Date: 2023-12-14Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2791 of 13 December 2023 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1988 as regards the quantities that may be imported under certain tariff quotas for sheepmeat and goatmeat following the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Chile
Issued by European Commission
· Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
Executive Summary:
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2791 amends Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1988 regarding import tariff quotas for sheepmeat and goatmeat from Chile. This change follows an agreement between the EU and Chile due to the UK's withdrawal from the EU. The regulation adjusts the quantities for tariff quotas 09.1922, 09.2115 and 09.2116, and it applies from January 1, 2024.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Amendment:**
* Annex I of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1988 is amended.
* Specifically, the "Quantity" row in the table relating to tariff quotas 09.1922, 09.2115 and 09.2116 is replaced.
* **Quantity Changes:**
* For the year 2024, the quantity is set at 8,727,000 kg of carcass weight equivalent.
* The volume increases by 200,000 kg per annum.
* **Effective Date:**
* The regulation comes into force seven days after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
* It applies to tariff quota periods starting from January 1, 2024, onwards.
Impact Analysis:
Stakeholders Impacted:
* European Union
* Impact: Must implement the amended tariff quotas for sheepmeat and goatmeat from Chile.
* Action Required: Adjust import procedures and monitor quota usage according to the new quantities.
* Republic of Chile
* Impact: Can export adjusted quantities of sheepmeat and goatmeat to the EU under the specified tariff quotas.
* Action Required: Ensure exports comply with the new quota volumes, starting January 1, 2024.
* Importers of Sheepmeat and Goatmeat
* Impact: Subject to the revised tariff quota quantities when importing sheepmeat and goatmeat from Chile.
* Action Required: Adapt import strategies to align with the updated quota volumes and monitor the implementation date.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Republic of Chile: A country in South America that has an agreement with the European Union regarding tariff quotas.
European Commission: The executive branch of the European Union responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, and managing the EU's day-to-day operations.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union, outlining its scope and governance.
Regulation EU No 1308/2013: A European Union regulation establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products.
Implementing Regulation EU 2020/1988: A European Union regulation laying down rules for the administration of import tariff quotas.
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT 1994): A multilateral agreement regulating international trade.
Ursula VON DER LEYEN: The President of the European Commission.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2023/2791 14.12.2023
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/2791
of 13 December 2023
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1988 as regards the quantities that may be imported
under certain tariff quotas for sheepmeat and goatmeat following the Agreement between the
European Union and the Republic of Chile
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) to (e), thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1988(2) lays down the rules for the administration of import
tariff quotas designed to be used following the chronological order of dates of acceptance of customs declarations
(‘first come, first served’ principle).
(2) The Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Chile pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff rate
quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom`s withdrawal from the
European Union, concluded by Council Decision (EU) 2023/1796(3), amends the quantities of products to be
imported under tariff quotas 09.1922, 09.2115 and 09.2116 opened in favour of Chile.
(3) The amendments made by that Agreement should be reflected in Annex I, section ‘Tariff quotas in the sector of
sheepmeat and goatmeat’, to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1988.
(4) Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1988 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The amendment to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1988 should apply to the tariff quota periods starting from
1 January 2024onwards.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common
Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1988 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
(1) OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.
(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1988 of 11 November 2020 laying down rules for the application of Regulations
(EU) No 1308/2013 and (EU) No 510/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the administration of import
tariff quotas in accordance with the ‘first come, first served’ principle (OJ L 422, 14.12.2020, p. 4).
(3) Council Decision (EU) 2023/1796 of 18 September 2023 on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement between the
European Union and the Republic of Chile pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994
relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the
United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union (OJ L 233, 21.9.2023, p. 1).
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Article 2
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 from 1 January 2024onwards.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 13 December 2023.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
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ANNEX
In Annex I, section ‘Tariff quotas in the sector of sheepmeat and goatmeat’, to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1988, in
the table relating to the tariff quota with order number 09.1922, 09.2115 and 09.2116, the row ‘Quantity’ is replaced by
the following:
‘Quantity Year 2024: 8 727 000kg of carcass weight equivalent.
The volume increases by 200 000kg per annum’
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