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Document 32004R0322

    Commission Regulation (EC) No 322/2004 of 23 February 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance-fixing certificates for agricultural products

    IO L 58, 26.2.2004, p. 3–13 (ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)

    Foilsíodh an doiciméad seo in eagrán speisialta (CS, ET, LV, LT, HU, MT, PL, SK, SL, BG, RO)

    Legal status of the document No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 15/05/2008; Arna aisghairm go hintuigthe ag 32008R0376

    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2004/322/oj

    26.2.2004   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    L 58/3


    COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 322/2004

    of 23 February 2004

    amending Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance-fixing certificates for agricultural products

    THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

    Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

    Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Articles 9(2), 12(4) and 13(11) thereof, and the corresponding articles of the other regulations on the common organisation of markets in agricultural products,

    Whereas:

    (1)

    Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 (2) establishes its scope by listing the regulations providing for certificates or licences to which it will apply. Council Regulation (EC) No 670/2003 of 8 April 2003 laying down specific measures concerning the market in ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin (3) provides for import and export licences for ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin. It should therefore be clarified that Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 also applies to the licences introduced by Regulation (EC) No 670/2003.

    (2)

    The current version of Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 contains references to regulations repealed and replaced by other ones. For the sake of clarity, Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 should therefore be updated.

    (3)

    The de minimis amounts laid down in Article 15(3) and the fourth subparagraph of Article 35(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 for lodging and confiscating the licence security have been set at EUR 60. In view of the administrative costs involved in lodging or confiscating a security, these amounts should be increased.

    (4)

    Article 45 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 stipulates that where the re-importation of products under the returned-goods system is followed by the export of equivalent products falling within the same subheading of the combined nomenclature, the security on the licence or certificate used to export the products is released at the request of the parties concerned if certain conditions are met. One of these conditions is the requirement of the operator to export the equivalent products from a customs office in the Member State of re-importation and designated by that Member State. That creates additional costs for operators where the equivalent products to be exported are in a Member State other than the Member State of re-importation. This requirement should therefore be abolished.

    (5)

    Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, which fixes the maximum quantities of agricultural products for which no import or export licence or advance-fixing certificate need be submitted pursuant to the fourth indent of Article 5(1) of that Regulation, should be updated.

    (6)

    Commission Regulation (EC) No 2336/2003 of 30 December 2003 introducing certain detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 670/2003 laying down specific measures concerning the market in ethyl alcohol (4) of agricultural origin requires an import licence to be presented from 27 January 2004 for the import of ethyl alcohol products of agricultural origin. Provision must therefore be made to fix from that date the maximum quantities of the products concerned for which no licence is required in accordance with the fourth indent of Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000.

    (7)

    Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 should be amended accordingly.

    (8)

    The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinions of all Management Committees concerned,

    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

    Article 1

    Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 is hereby amended as follows:

    1.

    Article 1 is replaced by the following:

    ‘Article 1

    Subject to certain exceptions laid down in Community rules specific to certain products, this Regulation lays down common rules for implementing the system of import and export licences and advance-fixing certificates (hereinafter referred to as “licences” and “certificates”) established by or provided for in:

    Article 2 of Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC (5) (oils and fats),

    Article 8 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 234/68 (6) (live plants and cut flowers),

    Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 (7) (seeds),

    Article 8 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 (8) (pigmeat),

    Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 (9) (eggs),

    Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 (10) (poultrymeat),

    Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2783/75 (11) (ovalbumin and lactalbumin),

    Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 (cereals),

    Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 (12) (bananas),

    Article 9 of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 (13) (rice),

    Article 31 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 (14) (fruit and vegetables),

    Article 11 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 (15) (processed fruit and vegetable products),

    Article 29 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 (16) (beef and veal),

    Article 26 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 (17) (milk and milk products),

    Article 59 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 (18) (wine),

    Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 (19) (agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty),

    Article 22 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 (20) (sugar, isoglucose and inulin syrup),

    Article 13 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2529/2001 (21) (sheepmeat and goatmeat),

    Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 670/2003 (22) (alcohol),’

    (5)  OJ 172, 30.9.1966, p. 3025/66."

    (6)  OJ L 55, 2.3.1968, p. 1."

    (7)  OJ L 246, 5.11.1971, p. 1."

    (8)  OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 1."

    (9)  OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 49."

    (10)  OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 77."

    (11)  OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 104."

    (12)  OJ L 47, 25.2.1993, p. 1."

    (13)  OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18."

    (14)  OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1."

    (15)  OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 29."

    (16)  OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21."

    (17)  OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48."

    (18)  OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1."

    (19)  OJ L 177, 15.7.2000, p. 1."

    (20)  OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1."

    (21)  OJ L 341, 22.12.2001, p. 3."

    (22)  OJ L 97, 15.4.2003, p. 3."

    2.

    In Article 15(3), ‘EUR 60’ is replaced by ‘EUR 100’.

    3.

    In Article 35(2), second subparagraph, the term ‘EUR 60’ is replaced by ‘EUR 100’.

    4.

    The second indent in Article 45(2)(a) is deleted.

    5.

    The following subparagraph is added to the second indent of Article 45(2)(b): ‘The exporter must provide to the satisfaction of the customs office of export all necessary information on the product's characteristics and destination.’

    6.

    Annex III is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.

    Article 2

    This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

    Article 1(3) shall apply to licences or certificates whose term of validity has not expired on the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

    Article 1(4) and (5) shall apply to exports of equivalent products the customs formalities for which have been accepted from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

    As regards point N of Annex III (Alcohol), Article 1(6) shall apply from 27 January 2004.

    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

    Done at Brussels, 23 February 2004.

    For the Commission

    Franz FISCHLER

    Member of the Commission


    (1)  OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003 (OJ L 158, 27.6.2003, p. 1); Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 is repealed by Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 (OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78) with effect from that Regulation's date of application (1 July 2004).

    (2)  OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 325/2003 (OJ L 47, 20.2.2003, p. 21).

    (3)  OJ L 97, 15.4.2003, p. 6.

    (4)  OJ L 346, 31.12.2003, p. 19.


    ANNEX

    ANNEX III

    Maximum quantities (1) of products for which import or export licences or advance-fixing certificates need not be presented pursuant to the fourth indent of Article 5(1) (provided import or export does not take place under preferential arrangements subject to a licence (2))

    Product (Combined Nomenclature codes)

    Net quantity

     

     

     

    A

    CEREALS AND RICE (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003)

    Import licence:

     

    0709 90 60

     

    5 000 kg

     

    0712 90 19

     

     

    0714

    With the exception of subheading 0714 20 10

     

    1001 10 00

     

     

    1001 90 91

     

     

    1001 90 99

     

     

    1002 00 00

     

     

    1003 00

     

     

    1004 00 00

     

     

    1005 10 90

     

     

    1005 90 00

     

     

    1007 00 90

     

     

    1006 10

    With the exception of subheading 1006 10 10

    1 000 kg

     

    1006 20

     

     

    1006 30

     

     

    1006 40 00

     

     

    1008

     

     

    1101 00

     

     

    1102

     

     

    1103

     

     

    1104

     

     

    1106 20

     

     

    1107

     

     

    1108

    With the exception of subheading 1108 20 00

     

    1109 00 00

     

     

    1702 30 51

     

     

    1702 30 59

     

     

    1702 30 91

     

     

    1702 30 99

     

     

    1702 40 90

     

     

    1702 90 50

     

     

    1702 90 75

     

     

    1702 90 79

     

     

    2106 90 55

     

     

    2302

    With the exception of subheading 2302 50

     

    2303 10

     

     

    2303 30 00

     

     

    2306 70 00

     

     

    2308 00 40

     

     

    ex 2309

    Containing starch, glucose, glucose syrup, malto-dextrine, malto-dextrine syrup falling within subheadings 1702 30 51 to 1702 30 99, 1702 40 90, 1702 90 50 and 2106 90 55 and milk products (3), with the exception of preparations or foodstuffs containing not less than 50 % weight of milk products

    Export licence with or without advance fixing of the refund:

     

    0709 90 60

     

    5 000 kg

     

    0712 90 19

     

     

    0714

    With the exception of subheading 0714 20 10

     

    1001 10

     

     

    1001 90 91

     

     

    1001 90 99

     

     

    1002 00 00

     

     

    1003 00

     

     

    1004 00

     

     

    1005 10 90

     

     

    1005 90 00

     

     

    1007 00 90

     

     

    1006 10

    With the exception of subheading 1006 10 10

    500 kg

     

    1006 20

     

     

    1006 30

     

     

    1006 40 00

     

     

    1008

     

     

    1101 00

     

     

    1102

     

     

    1103

     

     

    1104

     

     

    1106 20

     

     

    1107

     

     

    1108

    With the exception of subheading 1108 20 00

     

    1109 00 00

     

     

    1702 30 51

     

     

    1702 30 59

     

     

    1702 30 91

     

     

    1702 30 99

     

     

    1702 40 90

     

     

    1702 90 50

     

     

    1702 90 75

     

     

    1702 90 79

     

     

    2106 90 55

     

     

    2302

    With the exception of subheading 2302 50

     

    2303 10

     

     

    2303 30 00

     

     

    2306 70 00

     

     

    2308 00 40

     

     

    ex 2309

    Containing starch, glucose, glucose syrup, malto-dextrine, malto-dextrine syrup falling within subheadings 1702 30 51 to 1702 30 99, 1702 40 90, 1702 90 50 and 2106 90 55 and milk products (3), with the exception of preparations or foodstuffs containing not less than 50 % weight of milk products

    B

    OILS AND FATS

    Import licence (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1476/95):

     

    0709 90 39

     

    100 kg

     

    0711 20 90

     

     

    1509

     

     

    1510 00

     

     

    1522 00 31

     

     

    1522 00 39

     

     

    2306 90 19

     

    Export licence with or without advance fixing of the refund (Commission Regulation (EC) No 2543/95):

     

    1509

     

    100 kg

     

    1510 00

     

    C

    SUGAR (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1464/95)

    Import licence:

     

    1212 91 20

     

    2 000 kg

     

    1212 91 80

     

     

    1212 99 20

     

     

    1701 11

     

     

    1701 12

     

     

    1701 91 00

     

     

    1701 99

     

     

    1702 20

     

     

    1702 30 10

     

     

    1702 40 10

     

     

    1702 60

     

     

    1702 90 30

     

     

    1702 90 60

     

     

    1702 90 71

     

     

    1702 90 80

     

     

    1702 90 99

     

     

     

    1703 10 00

     

     

     

    1703 90 00

     

     

     

    2106 90 30

     

     

     

    2106 90 59

     

     

    Export licence with our without advance fixing of the refund:

     

    1212 91 20

     

    2 000 kg

     

    1212 91 80

     

     

    1212 99 20

     

     

    1701 11

     

     

    1701 12

     

     

    1701 91 00

     

     

    1701 99

     

     

    1702 20

     

     

    1702 30 10

     

     

    1702 40 10

     

     

    1702 60

     

     

    1702 90 30

     

     

    1702 90 60

     

     

    1702 90 71

     

     

    1702 90 80

     

     

    1702 90 99

     

     

     

    1703

     

     

     

    2106 90 30

     

     

     

    2106 90 59

     

     

    D

    MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS

    Import licence (Commission Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001):

     

    0401

     

    150 kg

     

    0402

     

     

    04031011 to 04031039

     

     

    04039011 to 04039069

     

     

    0404

     

     

    0405 10

     

     

    0405 20 90

     

     

    0405 90

     

     

    0406

     

     

    1702 11 00

     

     

    1702 19 00

     

     

    2106 90 51

     

     

    2309 10 15

    Preparations of a kind used in animal feed; preparations and foodstuffs containing products to which Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 (4) is applicable, directly or pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 (5), with the exception of preparations and foodstuffs to which Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 (6) applies

     

    2309 10 19

     

    2309 10 39

     

    2309 10 59

     

    2309 10 70

     

    2309 90 35

     

    2309 90 39

     

    2309 90 49

     

    2309 90 59

     

    2309 90 70

    Export licence with advance fixing of the refund (Commission Regulation (EC) No 174/1999):

     

    0401

     

    150 kg

     

    0402

     

     

    04031011 to 04031039

     

     

    04039011 to 04039069

     

     

    0404

     

     

    0405 10

     

     

    0405 20 90

     

     

    0405 90

     

     

    0406

     

     

    2309 10 15

    Preparations of a kind used in animal feed; preparations and foodstuffs containing products to which Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 (4) is applicable, directly or pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 (5), with the exception of preparations and foodstuffs to which Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 (6) applies

     

    2309 10 19

     

    2309 10 70

     

    2309 90 35

     

    2309 90 39

     

    2309 90 70

    E

    BEEF AND VEAL (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95)

    Import licence:

     

    01029005 to 01029079

     

    One animal

     

    0201

     

    200 kg

     

    0202

     

     

    0206 10 95

     

     

    0206 29 91

     

     

    0210 20

     

     

    0210 99 51

     

     

    0210 99 90

     

     

    1602 50

     

     

    1602 90 61

     

     

    1602 90 69

     

    Export licence with advance fixing of the refund:

     

    0102 10

     

    One animal

     

    01029005 to 01029079

     

     

    0201

     

    200 kg

     

    0202

     

     

    0206 10 95

     

     

    0206 29 91

     

     

    0210 20

     

     

    0210 99 51

     

     

    0210 99 90

     

     

    1602 50

     

     

    1602 90 61

     

     

    1602 90 69

     

    Import licence without refund (Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95):

     

    0102 10

     

    Nine animals

     

    01029005 to 01029079

     

     

    0201

     

    2 000 kg

     

    0202

     

     

    0206 10 95

     

     

    0206 29 91

     

     

    0210 20

     

     

    0210 99 51

     

     

    0210 99 90

     

     

    1602 50

     

     

    1602 90 61

     

     

    1602 90 69

     

    F

    SHEEPMEAT AND GOATMEAT

    Import licence (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1439/95):

     

    0204

     

    100 kg

     

    0210 99 21

     

     

    0210 99 29

     

     

    1602 90 72

     

     

    1602 90 74

     

     

    1602 90 76

     

     

    1602 90 78

     

     

    0104 10 30

     

    Five animals

     

    0104 10 80

     

     

    0104 20 90

     

    G

    PIGMEAT

    Export licence with advance fixing of the refund (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1370/95):

     

    0203

     

    250 kg

     

    1601

     

     

    1602

     

     

    0210

     

    150 kg

    H

    POULTRYMEAT

    Export licence with advance fixing of the refund and ex post export licence (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1372/95):

     

    010511119000

     

    4 000 chicks

     

    010511199000

     

     

    010511919000

     

     

    010511999000

     

     

    010512009000

     

    2 000 chicks

     

    010519209000

     

     

    0207

     

    250 kg

    I

    EGGS

    Export licence with advance fixing of the refund andex post export licence (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1371/95):

     

    040700119000

     

    2 000 eggs

     

    040700199000

     

    4 000 eggs

     

    040700309000

     

    400 kg

     

    040811809100

     

    100 kg

     

    040891809100

     

     

    040819819100

     

    250 kg

     

    040819899100

     

     

    040899809100

     

    J

    SEEDS

    Import licence (Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1119/79):

     

    10051011 to 10051019

     

    100 kg

     

    1007 00 10

     

    K

    WINE (Commission Regulation (EC) No 883/2001)

    Import licence:

     

    2009 61

     

    3 000 kg

     

    2009 69

     

     

    2204 10

     

    30 hl

     

    2204 21

     

     

    2204 29

     

     

    2204 30

     

    Export licence with advance fixing of the refund:

     

    2009 61

     

    10 hl

     

    2009 69

     

     

    2204 21

     

    10 hl

     

    2204 29

     

     

    2204 30

     

    L

    FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

    Export licence with advance fixing of the refund (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001):

     

    0702 00

     

    300 kg

     

    0802

     

     

    0805

     

     

    0806 10 10

     

     

    0808

     

     

    0809

     

    M

    PRODUCTS PROCESSED FROM FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

    Export licence with advance fixing of the refund (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1429/95):

     

    0806 20

     

    300 kg

     

    0812

     

     

    2002

     

     

    2006 00

     

     

    2008

     

     

    2009

     

    N

    ALCOHOL

    Import licence (Commission Regulation (EC) No 2336/2003):

     

    2207 10 00

    100 hl

     

    2207 20 00

     

    2208 90 91

    100 hl

     

    2208 90 99


    (1)  The maximum quantities of agricultural products that can be imported or exported without a licence or certificate correspond to an eight-digit subheading of the Combined Nomenclature and, if export refunds are involved, to a 12-digit subheading of the nomenclature for agricultural product refunds.

    (2)  In the case of an import, for example, the quantities indicated in this document do not cover imports under quantitative quotas or preferential arrangements, for which licences are always required for all quantities. The quantities indicated here refer to imports under normal arrangements, i.e. with payment of full duties and with no limits on quantities.

    (3)  For the purposes of this subheading, ‘milk products’ means products falling within headings 0401 to 0406 and subheadings 1702 10 and 2106 90 51

    (4)  OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.

    (5)  OJ L 281, 1.11.1975, p. 20.

    (6)  OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.


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