Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 456/2013 of 16 May 2013 laying down transitional measures as regards milk import quotas under Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001, and beef import quotas under Regulations (EC) No 412/2008 and (EC) No 431/2008, by reason of the accession of Croatia to the European Union

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) No 456/2013
• Articles: 4

Article 1 Transitional measures concerning Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001

1.   By way of derogation from Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001, for imports in the period from 1 January to 30 June 2014 under the quotas referred to in Chapter I of Title 2 and Section 2 of Chapter III of Title 2 of that Regulation, approval shall be granted to applicants who, before 1 October 2013, submit a request to the competent authorities of Croatia where they are established and in which they are registered for VAT purposes, accompanied by proof that during both 2011 and 2012 they imported into or exported from Croatia at least 25 tonnes of milk products covered by Chapter 04 of the Combined Nomenclature.

2.   For the purposes of application of paragraph 1, inward- and outward-processing transactions shall not be considered as imports and exports.

3.   By way of derogation from Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001, the competent authority of Croatia shall, before 1 November 2013, inform the applicants of the outcome of the approval procedure and their approval number where applicable. The approval shall be valid until 30 June 2014.

4.   By way of derogation from Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001, the competent authority of Croatia shall, before 15 November 2013, send its lists of approved importers, in accordance with paragraph 3 of that Article, to the Commission, which shall forward them to the competent authorities of the other Member States.

Only importers included on a list shall be authorised to apply for licences from 20 to 30 November 2013, for imports during the period from 1 January to 30 June 2014, in accordance with Articles 11 to 14 of Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001.

Article 2 Transitional measures concerning Regulation (EC) No 412/2008

By way of derogation from Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 412/2008, as regards the import tariff quota period from 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014, the applicants for import rights from Croatia shall prove that they are approved as processing establishments to export to the Union under Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 and shall demonstrate to the competent authorities of Croatia that they have been active in production of processed products containing beef, in conformity with Croatian legislation, during each of the two reference periods referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006.

Article 3 Transitional measures concerning Regulation (EC) No 431/2008

By way of derogation from Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 431/2008, for the quota period starting on 1 July 2013, applicants for import rights from Croatia shall demonstrate to the competent authorities of Croatia that a quantity of beef falling under CN codes 0201 , 0202 , 0206 10 95 or 0206 29 91 has been imported by them or on their behalf under the relevant Croatian customs provisions during the period from 1 May 2012 to 30 April 2013, excluding however import from Member States. That quantity shall constitute the reference quantity.

Article 4 Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force subject to and on the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Croatia.