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2.12.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
319/47
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1253/2011
of 1 December 2011
amending Regulations (EC) No 2305/2003, (EC) No 969/2006, (EC) No 1067/2008 and (EC) No
1064/2009 opening and providing for the administration of EU tariff quotas for cereal imports
from third countries
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(5)
The agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters
between the European Union and the Argentine
Republic pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
Union,
1994 relating to the amendment of concessions in the
schedules of commitments of the Republic of Bulgaria
and Romania in the context of their accession to the
European Union
(
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of

6 ) (hereinafter ‘the Agreement’),
approved by Council Decision 2011/769/EU
(
22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri

7 ),
provides, inter alia, for the addition of 122 790 tonnes
cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri
of common wheat (of average and low quality), 890
cultural products (Single CMO Regulation) ( 1 ), and in particular
tonnes of barley, 890 tonnes of malting barley and
Article 144(1) in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
35 914 tonnes of maize to the respective EU tariff
quotas.
Whereas:
(6) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No
1006/2011 of 27 September 2011 amending Annex I
(1) Article
1
of
Commission
Regulation
(EC)
No
2305/2003
to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff
of 29 December 2003 opening and providing for the
and statistical nomenclature and on the Common
administration of a Community tariff quota for imports
Customs Tariff ( 8 ) provides, with effect from 1 January
of barley from third countries ( 2 ) opened an annual tariff
2012, amendments to the CN codes for cereals.
quota of 306 215 tonnes for imports of barley falling
under CN code 1003 00.
(7)
Regulations (EC) No 2305/2003, (EC) No 969/2006,
(EC) No 1067/2008 and (EC) No 1064/2009 should
(2) Article
1
of
Commission
Regulation
(EC)
No
969/2006
of 29 June 2006 opening and providing for the adminis
therefore be amended accordingly.
tration of a Community tariff quota for imports of maize
from third countries ( 3 ) opened an annual tariff quota of
242 074 tonnes for maize falling under CN codes
(8) In
order
to ensure
the
efficient
administrative
1005 10 90 and 1005 90 00.
management of the quotas, this Regulation should
become applicable as from 1 January 2012.
(3) Article
2
of
Commission
Regulation
(EC)
No
1067/2008
of 30 October 2008 opening and providing for the
(9) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
administration of Community tariff quotas for common
accordance with the opinion of the Management
wheat of a quality other than high quality from third
Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural
countries and derogating from Council Regulation (EC)
Markets,
No 1234/2007 ( 4 ) opened an annual tariff quota of
2 989 240 tonnes for common wheat falling under CN
code 1001 90 99 of a quality other than high quality.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
(4) Article
1
of
Commission
Regulation
(EC)
No
1064/2009
of 4 November 2009 opening and providing for the
Article 1
administration of a Community import tariff quota for
Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003 is replaced by
malting barley from third countries ( 5 ) opened an annual
the following:
tariff quota of 50 000 tonnes for imports of malting
barley falling under CN code 1003 00 intended to be
used for producing beer aged in vats containing
beechwood.
‘1. A
tariff
quota
is
hereby
opened
for
the
import
of
307 105 tonnes of barley falling under CN code 1003
(order number 09.4126).’.
( 1 ) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 342, 30.12.2003, p. 7.
( 3 ) OJ L 176, 30.6.2006, p. 44.
( 6 ) OJ L 317, 30.11.2011, p. 11.
( 4 ) OJ L 290, 31.10.2008, p. 3.
( 7 ) OJ L 317, 30.11.2011, p. 10.
( 5 ) OJ L 291, 7.11.2009, p. 14.
( 8 ) OJ L 282, 28.10.2011, p. 1.

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Article 2
quality other than high quality is hereby opened on 1
January of every year.’;
Regulation (EC) No 969/2006 is amended as follows:
(3) Article 3(1) is replaced by the following:
(1) Article 1(1) is replaced by the following:
‘1. The
overall
import
tariff
quota
shall
be
divided
into
‘1. A tariff quota is hereby opened for the import of
four subquotas:
277 988 tonnes of maize falling under CN codes
1005 10 90 and 1005 90 00 (order number 09.4131).’;
— subquota I (order number 09.4123): 572 000 tonnes
for the United States of America,
(2) Article 2(1) is replaced by the following:
— subquota II (order number 09.4124): 38 853 tonnes for
‘1. The
quota
shall
be
divided
into
two
six-monthly
Canada,
subperiods of 138 994 tonnes, covering the following dates:
— subquota III (order number 09.4125): 2 378 387 tonnes
(a) subperiod No 1: from 1 January to 30 June;
for other third countries,
(b) subperiod No 2: from 1 July to 31 December.’.
— subquota IV (order number 09.4133): 122 790 tonnes
for all third countries.’;
Article 3
(4) in Article 4(2), the first indent is replaced by the following:
Regulation (EC) No 1067/2008 is amended as follows:
‘— for subquotas I, II and IV the total quantity opened for
(1) in Article 1, the first paragraph is replaced by the following:
the year for the subquota concerned,’.
‘By way of derogation from Article 135 and Article 136(1)
Article 4
of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, the import duty for
common wheat falling under CN code 1001 99 00, of a
Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1064/2009 is replaced by
quality other than high quality as defined in Annex II to
the following:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 642/2010 (*), shall be
fixed in the framework of the quota opened by this Regu
‘1. This
Regulation
opens
an
import
tariff
quota
of
50
890
lation.
tonnes for malting barley falling under CN code 1003
intended to be used for producing beer aged in vats
___________
containing beechwood. The order number for the quota
(*) OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.’;
shall be 09.0076.’.
Article 5
(2) Article 2(1) is replaced by the following:
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
‘1. A
tariff
quota
for
the
import
of
3
112
030
tonnes
of
common wheat falling under CN code 1001 99 00 of a
It shall apply from 1 January 2012.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 1 December 2011.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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