CELEX: 32006R1937
Language: en
Date: 2006-12-20 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1937/2006 of 20 December 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 laying down procedures for applying in the poultrymeat sector the arrangements provided for in the Association Agreement and the Interim Agreement between the European Community and the State of Israel

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                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1937/2006
                                           of 20 December 2006
    amending Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 laying down procedures for applying in the
poultrymeat sector the arrangements provided for in the Association Agreement and the
       Interim Agreement between the European Community and the State of Israel
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common
organisation of the market in poultrymeat1, and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2398/96 of 12 December 1996 opening a tariff
quota for turkey meat originating in and coming from Israel as provided for in the Association
Agreement and the Interim Agreement between the European Community and the State of
Israel2,
Whereas:
(1)      Commission Regulation (EC) No 2497/963 lays down procedures for applying in the
         poultrymeat sector the arrangements provided for in the Association Agreement and
         the Interim Agreement between the European Community and the State of Israel.
(2)      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 licences4 applies to import licences for the tariff quota periods
         commencing from 1 January 2007. Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 lays down in
         particular detailed rules for applications for import licences, the status of applicants
         and the issue of licences. The Regulation limits the validity of licences to the final day
         of the tariff quota period. The provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 should
         apply to import licences issued under Regulation (EC) No 2497/96, unless otherwise
         provided for in that Regulation. The provisions of Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 must
         therefore be aligned on Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 where necessary.
(3)      In view of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union on 1 January
         2007, there should be provision for entries in Bulgarian and Romanian on the
         applications and licences.
1
         OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 77. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 679/2006.
2
         OJ L 327, 18.12.1996, p. 7.
3
         OJ L 338, 28.12.1996, p. 48.
4
         OJ L 238, 1.9. 2006, p. 13.
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(4)     Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 should therefore be amended.
(5)     The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the
        Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                                  Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 is amended as follows:
1.      Articles 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are replaced by the following:
                                                 “Article 1
          1.    This Regulation lays down detailed rules for the application of the tariff quotas
                for the import of products under the CN codes in Annex I opened by
                Regulation (EC) No 2398/96.
          2.    Commission Regulations (EC) Nos 1291/20005 and 1301/2006 shall apply,
                except as otherwise provided for in this Regulation.
          3.    The quantity of products covered by the arrangements referred to in paragraph
                1 and the rate of reduction in customs duty shall be as laid down in Annex I.
                                                  Article 2
The quantity fixed for each group shall be divided as follows into four subperiods:
— 25% from 1 January to 31 March,
— 25% from 1 April to 30 June,
— 25% from 1 July to 30 September,
— 25% from 1 October to 31 December.
                                                  Article 3
1.      For the application of Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, applicants for
import licences must prove, when submitting the first application for a given tariff quota
period, that they imported or exported not less than 50 tonnes of products referred to in
Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 in each of the two periods referred to in the said Article 5.
2.      Licence applications may refer to only one of the groups defined in Annex I to this
Regulation; they may relate to several products under different CN codes. If they do, all the
CN codes and their designations must be entered in sections 16 and 15 respectively of the
licence application and the licence.
5
        OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1.
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Licence applications must relate to a minimum of 10 tonnes and to a maximum of 10% of the
quantity available for the group and subperiod concerned of the import tariff quota.
3.      In Section 8 of licence applications and licences, the country of origin shall be
indicated and “Yes” shall be marked with a cross.
4.      Section 20 of licence applications and licences shall contain one of the entries given in
Annex II, Part A.
5.      Section 24 of the licence shall contain one of the entries given in Annex II, Part B.
                                               Article 4
1.      Licence applications shall be lodged during the first seven days of the month
preceding each subperiod of the import tariff quota referred to in Article 2.
However, for the subperiod between 1 January and 31 March 2007, licence applications must
be lodged during the first fifteen days of January 2007.
2.      A security of EUR 20 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged for import licence
applications for all products referred to in Article 1.
3       Member States shall notify the Commission, by the fifth working day following the
end of the period for lodging applications, of the total quantities in kilograms requested,
broken down by group.
4.      Licences shall be issued as quickly as possible after the Commission has taken a
decision.
5.      Member States shall notify the Commission, before the end of the fourth month
following each annual period, of the quantities in kilograms actually released for free
circulation under this Regulation during the period concerned, broken down by group.
                                               Article 5
Import licences shall be valid for 150 days from the date of actual issue within the meaning of
Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000.
Without prejudice to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, the rights deriving from
the licences may be transferred only to transferees satisfying the eligibility conditions defined
in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 and Article 3(1) of this Regulation.”
2.      Article 6 is deleted.
3.      Annex II is replaced by the Annex hereto.
4.      Annexes III and IV are deleted.
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                                             Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of
the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2007.
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
                                           “ANNEX II
A-Entries referred to in Article 3(4):
In Bulgarian: Регламент (ЕО) № 2497/96.
In Spanish: Reglamento (CE) nº 2497/96.
In Czech: Nařízení (ES) č. 2497/96.
In Danish: Forordning (EF) nr. 2497/96.
In German: Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2497/96.
In Estonian: Määruse (EÜ) nr 2497/96.
In Greek: Kανονισμού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 2497/96.
In English: Regulation (EC) No 2497/96.
In French: Règlement (CE) nº2497/96.
In Italian: Regolamento (CE) n. 2497/96.
In Latvian: Regulas (EK) Nr. 2497/96.
In Lithuanian: Reglamento (EB) Nr. 2497/96.
In Hungarian: 2497/96/EK Rendelet.
In Maltese: Regolament (KE) Nru 2497/96.
In Dutch: Verordening (EG) nr. 2497/96.
In Polish: Rozporządzenia (WE) nr 2497/96.
In Portuguese: Regulamento (CE) n.º2497/96.
In Romanian: Regulamentul (CE) nr.2497/96.
In Slovak: Nariadenie (ES) č. 2497/96.
In Slovenian: Uredbe (CE) št. 2497/96.
In Finnish: Asetus (EY) N:o2497/96.
In Swedish: Förordning (EG) nr 2497/96.
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                                              ANNEX II
B-Entries referred to in Article 3(5):
In Bulgarian: намаляване на общата митническа тарифа съгласно предвиденото в
Регламент (ЕО) № 2497/96.
In Spanish: reducción del arancel aduanero común prevista en el Reglamento (CE)
nº 2497/96.
In Czech: snížení společné celní sazby tak, jak je stanoveno v nařízení (ES) č. 2497/96.
In Danish: toldnedsættelse som fastsat i forordning (EF) nr. 2497/96.
In German: Ermäßigung des Zollsatzes nach dem GZT gemäß Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2497/96.
In Estonian: ühise tollitariifistiku maksumäära alandamine vastavalt määrusele (EÜ)
nr 2497/96.
In Greek: Μείωση του δασμού του κοινού δασμολογίου, όπως προβλέπεται στον κανονισμό
(ΕΚ) αριθ. 2497/96.
In English: reduction of the common customs tariff pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2497/96.
In French: réduction du tarif douanier commun comme prévu au règlement (CE) nº 2497/96.
In Italian: riduzione del dazio della tariffa doganale comune a norma del regolamento (CE)
n. 2497/96.
In Latvian: Regulā (EK) Nr. 2497/96 paredzētais vienotā muitas tarifa samazinājums.
In Lithuanian: bendrojo muito tarifo muito sumažinimai, nustatyti Reglamente (EB)
Nr. 2497/96.
In Hungarian: a közös vámtarifában szereplő vámtétel csökkentése a 2497/96/EK rendelet
szerint.
In Maltese: tnaqqis tat-tariffa doganali komuni kif jipprovdi r-Regolament (KE) Nru 2497/96.
In Dutch: Verlaging van het gemeenschappelijke douanetarief overeenkomstig Verordening
(EG) nr. 2497/96.
In Polish: Cła WTC obniżone jak przewidziano w rozporządzeniu (WE) nr 2497/96.
In Portuguese: redução da Pauta Aduaneira Comum como previsto no Regulamento (CE)
n.º 2497/96.
In Romanian: reducerea tarifului vamal comun astfel cum este prevăzut de Regulamentul
(CE) nr. 2497/96.
In Slovak: Zníženie spoločnej colnej sadzby, ako sa ustanovuje v nariadení (ES) č. 2497/96.
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In Slovenian: znižanje skupne carinske tarife v skladu z Uredbo (ES) št. 2497/96.
In Finnish: Asetuksessa (EY) N:o 2497/96 säädetty yhteisen tullitariffin alennus.
In Swedish: nedsättning av den gemensamma tulltaxan i enlighet med förordning (EG)
nr 2497/96.