Commission Regulation (EC) No 2014/2005 of 9 December 2005 on licences under the arrangements for importing bananas into the Community in respect of bananas released into free circulation at the common customs tariff rate of duty
Modified by
  • Commission Regulation (EC) No 566/2006of 6 April 2006amending and derogating from Regulation (EC) No 2014/2005 on licences under the arrangements for importing bananas into the Community in respect of bananas released into free circulation at the common customs tariff rate of duty and amending Regulation (EC) No 219/2006 opening and providing for the administration of the tariff quota for bananas falling under CN code 08030019 originating in ACP countries for the period 1 March to 31 December 2006, 32006R0566, April 7, 2006
  • Commission Regulation (EC) No 239/2007of 6 March 2007laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 as regards the requirements for communications in the banana sector, 32007R0239, March 7, 2007
  • Commission Regulation (EC) No 514/2008of 9 June 2008amending Regulation (EC) No 376/2008 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products, as well as Regulations (EC) No 1439/95, (EC) No 245/2001, (EC) No 2535/2001, (EC) No 1342/2003, (EC) No 2336/2003, (EC) No 1345/2005, (EC) No 2014/2005, (EC) No 951/2006, (EC) No 1918/2006, (EC) No 341/2007 (EC) No 1002/2007, (EC) No 1580/2007 and (EC) No 382/2008 and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1119/79, 32008R0514, June 10, 2008
  • Commission Regulation (EU) No 557/2010of 24 June 2010amending Regulations (EC) No 1518/2003, (EC) No 596/2004, (EC) No 633/2004, (EC) No 1345/2005, (EC) No 2014/2005, (EC) No 239/2007, (EC) No 1299/2007, (EC) No 543/2008, (EC) No 589/2008, (EC) No 617/2008 and (EC) No 826/2008 as regards the notification obligations within the common organisation of agricultural markets, 32010R0557, June 25, 2010
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1287/2011of 9 December 2011repealing Regulation (EC) No 2014/2005 on licences under the arrangements for importing bananas into the Community in respect of bananas released into free circulation at the common customs tariff rate of duty, 32011R1287, December 10, 2011
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2014/2005of 9 December 2005on licences under the arrangements for importing bananas into the Community in respect of bananas released into free circulation at the common customs tariff rate of duty THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1964/2005 of 2 December 2005 on the tariff rates for bananasOJ L 316, 2.12.2005, p. 1., and in particular Article 2 thereof,Whereas:(1)Regulation (EC) No 1964/2005 sets the rate of duty applicable from 1 January 2006 to imports into the Community of bananas falling within CN code 08030019.(2)Import arrangements based on the application of a customs duty at an appropriate rate, parallel to the application of a tariff preference in connection with a tariff quota for imports originating in ACP countries, must be accompanied by a mechanism for monitoring imports on a regular basis to ascertain the quantities released into free circulation in the Community. The appropriate instrument for achieving that objective is a mechanism based on issuing import licences subject to the provision of a security to ensure that the operations for which a licence has been applied for are actually performed. Detailed rules for applying such a mechanism as regards imports at the common customs tariff rate of duty should be laid down.(3)Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 of 9 June 2000 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of securities for agricultural productsOJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1856/2005 (OJ L 297, 15.11.2005, p. 7). is applicable.(4)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Bananas,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 11.The imports of bananas falling within CN code 08030019 at the common customs tariff rate of duty for which an import licence shall be presented are laid down in Article 1(2)(a) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 376/2008OJ L 114, 26.4.2008, p. 3.. Licences shall be issued by the Member States to any party applying therefore, irrespective of their place of establishment in the Community.2.Import licence applications shall be lodged in any Member State.3.The period of validity of the import licence and the amount of the security to be lodged in accordance with Title III of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85OJ L 205, 3.8.1985, p. 5. shall be as set out in Annex II, Part I, to Regulation (EC) No 376/2008.However, no licences shall be valid after 31 December of the year of issue.4.Save in the case of force majeure, the security shall be forfeit in whole or in part if the operation has not been performed or has been performed only partially during that period.5.Notwithstanding Article 34(4) of Regulation (EC) No 376/2008, proof of use of the import licence as referred to in Article 32(1)(a) of that Regulation shall be supplied, except in cases of force majeure, within 30 days following the date of expiry of the period of validity of the licence.
Article 21.Member States shall communicate the following information to the Commission:(a)by Wednesday each week: wholesale prices for yellow bananas, broken down by country of origin or group of countries of origin, as recorded the previous week on the representative markets listed in Annex XVI to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007OJ L 350, 31.12.2007, p. 1.;(b)not later than the 15th day of each month, the quantities for which import licences were issued during the previous month;(c)not later than the 15th day of each month, the quantities covered by licences used and returned to the issuing body during the previous month, broken down by origin;(d)at the written request of the Commission, forecast production and sales.2.The notifications referred to in this Regulation shall be made in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 792/2009OJ L 228, 1.9.2009, p. 3..
Article 3This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 January 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.