Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2407 of 20 December 2017 establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities covered by the applications for import licences lodged from 1 to 7 December 2017 and determining the quantities to be added to the quantity fixed for the subperiod from 1 April to 30 June 2018 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 in the egg sector and for egg albumin
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2407of 20 December 2017establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities covered by the applications for import licences lodged from 1 to 7 December 2017 and determining the quantities to be added to the quantity fixed for the subperiod from 1 April to 30 June 2018 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 in the egg sector and for egg albuminTHE 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 Article 188 thereof,Whereas:(1)Commission Regulation (EC) No 539/2007Commission Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 of 15 May 2007 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the egg sector and for egg albumin (OJ L 128, 16.5.2007, p. 19). opened annual tariff quotas for imports of egg products and egg albumin.(2)For some quotas, the quantities covered by the applications for import licences lodged from 1 to 7 December 2017 for the subperiod from 1 January to 31 March 2018 exceed those available. The extent to which import licences may be issued should therefore be determined by fixing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities requested, calculated in accordance with Article 7(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13)..(3)For some quotas, the quantities covered by the applications for import licences lodged from 1 to 7 December 2017 for the subperiod from 1 January to 31 March 2018 are less than those available. The quantities for which applications have not been lodged should therefore be determined, and these should be added to the quantity fixed for the following quota subperiod.(4)In order to ensure the efficiency of the measure, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 11.The quantities for which import licence applications have been lodged under Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 for the subperiod from 1 January to 31 March 2018 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficient set out in the Annex hereto.2.The quantities for which import licence applications have not been lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 539/2007, to be added to the subperiod from 1 April to 30 June 2018, are set out in the Annex hereto.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, 20 December 2017.For the Commission,On behalf of the President,Jerzy PlewaDirector-GeneralDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentANNEX
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Allocation coefficient – applications lodged for the subperiod from 1 January to 31 March 2018(as a %)
Quantities not applied for, to be added to the quantities available for the subperiod from 1 April to 30 June 2018(shell egg equivalent weight in kg)