Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 414/2014 of 23 April 2014 opening and providing for the administration of Union import tariff quotas for fresh and frozen pigmeat originating in Ukraine
Modified by
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1168/2014of 31 October 2014amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 414/2014 opening and providing for the administration of Union import tariff quotas for fresh and frozen pigmeat originating in Ukraine, 32014R1168, October 31, 2014
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 414/2014of 23 April 2014opening and providing for the administration of Union import tariff quotas for fresh and frozen pigmeat originating in Ukraine
Article 1Opening and management of tariffs quotas1.This Regulation opens and manages import tariff quotas for the 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 attributing import rights as a first step and issuing import licences as a second.4.Regulations (EC) No 1301/2006 and (EC) No 376/2008 shall apply, unless otherwise provided for in this Regulation.
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 rights application for the quota period 20141.Applications for import rights shall be submitted no later than 13.00, Brussels time, on the 15th calendar day following the date of entry into force of this Regulation.2.A security of EUR 20 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged at the time of submission of an import rights application.3.Applicants for import rights shall demonstrate that a quantity of pigmeat products falling under CN codes 0203 has been imported by them or on their behalf under the relevant customs provisions, during the 12th month period immediately prior to the import tariff quota period (hereinafter "reference quantity"). A company formed by the merger of companies, each having imported reference quantities, may use those reference quantities as a basis for its application.4.The total quantity covered by applications for import rights submitted in the import tariff quota period shall not exceed the applicant's reference quantities. Applications not complying with this rule shall be rejected by the competent authorities.5.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 quantities applied for in kilograms of product weight and broken down by order number.6.Import rights shall be awarded as from the 7th and no later than the 12th working day following the end of the period for the notifications referred to in paragraph 5.7.If application of the allocation coefficient referred to in Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 results in fewer import rights to be allocated than had been applied for, the security lodged in accordance with paragraph 2 shall be released proportionally without delay.8.Import rights shall be valid from the day of the issue until 31 December 2014. Import rights shall not be transferable.
Article 3aImport rights applications for the quota period 20151.Applications for import rights shall be submitted in the first seven days of the month preceding each of the subperiods referred to in Article 2(2).2.A security of EUR 20 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged at the time of submission of an import rights application.3.Applicants for import rights shall, when presenting their first application for a given quota year, submit the proof that a quantity of pigmeat products falling under CN codes 0203 has been imported by them or on their behalf under the relevant customs provisions, during the 12-month period immediately prior to their first application (hereinafter "the reference quantity"). A company formed by the merger of companies, each having an imported reference quantity, may combine those reference quantities as a basis for its application.4.The total quantity covered by an application for import rights submitted in the import tariff quota subperiod shall not exceed 25 % of the applicant's reference quantity. Applications not complying with this rule shall be rejected by the competent authorities.5.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 of product weight and broken down by order number.6.Import rights shall be awarded as from the 23rd day of the month in which applications are submitted and at the latest by the last day of that month.7.If application of the allocation coefficient referred to in Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 results in fewer import rights to be allocated than had been applied for, the security lodged in accordance with paragraph 2 shall be released proportionally without delay.8.Import rights shall be valid from the first day of the subperiod for which the application has been submitted until 31 December 2015. Import rights shall not be transferable.
Article 4Issue of import licences for the quota period 20141.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.Import licence applications shall cover the total quantity of import rights allocated. This obligation shall constitute a primary requirement within the meaning of Article 19(2) of Regulation (EU) No 282/2012.3.Licence applications may be submitted solely in the Member State where the applicant has applied for and obtained import rights under the import tariff quotas referred to in Article 1(1).4.A security of EUR 50 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged by the operator at the time of issue of the import licence. Each issue of an import licence shall result in a corresponding reduction of the import rights obtained and the security lodged for import rights shall be released proportionally without delay.5.Import licences shall be issued upon application by and in the name of the operator who has obtained the import rights.6.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.7.Licence applications and import licences shall contain:(a)in box 8, the name "Ukraine" as country of origin and box "yes" marked by a cross;(b)in box 20, one of the entries listed in Annex II.8.Each licence shall mention the quantity for each CN code.9.In accordance with Article 22(2) of Regulation (EC) No 376/2008, the import licences shall be valid for 30 days from the actual day of issue of the licence. The term of validity of the import licences shall, however, expire at the latest on 31 December 2014.
Article 4aIssue of 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.Import licence applications shall cover the total quantity of import rights allocated. The obligation referred to in Article 23(1) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 907/2014Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 907/2014 of 11 March 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to paying agencies and other bodies, financial management, clearance of accounts, securities and use of euro (OJ L 255, 28.8.2014, p. 18). shall be respected.3.Licence applications shall be submitted only in the Member State where the applicant has applied for and obtained import rights under the quotas referred to in Article 1(1).4.A security of EUR 50 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged by the operator at the time of submission of the import licence application. Each issue of an import licence shall result in a corresponding reduction of the import rights obtained and the security lodged for import rights shall be released proportionally without delay.5.Import licences shall be issued upon application by and in the name of the operator who has obtained the import rights.6.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.7.Licence applications and import licences shall contain:(a)in box 8, the name "Ukraine" as country of origin and box "yes" marked by a cross;(b)in box 20, one of the entries listed in Annex II.8.Each licence shall mention the quantity for each CN code.9.In accordance with Article 22(2) of Regulation (EC) No 376/2008, the import licences shall be valid for 30 days from the actual day of issue of the licence. 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 10 January 2015, 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 quota period 2014.3.In the case of the notifications referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, the quantity shall be expressed in kilograms 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 of the month following the last day of each subperiod, of the quantities, including nil returns, covered by licences they have issued during that subperiod.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(5) of this Regulation regarding the applications submitted for the last subperiod;(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 quota period.4.In the case of the notifications referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, the quantity shall be expressed in kilograms of product weight 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 import tariff quotas is determined, within the context of this Annex, by the scope of the CN codes.
Order numberCN codesDescription of goodsImport periodQuantity in tonnes (net weight)Duty applicable(EUR/t)
09.427102031110020312110203121902031911020319130203191502031955020319590203211002032211020322190203291102032913020329150203295502032959Meat of domestic swine, fresh, chilled or frozenYear 2014Year 201520000200000
09.427202031110020312190203191102031915020319590203211002032219020329110203291502032959Meat of domestic swine, fresh, chilled or frozen, excluding hams, loins and boneless cutsYear 2014Year 201520000200000
ANNEX IIEntries referred to in Article 4(7)(b)In Bulgarian: Регламент за изпълнение (ЕC) № 414/2014In Spanish: Reglamento de Ejecución (UE) no 414/2014In Czech: Prováděcí nařízení (EU) č. 414/2014In Danish: Gennemførelsesforordning (EU) nr. 414/2014In German: Durchführungsverordnung (EU) Nr. 414/2014In Estonian: Rakendusmäärus (EL) nr 414/2014In Greek: Εκτελεστικός κανονισμός (ΕΕ) αριθ. 414/2014In English: Implementing Regulation (EU) No 414/2014In French: Règlement d'exécution (UE) no 414/2014In Croatian: Provedbena uredba (EU) br. 414/2014In Italian: Regolamento di esecuzione (UE) n. 414/2014In Latvian: Īstenošanas regula (ES) Nr. 414/2014In Lithuanian: Įgyvendinimo reglamentas (ES) Nr. 414/2014In Hungarian: 414/2014/EU végrehajtási rendeletIn Maltese: Regolament ta' Implimentazzjoni (UE) Nru 414/2014In Dutch: Uitvoeringsverordening (EU) nr. 414/2014In Polish: Rozporządzenie wykonawcze (UE) nr 414/2014In Portuguese: Regulamento de Execução (UE) n.o 414/2014In Romanian: Regulamentul de punere în aplicare (UE) nr. 414/2014In Slovak: Vykonávacie nariadenie (EÚ) č. 414/2014In Slovene: Izvedbena uredba (EU) št. 414/2014In Finnish: Täytäntöönpanoasetus (EU) N:o 414/2014In Swedish: Genomförandeförordning (EU) nr 414/2014
Article 1Opening and management of tariffs quotas1.This Regulation opens and manages import tariff quotas for the 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 attributing import rights as a first step and issuing import licences as a second.4.Regulations (EC) No 1301/2006 and (EC) No 376/2008 shall apply, unless otherwise provided for in this Regulation.
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 rights application for the quota period 20141.Applications for import rights shall be submitted no later than 13.00, Brussels time, on the 15th calendar day following the date of entry into force of this Regulation.2.A security of EUR 20 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged at the time of submission of an import rights application.3.Applicants for import rights shall demonstrate that a quantity of pigmeat products falling under CN codes 0203 has been imported by them or on their behalf under the relevant customs provisions, during the 12th month period immediately prior to the import tariff quota period (hereinafter "reference quantity"). A company formed by the merger of companies, each having imported reference quantities, may use those reference quantities as a basis for its application.4.The total quantity covered by applications for import rights submitted in the import tariff quota period shall not exceed the applicant's reference quantities. Applications not complying with this rule shall be rejected by the competent authorities.5.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 quantities applied for in kilograms of product weight and broken down by order number.6.Import rights shall be awarded as from the 7th and no later than the 12th working day following the end of the period for the notifications referred to in paragraph 5.7.If application of the allocation coefficient referred to in Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 results in fewer import rights to be allocated than had been applied for, the security lodged in accordance with paragraph 2 shall be released proportionally without delay.8.Import rights shall be valid from the day of the issue until 31 December 2014. Import rights shall not be transferable.
Article 3aImport rights applications for the quota period 20151.Applications for import rights shall be submitted in the first seven days of the month preceding each of the subperiods referred to in Article 2(2).2.A security of EUR 20 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged at the time of submission of an import rights application.3.Applicants for import rights shall, when presenting their first application for a given quota year, submit the proof that a quantity of pigmeat products falling under CN codes 0203 has been imported by them or on their behalf under the relevant customs provisions, during the 12-month period immediately prior to their first application (hereinafter "the reference quantity"). A company formed by the merger of companies, each having an imported reference quantity, may combine those reference quantities as a basis for its application.4.The total quantity covered by an application for import rights submitted in the import tariff quota subperiod shall not exceed 25 % of the applicant's reference quantity. Applications not complying with this rule shall be rejected by the competent authorities.5.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 of product weight and broken down by order number.6.Import rights shall be awarded as from the 23rd day of the month in which applications are submitted and at the latest by the last day of that month.7.If application of the allocation coefficient referred to in Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 results in fewer import rights to be allocated than had been applied for, the security lodged in accordance with paragraph 2 shall be released proportionally without delay.8.Import rights shall be valid from the first day of the subperiod for which the application has been submitted until 31 December 2015. Import rights shall not be transferable.
Article 4Issue of import licences for the quota period 20141.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.Import licence applications shall cover the total quantity of import rights allocated. This obligation shall constitute a primary requirement within the meaning of Article 19(2) of Regulation (EU) No 282/2012.3.Licence applications may be submitted solely in the Member State where the applicant has applied for and obtained import rights under the import tariff quotas referred to in Article 1(1).4.A security of EUR 50 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged by the operator at the time of issue of the import licence. Each issue of an import licence shall result in a corresponding reduction of the import rights obtained and the security lodged for import rights shall be released proportionally without delay.5.Import licences shall be issued upon application by and in the name of the operator who has obtained the import rights.6.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.7.Licence applications and import licences shall contain:(a)in box 8, the name "Ukraine" as country of origin and box "yes" marked by a cross;(b)in box 20, one of the entries listed in Annex II.8.Each licence shall mention the quantity for each CN code.9.In accordance with Article 22(2) of Regulation (EC) No 376/2008, the import licences shall be valid for 30 days from the actual day of issue of the licence. The term of validity of the import licences shall, however, expire at the latest on 31 December 2014.
Article 4aIssue of 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.Import licence applications shall cover the total quantity of import rights allocated. The obligation referred to in Article 23(1) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 907/2014Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 907/2014 of 11 March 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to paying agencies and other bodies, financial management, clearance of accounts, securities and use of euro (OJ L 255, 28.8.2014, p. 18). shall be respected.3.Licence applications shall be submitted only in the Member State where the applicant has applied for and obtained import rights under the quotas referred to in Article 1(1).4.A security of EUR 50 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged by the operator at the time of submission of the import licence application. Each issue of an import licence shall result in a corresponding reduction of the import rights obtained and the security lodged for import rights shall be released proportionally without delay.5.Import licences shall be issued upon application by and in the name of the operator who has obtained the import rights.6.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.7.Licence applications and import licences shall contain:(a)in box 8, the name "Ukraine" as country of origin and box "yes" marked by a cross;(b)in box 20, one of the entries listed in Annex II.8.Each licence shall mention the quantity for each CN code.9.In accordance with Article 22(2) of Regulation (EC) No 376/2008, the import licences shall be valid for 30 days from the actual day of issue of the licence. 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 10 January 2015, 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 quota period 2014.3.In the case of the notifications referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, the quantity shall be expressed in kilograms 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 of the month following the last day of each subperiod, of the quantities, including nil returns, covered by licences they have issued during that subperiod.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(5) of this Regulation regarding the applications submitted for the last subperiod;(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 quota period.4.In the case of the notifications referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, the quantity shall be expressed in kilograms of product weight 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 import tariff quotas is determined, within the context of this Annex, by the scope of the CN codes.
Order numberCN codesDescription of goodsImport periodQuantity in tonnes (net weight)Duty applicable(EUR/t)
09.427102031110020312110203121902031911020319130203191502031955020319590203211002032211020322190203291102032913020329150203295502032959Meat of domestic swine, fresh, chilled or frozenYear 2014Year 201520000200000
09.427202031110020312190203191102031915020319590203211002032219020329110203291502032959Meat of domestic swine, fresh, chilled or frozen, excluding hams, loins and boneless cutsYear 2014Year 201520000200000
ANNEX IIEntries referred to in Article 4(7)(b)In Bulgarian: Регламент за изпълнение (ЕC) № 414/2014In Spanish: Reglamento de Ejecución (UE) no 414/2014In Czech: Prováděcí nařízení (EU) č. 414/2014In Danish: Gennemførelsesforordning (EU) nr. 414/2014In German: Durchführungsverordnung (EU) Nr. 414/2014In Estonian: Rakendusmäärus (EL) nr 414/2014In Greek: Εκτελεστικός κανονισμός (ΕΕ) αριθ. 414/2014In English: Implementing Regulation (EU) No 414/2014In French: Règlement d'exécution (UE) no 414/2014In Croatian: Provedbena uredba (EU) br. 414/2014In Italian: Regolamento di esecuzione (UE) n. 414/2014In Latvian: Īstenošanas regula (ES) Nr. 414/2014In Lithuanian: Įgyvendinimo reglamentas (ES) Nr. 414/2014In Hungarian: 414/2014/EU végrehajtási rendeletIn Maltese: Regolament ta' Implimentazzjoni (UE) Nru 414/2014In Dutch: Uitvoeringsverordening (EU) nr. 414/2014In Polish: Rozporządzenie wykonawcze (UE) nr 414/2014In Portuguese: Regulamento de Execução (UE) n.o 414/2014In Romanian: Regulamentul de punere în aplicare (UE) nr. 414/2014In Slovak: Vykonávacie nariadenie (EÚ) č. 414/2014In Slovene: Izvedbena uredba (EU) št. 414/2014In Finnish: Täytäntöönpanoasetus (EU) N:o 414/2014In Swedish: Genomförandeförordning (EU) nr 414/2014