Council Regulation (EC) No 215/2000 of 24 January 2000 renewing for 2000 the measures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1416/95 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas in 1995 for certain processed agricultural products
29. 1. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 24/9 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 215/2000 of 24 January 2000 renewing for 2000 the measures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1416/95 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas in 1995 for certain processed agricultural products THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof, Article 1 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Regulation (EC) No 1416/95 (1) opened tariff quotas for 1995 in favour of Switzerland and Norway in accord- ance with the conditions set out in Annexes I and II thereto; Regulation (EC) No 1416/95 was renewed for 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999 by Regulations (EC) No 102/ 96 (2), No 306/97 (3), No 560/98 (4) and No 2847/98 (5) respectively; It was not possible to conclude additional Protocols before 1 January 2000; in these circumstances and pursuant to Articles 76, 102 and 128 of the 1994 Act of Accession, the Community must adopt the measures required to remedy the situation; therefore, it is neces- sary to renew the measures provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1416/95 for 2000; The measures necessary for the suspension of this Regu- lation should be adopted in accordance with Article 2 of Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (6); 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 (7) consolidated the arrange- ments for managing the tariff quotas to be used in chronological order of the dates of acceptance of the declarations for release for free circulation, (1) OJ L 141, 24. 6. 1995, p. 1. (2) OJ L 19, 25. 1. 1996, p. 1. (3) OJ L 51, 21. 2. 1997, p. 8. (4) OJ L 76, 13. 3. 1998, p. 1. (5) OJ L 358, 31. 12. 1998, p. 14. (6) OJ L 184, 17. 7. 1999, p. 23. (7) OJ L 253, 11. 10. 1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regula- tion (EC) No 1662/1999 (OJ L 197, 29. 7. 1999, p. 25). The measures provided for in Article 1 of Regulation 1. (EEC) No 1416/95 shall be renewed to cover 2000. Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1416/95 shall be replaced by Annexes I and II to this Regulation. If Switzerland and Norway discontinue the application of 2. the the reciprocal measures in favour of Commission may, in accordance with the management proce- dure laid down in Article 2(2) of this Regulation, suspend application of the measures provided for in paragraph 1. the Community, Article 2 The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee 1. referred to in Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 (8). 2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply. The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at one month. 3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure. Article 3 The Community tariff quotas referred to in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1416/95 shall be administered in accordance with Articles 308a to 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93. Article 4 This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply with effect from 1 January 2000. (8) OJ L 318, 20. 12. 1993, p. 18. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 2491/98 (OJ L 309, 19. 11. 1998, p. 28). L 24/10 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 29. 1. 2000 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 24 January 2000. For the Council The President J. GAMA ANNEX I Preferential tariff quotas opened for 2000 SWITZERLAND Order No CN code Description Autonomous quotas 09. 0911 1302 20 10 Pectic substances, pectinates and pectates. Dry 09. 0912 2101 11 11 Extracts, essences and concentrates with a coffee-based dry matter content of 95 % or more by weight 09. 0913 2101 20 20 Extracts, essences and concentrates of tea or maté 09. 0914 2106 90 92 Food preparations/other, containing no milk fats, sucrose, isoglucose, glucose or starch or containing, by weight, less than 1,5 % milk fat, 5 % sucrose or isoglucose, 5 % glucose or starch 550 tonnes 1 700 tonnes 120 tonnes 850 tonnes Rate of duty applicable free free free free 29. 1. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 24/11 ANNEX II Preferential tariff quotas opened for 2000 NORWAY Order number CN code Description Autonomous quotas Rate of duty applicable 09. 0765 1517 10 90 Margarine, excluding liquid margarine 2 470 tonnes 09. 0766 2102 30 00 Prepared baking powders Other 09. 0767 ex 2103 90 90 (Taric code 90/ 10-90/89) Sauces and preparations therefor; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings of CN code 2103 90 90, other than mayonnaise 09. 0768 2104 10 Soups and broths and preparations therefor 09. 0769 2106 90 92 Food preparations/other, containing no milk fats, sucrose, isoglucose, glucose or starch or containing less than 1,5 % milk fat, 5 % sucrose or isoglucose, 5 % glucose or starch 09. 0770 2203 00 Beer made from malt 09. 0771 ex 2207 10 00 (Taric code 90) Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcohol strength by volume of 80 % vol. or higher/other than that obtained from agricultural products listed in Annex I to the Treaty 150 tonnes 130 tonnes 390 tonnes 510 tonnes 4 800 hectolitres 134 000 hectolitres free free free free free free free 09. 0772 ex 2207 20 00 (Taric code 90) Ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any strength/ other than those obtained from agricultural products listed in Annex I to the Treaty 3 340 hectolitres free 09. 0773 ex 2208 90 57 Aquavit (Taric code 20) 300 hectolitres 09. 0774 2403 10 Smoking tobacco, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion 370 tonnes free free