
Article 1 
Import licences shall be presented for imports into the Community from Bulgaria or Romania of products falling under serial numbers 09.4671, 09.4752 and 09.4756, as referred to in Annex I hereto, under the arrangements laid down by Decisions 2003/286/EC and 2005/430/EC and by Decisions 2003/18/EC and 2005/431/EC.
The annual quantities of products eligible for the arrangements and the reduced rate of customs duty established by the Common Customs Tariff are laid down in Annex I for each tariff quota with a serial number appearing in that Annex.
Article 2 
The annual quantities referred to in Article 1 shall be spread over four periods as follows:

((a)) 25 % from 1 July to 30 September,
((b)) 25 % from 1 October to 31 December,
((c)) 25 % from 1 January to 31 March,
((d)) 25 % from 1 April to 30 June.
Article 3 

1. Applications for import licences may be presented only by natural or legal persons who, at the time of lodging the application, are able to prove to the satisfaction of the competent authorities of the Member States that they have been engaged in trade in pigmeat with third countries for at least twelve months.However, retail or catering establishments selling their products to the final consumer shall be ineligible for the arrangements referred to in Article 1.
2. Licence applications shall mention only one of the serial numbers referred to in Annex I.Licence applications may cover several products falling under different Combined Nomenclature codes and originating in a single country. In such cases, all the Combined Nomenclature codes and the relevant descriptions shall be entered in boxes 16 and 15 of the application respectively.Licence applications shall be for a minimum of 1 tonne and a maximum of 25% of the quantity available under the serial number concerned during one of the quarters referred to in Article 2.
3. Box 8 of the licence application and the licence shall show the country of origin. Licences are valid only for imports of products originating in that country.
4. Box 20 of the licence application and the licence shall contain one of the references appearing in Annex II.
5. Box 24 of the licence shall contain one of the references appearing in Annex III.
Article 4 

1. Licence applications may be lodged only in the first seven days of the month preceding each period referred to in Article 2.
2. Licence applications shall be admissible only if applicants declare in writing that they have not lodged and will not lodge, for the relevant period as referred to in Article 2, other applications for products falling under the same serial number in the Member State where the application is lodged or in another Member State. If applicants lodge more than one application for products coming under the same serial number, none of their applications shall be admissible.
3. Member States shall notify the Commission, on the third working day following the end of the period for lodging applications, of the applications lodged for each of the products falling under the serial numbers in question. Such notification shall include a list of the applicants and a summary of the quantities for each serial number.Notifications shall be made by electronic mail or fax in accordance with the specimen in Annex IV if no applications have been lodged, or in accordance with the specimens in Annexes IV and V if applications have been lodged.
Article 5 

1. The Commission shall decide as soon as possible to what extent the licence applications can be granted.If the quantities in respect of which licences have been requested exceed those available, the Commission shall set a single acceptance percentage for the quantities requested.If the overall quantity for which applications have been submitted is less than the quantity available, the Commission shall calculate the residual quantity, which shall be added to the quantity available for the following period specified in Article 2.
2. Licences shall be issued as soon as possible after the Commission has taken a decision in accordance with paragraph 1.
3. The licences issued shall be valid throughout the Community.
Article 6 
Member States shall notify the Commission, before the end of the fourth month following each annual period referred to in Annex I, of the quantities actually imported under this Regulation during the period in question.
Notifications, including those indicating that no imports have taken place, shall be made in accordance with the specimen in Annex VI.
Article 7 

1. For the purposes of Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, import licences shall be valid for 150 days from their actual date of issue.They shall however expire on 30 June of the year in which they were issued.
2. Import licences issued under this Regulation shall not be transferable.
Article 8 
Security of EUR 20 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged against applications for import licences.
Article 9 
The provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 shall be applicable except as otherwise provided by this Regulation.
By way of derogation from Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) 1291/2000, quantities imported under this Regulation shall not exceed the amount indicated in boxes 17 and 18 of the import licence. To that end ‘0’ shall be entered in box 19 of the licence.
Article 10 
The rules of origin applicable to imports under this Regulation shall be those provided for in Protocol 4 of the Europe Agreement with Bulgaria and in Protocol 4 of the Europe Agreement with Romania.
Article 11 
The duties exceeding the amount legally due booked to account since 1 July 2005 shall be reimbursed or returned.
To this end interested parties are hereby invited to lodge applications in accordance with Article 236 of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code and with the relevant implementing provisions contained in Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.
Article 12 
Regulation (EC) No 1898/97 is hereby repealed as from 1 July 2005.
It shall, however, continue to apply to imports from Romania until 31 July 2005.
Licences issued under Regulation (EC) No 1898/97 for use during the periods from 1 July to 30 September 2005, from 1 October to 31 December 2005 and from 1 January to 31 March 2006 shall be valid for the same periods under this Regulation.
Quantities which are provided for the periods from 1 July to 30 September 2005, from 1 October to 31 December 2005 and from 1 January to 31 March 2006 under this Regulation and were not allocated under Regulation (EC) No 1898/97 shall be added to the quantity available for the period from 1 April to 30 June 2006.
Article 13 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply to imports from Bulgaria as from 1 July 2005.
It shall apply to imports from Romania as from 1 August 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 14 December 2005.
For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission
ANNEX I


A.PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN BULGARIA
Serial No CN Code Description Duty applicable(% of MFN) Annual quantity from 1.7.2005 to 30.6.2006(tonnes) Annual increase as from 1.7.2006(tonnes) Specific provisions
09.4671 ex 0203 Meat of domestic swine, fresh, chilled or frozen Exemption 4 400 500 
0210 110210 120210 19 Meat of swine, salted or in brine, dried or smoked
1601 00 Sausages and similar products
1602 411602 421602 49 Prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or blood of swine
B.PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN ROMANIA
Serial No CN Code Description Duty applicable(% of MFN) Annual quantity from 1.7.2005 to 30.6.2006(tonnes) Annual increase as from 1.7.2006(tonnes) Specific provisions
09.4752 1602 41 101602 42 101602 49 111602 49 131602 49 151602 49 191602 49 301602 49 50 Preserved meat of domestic swine Exemption 2 125 0 
09.4756 ex 0203 Meat of domestic swine, fresh, chilled or frozen Exemption 15 625 0 
0210 110210 120210 19 Meat of swine, salted or in brine, dried or smoked



ANNEX II

— In SpanishReglamento (CE) no 2040/2005— In CzechNařízení (ES) č. 2040/2005— In DanishForordning (EF) nr. 2040/2005— In GermanVerordnung (EG) Nr. 2040/2005— In EstonianMäärus (EÜ) nr 2040/2005— In GreekΚανονισμός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 2040/2005— In EnglishRegulation (EC) No 2040/2005— In FrenchRèglement (CE) no 2040/2005— In ItalianRegolamento (CE) n. 2040/2005— In LatvianRegula (EK) Nr. 2040/2005— In LithuanianReglamentas (EB) Nr. 2040/2005— In Hungarian2040/2005/EK rendelet— In MalteseRegolament (KE) Nru 2040/2005— In DutchVerordening (EG) nr. 2040/2005— In PolishRozporządzenie (WE) nr 2040/2005— In PortugueseRegulamento (CE) n.o 2040/2005— In SlovakNariadenie (ES) č. 2040/2005— In SloveneUredba (ES) št. 2040/2005— In FinnishAsetus (EY) N:o 2040/2005— In SwedishFörordning (EG) nr 2040/2005

ANNEX III

— In SpanishReducción del derecho de aduana en virtud del Reglamento (CE) no 2040/2005— In CzechSnížení cla stanovené nařízením (ES) č. 2040/2005— In DanishNedsættelse af importafgiften jf. forordning (EF) nr. 2040/2005— In GermanErmäßigung des Zollsatzes nach dem GZT gemäß Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2040/2005— In EstonianTollimaksu vähendamine vasatavalt määrusele (EÜ) nr 2040/2005— In GreekΜείωση του δασμού όπως προβλέπεται στον κανονισμό (ΕΚ) αριθ. 2040/2005— In EnglishCustoms duty reduction as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2040/2005— In FrenchRéduction du droit de douane comme prévu au règlement (CE) no 2040/2005— In ItalianRiduzione del dazio doganale a norma del regolamento (CE) n. 2040/2005— In LatvianRegulā (EK) Nr. 2040/2005 paredzētais muitas nodokļa pazeminājums— In LithuanianReglamente (EB) Nr. 2040/2005 numatytas muito sumažinimas— In HungarianCsökkentett vám az 2040/2005/EK rendeletnek megfelelően— In MalteseTnaqqis tad-dazju tad-Dwana kif ipprovdut fir-Regolament (KE) Nru 2040/2005— In DutchDouanerecht verlaagd overeenkomstig Verordening (EG) nr. 2040/2005— In PolishObniżka cła przewidziana w rozporządzeniu (WE) nr 2040/2005— In PortugueseRedução do direito aduaneiro conforme previsto no Regulamento (CE) n.o 2040/2005— In SlovakZníženie cla v zmysle nariadenia (ES) č. 2040/2005— In SloveneZnižanje carin, kakor je predvideno v Uredbi (ES) št. 2040/2005— In FinnishTullialennus, josta on säädetty asetuksessa (EY) N:o 2040/2005— In SwedishNedsättning av tullavgiften enligt förordning (EG) nr 2040/2005

ANNEX IV
Import licence application Date Period
Member State:
Consignor:
Contact person:
Telephone:
Fax:Serial No Quantity requested
09.4671 
09.4752 
09.4756 
ANNEX V
Import licence application Date Period
Member State:(tonnes)
Serial No CN Code Applicant(name and address) Quantity Country of origin
09.4671    
Total (tonnes)
Serial No CN Code Applicant(name and address) Quantity Country of origin
09.4752    
Total (tonnes)
Serial No CN Code Applicant(name and address) Quantity Country of origin
09.4756    
Total 
ANNEX VI

 Member State: …
 Application of second paragraph of Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 2040/2005
 Quantities of products actually imported: …

Serial No Quantity actually imported Country of origin
  