Commission Regulation (EC) No 1797/2006 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 Norway resulting from the processing of agricultural products covered by Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93
Date: 2006-12-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Norway, agro-industry, cocoa, confectionery product, import, originating product, tariff quota, trading operation

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1797/2006

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 Norway 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,

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,

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 products not listed in Annex I to the Treaty,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

From 1 January to 31 December 2007, 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.

Whereas:

Article 2

(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 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 345, 31.12.1996, p. 78.

(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

09.0764

ex 1806

1806 20
1806 31
1806 32
1806 90

and

food

other

Chocolate
preparations
containing cocoa with the exception of cocoa
containing added sugar or other
powder
sweetening matter
falling within CN code
1806 10

5 500 tonnes

EUR 35,15/100 kg