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 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007, and in particular Article 187(e) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1240 of 18 May 2016 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to public intervention and aid for private storage, and in particular Article 28 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulations (EC) Nos 2305/2003, 969/2006 and 1067/2008 and Commission Implementing Regulations (EU) 2015/2081 and 2017/2200 lay down specific provisions on the lodging of import licence applications and the issuing of import licences for barley under quota 09.4126, maize under quota 09.4131 and common wheat of a quality other than high quality under quotas 09.4123, 09.4124, 09.4125 and 09.4133 and for certain cereals originating in Ukraine under quotas 09.4306, 09.4307, 09.4308, 09.4277, 09.4278 and 09.4279.
(2)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1964/2006 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 480/2012 lay down specific provisions on the lodging of import licence applications and the issuing of import licences for rice originating in Bangladesh under quota 09.4517 and broken rice under quota 09.4079.
(3)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006 lays down specific provisions on the lodging of import licence applications and the issuing of import licences for olive oil originating in Tunisia under quota 09.4032.
(4)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080 lays down specific provisions regarding the deadline for the submission of tenders for sales of skimmed milk powder by a tendering procedure.
(5)
In view of the public holidays in 2019, derogations should be made, at certain times, from Regulations (EC) Nos 2305/2003, 969/2006, 1067/2008, Implementing Regulations (EU) 2015/2081 and (EU) No 2017/2200, Regulation (EC) No 1964/2006, Implementing Regulation (EU) No 480/2012 and Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006 as regards the dates for lodging import licence applications and issuing import licences in order to ensure compliance with the quota volumes in question.
(6)
In view of the public holidays in 2019, derogations should be made, at certain times, from Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080 as regards the dates for the submission of tenders and the examination of those tenders.
(7)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
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