Commission Regulation (EC) No 128/2003 of 24 January 2003 concerning the opening of tariff quotas applicable to the importation into the European Community of certain processed agricultural products originating in Switzerland and in Liechtenstein
Date: 2003-01-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Liechtenstein, Switzerland, agro-industry, import, originating product, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 128/2003

of 24 January 2003

concerning the opening of
tariff quotas applicable to the importation into the European
Community of certain processed agricultural products originating in Switzerland and in Liechten-
stein

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

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), 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)

(2)

(3)

The annual tariff quotas for certain processed agricul-
tural products provided for in the Agreement in the
form of an Exchange of Letters between the European
Community, of the one part, and the Swiss Confedera-
tion, of the other part, on Protocol 2 to the Agreement
between the European Economic Community and the
Swiss Confederation, hereinafter ‘the Agreement’, should
be opened for 2003.

The annual quota for goods classified under CN codes
2202 10 00 and ex 2202 90 10,
laid down in the
Agreement, has been exhausted. In accordance with the
Agreement it should in consequence be increased by
10 % for 2003.

The preferences provided for in the Free Trade Agree-
ment between the European Economic Community and
Switzerland of 22 July 1972 have been extended to the
Principality of Liechtenstein by an additional agreement
approved by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2840/72 (4).
The measures laid down in this Regulation should there-
fore also be applicable to goods originating in Liechten-
stein.

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 (5), as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 1602/2000 (6),
lays down rules for the
management of tariff quotas. It is appropriate to provide
that the tariff quotas opened by this Regulation are to be
managed in accordance with those rules.

(5)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Community tariff quotas for imports of the processed agri-
cultural products originating in Switzerland and in Liechten-
stein listed in the Annex shall be opened duty-exempt from 1
January to 31 December 2003.

For imports of goods listed in table 2 of the Annex which
exceed the duty exempt 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

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 300, 31.12.1972, p. 188.

It shall apply with effect from 1 January 2003.

(5) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 188, 26.7.2000, p. 1.

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

Done at Brussels, 24 January 2003.

For the Commission

Erkki LIIKANEN

Member of the Commission

ANNEX

Serial No

CN code

Description

Quantities for
2003

Applicable rate
of duty

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

660

2 040

09.0913

2101 20 20

Extracts, essences and concentrates of tea or maté

144

09.0914

2106 90 92

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

isoglucose,

glucose

starch

or

1 020

Exempt

Exempt

Exempt

Exempt

Serial No

CN code

Description

09.0916

2202 10 00 Waters,

including mineral waters and
aerated waters, containing added sugar
or
or
flavoured

sweetening matter

other

ex 2202 90 10
code

(Taric
10)

Other
containing sugar

non-alcoholic

beverages,

Volume
(litres)

Rate of duty
applicable
within the
quota

Rate of duty
applicable
outside the
quota

99 825 000

Exempt

9,1 %