Commission Regulation (EC) No 541/2002 of 26 March 2002 concerning the opening of tariff quotas applicable to the importation into the Community of certain processed agricultural products originating in Switzerland and in Liechtenstein
Date: 2002-03-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Liechtenstein, Switzerland, agricultural product, agro-industry, import, originating product, tariff quota

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 541/2002

of 26 March 2002

concerning the opening of tariff quotas applicable to the importation into the Community of
certain processed agricultural products originating in Switzerland and in Liechtenstein

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 2580/2000 (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2000/239/EC of 13 March
2000 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form
of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community,
of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other part,
on Protocol 2 to the Agreement between the European
Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation (3), and in
particular Article 2 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2603/2001 (4) opened,
for the first three months of the year 2002, the annual
quotas provided for in Section III(1) and (3) of the
in the form of an Exchange of Letters
Agreement
between the European Community, of the one part, and
the Swiss Confederation, of the other part, on Protocol 2
to the Agreement between the European Economic
Community and the Swiss Confederation, hereafter ‘the
Agreement’, approved by Council Regulation (EEC) No
2840/72 of 19 December 1972 concluding an Agree-
ment between the European Economic Community and
the Swiss Confederation and adopting provisions for its
implementation and concluding an additional Agree-
for the Principality of
ment concerning the validity,
Liechtenstein, of the Agreement between the European
Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation of
22 July 1972 (5).

two parties to the Agreement agreed to extend these
measures until 31 December 2002. It is therefore neces-
sary to open Community tariff quotas from 1 April to
31 December 2002.

(3)

(4)

The tariff quotas should be managed in accordance with
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 (6), as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 444/2002 (7).

The measures laid down in this Regulation comply with
the opinion of the Management Committee on hori-
zontal questions concerning trade in processed agricul-
tural products not listed in Annex I,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
The Community tariff quotas for imports originating in
Switzerland and in Liechtenstein listed in the Annex shall be
opened duty-free from 1 April to 31 December 2002.

For

imports of goods

2.
classified under CN codes
2202 10 00 and ex 2202 90 10 exceeding the duty free quota,
a duty of 9,1 % shall be applied.

Article 2

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

Article 3

(2)

The Agreement provides that the measures concerning
non-alcoholic beverages be reviewed before 31 March
2002. Following a review by the Joint Committee, the

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

(1) OJ L 318, 20.12.1993, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 298, 25.11.2000, p. 5.
(3) OJ L 76, 25.3.2000, p. 11.
(4) OJ L 345, 29.12.2001, p. 52.
(5) OJ L 300, 31.12.1972, p. 188.

It shall apply with effect from 1 April 2002.

(6) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.
(7) OJ L 68, 12.3.2002, p. 11.

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

Done at Brussels, 26 March 2002.

For the Commission

Erkki LIIKANEN

Member of the Commission

ANNEX

Table 1

Serial No

CN code

Description

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

Volume
(tonnes)

493

1 526

108

763

Applicable
rate of duty

Free

Free

Free

Free

Table 2

Serial No

CN code

Description

Volume

Rate of duty
applicable within
the quota

Rate of duty
applicable
outside the quota

09.0916

2202 10 00

ex 2202 90 10
(TARIC Code 10)

Waters,
including mineral waters and aerated
waters, containing added sugar or other sweet-
ening matter or flavoured

Other non-alcoholic beverages, containing sugar

68 062 500 litres

Free

9,1 %