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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-2054/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2016/2054",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2054 of 22 November 2016 derogating from Regulations (EC) Nos 2305/2003, 969/2006 and 1067/2008, Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2081, Regulation (EC) No 1964/2006, Implementing Regulation (EU) No 480/2012, Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/605 as regards the dates for lodging import licence applications and issuing import licences in 2017 under tariff quotas for cereals, rice and olive oil, and derogating from Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 as regards the dates for issuing export licences in 2017 in the out-of-quota sugar and isoglucose sectors",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-2054",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2054\nof 22 November 2016\nderogating from Regulations (EC) Nos 2305/2003, 969/2006 and 1067/2008, Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2081, Regulation (EC) No 1964/2006, Implementing Regulation (EU) No 480/2012, Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/605 as regards the dates for lodging import licence applications and issuing import licences in 2017 under tariff quotas for cereals, rice and olive oil, and derogating from Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 as regards the dates for issuing export licences in 2017 in the out-of-quota sugar and isoglucose sectors\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) and 187(e) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCommission Regulations (EC) Nos 2305/2003, 969/2006, 1067/2008 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2081 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, common wheat of a quality other than high quality under quotas 09.4123, 09.4124, 09.4125 and 09.4133 and for certain cereals originating in Ukraine under quotas 09.4306, 09.4307 and 09.4308.\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 1918/2006 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/605 lay down specific provisions on the lodging of import licence applications and the issuing of import licences for olive oil originating in Tunisia under the quotas available.\n(4)\nIn view of the public holidays in 2017, derogations should be made, at certain times, from Regulations (EC) Nos 2305/2003, 969/2006, 1067/2008, Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2081, Regulation (EC) No 1964/2006, Implementing Regulation (EU) No 480/2012, Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/605 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(5)\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, unless the Commission has taken any particular measures in the meantime.\n(6)\nIn view of the public holidays in 2017 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(7)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "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": "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": "f4",
      "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": "f5",
      "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 than high quality from third countries and derogating from Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (consolidated version) (OJ L 290, 31.10.2008, p. 3)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2081 of 18 November 2015 opening and providing for the administration of import tariff quotas for certain cereals originating in Ukraine (OJ L 302, 19.11.2015, p. 81)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "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": "f8",
      "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 of 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": "f9",
      "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006 of 20 December 2006 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quota for olive oil originating in Tunisia (OJ L 365, 21.12.2006, p. 84)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f10",
      "text": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/605 of 19 April 2016 opening and providing for the administration of a temporary tariff quota for olive oil originating in Tunisia and amending Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006 (OJ L 104, 20.4.2016, p. 11)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f11",
      "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)."
    }
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