CELEX: 52005PC0294
Language: en
Date: 2005-07-01
Title: Proposal for a Council Regulation abolishing tariff quota for imports of soluble coffee covered by CN code 2101 11 11

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                     Brussels, 1.7.2005
                                                     COM(2005) 294 final
                                                     2005/0122 (ACC)
                                        Proposal for a
                                COUNCIL REGULATION
   abolishing tariff quota for imports of soluble coffee covered by CN code 2101 11 11
                               (presented by the Commission)
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 ---pagebreak---                                EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
   The limited diversity of soluble coffee available on the Community market in the late 1990s
   and early 2000s led the Commission to propose opening a zero-duty quota for a limited
   volume of soluble coffee.
   The resulting Regulation, which the Council adopted on 5 November 2001, provides for the
   tariff quota to be opened annually for an initial period of three years. Its volume was fixed as
   follows: 10 000 tonnes from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2002, 12 000 tonnes from
   1 January 2003 to 31 December 2003 and 14 000 tonnes from 1 January 2004 to
   31 December 2004. Unless the Regulation is revised in order to adapt the volume of the quota
   to the needs of the Community market three months before the date of closure of the current
   quota, the quota is automatically extended for a further year for a volume of 14 000 tonnes.
   Since the Regulation was not amended in 2004, the quota was extended in 2005 for a volume
   of 14 000 tonnes.
   Since the objective pursued by the Community Regulation, namely to increase the diversity of
   soluble coffee available on the Community market, has now been achieved, the conditions for
   maintaining a zero-duty quota for soluble coffee beyond 1 January 2006 no longer apply.
   The Commission therefore proposes that the Council abolish the tariff quota for imports of
   soluble coffee covered by CN code 2101 11 11 from 1 January 2006.
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 ---pagebreak---                                                          2005/0122 (ACC)
                                            Proposal for a
                                     COUNCIL REGULATION
       abolishing tariff quota for imports of soluble coffee covered by CN code 2101 11 11
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular
   Article 133 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the Commission1,
   Whereas:
   (1)     The diversity of soluble coffee available on the Community market has improved
           appreciably since 2002.
   (2)     Since the objective pursued by Council Regulation (EC) No 2165/2001 of
           5 November 2001 opening and providing for the administration of a tariff quota for
           imports of soluble coffee covered by CN code 2101 11 112 has now been achieved, the
           conditions for maintaining a zero-duty quota for soluble coffee beyond 1 January 2006
           no longer apply.
   (3)     In view of the Community market’s current needs, the tariff quota for imports of
           soluble coffee of CN code 2101 11 11 should be closed from 1 January 2006.
           Regulation (EC) No 2165/2001 should be repealed with effect from the same date,
   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                               Article 1
   The zero-duty tariff quota established by Regulation (EC) No 2165/2001 for imports of
   soluble coffee covered by CN code 2101 11 11 shall be closed from 1 January 2006.
   From 1 January 2006 imports of soluble coffee covered by CN code 2101 11 11 originating in
   any country shall no longer be eligible for a zero-duty tariff quota.
                                               Article 2
   Regulation (EC) No 2165/2001 is repealed with effect from 1 January 2006.
   1
           OJ C […], p. […]
   2
           OJ L 292, 9.11.2001, p.1.
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 ---pagebreak---                                                Article 3
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the
   Official Journal of the European Union.
   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
   Done at Brussels,
                                                 For the Council
                                                 The President
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