Commission Regulation (EC) No 402/2008

of 6 May 2008

on procedures for the importation of rye from Turkey

(Codified version)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2008/97 of 9 October 1997 laying down certain rules for the application of the special arrangements for imports of olive oil and certain other agricultural products originating in Turkey [1], and in particular Article 4 thereof;

Whereas:

(1) Regulation (EEC) No 2622/71 of the Commission of 9 December 1971 on procedures for the importation of rye from Turkey [2] has been substantially amended several times [3]. In the interests of clarity and rationality the said Regulation should be codified.

(2) By Regulation (EC) No 2008/97, the Council adopted rules of application for the special arrangements for imports of rye from Turkey laid down in the Additional Protocol to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and Turkey.

(3) Those special arrangements provide, under certain conditions, for a reduction of the duty on imports of rye from Turkey. To that end, proof must be furnished that a special export tax payable by the exporter has in fact been paid.

(4) It is appropriate to fix, pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2008/97, the procedure for proving payment of the special export tax.

(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Proof that the special export tax referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2008/97 has been paid shall be furnished to the competent authority of the importing Member State by presentation of movement certificate A.TR.1. In that case, one of the entries referred to in Annex I to this Regulation shall be made in the "Remarks" section by the competent authority.

Article 2

Regulation (EEC) No 2622/71 is repealed.

References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex II.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of 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, 6 May 2008.

For the Commission

The President

José Manuel Barroso

[1] OJ L 284, 16.10.1997, p. 17. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 846/98 (OJ L 120, 23.4.1998, p. 13).

[2] OJ L 271, 10.12.1971, p. 22. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1996/2006 (OJ L 398, 30.12.2006, p. 1).

[3] See Annex II.

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ANNEX I

Terms referred to in Article 1

— In Bulgarian : Специална експортна такса съгласно Регламент (ЕО) № 2008/97 платена в размер на …

— In Spanish : Tasa especial aplicable a la exportación según el Reglamento (CE) no 2008/97 satisfecha con la suma de …

— In Czech : Zvlá?tní v?vozní dávka podle na?ízení (ES) ?. 2008/97 zaplacena ve v??i …

— In Danish : S?rlig udf?rselsafgift i henhold til forordning (EF) nr. 2008/97, betalt med et bel?b p? …

— In German : Besondere Ausfuhrabgabe gem?? Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2008/97 in H?he von … entrichtet

— In Estonian : Ekspordi erimaks makstud summas … vastavalt m??rusele (E?) nr 2008/97

— In Greek : Ειδικ?? φ?ρο? κατ? την εξαγωγ? σ?μφωνα με τον κανονισμ? (ΕK) αριθ. 2008/97 που πληρ?θηκε για ποσ? …

— In English : Special export tax under Regulation (EC) No 2008/97 paid to an amount of …

— In French : Taxe spéciale à l'exportation selon le règlement (CE) no 2008/97 acquittée pour un montant de …

— In Italian : Tassa speciale per l'esportazione pagata, secondo il regolamento (CE) n. 2008/97, per un importo di …

— In Latvian : Saska?ā ar Regulu (EK) Nr. 2008/97, samaksāta speciālā izve?anas nodeva … apmērā

— In Lithuanian : Vadovaujantis Reglamentu (EB) Nr. 2008/97, sumok?tas … dyd?io specialusis eksporto mokestis

— In Hungarian : A 2008/97/EK rendelet szerinti kül?nleges exportadó … ?sszegben megfizetve

— In Maltese : Taxxa spe?jali fuq l-esportazzjoni, skond ir-Regolament (KE) Nru 2008/97, im?allsa g?all-ammont ta' …

— In Dutch : Speciale heffing bij uitvoer bedoeld in Verordening (EG) nr. 2008/97 ten bedrage van … voldaan

— In Polish : Specjalny podatek eksportowy wed?ug rozporz?dzenia (WE) nr 2008/97 zap?acony w wysoko?ci …

— In Portuguese : Imposi??o especial de exporta??o, nos termos do Regulamento (CE) n.o 2008/97, paga num montante de …

— In Romanian : Tax? special? de export, conform Regulamentului (CE) nr. 2008/97, achitat? pentru o valoare de …

— In Slovak : Osobitn? v?vozn? poplatok pod?a nariadenia (ES) ?. 2008/97 vo v??ke …

— In Slovenian : Posebna izvozna dajatev v skladu z Uredbo (ES) ?t. 2008/97, pla?ilo za znesek …

— In Finnish : Asetuksen (EY) N:o 2008/97 mukainen erityisvientivero m??r?lt??n …

— In Swedish : S?rskild exportskatt i enlighet med f?rordning (EG) nr 2008/97, betalt med ett belopp p? …

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ANNEX II

Repealed Regulation with list of its successive amendments

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2622/71 (OJ L 271, 10.12.1971, p. 22) | |

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 199/73 (OJ L 23, 29.1.1973, p. 4) | Only Article 1 |

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3480/80 (OJ L 363, 31.12.1980, p. 84) | Only Article 1(1) |

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3817/85 (OJ L 368, 31.12.1985, p. 16) | Only Article 1(4) |

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 560/91 (OJ L 62, 8.3.1991, p. 26) | Only Article 1(1) |

Commission Regulation (EC) No 777/2004 (OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 50) | Only Article 1 |

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1996/2006 (OJ L 398, 30.12.2006, p. 1). | Only Article 1 |

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ANNEX III

Correlation table

Regulation (EEC) 2622/71 | This Regulation |

Article 1 | Article 1 |

— | Article 2 |

Article 2, first paragraph | — |

Article 2, second paragraph | Article 3 |

Annex | Annex I |

— | Annex II |

— | Annex III |

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