Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1178 of 23 April 2024 amending Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/761 and (EU) 2020/1988 as regards the creation, modification and management of certain tariff quotas following the free trade agreement between the European Union and New Zealand

‘4 Unless otherwise provided for in Title III, licences issued for import tariff quotas managed with documents issued by third countries shall be valid from their date of issue until 23.59 (Brussels time) of the 30th calendar day after the last day of validity of the IMA 1 certificates or CA for which they have been issued. That period of validity shall not exceed the end of the tariff quota period. Licences issued for import tariff quotas managed with certificates of eligibility shall be valid from their date of issue until 23.59 (Brussels time) of the last day of the tariff quota period.’

‘6 Member States shall notify the Commission, for each certificate of authenticity, certificate of eligibility or IMA 1 certificate lodged by an operator in relation to tariff quotas managed with documents issued by third countries, of the number of the corresponding licence they have issued and the quantity covered by that licence. The notification shall be made before the issued licence is made available to the operator.’

‘2 Upon application for the import licence, applicants shall submit the certificate of authenticity or the certificate of eligibility and a copy thereof to the licence issuing authority. The competent authorities may issue import licences only where they are satisfied that all the information on the certificate of authenticity or on the certificate of eligibility corresponds to that received each week from the Commission. Where only a copy of the certificate of authenticity or of the certificate of eligibility has been presented or where the original of the certificate of authenticity or of the certificate of eligibility has been presented but the information in that document is not in conformity with the information provided by the Commission, the competent authorities shall request the licence applicant to lodge an additional security pursuant to Article 45.’

‘2 Member States shall release the additional security once they receive the original of the certificate of authenticity or of the certificate of eligibility and are satisfied that its content corresponds to the information received from the Commission.’

1 This Article applies to tariff quota with order number 09.4456.

2 Issuing an import licence and release for free circulation of quantities imported under the tariff quota referred to in paragraph 1 shall be conditional upon presentation of a certificate of eligibility.

3 Certificates of eligibility shall be drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Annex XIV, point 6.

4 Certificates of eligibility shall be completed in one of the official languages of the Union.

5 Certificates of eligibility shall bear an individual serial number allocated by the issuing authority.

6 Certificates of eligibility shall be valid only if they are duly completed and endorsed by the issuing authority for the import tariff quota concerned.

7 Certificates of eligibility shall be considered to have been duly endorsed if they state the date and place of issue and if they bear a printed seal or the stamp of the issuing authority and the signature of the person or persons empowered to sign them.

8 Certificates of eligibility shall be valid until the end of the applicable tariff quota period.

9 The conversion factors laid down in Part C of Annex XVI shall be used to convert product weight to carcass weight equivalent for the tariff quota with order number 09.4456.’

1 This Article applies to tariff quota with order number 09.4516.

2 Customs authorities shall indicate the serial number of the IMA 1 certificate in Section 31 of the import licence.

3 IMA 1 certificates shall be drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Annex XIV.5, Part A, point A1.’

1 This Article applies to tariff quotas under order numbers 09.4523, 09.4524 and 09.4525.

2 Customs authorities shall indicate the serial number of the IMA 1 certificate in Section 31 of the import licence.

3 IMA 1 certificates shall be drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Annex XIV.5, Part A, point A2.

4 The quantities notified by the competent authorities to the Commission for tariff quotas under order numbers 09.4523, 09.4524 and 09.4525 shall be broken down by CN code.’

1 This Article applies to tariff quotas with order numbers 09.4518, 09.4519 and 09.4520.

2 Issuing an import licence and release for free circulation of quantities imported under the tariff quotas referred to in paragraph 1 shall be conditional upon presentation of a certificate of eligibility.

3 Certificates of eligibility shall be drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Annex XIV.7.

4 Certificates of eligibility shall be completed in one of the official languages of the Union.

5 Certificates of eligibility shall bear an individual serial number allocated by the issuing authority.

6 Certificates of eligibility shall be valid only if they are duly completed and endorsed by the issuing authority for the import tariff quota concerned.

7 Certificates of eligibility shall be considered to have been duly endorsed if they state the date and place of issue and if they bear a printed seal or the stamp of the issuing authority and the signature of the person or persons empowered to sign them.

8 Certificates of eligibility shall be valid until the end of the applicable tariff quota period.’

1 This Article applies to tariff quotas with order numbers 09.7901, 09.7898, 09.7899, 09.7902, 09.7896 and 09.7897.

2 Release for free circulation of quantities imported under the tariff quotas referred to in paragraph 1 shall be conditional upon presentation of a certificate of eligibility.

3 Certificates of eligibility shall be drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Annex II, point H.

4 Certificates of eligibility shall be completed in one of the official languages of the Union.

5 Certificates of eligibility shall bear an individual serial number allocated by the issuing authority.

6 Certificates of eligibility shall be valid only if they are duly completed and endorsed by the issuing authority for the import tariff quota concerned.

7 Certificates of eligibility shall be considered to have been duly endorsed if they state the date and place of issue and if they bear a printed seal or the stamp of the issuing authority and the signature of the person or persons empowered to sign them.

8 Certificates of eligibility shall be valid until the end of the applicable tariff quota period.

9 The conversion factors laid down in Annex V shall be used to convert product weight to carcass weight equivalent for the tariff quotas with order number 09.7901, 09.7898, 09.7899, 09.7902, 09.7896 and 09.7897.’

1 This Article applies to tariff quota with order number 09.7903.

2 Release for free circulation of quantities imported under the tariff quota referred to in paragraph 1 shall be conditional upon presentation of a certificate of eligibility.

3 Certificates of eligibility shall be drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Annex II, point H.

4 Certificates of eligibility shall be completed in one of the official languages of the Union.

5 Certificates of eligibility shall bear an individual serial number allocated by the issuing authority.

6 Certificates of eligibility shall be valid only if they are duly completed and endorsed by the issuing authority for the import tariff quota concerned.

7 Certificates of eligibility shall be considered to have been duly endorsed if they state the date and place of issue and if they bear a printed seal or the stamp of the issuing authority and the signature of the person or persons empowered to sign them.

8 Certificates of eligibility shall be valid until the end of the applicable tariff quota period.’

1 For the tariff quota period 2024, the quantities to be used for tariff quotas with order numbers 09.4456, 09.4518, 09.4519 and 09.4520 are pro rata quantities calculated for the proportion starting from the entry into application of this Regulation until the end of that tariff quota period. For the tariff quota period 2024, the quantity of 6031000 kg to be used for WTO cheese tariff quota with order number 09.4516 is deducted by the cumulated quantity for which licences have been issued between 1 January and 30 April 2024 for WTO cheese tariff quotas with order numbers 09.4514 and 09.4515. For the tariff quota period 2024, the quantity of 12177000 kg to be used for WTO butter tariff quota with order number 09.4525 is deducted by the cumulated quantity for which licences have been issued between 1 January and 30 April 2024 for WTO butter tariff quotas with order numbers 09.4182 and 09.4195.

2 The licences issued before the entry into application of this Regulation for tariff quotas 09.4182, 09.4195, 09.4454, 09.4514 and 09.4515 shall remain valid until the end of their validity period.

3 For the tariff quota period 2024, the quantities to be used for tariff quotas with order numbers 09.7904, 09.7901, 09.7898, 09.7899, 09.7902, 09.7896, 09.7897, 09.7903 and 09.7905 are pro rata quantities calculated for the proportion starting from the entry into application of this Regulation until the end of that tariff quota period.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 1 May 2024.