Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1156 of 27 June 2017 amending Regulation (EC) No 1385/2007 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 as regards opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for poultrymeat
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1156of 27 June 2017amending Regulation (EC) No 1385/2007 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 as regards opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for poultrymeatTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671., and in particular point (a) of Article 187 thereof,Whereas:(1)An Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Federative Republic of Brazil pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European UnionAgreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Federative Republic of Brazil pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union (OJ L 108. 26.4.2017, p. 3). ("the Agreement") was signed on 25 November 2016. Its signature on behalf of the European Union was authorised by Council Decision (EU) 2016/1995Council Decision (EU) 2016/1995 of 11 November 2016 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Federative Republic of Brazil pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union (OJ L 308, 16.11.2016, p. 1). and its conclusion by Council Decision (EU) 2017/730Council Decision (EU) 2017/730 of 25 April 2017 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Federative Republic of Brazil pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union (OJ L 108, 26.4.2017, p. 1)..(2)Under the terms of the Agreement, the European Union is to allocate an additional 4766 tonnes to the present allocation for Brazil under the EU tariff rate quota "Cut of fowls of the species gallus domesticus, frozen", tariff item numbers 0207.14.10, 0207.14.50 and 0207.14.70, maintaining the present in quota rate of 0 %, and to allocate an additional 610 tonnes to the present allocation for Brazil under the EU tariff rate quota "Cut of turkey, frozen", tariff item numbers 0207.27.10, 0207.27.20 and 0207.27.80, maintaining the present in quota rate of 0 %.(3)Commission Regulation (EC) No 1385/2007Commission Regulation (EC) No 1385/2007 of 26 November 2007 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 as regards opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for poultrymeat (OJ L 309, 27.11.2007, p. 47). provides for the opening and administration of certain EU import tariff quotas for poultrymeat, including from Brazil. It is appropriate to amend that regulation to take account of the additional quantities allocated under the Agreement.(4)For 2017 the additional quantities of poultrymeat are calculated on a pro rata basis, based on the additional annual quantity under the Agreement and taking into account the date of the entry into force of the Agreement.(5)The Agreement enters into force on 30 June 2017. Given that the poultrymeat quotas concerned by the Agreement are administered on a quarterly basis and that the application period for the quarter commencing 1 July 2017 would have expired at the time of entry into force of the Agreement, the additional quantities under the Agreement for 2017 should be made available for application in the subperiod commencing 1 October 2017.(6)As from the quota period commencing 1 January 2018 the full annual additional quantities of poultrymeat under the Agreement should be available.(7)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1385/2007 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.Article 2This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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.Done at Brussels, 27 June 2017.For the CommissionThe PresidentJean-Claude JunckerANNEX
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ANNEX IFor the quota period 1 January 2017-31 December 2017:REDUCTION IN CUSTOMS DUTY SET AT 100 %Chicken
The additional quantity is made available pursuant to the Agreement between the European Union and Brazil in force on 30 June 2017. This additional quantity is calculated on pro rata basis for the period 30 June 2017 until 31 December 2017 and is available for licence applications submitted for the quota subperiod commencing 1 October 2017.
(tonnes)
Country
Group number
Order number
CN Code
Annual quantities for 2017
Additional quantity available for the fourth quota sub-period in 2017
Brazil
1
09.4410
020714100207145002071470
11932
2396
Country
Group number
Order number
CN Code
Annual quantities for 2017
Thailand
2
09.4411
020714100207145002071470
5100
Other
3
09.4412
020714100207145002071470
3300
Turkey
The additional quantity is made available pursuant to the Agreement between the European Union and Brazil in force on 30 June 2017. This additional quantity is calculated on pro rata basis for the period 30 June 2017 until 31 December 2017 and is available for licence applications submitted for the quota subperiod commencing 1 October 2017.
(tonnes)
Country
Group number
Order number
CN Code
Annual quantities for 2017
Additional quantity available for the fourth quota sub-period in 2017
Brazil
4
09.4420
020727100207272002072780
4300
307
Country
Group number
Order number
CN Code
Annual quantities for 2017
Other
5
09.4421
020727100207272002072780
700
Erga omnes
6
09.4422
020727100207272002072780
2485
For the quota period commencing 1 January 2018:REDUCTION IN CUSTOMS DUTY SET AT 100 %Chicken