Commission Regulation (EC) No 759/2007 of 29 June 2007 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota of sausages originating in Iceland
Date: 2007-06-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Iceland, import, meat product, originating product, tariff quota

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Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 759/2007

of 29 June 2007

opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota of sausages originating in
Iceland

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29
October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in
pigmeat (1), and in particular Article 11(1) thereof,

Whereas:

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters
between the European Community and the Republic of
Iceland concerning additional trade preferences in agri-
cultural products undertaken on the basis of Article 19
of the Agreement on the European Economic Area (2), as
approved by Council Decision 2007/138/EC (3), provides
for the opening by the Community of an annual tariff
quota of 100 tons of sausages originating in Iceland.

Article 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93. Therefore,
customs authorities should be authorised to waive the
for security in respect of goods initially
requirement
imported under
in accordance with
Articles 308c(1) and 248(4) of Regulation (EEC) No
2454/93 and Article 308c(2) and (3) of that Regulation
should not apply.

those quotas

(6)

(7)

It should be clarified which kind of proof certifying the
origin of products has to be provided by operators in
order to benefit from the tariff quota under the first-
come, first served system.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Pigmeat,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

The Agreement specifies that the tariff quota is to apply
annually and imports should therefore be managed on a
calendar-year basis. However, as
is
applicable as from 1 March 2007, the annual quantity
for 2007 should be adjusted accordingly.

the Agreement

Article 1

1.
A Community tariff quota for sausages falling within CN
code 1601 originating in Iceland (hereinafter the tariff quota), as
set out in the Agreement between the Community and Iceland
as approved by Decision 2007/138/EC, is hereby opened.

The Agreement specifies that the opening of the tariff
quota is to be made as from 1 July, on the basis of
nine months
for 2007. This Regulation should
therefore apply as from 1 July 2007.

The tariff quota should be managed on a first-come, first-
served basis. This should be done in accordance with
Articles 308a, 308b and 308c(1) of Commission Regu-
lation (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 (4).

The tariff quota shall be opened annually for the period from
1 January to 31 December.

The order number of the tariff quota shall be 09.0809.

2.
The annual quantity, expressed in net weight, of sausages
imported under the tariff quota, as well as the customs duty
applicable are laid down in the Annex.

(5)

Given that the quota under this Regulation does not
present a risk of market disturbance,
should be
regarded initially as non-critical within the meaning of

it

(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2).

(2) OJ L 61, 28.2.2007, p. 29.
(3) OJ L 61, 28.2.2007, p. 28.
(4) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 214/2007 (OJ L 62, 1.3.2007, p. 6).

For the year 2007, the quantity available shall be 75 tonnes.

Article 2

The tariff quota shall be managed in accordance with Articles
308a, 308b and 308c(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.
Article 308c(2) and (3) of that Regulation shall not apply.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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Article 3

Article 4

In order to benefit from the tariff quotas referred to in Article 1
and managed in accordance with Article 2, a valid proof of
origin issued by the competent authorities of Iceland shall be
presented to the Community customs authorities following the
rules complying with all provisions by Articles 55 to 65 of
Commission 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.

It shall apply as from 1 July 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 June 2007.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

ANNEX

SAUSAGES

Community tariff quota for Iceland

CN code

Description of products

Order number

Annual quantity
(net weight)

Rate of duty

1601 00

Sausages and similar products, of meat,
meat offal or blood; food preparations
based on these products

09.0809

100 tons

0