission Regulation (EC) No 33/2009 of 16 January 2009 fixing the allocation coefficient to be applied to applications for import licences for olive oil lodged from 12 to 13 January 2009 under the Tunisian tariff quota and suspending the issue of import licences for the month of January 2009
Date: 2009-01-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Tunisia, import licence, import refund, marketing, preferential agreement, tariff quota

L 13/26

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

17.1.2009

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 33/2009

of 16 January 2009

fixing the allocation coefficient to be applied to applications for import licences for olive oil lodged
from 12 to 13 January 2009 under the Tunisian tariff quota and suspending the issue of import
licences for the month of January 2009

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),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006
of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the admin­
istration of
for agricultural products
managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular
Article 7(2) thereof,

tariff quotas

import

(3)

(4)

(5)

olive oil originating in Tunisia (5)
quantitative limits for the issue of import licences.

lays down monthly

Import licence applications have been submitted to the
competent authorities under Article 3(1) of Regulation
(EC) No 1918/2006 in respect of a total quantity
exceeding the limit laid down for the month of January
in Article 2(2) of that Regulation.

In these circumstances,
allocation coefficient allowing import
issued in proportion to the quantity available.

the Commission must set an
licences to be

Since the limit
reached, no more import
that month,

for the month of

January has been
licences can be issued for

Whereas:

(1)

Article 3(1) and (2) of Protocol No 1 (3) to the Euro-
Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association
between the European Communities and their Member
States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tunisia, of
the other part (4), opens a tariff quota at a zero rate of
duty for imports of untreated olive oil falling within CN
codes 1509 10 10 and 1509 10 90, wholly obtained in
Tunisia and transported direct from that country to the
Community, up to the limit laid down for each year.

(2)

Article 2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No
and
1918/2006 of 20 December 2006 opening
tariff quota for
providing for

the administration of

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The quantities for which import
licence applications were
lodged from 12 to 13 January 2009 under Article 3(1) of
Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006 shall be multiplied by an allo­
cation coefficient of 99,276933 %.

The issue of import licences in respect of amounts applied for
as from 19 January 2009 shall be suspended for January 2009.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 January 2009.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 16 January 2009.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc DEMARTY
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development

(1) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.
(3) OJ L 97, 30.3.1998, p. 57.
(4) OJ L 97, 30.3.1998, p. 2.

(5) OJ L 365, 21.12.2006, p. 84.