CELEX: 32006R1984
Language: en
Date: 2006-12-20 00:00:00
Title: Commission regulation (EC) No 1984/2006 of 20 December 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the import arrangements for milk and milk products and opening tariff quotas

29.12.2006        EN                      Official Journal of the European Union                                L 387/1
                                                              I
                                      (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                              COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1984/2006
                                                of 20 December 2006
       amending Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council
         Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the import arrangements for milk and milk
                                       products and opening tariff quotas
    THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
    Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
    Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common
    organisation of the market in milk and milk products1, and in particular Article 29(1) thereof,
    Whereas:
    (1)    Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules
           for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system
           of import licences2 applies to import licences for import tariff quota periods starting from 1
           January 2007. That Regulation lays down in particular detailed provisions on applications
           for import licences, the status of applicants and the issue of licences. That Regulation limits
           the period of validity of licences to the last day of the import tariff quota period. The
           provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 should apply to imports licences issued
           pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2535/20013, without prejudice to additional
           conditions or derogations laid down in that Regulation, such as the special rules concerning
           the approval of importers which are necessary to secure that only genuine importers apply
           for licences. It is necessary to align the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 on
           Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 where appropriate. Since Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006
           applies to licences for import tariff quota periods starting from 1 January 2007, provision
    1
           OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307,
           25.11.2005, p. 2).
    2
           OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.
    3
           OJ L 341, 22.12.2001, p. 29. Regulation last amended by Regulation (EC) No 926/2006 (OJ L 170, 23.6.2006,
           p. 8).
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        should be made for a delayed application for tariff quotas covered by Regulation (EC)
        No 2535/2001 for which the import period starts from 1 July 2007.
   (2)  Pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001, the approval of importers in June
        2006 is valid from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007. The provisions of Regulation (EC) No
        1301/2006 concerning approval should therefore not apply before 1 July 2007.
   (3)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1839/2006 of 28 November 2006 concerning the
        implementation of the Agreement concluded by the EC following negotiations in the
        framework of Article XXIV.6 of GATT 1994, amending and supplementing Annex I to
        Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common
        Customs Tariff4 provides for an additional quantity of 537 tonnes of skimmed milk powder
        under the annual import tariff quota. It is therefore appropriate to adjust the quantity of
        skimmed milk powder under quota No 09.4590 referred to in Annex I.A to Regulation (EC)
        No 2535/2001.
   (4)  Council Decision 2006/909/EC of 4 December 2006 on the conclusion of the agreement in
        the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the Kingdom of
        Norway concerning adjustments of trade preferences in cheese undertaken on the basis of
        Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area5 provides for the merging as
        from 1 January 2007 of the two existing annual duty free tariff quotas of cheese originating
        in Norway. It is therefore appropriate to adapt Annex I.H to Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001
        accordingly.
   (5)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1549/2006 of 17 October 2006 amending Annex I to
        Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the
        Common Customs Tariff6 provides for amendments from 1 January 2007 for certain
        products falling within CN code 0406. Annex I.A to Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 should
        be amended accordingly.
   (6)  Council Decision 2006/999/EC7 approves a Community position in the EC-Turkey
        Association Council on the amendment to Protocols 1 and 2 to Decision 1/98 of the EC-
        Turkey Association Council on the trade regime for agricultural products. The amendment
        to Decision 1/98 of the EC-Turkey Association Council has been approved by the EC-
        Turkey Association Council in its Decision 2006/999/EC of 2/2006.
   (7)  For certain agricultural products, amongst which cheeses, originating in Turkey, the
        amended Protocol 1 provides for new Community tariff quotas and for changes to the
        existing Community tariff quotas laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 of 9
        April 2001 providing for the management of Community tariff quotas and of reference
        quantities for products eligible for preferences by virtue of agreements with certain
   4
        OJ L 355, 15.12.2006, p. 1.
   5
        OJ L 346, 9.12.2006, p. 30.
   6
        OJ L 301, 31.10.2006, p. 1.
   7
        OJ L 367, 22.12.2006, p. 68.
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           Mediterranean countries and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1981/94 and (EC) No 934/958.
           It is therefore appropriate to adjust the quota quantity and the product descriptions in the
           relevant annexes to Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001.
    (8)    Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 should therefore be amended accordingly.
    (9)    The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the
           Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                                           Article 1
    Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 is amended as follows:
    (1)      In Article 2, the following paragraph is added:
             "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 shall apply save as otherwise provided in
             this Regulation.
             *      OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13."
    (2)      Subparagraph 1 of Article 6 is replaced by the following:
             "Annex I sets out the tariff quotas, the duties to be applied, the maximum quantities to be
             imported each year, the import tariff quota periods and their division into two equal parts
             for six-month periods."
    (3)      Article 8 is replaced by the following:
                                                          "Article 8
             By way of derogation from the first paragraph of Article 5 of Regulation (EC)
             No 1301/2006, approval shall be granted to applicants who, before 1 April each year,
             submit a request to the competent authorities of the Member State in which they are
             established and in which they are registered for VAT purposes, accompanied by proof that
             during both of the previous two calendar years they imported into or exported from the
             Community at least 25 tonnes of milk products covered by Chapter 04 of the Combined
             Nomenclature."
    (4)      Article 12 is deleted.
    8
           OJ L 109, 19.4.2001, p. 2. Regulation last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 19/2006 (OJ L 4,
           7.1.2006, p. 7).
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   (5)  Article 13 is amended as follows:
        (a)   in paragraph 2, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:
              "However, in the case of the quotas referred to in Article 5(c) to (f) and (h), licence
              applications shall relate to at least 10 tonnes and to no more than the quantity
              available for each period."
        (b)   paragraph 3 is deleted.
   (6)  Article 15 is replaced by the following:
                                                "Article 15
        On the fifth working day following the end of the period for lodging applications, Member
        States shall notify the Commission of the applications lodged for each of the products
        concerned. Notifications shall include the quantities applied for under each quota number
        and CN code. Notifications shall be made on separate forms for each quota."
   (7)  Article 16 is amended as follows:
        (a)   paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
              "1.   Licences shall be issued by the competent authorities of the Member States
                    within five working days following the fifth working day following the day of
                    notification provided for in Article 15."
        (b)   paragraph 2 is deleted;
        (c)   paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
              "3.   Import licences shall be valid until the last day of each six-month period
                    referred to in Article 14(1)."
   (8)  Article 18 is amended as follows:
        (a)   in paragraph 1, point (d) is replaced by the following:
              "(d) in box 20, one of the entries listed in Annex XV;
        (b)   paragraph 3 is deleted.
   (9)  In Article 21, paragraph 3 is deleted.
   (10) In Article 25(2), the fourth subparagraph is replaced by the following text:
        "The competent import licence issuing body shall retain the original of each IMA 1
        presented."
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    (11)      In Article 28, paragraph 3 is deleted.
    (12)      In Article 32, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following text:
              "1.   A copy of the IMA 1 certificate, duly authenticated, shall be presented, along with
                    the corresponding import licence and the products to which they relate, to the
                    customs authorities of the importing Member State at the time the declaration of
                    release for free circulation is lodged. Without prejudice to Article 26(1), it shall be
                    presented while it is still valid, except in cases of force majeure."
    (13)      Annex I.A is replaced by the text set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
    (14)      Annex I.D is replaced by the text set out in Annex II to this Regulation
    (15)      Annex I.H is replaced by the text set out in Annex III to this Regulation.
    (16)      Annex II.B is replaced by the text set out in Annex IV to this Regulation.
    (17)      Annexes VI and VII are deleted.
                                                        Article 2
    This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the
    Official Journal of the European Union.
    It shall apply from 1 January 2007.
    However, points (1), (2) and (4) to (9) of Article 1 shall apply from 1 July 2007 as regards the tariff
    quotas referred to in Annex I, parts A, F and H, to Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001.
    Point (3) of Article 1 shall apply as regards applications for licences lodged as from 1 July 2007
    onwards.
    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
    Done at Brussels, 20 December 2006.
                                                      For the Commission
                                                      Mariann FISCHER BOEL
                                                      Member of the Commission
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                                                                                                             ANNEX I
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                                                     TARIFF QUOTAS UNDER PROTOCOL 1 TO DECISION No 1/98 OF THE EC-TURKEY ASSOCIATION COUNCIL
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                                                                                                                   ANNEX III
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                                                                 "II. B
                          PREFERENTIAL IMPORT ARRANGEMENTS — TURKEY                                                     EN
 Serial     CN code                           Description                        Country of origin    Import duty
number
                                                                                                     (EUR/100 kg
                                                                                                       net weight
                                                                                                     without further
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1         0406 90 29      Kashkaval                                              Turkey                        67,19
2         23 09 6040 xE   Feta made from sheep's milk or buffalo milk, in        Turkey                        67,19
                          containers containing brine, or in sheep- or
                          goatskin bottles
                          Other cheese made from sheep's milk or buffalo
                          milk, in containers containing brine, or in
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                          sheepskin or goatskin bottles
          ex0406 90 50
3         ex0406 90 86    Tulum peyniri, made from sheep's milk or buffalo       Turkey                        67,19
                          milk, in individual plastic or other kind of packing
          ex0406 90 87    of less than 10 kg
          ex0406 90 88
                                                                   "
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