Commission Regulation (EC) No 66/2008 of 25 January 2008 opening a yearly tariff quota for 2008 and the following years 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: 2008-01-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Norway, confectionery product, import, originating product, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 66/2008

of 25 January 2008

opening a yearly tariff quota for 2008 and the following years 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

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.

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,

(3)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee on horizontal questions concerning trade in
processed products not listed in Annex I to the Treaty,

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,

Whereas:

(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 2008 and the following years.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

From 1 January to 31 December 2008 and the years after, the
goods originating in Norway and imported into the Community
which are listed in the Annex shall be subject to the duties set
the annual quota
out
indicated therein.

in that Annex within the limits of

Article 2

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 be applicable from 1 January 2008.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 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 345, 31.12.1996, p. 78.

(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

09.0764

ex 1806

1806 20
1806 31
1806 32
1806 90

other

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

5 500 tonnes

35,15 EUR/100 kg