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20.12.2013 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
346/29
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1373/2013
of 19 December 2013
laying down detailed rules for implementing the system of export licences in the pigmeat sector
(codification)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
regarding the export volume is to be ensured on the
basis of the export licences. Therefore, a detailed
schedule for the lodging of applications and for the
issuing of licences should be laid down.
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union,
(5)
In addition, the decision regarding applications for export
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of
licences should be notified only after a period of
22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri
consideration. This period should allow the Commission
cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri
to assess the quantities applied for as well as the expen
cultural products (Single CMO Regulation) ( 1 ), and in particular
diture involved and, if appropriate, to take special
Article 161(3), the first paragraph of Article 170 and
measures applicable in particular to the applications
Article 192(2), in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
which are pending. It is in the interest of operators to
allow the licence application to be withdrawn after the
acceptance coefficient has been fixed.
Whereas:
(1) Commission
Regulation
(EC)
No
1518/2003 of (6) The
Commission
should
have
precise
information
28 August 2003 laying down detailed rules for imple
concerning applications for licences and the use of
menting the system of export licences in the pigmeat
licences issued, in order to be able to manage the
sector (
licence system. In the interests of efficient administration,

2 ) has been substantially amended several
times (
Member States should use the information systems in

3 ). In the interests of clarity and rationality the
said Regulation should be codified.
accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No
792/2009 of 31 August 2009 laying down detailed
rules for the Member States’ notification to the
Commission of information and documents in imple
(2) Specific
implementing
rules
should
be
laid
down
for
mentation of the common organisation of the markets,
export licences in the pigmeat sector which should in
the direct payments’ regime, the promotion of agri
particular include provisions for the submission of appli
cultural products and the regimes applicable to the
cations and the information which is to appear on the
outermost regions and the smaller Aegean islands ( 5 ).
applications and licences, in addition to those contained
in Commission Regulation (EC) No 376/2008 of
23 April 2008 laying down common detailed rules for
the application of the system of import and export
licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural
(7) In
the
case
of
applications
concerning
quantities
equal
to
products (
or less than 25 tonnes, the export licence should be

4 ).
issued immediately if the operators requests it. In this
case, the licences should not be subject to any special
measures taken by the Commission.
(3) In
order
to
assure
the
proper
administration
of
the
system of export licences, the rate of the security for
export licences under that system should be fixed. In
view of the risk of speculation inherent in the system
in the pigmeat sector, export licences should not be
(8) In
order
to
ensure
an
exact
follow
up
of
the
quantities
to
transferable and precise conditions governing access by
be exported, a derogation from the rules regarding the
operators to the said system should be laid down.
tolerances laid down in Regulation (EC) No 376/2008
should be laid down.
(4) In
accordance
with
Article
169
of
Regulation
(EC)
No
1234/2007 compliance with the obligations arising from
agreements concluded under Article 218 of the Treaty
(9) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
accordance with the opinion of the Management
Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural
( 1 ) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
Markets,
( 2 ) OJ L 217, 29.8.2003, p. 35.
( 3 ) See Annex V.
( 4 ) OJ L 114, 26.4.2008, p. 3.
( 5 ) OJ L 228, 1.9.2009, p. 3.

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L 346/30
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Official Journal of the European Union
20.12.2013
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
No 1234/2007, or where the issue of export licences would
not allow exports to continue during the remainder of the
period, the Commission may:
Article 1
All exports of products in the pigmeat sector for which an
(a) set a single percentage of acceptance for the quantities
export refund is requested, shall be subject to the presentation
applied for;
of an export licence with advance fixing of the refund.
(b) reject applications for which licences have not yet been
Article 2
granted;
1. Export licences shall be valid for 90 days from their actual
day of issue within the meaning of Article 22(2) of Regulation
(EC) No 376/2008.
(c) suspend the lodging of licence applications for a maximum
period of five working days, extendable by the procedure
referred to in Article 195(2) of Regulation (EC) No
1234/2007.
2.
Applications for licences and licences shall bear, in Section
15, the description of the product and, in Section 16, the 12-
digit product code of the agricultural product nomenclature for
export refunds.
In the circumstances referred to in point (c) of the first subpara
graph, licence applications made during the suspension period
shall be invalid.
3. The
categories
of
products
referred
to
in
the
second
subparagraph of Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No
376/2008, as well as the rate of the security for export
The measures provided for in the first subparagraph may be
licences, are set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
implemented or modulated by category of product and by
destination.
4.
Applications for licences and licences shall bear, in Section
20, at least one of the entries listed in Annex II.
5. The
measures
provided
for
in
paragraph
4
may
also
be
adopted where export licence applications relate to quantities
which exceed or might exceed the normal disposable quantities
for one destination and issuing the licences requested would
Article 3
entail a risk of speculation, distortion of competition between
1. Applications
for
export
licences
may
be
lodged
with
the operators, or disturbance of the trade concerned or the internal
competent authorities from Monday to Friday of each week.
market.
6. Where
the
quantities
applied
for
are
rejected
or
reduced,
2. Applicants
for
export
licences
shall
be
natural
or
legal the security shall be released immediately for all quantities for
persons who, at the time the applications are submitted, are
which an application was not satisfied.
able to prove to the satisfaction of the competent authorities
in the Member States that they have been engaged in trade in
the pigmeat sector for at least 12 months. However, retail
establishments or restaurants selling their products to end
7. Notwithstanding
paragraph
3,
where
a
single
percentage
consumers may not lodge applications.
of acceptance less than 80 % is set, the licence shall be issued at
the latest by the 11th working day following publication of that
percentage in the Official Journal of the European Union. During
the 10 working days following its publication, the operator
3. Export
licences
shall
be
issued
on
the
Wednesday may:
following the period referred to in paragraph 1, provided that
none of the special measures referred to in paragraph 4 have
since been taken by the Commission.
(a) either withdraw his application, in which case the security
shall be released immediately; or
4. Where
the
issue
of
export
licences
would
or
might
result
in the available budgetary amounts being exceeded or in the
maximum quantities which may be exported with a refund
(b) request the immediate issuing of the licence, in which case
being exhausted during the period concerned, in view of the
the competent authority shall issue it without delay but no
limits referred to in Article 169 of Regulation (EC)
sooner than the normal issue date for the relevant week.

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8. By
way
of
derogation
from
paragraph
3,
the
Commission
(b) the quantities covered by export licences issued on the
may set a day other than Wednesday for the issuing of export
preceding Wednesday, not including those issued
licences when it is not possible to respect this day.
immediately under Article 4;
Article 4
(c) the quantities covered by export licence applications
withdrawn pursuant to Article 3(7) during the preceding
1. On
application
by
the
operator,
licence
applications
for
up
week.
to 25 tonnes of products shall not be subject to any special
measures as referred to in Article 3(4) and the licences applied
2. The notification of the applications referred to in point (a)
for shall be issued immediately.
of paragraph 1 shall specify:
In such cases, notwithstanding Article 2(1), the term of validity
(a) the quantity in product weight for each category referred to
of the licences shall be limited to five working days from their
in Article 2(3);
actual day of issue within the meaning of Article 22(2) of
Regulation (EC) No 376/2008 and Section 20 of licence appli
(b) the breakdown by destination of the quantity for each
cations and of licences shall show one of the entries listed in
category in the case where the rate of refund varies
Annex III.
according to the destination;
2. The
Commission
may,
where
necessary,
suspend
the
appli
(c) the rate of refund applicable;
cation of this Article.
(d) the total amount of refund fixed in advance in euro per
Article 5
category.
Export licences shall not be transferable.
3. Member States shall notify to the Commission on a
monthly basis, following the expiry of the validity of the
Article 6
export licences, the unused quantity of export licences.
1. The
quantity
exported
within
the
tolerance
referred
to
in
4. The
notifications
referred
to
in
this
Regulation,
including
Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No 376/2008 shall not give
‘nil’ notifications, shall be made in accordance with Regulation
entitlement to payment of the refund.
(EC) No 792/2009.
2. In Section 22 of the licence, at least one of the entries
Article 8
listed in Annex IV shall be indicated.
Regulation (EC) No 1518/2003 is repealed.
Article 7
References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as
1. By
Friday
each
week,
Member
States
shall
notify
the references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance
Commission of the following information:
with the correlation table in Annex VI.
Article 9
(a) the applications for export licences as referred to in
Article 1 lodged from Monday to Friday of the same
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day
week, stating whether or not they fall within the scope of
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
Article 4;
European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 December 2013.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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L 346/32
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Official Journal of the European Union
20.12.2013
ANNEX I
Product code of the agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds ( 1 ) Category
Rate of the security (EUR/
100 kg) Net weight
0203 11 10 9000
1 10
0203 21 10 9000
0203 12 11 9100
2 10
0203 12 19 9100
0203 19 11 9100
0203 19 13 9100
0203 19 55 9110
0203 22 11 9100
0203 22 19 9100
0203 29 11 9100
0203 29 13 9100
0203 29 55 9110
0203 19 15 9100
3
6
0203 19 55 9310
0203 29 15 9100
0210 11 31 9110
4 14
0210 11 31 9910
0210 12 19 9100
5
0
0210 19 81 9100
6 14
0210 19 81 9300
7 14
1601 00 91 9120
8
5
1601 00 99 9110
9
4
1602 41 10 9110 10
8
1602 42 10 9110 11
6
1602 41 10 9130
12
5
1602 42 10 9130
1602 49 19 9130
( 1 ) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 Sector 6 (OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1).

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European
Union L
346/33
ANNEX II
Entries referred to in Article 2(4)
— In Bulgarian:
Регламент за изпълнение (ЕC) № […]
— In Spanish: Reglamento
de
Ejecución
(UE)
n o […]
— In Czech: Prováděcí naízení (EU) . […]
— In Danish: Gennemfrelsesforordning
(EU)
nr.
[…]
— In German: Durchführungsverordnung
(EU)
Nr.
[…]
— In Estonian: Rakendusmrus
(EL)
nr
[…]
— In Greek:
Εκτελεστικ κανονισμ (ΕΕ) αριθ. […]
— In English: Implementing
Regulation
(EU)
No
[…]
— In French: Règlement
d’exécution
(UE)
n o […]
— In Croatian: Provedbena
uredba
(EU)
br.
[…]
— In Italian:
Regolamento di esecuzione (UE) n. […]
— In Latvian:
stenoanas regula (ES) Nr. […]
— In Lithuanian:
gyvendinimo reglamentas (ES) Nr. […]
— In Hungarian: …/…/EU
végrehajtási
rendelet
— In Maltese: Regolament
ta’
Implimentazzjoni
(UE)
Nru
[…]
— In Dutch: Uitvoeringsverordening
(EU)
nr.
[…]
— In Polish: Rozporzdzenie wykonawcze (UE) nr […]
— In Portuguese: Regulamento
de
Execuo
(UE)
n. o […]
— In Romanian: Regulamentul
de
punere
n
aplicare
(UE)
nr.
[…]
— In Slovak: Vykonávacie
nariadenie
(E)
. […]
— In Slovenian: Izvedbena
uredba
(EU)
t.
[…]
— In Finnish: Tytntnpanoasetus
(EU)
N:o
[…]
— In Swedish: Genomfrandefrordning
(EU)
nr
[…]

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L 346/34
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Official Journal of the European Union
20.12.2013
ANNEX III
Entries referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 4(1)
— In Bulgarian:
Лицензия, валидна пет работни дни
— In Spanish:
Certificado válido durante cinco días hábiles
— In Czech: Licence
platná
pět pracovních dní
— In Danish: Licens,
der
er
gyldig
i
fem
arbejdsdage
— In German: Fünf
Arbeitstage
gültige
Lizenz
— In Estonian: Litsents
kehtib
viis
tpeva
— In Greek:
Πιστοποιητικ που ισχει για πντε εργσιμε ημρε
— In English: Licence
valid
for
five
working
days
— In French: Certificat
valable
cinq
jours
ouvrables
— In Croatian: Dozvola
vrijedi
pet
radnih
dana
— In Italian: Titolo
valido
cinque
giorni
lavorativi
— In Latvian: Licences
derīguma termi ir piecas darbdienas
— In Lithuanian:
Licencijos galioja penkias darbo dienas
— In Hungarian: t
munkanapig
érvényes
tanúsítvány
— In Maltese: Lienza valida gal amest ijiem tax-xogol
— In Dutch: Certificaat
met
een
geldigheidsduur
van
vijf
werkdagen
— In Polish: Pozwolenie
wane pi dni roboczych
— In Portuguese:
Certificado de exportao válido durante cinco dias úteis
— In Romanian: Licen valabil timp de cinci zile lucrtoare
— In Slovak: Licencia
platí
p pracovnch dní
— In Slovenian: Dovoljenje
velja
5
delovnih
dni
— In Finnish: Todistus
on
voimassa
viisi
typiv
— In Swedish: Licensen
r
giltig
fem
arbetsdagar

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European
Union L
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ANNEX IV
Entries referred to in Article 6(2)
— In Bulgarian:
Възстановяване, валидно за […] тона (количество, за което е издадена лицензията).
— In Spanish:
Restitución válida por […] toneladas (cantidad por la que se expida el certificado).
— In Czech:
Náhrada platná pro […] tun (mnoství, pro které je licence vydána).
— In Danish: Restitutionen
omfatter
[…]
t
(den
mngde,
licensen
vedrrer).
— In German:
Erstattung gültig für […] Tonnen (Menge, für welche die Lizenz ausgestellt wurde).
— In Estonian: Eksporditoetus
kehtib
[…]
tonni
kohta
(kogus,
millele
on
antud
ekspordilitsents).
— In Greek:
Επιστροφ ισχουσα για […] τνου (ποστητα για την οποα χει εκδοθε το πιστοποιητικ).
— In English:
Refund valid for […] tonnes (quantity for which the licence is issued).
— In French:
Restitution valable pour […] tonnes (quantité pour laquelle le certificat est délivré).
— In Croatian: Subvencija
vrijedi
za
[…]
tona
(koliina za koju je izdana dozvola).
— In Italian:
Restituzione valida per […] t (quantitativo per il quale il titolo è rilasciato).
— In Latvian: Kompensācija ir spēkā attiecībā uz […] tonnām (daudzums, par kuru ir izsniegta licence).
— In Lithuanian: Grinamoji imoka galioja […] tonoms (kiekis, kuriam iduota licencija).
— In Hungarian: A
visszatérítés
[…]
tonnára
érvényes
(azt
a
mennyiséget
kell
feltüntetni,
amelyre
az
engedélyt
kiadták).
— In Maltese: Rifujoni valida gal […] tunnellati (kwantità li galiha tinare il-lienza).
— In Dutch: Restitutie
geldig
voor
[…]
ton
(hoeveelheid
waarvoor
het
certificaat
wordt
afgegeven).
— In Polish: Refundacja
wana dla […] ton (ilo, dla której zostao wydane pozwolenie).
— In Portuguese: Restituio
válida
para
[…]
toneladas
(quantidade
relativamente
à
qual
é
emitido
o
certificado).
— In Romanian: Restituire
valabil pentru […] tone (cantitatea pentru care a fost eliberat licena).
— In Slovak:
Náhrada je platná pre […] ton (mnostvo, pre ktoré bola vydaná licencia).
— In Slovenian: Nadomestilo
velja
za
[…]
ton
(koliina, za katero je bilo dovoljenje izdano).
— In Finnish: Tuki
on
voimassa
[…]
tonnille
(mr,
jolle
todistus
on
mynnetty).
— In Swedish:
Ger rtt till exportbidrag fr […] ton (den kvantitet fr vilken licensen utfrdats).

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L 346/36
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Official Journal of the European Union
20.12.2013
ANNEX V
Repealed Regulation with list of its successive amendments
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1518/2003
(OJ L 217, 29.8.2003, p. 35).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 130/2004
(OJ L 19, 27.1.2004, p. 14).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1361/2004
(OJ L 253, 29.7.2004, p. 9).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1713/2006
Article 12 only
(OJ L 321, 21.11.2006, p. 11).
Commission Regulation (EU) No 557/2010
Article 1 only
(OJ L 159, 25.6.2010, p. 13).
Commission Regulation (EU) No 519/2013
Point 6.G(2) of Annex only
(OJ L 158, 10.6.2013, p. 74).

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ANNEX VI
Correlation Table
Regulation (EC) No 1518/2003 This
Regulation
Article 1 Article
1
Article 2(1) first subparagraph Article
2(1)
Article 2(1) second subparagraph
—
Article 2(2) and (3) Article
2(2)
and
(3)
Article 2(4), introductory wording Article
2(4)
Article 2(4), first to eleventh indents Annex
II
Article 3(1) to (4) Article
3(1)
to
(4)
Article 3(4a) Article
3(5)
Article 3(5) Article
3(6)
Article 3(6) Article
3(7)
Article 3(7) Article
3(8)
Articles 4 and 5 Articles
4
and
5
Article 6(1) Article
6(1)
Article 6(2), introductory wording Article
6(2)
Article 6(2), first to eleventh indents Annex
IV
Article 7 Article
7
Article 8
—
— Article
8
Article 9 Article
9
Annex I Annex
I
Annex Ia Annex
III
Annex III
—
Annex IV
—
— Annex
V
— Annex
VI

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