Commission Regulation (EC) No 2361/2002 of 27 December 2002 opening a tariff quota for the year 2003 for imports into the European Community of certain goods originating in Norway resulting from the processing of agricultural products covered by Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93
Date: 2002-12-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Norway, confectionery product, import, originating product, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2361/2002
of 27 December 2002
opening a tariff quota for the year 2003 for imports into the European Community of certain
goods originating in Norway resulting from the processing of agricultural products covered by
Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

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

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 Regulation (EC) No 2580/
2000 (2), in particular Article 7(2) thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 96/753/EC of 6 December
1996 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form
of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community,
of the one part, and the Kingdom of Norway, of the other part,
on Protocol 2 to the Agreement between the European
Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway (3), in parti-
cular Article 2 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters
between the European Community, of the one part, and
the Kingdom of Norway, of the other part, on Protocol
2 to the Agreement between the European Economic
Community and the Kingdom of Norway, approved by
Decision 96/753/EC, provides for an annual tariff quota
for imports from Norway of chocolate and other food
preparations containing cocoa. It is necessary to open
that quota for 2003.

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 444/2002 (5),
lays down rules for the
management of tariff quotas. It is appropriate to provide
that the tariff quota opened by this Regulation is to be
managed in accordance with those rules.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

From 1 January to 31 December 2003, the goods originating
in Norway which are listed in the Annex shall be subject to the
duties set out in that annex within the limits of the annual
quota indicated therein.

Article 2

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

Article 3

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

It shall be applicable from 1 January 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 27 December 2002.

For the Commission
Erkki LIIKANEN
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 318, 20.12.1993, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 298, 25.11.2000, p. 5.
(3) OJ L 345, 31.12.1996, p. 78.
(4) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 68, 12.3.2002, p. 11.

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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

cocoa

food preparations
Chocolate and other
containing
cocoa
for
powder, containing added sugar or other
sweetening matter falling within CN code
1806 10

except

5 500 tonnes

EUR 35,15/100 kg