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Official Journal of the European Union
21.12.2011
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1349/2011
of 20 December 2011
amending Regulation (EC) No 376/2008 laying down common detailed rules for the application of
the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Article 1(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No
2014/2005 of 9 December 2005 on licences under the
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
arrangements for importing bananas into the Community
Union,
in respect of bananas released into free circulation at the
common customs tariff rate of duty ( 3 ) limits the validity
of licences to the year of issue. It is therefore appropriate
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of
to repeal the obligation to obtain import licences as from
22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri
1 January 2012.
cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri
cultural products (Single CMO Regulation) ( 1 ), and in particular
Article 134 in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
(4) Regulation
(EC)
No
376/2008
should
therefore
be
amended accordingly.
Whereas:
(5) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
(1) In
accordance
with
Article
130
of
Regulation
(EC)
No
accordance with the opinion of the Management
1234/2007 to manage imports, the Commission has
Committee for Common Organisation of Agricultural
been given the power to determine the products for
Markets,
which import will be subject to presentation of a
licence. When assessing the need for a licence system,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
the Commission takes account of the appropriate
instruments for the management of the markets and in
particular for monitoring the imports.
Article 1
In Part I of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 376/2008, Point I
(2) Commission
Regulation
(EC)
No
376/2008
( 2 ) in its
‘Bananas (Part XI of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007)’
Article 1(2)(a)(i) in conjunction with its Annex II, Part
is deleted.
I, point I, provides for a licence obligation for imports of
‘bananas, fresh imported under common customs tariff rate of
duty’ falling within CN code 0803 00 19.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day
(3) Currently,
effective
import
monitoring
can
be
carried
out following its publication in the Official Journal of the European
through other means. In the interest of simplification and
Union.
for the purpose of alleviating the administrative burden
for Member States and operators, the requirement of
import licences for bananas should be abolished.
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, 20 December 2011.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
( 1 ) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 114, 26.4.2008, p. 3.
( 3 ) OJ L 324, 10.12.2005, p. 3.

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