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17.5.2013 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
133/15
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 457/2013
of 16 May 2013
derogating from Regulations (EC) No 412/2008 and (EC) No 431/2008 as regards beef import quotas
for the period running from 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
No 431/2008 as regards the time periods for the
submission of applications. However, these derogations
should not have a negative impact neither on the
operators from the Member States, nor on the efficiency
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
of the management of those quotas.
Union,
(4) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of
accordance with the opinion of the Management
22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri
Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural
cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri
Markets,
cultural products (Single SMO Regulation) ( 1 ), and in particular
Article 144(1) in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Whereas:
Article 1
(1) Commission
Regulation
(EC)
No
412/2008
of
8
May
2008 opening and providing for the administration of
Regulation (EC) No 412/2008
an import tariff quota for frozen beef intended for
By way of derogation from Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No
processing ( 2 ) opened an annual import tariff quota of
412/2008, applications for import rights relating to the
63 703 tonnes bone-in equivalent of frozen beef
subperiod from 1 July 2013 to 30 September 2013, shall be
intended for processing in the Union for a period
submitted from 1 to 5 July 2013, and in any case no later than
running every year from 1 July to 30 June of the
13.00, Brussels time, on 5 July 2013.
following year and divided in four subperiods. Appli
cations for import rights for this tariff quota period
can be lodged in the first seven days of the month
preceding each subperiod. However, the total annual
volume is available as from the first subperiod.
Article 2
Regulation (EC) No 431/2008
1. By
way
of
derogation
from
Article
5(1)
of
Regulation
(EC)
(2) Commission
Regulation
(EC)
No
431/2008
of
19
May No 431/2008, applications for import rights for the import
2008 opening and providing for the administration of an
tariff quota period starting on 1 July 2013 shall be submitted
import tariff quota for frozen meat of bovine animals
from 24 June to 5 July, and in any case no later than 13.00,
covered by CN code 0202 and products covered by
Brussels time, on 5 July 2013.
CN code 0206 29 91 ( 3 ) opened an annual import tariff
quota of 53 000 tonnes of frozen beef for a period
running every year from 1 July to 30 June of the
following year. Applications for import rights for this
2. By
way
of
derogation
from
Article
5(3)
of
Regulation
(EC)
tariff quota period can be submitted on 1 June
No 431/2008, for the import tariff quota starting on 1 July
preceding the starting of the import tariff quota period.
2013 Member States shall notify the Commission of the total
quantities covered by applications for import rights, no later
than 13.00, Brussels time, on 12 July 2013.
(3)
In view of the accession of Croatia to the European
Union as from 1 July 2013, it is appropriate to allow
importers from Croatia to participate in those import
quotas. It is therefore necessary to provide for dero
Article 3
gations from Regulations (EC) No 412/2008 and (EC)
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
( 1 ) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 125, 9.5.2008, p. 7.
that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European
( 3 ) OJ L 130, 20.5.2008, p. 3.
Union.

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L 133/16
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Official Journal of the European Union
17.5.2013
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 May 2013.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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