Article 1Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001

Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 is amended as follows:

(1)

in Article 5, the following point is added:

(k)

the quotas referred to in Part K of Annex I.

;

(2)

in Article 6, the first paragraph is replaced by the following:

Annex I sets out the tariff quotas, the duties to be applied, the maximum quantities to be imported each year, the import tariff quota periods and their division into subperiods.

;

(3)

in Article 13, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

Licence applications shall relate to at least 10 tonnes and no more than the quantity available under the quota for the subperiod as referred to in Article 6.

However, licence applications shall relate:

(a)

in the case of the quotas referred to in point (a) of Article 5, to no more than 10 % of the quantity available;

(b)

in the case of the quotas referred to in point (k) of Article 5, to no more than 25 % of the quantity available.

;

(4)

in Article 14, the following paragraph 1a is inserted:

1a.

For the quotas referred to in Part K of Annex I, licence applications may be lodged only:

(a)

from 20 to 30 November, for imports during the period from 1 January to 30 June following;

(b)

from 1 to 10 June, for imports during the period from 1 July to 31 December following;

(c)

from 1 to 10 September, for imports during the period from 1 October to 31 December following.

;

(5)

in Article 19, the following paragraph 3 is added:

For the quotas referred to in Part K of Annex I, the reduced rate of duty shall be applied on:

(a)

acceptance of the declaration of release for free circulation;

(b)

presentation of the import licence; and

(c)

presentation of an IMA 1 certificate as set out in Annex IX, issued by an issuing body listed in Annex XII and containing the relevant particulars set out in Annex XI, which proves the eligibility requirements and the origin of the product covered by the declaration of release for free circulation.

Customs authorities shall indicate the serial number of the IMA 1 certificate on the import licence.

Article 37(2), (3) and (4) shall apply mutatis mutandis.

;

(6)

in Article 34, paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:

Annex III.A sets out the tariff quotas, the duty to be applied, the maximum quantities to be imported each year, the import tariff quota periods and their division into subperiods.

;

(7)

Article 34a is replaced by the following:

Article 34a1.

The quotas shall be divided into two parts as referred to in Annex III.A:

(a)

quota No 09.4195 (hereafter called Part A) shall be distributed among Union importers who are approved according to the provisions of Article 7 and who can prove that they have imported under one of the quotas 09.4195 or 09.4182 in the course of the 24 months prior to the month of November preceding the quota year;

(b)

quota No 09.4182 (hereafter called Part B) shall be reserved for applicants:

(i)

who are approved according to the provisions of Article 7; and

(ii)

who can prove that during the 12-month period prior the month of November preceding the quota year that they imported into and/or exported from the Union at least 100 tonnes of milk or milk products covered by Chapter 04 of the Combined Nomenclature in at least four separate operations.

Applications for import licences may be lodged only:

(a)

from 20 to 30 November, for imports during the period from 1 January to 30 June following;

(b)

from 1 to 10 June, for imports during the period from 1 July to 31 December following;

(c)

from 1 to 10 September, for imports during the period from 1 October to 31 December following.

To be admissible, applications for import licences may cover, per applicant:

(a)

for Part A, no more than 125 % of the quantities that they have imported under the quotas 09.4195 or 09.4182, in the course of the 24-month period prior to the month of November preceding the quota year;

(b)

for Part B, not less than 20 tonnes and no more than 10 % of the available quantity for the subperiod and provided they are able to prove to the satisfaction of the competent authority of the Member State concerned that they fulfil the conditions laid down in point (b) of paragraph 1.

Subject to complying with the eligibility conditions, applicants may apply simultaneously under both parts of the quota.

The applications for import licences must be separate for Part A and for Part B.

Applications for import licences may be lodged only in the Member State where the approval pursuant to Article 7 has been granted, and must bear the importer’s approval number.

The proofs referred to in paragraphs 1 and 3 shall be furnished in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006.

Those proofs shall be submitted at the time the applications for import licences are lodged and shall be valid for the relevant quota year.

;

(8)

in Annex I, a new Part K is added, the text of which is set out in Annex I to this Regulation;

(9)

Part A of Annex III is replaced by the text which is set out in Annex II to this Regulation;

(10)

in Part B of Annex III, the entries concerning quota numbers 09.4514 and 09.4515 are deleted.

Article 2Entry into force and application

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from the quota year starting on 1 January 2014.

Quota number	CN code	Description	Country of origin	Annual quota from 1 January to 31 December(in tonnes)	Quantity from 1 January to 30 June(in tonnes)	Quantity from 1 July to 31 December(in tonnes)	Quantity from 1 October to 31 December(in tonnes)	Import duty(EUR/100 kg net weight)
09.4515	0406 90 01	Cheese for processing Utilisation for this particular purpose will be monitored by applying the Union provisions laid down on the subject. The cheeses concerned are considered as processed when they have been processed into products falling within subheading 040630 of the Combined Nomenclature. Articles 291 to 300 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 apply. .	New Zealand	4 000	4 000	—	—	17,06
09.4514	ex 0406 90 21	Whole Cheddar cheeses (of the conventional flat cylindrical shape of a net weight of not less than 33 kg but not more than 44 kg and cheeses in cubic blocks or in parallelepiped shape, of a net weight of 10 kg or more) of a fat content of 50 % or more by weight in the dry matter, matured for at least three months.	New Zealand	7 000	7 000	—	—	17,06

Quota number

CN code

Description

Country of origin

Annual quota from 1 January to 31 December(in tonnes)

Quantity from 1 January to 30 June(in tonnes)

Quantity from 1 July to 31 December(in tonnes)

Quantity from 1 October to 31 December(in tonnes)

Import duty(EUR/100 kg net weight)

09.4515

0406 90 01

Cheese for processing

Utilisation for this particular purpose will be monitored by applying the Union provisions laid down on the subject. The cheeses concerned are considered as processed when they have been processed into products falling within subheading 040630 of the Combined Nomenclature. Articles 291 to 300 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 apply.

New Zealand

4 000

—

17,06

09.4514

ex 0406 90 21

Whole Cheddar cheeses (of the conventional flat cylindrical shape of a net weight of not less than 33 kg but not more than 44 kg and cheeses in cubic blocks or in parallelepiped shape, of a net weight of 10 kg or more) of a fat content of 50 % or more by weight in the dry matter, matured for at least three months.

New Zealand

7 000

—

17,06

CN code	Description	Country of origin	Annual quota from 1 January to 31 December(in tonnes)	Quantity from 1 January to 30 June(in tonnes)	Quantity from 1 July to 31 December(in tonnes)	Quantity from 1 October to 31 December(in tonnes)	Import duty(EUR/100 kg net weight)
ex 0405 10 11 ex 0405 10 19	Butter, at least six weeks old, of a fat content by weight of not less than 80 % but less than 85 % manufactured directly from milk or cream without the use of stored materials, in a single, self-contained and uninterrupted process.	New Zealand	74 693	Quota 09.4195 Part A: 20 540,5	Quota 09.4195 Part A: 20 540,5	Quota 09.4195 Part A: —	70,0
ex 0405 10 30	Butter, at least six weeks old, of a fat content by weight of not less than 80 % but less than 85 %, manufactured directly from milk or cream without the use of stored materials, in a single, self-contained and uninterrupted process which may involve the cream passing through a stage where the butterfat is concentrated and/or fractionated (the processes referred to as “Ammix” and “Spreadable”).	Quota 09.4182 Part B: 16 806	Quota 09.4182 Part B: 16 806	Quota 09.4182 Part B: —

CN code

Description

Country of origin

Annual quota from 1 January to 31 December(in tonnes)

Quantity from 1 January to 30 June(in tonnes)

Quantity from 1 July to 31 December(in tonnes)

Quantity from 1 October to 31 December(in tonnes)

Import duty(EUR/100 kg net weight)

ex 0405 10 11

ex 0405 10 19

Butter, at least six weeks old, of a fat content by weight of not less than 80 % but less than 85 % manufactured directly from milk or cream without the use of stored materials, in a single, self-contained and uninterrupted process.

New Zealand

74 693

Quota 09.4195

Part A:

20 540,5

Quota 09.4195

Part A:

20 540,5

Quota 09.4195

Part A:

—

70,0

ex 0405 10 30

Butter, at least six weeks old, of a fat content by weight of not less than 80 % but less than 85 %, manufactured directly from milk or cream without the use of stored materials, in a single, self-contained and uninterrupted process which may involve the cream passing through a stage where the butterfat is concentrated and/or fractionated (the processes referred to as “Ammix” and “Spreadable”).

Quota 09.4182

Part B:

16 806

Quota 09.4182

Part B:

16 806

Quota 09.4182

Part B:

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