Council Regulation (EC) No 215/2000 of 24 January 2000 renewing for 2000 the measures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1416/95 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas in 1995 for certain processed agricultural products
Date: 2000-01-24
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Norway, Switzerland, agro-industry, import, tariff exemption, tariff quota

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 215/2000

of 24 January 2000

renewing for 2000 the measures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1416/95 establishing certain
concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas in 1995 for certain processed agricultural
products

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,

Article 1

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Regulation (EC) No 1416/95 (1) opened tariff quotas for
1995 in favour of Switzerland and Norway in accord-
ance with the conditions set out in Annexes I and II
thereto;

Regulation (EC) No 1416/95 was renewed for 1996,
1997, 1998 and 1999 by Regulations (EC) No 102/
96 (2), No 306/97 (3), No 560/98 (4) and No 2847/98 (5)
respectively;

It was not possible to conclude additional Protocols
before 1 January 2000;
in these circumstances and
pursuant to Articles 76, 102 and 128 of the 1994 Act
of Accession, the Community must adopt the measures
required to remedy the situation; therefore, it is neces-
sary to renew the measures provided for in Regulation
(EC) No 1416/95 for 2000;

The measures necessary for the suspension of this Regu-
lation should be adopted in accordance with Article 2 of
Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying
down the procedures for the exercise of implementing
powers conferred on the Commission (6);

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 (7) 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 for free circulation,

(1) OJ L 141, 24.6.1995, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 19, 25.1.1996, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 51, 21.2.1997, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 76, 13.3.1998, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 14.
(6) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.
(7) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regula-

tion (EC) No 1662/1999 (OJ L 197, 29.7.1999, p. 25).

The measures provided for in Article 1 of Regulation

1.
(EEC) No 1416/95 shall be renewed to cover 2000.

Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1416/95 shall be
replaced by Annexes I and II to this Regulation.

If Switzerland and Norway discontinue the application of
2.
the
the reciprocal measures in favour of
Commission may, in accordance with the management proce-
dure laid down in Article 2(2) of this Regulation, suspend
application of the measures provided for in paragraph 1.

the Community,

Article 2

The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee
1.
referred to in Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 (8).

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and
7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.

The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC
shall be set at one month.

3.

The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.

Article 3

The Community tariff quotas referred to in Annexes I and II
to Regulation (EC) No 1416/95 shall be administered in
accordance with Articles 308a to 308c of Regulation (EEC)
No 2454/93.

Article 4

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

It shall apply with effect from 1 January 2000.

(8) OJ L 318, 20.12.1993, p. 18. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2491/98 (OJ L 309, 19.11.1998, p. 28).

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

Done at Brussels, 24 January 2000.

For the Council

The President

J. GAMA

ANNEX I

Preferential tariff quotas opened for 2000

SWITZERLAND

Order No

CN code

Description

Autonomous quotas

09.0911

1302 20 10

Pectic substances, pectinates and pectates. Dry

09.0912

2101 11 11

Extracts, essences and concentrates with a coffee-based dry
matter content of 95 % or more by weight

09.0913

2101 20 20

Extracts, essences and concentrates of tea or maté

09.0914

2106 90 92

Food preparations/other, containing no milk fats, sucrose,
isoglucose, glucose or starch or containing, by weight, less
than 1,5 % milk fat, 5 % sucrose or isoglucose, 5 % glucose or
starch

550 tonnes

1 700 tonnes

120 tonnes

850 tonnes

Rate of duty
applicable

free

free

free

free

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ANNEX II

Preferential tariff quotas opened for 2000

NORWAY

Order number

CN code

Description

Autonomous quotas

Rate of duty
applicable

09.0765

1517 10 90

Margarine, excluding liquid margarine

2 470 tonnes

09.0766

2102 30 00

Prepared baking powders

Other

09.0767

ex 2103 90 90

(Taric code 90/
10-90/89)

Sauces and preparations therefor; mixed condiments and
mixed seasonings of CN code 2103 90 90, other than
mayonnaise

09.0768

2104 10

Soups and broths and preparations therefor

09.0769

2106 90 92

Food preparations/other, containing no milk fats, sucrose,
isoglucose, glucose or starch or containing less than 1,5 %
milk fat, 5 % sucrose or isoglucose, 5 % glucose or starch

09.0770

2203 00

Beer made from malt

09.0771

ex 2207 10 00

(Taric code 90)

Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcohol strength by
volume of 80 % vol. or higher/other than that obtained
from agricultural products listed in Annex I to the Treaty

150 tonnes

130 tonnes

390 tonnes

510 tonnes

4 800 hectolitres

134 000 hectolitres

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

09.0772

ex 2207 20 00

(Taric code 90)

Ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any strength/
other than those obtained from agricultural products listed
in Annex I to the Treaty

3 340 hectolitres

free

09.0773

ex 2208 90 57

Aquavit

(Taric code 20)

300 hectolitres

09.0774

2403 10

Smoking tobacco, whether or not containing tobacco
substitutes in any proportion

370 tonnes

free

free