Commission Regulation (EC) No 2030/2005 of  13 December 2005  opening for the year 2006 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: 2005-12-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Norway, cocoa, confectionery product, import, originating product, tariff quota

14.12.2005

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2030/2005

of 13 December 2005

opening for the year 2006 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
arrangements
applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of
agricultural products (1), and, in particular, Article 7(2) thereof,

trade

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 2006.

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 quota opened by this Regulation is to be
managed in accordance with those rules.

(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 2006, 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 Union.

(2)

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

It shall be applicable from 1 January 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 13 December 2005.

For the Commission

Günter VERHEUGEN
Vice-President

(1) OJ L 318, 20.12.1993, p. 18. Regulation as

last amended
by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2580/2000 (OJ L 298,
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 Regu-

lation (EC) No 883/2005 (OJ L 148, 11.6.2005, p. 5).

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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
falling
within CN code 1806 10

sweetening matter

other

5 500 tonnes

35,15 EUR/100 kg