Commission Regulation (EC) No 1796/2006 of 6 December 2006 opening for the year 2007 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: 2006-12-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Iceland, agro-industry, cocoa, confectionery product, import, originating product, tariff quota, trading operation

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1796/2006

of 6 December 2006

opening for the year 2007 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

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

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,

an exchange of

Having regard to Council Decision 1999/492/EC of 21 June
1999 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement
in the
letters between the European
form of
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 (2),
and, in particular Article 2 thereof,

Whereas:

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 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 agricultural products not listed in Annex I,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

From 1 January to 31 December 2007, the goods originating in
Iceland 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

(1)

The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters
the one part,
between the European Community, of
and the Republic of
the other part, on
Iceland, of
Protocol 2 to the Agreement between the European
Economic Community and the Republic of
Iceland,
approved by Decision 1999/492/EC, provides for an
annual tariff quota for imports from Iceland of sugar
confectionery products and chocolate and other food
preparations containing cocoa. It is necessary to open
that quota for 2007.

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.

It shall apply from 1 January 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 6 December 2006.

For the Commission

Günter VERHEUGEN
Vice-President

(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 192, 24.7.1999, p. 47.

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

lation (EC) No 402/2006 (OJ L 70, 9.3.2006, p. 35).

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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

Sugar confectionary (including white
chocolate)
cocoa,
falling within CN code 1704 90

containing

not

Chocolate and other food preparations
containing cocoa falling within CN
codes 1806 32, 1806 90, 1905 31
and 1905 32

Sweet biscuits, waffles and wafers

9

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

500
tonnes

9

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

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

(*) 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.