Commission Regulation (EC) No 914/2003 of 26 May 2003 on the third publication of the quantities of certain basic products which may be placed under inward processing arrangements without prior examination of the economic conditions
Date: 2003-05-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: butter, inward processing, powdered milk, primary product, quantitative restriction, trading operation, white sugar

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 914/2003

of 26 May 2003

on the third publication of the quantities of certain basic products which may be placed under
inward processing arrangements without prior examination of the economic conditions

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 Regulation (EC) No 2580/
2000 (2), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article
11(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

In accordance with Article 21(1) of Commission Regula-
tion (EC) No 1488/2001 of 19 July 2001 laying down
rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No
3448/93 as regards the placement of certain quantities
of certain basic products listed in Annex I to the Treaty
establishing the European Community under the inward
processing arrangements without prior examination of
the economic conditions (3), 60 % of the quantities of
certain basic products published in Regulation (EC) No
1739/2002 of 30 September 2002 on the initial publi-
cation of the quantities of certain basic products which
may be placed under inward processing arrangements
without prior examination of
the economic condi-
tions (4) were made available by way of the first tranche
of certificates issued.

In accordance with Article 23(1) of Regulation (EC) No
1488/2001, 60 % of
the quantities of certain basic
products published in Regulation (EC) No 165/2003 of
30 January 2003 on the second publication of the quan-
tities of certain basic products which may be placed
under inward processing arrangements without prior
examination of the economic conditions (5) were made
available by way of the second tranche of certificates
issued.

(3)

(4)

(5)

In accordance with Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No
1488/2001, the supply balance described in Article 11
of Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 has been the subject of
regular review by the Commission and examination by
the Group of Experts. It has been determined that it is
appropriate to make a third publication of the quantities
available.

The remaining quantities of certain basic products as
identified by their eight digit Combined Nomenclature
code, which may be placed under the inward processing
arrangements for use in the manufacture of goods
without prior examination of the economic conditions
should therefore be the subject of a third publication.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The remaining quantities of certain basic products listed in
Annex I to the Treaty which may be placed under inward
processing arrangements without prior examination of
the
economic conditions, are set out in the Annex to this Regula-
tion in accordance with Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No
1488/2001.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 May 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 26 May 2003.

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 196, 20.7.2001, p. 9.
(4) OJ L 263, 1.10.2002, p. 20.
(5) OJ L 26, 31.1.2003, p. 10.

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CN code

ex 0402 10 19

ANNEX

Description

Milk in powder, granules or other solid forms, not containing added
sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content by weight, not
exceeding 1,5 % (PG 2)

ex 0405 10 19

Butter, of a fat content by weight of 82 % (PG 6)

1701 99 10

White sugar

Quantity (tonnes)

22,354

5,118

15,333