
Article 1 
All imports into the Community of the products referred to in Annex I under the tariff quotas opened in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 774/94 shall be subject to the presentation of an import licence.
The quantity of products which benefit from that regime and the level of custom duty are set out in Annex I.
Article 2 
The quantity fixed in Annex I shall be staggered over the year as follows:

— 25 % in the period from 1 January to 31 March,
— 25 % in the period from 1 April to 30 June,
— 25 % in the period from 1 July to 30 September,
— 25 % in the period from 1 October to 31 December.
Article 3 
The import licences referred to in Article 1 shall be subject to the following provisions:

((a)) applicants for import licences must be natural or legal persons who, at the time applications are submitted, can prove to the satisfaction of the competent authorities in the Member States that they have been active in trade with third countries in products in the pigmeat sector for at least the preceding 12 months; however, retail establishments or restaurants selling their products to final consumers are excluded from the benefits of this regime;
((b)) licence applications must mention the serial number, and may relate to products covered by the two different CN codes and originating in only one country; in such cases, all the CN codes must be indicated in section 16 and their descriptions in section 15; a licence application must relate at least to 20 tonnes and at most to 20 % of the quantity available for the period specified in Article 2;
((c)) section 8 of licence applications and licences shall show the country of origin;
((d)) section 20 of licences applications and licences shall show one of the indications set out in Annex II, Part A;
((e)) section 24 of licences shall show one of the indications set out in Annex II, Part B.
Article 4 

1. Licence applications shall be lodged during the first seven days of the month preceding each period as specified in Article 2.
2. Licence applications shall only be admissible where the applicant declares in writing that he has not submitted and undertakes not to submit any applications, in respect of the current period, concerning products referred to in Annex I in the Member State in which his applications is lodged or in another Member State.Where an applicant submits more than one application relating to products referred to in Annex I, all applications from that person shall be inadmissible.However, each applicant may lodge several applications for import licences for products referred to in Annex I, if these products originate in different countries. The applications, one each for a single country of origin, shall be submitted together to the competent authority of a Member State. They shall be considered, as regards the maximum referred to in point (b) of Article 3 as well as the application of the rule provided for in the second subparagraph of this paragraph, as a single application.
3. Member States shall notify the Commission, on the third working day following the end of the application submission period, of applications lodged for each of the products concerned. Such notification shall include a list of applicants and a statement of the quantities applied for.All notifications, including notifications that there have been no applications, shall be made electronically on the working day stipulated, drawn up on the model set out in Annex III in cases where no application is made, and on the models set out in Annexes III and IV in cases where applications have been made.
4. The Commission shall decide as quickly as possible to what extent quantities may be awarded in respect of applications as referred to in Article 3.If quantities in respect of which licences have been applied for exceed the quantities available, the Commission shall fix a single percentage of acceptance in quantities applied for. In the case where the percentage is less than 5 %, the Commission can decide to refuse all applications and the corresponding security shall be released immediately.
5. The trader may withdraw his application for certificates within 10 working days after the publication of the single percentage of acceptance in the Official Journal of the European Union, if the application of this rate leads to the fixation of a quantity smaller than 20 tonnes. The Member States shall inform the Commission within five days following the withdrawal of the application for certificates and the corresponding security shall be released immediately.
6. The Commission shall calculate the quantity remaining, which shall be added to the quantity available in respect of the following period for the same year.
7. Licences shall be issued as quickly as possible after the Commission has taken its decision.
8. Licences issued shall be valid throughout the Community.
9. Member States shall notify the Commission, before the end of the fourth month following each annual period defined in Annex I, of the quantities of actual imports of products under this Regulation for that period.All notifications, including notifications that there have been no imports, shall be made using the model set out in Annex V.
Article 5 
For the purposes of Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, import licences shall be valid for 150 days from the date of actual issue.
However, licences shall not be valid beyond 31 December of the year of issue.
Import licences issued pursuant to this Regulation shall not be transferable.
Article 6 
A security of EUR 20 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged for import licence applications for all products referred to in Annex I.
Article 7 
Without prejudice to the provisions of this Regulation, Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 shall apply.
However, by way of derogation from Article 8(4) of that Regulation, the quantity imported under this Regulation may not exceed that shown in sections 17 and 18 of the import licence. The figure 0 shall accordingly be entered in section 19 of the licence.
Article 8 
Regulation (EC) No 1432/94 is repealed.
References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex VII.
Article 9 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following 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, 18 October 2006.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
ANNEX I
(tonnes)
Serial Number CN code From 1 January to 31 December
09.4046 0203 19 130203 29 15 7 000
ANNEX II

PART A
Indications referred to in point (d) of Article 3:

— in SpanishReglamento (CE) no 1556/2006— in CzechNařízení (ES) č. 1556/2006— in DanishForordning (EF) nr. 1556/2006— in GermanVerordnung (EG) Nr. 1556/2006— in EstonianMäärus (EÜ) nr 1556/2006— in GreekΚανονισμός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1556/2006— in EnglishRegulation (EC) No 1556/2006— in Frenchrèglement (CE) no 1556/2006— in ItalianRegolamento (CE) n. 1556/2006— in LatvianRegula (EK) Nr. 1556/2006— in LithuanianReglamentas (EB) Nr. 1556/2006— in Hungarian1556/2006/EK rendelet— in MalteseIr-Regolament (KE) Nru 1556/2006— in DutchVerordening (EG) nr. 1556/2006— in PolishRozporządzenie (WE) nr 1556/2006— in PortugueseRegulamento (CE) n.o 1556/2006— in SlovakNariadenie (ES) č. 1556/2006— in SloveneUredba (ES) št. 1556/2006— in FinnishAsetus (EY) N:o 1556/2006— in SwedishFörordning (EG) nr 1556/2006

PART B
Indications referred to in point (e) of Article 3:

— in SpanishDerecho de aduana del 0 % en aplicación del Reglamento (CE) no 1556/2006— in CzechClo stanoveno na 0 % podle nařízení (ES) č. 1556/2006— in DanishTold fastsat til 0 % i henhold til forordning (EF) nr. 1556/2006— in GermanAuf 0 v. H. festgesetzter Zoll gemäß der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1556/2006— in EstonianVastavalt määrusele (EÜ) nr 1556/2006 on kinnitatud 0 % tollimaks— in GreekΔασμός καθοριζόμενος σε 0 % κατ’ εφαρμογή του κανονισμού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1556/2006— in EnglishCustoms duty fixed at 0 % pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1556/2006— in Frenchdroit de douane fixé à 0 % en application du règlement (CE) no 1556/2006— in ItalianDazio doganale fissato allo 0 % in applicazione del regolamento (CE) n. 1556/2006— in LatvianNoteikts 0 % muitas nodoklis, ievērojot Regulu (EK) Nr. 1556/2006— in Lithuanian0 % muitas, nustatytas pagal Reglamentą (EB) Nr. 1556/2006— in Hungarian0 %-os vámtétel a(z) 1556/2006/EK rendelet alapján— in MalteseRata ta’ dazju doganali ffissat għal 0 % skond ir-Regolament (KE) Nru 1556/2006— in DutchDouanerecht 0 % op grond van Verordening (EG) nr. 1556/2006— in PolishCło ustalone na poziomie 0 % na podstawie Rozporządzenia (WE) nr 1556/2006— in PortugueseDireito aduaneiro fixado em 0 %, nos termos do Regulamento (CE) n.o 1556/2006— in SlovakClo stanovené na úrovni 0 % podľa nariadenia (ES) ) č. 1556/2006— in Slovene0 % dajatev v skladu z Uredbo (ES) št. 1556/2006— in FinnishTulliksi vahvistettu 0 % asetuksen (EY) N:o 1556/2006 mukaisesti— in SwedishTullsats fastställd till 0 % i enlighet med Förordning (EG) nr 1556/2006

ANNEX III
Notification in application of Regulation (EC) No 1556/2006, Article 4(3) 
To be forwarded by the Member States to the following e-mail address:

AGRI-IMP-PORK@ec.europa.eu

or fax: (32-2) 292 17 39

Application for import licences with customs duty set at 0 % Date Period
Member State:Sender:Contact:Telephone:Fax:E-mail address:  Serial No Quantity applied for (tonnes per product)
09.4046 
ANNEX IV
Notification in application of Regulation (EC) No 1556/2006, Article 4(3) 
To be forwarded by the Member States to the following e-mail address:

AGRI-IMP-PORK@ec.europa.eu

or fax: (32-2) 292 17 39

Application for import licences with customs duty set at 0 % Date Period
Member State:  Serial No CN code Applicant (name and address) Quantity requested(tonnes)
09.4046   
Total in tonnes for product 
ANNEX V
Notification in application of Regulation (EC) No 1556/2006, Article 4(9) 
To be forwarded by the Member States to the following e-mail address:

AGRI-IMP-PORK@ec.europa.eu

or fax: (32-2) 292 17 39




Member State:

Serial No Quantity actually imported Country of origin
  

ANNEX VI
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1432/94(OJ L 156, 23.6.1994, p. 14) 
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1593/95(OJ L 150, 1.7.1995, p. 94) 
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2068/96(OJ L 277, 30.10.1996, p. 12) 
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1377/2000(OJ L 156, 29.6.2000, p. 30) 
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1006/2001(OJ L 140, 24.5.2001, p. 13) Article 1 only
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2083/2004(OJ L 360, 7.12.2004, p. 12) Article 1 only
Commission Regulation (EC) No 341/2005(OJ L 53, 26.2.2005, p. 28) Article 1 only
ANNEX VII
Regulation (EC) No 1432/94 This Regulation
Article 1 Article 1
Article 2, first paragraph Article 2
Article 2, second paragraph —
Article 3 Article 3
Article 4(1) Article 4(1)
Article 4(2), first subparagraph, first sentence Article 4(2), first subparagraph
Article 4(2), first subparagraph, second sentence Article 4(2), second subparagraph
Article 4(2), first subparagraph, third and fourth sentences and second subparagraph Article 4(2), third subparagraph
Article 4(3) Article 4(3)
Article 4(4), first and second subparagraphs Article 4(4), first and second subparagraphs
Article 4(4), third subparagraph Article 4(5)
Article 4(4), fourth subparagraph Article 4(6)
Article 4(5) Article 4(7)
Article 4(6) Article 4(8)
Article 4(7) Article 4(9)
Articles 5, 6 and 7 Articles 5, 6 and 7
— Article 8
Article 8 Article 9
Annex I Annex I
— Annex II
Annex II Annex III
Annex III Annex IV
Annex IV Annex V
— Annex VI
— Annex VII