Commission Regulation (EC) No 1324/2007 of 12 November 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the import arrangements for milk and milk products and opening tariff quotas

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products⁽¹⁾, and in particular Article 26(3) and Article 29(1) thereof,

Whereas:

Pursuant to Article 14(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001⁽²⁾, import licence applications for quotas managed according to the provisions of Chapter I of Title 2 of that Regulation may only be lodged during the first 10 days of each six-month period. No effective imports can be carried out during the application periods and until the Commission has determined the extent to which licences shall be issued according to Article 7(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences⁽³⁾. In order to enable imports to take place as from the beginning of the quota subperiods, it is appropriate to anticipate the licence applications periods and to adapt the provisions concerned, including those on the communication of approved importers.
Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 should therefore be amended accordingly.
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 is amended as follows:

In Article 9, ‘1 June’ is replaced by ‘1 May’;
In Article 10, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
‘1.
Before 20 May each year, the Member States shall send their lists of approved importers, in accordance with paragraph 3 below, to the Commission, which shall forward them to the competent authorities of the other Member States.
Only importers included on a list shall be authorised to apply for licences from 1 June following, for imports during the period from 1 July to 30 June following, in accordance with Articles 11 to 14.’;
In Article 14, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
‘1.
Licence applications may be lodged only:
1. from 20 to 30 November, for imports during the period from 1 January to 30 June following;
2. from 1 to 10 June, for imports during the period from 1 July to 31 December following’;
In Article 16, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
‘3.
By way of derogation from Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, import licences shall be valid only during the subperiod for which they are issued. Import licences shall contain in box 24 one of the entries listed in Annex XX.’;
The Annex to this Regulation is inserted as Annex XX.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following 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, 12 November 2007.

For the Commission

Mariann Fischer Boel

Member of the Commission

ANNEX

Entries referred to in Article 16(3):
in Bulgarian валидно от [дата на първия ден от подпериода] до [дата на последния ден от подпериода]
in Spanish válido desde el [fecha del primer día del subperíodo] hasta el [fecha del último día del subperíodo]
in Czech platné od [první den podobdobí] do [poslední den podobdobí]
in Danish gyldig fra [datoen for den første dag i delperioden] til [datoen for den sidste dag i delperioden]
in German gültig vom [Datum des ersten Tages des Teilzeitraums] bis [Datum des letzten Tages des Teilzeitraums]
in Estonian kehtiv alates [alaperioodi alguskuupäev] kuni [alaperioodi lõpukuupäev]
in Greek ισχύει από [ημερομηνία της πρώτης ημέρας της υποπεριόδου] έως [ημερομηνία της τελευταίας ημέρας της υποπεριόδου]
in English valid from [date of the first day of the subperiod] to [date of the last day of the subperiod]
in French valable du [date du premier jour de la sous-période] au [date du dernier jour de la sous-période]
in Italian valido dal [data del primo giorno del sottoperiodo] al [data dell’ultimo giorno del sottoperiodo]
in Latvian spēkā no [apakšperioda pirmās dienas datums] līdz [apakšperioda pēdējās dienas datums]
in Lithuanian galioja nuo [pirmoji laikotarpio diena] iki [paskutinė laikotarpio diena]
in Hungarian érvényes [az alidőszak első napja]-tól/től [az alidőszak utolsó napja]-ig
in Maltese Validu mid-[data ta’ l-ewwel jum tas-subperjodu] sad-[data ta’ l-aħħar jum tas-subperjodu]
in Dutch geldig van [begindatum van de deelperiode] tot en met [einddatum van de deelperiode]
in Polish ważne od [data – pierwszy dzień podokresu] do [data – ostatni dzień podokresu]
in Portuguese eficaz de [data do primeiro dia do subperíodo] até [data do último dia do subperíodo]
in Romanian valabilă de la [data primei zile a subperioadei] până la [data ultimei zile a subperioadei]
in Slovak platná od [dátum prvého dňa čiastkového obdobia] do [dátum posledného dňa čiastkového obdobia]
in Slovenian velja od [datum prvega dne podobdobja] do [datum zadnjega dne podobdobja]
in Finnish voimassa [osajakson ensimmäinen päivä]–[osajakson viimeinen päivä]
in Swedish gäller från och med [delperiodens första dag] till och med [delperiodens sista dag]’

in Bulgarian	валидно от [дата на първия ден от подпериода] до [дата на последния ден от подпериода]
in Spanish	válido desde el [fecha del primer día del subperíodo] hasta el [fecha del último día del subperíodo]
in Czech	platné od [první den podobdobí] do [poslední den podobdobí]
in Danish	gyldig fra [datoen for den første dag i delperioden] til [datoen for den sidste dag i delperioden]
in German	gültig vom [Datum des ersten Tages des Teilzeitraums] bis [Datum des letzten Tages des Teilzeitraums]
in Estonian	kehtiv alates [alaperioodi alguskuupäev] kuni [alaperioodi lõpukuupäev]
in Greek	ισχύει από [ημερομηνία της πρώτης ημέρας της υποπεριόδου] έως [ημερομηνία της τελευταίας ημέρας της υποπεριόδου]
in English	valid from [date of the first day of the subperiod] to [date of the last day of the subperiod]
in French	valable du [date du premier jour de la sous-période] au [date du dernier jour de la sous-période]
in Italian	valido dal [data del primo giorno del sottoperiodo] al [data dell’ultimo giorno del sottoperiodo]
in Latvian	spēkā no [apakšperioda pirmās dienas datums] līdz [apakšperioda pēdējās dienas datums]
in Lithuanian	galioja nuo [pirmoji laikotarpio diena] iki [paskutinė laikotarpio diena]
in Hungarian	érvényes [az alidőszak első napja]-tól/től [az alidőszak utolsó napja]-ig
in Maltese	Validu mid-[data ta’ l-ewwel jum tas-subperjodu] sad-[data ta’ l-aħħar jum tas-subperjodu]
in Dutch	geldig van [begindatum van de deelperiode] tot en met [einddatum van de deelperiode]
in Polish	ważne od [data – pierwszy dzień podokresu] do [data – ostatni dzień podokresu]
in Portuguese	eficaz de [data do primeiro dia do subperíodo] até [data do último dia do subperíodo]
in Romanian	valabilă de la [data primei zile a subperioadei] până la [data ultimei zile a subperioadei]
in Slovak	platná od [dátum prvého dňa čiastkového obdobia] do [dátum posledného dňa čiastkového obdobia]
in Slovenian	velja od [datum prvega dne podobdobja] do [datum zadnjega dne podobdobja]
in Finnish	voimassa [osajakson ensimmäinen päivä]–[osajakson viimeinen päivä]
in Swedish	gäller från och med [delperiodens första dag] till och med [delperiodens sista dag]’