Commission Regulation (EC) No 1933/1999 of 9 September 1999 opening a tariff quota for the import of certain goods originating in Iceland resulting from the processing of agricultural products covered by the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93
Date: 1999-09-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Iceland, agreement (EU), agro-industry, import, tariff quota, trading operation

L 240/14

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Official Journal of the European Communities

10. 9. 1999

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1933/1999

of 9 September 1999

opening a tariff quota for the import of certain goods originating in Iceland resulting from the
processing of agricultural products covered by the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6
December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable
to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural
products (1),
amended by Regulation (EC) No
2491/98 (2),

as
in particular Article 7(2) thereof,

last

Having regard to Council Decision 1999/492/EC of 21 June
1999 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an
exchange of letters between the European Community, of the
one part, and the Republic of
the other part,
concerning Protocol No 2 to the Agreement between the Euro-
pean Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland (3) in
particular Article 2 thereof,

Iceland, of

(1) Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of
2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementa-
tion of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 estab-
lishing the Community Customs Code (4),
last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1662/1999 (5), consol-
idated the arrangements for managing the tariff quotas
to be used in chronological order of the dates of accept-
ance of the declarations for release of free circulation;

as

(2) Whereas it is necessary to open, for 1999, the quota
provided for in paragraph 3 of point III of the Agree-
ment in the form of an exchange of letters between the
European Community, of the one part, and the Republic

of Iceland, of the other part, concerning Protocol No 2
to the Agreement between the European Economic
Community and the Republic of Iceland;

(3) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
are in accordance with the opinion of the Management
Committee for horizontal questions concerning trade in
processed products not listed in Annex II,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

From 1 August to 31 December 1999, the goods from Iceland
which are listed in the Annex to this Regulation shall be
subject to the duties recorded in that Annex within the limits
of the annual quota indicated therein.

Article 2

The Community tariff quota referred to in Article 1 shall be
managed by the Commission in accordance with the provisions
of Articles 308a to 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall be applicable from 1 August 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 September 1999.

For the Commission

Karel VAN MIERT

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 318, 20.12.1993, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 309, 19.11.1998, p. 28.
(3) OJ L 192, 24.7.1999, p. 47.
(4) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 197, 29.7.1999, p. 25.

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ANNEX

Order No

CN code

Description

Quota

Rate of duty
applicable

Sugar confectionery (including white
chocolate), not
cocoa,
falling within CN code 1704 90

containing

Chocolate and other food preparations
containing cocoa falling within CN
codes 1806 32 and 1806 90

300
tonnes

50 %
of the rate of duty for
third countries (1)
with a maximum of
EUR 35,15/100 kg

Sweet biscuits, waffles and wafers

09.0799

1704 90 10
1704 90 30
1704 90 51
1704 90 55
1704 90 61
1704 90 65
1704 90 71
1704 90 75
1704 90 81
1704 90 99

1806 32 10
1806 32 90
1806 90 11
1806 90 19
1806 90 31
1806 90 39
1806 90 50
1806 90 60
1806 90 70
1806 90 90

1905 30 11
1905 30 19
1905 30 30
1905 30 51
1905 30 59
1905 30 91
1905 30 99

(1) Rate of duty for third countries: Rate consisting of the ad valorem duty plus, where appropriate, the agricultural element, limited to the

maximum rate where provided for in the CCT.