Commission Regulation (EC) No 297/2003 (repealed)Show full title

Article 1 U.K.

1. Under the tariff quota provided for by Decision 2002/979/EC, the products originating in Chile referred to in Annex I may be imported, exempt from the customs duty laid down in the common customs tariff, during the periods from 1 July in one year to 30 June in the following year, in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation.

The quantity of the products referred to in paragraph 1 shall be as indicated in Annex I for each import period.

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Textual Amendments

F1 Deleted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 567/2007 of 24 May 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 297/2003 laying down detailed rules for the application of the tariff quota for beef and veal originating in Chile.

Textual Amendments

F1 Deleted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 567/2007 of 24 May 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 297/2003 laying down detailed rules for the application of the tariff quota for beef and veal originating in Chile.

[F2 Article 2 U.K.

Regulation (EC) No 1445/95, Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 and Chapter III of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 (1) shall apply, save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation.]

Textual Amendments

F2 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 567/2007 of 24 May 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 297/2003 laying down detailed rules for the application of the tariff quota for beef and veal originating in Chile.

Textual Amendments

F2 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 567/2007 of 24 May 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 297/2003 laying down detailed rules for the application of the tariff quota for beef and veal originating in Chile.

Article 3 U.K.

[F2 1. The import licences shall give rise to an obligation to import from the specified country. Section 8 of licence applications and licences shall show the country of origin and the box indicating ‘ yes ’ shall be ticked.]

[F3 [X1 2. Section 20 of the import licence applications and import licences shall contain the serial number 09.4181 and one of the entries listed in Annex I A.] ]

Editorial Information

X1 Substituted by Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1965/2006 of 22 December 2006 adapting several regulations concerning the beef and veal sector by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (Official Journal of the European Union L 408 of 30 December 2006).

Textual Amendments

F2 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 567/2007 of 24 May 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 297/2003 laying down detailed rules for the application of the tariff quota for beef and veal originating in Chile.

F3 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1965/2006 of 22 December 2006 adapting several regulations concerning the beef and veal sector by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union.

Editorial Information

X1 Substituted by Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1965/2006 of 22 December 2006 adapting several regulations concerning the beef and veal sector by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (Official Journal of the European Union L 408 of 30 December 2006).

Textual Amendments

F2 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 567/2007 of 24 May 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 297/2003 laying down detailed rules for the application of the tariff quota for beef and veal originating in Chile.

F3 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1965/2006 of 22 December 2006 adapting several regulations concerning the beef and veal sector by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union.

Article 4 U.K.

1. A certificate of authenticity attesting that the products originate in Chile shall be drawn up by the issuing authority referred to in Article 8 in accordance with Article 7.

[F2 The original of the certificate of authenticity and a duly certified copy thereof shall be submitted to the competent authority of the Member State in question (hereinafter referred to as the competent authority) at the time the initial application for an import licence in connection with the certificate of authenticity is made.]

2. Provided the quantity limit stated in the certificate is not exceeded, more than one import licence may be issued under a single certificate of authenticity. Where this is the case, the competent authority shall endorse the certificate of authenticity to indicate the quantities attributed.

3. Once it is satisfied that all the information in the certificate of authenticity corresponds to that received each week from the Commission on the subject, the competent authority shall issue import licences. If this is not the case, no import licences may be issued.

Textual Amendments

F2 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 567/2007 of 24 May 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 297/2003 laying down detailed rules for the application of the tariff quota for beef and veal originating in Chile.

Textual Amendments

F2 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 567/2007 of 24 May 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 297/2003 laying down detailed rules for the application of the tariff quota for beef and veal originating in Chile.

Article 5 U.K.

1. Notwithstanding Article 4, the competent authority may issue an import licence in the following cases:

(a) the original of the certificate of authenticity has been submitted but the Commission information on it has not yet been received;

(b) the original of the certificate of authenticity has not been submitted and the Commission information on it has not yet been received;

(c) the original of the certificate of authenticity has been submitted and the Commission information on it has been received, but some information does not tally.

2. In the cases referred to in paragraph 1, and notwithstanding the second indent of Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1445/95, the amount of the security to be lodged in respect of the import licences shall be an amount equivalent to the full rate of customs duty for the products in question under the common customs tariff that is applicable on the day the import licence is applied for.

Once they have received the original of the certificate of authenticity and the Commission information on it, and have checked that the data are in order, the Member States shall release the security referred to in the first indent, except where the security referred to in the second indent of Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 has been lodged for the same import licence.

The submission to the competent authority of the original of the certificate of authenticity required by the legislation before the period of validity of the import licence in question expires constitutes a primary requirement within the meaning of Article 20 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85(2) as regards the security referred to in the first indent.

Any amounts of the security referred to in the first indent that are not released shall be forfeited and kept as customs duty.

Article 6 U.K.

Certificates of authenticity and import licences shall each be valid for three months from their respective date of issue.

However, the period of validity may not finish later than 30 June following their date of issue.

Article 7 U.K.

1. The certificate of authenticity referred to in Article 4 shall be made out in one original and not less than one copy in accordance with the model in Annex II.

The forms shall measure approximately 210 × 297 mm and the paper shall weigh not less than 40 g/m².

2. The forms shall be printed and filled out in one of the official languages of the Community; they may also be printed and filled out in the official language of Chile.

3. Certificates of authenticity shall bear an individual serial number allocated by the issuing authorities referred to in Article 8. The copies shall bear the same serial number as the original.

4. The original and copies of the certificate of authenticity may be typed or hand-written. In the latter case, they must be filled out in black ink and in block capitals.

5. Certificates of authenticity shall be valid only if they are duly filled out and endorsed by the issuing authority referred to in Article 8.

Certificates of authenticity shall be deemed to have been duly endorsed if they state the date and place of issue and if they bear the stamp of the issuing authority and the signature of the person or persons authorised to sign them.

The stamp may be replaced by a printed seal on the original of the certificate of authenticity and any copies thereof.

Article 8 U.K.

1. The body authorised by Chile to issue certificates of authenticity (hereinafter referred to as ‘the issuing authority’), the name of which is given in Annex III, must:

(a) undertake to verify the entries on the certificates of authenticity;

(b) undertake to supply the Commission, at least once a week, with any information it may need to verify the entries on the certificates of authenticity.

2. Annex III may be revised by the Commission if the issuing authority is no longer recognised, if it fails to perform one of its undertakings or if a new issuing authority is appointed.

Article 9 U.K.

The Commission shall pass on to the competent authorities in the Member States the specimen of the stamp imprints used by the issuing authority and the names and signatures of the persons authorised to sign the certificates of authenticity that are communicated to it by the authority in Chile.

[F4 Article 9a U.K.

1. By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, Member States shall notify to the Commission:

(a) no later than 31 August following the end of each import tariff quota period the quantities of products, including nil returns, for which import licences were issued in the previous import tariff quota period;

(b) no later than 31 October following the end of each import tariff quota period the quantities of products, including nil returns, covered by unused or partly used import licences and corresponding to the difference between the quantities entered on the back of the import licences and the quantities for which they were issued.

2. No later than 31 October following the end of each import tariff quota period, Member States shall notify to the Commission the quantities of products, which were actually released for free circulation during the preceding import tariff quota period.

However, as of the import tariff quota period starting on 1 July 2009 , Member States shall forward to the Commission details of the quantities of products put into free circulation as of 1 July 2009 in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006.

3. The notifications referred to in paragraph 1 and the first subparagraph of paragraph 2 of this Article, shall be made as indicated in Annexes IV, V and VI to this Regulation and the product categories indicated in Annex V to Commission Regulation (EC) No 382/2008 (3) shall be used.]

Textual Amendments

F4 Inserted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 749/2008 of 30 July 2008 amending several regulations concerning import tariff quotas in the beef and veal sector.

Textual Amendments

F4 Inserted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 749/2008 of 30 July 2008 amending several regulations concerning import tariff quotas in the beef and veal sector.

Article 10 U.K.

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

However, Article 1 shall apply from 1 February 2003.

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