Commission Regulation (EC) No 52/2008 of 22 January 2008 opening for the year 2008 and the following years 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: 2008-01-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Iceland, confectionery product, originating product, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 52/2008

of 22 January 2008

opening for the year 2008 and the following years 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,

Having regard to Council Decision 1999/492/EC of 21 June
1999 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement
in the
form of an Exchange of Letters between the European
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 2008 and for the following
years, 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
between the European 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, 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
2008 and for the following years.

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 2008.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 January 2008.

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 214/2007 (OJ L 62, 1.3.2007, p. 6).

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ANNEX

Order No

CN code

Description

Annual 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 confectionery (including white chocolate)
not containing cocoa, falling within CN code
1704 90

and

Chocolate
containing cocoa
1806 32, 1806 90

food

preparations
other
falling within CN codes

Sweet biscuits, waffles and wafers falling within
CN codes 1905 31 and 1905 32, excluding
waffles
content
and wafers with a water
exceeding 10 % by weight

9

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

500 tonnes

9

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

50 % of the rate of
duty for third
countries (1) up to a
maximum of
35,15 EUR/100kg

(1) 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.