Article 1 
1. Subject to the special provisions laid down in Articles 2, 3, 4 and 5, products originating in Albania, other than those listed in Annex II to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in Annex A to this Regulation, shall be admitted for import into the Community without quantitative restrictions or measures having equivalent effect and with exemption from customs duties and charges having equivalent effect. 2. Entitlement to the preferential arrangements laid down in this Regulation shall be subject to compliance with a definition of origin adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 249 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92. 3. Pending the adoption and entry into force of the definition of origin referred to in paragraph 2, entitlement to the preferential arrangements laid down in this Regulation shall be subject to compliance with the definition of the concept of originating products for which provision is made in Part I, Title IV, Chapter 2, Section 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93. Article 2 Processed agricultural products The import duties, namely the customs duties and agricultural components, applicable on import into the Community of the products listed in Annex B shall be those indicated for each product in the said Annex. Article 3 Industrial products and textile products - tariff ceilings 1. From 1 January to 31 December each year, imports into the Community of certain products originating in Albania and listed in Annex C shall benefit from an exemption from customs duties in accordance with the annual tariff ceilings specified in that Annex. The description of the products referred to in the first subparagraph, their Combined Nomenclature codes and the corresponding ceilings are set out in the said Annex. The amounts of the ceilings shall be increased annually by 5 % of the volume of the previous year. 2. Annex C, part II, provides specific provisions containing separate tariff ceilings for direct imports and for reimportations of textile products following an outward-processing operation, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 3036/94(4). 3. The tariff ceilings referred to in this Article shall be subject to Community surveillance managed by the Commission, in close cooperation with the Member States, in accordance with Article 308d of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93. 4. Quantities shall be charged against the ceilings as and when declarations for release for free circulation are lodged with customs authorities with an evidence of origin issued in accordance with the provisions of Article 1(2) and (3). Goods may be charged against a ceiling only if the evidence of origin is presented before the date on which customs duties are reintroduced. 5. As soon as a tariff ceiling is reached, the Commission may adopt a Regulation re-establishing, until the end of the calendar year, the customs duties applicable to third countries in respect of imports of the products concerned. Article 4 Agricultural products Imports into the Community of products originating in Albania and listed in Annex D, shall benefit from an exemption from customs duties in accordance with the tariff concessions listed in that Annex. Article 5 Agricultural products including fisheries - tariff quotas 1. The customs duties applicable to imports into the Community of the products originating in Albania and listed in Annex E, shall be suspended during the periods, at the levels and within the limits of the Community tariff quotas indicated for each one. 2. The tariff quotas referred to in this Article shall be administered by the Commission in accordance with Articles 308a to 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93. 3. Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the products in question have equal and uninterrupted access to the tariff quotas for as long as the balance of the relevant quota volume so permits. GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 6 For the first calendar year of application, the volumes of tariff quotas and tariff ceilings listed in Annexes C and E, shall be calculated as a pro rata of the basic volumes, taking into account the part of the period elapsed before the date of application of this Regulation. Article 7 1. The provisions necessary for the application of this Regulation, other than those provided for in Article 3(4), notably: (a) amendments and technical adjustments necessary following amendments to the Combined Nomenclature and Taric codes, (b) necessary adjustments following the conclusion of other agreements between the Community and Albania, shall be adopted by the Commission, assisted by the Customs Code Committee, in accordance with the procedure set out in paragraph 2 of this Article. 2. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver its opinion on this draft within a time limit, which the Chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 205(2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States within the Committee shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The Chairman shall not vote. The Commission shall adopt the measures which shall apply immediately. However, if these measures are not in accordance with the opinion of the Committee, they shall be communicated by the Commission to the Council forthwith. In that event: (a) the Commission may defer application of the measures which it has decided for a period of not more than one month from the date of such communication; (b) the Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within the time limit referred to in point (a). 3. The Committee may examine any question concerning the application of tariff quotas and tariff ceilings, which is raised by its Chairman either at the latter's initiative or at the request of a Member State. Article 8 Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with. Article 9 Temporary suspension clause 1. Where the Commission finds that there is sufficient evidence of fraud or failure to provide administrative cooperation as required for the verification of evidence of origin by Albania it may take measures to suspend in whole or in part the arrangements provided for in this Regulation for a period of three months, provided that it has first: - informed the Committee referred to in Article 7; - called on the Member States to take such precautionary measures as are necessary in order to safeguard the Community's financial interests; - published a notice in the Official Journal of the European Communities stating that there are grounds for reasonable doubts about the application of the preferential arrangements by the beneficiary country concerned which may call into question its right to continue enjoying the benefits granted by this Regulation. 2. A Member State may refer the Commission's decision to the Council within 10 days. The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within 30 days. 3. On conclusion of the period of suspension, the Commission shall decide either to: - terminate the provisional suspension measure following consultation of the Committee referred to in paragraph 1, or - extend the suspension measure in accordance with the procedure provided for in paragraph 1. Article 10 Regulation (EC) No 2820/98(5) is amended as follows: in Annex III, listing the beneficiary countries and territories enjoying generalised tariff preferences, footnote 1 shall be inserted next to AL Albania. Article 11 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply with effect from the first day of the second month after its entry into force until 31 December 2001. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 29 July 1999. For the Council The President S. HASSI (1) OJ L 343, 25.11.1992, p. 2. (2) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 502/1999 (OJ L 65, 12.3.1999, p. 1). (3) OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 955/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 119, 7.5.1999, p. 1). (4) OJ L 322, 15.12.1994, p. 1. (5) OJ L 357, 30.12.1998, p. 1.
Article 2 
Processed agricultural products The import duties, namely the customs duties and agricultural components, applicable on import into the Community of the products listed in Annex B shall be those indicated for each product in the said Annex. Article 3 Industrial products and textile products - tariff ceilings 1. From 1 January to 31 December each year, imports into the Community of certain products originating in Albania and listed in Annex C shall benefit from an exemption from customs duties in accordance with the annual tariff ceilings specified in that Annex. The description of the products referred to in the first subparagraph, their Combined Nomenclature codes and the corresponding ceilings are set out in the said Annex. The amounts of the ceilings shall be increased annually by 5 % of the volume of the previous year. 2. Annex C, part II, provides specific provisions containing separate tariff ceilings for direct imports and for reimportations of textile products following an outward-processing operation, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 3036/94(4). 3. The tariff ceilings referred to in this Article shall be subject to Community surveillance managed by the Commission, in close cooperation with the Member States, in accordance with Article 308d of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93. 4. Quantities shall be charged against the ceilings as and when declarations for release for free circulation are lodged with customs authorities with an evidence of origin issued in accordance with the provisions of Article 1(2) and (3). Goods may be charged against a ceiling only if the evidence of origin is presented before the date on which customs duties are reintroduced. 5. As soon as a tariff ceiling is reached, the Commission may adopt a Regulation re-establishing, until the end of the calendar year, the customs duties applicable to third countries in respect of imports of the products concerned. Article 4 Agricultural products Imports into the Community of products originating in Albania and listed in Annex D, shall benefit from an exemption from customs duties in accordance with the tariff concessions listed in that Annex. Article 5 Agricultural products including fisheries - tariff quotas 1. The customs duties applicable to imports into the Community of the products originating in Albania and listed in Annex E, shall be suspended during the periods, at the levels and within the limits of the Community tariff quotas indicated for each one. 2. The tariff quotas referred to in this Article shall be administered by the Commission in accordance with Articles 308a to 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93. 3. Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the products in question have equal and uninterrupted access to the tariff quotas for as long as the balance of the relevant quota volume so permits. GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 6 For the first calendar year of application, the volumes of tariff quotas and tariff ceilings listed in Annexes C and E, shall be calculated as a pro rata of the basic volumes, taking into account the part of the period elapsed before the date of application of this Regulation. Article 7 1. The provisions necessary for the application of this Regulation, other than those provided for in Article 3(4), notably: (a) amendments and technical adjustments necessary following amendments to the Combined Nomenclature and Taric codes, (b) necessary adjustments following the conclusion of other agreements between the Community and Albania, shall be adopted by the Commission, assisted by the Customs Code Committee, in accordance with the procedure set out in paragraph 2 of this Article. 2. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver its opinion on this draft within a time limit, which the Chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 205(2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States within the Committee shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The Chairman shall not vote. The Commission shall adopt the measures which shall apply immediately. However, if these measures are not in accordance with the opinion of the Committee, they shall be communicated by the Commission to the Council forthwith. In that event: (a) the Commission may defer application of the measures which it has decided for a period of not more than one month from the date of such communication; (b) the Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within the time limit referred to in point (a). 3. The Committee may examine any question concerning the application of tariff quotas and tariff ceilings, which is raised by its Chairman either at the latter's initiative or at the request of a Member State. Article 8 Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with. Article 9 Temporary suspension clause 1. Where the Commission finds that there is sufficient evidence of fraud or failure to provide administrative cooperation as required for the verification of evidence of origin by Albania it may take measures to suspend in whole or in part the arrangements provided for in this Regulation for a period of three months, provided that it has first: - informed the Committee referred to in Article 7; - called on the Member States to take such precautionary measures as are necessary in order to safeguard the Community's financial interests; - published a notice in the Official Journal of the European Communities stating that there are grounds for reasonable doubts about the application of the preferential arrangements by the beneficiary country concerned which may call into question its right to continue enjoying the benefits granted by this Regulation. 2. A Member State may refer the Commission's decision to the Council within 10 days. The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within 30 days. 3. On conclusion of the period of suspension, the Commission shall decide either to: - terminate the provisional suspension measure following consultation of the Committee referred to in paragraph 1, or - extend the suspension measure in accordance with the procedure provided for in paragraph 1. Article 10 Regulation (EC) No 2820/98(5) is amended as follows: in Annex III, listing the beneficiary countries and territories enjoying generalised tariff preferences, footnote 1 shall be inserted next to AL Albania. Article 11 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply with effect from the first day of the second month after its entry into force until 31 December 2001. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 29 July 1999. For the Council The President S. HASSI (1) OJ L 343, 25.11.1992, p. 2. (2) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 502/1999 (OJ L 65, 12.3.1999, p. 1). (3) OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 955/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 119, 7.5.1999, p. 1). (4) OJ L 322, 15.12.1994, p. 1. (5) OJ L 357, 30.12.1998, p. 1.
Article 3 
Industrial products and textile products - tariff ceilings 1. From 1 January to 31 December each year, imports into the Community of certain products originating in Albania and listed in Annex C shall benefit from an exemption from customs duties in accordance with the annual tariff ceilings specified in that Annex. The description of the products referred to in the first subparagraph, their Combined Nomenclature codes and the corresponding ceilings are set out in the said Annex. The amounts of the ceilings shall be increased annually by 5 % of the volume of the previous year. 2. Annex C, part II, provides specific provisions containing separate tariff ceilings for direct imports and for reimportations of textile products following an outward-processing operation, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 3036/94(4). 3. The tariff ceilings referred to in this Article shall be subject to Community surveillance managed by the Commission, in close cooperation with the Member States, in accordance with Article 308d of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93. 4. Quantities shall be charged against the ceilings as and when declarations for release for free circulation are lodged with customs authorities with an evidence of origin issued in accordance with the provisions of Article 1(2) and (3). Goods may be charged against a ceiling only if the evidence of origin is presented before the date on which customs duties are reintroduced. 5. As soon as a tariff ceiling is reached, the Commission may adopt a Regulation re-establishing, until the end of the calendar year, the customs duties applicable to third countries in respect of imports of the products concerned. Article 4 Agricultural products Imports into the Community of products originating in Albania and listed in Annex D, shall benefit from an exemption from customs duties in accordance with the tariff concessions listed in that Annex. Article 5 Agricultural products including fisheries - tariff quotas 1. The customs duties applicable to imports into the Community of the products originating in Albania and listed in Annex E, shall be suspended during the periods, at the levels and within the limits of the Community tariff quotas indicated for each one. 2. The tariff quotas referred to in this Article shall be administered by the Commission in accordance with Articles 308a to 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93. 3. Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the products in question have equal and uninterrupted access to the tariff quotas for as long as the balance of the relevant quota volume so permits. GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 6 For the first calendar year of application, the volumes of tariff quotas and tariff ceilings listed in Annexes C and E, shall be calculated as a pro rata of the basic volumes, taking into account the part of the period elapsed before the date of application of this Regulation. Article 7 1. The provisions necessary for the application of this Regulation, other than those provided for in Article 3(4), notably: (a) amendments and technical adjustments necessary following amendments to the Combined Nomenclature and Taric codes, (b) necessary adjustments following the conclusion of other agreements between the Community and Albania, shall be adopted by the Commission, assisted by the Customs Code Committee, in accordance with the procedure set out in paragraph 2 of this Article. 2. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver its opinion on this draft within a time limit, which the Chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 205(2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States within the Committee shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The Chairman shall not vote. The Commission shall adopt the measures which shall apply immediately. However, if these measures are not in accordance with the opinion of the Committee, they shall be communicated by the Commission to the Council forthwith. In that event: (a) the Commission may defer application of the measures which it has decided for a period of not more than one month from the date of such communication; (b) the Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within the time limit referred to in point (a). 3. The Committee may examine any question concerning the application of tariff quotas and tariff ceilings, which is raised by its Chairman either at the latter's initiative or at the request of a Member State. Article 8 Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with. Article 9 Temporary suspension clause 1. Where the Commission finds that there is sufficient evidence of fraud or failure to provide administrative cooperation as required for the verification of evidence of origin by Albania it may take measures to suspend in whole or in part the arrangements provided for in this Regulation for a period of three months, provided that it has first: - informed the Committee referred to in Article 7; - called on the Member States to take such precautionary measures as are necessary in order to safeguard the Community's financial interests; - published a notice in the Official Journal of the European Communities stating that there are grounds for reasonable doubts about the application of the preferential arrangements by the beneficiary country concerned which may call into question its right to continue enjoying the benefits granted by this Regulation. 2. A Member State may refer the Commission's decision to the Council within 10 days. The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within 30 days. 3. On conclusion of the period of suspension, the Commission shall decide either to: - terminate the provisional suspension measure following consultation of the Committee referred to in paragraph 1, or - extend the suspension measure in accordance with the procedure provided for in paragraph 1. Article 10 Regulation (EC) No 2820/98(5) is amended as follows: in Annex III, listing the beneficiary countries and territories enjoying generalised tariff preferences, footnote 1 shall be inserted next to AL Albania. Article 11 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply with effect from the first day of the second month after its entry into force until 31 December 2001. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 29 July 1999. For the Council The President S. HASSI (1) OJ L 343, 25.11.1992, p. 2. (2) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 502/1999 (OJ L 65, 12.3.1999, p. 1). (3) OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 955/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 119, 7.5.1999, p. 1). (4) OJ L 322, 15.12.1994, p. 1. (5) OJ L 357, 30.12.1998, p. 1.
Article 4 
Agricultural products Imports into the Community of products originating in Albania and listed in Annex D, shall benefit from an exemption from customs duties in accordance with the tariff concessions listed in that Annex. Article 5 Agricultural products including fisheries - tariff quotas 1. The customs duties applicable to imports into the Community of the products originating in Albania and listed in Annex E, shall be suspended during the periods, at the levels and within the limits of the Community tariff quotas indicated for each one. 2. The tariff quotas referred to in this Article shall be administered by the Commission in accordance with Articles 308a to 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93. 3. Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the products in question have equal and uninterrupted access to the tariff quotas for as long as the balance of the relevant quota volume so permits. GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 6 For the first calendar year of application, the volumes of tariff quotas and tariff ceilings listed in Annexes C and E, shall be calculated as a pro rata of the basic volumes, taking into account the part of the period elapsed before the date of application of this Regulation. Article 7 1. The provisions necessary for the application of this Regulation, other than those provided for in Article 3(4), notably: (a) amendments and technical adjustments necessary following amendments to the Combined Nomenclature and Taric codes, (b) necessary adjustments following the conclusion of other agreements between the Community and Albania, shall be adopted by the Commission, assisted by the Customs Code Committee, in accordance with the procedure set out in paragraph 2 of this Article. 2. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver its opinion on this draft within a time limit, which the Chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 205(2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States within the Committee shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The Chairman shall not vote. The Commission shall adopt the measures which shall apply immediately. However, if these measures are not in accordance with the opinion of the Committee, they shall be communicated by the Commission to the Council forthwith. In that event: (a) the Commission may defer application of the measures which it has decided for a period of not more than one month from the date of such communication; (b) the Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within the time limit referred to in point (a). 3. The Committee may examine any question concerning the application of tariff quotas and tariff ceilings, which is raised by its Chairman either at the latter's initiative or at the request of a Member State. Article 8 Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with. Article 9 Temporary suspension clause 1. Where the Commission finds that there is sufficient evidence of fraud or failure to provide administrative cooperation as required for the verification of evidence of origin by Albania it may take measures to suspend in whole or in part the arrangements provided for in this Regulation for a period of three months, provided that it has first: - informed the Committee referred to in Article 7; - called on the Member States to take such precautionary measures as are necessary in order to safeguard the Community's financial interests; - published a notice in the Official Journal of the European Communities stating that there are grounds for reasonable doubts about the application of the preferential arrangements by the beneficiary country concerned which may call into question its right to continue enjoying the benefits granted by this Regulation. 2. A Member State may refer the Commission's decision to the Council within 10 days. The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within 30 days. 3. On conclusion of the period of suspension, the Commission shall decide either to: - terminate the provisional suspension measure following consultation of the Committee referred to in paragraph 1, or - extend the suspension measure in accordance with the procedure provided for in paragraph 1. Article 10 Regulation (EC) No 2820/98(5) is amended as follows: in Annex III, listing the beneficiary countries and territories enjoying generalised tariff preferences, footnote 1 shall be inserted next to AL Albania. Article 11 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply with effect from the first day of the second month after its entry into force until 31 December 2001. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 29 July 1999. For the Council The President S. HASSI (1) OJ L 343, 25.11.1992, p. 2. (2) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 502/1999 (OJ L 65, 12.3.1999, p. 1). (3) OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 955/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 119, 7.5.1999, p. 1). (4) OJ L 322, 15.12.1994, p. 1. (5) OJ L 357, 30.12.1998, p. 1.
Article 5 
Agricultural products including fisheries - tariff quotas 1. The customs duties applicable to imports into the Community of the products originating in Albania and listed in Annex E, shall be suspended during the periods, at the levels and within the limits of the Community tariff quotas indicated for each one. 2. The tariff quotas referred to in this Article shall be administered by the Commission in accordance with Articles 308a to 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93. 3. Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the products in question have equal and uninterrupted access to the tariff quotas for as long as the balance of the relevant quota volume so permits. GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 6 For the first calendar year of application, the volumes of tariff quotas and tariff ceilings listed in Annexes C and E, shall be calculated as a pro rata of the basic volumes, taking into account the part of the period elapsed before the date of application of this Regulation. Article 7 1. The provisions necessary for the application of this Regulation, other than those provided for in Article 3(4), notably: (a) amendments and technical adjustments necessary following amendments to the Combined Nomenclature and Taric codes, (b) necessary adjustments following the conclusion of other agreements between the Community and Albania, shall be adopted by the Commission, assisted by the Customs Code Committee, in accordance with the procedure set out in paragraph 2 of this Article. 2. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver its opinion on this draft within a time limit, which the Chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 205(2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States within the Committee shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The Chairman shall not vote. The Commission shall adopt the measures which shall apply immediately. However, if these measures are not in accordance with the opinion of the Committee, they shall be communicated by the Commission to the Council forthwith. In that event: (a) the Commission may defer application of the measures which it has decided for a period of not more than one month from the date of such communication; (b) the Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within the time limit referred to in point (a). 3. The Committee may examine any question concerning the application of tariff quotas and tariff ceilings, which is raised by its Chairman either at the latter's initiative or at the request of a Member State. Article 8 Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with. Article 9 Temporary suspension clause 1. Where the Commission finds that there is sufficient evidence of fraud or failure to provide administrative cooperation as required for the verification of evidence of origin by Albania it may take measures to suspend in whole or in part the arrangements provided for in this Regulation for a period of three months, provided that it has first: - informed the Committee referred to in Article 7; - called on the Member States to take such precautionary measures as are necessary in order to safeguard the Community's financial interests; - published a notice in the Official Journal of the European Communities stating that there are grounds for reasonable doubts about the application of the preferential arrangements by the beneficiary country concerned which may call into question its right to continue enjoying the benefits granted by this Regulation. 2. A Member State may refer the Commission's decision to the Council within 10 days. The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within 30 days. 3. On conclusion of the period of suspension, the Commission shall decide either to: - terminate the provisional suspension measure following consultation of the Committee referred to in paragraph 1, or - extend the suspension measure in accordance with the procedure provided for in paragraph 1. Article 10 Regulation (EC) No 2820/98(5) is amended as follows: in Annex III, listing the beneficiary countries and territories enjoying generalised tariff preferences, footnote 1 shall be inserted next to AL Albania. Article 11 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply with effect from the first day of the second month after its entry into force until 31 December 2001. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 29 July 1999. For the Council The President S. HASSI (1) OJ L 343, 25.11.1992, p. 2. (2) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 502/1999 (OJ L 65, 12.3.1999, p. 1). (3) OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 955/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 119, 7.5.1999, p. 1). (4) OJ L 322, 15.12.1994, p. 1. (5) OJ L 357, 30.12.1998, p. 1.
Article 6 
For the first calendar year of application, the volumes of tariff quotas and tariff ceilings listed in Annexes C and E, shall be calculated as a pro rata of the basic volumes, taking into account the part of the period elapsed before the date of application of this Regulation. Article 7 1. The provisions necessary for the application of this Regulation, other than those provided for in Article 3(4), notably: (a) amendments and technical adjustments necessary following amendments to the Combined Nomenclature and Taric codes, (b) necessary adjustments following the conclusion of other agreements between the Community and Albania, shall be adopted by the Commission, assisted by the Customs Code Committee, in accordance with the procedure set out in paragraph 2 of this Article. 2. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver its opinion on this draft within a time limit, which the Chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 205(2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States within the Committee shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The Chairman shall not vote. The Commission shall adopt the measures which shall apply immediately. However, if these measures are not in accordance with the opinion of the Committee, they shall be communicated by the Commission to the Council forthwith. In that event: (a) the Commission may defer application of the measures which it has decided for a period of not more than one month from the date of such communication; (b) the Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within the time limit referred to in point (a). 3. The Committee may examine any question concerning the application of tariff quotas and tariff ceilings, which is raised by its Chairman either at the latter's initiative or at the request of a Member State. Article 8 Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with. Article 9 Temporary suspension clause 1. Where the Commission finds that there is sufficient evidence of fraud or failure to provide administrative cooperation as required for the verification of evidence of origin by Albania it may take measures to suspend in whole or in part the arrangements provided for in this Regulation for a period of three months, provided that it has first: - informed the Committee referred to in Article 7; - called on the Member States to take such precautionary measures as are necessary in order to safeguard the Community's financial interests; - published a notice in the Official Journal of the European Communities stating that there are grounds for reasonable doubts about the application of the preferential arrangements by the beneficiary country concerned which may call into question its right to continue enjoying the benefits granted by this Regulation. 2. A Member State may refer the Commission's decision to the Council within 10 days. The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within 30 days. 3. On conclusion of the period of suspension, the Commission shall decide either to: - terminate the provisional suspension measure following consultation of the Committee referred to in paragraph 1, or - extend the suspension measure in accordance with the procedure provided for in paragraph 1. Article 10 Regulation (EC) No 2820/98(5) is amended as follows: in Annex III, listing the beneficiary countries and territories enjoying generalised tariff preferences, footnote 1 shall be inserted next to AL Albania. Article 11 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply with effect from the first day of the second month after its entry into force until 31 December 2001. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 29 July 1999. For the Council The President S. HASSI (1) OJ L 343, 25.11.1992, p. 2. (2) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 502/1999 (OJ L 65, 12.3.1999, p. 1). (3) OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 955/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 119, 7.5.1999, p. 1). (4) OJ L 322, 15.12.1994, p. 1. (5) OJ L 357, 30.12.1998, p. 1.
Article 7 
1. The provisions necessary for the application of this Regulation, other than those provided for in Article 3(4), notably: (a) amendments and technical adjustments necessary following amendments to the Combined Nomenclature and Taric codes, (b) necessary adjustments following the conclusion of other agreements between the Community and Albania, shall be adopted by the Commission, assisted by the Customs Code Committee, in accordance with the procedure set out in paragraph 2 of this Article. 2. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver its opinion on this draft within a time limit, which the Chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 205(2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States within the Committee shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The Chairman shall not vote. The Commission shall adopt the measures which shall apply immediately. However, if these measures are not in accordance with the opinion of the Committee, they shall be communicated by the Commission to the Council forthwith. In that event: (a) the Commission may defer application of the measures which it has decided for a period of not more than one month from the date of such communication; (b) the Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within the time limit referred to in point (a). 3. The Committee may examine any question concerning the application of tariff quotas and tariff ceilings, which is raised by its Chairman either at the latter's initiative or at the request of a Member State. Article 8 Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with. Article 9 Temporary suspension clause 1. Where the Commission finds that there is sufficient evidence of fraud or failure to provide administrative cooperation as required for the verification of evidence of origin by Albania it may take measures to suspend in whole or in part the arrangements provided for in this Regulation for a period of three months, provided that it has first: - informed the Committee referred to in Article 7; - called on the Member States to take such precautionary measures as are necessary in order to safeguard the Community's financial interests; - published a notice in the Official Journal of the European Communities stating that there are grounds for reasonable doubts about the application of the preferential arrangements by the beneficiary country concerned which may call into question its right to continue enjoying the benefits granted by this Regulation. 2. A Member State may refer the Commission's decision to the Council within 10 days. The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within 30 days. 3. On conclusion of the period of suspension, the Commission shall decide either to: - terminate the provisional suspension measure following consultation of the Committee referred to in paragraph 1, or - extend the suspension measure in accordance with the procedure provided for in paragraph 1. Article 10 Regulation (EC) No 2820/98(5) is amended as follows: in Annex III, listing the beneficiary countries and territories enjoying generalised tariff preferences, footnote 1 shall be inserted next to AL Albania. Article 11 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply with effect from the first day of the second month after its entry into force until 31 December 2001. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 29 July 1999. For the Council The President S. HASSI (1) OJ L 343, 25.11.1992, p. 2. (2) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 502/1999 (OJ L 65, 12.3.1999, p. 1). (3) OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 955/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 119, 7.5.1999, p. 1). (4) OJ L 322, 15.12.1994, p. 1. (5) OJ L 357, 30.12.1998, p. 1.
Article 8 
Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with. Article 9 Temporary suspension clause 1. Where the Commission finds that there is sufficient evidence of fraud or failure to provide administrative cooperation as required for the verification of evidence of origin by Albania it may take measures to suspend in whole or in part the arrangements provided for in this Regulation for a period of three months, provided that it has first: - informed the Committee referred to in Article 7; - called on the Member States to take such precautionary measures as are necessary in order to safeguard the Community's financial interests; - published a notice in the Official Journal of the European Communities stating that there are grounds for reasonable doubts about the application of the preferential arrangements by the beneficiary country concerned which may call into question its right to continue enjoying the benefits granted by this Regulation. 2. A Member State may refer the Commission's decision to the Council within 10 days. The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within 30 days. 3. On conclusion of the period of suspension, the Commission shall decide either to: - terminate the provisional suspension measure following consultation of the Committee referred to in paragraph 1, or - extend the suspension measure in accordance with the procedure provided for in paragraph 1. Article 10 Regulation (EC) No 2820/98(5) is amended as follows: in Annex III, listing the beneficiary countries and territories enjoying generalised tariff preferences, footnote 1 shall be inserted next to AL Albania. Article 11 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply with effect from the first day of the second month after its entry into force until 31 December 2001. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 29 July 1999. For the Council The President S. HASSI (1) OJ L 343, 25.11.1992, p. 2. (2) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 502/1999 (OJ L 65, 12.3.1999, p. 1). (3) OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 955/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 119, 7.5.1999, p. 1). (4) OJ L 322, 15.12.1994, p. 1. (5) OJ L 357, 30.12.1998, p. 1.
Article 9 
Temporary suspension clause 1. Where the Commission finds that there is sufficient evidence of fraud or failure to provide administrative cooperation as required for the verification of evidence of origin by Albania it may take measures to suspend in whole or in part the arrangements provided for in this Regulation for a period of three months, provided that it has first: - informed the Committee referred to in Article 7; - called on the Member States to take such precautionary measures as are necessary in order to safeguard the Community's financial interests; - published a notice in the Official Journal of the European Communities stating that there are grounds for reasonable doubts about the application of the preferential arrangements by the beneficiary country concerned which may call into question its right to continue enjoying the benefits granted by this Regulation. 2. A Member State may refer the Commission's decision to the Council within 10 days. The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within 30 days. 3. On conclusion of the period of suspension, the Commission shall decide either to: - terminate the provisional suspension measure following consultation of the Committee referred to in paragraph 1, or - extend the suspension measure in accordance with the procedure provided for in paragraph 1. Article 10 Regulation (EC) No 2820/98(5) is amended as follows: in Annex III, listing the beneficiary countries and territories enjoying generalised tariff preferences, footnote 1 shall be inserted next to AL Albania. Article 11 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply with effect from the first day of the second month after its entry into force until 31 December 2001. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 29 July 1999. For the Council The President S. HASSI (1) OJ L 343, 25.11.1992, p. 2. (2) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 502/1999 (OJ L 65, 12.3.1999, p. 1). (3) OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 955/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 119, 7.5.1999, p. 1). (4) OJ L 322, 15.12.1994, p. 1. (5) OJ L 357, 30.12.1998, p. 1.
Article 10 
Regulation (EC) No 2820/98(5) is amended as follows: in Annex III, listing the beneficiary countries and territories enjoying generalised tariff preferences, footnote 1 shall be inserted next to AL Albania. Article 11 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply with effect from the first day of the second month after its entry into force until 31 December 2001. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 29 July 1999. For the Council The President S. HASSI (1) OJ L 343, 25.11.1992, p. 2. (2) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 502/1999 (OJ L 65, 12.3.1999, p. 1). (3) OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 955/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 119, 7.5.1999, p. 1). (4) OJ L 322, 15.12.1994, p. 1. (5) OJ L 357, 30.12.1998, p. 1.
Article 11 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply with effect from the first day of the second month after its entry into force until 31 December 2001. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 29 July 1999. For the Council The President S. HASSI (1) OJ L 343, 25.11.1992, p. 2. (2) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 502/1999 (OJ L 65, 12.3.1999, p. 1). (3) OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 955/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 119, 7.5.1999, p. 1). (4) OJ L 322, 15.12.1994, p. 1. (5) OJ L 357, 30.12.1998, p. 1.