Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1178 of 23 April 2024 amending Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/761 and (EU) 2020/1988 as regards the creation, modification and management of certain tariff quotas following the free trade agreement between the European Union and New Zealand
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1178of 23 April 2024amending Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/761 and (EU) 2020/1988 as regards the creation, modification and management of certain tariff quotas following the free trade agreement between the European Union and New ZealandTHE 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, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/1308/oj., and in particular Article 187 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, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2020/761/oj). 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 for that management.(2)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1988Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1988 of 11 November 2020 laying down rules for the application of Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013 and (EU) No 510/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the administration of import tariff quotas in accordance with the "first come, first served" principle (OJ L 422, 14.12.2020, p. 4, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2020/1988/oj). lays down the rules for the administration of import tariff quotas designed to be used following the chronological order of dates of acceptance of customs declarations ("first come, first served" principle).(3)In accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2024/244Council Decision (EU) 2024/244 of 27 November 2023 on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand (OJ L, 2024/244, 28.2.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/244/oj)., the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand ("the Agreement") was concluded on 27 November 2023.(4)The amendments made by that Agreement should be reflected in Annexes I, VIII, IX, XIV and XVI to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/761 and in Annexes I, II and V to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1988.(5)Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/761 and (EU) 2020/1988 should therefore be amended accordingly.(6)Transitional provisions are needed to clarify the quantities to be applied in the first year of application, and how to handle the situations that may arise as a result of closing and opening quotas in the same quota period.(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: