17.5.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 130/1 II (Non-legislative acts) COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 418/2012 of 16 May 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 376/2008 as regards licence obligations for certain agricultural products, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003 as regards the transfer of rights deriving from licences for cereals and rice imported under tariff quotas THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, imports of manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of artichokes, sweet potatoes and similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets, for imports of sago pith and for imports of sweet potatoes for human consumption. 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri- (3) Al’tl.C le 1_(2) (b)(_l)h of Regulatlorlf (EC) No f376/ 2008 in cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri- conjunction with Section A of Part II of Annex 1I to ltural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular that Regulation provides for a licence obligation for cutural p 8 -swiaton) ) 1 part f, thers, durum wheat, rye, barle Article 134 and Article 161(3), in conjunction with Article 4 exports of, among o . » Ve y thereof, and oats, all of them including seeds thereof. Whereas: (4 Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 376/2008 refers to CN codes in order to indicate the products which are subject to the presentation of an import or export licence under the conditions laid down by that Regulation. (1) In accordance with Articles 130 and 161 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, in order to manage imports and exports, the Commission has been given the power to determine the products for which import or export will (5) It seems appropriate to adapt the CN codes used in Parts be subject to presentation of a licence. When assessing I I and TII of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 376/2008 the need for a licence system, the Commission has to to those used in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No take into account the appropriate instruments for the 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical management of the markets and in particular for moni- nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (°) toring the imports or exports. as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1006/2011 (¥. Moreover, some minor linguistic changes to Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 376/2008 are needed in the interest of clarity. (20  Article 1(2)(a)() of Commission Regulation (EC) No 376/2008 of 23 April 2008 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates (6)  In the interest of simplification and for the purpose of for agricultural products (%) in conjunction with Section alleviating the administrative burden for Member States A of Part I of Annex II to that Regulation provides for a and operators, the requirement of import licences for licence obligation for imports of, among others, durum seeds of durum wheat, including products imported wheat including products imported under tariff quotas as under tariff quotas as referred to in Article 1(2)(a)(iii) referred to in Article 1(2)(a)(iii) of that Regulation, barley of Regulation (EC) No 376/2008, of barley and of and grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing, all grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing, the these products including seeds thereof. Regulation (EC) requirement of import licences for manioc, arrowroot, No 376/2008 also provides for a licence obligation for salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes and similar () OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1. () OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1. () O] L 114, 26.4.2008, p. 3. () O] L 282, 28.10.2011, p. 1.