28.12.2000 Official Journal of the European Communities L332/7 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2851/2000 of 22 December 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 Republic of Poland and repealing Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 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 Republic of Poland, of the other part ('), provides for certain concessions for certain agricultural products originating in Poland. (2)  Improvements to the preferential agreements of the Europe Agreement with the Republic of Poland were provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 of 22 December 1995 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricul- tural products and providing for the adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricul- tural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreements to take account of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round Multilateral Trade Negotiations (3. 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 Republic of Poland, of the other part, to take into account 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 existing preferential agreements has not yet entered into force. (3) As a result of the conclusion of agreements with Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and the Slovak Republic on further agricultural concessions, Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 has effectively been voided of its substance and should therefore be repealed. (4)  In accordance with the directives adopted by the Council on 30 March 1999, the Commission and Poland concluded on 26 September 2000 negotiations on a new Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement. (5)  The new Additional Protocol, which provides for addi- tional agricultural concessions, will be based on Article 20(5) of the Europe Agreement, establishing that the () O] L 348, 31.12.1993, p. 2. (}) OJ L 328, 30.12.1995, p. 31. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 243598 (O] L 303, 13.11.1998, p. 1). Community and Poland are to examine in the Associa- tion Council, product by product on an orderly and reciprocal basis, the possibility of granting each other further concessions. (6) 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 Republic of Poland. (7) Tt 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 Republic of Poland. (8)  The Republic of Poland will also undertake all the neces- sary legislative provisions, on an autonomous and trans- itional basis, in order to implement simultaneously the commitments made by the Republic of Poland as a result of the conclusion of the negotiations. (9 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 (). (100 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 Republic of Poland as set out in Annex A(a) and A(b) to this Regulation shall replace those referred to in Annexes VIIla, VIIIb, Xa, Xb and Xc of the Europe Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Poland, of the other part. () O] L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23. (*) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regula- tion (EC) No 1602/2000 (O] L 188, 26.7.2000, p. 1).