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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

EU Regulation No 1179/2006 · Adopted 1 August 2006 · Extends to United Kingdom

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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 poultrymeatf1, and in particular Article 3(2) and Article 6(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/96f2 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) 1994f3, approved by Council Decision 2006/333/ECf4, 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:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

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).

f2

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).

f3

OJ L 124, 11.5.2006, p. 15.

f4

OJ L 124, 11.5.2006, p. 13.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. Signature
  4. Annex Annex

1

Regulation (EC) No 1251/96 is amended as follows:

  1. 1..

    In Article 2, the second paragraph is deleted.

  2. 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. 3..

    The Annexes are replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.

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.

Signature

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

ANNEX I

Group NoOrder NumberCN codeApplicable duty(EUR/tonnes)Annual quantities(tonnes product weight)
P 109.40670207 11 101316 249
0207 11 30149
0207 11 90162
0207 12 10149
0207 12 90162
P 209.40680207 13 105128 070
0207 13 20179
0207 13 30134
0207 13 4093
0207 13 50301
0207 13 60231
0207 13 70504
0207 14 20179
0207 14 30134
0207 14 4093
0207 14 60231
P 309.40690207 14 107952 305
P 409.40700207 24 101701 201
0207 24 90186
0207 25 10170
0207 25 90186
0207 26 10425
0207 26 20205
0207 26 30134
0207 26 4093
0207 26 50339
0207 26 60127
0207 26 70230
0207 26 80415
0207 27 30134
0207 27 4093
0207 27 50339
0207 27 60127
0207 27 70230

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: [email protected]
Order numberQuantity 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 numberCN CodeApplicant(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: [email protected]
Order NoQuantity actually entered into free circulationCountry of origin