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 21011111

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 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 Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The diversity of soluble coffee available on the Community market has decreased significantly in recent years.
(2) The best way of countering this trend is to open a zero-duty quota for a limited volume of soluble coffee.
(3) The best way of ensuring optimal use of the tariff quota is to allocate it in the chronological order of the dates on which declarations of release for free circulation are accepted.
(4) In order to ensure that the quota is administered efficiently, presentation of a certificate of origin should be required for imports of soluble coffee from Brazil, the main supplier and the main beneficiary of the quota.
(5) Soluble coffee benefiting from the tariff quota must be marketed in the Community in compliance with the quality conditions established by Directive 1999/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 February 1999 relating to coffee extracts and chicory extracts(1).
(6) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission(2),