Commission Regulation (EC) No 2270/2003 of 22 December 2003 opening for the year 2004 a tariff quota applicable to the importation 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: 2003-12-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Norway, confectionery product, import, originating product, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2270/2003

of 22 December 2003

opening for the year 2004 a tariff quota applicable to the importation into the European Com-
munity 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,

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 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 (3), of the other
part, on Protocol 2 to the Agreement between the European
in
Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway and,
particular, 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 annual tariff quotas
for imports of chocolate and other food preparations
containing cocoa originating in Norway. It is necessary
to open that quota for 2004.

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 (4), as
last amended by

Regulation (EC) No 1335/2003 (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.

(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 products not listed in Annex I,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

From 1 January to 31 December 2004, 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 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 Union.

It shall be applicable from 1 January 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 December 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 345, 31.12.1996, p. 78.
(4) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.

(5) OJ L 187, 26.7.2003, p. 16.

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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

Chocolate and other
food preparations
containing cocoa with the exception of
cocoa powder containing added sugar or
other sweetening matter falling within CN
code 1806 10

5 500 tonnes

EUR 35,15/
100 kg