# L_2005240EN.01003801.xml

| 16.9.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 240/38 |
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16.9.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 240/38

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1497/2005

of 15 September 2005

correcting Council and Commission Decision 2005/430/EC, Euratom on the conclusion of the Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council and Commission Decision 2005/430/EC, Euratom of 18 April 2005 on the conclusion of the Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union (1), and in particular Article 3(1) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | The Annex to Decision 2005/430/EC, Euratom establishes the order numbers attributed to the European Union tariff quotas for products originating in Bulgaria. |
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(1)

The Annex to Decision 2005/430/EC, Euratom establishes the order numbers attributed to the European Union tariff quotas for products originating in Bulgaria.

| (2) | As a result of the erroneous inclusion in that Annex of an order number below 09.5100 for products falling within CN codes 1701 and 1702, the Commission is unable to administer the relevant tariff quota in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and 308c of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (2). |
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(2)

As a result of the erroneous inclusion in that Annex of an order number below 09.5100 for products falling within CN codes 1701 and 1702, the Commission is unable to administer the relevant tariff quota in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and 308c of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (2).

| (3) | Decision 2005/430/EC, Euratom must therefore be corrected. |
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(3)

Decision 2005/430/EC, Euratom must therefore be corrected.

| (4) | Since the annual periods for the application of the concessions begin on 1 July, provision should be made for this Regulation to apply from 1 July 2005. |
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(4)

Since the annual periods for the application of the concessions begin on 1 July, provision should be made for this Regulation to apply from 1 July 2005.

| (5) | The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar, |
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(5)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In the Annex to Decision 2005/430/EC, Euratom, the line concerning order number 09.4785 is replaced by the following:

| ‘Order number | CN code | Description |
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| 09.5902 | 1701 | Sugar |
| 1702 | Other sugars’ |

‘Order number

CN code

Description

09.5902

1701

Sugar

1702

Other sugars’

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 July 2005.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 15 September 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 155, 17.6.2005, p. 1.

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(2)  
  OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 883/2005 (OJ L 148, 11.6.2005, p. 5).

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