Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/760 of 7 May 2021 amending Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/761 and (EU) 2020/1988 as regards the management system of some tariff quotas with licences and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/991

The import licence application and the licence shall in all cases mention in Section 24 one of the entries listed in Annex XIV.’;

1 The authenticity certificate, issued by a competent body of Vietnam listed in Annex III, stating that the rice belongs to one of the specific varieties of fragrant rice set out for tariff quota with order number 09.4731 shall be drawn up on a form in accordance with the specimen laid down in Annex XIV.2 RICE – Part D. Origin Vietnam. The forms shall be printed and completed in English.

2 Each authenticity certificate shall bear an individual serial number allocated by the issuing authorities in the top right-hand box. The copies shall bear the same number as the original.

3 The authenticity certificate shall be valid for 120 days from the date of issue. It shall be valid only if the boxes are duly completed and it is signed. The authenticity certificates shall be considered to have been duly signed if they state the date and place of issue and if they bear the stamp of the issuing authority and the signature of the person or persons empowered to sign them.

4 The authenticity certificate shall be submitted to the customs authorities in order to verify the existence of the necessary conditions to benefit from the tariff quota with order number 09.4731. The competent body of Vietnam listed in Annex III, shall provide the Commission with any relevant information, which may assist in verifying the information contained on the certificates of authenticity, in particular specimens of the stamps it has used.’;

‘2 Article 53(2), points (b) and (c), and Article 53(3) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 shall not apply to tariff quotas and sub-tariff quotas under order numbers 09.0138, 09.0139, 09.0140, 09.0141, 09.0165, 09.0166, 09.0167, 09.0168, 09.0169, 09.0142, 09.0143, 09.0161, 09.0162, 09.0163, 09.0164, 09.0146, 09.0147, 09.0148, 09.0149, 09.0150, 09.0151, 09.0152, 09.0159, 09.0160, 09.0154, 09.0155, 09.0156, 09.0157 and 09.0158.’;

‘4 Where additional documents are required, they shall comply with the requirements laid down in Chapter II and Annex II to this Regulation.’;

‘5 If necessary, customs authorities may additionally require the declarant or importer to prove the origin of the products in accordance with Article 61 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 or relevant provisions of the trade arrangement concerned.’;

Tariff quotas under order numbers 09.0161 and 09.0163 shall be used to apply for CN code ex02022030; tariff quotas under order numbers 09.0162 and 09.0164 shall be used to apply for CN codes ex02023010, ex02023050, ex02023090 and ex02062991.’;

Tariff quota 09.0159 shall be used to apply for CN code 040510; tariff quota 09.0160 shall be used to apply for CN code 040590.’;

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/991 is repealed with effect from 1 January 2022.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Article 1 shall apply as from the first licence application period following the entry into force of this Regulation. However: (a) points (2)(d) and (3)(e) of Annex I shall apply from the beginning of the ongoing tariff quota periods; (b) Article 1, point (4), point (5)(b) and point (6), and point (1), point (3)(f) and point (12) of Annex I shall apply from 1 January 2022. Article 2 shall apply from the beginning of the ongoing tariff quota periods.