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  "legislation": "eur/2014/1354",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1354/2014 of 16 December 2014 derogating from Regulations (EC) Nos 2305/2003, 969/2006, 1067/2008 and 1964/2006, Implementing Regulation (EU) No 480/2012 and Regulations (EC) Nos 828/2009 and 1918/2006 as regards the dates for lodging import licence applications and issuing import licences in 2015 under tariff quotas for cereals, rice, sugar and olive oil, derogating from Regulations (EC) Nos 951/2006 as regards the dates for issuing export licences in 2015 in the out-of-quota sugar and isoglucose sectors and derogating from Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009 as regards the period for examination of offers for the buying-in of common wheat, butter and skimmed milk powder at a fixed price under public intervention in 2014 and 2015",
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  "text": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1354/2014\nof 16 December 2014\nderogating from Regulations (EC) Nos 2305/2003, 969/2006, 1067/2008 and 1964/2006, Implementing Regulation (EU) No 480/2012 and Regulations (EC) Nos 828/2009 and 1918/2006 as regards the dates for lodging import licence applications and issuing import licences in 2015 under tariff quotas for cereals, rice, sugar and olive oil, derogating from Regulations (EC) Nos 951/2006 as regards the dates for issuing export licences in 2015 in the out-of-quota sugar and isoglucose sectors and derogating from Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009 as regards the period for examination of offers for the buying-in of common wheat, butter and skimmed milk powder at a fixed price under public intervention in 2014 and 2015\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotiations, and in particular Article 1 thereof,\nHaving 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 1234/2007, and in particular Articles 20(n), 144(g), 178(b), 187(e) and 192(5) thereof,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 of 20 December 2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements, and in particular Article 9(5) thereof,\nHaving regard to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 732/2008, and in particular Article 18(3) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCommission Regulations (EC) Nos 2305/2003, 969/2006 and 1067/2008 lay down specific provisions on the lodging of import licence applications and the issuing of import licences for barley under quota 09.4126, maize under quota 09.4131 and common wheat of a quality other than high quality under quotas 09.4123, 09.4124, 09.4125 and 09.4133.\n(2)\nCommission Regulation (EC) No 1964/2006 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 480/2012 lay down specific provisions on the lodging of import licence applications and the issuing of import licences for rice originating in Bangladesh under quota 09.4517 and broken rice under quota 09.4079.\n(3)\nCommission Regulation (EC) No 828/2009 lays down specific provisions on the lodging of import licence applications and the issuing of import licences for products from the sugar sector under quotas 09.4221, 09.4231, and 09.4241 to 09.4247.\n(4)\nCommission Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006 lays down specific provisions on the lodging of import licence applications and the issuing of import licences for olive oil under quota 09.4032.\n(5)\nIn view of the public holidays in 2015, derogations should be made, at certain times, from Regulations (EC) Nos 2305/2003, 969/2006, 1067/2008, 1964/2006, Implementing Regulation (EU) No 480/2012 and Regulations (EC) Nos 828/2009 and 1918/2006 as regards the dates for lodging import licence applications and issuing import licences in order to ensure compliance with the quota volumes in question.\n(6)\nUnder Article 7d(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, export licences for out-of-quota sugar and isoglucose are issued from the Friday following the week during which the licence applications were lodged, provided that no particular measures have since been taken by the Commission.\n(7)\nIn view of the public holidays in 2015 and the resulting impact on the publication of the Official Journal of the European Union, the period between the lodging of applications and the day on which the licences are to be issued will be too short to ensure proper management of the market. That period should therefore be extended.\n(8)\nThe second subparagraph of Article 14(1) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009 stipulates that the Commission must decide within 2 working days following the notification referred to in Article 13(1) of that Regulation and within 5 working days following the notification referred to in Article 13(3) of that Regulation. The public intervention for butter and skimmed milk powder has been extended until 31 December 2014 by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 949/2014.\n(9)\nIn view of the public holidays in 2014 and 2015 and the resulting impact on the publication of the Official Journal of the European Union, the period for examination of offers will be too short to effectively monitor the quantities offered. That period should therefore be extended.\n(10)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 146, 20.6.1996, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 348, 31.12.2007, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ L 303, 31.10.2012, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003 of 29 December 2003 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for imports of barley from third countries (OJ L 342, 30.12.2003, p. 7)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 969/2006 of 29 June 2006 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for imports of maize from third countries (OJ L 176, 30.6.2006, p. 44)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1067/2008 of 30 October 2008 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for common wheat of a quality other tOJ L 303, 31.10.2012, p. 1han high quality from third countries and derogating from Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 290, 31.10.2008, p. 3)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1964/2006 of 22 December 2006 laying down detailed rules for the opening and administration of an import quota for rice originating in Bangladesh, pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3491/90 (OJ L 408, 30.12.2006, p. 19)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f9",
      "text": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 480/2012 of 7 June 2012 opening and providing for the management of a tariff quota for broken rice falling within CN code 1006 40 00 for the production of food preparations falling within CN code 1901 10 00 (OJ L 148, 8.6.2012, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f10",
      "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 828/2009 of 10 September 2009 laying down detailed rules of application for the marketing years 2009/2010 to 2014/2015 for the import and refining of sugar products of tariff heading 1701 under preferential agreements (OJ L 240, 11.9.2009, p. 14)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f11",
      "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006 of 20 December 2006 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for olive oil originating in Tunisia (OJ L 365, 21.12.2006, p. 84)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f12",
      "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (OJ L 178, 1.7.2006, p. 24)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f13",
      "text": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009 of 11 December 2009 laying down common detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards buying-in and selling of agricultural products under public intervention (OJ L 349, 29.12.2009, p. 1.)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f14",
      "text": "Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 949/2014 of 4 September 2014 laying down temporary exceptional measures for the milk and milk product sector in the form of extending the public intervention period for butter and skimmed milk powder in 2014, OJ L 265, 5.9.2014 (p.21)."
    }
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