Commission Regulation (EC) No 887/2003 of 22 May 2003 laying down transitional provisions for Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 as regards the import of certain milk products from the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic
Date: 2003-05-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, Slovakia, import, milk product, originating product

L 127/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

23.5.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 887/2003

of 22 May 2003

laying down transitional provisions for Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 as regards the import of
certain milk products from the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk
and milk products (1), as last amended by Commission Regula-
tion (EC) No 509/2002 (2), and in particular Article 29(1)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 of 14
December 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying
Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the
import arrangements for milk and milk products and
opening tariff quotas (3), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 2302/2002 (4),
inter alia, detailed
rules for the application to milk and milk products of
the import arrangements provided for in the Europe
Agreements between the Community and certain central
and eastern European countries.

lays down,

Under Sections 1 and 4 of Chapter I of Title II of Regula-
tion (EC) No 2535/2001, import licences at a rate of
duty of 20 % were issued at the end of January 2003
within the framework of certain quotas agreed with the
Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic; these licences
were valid for 150 days from the date of issue.

The concessions provided for
in Council Decisions
2003/298/EC and 2003/299/EC on the conclusion of a
Protocol adjusting the trade aspects of the Europe Agree-
ment establishing an association between the European
Communities and their Member States, of the one part,

and the Czech Republic (5), and the Slovak Republic (6),
respectively, of the other part, enter into force on 1 May
2003. Since these concessions involve, inter alia, exemp-
tion from customs duty for imports within the frame-
work of the quotas in question from the date of entry
into force of the additional protocols, imports carried
out
from 1 May 2003 under these quotas must be
exempted from customs duty.

(4)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Milk and Milk Products,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Under the concessions provided for in Council Decisions 2003/
298/EC and 2003/299/EC on the conclusion of a Protocol
adjusting the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement estab-
lishing an association between the European Communities and
their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic
and the Slovak Republic, respectively, of the other part, imports
carried out from 1 May 2003 under licences issued for the
period from January to June 2003 for quotas Nos 09.4611 and
09.4612 shall be exempt from customs duty.

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 1 May 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 May 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.
(2) OJ L 79, 22.3.2002, p. 15.
(3) OJ L 341, 22.12.2001, p. 29.
(4) OJ L 348, 21.12.2002, p. 78.

(5) OJ L 107, 30.4.2003, p. 12.
(6) OJ L 107, 30.4.2003, p. 36.