Commission Regulation (EC) No 1023/2006 of 5 July 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 958/2003 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Decision 2003/286/EC as regards the concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas on certain cereal products originating in the Republic of Bulgaria and amending Regulation (EC) No 2809/2000

• Published date: 06 July 2006
• Subject Matter: External relations,Commercial policy,Association Agreement
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Union, L 184, 06 July 2006

6.7.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 184/5

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1023/2006

of 5 July 2006

amending Regulation (EC) No 958/2003 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Decision 2003/286/EC as regards the concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas on certain cereal products originating in the Republic of Bulgaria and amending Regulation (EC) No 2809/2000

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Decision 2003/286/EC of 8 April 2003 on the conclusion of a Protocol adjusting the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part, to take account of the outcome of negotiations between the parties on new mutual agricultural concessions (1), and in particular Article 3(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) In accordance with Decision 2003/286/EC, the Community has undertaken to establish for each marketing year import tariff quotas at a zero rate of duty for wheat, meslin, wheat gluten and maize originating in the Republic of Bulgaria.

(2) In the light of the experience gained in applying Commission Regulation (EC) No 958/2003 (2), certain provisions of that Regulation should be clarified and simplified.

(3) In order to ensure that the actual quantities being requested by individual traders may be verified, it is necessary to specify that traders must submit only one import licence application per period concerned, and to provide for a penalty in the event of a failure to meet this requirement.

(4) Regulation (EC) No 958/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 958/2003 is hereby amended as follows:

1. The following Article 1a is added: ‘Article 1a Traders may submit only one import licence application per period concerned under Article 2(1). Where traders submit more than one application, all their applications shall be rejected and the securities lodged when the applications were submitted shall be taken over by the Member State concerned.’

2.

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