Commission Regulation (EC) No 2151/2004 of 16 December 2004 opening for the year 2005 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: 2004-12-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Norway, confectionery product, originating product, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2151/2004

of 16 December 2004

opening for the year 2005 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

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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 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, of the other part, on
Protocol 2 to the Agreement between the European Economic
Community and the Kingdom of Norway (2), and, in particular,
Article 2 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

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 an annual tariff quota
for imports originating in Norway of chocolate and other
food preparations containing cocoa.
It is necessary to
open that quota for 2005.

of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the
Community Customs Code (3),
lays down rules for the
management of
to
is appropriate
provide that the tariff quota opened by this Regulation
is to be managed in accordance with those rules.

tariff quotas.

It

(3)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
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 2005, the goods originating in
Norway and imported into the Community 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
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

(2)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July
1993 laying down provisions for the implementation

It shall be applicable from 1 January 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 December 2004.

For the Commission

Günter VERHEUGEN
Vice-President

(1) OJ L 318, 20.12.1993, p. 18. Regulation as last amended by
L 298,

(EC) No 2580/2000 (OJ

Commission Regulation
25.11.2000, p. 5).

(2) OJ L 345, 31.12.1996, p. 78.

(3) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
L 343,

(EC) No 2286/2003 (OJ

Commission Regulation
31.12.2003, p. 1).

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ANNEX

Order number

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 35,15/100kg