CELEX: 31999R2184
Language: en
Date: 1999-10-14 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2184/1999 of 14 October 1999 opening a tariff quota for the import of certain goods originating in Estonia resulting from the processing of agricultural products covered by the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93

15. 10. 1999           EN                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                      L 267/25
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2184/1999
                                                          of 14 October 1999
               opening a tariff quota for the import of certain goods originating in Estonia resulting from the
               processing of agricultural products covered by the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                      processed agricultural products between the Community
                                                                                 and Estonia, with effect from the date on which that
                                                                                 Protocol enters into force.
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                    (3)     Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July
Community,                                                                       1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of
                                                                                 Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the
                                                                                 Community Customs Codes (5), as last amended by
                                                                                 Regulation (EC) No 1662/1999 (6), brought together in a
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6                         single Regulation the provisions governing the adminis-
December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable                      tration of tariff quotas to be used in the chronological
to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural                   order of the dates of acceptance of the declaration
products (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC)                      relating to the release for free circulation.
No 2491/98 (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
                                                                         (4)     The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
                                                                                 accordance with the opinion of the Management
                                                                                 Committee for horizontal questions relating to trade in
Having regard to Council Decision 1999/86/EC of 18 May
                                                                                 processed agricultural products not listed in Annex I,
1998 on the conclusion of a Protocol adjusting trade aspects of
the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the
European Communities and their Member States, of the one
part, and the Republic of Estonia, of the other part, to take
account of the accession of the Republic of Austria, the
Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the Euro-
pean Union and the outcome of the Uruguay Round nego-                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
tiations on agriculture, including improvements to the existing
preferential arrangements (3), and in particular Articles 1 and 5
of that Protocol,
                                                                                                       Article 1
Whereas:                                                                 From 1 September 1999 to 31 December 1999, the goods
                                                                         from Estonia which are listed in the Annex to this Regulation
                                                                         shall be subject to the duties recorded in that Annex within the
                                                                         limit of the annual quota indicated therein.
(1)     Protocol 2 on trade in processed agricultural products
        between the Community and Estonia was amended by
        the Protocol amending the Europe Agreement with the
        Republic of Estonia following enlargement and the                                              Article 2
        Uruguay Round, which entered into force on 1
        September 1999.
                                                                         The Community tariff quota referred to in Article 1 shall be
                                                                         managed by the Commission in accordance with the provisions
                                                                         of Articles 308a to 308d of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.
(2)     This amended Protocol 2 provides for concessions to
        Estonia, in respect of certain products falling within CN
        code 2202 90, additional to those already provided for
        in Council Regulation (EC) No 26/1999 of 21 December                                           Article 3
        1998 adopting autonomous and transitional measures
        for Europe Agreements with Lithuania, Latvia and
        Estonia in certain processed agricultural products (4). It is    This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
        therefore necessary to open, for 1999, the quota                 tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
        provided for in the Annex to Protocol 2 on trade in
                                                                         It shall be applicable from 1 September 1999.
(1) OJ L  318, 20.12.1993, p. 18.
(2) OJ L  309, 19.11.1998, p. 28.
(3) OJ L  29, 3.2.1999, p. 9.                                            (5) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.
(4) OJ L  5, 9.1.1999, p. 1.                                             (6) OJ L 197, 29.7.1999, p. 25.
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          This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
          Done at Brussels, 14 October 1999.
                                                                          For the Commission
                                                                            Erkki LIIKANEN
                                                                      Member of the Commission
                                                       ANNEX
                                                                                             Rate of duty applicable
         Order No         CN code                     Description                   Quota
                                                                                                (EUR/100 kg)
         09.6541        2202 90 91      Waters containing fat obtained from      720 tonnes           5,04
                        2202 90 95      milk                                                          4,77
                        2202 90 99                                                                    6,77