Council Regulation (EC) No 1922/2004 of 25 October 2004 adopting autonomous and transitional measures to open a Community tariff quota for the import of live bovine animals originating in Switzerland
Date: 2004-10-25
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Switzerland, cattle, import, live animal, originating product, tariff quota

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1922/2004

of 25 October 2004

adopting autonomous and transitional measures to open a Community tariff quota for the import of
live bovine animals originating in Switzerland

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

tional basis.

Having regard to the Treaty
Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,

establishing the European

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

Latvia,

Lithuania, Hungary, Malta,

Following the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia,
Poland,
Cyprus,
Slovenia, and Slovakia to the European Union,
the
European Community and the Swiss Confederation
agreed at the bilateral Summit on 19 May 2004 on
the principle that the trade flows in accordance with
the preferences granted previously under the bilateral
arrangements between the new Member States and Swit-
zerland should be maintained after the enlargement of
the European Union. Parties therefore agreed to proceed
tariff concessions within the
with the adaptation of
framework of
the Agreement between the European
Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in
agricultural
the
Agreement), which entered into force on 1 June 2002.
The adaptation of these concessions, which are listed in
Annexes 1 and 2 of the Agreement, include notably the
opening of a Community tariff quota for the import of
live bovine animals of a weight exceeding 160 kg.

products (1)

(hereinafter

called

(2)

It has been agreed with the Swiss Confederation that
there should be no trade discontinuity. The procedures
for adopting bilaterally a decision to amend Annexes 1
and 2 of the Agreement will not be completed imme-
diately. In order to ensure that quota benefit is available
until the entry into force of the said decision and for
reasons of simplification, it is appropriate to open this
tariff-quota concession on an autonomous and transi-

(1) OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132.

(3)

in particular,

Detailed rules for the implementation of this Regulation
and,
the provisions required for quota
management should be adopted in accordance with the
provisions laid down in Article 32 of Council Regulation
(EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common
organisation of the market in beef and veal (2).

(4)

To be eligible for the benefit of
these tariff quotas,
products should originate in Switzerland in conformity
with the rules referred to in Article 4 of the Agreement,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
A duty-free Community tariff quota is hereby opened on
an autonomous and transitional basis for the period from the
date of the entry into force of this Regulation until 30 June
2005 for the import of 4 600 heads of any live bovine animal
originating in Switzerland weighing more than 160 kg, falling
within CN code 0102 90 41, 0102 90 49, 0102 90 51,
0102 90 59,
or
0102 90 79.

0102 90 61,

0102 90 69,

0102 90 71

2.
The rules of origin applicable to the products referred to
in the first paragraph shall be those provided for in Article 4 of
the Agreement.

Article 2

The detailed rules for the implementation of this Regulation
shall be adopted in accordance with the provisions laid down
in Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that
of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1782/2003 (OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1).

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

Done at Brussels, 25 October 2004.

For the Council
The President

R. VERDONK