Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2243

of 13 December 2016

amending Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 as regards the import tariff quota for garlic originating in China

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/1972, (EEC) No 234/1979, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/20071, and in particular point (a) of Article 187 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 341/20072 opens and provides for the administration of tariff quotas for garlic falling within CN code 0703 20 00 and for certain other agricultural products imported from third countries.
(2)
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the People's Republic of China pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union, approved by Council Decision (EU) 2016/2433 provides for an increase by 2 150 tonnes of the Union tariff rate quota for garlic originating in China.
(3)

The increase in the tariff rate quota should be reflected in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 341/2007. Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(4)
Since the Agreement between the European Union and the People's Republic of China was approved by the Council on 18 October 20164, importers could have access to the increased quantities as from the fourth sub-period of the import tariff quota period 2016/2017. Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 provides that importers have to lodge their applications for import licences during the first seven days of January for the fourth sub-period. It is therefore appropriate that this Regulation applies as from 1 January 2017.
(5)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 341/2007

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.

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 1 January 2017.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 13 December 2016.

For the Commission

The President

Jean-Claude Juncker

ANNEX

‘ANNEX ITariff quotas opened pursuant to Decisions 2001/404/EC, 2006/398/EC, 2014/116/EU and (EU) 2016/243 for imports of garlic falling within CN code 0703 20 00

Origin

Order number

Quota (tonnes)

First subperiod (June to August)

Second subperiod (September to November)

Third subperiod (December to February)

Fourth subperiod (March to May)

Total

Argentina

19 147

Traditional importers

09.4104

—

—

9 590

3 813

New importers

09.4099

—

—

4 110

1 634

Total

—

—

13 700

5 447

China

48 225

Traditional importers

09.4105

8 664

8 664

7 548

8 884

New importers

09.4100

3 713

3 713

3 233

3 806

Total

12 377

12 377

10 781

12 690

Other third countries

6 023

Traditional importers

09.4106

941

1 960

929

386

New importers

09.4102

403

840

398

166

Total

1 344

2 800

1 327

552

Total

13 721

15 177

25 808

18 689

73 395’