Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 628/2014 of 12 June 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 as regards the import tariff quota for garlic originating in China
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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, and in particular point (a) of Article 187 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 opens and provides for the administration of tariff quotas for garlic and certain other agricultural products imported from third countries.
(2) The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the People's Republic of China pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the European Union, approved by Council Decision 2014/116/EU, provides for an increase of 12375 tonnes to the allocation for People's Republic of China under the EU tariff rate quota for garlic.
(3) The increase in the tariff rate quota should be reflected in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 341/2007. Since the Agreement between the European Union and the People's Republic of China was approved by the Council on 28 January 2014, importers should have access to the increased quantities as from the second sub-period of the import tariff quota period 2014/2015.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) 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 Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 341/2007
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2 Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 1 July 2014.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 12 June 2014. For the Commission The President José Manuel Barroso
ANNEX
ANNEX
ANNEX I Tariff quotas opened pursuant to Decisions 2001/404/EC, 2006/398/EC and 2014/116/EU for imports of garlic falling within CN code 07032000
Origin Order number Quota (tonnes) First subperiod (June to August) Second subperiod (September to November) Third subperiod (December to February) Fourth subperiod (March to May) Total Argentina 19147 Traditional importers 09.4104 — — 9590 3813 New importers 09.4099 — — 4110 1634 Total — — 13700 5447 China 46075 Traditional importers 09.4105 8278 8278 7210 8488 New importers 09.4100 3547 3547 3090 3637 Total 11825 11825 10300 12125 Other third countries 6023 Traditional importers 09.4106 941 1960 929 386 New importers 09.4102 403 840 398 166 Total 1344 2800 1327 552 Total 13169 14625 25327 18124 71245