Date: 2015-06-23Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/966 of 22 June 2015 determining the quantities to be added to the quantity fixed for the subperiod from 1 October to 31 December 2015 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 in the egg sector and for egg albumin
**Summary:**
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/966 of 22 June 2015 addresses the management of tariff quotas for egg products and egg albumin, as established by Regulation (EC) No 539/2007. The regulation determines the quantities to be added to the quantity fixed for the subperiod from October 1 to December 31, 2015, under these tariff quotas. This adjustment is made because the quantities covered by import license applications lodged from June 1 to June 7, 2015, for the subperiod from July 1 to September 30, 2015, were less than the available quota. The regulation specifies that the quantities for which applications were not lodged will be added to the subsequent quota subperiod to ensure efficient management of the measure.
The specific quantities to be added to the October 1 to December 31, 2015, subperiod are detailed in the Annex of the regulation. These quantities, expressed in kilograms of shell egg equivalent, are as follows:
* Order No 09.4015: 27,000,000 kg
* Order No 09.4401: 795,000 kg
* Order No 09.4402: 3,100,000 kg
The regulation entered into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. The regulation is binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
The regulation was adopted in Brussels on June 22, 2015, by the Commission. Jerzy Plewa, Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, signed on behalf of the President. The legal basis for this regulation is Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, specifically Article 188(2) and (3).
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
European Commission: An institution of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the EU treaties and managing the day-to-day business of the EU.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union, outlining the scope of EU powers.
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 539/2007: Commission Regulation opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the egg sector and for egg albumin.
Brussels: The de facto capital city of the European Union, located in Belgium, and the location where the regulation was signed.
Jerzy Plewa: Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, signing on behalf of the President of the European Commission.
egg albumin: A product derived from eggs, subject to import regulations and tariff quotas as described in the document.
L 157/38 EN Official Journal of the European Union 23.6.2015
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/966
of 22 June 2015
determining the quantities to be added to the quantity fixed for the subperiod from 1 October
to 31 December 2015 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 in the egg
sector and for egg albumin
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having 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 (1), and in particular Article 188(2) and (3)
thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 (2) opened annual tariff quotas for imports of egg products and egg
albumin.
(2) The quantities covered by the applications for import licences lodged from 1 to 7 June 2015 for the subperiod
from 1 July to 30 September 2015 are less than those available. The quantities for which applications have not
been lodged should therefore be determined and these should be added to the quantity fixed for the following
quota subperiod.
(3) In order to ensure the efficient management of the measure, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The quantities for which import licence applications have not been lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 539/2007, to
be added to the subperiod from 1 October to 31 December 2015, are set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 June 2015.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Jerzy PLEWA
Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
(1) OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 of 15 May 2007 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the egg
sector and for egg albumin (OJ L 128, 16.5.2007, p. 19).23.6.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 157/39
ANNEX
Quantities not applied for, to be added to the quantities available for the subperiod from 1 October
Order No to 31 December 2015
(in kg, shell egg equivalent)
09.4015 27 000 000
09.4401 795 000
09.4402 3 100 000