L 352/16 Official Journal of the European Union 21.12.2012 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1246/2012 of 19 December 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas in the sector of poultrymeat originating in Brazil, Thailand and other third countries and derogating from that Regulation for 2012-2013 THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri- cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri- cultural products (Single CMO Regulation) ('), and in particular Articles 144(1) and 148, in conjunction with Article 4 thereof, Whereas: (1) ( ( ( b %) ’) The Agreements in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and Brazil and between the European Union and Thailand, approved by Council Decision 2012/792/EU (3 provide for new quantities of processed poultry meat to be allocated to Brazil, Thailand and other third countries. It is therefore appropriate to amend Commission Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 (%) to take into account the new quantities. Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 provides for a specific management method for the tariff quotas based on the origin of the products concerned. The new quotas should be managed in the same way. Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 should therefore be amended accordingly. The Agreements with Brazil and Thailand enter into force on 1 March 2013 while the quotas concerned are opened on an annual basis for the period from 1 July to 30 June. It is therefore appropriate to provide for derogations from certain provisions of Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 as to be amended by this Regulation. In particular, the annual quantity for the quota year 2012/2013 should be reduced on a pro rata basis. Furthermore, as it is not possible to lodge applications in advance for the new quotas to enter into force on 1 March 2013 a single quota period should apply from 1 March 2013 until 30 June 2013 and a dero- gation should be laid down to the normal application period provided in Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 616/2007. The validity period of import licences should be amended accordingly. 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1. 351, 21.12.2012, p. 47. oJ L oL 0] L 147, 5.6.2007, p. 3. ©) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 is amended as follows: (1) In Article 1, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: — ‘1. The tariff quotas in Annex I to this Regulation are hereby opened for imports of the products covered by the agreements between the Union and Brazil, and the Union and Thailand, as approved by Decision 2007/360/EC and Council Decision 2012/792/EU (¥). The tariff quotas are opened on an annual basis for the period from 1 July to 30 June. (*) OJ L 351, 21.12.2012, p. 47.; Article 3 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 3 1. With the exception of quotas in Groups Nos 3, 4B, 5B and 6B, the quantity established for the annual quota period shall be spread out over four subperiods, as follows: (@ 30% from 1 July to 30 September; (b) 30 % from 1 October to 31 December; (©) 20 % from 1 January to 31 March; (d) 20 % from 1 April to 30 June. 2. The annual quantity established for quotas in Groups Nos 3, 4B, 5B and 6B shall not be divided into subperiods. 3. The annual quantities established for quotas in Groups Nos 5A and 5B shall be managed by attributing import rights as a first step and issuing import licences as a second.;