Commission Regulation (EC) No 428/2003 of 12 February 2003 establishing the allocation method for the additional quantities resulting from the quota increase brought in by Council Regulation (EC) No 427/2003 to the 2002 and 2003 Community quantitative quotas on certain products originating in the People's Republic of China

Commission Regulation (EC) No 428/2003
of 12 February 2003
establishing the allocation method for the additional quantities resulting from the quota increase brought in by Council Regulation (EC) No 427/2003 to the 2002 and 2003 Community quantitative quotas on certain products originating in the People's Republic of China
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 520/94 of 7 March 1994 establishing a Community procedure for administering quantitative quotas(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 138/96(2), and in particular Articles 9 and 13 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1394/2001 of 9 July 2001 establishing administrative procedures for the 2002 quantitative quotas for certain products originating in the People's Republic of China(3),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1498/2002 of 21 August 2002 establishing administrative procedures for the 2003 quantitative quotas for certain products originating in the People's Republic of China(4),
Whereas:
(1) By Regulation (EC) No 1995/2001(5) the Commission laid down the quantities to be allocated to importers from the 2002 quantitative quotas on certain products originating in the People's Republic of China.
(2) By Regulation (EC) No 2077/2002(6) the Commission laid down the quantities to be allocated to importers from the 2003 quantitative quotas on certain products originating in the People's Republic of China.
(3) Article 21(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 427/2003 of 3 March 2003 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 519/94 on common rules for imports from certain countries(7) provides that the allocation method for the additional quantities for the years 2002 and 2003 resulting from the quota increases provided for in Annex II of the same Regulation and an appropriate period of time for their utilisation shall be established by the Commission.
(4) Accordingly, simple administrative procedures should be established to enable Community importers to import the additional quantities brought in by Regulation (EC) No 427/2003.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for managing quotas set up by Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 520/94,