(1) Article 2 is replaced by the following: "Article 2 Import tariff quota periods 1. The import tariff quotas referred to in Article 1(1) shall be opened from 25 April to31 December 2014 and from1 January to31 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."
(2) the title of Article 3 is replaced by the following: "Import licence applications and import licences for the quota period 2014" (3) the following Article 3a is inserted: "Article 3a Import licence applications and import licences for the quota period 2015 1. 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." (4) Article 4 is amended as follows: (a) the title is replaced by the following: "Validity of import licences for the quota period 2014" (b) in paragraph 1, the date " 31 October 2014 " is replaced by the date "31 December 2014 ";
(5) the following Article 4a is inserted: "Article 4a Validity of import licences for the quota period 2015 By 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 ."(6) Article 5 is replaced by the following: "Article 5 Notifications to the Commission for the quota period 2014 1. 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." (7) the following Article 5a is inserted: "Article 5a Notifications to the Commission for the quota period 2015 1. 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." (8) Annex I is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1166/2014 of 31 October 2014 amending 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
| Order number | CN codes | Description | Import period | Quantity in tonnes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09.4275 | Poultry 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 consumption | Year 2014 | 0 | ||
| Year 2015 | |||||
| 09.4276 | Poultry eggs in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked | Year 2014 | 0" | ||
| Year 2015 |