Commission Regulation (EC) No 2425/1999 of 15 November 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: 1999-11-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Iceland, confectionery product, import, tariff quota

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2425/1999

of 15 November 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), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC)
No 2491/98 (2),

in particular Article 7(2) thereof,

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

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 Code (4), as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 1662/1999 (5), consolidated the arrange-
ments for managing the tariff quotas to be used in
chronological order of the dates of acceptance of the
declarations for release of free circulation.

It is necessary to open, for 2000, the quota provided for
in paragraph 3 of point III of the Agreement in the form
of an Exchange of Letters between the European
the one part, and the Republic of
Community, of

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

(3)

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 I,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

From 1 January to 31 December 2000, 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 Article 308a to 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.

Article 3

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

It shall be applicable from 1 January 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 15 November 1999.

For the Commission

Erkki LIIKANEN

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
containing cocoa, falling within CN code 1704 90

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

400 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 Common Customs Tariff.