L 99/6 Official Journal of the European Union 7.4.2006 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 566/2006 of 6 April 2006 amending and derogating from Regulation (EC) No 2014/2005 on licences under the arrangements for importing bananas into the Community in respect of bananas released into free circulation at the common customs tariff rate of duty and amending Regulation (EC) No 219/2006 opening and providing for the administration of the tariff quota for bananas falling under CN code 0803 00 19 originating in ACP countries for the period 1 March to 31 December 2006 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 19642005 of 29 November 2005 on the tariff rates for bananas (), and in particular Article 2 thereof, Whereas: (), In order to ensure that imports of bananas into the Community are adequately monitored, Article 1(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2014/2005 (3 provides that bananas may be released into free circu- lation at the common customs tariff rate of duty estab- lished by Regulation (EC) No 1964/2005 subject to presentation of an import licence. Article 1(5) of that Regulation fixes the period of validity of such import licences at three months. (20 In order to quickly obtain information on the quantities released for free circulation in the Community, the period of validity of licences should be shortened. To ensure the relevant information relates to the calendar year, the period of validity of licences should not extend beyond 31 December. (3)  For the same reasons, and notwithstanding Article 35(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 of 9 June 2000 laying down common detailed rules for the appli- cation of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (?), the period during which operators must supply proof to the competent authority that the licences have been used should be shortened. () O] L 316, 2.12.2005, p. 1. () O] L 324, 10.12.2005, p. 3. (®) OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1. Regulation last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 410/2006 (O] L 71, 10.3.2006, p. 7). (4) () In order to have data on the entire period of implemen- tation of the tariff-only arrangements introduced by Regulation (EC) No 1964/2005, the reduction in the period for submission of proof of use of licences should also apply to licences valid from 1 January 2006, the date from which Regulation (EC) No 2014/2005 applies. Indication of the origin of bananas released into free circulation in the Community is particularly important information for the purposes of monitoring imports under the arrangements introduced by Regulation (EC) No 1964/2005. To make this information available, provision should be made for import licences to be issued for imports of bananas from a specified origin. To that end, a distinction should be made between bananas originating in ACP countries and those origi- nating in other third countries. To ensure that the market is adequately monitored, it is necessary to define the information on prices and quan- tities marketed which the Member States must forward to the Commission. In order to detect and prevent false declarations by operators, Member States should notify to the Commission the list of operators operating under Commission Regulations (EC) No 219/2006 (% and (EC) No 2015/2005 of 9 December 2005 on imports during January and February 2006 of bananas originating in ACP countries under the tariff quota opened by Council Regulation (EC) No 1964/2005 on the tariff rates for bananas (). Regulation (EC) No 219/2006 repeals Commission Regu- lation (EC) No 896/2001 (%), except for Articles 21, 26 and 27 and the Annex thereto, which it provides are to continue to apply to imports carried out under Regu- lation (EC) No 219/2006. In the interests of clarity and legal certainty, the content of those provisions should be incorporated into Regulation (EC) No 219/2006. L 38, 9.2.2006, p. 22. L 324, 10.12.2005, p. 5. L 126, 8.5.2001, p. 6.