COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 781/2014
of 17 July 2014
on the issue of import licences and the allocation of import rights for applications lodged during the first seven days of July 2014 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 for poultrymeat
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 (1), and in particular Article 188(1) and (3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 (2) opened tariff quotas for imports of poultrymeat products originating in Brazil, Thailand and other third countries.
(2)
The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of July 2014 in respect of Groups Nos 1, 2, 4A, 6A, 7 and 8 for the subperiod from 1 October to 31 December relate, for some quotas, to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which import licences may be issued should therefore be determined by establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities requested, calculated in accordance with Article 6(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 (3).
(3)
The applications for import rights lodged during the first seven days of July 2014 in respect of Group No 5A for the subperiod from 1 October to 31 December relate to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which import rights may be allocated should therefore be determined and an allocation coefficient laid down to be applied to the quantities applied for, in accordance with Article 6(3) in conjunction with Article 7(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006.
(4)
In order to ensure the efficient management of the measure, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. The quantities for which import licence applications have been lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 for the subperiod from 1 October to 31 December 2014 in respect of Groups Nos 1, 2, 4A, 6A, 7 and 8, shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficients set out in the Annex hereto.
2. The quantities for which import rights applications have been lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 for the subperiod from 1 October to 31 December 2014 in respect of Group No 5A, shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficient set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 July 2014.