Commission Regulation (EC) No 2232/2003 of 23 December 2003 concerning the opening of tariff quotas applicable to the importation into the European Community of certain processed agricultural products originating in Switzerland
Date: 2003-12-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Switzerland, agricultural product, agro-industry, import, originating product, tariff quota

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Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2232/2003

of 23 December 2003

concerning the opening of

tariff quotas applicable to the importation into the European

Community of certain processed agricultural products originating in Switzerland

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), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2000/239/EC of 13 March
2000 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form
of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community,
of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other part,
on Protocol 2 to the Agreement between the European
Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation (2), and in
particular Article 2 thereof,

Whereas:

The annual
tariff quotas for certain processed agri-
cultural products provided for in the Agreement in the
form of an Exchange of Letters between the European
Community, of the one part, and the Swiss Confedera-
tion, of the other part, on Protocol 2 to the Agreement
between the European Economic Community and the
Swiss Confederation, hereinafter ‘the Agreement’, should
be opened for 2004.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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 (3), lays down rules for the
management of tariff quotas. It is appropriate to provide
that the tariff quotas opened by this Regulation are to be
managed in accordance with those rules.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
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 Community tariff quotas for imports of the processed agri-
cultural products originating in Switzerland listed in the Annex
shall be open duty-exempt from 1 January to 31 December
2004.

For imports of goods listed in table 2 of the Annex which
exceed the duty-exempt quota, a duty of 9,1 % shall be applied.

Article 2

The Community tariff quotas 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

The annual quota for goods classified under CN codes
2202 10 00 and ex 2202 90 10,
laid down in the
Agreement, has been exhausted. In accordance with the
Agreement it should in consequence be increased by
10 % for 2004.

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 apply with effect from 1 January 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 December 2003.

For the Commission

Erkki LIIKANEN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 318, 20.12.1993, p. 18. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2580/2000 (OJ L 298, 25.11.2000, p. 5).

(2) OJ L 76, 25.3.2000, p. 11.

(3) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1335/2003 (OJ L 187, 26.7.2003, p. 16).

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ANNEX

Table 1

Serial
number

CN code

Description

Quantities for 2004
(net weight)

Applicable rate of duty

09.0911

1302 20 10

09.0912

2101 11 11

09.0913

2101 20 20

09.0914

2106 90 92

666 tonnes

Exempt

2 057 tonnes

Exempt

145 tonnes

Exempt

1 029 tonnes

Exempt

Pectic substances, pectinates and
pectates: dry

Extracts, essences and concentrates
with a coffee-based dry matter
content of 95 % or more by
weight

Extracts, essences and concentrates
of tea or maté

Food preparations/other contain-
isoglu-
ing no milk fats, sucrose,
or
glucose
cose,
containing, by weight,
less than
1,5 % milk fat, 5 % sucrose or
isoglucose, 5 % glucose or starch

starch

or

Table 2

Serial
number

CN code

Description

Volume

Rate of duty
applicable
within the
quota

Rate of duty
applicable
outside the
quota

09.0916

2202 10 00

ex 2202 90 10
(TARIC
10)

code

including mineral waters
Waters,
and aerated waters,
containing
added sugar or other sweetening
matter or flavoured

Other
containing sugar

non-alcoholic

beverages,

109 807 500
litres

Exempt

9,1 %