Exports under the cheese quota opened by Canada
Article 64
1. In accordance with the Agreement for the conclusion of negotiations between the European Community and Canada under Article XXIV:6 and an Exchange of Letters relating thereto, approved by Council Decision 95/591/EC ( 52 ) , a tariff quota is open for exports to Canada of cheese, subject to the conditions laid down in this Regulation. The volume of products and the tariff quota period for that quota are specified in Annex XIII to this Regulation. 2. An export licence shall be required for exports of cheese to Canada under that quota as set out in Annex XIII. 3. Licence applications shall be admissible only where applicants declare in writing that all material falling within Chapter 4 of the Combined Nomenclature and used in the manufacture of products covered by their application has been produced entirely within the Union from milk produced entirely within the Union. The applicants shall also undertake in writing, to provide, at the request of the competent authorities, evidence that those conditions are met. The competent authorities may verify that evidence through on-the-spot controls. 4. The export licence application and the export licence shall contain the following information: (a) Section 7 shall indicate as country of destination ‘Canada’; box ‘yes’ in that section shall be crossed; (b) Section 15 shall indicate the six-digit description of the goods in accordance with the Combined Nomenclature for products falling within CN codes 0406 10, 0406 20, 0406 30 and 0406 40 and the eight-digit description for products falling within CN code 0406 90. Section 15 may contain no more than six products thus described; (c) Section 16 shall indicate the eight-figure CN code and the quantity in kilograms for each of the products referred to in Section 15. The licence shall be valid only for the products and quantities so designated; (d) Sections 17 and 18 shall indicate the total quantity of products referred to in Section 16; (e) Section 20 shall indicate one of the following entries, as appropriate: (i) ‘Cheeses for direct export to Canada. Article 64 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/761 – Quota for calendar year xxxx’; (ii) ‘Cheeses for export directly/via New York to Canada. Article 64 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/761 – Quota for calendar year xxxx’. Where cheese is transported to Canada via third countries, such countries must be indicated instead of, or with, a reference to New York; (f) Section 22 shall indicate: ‘without export refund’. 5. When applying for an import licence, an export licence titular holder shall present the original export licence or a certified copy of the export licence to the competent Canadian authority.