17.10.2000 Official Journal of the European Communities L 262/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2290/2000 of 9 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 Bulgaria 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 Bulgaria, of the other part ('), provides for certain concessions for certain agricultural products originating in Bulgaria. (2)  Improvements to the preferential agreements of the Europe Agreement with Bulgaria were provided for in the Protocol adjusting trade aspects of the Europe Agree- ment establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, 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 agriculture including improve- ments to the existing preferential arrangements (). The Council approved the abovementioned Protocol on behalf of the Community by Decision 1999/278/EC (?). (3)  In accordance with the directives adopted by the Council on 30 March 1999, the Commission and Bulgaria concluded on 18 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 Bulgaria are to examine in the Associa- tion Council, product by product and on an orderly and reciprocal basis, the possiiblity of granting each other further concessions. 0] L 358, 31.12.1994, p. 3. () O] L 112, 29.4.1999, p. 3. 0] L 112, 29.4.1999, 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 Bulgaria. (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 Bulgaria. (7)  Bulgaria will also undertake all the necessary legislative provisions, on an autonomous and transitional basis, in order to implement simultaneously the commitments made by Bulgaria as a result of the conclusion of the negotiations. (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 (EC) 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 Bulgaria as set out in Annexes A(a) and A(b) to this Regulation shall replace those set out in Annex X to the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part. () O] L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23. () O] L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation at last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1662/1999 (O] L 197, 29.7.1999, p. 25).