Commission Regulation (EC) No 1904/2003 of 29 October 2003 laying down transitional provisions for Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 as regards the import of certain milk products from the Republic of Slovenia
Date: 2003-10-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Slovenia, import, milk product, suspension of customs duties

L 280/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

30.10.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1904/2003

of 29 October 2003

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

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 Regulation (EC) No
1787/2003 (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 1157/2003 (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 east 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 to be issued at the end of July 2003
within the framework of certain quotas agreed with
Slovenia, valid for 150 days from the date of issue.

The concessions provided for in Council Decision 2003/
452/EC of 26 May 2003 on the conclusion of a Protocol
adjusting the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement
establishing an association between the European
Communities and their Member States, acting within the
framework of the European Union, of the one part, and
the Republic of Slovenia, of
to take
account of the outcome of negotiations between the

the other part,

parties on new mutual agricultural concessions (5), enter
into force on 1 November 2003. Since these concessions
inter alia, exemption from customs duty for
involve,
imports within the framework of the quota in question
from the date of entry into force of
the additional
protocol, imports carried out from 1 November 2003
under that quota 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 Decision 2003/452/EC
on the conclusion of a Protocol adjusting the trade aspects of
the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the
European Communities and their Member States, acting within
the framework of the European Union, of the one part, and the
Republic of Slovenia, of the other part, to take account of the
outcome of negotiations between the parties on new mutual
agricultural concessions, imports carried out from 1 November
2003 under licences issued for the period July to December
2003 for quota No 09.4088 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 November 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 October 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.
(2) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 121.
(3) OJ L 341, 22.12.2001, p. 29.
(4) OJ L 162, 1.7.2003, p. 19.

(5) OJ L 152, 20.6.2003, p. 22.