Commission Regulation (EC) No 1179/2006 of 1 August 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 1251/96 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the poultrymeat sector
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2.8.2006
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Official Journal of the European Union
L 212/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1179/2006
of 1 August 2006
amending Regulation (EC) No 1251/96 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the poultrymeat sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in poultrymeat (1), and in particular Article 3(2) and Article 6(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/96 (2) provides for the opening and administration of tariff quotas in the poultrymeat sector.
(2)
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the United States of America pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 (3), approved by Council Decision 2006/333/EC (4), provides for an increase of the annual import tariff quota of poultrymeat, erga omnes, of 49 tonnes for certain fresh, chilled or frozen chicken carcass, of 4 070 tonnes for fresh, chilled or frozen chicken cuts, of 1 605 tonnes for cuts of fowls and of 201 tonnes for fresh, chilled or frozen turkey meat.
(3)
The increase of the quota for cuts of fowls makes no more necessary the measure provided for in the second paragraph of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1251/96.
(4)
In view of the possible accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union as from 1 January 2007, it is advisable to provide for a different period for lodging the licence applications for the first quarter of the year 2007.
(5)
Regulation (EC) No 1251/96 should be amended accordingly.
(6)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 1251/96 is amended as follows:
1.
In Article 2, the second paragraph is deleted.
2.
In paragraph 1 of Article 5, the following subparagraph is added:
‘For the period of 1 January to 31 March 2007 licence applications shall be lodged during the first fifteen days of January 2007.’
3.
The Annexes are replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 July 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 1 August 2006.
For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 77. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 679/2006 (OJ L 119, 4.5.2006, p. 1).
(2) OJ L 161, 29.6.1996, p. 136. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1043/2001 (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 24).
(3) OJ L 124, 11.5.2006, p. 15.
(4) OJ L 124, 11.5.2006, p. 13.
ANNEX
ANNEX I
Group No
Order Number
CN code
Applicable duty
(EUR/tonnes)
Annual quantities
(tonnes product weight)
P 1
09.4067
0207 11 10
131
6 249
0207 11 30
149
0207 11 90
162
0207 12 10
149
0207 12 90
162
P 2
09.4068
0207 13 10
512
8 070
0207 13 20
179
0207 13 30
134
0207 13 40
93
0207 13 50
301
0207 13 60
231
0207 13 70
504
0207 14 20
179
0207 14 30
134
0207 14 40
93
0207 14 60
231
P 3
09.4069
0207 14 10
795
2 305
P 4
09.4070
0207 24 10
170
1 201
0207 24 90
186
0207 25 10
170
0207 25 90
186
0207 26 10
425
0207 26 20
205
0207 26 30
134
0207 26 40
93
0207 26 50
339
0207 26 60
127
0207 26 70
230
0207 26 80
415
0207 27 30
134
0207 27 40
93
0207 27 50
339
0207 27 60
127
0207 27 70
230
ANNEX II
Application of Regulation (EC) No 1251/96
Commission of the European Communities — DG Agriculture and Rural Development
Unit D.2 — Implementation of market measures
Poultrymeat sector
Application for import licences at reduced rate of duty
GATT
Date:
Period:
Member State:
Sender:
Responsible contact person:
Tel.
Fax
Addressee: AGRI.D.2
Fax (32-2) 292 17 41
e-mail: AGRI-IMP-POULTRY@ec.europa.eu
Order number
Quantity applied for
(kg product weight)
ANNEX III
Application of Regulation (EC) No 1251/96
Commission of the European Communities — DG Agriculture and Rural Development
Unit D.2 — Implementation of market measures
Poultrymeat sector
Application for import licences at reduced rate of duty
GATT
Date:
Period:
Member State:
Order number
CN Code
Applicant
(Name and Address)
Quantity
(kg product weight)
ANNEX IV
Application of Regulation (EC) No 1251/96
Commission of the European Communities — DG Agriculture and Rural Development
Unit D.2 — Implementation of market measures
Poultrymeat sector
NOTIFICATION CONCERNING ACTUAL IMPORTS
Member State:
Application of Article 5(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1251/96
Quantity of products (in kg product weight) actually imported:
Addressee: AGRI.D.2
Fax (32-2) 292 17 41
e-mail: AGRI-IMP-POULTRY@ec.europa.eu
Order No
Quantity actually entered into free circulation
Country of origin