Article 1U.K.Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 616/2007

Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 is amended as follows:

(1)

In Article 1, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

‘1.The tariff quotas in Annex I to this Regulation are hereby opened for imports of the products covered by the agreements between the Union and Brazil, and the Union and Thailand, as approved by Decision 2007/360/EC and Council Decision 2012/792/EU(1).

The tariff quotas are opened on an annual basis for the period from 1 July to 30 June.’;

(2)

Article 3 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 3

1.With the exception of quotas in Groups Nos 3, 4B, 5B and 6B, the quantity established for the annual quota period shall be spread out over four subperiods, as follows:

(a)30 % from 1 July to 30 September;

(b)30 % from 1 October to 31 December;

(c)20 % from 1 January to 31 March;

(d)20 % from 1 April to 30 June.

2.The annual quantity established for quotas in Groups Nos 3, 4B, 5B and 6B shall not be divided into subperiods.

3.The annual quantities established for quotas in Groups Nos 5A and 5B shall be managed by attributing import rights as a first step and issuing import licences as a second.’;

(3)

Article 4 is amended as follows:

(a)

in paragraph 1, first and second subparagraphs, the terms ‘Group No 5’ are replaced by ‘Groups Nos 5A and 5B’;

(b)

in paragraph 4, the terms ‘Groups Nos 3, 6 and 8’ are replaced by ‘Groups Nos 3, 6A, 6B and 8’;

(c)

paragraph 5 is amended as follows:

(i)

in the first subparagraph, the terms ‘Group No 5’ are replaced by ‘Groups Nos 5A and 5B’;

(ii)

in the second subparagraph, point (b), the terms ‘Groups No 3, 6 and 8’ are replaced by ‘Groups Nos 3, 6A, 6B and 8’;

(iii)

in the third subparagraph, the terms ‘Group No 5’ are replaced by ‘Groups Nos 5A and 5B’;

(d)

in paragraph 6, the terms ‘Groups Nos 3, 6 and 8’ are replaced by ‘Groups Nos 3, 6A, 6B and 8’;

(e)

in paragraph 7, third subparagraph, the terms ‘Groups Nos 3 and 6’ are replaced by ‘Groups Nos 3, 6A and 6B’;

(4)

Article 5 is amended as follows:

(a)

paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

‘1.Applications for import rights for Groups Nos 5A and 5B and for import licences for the other groups may be submitted only in the first seven days of the third month preceding each quota period or subperiod.’;

(b)

in paragraph 2 the terms ‘Group No 5’ are replaced by ‘Groups Nos 5A and 5B’ and the terms ‘Groups Nos 1, 4 and 7’ are replaced by ‘Groups 1, 4A, 4B and 7’;

(c)

paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

‘3.Member States shall notify the Commission, by the 14th day of the month in which applications are submitted, of the total quantities in kilograms requested, broken down by order number and origin.’;

(d)

in paragraph 5, first and second subparagraphs, the terms ‘Group No 5’ is replaced by ‘Groups Nos 5A and 5B’;

(5)

Article 6 is amended as follows:

(a)

paragraph 1 is amended as follows:

(i)

in point (a), the terms ‘Group No 5’ is replaced by ‘Groups Nos 5A and 5B’;

(ii)

point (b) is replaced by the following:

‘(b)for Groups Nos 5A and 5B and not later than the 10th day of the month following each quota period or subperiod, of the quantities covered by licences they have issued during that quota period or subperiod.’;

(b)

in paragraph 3, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:

‘For Groups Nos 3, 4B, 5B and 6B, the notification referred to in point (a) of the first subparagraph shall not apply.’;

(c)

paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:

‘4.The quantities covered by paragraphs 1 and 3 shall be expressed in kilograms and broken down by order number. The quantities covered by paragraph 2 shall be expressed in kilograms and broken down by order number and origin.’;

(6)

in Article 7, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

‘1.By way of derogation from Article 22 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 376/2008(2), the import licences shall be valid for 150 days from the first day of the quota period or subperiod for which they were issued.

For Groups Nos 5A and 5B licences shall be valid for 15 working days from the actual date of issuing, in accordance with Article 22(2) of Regulation (EC) No 376/2008. Import rights shall be valid from the first day of the quota period or subperiod for which the application has been lodged, and until 30 June of the same quota period.’;

(7)

Article 8 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 8

1.Release for free circulation within the quotas referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation shall be subject to the presentation of a certificate of origin issued by the competent authorities of Brazil (for Groups Nos 1, 4A, 4B, and 7) or Thailand (for Groups Nos 2, 5A and 5B) in accordance with Articles 55 to 65 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.

2.Paragraph 1 shall not apply to Groups Nos 3, 6A, 6B and 8.’;

(8)

Annex I is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.