Commission Regulation (EC) No 958/2003 of 3 June 2003 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Decision 2003/286/EC as regards the concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas on certain cereal products originating in the Republic of Bulgaria and amending Regulation (EC) No 2809/2000
Modified by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 777/2004of 26 April 2004adapting several regulations concerning the cereal market by reason of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia to the European Union, 32004R0777, April 27, 2004
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1046/2005of 4 July 2005amending Regulation (EC) No 958/2003 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Decision 2003/286/EC as regards the concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas on certain cereal products originating in the Republic of Bulgaria and amending Regulation (EC) No 2809/2000, 32005R1046, July 5, 2005
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1023/2006of 5 July 2006amending Regulation (EC) No 958/2003 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Decision 2003/286/EC as regards the concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas on certain cereal products originating in the Republic of Bulgaria and amending Regulation (EC) No 2809/2000, 32006R1023, July 6, 2006
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1996/2006of 22 December 2006adapting several Regulations concerning the cereals market by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, 32006R1996, December 30, 2006
Commission Regulation (EC) No 958/2003of 3 June 2003laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Decision 2003/286/EC as regards the concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas on certain cereal products originating in the Republic of Bulgaria and amending Regulation (EC) No 2809/2000THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Decision 2003/286/EC of 8 April 2003 on the conclusion of a Protocol adjusting the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part, to take account of the outcome of negotiations between the parties on new mutual agricultural concessionsOJ L 102, 24.4.2003, p. 60., and in particular Article 3(2) thereof,Whereas:(1)In accordance with Decision 2003/286/EC, the Community has undertaken to establish for each marketing year import tariff quotas at a zero rate of duty for wheat and meslin, wheat gluten and maize originating in the Republic of Bulgaria.(2)To ensure that imports of wheat and maize covered by these tariff quotas are orderly and not speculative, they should be made subject to the issue of import licences. The licences should be issued, within the quantities set, at the request of the interested parties, subject, where appropriate, to the fixing of a reduction coefficient in respect of the quantities applied for.(3)To ensure the proper management of these quotas, deadlines for the lodging of licence applications should be laid down and the information to be included in the applications and licences should be specified.(4)To take account of delivery conditions, the import licences should be valid from the day of their issue until the end of the month following that in which they are issued.(5)With a view to the sound management of the quotas, provision should be made to derogate from Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 of 9 June 2000 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural productsOJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1., as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 325/2003OJ L 47, 21.2.2003, p. 21., as regards the transferable nature of the licences and the tolerance relating to the quantities released into free circulation.(6)To ensure sound management of the quotas, the security on the import licences should be set at a relatively high level, by way of derogation from Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 of 23 May 1995 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and riceOJ L 117, 24.5.1995, p. 2., as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 498/2003OJ L 74, 20.3.2003, p. 15..(7)Rapid two-way communication should be established between the Commission and the Member States regarding the quantities applied for and imported.(8)As Council Regulations (EC) No 2290/2000 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for an adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreement with BulgariaOJ L 262, 17.10.2000, p. 1. has been repealed by Decision 2003/286/EC, Commission Regulation (EC) No 2809/2000 of 20 December 2000 laying down detailed rules for the application, for cereals sector products, of Regulations (EC) No 2290/2000 and (EC) No 2851/2000 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products originating in the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of Poland respectively and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1218/96OJ L 326, 22.12.2000, p. 16., as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 573/2003OJ L 82, 29.3.2003, p. 25., should be amended.(9)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: