Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1253/2011 of 1 December 2011 amending Regulations (EC) No 2305/2003, (EC) No 969/2006, (EC) No 1067/2008 and (EC) No 1064/2009 opening and providing for the administration of EU tariff quotas for cereal imports from third countries
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1253/2011of 1 December 2011amending Regulations (EC) No 2305/2003, (EC) No 969/2006, (EC) No 1067/2008 and (EC) No 1064/2009 opening and providing for the administration of EU tariff quotas for cereal imports from third countriesTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation)OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1., and in particular Article 144(1) in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,Whereas:(1)Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003 of 29 December 2003 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for imports of barley from third countriesOJ L 342, 30.12.2003, p. 7. opened an annual tariff quota of 306215 tonnes for imports of barley falling under CN code 100300.(2)Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 969/2006 of 29 June 2006 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for imports of maize from third countriesOJ L 176, 30.6.2006, p. 44. opened an annual tariff quota of 242074 tonnes for maize falling under CN codes 10051090 and 10059000.(3)Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1067/2008 of 30 October 2008 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for common wheat of a quality other than high quality from third countries and derogating from Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007OJ L 290, 31.10.2008, p. 3. opened an annual tariff quota of 2989240 tonnes for common wheat falling under CN code 10019099 of a quality other than high quality.(4)Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1064/2009 of 4 November 2009 opening and providing for the administration of a Community import tariff quota for malting barley from third countriesOJ L 291, 7.11.2009, p. 14. opened an annual tariff quota of 50000 tonnes for imports of malting barley falling under CN code 100300 intended to be used for producing beer aged in vats containing beechwood.(5)The agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Argentine Republic pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the amendment of concessions in the schedules of commitments of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the context of their accession to the European UnionOJ L 317, 30.11.2011, p. 11. (hereinafter "the Agreement"), approved by Council Decision 2011/769/EUOJ L 317, 30.11.2011, p. 10., provides, inter alia, for the addition of 122790 tonnes of common wheat (of average and low quality), 890 tonnes of barley, 890 tonnes of malting barley and 35914 tonnes of maize to the respective EU tariff quotas.(6)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1006/2011 of 27 September 2011 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs TariffOJ L 282, 28.10.2011, p. 1. provides, with effect from 1 January 2012, amendments to the CN codes for cereals.(7)Regulations (EC) No 2305/2003, (EC) No 969/2006, (EC) No 1067/2008 and (EC) No 1064/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly.(8)In order to ensure the efficient administrative management of the quotas, this Regulation should become applicable as from 1 January 2012.(9)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: