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 licences
Modified by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 289/2007of 16 March 2007adapting Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, 32007R0289, March 17, 2007
Commission Regulation (EU) No 519/2013of 21 February 2013adapting certain regulations and decisions in the fields of free movement of goods, freedom of movement for persons, right of establishment and freedom to provide services, company law, competition policy, agriculture, food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary policy, fisheries, transport policy, energy, taxation, statistics, social policy and employment, environment, customs union, external relations, and foreign, security and defence policy, by reason of the accession of Croatia, 32013R0519, June 10, 2013
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/760of 17 December 2019supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the rules for the administration of import and export tariff quotas subject to licences and supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the lodging of securities in the administration of tariff quotas, 32020R0760, June 12, 2020
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006of 31 August 2006laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licencesCHAPTER IGENERAL PRINCIPLESArticle 1Scope and definition1.Without prejudice to derogations laid down in Commission Regulations specific to certain quotas, this Regulation lays down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas managed by a system of import licences and the management of which falls within the scope of the common organisation of a market.This Regulation shall not apply to the import tariff quotas listed in Annex I.2.Commission Regulations governing a given import tariff quota managed by a system of import licences and the management of which does not fall within the scope of the common organisation of a market may provide that this Regulation shall apply to that import tariff quota.3.Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 shall apply to import licences, save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation.4.For the purposes of this Regulation, "import tariff quota" means a specified quantity of goods that can be imported during a limited period subject to the total (total suspension) or partial waiver (partial suspension) of the normal duties applicable.Article 2Import tariff quota period1.Import tariff quotas shall be opened for a period of 12 consecutive months, hereinafter referred to as "import tariff quota period".2.The import tariff quota period may be divided into several subperiods.Article 3Penalties1.Where it is found that a document presented by an applicant for the attribution of the rights deriving from Commission Regulations governing a given import quota provides with incorrect information and where the incorrect information concerned is decisive for the attribution of that right, the competent authorities of the Member State shall:(a)bar the applicant from importing any goods under the import tariff quota concerned for the entire import tariff quota period during which the finding was made and;(b)exclude the applicant from the licence application system for the import tariff quota concerned during the following import tariff quota period.However, points (a) and (b) of the first subparagraph shall not apply if the applicant proves, to the satisfaction of the competent authority, that the situation referred to in the first subparagraph is not due to his gross negligence or that it is due to force majeure or to obvious error.2.If an applicant presents an incorrect document as referred to in paragraph 1 deliberately, that applicant shall:(a)be barred from importing any goods under the import tariff quota concerned for the entire import tariff quota period during which the finding was made and;(b)be excluded from the licence application system for the import tariff quota concerned during the following two import tariff quota periods.3.Where imports have already been carried out prior to the finding referred to in paragraphs 1 or 2, any undue financial advantages resulting therefrom shall be recovered.4.Subject to Article 6 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95OJ L 312, 23.12.1995, p. 1., the penalties referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall be without prejudice to any additional penalties pursuant to other provisions of Community or national law.Article 4Surveillance of goodsAt the request of the Commission, the Member States shall forward to the Commission details of the quantities of products put into free circulation under the import tariff quotas during the months specified by the Commission, in accordance with Article 308d of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.Article 5ApplicantsApplicants shall submit, at the time of their first application for a given import tariff quota period to the competent authorities of the Member State in which they are established and in which they are registered for VAT purposes the application referred to in Article 6(1) accompanied by proof that at the time their application is submitted, they have been engaged in trade with third countries in products covered by the relevant common market organisation:during the 12 month period immediately prior to the time of that application, andduring the 12 month period immediately prior to the 12 month period referred to in the first indent.Proof of trade with third countries shall be furnished exclusively either by means of the customs documents of release for free circulation, duly endorsed by the customs authorities and containing a reference to the applicant concerned as being the consignee, or by means of the customs document of exportation duly endorsed by the customs authorities.Customs agents or representatives shall not apply for import licences under the quotas falling within the scope of this Regulation.