Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 637/2014 of 13 June 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 1979/2006 as regards the import tariff quota for preserved mushrooms originating in China
EU Regulation No 637/2014 · Adopted 13 June 2014 · Extends to United Kingdom
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 637/2014
of 13 June 2014
amending Regulation (EC) No 1979/2006 as regards the import tariff quota for preserved mushrooms originating in China
THE 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 1037/01 and (EC) No 1234/07f1, and in particular point (a) of Article 187 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1979/2006f2 opens and provides for the administration of tariff quotas for preserved mushrooms imported from third countries.
(2)
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the People's Republic of China concluded pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the European Unionf3, approved by Council Decision 2014/116/EUf4, provides for an increase of 800 tonnes (drained net weight) to the allocation for People's Republic of China under the EU tariff rate quota for preserved mushrooms of the genus Agaricus falling within CN codes 0711 51 00, 2003 10 20 and 2003 10 30.
(3)
The increase in the tariff rate quota should be reflected in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1979/2006.
(4)
Regulation (EC) No 1979/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5)
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:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1979/2006 of 22 December 2006 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for preserved mushrooms imported from third countries (OJ L 368, 23.12.2006, p. 91).
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Council Decision 2014/116/EU of 28 January 2014 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the People's Republic of China pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the European Union (OJ L 64, 4.3.2014, p. 1).
Contents
1Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 1979/2006
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1979/2006 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
2Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 July 2014.
Signature
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 13 June 2014.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel Barroso
‘ANNEX I
Volume, order numbers and period of application of the tariff quotas referred to in Article 1(1) in tonnes (drained net weight)
Country of origin Order Numbers 1 January to 31 December of each year China Traditional importers: 09.4157 29 750 New importers: 09.4193 Other third countries Traditional importers: 09.4158 5 030’ New importers: 09.4194