Commission Regulation (EC) No 1399/2007 of 28 November 2007 opening and providing for the administration of an autonomous and transitional import tariff quota for sausages and certain meat products originating in Switzerland
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1399/2007of 28 November 2007opening and providing for the administration of an autonomous and transitional import tariff quota for sausages and certain meat products originating in Switzerland THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in pigmeatOJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2)., and in particular Article 11(1) thereof,Whereas:(1)Council Regulation (EC) No 1355/2007OJ L 304, 22.11.2007, p. 3. provides for the opening of an autonomous and transitional Community quota for the import of 1900 tonnes of sausages and certain meat products originating from Switzerland.(2)In order to ensure that quota benefit is available until the entry into force of the adaptation of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural productsOJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132. Agreement as last amended by Decision No 1/2007 of the Joint Committee on Agriculture (OJ L 173, 3.7.2007, p. 31). approved by Council and Commission Decision 2002/309/EC, EuratomOJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 1. (hereafter referred to as the Agreement), it is appropriate to open the tariff quotas on an autonomous and transitional basis from 1 January 2008 until 31 December 2009.(3)To be eligible for the benefit of those tariff quotas, products should originate in Switzerland in conformity with the rules referred to in Article 4 of the Agreement.(4)The administration of the tariff quota should be based on import licences. To that end, detailed rules should be laid down for the submission of import licence applications and the information which must appear in these applications and import licences.(5)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. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1913/2006 (OJ L 365, 21.12.2006, p. 52). and 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 licencesOJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 289/2007 (OJ L 78, 17.3.2007, p. 17). should apply, save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation.(6)In order to ensure regular imports, the quantities of products covered by the import tariff quota should be spread out over four subperiods within the period from 1 January to 31 December. In any case, Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 limits the period of validity of licences to the last day of the import tariff quota period.(7)In the interest of the operators it should be provided that the Commission determines the quantities not applied for that will be added to the next subperiod.(8)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 11.An import tariff quota for sausages and certain meat products as set out in Regulation (EC) No 1355/2007 is hereby opened.The import tariff quota shall be opened annually for the period from 1 January to 31 December. The measure shall apply on an autonomous and transitional basis, from 1 January 2008 and shall end on 31 December 2009.The order number of the quota shall be 09.4180.2.The total annual quantity of products benefiting from the quota referred to in paragraph 1, the rate of customs duty and CN codes are set out in Annex I hereto.
Article 2Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 and Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 shall apply, save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation.
Article 3The annual quantity in the import tariff quota period shall be divided as follows into four subperiods:(a)25 % in the period from 1 January to 31 March;(b)25 % in the period from 1 April to 30 June;(c)25 % in the period from 1 July to 30 September;(d)25 % in the period from 1 October to 31 December.
Article 41.For the purposes of applying Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, import licence applicants shall, when submitting their first application for a given annual quota period, furnish proof that they imported or exported, during each of the two periods referred to in that Article, at least 25 tonnes of products covered by Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75.2.Import licence applications shall contain the order number and may relate to several products covered by different CN codes and originating in Switzerland. In such cases, all the CN codes shall be indicated in box 16 and their descriptions in box 15.An import licence application shall cover at least one tonne of product weight and may not cover more than 20 % of the available quantity for each import tariff quota subperiod.3.Import licences shall give rise to an obligation to import from the specified country.4.Import licence applications and import licences shall contain the following:(a)in box 8, the country of origin and the mention "yes" marked by a cross;(b)in box 20, one of the references set out in Part A of Annex II.5.Box 24 of the import licence shall contain one of the entries set out in Part B of Annex II.
Article 51.Import licence applications shall be lodged during the first seven days of the month preceding each subperiod.2.A security of EUR 20 per 100 kilograms of product weight shall be lodged together with the import licence application.3.The Member States shall notify the Commission, by the third working day following the end of the period for submission of applications, of the total quantities, in kilograms, applied for.4.Import licences shall be issued not earlier that the seventh and not later than the 11th working day following the end of the period for notification provided for in paragraph 3.5.The Commission shall determine, if necessary, the quantities not applied for which shall be automatically added to the quantity fixed for the next subperiod.
Article 61.By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 the Member States shall notify the Commission, before the end of the first month of each subperiod, the total quantities in kilograms covered by import licences issued as referred to in Article 11(1)(b) of that Regulation.2.The Member States shall notify the Commission, before the end of the fourth month following each annual period, of the quantities in kilograms actually put into free circulation under this Regulation in the period concerned.3.By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 the Member States shall notify the Commission, on the first occasion together with the notification of the quantities applied for the last sub-period, and on the second occasion before the end of the fourth month following each annual period of the unused quantities in kilograms as referred to in Article 11(1)(c) of that Regulation.
Article 71.By way of derogation from Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 import licences shall be valid for 150 days from the first day of the subperiod for which they were issued.2.By way of derogation from Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, the rights deriving from import licences may be transferred only to transferees satisfying the eligibility conditions laid down in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 and in Article 4 of this Regulation.
Article 8The rules of origin applicable to the products referred to in Annex I shall be those provided for in Article 4 of the Agreement.
Article 9This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 December 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 28 November 2007.For the CommissionMariann Fischer BoelMember of the CommissionANNEX IProducts referred to in Article 1(2):
Order NoCN codesProduct descriptionApplicable duty(EUR/t)Total quantity in tonnes product(net weight)
09.4180ex02101950Hams, in brine, boneless, enclosed in a bladder or in an artificial gut01900
ex02101981Piece of boneless chop, smoked
ex160100Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood; food preparations based on these products, of animals of headings 0101 to 0104, excluding wild boars
ex02101981ex16024919Pork neck, dried in air, seasoned or not, whole, in pieces or thinly sliced
ANNEX IIA.Entries referred to in Article 4(4)(b):in BulgarianPeглмент (EO) № 1399/2007in SpanishReglamento (CE) no 1399/2007in CzechNařízení (ES) č. 1399/2007in DanishForordning (EF) nr. 1399/2007in GermanVerordnung (EG) Nr. 1399/2007in EstonianMäärus (EÜ) nr 1399/2007in GreekΚανονισμός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1399/2007in EnglishRegulation (EC) No 1399/2007in FrenchRèglement (CE) no 1399/2007in ItalianRegolamento (CE) n. 1399/2007in LatvianRegula (EK) Nr. 1399/2007in LithuanianReglamentas (EB) Nr. 1399/2007in Hungarian1399/2007/EK rendeletin MalteseRegolament (KE) Nru 1399/2007in DutchVerordening (EG) nr. 1399/2007in PolishRozporządzenie (WE) nr 1399/2007in PortugueseRegulamento (CE) n.o 1399/2007in RomanianRegulamentul (CE) nr 1399/2007in SlovakNariadenie (ES) č. 1399/2007in SlovenianUredba (ES) št. 1399/2007in FinnishAsetus (EY) N:o 1399/2007in SwedishFörordning (EG) nr 1399/2007B.Entries referred to in Article 4(5):in BulgarianМита по ОМТ, намалени съгласно Регламент (ЕО) № 1399/2007in SpanishReducción de los derechos del AAC en virtud del Reglamento (CE) no 1399/2007in CzechSCS cla snížená podle nařízení (ES) č. 1399/2007in DanishFTT-toldsats nedsat i henhold til forordning (EF) nr. 1399/2007in GermanErmäßigung des Zollsatzes nach dem GZT gemäß der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1399/2007in EstonianÜhise tollitariifistiku tollimakse vähendatakse vastavalt määrusele (EÜ) nr 1399/2007in GreekΜειωμένος δασμός του Κοινού Δασμολογίου, όπως προβλέπει ο κανονισμός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1399/2007in EnglishCCT duties reduced as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1399/2007in FrenchDroits du TDC réduits conformément au règlement (CE) no 1399/2007in ItalianDazi TDC ridotti secondo quanto previsto dal Regolamento (CE) n. 1399/2007in LatvianKMT nodoklis samazināts, kā noteikts Regulā (EK) Nr. 1399/2007in LithuanianBMT muitai sumažinti, kaip numatyta Reglamente (EB) Nr. 1399/2007in Hungariana közös vámtarifában meghatározott vámtételek csökkentése az 1399/2007/EK rendeletnek megfelelőenin MalteseDazji TDK imnaqqsa kif previst fir-Regolament (KE) Nru. 1399/2007in Dutchinvoer met verlaagd GDT-douanerecht overeenkomstig Verordening (EG) nr. 1399/2007in PolishCła pobierane na podstawie WTC obniżone jak przewidziano w rozporządzeniu (WE) nr 1399/2007in PortugueseDireitos PAC reduzidos em conformidade com o Regulamento (CE) n.o 1399/2007in RomanianDrepturile TVC se reduc conform prevederilor Regulamentului (CE) nr. 1399/2007in Slovakclo SCS znížené podľa ustanovení nariadenia (ES) č. 1399/2007in Sloveniancarine SCT, znižane, kakor določa Uredba (ES) št. 1399/2007in FinnishYhteisen tullitariffin mukaiset tullit alennettu asetuksen (EY) N:o 1399/2007 mukaisestiin SwedishTullar enligt gemensamma tulltaxan skall nedsättas i enlighet med förordning (EG) nr 1399/2007