4.11.2000 Official Journal of the European Communities L 280/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2433/2000 of 17 October 2000 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for an adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreement with the Czech Republic 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 Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other part ("), provides for certain concessions for certain agricultural products originating in the Czech Republic. (2)  Improvements to the preferential agreements of the Europe Agreement with the Czech Republic were provided for in the 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 Czech Republic, 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 European Union and the outcome of the Uruguay Round negotiations on agricul- ture including improvements to the existing preferential arrangements (%). The Council approved the abovemen- tioned Protocol on behalf of the Community by Council Decision 98707 [EC (%). (3) In accordance with the Directives adopted by the Council on 30 March 1999, the Commission and the Czech Republic concluded on 4 May 2000 negotiations on a new Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement. (4)  The new Additional Protocol, which provides for addi- tional agricultural concessions, will be based on Article 21(5) of the Europe Agreement, establishing that the Community and the Czech Republic are to examine in the Association Council, product by product and on an orderly and reciprocal basis, the possibility of granting each other further concessions. 0] L 360, 31.12.1994, p. 2. () O] L 341, 16.12.1998, p. 3. O] L 341, 16.12.1998, p. 1. (5) A swift implementation of the adjustments forms an essential part of the results of the negotiations for the conclusion of a new Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement with the Czech Republic. (6) It is therefore appropriate to provide for the adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of the agri- cultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agree- ment with the Czech Republic. (7)  The Czech Republic will take all useful legislative provi- sions, on an autonomous and transitional basis, in order to enable a rapid and simultaneous implementation of the adaptation of the agricultural concessions of the Czech Republic provided for in the Europe Agreement. (8)  The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be 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 (¥). (99  Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (°) codified the management rules for tariff quotas designed to be used following the chronological order of dates of customs declarations, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1. The arrangements for import into the Community applic- able to certain agricultural products originating in the Czech Republic as set out in Annexes A(a) and A(b) to this Regulation shall replace those set out in Annex XI to the Europe Agree- ment establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other part. () O] L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23. () OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation at last amended by Regula- tion (EC) No 16621999 (O] L 197, 29.7.1999, p. 25).