Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/96 of 28 June 1996 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the poultrymeat sector and albumin
Modified by
  • Commission Regulation (EC) No 997/97of 3 June 1997amending Regulations (EC) No 1431/94, (EC) No 1474/95 and (EC) No 1251/96 laying down detailed rules for the application of certain tariff quotas for eggs and poultrymeat and prolonging the term of validity of certain licences in those sectors, 397R0997, June 4, 1997
  • Council Regulation (EC) No 1103/97of 17 June 1997on certain provisions relating to the introduction of the euro, 397R1103, June 19, 1997
  • Commission Regulation (EC) No 1211/97of 27 June 1997amending Regulation (EC) No 1251/96 opening and providing for the administration of the tariff quotas in the poultrymeat sector, 397R1211, June 28, 1997
  • Commission Regulation (EC) No 1514/97of 30 July 1997amending Regulations (EEC) No 903/90, (EEC) No 2699/93, (EC) No 1431/94, (EC) No 1559/94, (EC) No 1474/95, (EC) No 1866/95, (EC) No 1251/96, (EC) No 2497/96 and (EC) No 509/97 in the egg, ovalbumin and poultrymeat sectors, 397R1514, July 31, 1997
  • Commission Regulation (EC) No 1370/98of 29 June 1998amending Regulation (EC) No 1251/96 opening and providing for the administration of the tariff quotas in the poultrymeat sector, 398R1370, June 30, 1998
  • Commission regulation (EC) No 1327/1999of 23 June 1999amending Regulation (EC) No 1251/96 opening and providing for the administration of the tariff quotas in the poultrymeat sector, 399R1327, June 24, 1999
  • Commission Regulation (EC) No 1357/2000of 27 June 2000amending Regulation (EC) No 1251/96 opening and providing for the administration of the tariff quotas in the poultrymeat sector, 300R1357, June 28, 2000
  • Commission Regulation (EC) No 1043/2001of 30 May 2001amending Regulations (EC) No 1431/94, (EC) No 1474/95, (EC) No 1866/95, (EC) No 1251/96, (EC) No 2497/96, (EC) No 1899/97, (EC) No 1396/98 and (EC) No 704/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application in the poultrymeat and eggs sectors of certain Community tariff quotas, 301R1043, May 31, 2001
  • Commission Regulation (EC) No 1179/2006of 1 August 2006amending Regulation (EC) No 1251/96 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the poultrymeat sector, 306R1179, August 2, 2006
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/96of 28 June 1996opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the poultrymeat sector and albumin THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the GATT Article XXIV.6 negotiationsOJ No L 146, 20. 6. 1996, p. 1.,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in eggsOJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 77., as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2916/95OJ No L 305, 19. 12. 1995, p. 49., and in particular Article 15 thereof,Whereas, the Community has undertaken, in the context of the World Trade Organization, to open tariff quotas for certain products in the poultrymeat sector; whereas therefore detailed rules for the application of these quotas should be laid down for the period 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997;Whereas certain quotas were not opened during the period 1 January 1996 to 30 June 1996; whereas, therefore, these should be added to the quantities provided for in this Regulation;Whereas the administration of the arrangements should be based on import licences; whereas, to that end, detailed rules should be laid down for submission of the applications and the information which must appear on applications and licences, notwithstanding Article 8 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural productsOJ No L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1., as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2137/95OJ No L 214, 8. 9. 1995, p. 21.; whereas, in addition, provision should be made for licences to be issued after a period of consideration, applying, where necessary, a single percentage of acceptance; whereas it is in the interests of importers and exporters to allow a licence application to be withdrawn after the coefficient ofacceptance has been fixed;Whereas, in order to ensure a regular flow of imports, the quantities referred to in Annex I should be spread out over one year;Whereas, to ensure proper administration of the system, the security for import licences under the system should be fixed at ECU 20 per 100 kg (weight of product); whereas in order to eliminate the risk of speculation inherent in the system in the poultrymeat sector, precise conditions governing access by traders to the said system should be laid down;Whereas the attention of operators should be drawn to the fact that licences may only be used for products which comply with all veterinary provisions in force in the Community;Whereas 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 1The import tariff quotas listed in Annex I are opened annually for the product groups and under the conditions indicated therein.
Article 2The quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be subdivided as follows:25 % from 1 July to 30 September,25 % from October to 31 December,25 % from 1 January to 31 March,25 % from period 1 April to 30 June.However, for group P3 an additional quantity of 60 tonnes shall be available from 1 July to 30 September.
Article 3All imports into the Community under the quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be subject to the presentation of an import licence.
Article 4The import licences referred to in Article 3 shall be subject to the following provisions:(a)Applicants for import licences must be natural or legal persons who, at the time their application is submitted, can prove to the satisfaction of the competent authorities in the Member States that they have imported not less than 50 tonnes of products falling within the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 in each of the two calendar years preceding the year in which the licence application is lodged. However, retail establishments or restaurants selling their products to final consumers are excluded from the benefits of this system.(b)Licence applications must not cover more than one of the groups referred to in Annex I to this Regulation. They may involve several products covered by different CN codes and originating in a single country; in such cases, all the CN codes shall be indicated in sections 15 and 16.(SIC!) Licence applications must relate to at least 1 tonne and to a maximum of 10 % of the quantity available for the group concerned and the periods specified in Annex 2.(c)Section 8 of licence applications and licences shall show the country of origin.(d)Section 20 of licence applications and licences shall show one of the following:Reglamento (CE) no 1251/96Forordning (EF) nr. 1251/96Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1251/96Κανονισμός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1251/96Regulation (EC) No 1251/96Règlement (CE) no 1251/96Regolamento (CE) n. 1251/96Verordening (EG) nr. 1251/96Regulamento (CE) no 1251/96Asetus (EY) N:o 1251/96Förordning (EG) nr 1251/96.(e)Section 24 of licences shall show one of the following:Reglamento (CE) no 1251/96Forordning (EF) nr. 1251/96Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1251/96Κανονισμός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1251/96Regulation (EC) No 1251/96Règlement (CE) no 1251/96Regolamento (CE) n. 1251/96Verordening (EG) nr. 1251/96Regulamento (CE) no 1251/96Asetus (EY) N:o 1251/96Förordning (EG) nr 1251/96.
Article 51.Licence applications shall be lodged during the first seven days of the month preceding each period as specified in Article 2.For the period of 1 January to 31 March 2007 licence applications shall be lodged during the first fifteen days of January 2007.2.Licence applications must be submitted to the competent authority of the Member State in which the applicant is established or has set up his registered office. Applications shall be admissible only where the applicant declares in writing that he has not submitted and undertakes not to submit any other applications, in respect of the same period, concerning products in the same group.Where the same applicant submits more than one application relating to products in the same group, all applications from that person shall be inadmissible.Where an applicant submits more than one application relating to products in the same group, all applications from that person shall be inadmissible. However, an applicant may lodge more than one application for import licences for products in one group, where such products originate in different countries. Separate applications for each country of origin must be submitted simultaneously to the competent authority of a Member State. They shall be considered, as regards the maximum referred to in Article 4 (b) as well as application of the rules in the previous subparagraph, as a single application.3.A security of ECU 20 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged for import licence applications for all products referred to in Article 1.4.Member States shall notify the Commission, on the fifth working day following the end of the application submission period, of applications lodged for each of the products in the group in question. Such notification shall include a list of applicants and a statement of the quantities applied for in the group.All notifications, including "nil" notifications, shall be made by telex or fax on the working day stipulated, drawn up in accordance with the model in Annex II in cases where no application is made, and with the models in Annexes II and III in cases where applications have been made.5.The Commission shall decide as quickly as possible to what extent quantities may be awarded in respect of applications as referred to in Article 4.If quantities in respect of which licences have been applied for exceed the quantities available, the Commission shall fix a single percentage of acceptance for the quantities applied for. Where this percentage is less than 5%, the Commission may decide not to award the quantities applied for; the securities shall be released immediately.Operators may withdraw their licence applications within 10 working days following publication of the single percentage of acceptance in the Official Journal of the European Communities if application of the percentage results in the fixing of a quantity less than 20 tonnes. The Member States shall inform the Commission thereof within five days following the withdrawal of the licence application and shall release the security immediately.The Commission shall calculate the quantity remaining, which shall be added to the quantity available in respect of the following period of the quota period referred to in Article 1.6.Licences shall be issued as quickly as possible after the Commission has taken itsdecision.7.Licences may only be used for products which comply with all veterinary provisions in force in the Community.8.Member States shall notify the Commission, before the end of the fourth month following each annual period specified in Annex I, of the total volume of products imported for each of the groups under this Regulation during that period.All notifications, including "nil" ones, shall be made using the model in Annex IV to this Regulation.
Article 6For the purposes of applying Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, import licences shall be valid for 150 days from the date of actual issue, but not beyond the end of the period specified in Article 1.Import licences issued pursuant to this Regulation shall not be transferable.
Article 7Without prejudice to the provisions of this Regulation, Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shall apply.However, Article 8 (4) of that Regulation notwithstanding, the quantity imported under this Regulation may not exceed that shown in sections 17 and 18 of the import licence. The figure 0 shall accordingly be entered in section 19 of the licence.
Article 8This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.ANNEX I
Group NoOrder NumberCN codeApplicable duty(EUR/tonnes)Annual quantities(tonnes product weight)
P 109.4067020711101316249
02071130149
02071190162
02071210149
02071290162
P 209.4068020713105128070
02071320179
02071330134
0207134093
02071350301
02071360231
02071370504
02071420179
02071430134
0207144093
02071460231
P 309.4069020714107952305
P 409.4070020724101701201
02072490186
02072510170
02072590186
02072610425
02072620205
02072630134
0207264093
02072650339
02072660127
02072670230
02072680415
02072730134
0207274093
02072750339
02072760127
02072770230
ANNEX IIApplication of Regulation (EC) No 1251/96Commission of the European Communities — DG Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentUnit D.2 — Implementation of market measuresPoultrymeat sector
Application for import licences at reduced rate of dutyGATTDate:Period:
Member State:Sender:Responsible contact person:Tel.FaxAddressee: AGRI.D.2Fax (32-2) 292 17 41e-mail: AGRI-IMP-POULTRY@ec.europa.eu
Order numberQuantity applied for(kg product weight)
ANNEX IIIApplication of Regulation (EC) No 1251/96Commission of the European Communities — DG Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentUnit D.2 — Implementation of market measuresPoultrymeat sector
Application for import licences at reduced rate of dutyGATTDate:Period:
Member State:
Order numberCN CodeApplicant(Name and Address)Quantity(kg product weight)
ANNEX IVApplication of Regulation (EC) No 1251/96Commission of the European Communities — DG Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentUnit D.2 — Implementation of market measuresPoultrymeat sector
NOTIFICATION CONCERNING ACTUAL IMPORTSMember State:Application of Article 5(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1251/96Quantity of products (in kg product weight) actually imported:Addressee: AGRI.D.2Fax (32-2) 292 17 41e-mail: AGRI-IMP-POULTRY@ec.europa.eu
Order NoQuantity actually entered into free circulationCountry of origin