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Contents

1. Preamble
2. 1. Article 1
   2. Article 2
3. ANNEX
4. ANNEX
5. ANNEX I 0 % COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTY Chicken Turkey
6. ANNEX II APPLICATION OF REGULATION (EC) No 1431/94
7. Commission of the European Communities — DG Agriculture and Rural Development Unit D.2 — Implementation of market measures Poultrymeat sector
8. ANNEX III APPLICATION OF REGULATION (EC) No 1431/94
9. Commission of the European Communities — DG Agriculture and Rural Development Unit D.2 — Implementation of market measures Poultrymeat sector
10. ANNEX IV APPLICATION OF REGULATION (EC) No 1431/94
11. Commission of the European Communities — DG Agriculture and Rural Development Unit D.2 — Implementation of market measures Poultrymeat sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in poultrymeat, and in particular Article 3(2) and Article 6(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 provides for the opening and administration, on a multi-annual basis, of a number of import quotas of poultrymeat.

(2) The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the United States of America under Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994, approved by Council Decision 2006/333/EC, provides for an increase of the annual import tariff quota of poultrymeat, erga omnes, of 2485 tonnes for certain frozen turkey cuts.

(3) In view of the possible accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union as from 1 January 2007, it is advisable to provide for a different period for lodging the licence applications for the first quarter of the year 2007.

(4) Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 should be amended accordingly.

(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 is amended as follows:

1. Article 3(c) is replaced by the following:

(c) Section 8 of licence applications and licences shall show the country of origin; licences shall carry with them an obligation to import from the country indicated except for groups 3, 5 and 6.;

2. Article 4 is amended as follows:

(a) the following subparagraph is added to paragraph 1: However, for the period of 1 January to 31 March 2007 licence applications shall be lodged during the first seven working days of January 2007.;

(b) the third subparagraph of paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: However, in the case of groups 3, 5 and 6, each applicant may lodge more than one application for import licences for products in one group, where such products originate in more than one country. Separate applications for each country of origin must be submitted simultaneously to the competent authority of a Member State. They shall be considered, as regards the maximum referred to in Article 3(b) as well as application of the rule in the previous subparagraph, as a single application.;

3. the Annexes are replaced by the text 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. It shall apply from 1 July 2006.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 21 August 2006. For the Commission Mariann Fischer Boel Member of the Commission

ANNEX

ANNEX

ANNEX I 0 % COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTY Chicken Turkey

Country Group No Order No CN code Annual quantities (tonnes product weight) Brazil 1 09.4410 02071410 02071450 02071470 7100 Thailand 2 09.4411 02071410 02071450 02071470 5100 Other 3 09.4412 02071410 02071450 02071470 3300 Country Group No Order No CN code Annual quantities (tonnes product weight) Brazil 4 09.4420 02072710 02072720 02072780 1800 Other 5 09.4421 02072710 02072720 02072780 700 Erga omnes 6 09.4422 02072710 02072720 02072780 2485

ANNEX II APPLICATION OF REGULATION (EC) No 1431/94

Commission of the European Communities — DG Agriculture and Rural Development Unit D.2 — Implementation of market measures Poultrymeat sector

Application for licences to import at 0 % Common Customs Tariff duty Date: Period: Order No Quantity applied for (kg product weight)

Member State:

Sender:

Responsible contact person:

Tel.

Fax

Addressee: AGRI.D.2

Fax (32-2) 292 17 41

E-mail: AGRI-IMP-POULTRY@ec.europa.eu

ANNEX III APPLICATION OF REGULATION (EC) No 1431/94

Commission of the European Communities — DG Agriculture and Rural Development Unit D.2 — Implementation of market measures Poultrymeat sector

Application for licences to import at 0 % Common Customs Tariff duty Date: Period: Order No CN code Applicant (Name and Address) Origin Quantity (kg product weight)

Member State:

ANNEX IV APPLICATION OF REGULATION (EC) No 1431/94

Commission of the European Communities — DG Agriculture and Rural Development Unit D.2 — Implementation of market measures Poultrymeat sector

Order No Quantity actually entered into free circulation Country of origin

Member State:

Application of Article 4(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1431/94

Quantity of products (in kg product weight) actually imported:

Addressee: AGRI.D.2

Fax (32-2) 292 17 41

E-mail: AGRI-IMP-POULTRY@ec.europa.eu

Versions

1. 2006-08-21