Commission Regulation (EC) No 671/2009 of 24 July 2009 opening the procedure for the allocation of export licences for cheese to be exported to the United States of America in 2010 under certain GATT quotas
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Export licences for products falling within CN code 0406 and listed in Annex I to this Regulation to be exported to the United States of America in 2010 under the quotas referred to in Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1282/2006 shall be issued in accordance with Section 2 of Chapter III of that Regulation and with the provisions of this Regulation.
1. Applications for licences referred to in Article 24 of Regulation (EC) No 1282/2006 (hereinafter referred to as ‘applications’) shall be lodged with the competent authorities from 1 to 10 September 2009 at the latest. 2. Applications shall be admissible only if they contain all the information referred to in Article 24 of Regulation (EC) No 1282/2006 and if they are accompanied by the documents referred to therein. Where, for the same group of products referred to in column 2 of Annex I to this Regulation the available quantity is divided between the Uruguay Round quota and the Tokyo Round quota, licence applications may cover only one of those quotas and shall indicate the quota concerned, specifying the identification of the group and of the quota indicated in column 3 of that Annex. Information referred to in Article 24 of Regulation (EC) No 1282/2006 shall be presented in accordance with the model set out in Annex II to this Regulation. 3. As regards the quotas identified by 22-Tokyo, 22-Uruguay, 25-Tokyo and 25-Uruguay in column 3 of Annex I, applications shall cover at least 10 tonnes and shall not exceed the quantity available under the quota concerned as set out in column 4 of that Annex. As regards the other quotas indicated in column 3 of Annex I, applications shall cover at least 10 tonnes and no more than 40 % of the quantity available under the quota concerned as set out in column 4 of that Annex. 4. Applications shall be admissible only if applicants declare in writing that they have not lodged other applications for the same group of products and the same quota and undertake not to do so. If an applicant lodges several applications for the same group of products and the same quota in one or more Member States, all his applications shall be deemed inadmissible.
1. Member States shall notify the Commission, within five working days after the end of the period for lodging applications, of the applications lodged for each of the groups of products and, where applicable, the quotas indicated in Annex I. All notifications, including ‘nil’ notifications, shall be made by fax or e-mail on the model form set out in Annex III. 2. Notification shall comprise for each group and, where applicable, for each quota: (a) a list of applicants; (b) the quantities applied for by each applicant broken down by the product code of the Combined Nomenclature and by their code in accordance with the Harmonised Tariff Schedule of the United States of America (2009); (c) the name and address of the importer designated by the applicant.
The Commission shall, pursuant to Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1282/2006, determine the allocation of licences without delay and shall notify the Member States thereof by 31 October 2009 at the latest. Member States shall notify the Commission, within five working days after publication of the allocation coefficients, for each group and, where applicable, for each quota, the quantities allocated by applicant, in accordance to Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1282/2006. The notification shall be made by fax or e-mail on the model form set out in Annex IV to this Regulation.
The information notified under Article 3 of this Regulation and under Article 24 of Regulation (EC) No 1282/2006 shall be verified by the Member States before the licences are issued and by 15 December 2009 at the latest. Where it is found that incorrect information has been supplied by an operator to whom a licence has been issued, the licence shall be cancelled and the security forfeited. The Member States shall communicate it to the Commission without any delay.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
ANNEX I Cheese to be exported to the United States of America in 2010 under certain GATT quotas Section 2 of Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 1282/2006 and Regulation (EC) No 671/2009 Identification of group in accordance with Additional Notes in Chapter 4 of the Harmonised Tariff Schedule of the United States Identification of group and quota Quantity available for 2010 Note to Group Tonnes (1) (2) (3) (4) 16 Not specifically provided for (NSPF) 16-Tokyo 908,877 16-Uruguay 3 446,000 17 Blue Mould 17 350,000 18 Cheddar 18 1 050,000 20 Edam/Gouda 20 1 100,000 21 Italian type 21 2 025,000 22 Swiss or Emmenthaler cheese other than with eye formation 22-Tokyo 393,006 22-Uruguay 380,000 25 Swiss or Emmenthaler cheese with eye formation 25-Tokyo 4 003,172 25-Uruguay 2 420,000
ANNEX II Presentation of information required pursuant to Article 24 of Regulation (EC) No 1282/2006 Identification of group and quota referred to in column 3 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 671/2009: Name of group indicated in column 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 671/2009: … … Origin of quota: Uruguay Round: Tokyo Round: Name/address of applicant Product code of the Combined Nomenclature Quantity applied for in tonnes Harmonised Tariff Schedule of the USA code Name/address of designated importer Total:
ANNEX III Presentation of information required pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 671/2009 To be sent to + 32 2 295 3310 or AGRI-MILK-USA@ec.europa.eu Identification of group and quota referred to in column 3 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 671/2009: Name of group indicated in column 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 671/2009: … … Origin of quota: Uruguay Round: Tokyo Round: No Name/address of Applicant Product code of the Combined Nomenclature Quantity applied for in tonnes Harmonised Tariff Schedule of the USA code Name/address designated importer 1 Total: 2 Total: 3 Total: 4 Total: 5 Total:
ANNEX IV Presentation of granted licences in accordance to Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1282/2006 To be sent to + 32 2 295 3310 or AGRI-MILK-USA@ec.europa.eu Identification of group and quota referred to in column 3 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 671/2009 Origin of the quota Name/address of applicant Product code of the Combined Nomenclature Quantity applied for in tonnes Name/address of designated importer Allocated Quantity ( 1 ) in tonnes Uruguay round Tokyo round Total: Total: Uruguay round Tokyo round Total: Total: Uruguay round Tokyo round Total: Total: ( 1 ) Quantities allocated by drawing lots shall be distributed among the individual CN codes in proportion to the quantities of product by CN code applied for.
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