Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/608 of 17 March 2023 amending Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/761 and (EU) No 2020/1988 as regards the management system of some tariff quotas following the agreement between the European Union and New Zealand as a consequence of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union

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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 187 and Article 223(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/761 (2) lays down the rules for the management of import and export tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import and export licences and provides for specific rules.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1988 (3) lays down the rules for the administration of import tariff quotas designed to be used following the chronological order of dates of acceptance of customs declarations (‘first come, first served’ principle).

(3) The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and New Zealand pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union, concluded by Council Decision (EU) 2022/2524 (4), amends the conditions applicable to imports from New Zealand under certain tariff quotas. In particular, it amends the quantities of tariff quotas with order numbers 09.0147, 09.2013, 09.2109, 09.2110 and 09.4454. Moreover, it modifies the product description and CN codes of tariff quotas with order numbers 09.4182, 09.4195 and 09.4514, and repeals the rules on the monitoring of the weight and fat content of butter originating in New Zealand.

(4) The new rules on monitoring of the weight and content of butter should be reflected in Parts A1 to A6 of Part A of Annex XIV.5 to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/761, and in particular in the templates for the IMA1 certificates for tariff quotas with order numbers 09.4182, 09.4195, 09.4514, 09.4515, 09.4521, and 09.4522.

(5) The amendments made by that Agreement should be reflected in Annexes to Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/761 and (EU) No 2020/1988. The amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/761 should apply as of the entry into force of this Regulation. However, the additional quantity for high quality beef under tariff quota 09.4454 should be made available as of the tariff quota period starting on 1 July 2023. Moreover, the amendments to the product description and CN codes for tariff quotas 09.4182, 09.4195 and 09.4514 should apply on the first day after the 90-day period following the publication of this Regulation. The amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1988 should apply from 1 July 2023.

(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/761

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/761 is amended as follows:

(1) in Article 50, paragraphs 3 and 4 are deleted;

(2) Article 51 is deleted;

(3) Annexes VIII, IX and XIV.5 are amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.

Article 2

Amendment to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1988

Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1988 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 3

Entry into force and application

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

However:

(a) point 1 of Annex I shall apply from 1 July 2023;

(b) point 2(a)(i) and (ii), point (2)(b), and point (3) of Annex I shall apply as from the first day after the 90-day period that follows the publication of this Regulation 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 March 2023.

For the Commission The President Ursula VON DER LEYEN

(1) OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/761 of 17 December 2019 laying down rules for the application of Regulations (EU) No 1306/2013, (EU) No 1308/2013 and (EU) No 510/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the management system of tariff quotas with licences (OJ L 185, 12.6.2020, p. 24).

(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1988 of 11 November 2020 laying down rules for the application of Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013 and (EU) No 510/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the administration of import tariff quotas in accordance with the ‘first come, first served’ principle (OJ L 422, 14.12.2020, p. 4).

(4) Council Decision (EU) 2022/2524 of 12 December 2022 on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union (OJ L 328, 22.12.2022, p. 59).