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Official Journal of the European Union
13.11.2012
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1059/2012
of 12 November 2012
amending Regulation (EC) No 412/2008 as regards dividing the import tariff quota period for frozen
beef intended for processing into subperiods
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
the period from 1 July to 30 June of the following year
(hereafter “import tariff quota period”) subject to the
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
conditions laid down in this Regulation.
Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of
2. The
import
tariff
quota
period
referred
to
in
paragraph
22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri
1 shall be divided in the following four subperiods:
cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri
cultural products (Single CMO Regulation) ( 1 ), and in particular
(a) from 1 July to 30 September;
Article 144(1) in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(b) from 1 October to 31 December;
(1) Commission
Regulation
(EC)
No
412/2008
( 2 ) opened an
(c) from 1 January to 31 March;
annual import tariff quota for frozen beef intended for
processing for the period from 1 July to 30 June of the
following year.
(d) from 1 April to 30 June.’;
(2) Recent
developments
on
the
world
beef
market,
namely (2) Article 6 is amended as follows:
an important boost in world prices and bigger volatility
due to the increase of global demand for beef, have
shown that the possibility to apply for import rights
(a) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
only once a year may pose some commercial difficulties
to processors. Processors cannot adapt their import needs
‘2. Applications for import rights for production of
to the changing market situation if they have to apply for
either A-products or B-products shall be submitted in
import rights at the beginning of the annual quota
the first seven days of the month preceding each
period. As a consequence some of them lose the
subperiod, referred to in Article 1(2), and in any case
security lodged at the moment of the application for
no later than 13.00, Brussels time, of the relevant
import rights.
seventh day.’;
(3)
Giving the possibility to processors to apply for import
rights on a quarterly basis instead of once a year should
(b) paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:
help them to plan their imports in shorter terms and be
in a better position to respond to the rapid changes in
‘4. No
later
than
13.00,
Brussels
time,
on
the
14th
the world beef market.
day of the month in which applications are submitted in
accordance with paragraph 1, Member States shall
(4) Regulation
(EC)
No
412/2008
should
therefore
be
amended accordingly.
notify the Commission of the total quantities applied

for under each of the two categories of products,
(5) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
expressed in kilograms bone-in equivalence, in respect
accordance with the opinion of the Management
of the subperiod concerned.’;
Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agri
cultural Markets,
(3) Article 7 is replaced by the following:
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
‘Article 7
Article 1
1. Import
rights
shall
be
awarded
from
the
23rd
day
of
Regulation (EC) No 412/2008 is amended as follows:
the month in which applications are submitted in
accordance with Article 6(1) and at the latest on the last
(1) Article 1 is replaced by the following:
day of that month. Import rights shall be valid from the
first day of the subperiod for which the application has
‘Article 1
been submitted and until 30 June of the import tariff
1. An import tariff quota of 63 703 tonnes bone-in
quota period concerned.
equivalent of frozen beef falling within CN code
0202 20 30, 0202 30 10, 0202 30 50, 0202 30 90 or
2. If
application
of
the
allocation
coefficient
referred
to
0206 29 91 and intended for processing in the Union
in Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 results in
(hereinafter “the quota”) is hereby opened every year for
fewer import rights to be allocated than had been applied
for, the security lodged in accordance with Article 6(3) of
( 1 ) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
this Regulation shall be released proportionally without
( 2 ) OJ L 125, 9.5.2008, p. 7.
delay.

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3. The Commission shall suspend the submission of applications for import rights until the end of the
import tariff quota period for the order numbers for which the available quantities are exhausted.’.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the
Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 December 2012.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 12 November 2012.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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