Date: 2022-05-16Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/739 of 13 May 2022 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/761 as regards the management of certain tariff quotas for importing poultry and of a tariff quota for exporting milk powder to the Dominican Republic
Issued by European Commission
· Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
Executive Summary:
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/739 amends Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/761 regarding the management of tariff quotas for importing poultry and exporting milk powder to the Dominican Republic. This regulation aims to facilitate milk powder exports and simplify the calculation of reference quantities for certain tariff quotas. It enters into force seven days after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union and applies to tariff quota periods starting after its entry into force.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Milk Powder Export Quota to the Dominican Republic:**
* Export licenses for milk powder to the Dominican Republic are valid for all products falling under CN codes 0402 10, 0402 21, and 0402 29, regardless of the CN codes explicitly mentioned in the application.
* **Reference Quantity Calculation:**
* The quota periods for tariff quotas under order numbers 09.4213 and 09.4290 are divided into subperiods to simplify the calculation of the reference quantity.
* **Amendment to Annex XII of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/761:**
* The table relating to tariff rate quota under order number 09.4213 is amended to include subperiods (1 July to 30 September, 1 October to 31 December, 1 January to 31 March, 1 April to 30 June) and specifies the quantity in kilograms for each subperiod.
* The table relating to tariff quota under order number 09.4290 is amended to include subperiods (1 July to 30 September, 1 October to 31 December, 1 January to 31 March, 1 April to 30 June) and specifies the quantity in kilograms for each subperiod.
Impact Analysis:
* **Exporters of Milk Powder to the Dominican Republic:**
* *Impact:* Easier to obtain export licenses, as the license will be valid for all relevant CN codes, irrespective of what is stated in the application.
* *Action Required:* Be aware of the broader CN code coverage when applying for export licenses.
* **Administrators of Tariff Quotas:**
* *Impact:* Simplified calculation of reference quantities due to the division of quota periods into subperiods for order numbers 09.4213 and 09.4290.
* *Action Required:* Implement the new subperiod divisions and quantity allocations as specified in the amended Annex XII.
Key Entities Referenced
European Commission: The executive branch of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, and managing the EU's day-to-day operations.
European Parliament: The parliamentary body of the European Union that, together with the Council of the European Union, exercises legislative function.
Council of the European Union: One of the two legislative bodies of the European Union, consisting of government ministers from each EU member state.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union, which outlines the scope of EU authority and the EU's objectives.
Regulation EU No 1308/2013: A regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2020/761: A Commission Implementing Regulation laying down rules for the management of import and export tariff quotas for agricultural products.
Dominican Republic: A country in the West Indies that is party to a tariff quota agreement with the European Union regarding milk powder exports.
Ursula VON DER LEYEN: The President of the European Commission.
16.5.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 137/7
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(Non-legislative acts)
REGULATIONS
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/739
of 13 May 2022
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/761 as regards the management of certain tariff
quotas for importing poultry and of a tariff quota for exporting milk powder to the Dominican
Republic
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 187, first
paragraph, points (a) and (b), thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/761(2) lays down the rules for the management of import and
export tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import and export licences, opens import and
export tariff quotas for specific agricultural products and provides for specific rules for the administration of those
tariff quotas.
(2) Article 55 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/761 opens a tariff quota for exports to the Dominican Republic of
milk powder of EU origin. The quota is opened for all the products falling under CN codes 0402 10, 0402 21and
0402 29.
(3) Currently, this export quota covers 13 CN codes. Thus, in order to facilitate these exports of milk powder to the
Dominican Republic, the export licence should be valid for all products falling under the CN codes covered by this
quota irrespectively of the CN codes explicitly mentioned in the application.
(4) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/760(3) supplements Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 as regards the
rules for the administration of import and export tariff quotas subject to licences.
(5) Article 9(6) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/760 provides that, for the groups of tariff quotas under order
numbers 09.4211, 09.4212, 09.4213 and 09.4290, the reference quantity is to be calculated by cumulating the
quantities of products released for free circulation in the Union, which fall within each of the quota order numbers
of the group.
(1) OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.
(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/761 of 17 December 2019 laying down rules for the application of Regulations (EU)
No 1306/2013, (EU) No 1308/2013 and (EU) No 510/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the
management system of tariff quotas with licences (OJ L 185, 12.6.2020, p. 24).
(3) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/760 of 17 December 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the
European Parliament and of the Council as regards the rules for the administration of import and export tariff quotas subject to
licences and supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the lodging of
securities in the administration of tariff quotas (OJ L 185, 12.6.2020, p. 1).L 137/8 EN Official Journal of the European Union 16.5.2022
(6) In Annex XII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/761, the quota periods for tariff quotas under order numbers
09.4211 and 09.4212 are divided in sub-periods while the quota periods for tariff quotas under order numbers
09.4213 and 09.4290 are not, which renders the calculation of the reference quantity particularly complicated.
(7) To simplify the calculation of the reference quantity, it is appropriate to divide the quota periods for order numbers
09.4213 and 09.4290 into the same sub-periods as those laid down for order numbers 09.4211 and 09.4212.
(8) Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/761 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common
Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/761
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/761 is amended as follows:
(1) in Article 56(3), point (b) is replaced by the following:
‘(b) Section 20 shall indicate:
“Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/761
Tariff quota for 1 July 20… to 30 June 20…, for milk powder according to Appendix 2 of Annex III to the
Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, of the one part, and the European
Community and its Member States, of the other part, the signature and provisional application of which has been
approved by Council Decision 2008/805/EC.
The export licence shall be valid for any of the products falling under the CN codes referred to in Article 55(2) of
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/761”.’;
(2) Annex XII is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union.
It shall apply to the tariff quota periods starting after the entry into force of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 13 May 2022.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN16.5.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 137/9
ANNEX
Annex XII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/761 is amended as follows:
(1) the table relating to tariff rate quota under order number 09.4213 is amended as follows:
(a) the row ‘Tariff quota sub-periods’ is replaced by the following:
‘Tariff-quota sub-periods 1 July to 30 September
1 October to 31 December
1 January to 31 March
1 April to 30 June’
(b) the row “Quantity in kilograms” is replaced by the following:
‘Quantity in kilograms 368 000kg, divided as follows:
30 % for the sub-period from 1 July to 30 September
30 % for the sub-period from 1 October to 31 December
20 % for the sub-period from 1 January to 31 March
20 % for the sub-period from 1 April to 30 June’
(2) the table relating to tariff quota under order number 09.4290 is amended as follows:
(a) the row “Tariff quota sub-periods” is replaced by the following:
‘Tariff-quota sub-periods 1 July to 30 September
1 October to 31 December
1 January to 31 March
1 April to 30 June’
(b) the row “Quantity in kilograms” is replaced by the following:
‘Quantity in kilograms 456 000kg, divided as follows:
30 % for the sub-period from 1 July to 30 September
30 % for the sub-period from 1 October to 31 December
20 % for the sub-period from 1 January to 31 March
20 % for the sub-period from 1 April to 30 June’