Introductory text

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^f1, and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 of 29 March 1994 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for high-quality beef, and for pigmeat, poultrymeat, wheat and meslin, and brans, sharps and other residues^f2, and in particular Article 7 thereof,

Whereas:

The tariff quota for group 1 provided for in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1431/94^f3, with the serial number 09.4410 covering codes CN 0207 14 10, 0207 14 50 and 0207 14 70 (frozen chicken cuts), is specifically allocated to Brazil.

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Brazil reached during negotiations under Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994, approved by Council Decision 2006/963/EC^f4, provides for an annual import tariff quota for poultrymeat of 2 332 tonnes for certain frozen chicken cuts (CN codes 0207 14 10, 0207 14 50 and 0207 14 70), at a rate of 0 %.

This amount should be added to the quota for group 1.

Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 should therefore be amended accordingly.

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: