Commission Regulation (EC) No 2184/1999 of 14 October 1999 opening a tariff quota for the import of certain goods originating in Estonia resulting from the processing of agricultural products covered by the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93
Date: 1999-10-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Estonia, agro-industry, import, milk product, tariff quota

15. 10. 1999

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2184/1999

of 14 October 1999

opening a tariff quota for the import of certain goods originating in Estonia 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,

(3)

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), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC)
No 2491/98 (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,

processed agricultural products between the Community
and Estonia, with effect from the date on which that
Protocol enters into force.

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July
1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the
Community Customs Codes (5), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1662/1999 (6), brought together in a
single Regulation the provisions governing the adminis-
tration of tariff quotas to be used in the chronological
order of
the declaration
relating to the release for free circulation.

the dates of acceptance of

Having regard to Council Decision 1999/86/EC of 18 May
1998 on the conclusion of a Protocol adjusting trade aspects of
the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the
European Communities and their Member States, of the one
part, and the Republic of Estonia, of the other part, to take
account of
the
Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the Euro-
pean Union and the outcome of the Uruguay Round nego-
tiations on agriculture, including improvements to the existing
preferential arrangements (3), and in particular Articles 1 and 5
of that Protocol,

the Republic of Austria,

the accession of

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Protocol 2 on trade in processed agricultural products
between the Community and Estonia was amended by
the Protocol amending the Europe Agreement with the
Republic of Estonia following enlargement and the
Uruguay Round, which entered into force on 1
September 1999.

This amended Protocol 2 provides for concessions to
Estonia, in respect of certain products falling within CN
code 2202 90, additional to those already provided for
in Council Regulation (EC) No 26/1999 of 21 December
1998 adopting autonomous and transitional measures
for Europe Agreements with Lithuania, Latvia and
Estonia in certain processed agricultural products (4). It is
the quota
therefore necessary to open,
provided for in the Annex to Protocol 2 on trade in

for 1999,

(1) OJ L 318, 20.12.1993, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 309, 19.11.1998, p. 28.
(3) OJ L 29, 3.2.1999, p. 9.
(4) OJ L 5, 9.1.1999, p. 1.

(4)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for horizontal questions relating to trade in
processed agricultural products not listed in Annex I,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

From 1 September 1999 to 31 December 1999, the goods
from Estonia which are listed in the Annex to this Regulation
shall be subject to the duties recorded in that Annex within the
limit 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 308d 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 September 1999.

(5) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 197, 29.7.1999, p. 25.

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

Done at Brussels, 14 October 1999.

For the Commission

Erkki LIIKANEN

Member of the Commission

ANNEX

Order No

CN code

Description

Quota

09.6541

2202 90 91
2202 90 95
2202 90 99

Waters containing fat obtained from
milk

720 tonnes

Rate of duty applicable

(EUR/100 kg)

5,04
4,77
6,77