Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 412/2014 of 23 April 2014 opening and providing for the administration of Union import tariff quotas for eggs, egg products and albumins originating in Ukraine
Modified by
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1166/2014of 31 October 2014amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 412/2014 opening and providing for the administration of Union import tariff quotas for eggs, egg products and albumins originating in Ukraine, 32014R1166, October 31, 2014
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 412/2014of 23 April 2014opening and providing for the administration of Union import tariff quotas for eggs, egg products and albumins originating in Ukraine
Article 1Opening and management of tariff quotas1.This Regulation opens and manages import tariff quotas for the egg sector and albumin products indicated in Annex I.2.The quantity of products covered by the quotas referred to in paragraph 1, the applicable rate of customs duty and the order numbers shall be as set out in Annex I.3.The import tariff quotas referred to in paragraph 1 shall be managed by means of import licences.4.Regulations (EC) No 1301/2006 and (EC) No 376/2008 shall apply, unless otherwise provided for in this Regulation.5.For the purposes of this Regulation, the weight of egg products shall be converted into the shell egg equivalent according to the standard rates of yield set out in Annex 69 to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1)..6.For the purposes of this Regulation, the weight of milk albumins shall be converted into the shell egg equivalent according to the standard rates of yield of 7,00 for dried milk albumins (CN code 35022091) and of 53,00 for other milk albumins (CN code 35022099) using the principles of conversion laid down in Annex 69 to Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.
Article 2Import tariff quota periods1.The import tariff quotas referred to in Article 1(1) shall be opened from 25 April to 31 December 2014 and from 1 January to 31 December 2015.2.The quantity set for the annual import tariff quota for 2015 for each order number set out in Annex I shall be subdivided into four subperiods, as follows:(a)25 % from 1 January to 31 March;(b)25 % from 1 April to 30 June;(c)25 % from 1 July to 30 September;(d)25 % from 1 October to 31 December.
Article 3Import licence applications and import licences for the quota period 20141.Applications for licences shall be submitted no later than 13.00, Brussels time, on the 15th calendar day following the date on which this Regulation enters into force.2.Licence applications may refer to only one order number. They may concern several products covered by different CN codes. In that case, all the CN codes and their descriptions shall be entered in boxes 15 and 16 of the licence application and the licence respectively. In the case of tariff quota 09.4275 set out in Annex I, the total quantity shall be converted into the shell egg equivalent.3.Licence applications shall be made for a minimum quantity of 1 tonne and a maximum of 10 % of the quantity available for the quota concerned.4.Licence applications and licences shall contain:(a)in box 8, the name "Ukraine" as country of origin and the box "yes" marked by a cross;(b)in box 20, one of the entries listed in Annex II.5.A security of EUR 20 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged at the time of the submission a licence application.6.No later than the 7th working day following the end of the period for the submission of applications referred to in paragraph 1, Member States shall notify the Commission of the total quantity applied for in kilograms egg shell equivalent weight and broken down by order number.7.The release into free circulation of the quantity awarded under the import tariff quota referred to in Article 1(1) shall be subject to the presentation of an import licence.8.Import licences shall be issued as from the 7th and no later than the 12th working day following the end of the notification period referred to in paragraph 6.
Article 3aImport licence applications and import licences for the quota period 20151.The release into free circulation of the quantities awarded under the import tariff quotas referred to in Article 1(1) shall be subject to the presentation of an import licence.2.A security of EUR 20 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged by the operator at the time of the submission of an import licence application.3.Licence applications shall refer to only one order number. They may concern several products covered by different CN codes. In that case, all the CN codes and their descriptions shall be entered in boxes 15 and 16 of the licence application and the licence respectively. In the case of tariff quota 09.4275 set out in Annex I, the total quantity shall be converted into the shell egg equivalent.4.Licence applications and licences shall contain:(a)in box 8, the name "Ukraine" as country of origin and the box "yes" marked by a cross;(b)in box 20, one of the entries listed in Annex II.5.Each licence shall mention the quantity for each CN code.6.Applications for import licences shall be submitted in the first seven days of the month which precedes each of the subperiods referred to in Article 2(2).7.Licence applications shall be made for a minimum quantity of 1 tonne and a maximum of 10 % of the quantity available for the quota concerned in the quota subperiod concerned.8.Member States shall notify the Commission, by the 14th day of the month in which applications are submitted, of the total quantities, including nil returns, of all applications, expressed in kilograms egg shell equivalent weight in the case of tariff quota 09.4275 set out in Annex I and in kilograms product weight in the case of tariff quota 09.4276, and broken down by order number.9.Import licences shall be issued as from the 23rd day of the month in which applications are submitted and at the latest by the last day of that month.10.The Commission shall set, where appropriate, the quantity for which no applications for licenses were received and which are automatically added to the quantity set for the next quota subperiod.
Article 4Validity of import licences for the quota period 20141.Import licences shall be valid from the first day of their issue until 31 December 2014.2.Without prejudice to Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 376/2008, rights deriving from the licences may be transferred only to transferees satisfying the eligibility conditions set out in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006.
Article 4aValidity of import licences for the quota period 2015By way of derogation from Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 376/2008, the import licences shall be valid for 150 days from the first day of the subperiod for which they have been issued. The term of validity of the import licences shall, however, expire at the latest on 31 December 2015.
Article 5Notifications to the Commission for the quota period 20141.By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, Member States shall notify the Commission:(a)no later than 14 November 2014, of the quantities of products, including nil returns, for which import licences were issued during the quota period 2014;(b)no later than 30 April 2015, of the quantities of products, including nil returns, covered by unused or partly used import licences and corresponding to the difference between the quantities entered on the back of the import licences and the quantities for which they were issued.2.No later than 30 April 2015, Member States shall notify the Commission of the quantities of products, which were actually released into free circulation during the import tariff quota period 2014.3.In the case of the notifications referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, the quantity shall be expressed in kilograms egg shell equivalent weight in the case of tariff quota 09.4275 set out in Annex I and in kilograms of product weight in the case of tariff quota 09.4276 and broken down by order number.
Article 5aNotifications to the Commission for the quota period 20151.By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, Member States shall notify the Commission not later than the 10th day following the month of application, of the quantities, including nil returns, covered by licences they have issued.2.By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, Member States shall notify the Commission of the quantities, including nil returns, covered by unused or partially used import licences and corresponding to the difference between the quantities entered on the back of the import licences and the quantities for which they were issued:(a)together with the notifications referred to in Article 3a(8) of this Regulation regarding the applications submitted for the last subperiod of the quota period for 2015;(b)for quantities not yet notified at the time of the first notification provided for in point (a), by 30 April 2016 at the latest.3.No later than 30 April 2016, Member States shall notify the Commission of the quantities of products, which were actually released into free circulation during that import tariff quota period.4.In the case of the notifications referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, the quantity shall be expressed in kilograms egg shell equivalent weight in the case of tariff quota 09.4275 set out in Annex I and in kilograms of product weight in the case of tariff quota 09.4276 and broken down by order number.
Article 6Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.ANNEX INotwithstanding the rules on the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording of the description of products shall be regarded as merely indicative, since the applicability of the preferential arrangements is determined, within the context of this Annex, by the scope of the CN codes.
Order numberCN codesDescriptionImport periodQuantity in tonnesDuty applicable(EUR/t)
09.4275040721000407291004079010040811800408198104081989040891800408998035021190350219903502209135022099Poultry eggs in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked; Birds' eggs, not in shell, and egg yolks, fresh dried, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, fit for human consumption; eggs albumins and milk albumins, fit for human consumptionYear 20141500 (expressed in shell egg equivalent)0
Year 20151500 (expressed in shell egg equivalent)
09.4276040721000407291004079010Poultry eggs in shell, fresh, preserved or cookedYear 20143000 (expressed in net weight)0
Year 20153000 (expressed in net weight)
ANNEX IIEntries referred to in Article 3(4)(b)In Bulgarian: Регламент за изпълнение (ЕC) № 412/2014In Spanish: Reglamento de Ejecución (UE) no 412/2014In Czech: Prováděcí nařízení (EU) č. 412/2014In Danish: Gennemførelsesforordning (EU) nr. 412/2014In German: Durchführungsverordnung (EU) Nr. 412/2014In Estonian: Rakendusmäärus (EL) nr 412/2014In Greek: Εκτελεστικός κανονισμός (ΕΕ) αριθ. 412/2014In English: Implementing Regulation (EU) No 412/2014In French: Règlement d'exécution (UE) no 412/2014In Croatian: Provedbena uredba (EU) br. 412/2014In Italian: Regolamento di esecuzione (UE) n. 412/2014In Latvian: Īstenošanas regula (ES) Nr. 412/2014In Lithuanian: Įgyvendinimo reglamentas (ES) Nr. 412/2014In Hungarian: 412/2014/EU végrehajtási rendeletIn Maltese: Regolament ta' Implimentazzjoni (UE) Nru 412/2014In Dutch: Uitvoeringsverordening (EU) nr. 412/2014In Polish: Rozporządzenie wykonawcze (UE) nr 412/2014In Portuguese: Regulamento de Execução (UE) n.o 412/2014In Romanian: Regulamentul de punere în aplicare (UE) nr. 412/2014In Slovak: Vykonávacie nariadenie (EÚ) č. 412/2014In Slovene: Izvedbena uredba (EU) št. 412/2014In Finnish: Täytäntöönpanoasetus (EU) N:o 412/2014In Swedish: Genomförandeförordning (EU) nr 412/2014.
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