Commission Regulation (EC) No 2426/1999 of 15 November 1999 opening a tariff quota for the import of certain goods originating in Norway 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: Norway, confectionery product, import, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2426/1999

of 15 November 1999

opening a tariff quota for the import of certain goods originating in Norway 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 96/753/EC of 6 December
1996 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an
exchange of letters between the European Community and the
Kingdom of Norway concerning Protocol No 2 to the Agree-
ment between the European Economic Community and the
Kingdom of Norway (3),

in particular Article 2 thereof,

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
Common Customs Code (4), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1662/1999 (5), brought together in a single
regulation the provisions governing the administration
of tariff quota to be used in the chronological order of
the dates of acceptance of the declaration relating to the
release for free circulation.

It is necessary to open, for 2000, the quota provided for
in paragraph 2 of point IV of the Agreement in the form
of an Exchange of Letters between the European
Community and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the

adaptation to Protocol No 2 to the Agreement between
the European Economic Community and the Kingdom
of Norway.

(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 agricultural products not listed in Annex I,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

From 1 January to 31 December 2000,
the goods from
Norway 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 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 345, 31.12.1996, p. 78.
(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

09.0764

ex 1806

1806 20
1806 31
1806 32
1806 90

Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa except
for cocoa powder with added sugar or other sweeteners falling
within CN code 1806 10

5 500 tonnes

EUR 35,15/100 kg