CELEX: 32016R2243
Language: en
Date: 2016-12-13 00:00:00
Title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2243 of 13 December 2016 amending Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 as regards the import tariff quota for garlic originating in China

14.12.2016   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 339/1
            
         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/2243
   of 13 December 2016
   amending Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 as regards the import tariff quota for garlic originating in China
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/1972, (EEC) No 234/1979, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular point (a) of Article 187 thereof,
   Whereas:
   
               (1)
            
            
               Commission Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 (2) opens and provides for the administration of tariff quotas for garlic falling within CN code 0703 20 00 and for certain other agricultural products imported from third countries.
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the People's Republic of China pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union, approved by Council Decision (EU) 2016/243 (3) provides for an increase by 2 150 tonnes of the Union tariff rate quota for garlic originating in China.
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               The increase in the tariff rate quota should be reflected in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 341/2007. Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 should therefore be amended accordingly.
            
         
               (4)
            
            
               Since the Agreement between the European Union and the People's Republic of China was approved by the Council on 18 October 2016 (4), importers could have access to the increased quantities as from the fourth sub-period of the import tariff quota period 2016/2017. Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 provides that importers have to lodge their applications for import licences during the first seven days of January for the fourth sub-period. It is therefore appropriate that this Regulation applies as from 1 January 2017.
            
         
               (5)
            
            
               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,
            
         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 341/2007
   Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   Entry into force and application
   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 2017.
   
      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 13 December 2016.
      
         
            For the Commission
         
         
            The President
         
         Jean-Claude JUNCKER
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.
   
      (2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 of 29 March 2007 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas and introducing a system of import licences and certificates of origin for garlic and certain other agricultural products imported from third countries (OJ L 90, 30.3.2007, p. 12).
   
      (3)  Council Decision (EU) 2016/243 of 12 February 2016 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the People's Republic of China pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union (OJ L 45, 20.2.2016, p. 12).
   
      (4)  Council Decision (EU) 2016/1885 of 18 October 2016 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the People's Republic of China pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union (OJ L 291, 26.10.2016, p. 7).
   
      ANNEX
      
         
            ‘ANNEX I
            
               Tariff quotas opened pursuant to Decisions 2001/404/EC, 2006/398/EC, 2014/116/EU and (EU) 2016/243 for imports of garlic falling within CN code 0703 20 00
            
            
                        Origin
                     
                     
                        Order number
                     
                     
                        Quota (tonnes)
                     
                  
                        First subperiod (June to August)
                     
                     
                        Second subperiod (September to November)
                     
                     
                        Third subperiod (December to February)
                     
                     
                        Fourth subperiod (March to May)
                     
                     
                        Total
                     
                  
                        
                           Argentina
                        
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        
                           19 147 
                        
                     
                  
                        Traditional importers
                     
                     
                        09.4104
                     
                     
                        —
                     
                     
                        —
                     
                     
                        9 590 
                     
                     
                        3 813 
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        New importers
                     
                     
                        09.4099
                     
                     
                        —
                     
                     
                        —
                     
                     
                        4 110 
                     
                     
                        1 634 
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        
                           Total
                        
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        —
                     
                     
                        —
                     
                     
                        
                           13 700 
                        
                     
                     
                        
                           5 447 
                        
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        
                           China
                        
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        
                           48 225 
                        
                     
                  
                        Traditional importers
                     
                     
                        09.4105
                     
                     
                        8 664 
                     
                     
                        8 664 
                     
                     
                        7 548 
                     
                     
                        8 884 
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        New importers
                     
                     
                        09.4100
                     
                     
                        3 713 
                     
                     
                        3 713 
                     
                     
                        3 233 
                     
                     
                        3 806 
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        
                           Total
                        
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        
                           12 377 
                        
                     
                     
                        
                           12 377 
                        
                     
                     
                        
                           10 781 
                        
                     
                     
                        
                           12 690 
                        
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        
                           Other third countries
                        
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        
                           6 023 
                        
                     
                  
                        Traditional importers
                     
                     
                        09.4106
                     
                     
                        941
                     
                     
                        1 960 
                     
                     
                        929
                     
                     
                        386
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        New importers
                     
                     
                        09.4102
                     
                     
                        403
                     
                     
                        840
                     
                     
                        398
                     
                     
                        166
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        
                           Total
                        
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        
                           1 344 
                        
                     
                     
                        
                           2 800 
                        
                     
                     
                        
                           1 327 
                        
                     
                     
                        
                           552
                        
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        
                           Total
                        
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        
                           13 721 
                        
                     
                     
                        
                           15 177 
                        
                     
                     
                        
                           25 808 
                        
                     
                     
                        
                           18 689 
                        
                     
                     
                        
                           73 395 ’