Commission Regulation (EC) No 1795/2006 of 6 December 2006 opening the tariff quota for the year 2007 for 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, import, mineral water, non-alcoholic beverage, originating product, tariff exemption, tariff quota, trading operation

7.12.2006

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Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1795/2006

of 6 December 2006

opening the tariff quota for the year 2007 for 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 2004/859/EC of 25 October
2004 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form
of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community
and the Kingdom of Norway on Protocol 2 to the bilateral Free
Trade Agreement between the European Economic Community
and the Kingdom of Norway (2), and in particular Article 3
thereof,

Whereas:

Protocol 2 to the bilateral Free Trade Agreement between
the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of
Norway (3), and Protocol 3 to the EEA Agreement (4),
determine the trade arrangements for certain agricultural
and
the
Contracting Parties.

agricultural

processed

products

between

referred to as ‘the Agreement’, approved by Council
Decision 2004/859/EC. According to point IV of the
Agreed Minutes of the Agreement, duty free imports of
goods of the CN codes 2202 10 00 and ex 2202 90 10
originating in Norway are to be permitted only within
the limits of a duty free quota while a duty is to be paid
for imports outside the quota allocation.

the products

It is necessary to open the tariff quota for the year 2007
for the soft drinks in question. According to statistics
provided to the Commission,
the annual quota for
2006 for
in question opened by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2028/2005 (7) has
been exhausted on 31 October 2006. Pursuant
to
the Agreement
the Agreed Minutes of
Point
the tariff quota for 2007 should therefore be increased
by 10 %.

IV of

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 (8),
lays down rules for
It is appropriate to
the management of tariff quotas.
provide that the tariff quota opened by this regulation
is to be managed in accordance with those rules.

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,

(4)

(5)

(6)

Protocol 3 to the EEA Agreement, as amended by
the EEA Joint Committee (5),
Decision 138/2004 of
provides for a zero duty applying to certain waters
containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or
flavoured, classified under CN code 2202 10 00 and
certain other non alcoholic beverages containing sugar,
classified under CN code ex 2202 90 10.

The zero duty for the waters and other beverages in
question has been temporarily suspended for Norway
by the Agreement
in the form of an Exchange of
Letters between the European Community and the
Kingdom of Norway on Protocol 2 to the bilateral free
trade Agreement between the European Economic
Community and the Kingdom of Norway (6), hereinafter

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
For 1 January to 31 December 2007, the Community
tariff quota set out in the Annex is opened for the goods
originating in Norway which are listed in that Annex under
the conditions specified therein.

2.
The rules of origin mutually applicable to the goods set
out in the Annex shall be as set out in Protocol 3 of the
European
bilateral
Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway.

Free Trade Agreement

between the

(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 370, 17.12.2004, p. 70.
(3) OJ L 171, 27.6.1973, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 22, 24.1.2002, p. 37.
(5) OJ L 342, 18.11.2004, p. 30.
(6) OJ L 370, 17.12.2004, p. 72.

For quantities imported above the quota volume, a prefer-

3.
ential duty of EUR 0,047/litre shall apply.

(7) OJ L 327, 14.12.2005, p. 7.
(8) 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).

(1)

(2)

(3)

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Article 2

The Community tariff quota referred to in Article 1(1) shall be managed by the Commission in accordance
with Articles 308a, 308b and 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.

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

Article 3

It shall be applicable 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

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ANNEX

Tariff quota applicable upon import into the Community of goods originating in Norway

Order
No

CN code

Product description

Annual Quota
Volume for 2007

Rate of duty
applicable within the
limits of the quota

Rate of the duty
applicable above the
quota volume

17,303 million
litres

Exemption

EUR 0,047/litre

2202 10 00 Waters, including mineral
waters and aerated waters,
containing added sugar or
other sweetening matter or
flavoured

ex 2202 90 10 Other non-alcoholic

beverages containing sugar
(sucrose or invert sugar)