Date: 2015-06-23Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/968 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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 412/2014 for eggs, egg products and egg albumin originating in Ukraine
**Policy Summary: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/968**
This regulation, issued by the European Commission on June 22, 2015, addresses the management of tariff quotas for eggs, egg products, and egg albumin originating in Ukraine, as established by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 412/2014.
Specifically, Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/968 determines the quantities of these products for which import license applications were not submitted during the period of June 1-7, 2015, for the subperiod of July 1 to September 30, 2015. These unused quantities are then added to the quantity fixed for the subsequent subperiod of October 1 to December 31, 2015.
The annex to the regulation specifies the following quantities to be added to the October 1 - December 31, 2015 subperiod:
* Order No. 09.4275: 1,087,500 kg (shell egg equivalent weight)
* Order No. 09.4276: 2,250,000 kg (shell egg equivalent weight)
This regulation entered into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. The legal basis for this regulation is Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, specifically Article 188(2) and (3).
Jerzy Plewa, Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, signed on behalf of the Commission President.
Key Entities Referenced
Brussels: The location where the regulation was adopted.
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Ukraine: Country of origin for eggs, egg products, and egg albumin subject to tariff quotas.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2015/968: Commission Implementing Regulation 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 Implementing Regulation EU No 412/2014 for eggs, egg products and egg albumin originating in Ukraine
Implementing Regulation EU No 412/2014: Regulation opening annual tariff quotas for imports of eggs and egg albumin originating in Ukraine.
Regulation EU No 1308/2013: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: Treaty that defines the scope of the European Union's authority.
Jerzy PLEWA: Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, representing the Commission.
L 157/42 EN Official Journal of the European Union 23.6.2015
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/968
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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 412/2014
for eggs, egg products and egg albumin originating in Ukraine
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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 412/2014 (2) opened annual tariff quotas for imports of eggs and
egg albumin originating in Ukraine.
(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 next quota
subperiod.
(3) In order to ensure 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 (EU) No 412/2014, 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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 412/2014 of 23 April 2014 opening and providing for the administration of a Union
import tariff quota for eggs, eggs products and albumins originating in Ukraine (OJ L 121, 24.4.2014, p. 32).23.6.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 157/43
ANNEX
Quantities not applied for, to be added to the quantities available for the subperiod from 1 October to
Order No 31 December 2015
(shell egg equivalent weight in kg)
09.4275 1 087 500
09.4276 2 250 000