Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1629 of 9 August 2023 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/761 as regards the quantities that may be imported under certain tariff quotas in the sectors of sugar and of poultry following the agreement between the European Union and the Federative Republic of Brazil
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1629of 9 August 2023amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/761 as regards the quantities that may be imported under certain tariff quotas in the sectors of sugar and of poultry following the agreement between the European Union and the Federative Republic of BrazilTHE 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 187, points (a) to (e), thereof,Whereas:(1)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/761Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/761 of 17 December 2019 laying down rules for the application of Regulations (EU) No 1306/2013, (EU) No 1308/2013 and (EU) No 510/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the management system of tariff quotas with licences (OJ L 185, 12.6.2020, p. 24). lays down the rules for the management of import and export tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import and export licences and provides for specific rules.(2)The Agreement between the European Union and the Federative Republic of Brazil pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom`s withdrawal from the European Union, concluded by Council Decision (EU) 2023/1056Council Decision (EU) 2023/1056 of 25 May 2023 on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Federative Republic of Brazil pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union (OJ L 142, 1.6.2023, p. 1)., amends the quantities of products to be imported under some tariff quotas opened in favour of Brazil. The amendments concern tariff quotas in the sector of poultry with the following order numbers: 09.4211, 09.4214, 09.4217, 09.4251, 09.4252, 09.4253, 09.4410 and 09.4420 and tariff quota 09.4318 in the sector of sugar, and the creation of two additional tariff quotas in the sector of sugar.(3)The amendments made by that Agreement should be reflected in the respective Annexes to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/761: in Annex IV on tariff quotas in the sector of sugar and in Annex XII on tariff quotas in the sector of poultry.(4)Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/761 should therefore be amended accordingly.(5)The amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/761 should apply to tariff quota periods starting after the entry into force of this Regulation. It is necessary to clarify that operators could apply for the difference between the new quantities and the quantities already allocated in the course of the ongoing tariff quota period as from the first application period starting after the entry into force of this Regulation. In particular, for the tariff quotas with order numbers 09.4211, 09.4214, 09.4217, 09.4251, 09.4252, 09.4410, and 09.4420 which are divided in sub-periods, the difference between new quantities allocated to sub-periods already expired and the quantities actually allocated during those sub-periods should be available for allocation as from the allocation period starting after the entry into force of this Regulation.(6)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: