Commission Regulation (EC) No 2269/2003 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 Iceland resulting from the processing of agricultural products covered by Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93
Date: 2003-12-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Iceland, confectionery product, import, originating product, sugar industry, tariff quota

23.12.2003

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2269/2003

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 Iceland 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 1999/492/EC of 21 June
1999 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form
of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community,
of the one part, and the Republic of Iceland, of the other part,
on Protocol 2 to the Agreement between the European
Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland (3) and, in
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 Republic of Iceland, of the other part, on Protocol 2
to the Agreement between the European Economic
Community and the Republic of Iceland, approved by
Decision 1999/492/EC, provides for annual tariff quotas
for imports from Iceland of sugar confectionery products
and chocolate and other food preparations containing
cocoa. 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 agricultural products not listed in Annex I,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

From 1 January to 31 December 2004, the goods originating
in Iceland 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 192, 24.7.1999, p. 47.
(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

09.0799

1704 90 10
1704 90 30
1704 90 51
1704 90 55
1704 90 61
1704 90 65
1704 90 71
1704 90 75
1704 90 81
1704 90 99

1806 32 10
1806 32 90
1806 90 11
1806 90 19
1806 90 31
1806 90 39
1806 90 50
1806 90 60
1806 90 70
1806 90 90

1905 31 11
1905 31 19
1905 31 30
1905 31 91
1905 31 99
1905 32 11
1905 32 19
1905 32 91
1905 32 99

confectionery

Sugar
chocolate), not containing cocoa,
within CN code 1704 90

(including white
falling

Chocolate and other
food preparations
containing cocoa falling within CN codes
1806 32 and 1806 90

Sweet biscuits; waffles and wafers

9

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>=
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>;

500 tonnes

9

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>=
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>;

50 % of the rate
of duty for third
countries (1) up to
a maximum of
EUR 35,15/
100 kg

(1) Rate of duty for third countries: rate consisting of the ad valorem duty plus, where appropriate, the agricultural component, limited to

the maximum rate where provided for in the Common Customs Tariff.