Commission Regulation (EC) No 697/2000 of 31 March 2000 concerning the increase and opening of tariff quotas applicable to the importation into the European Community of certain processed agricultural products originating in Switzerland
1. 4. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 81/49 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 697/2000 of 31 March 2000 concerning the increase and opening of tariff quotas applicable to the importation into the European Community of certain processed agricultural products originating in Switzerland THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (3) Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 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 (5), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1662/1999 (6), codified the provisions for the management of the tariff quotas to be used in the chronological order of the dates of acceptance of the declarations for release for free circula- tion. Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6 December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2491/98 (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof, (4) The measures laid down in this Regulation comply with the opinion of the Management Committee on hori- zontal questions concerning trade in processed agricul- tural products not listed in Annex I, Having regard to Council Decision 2000/239/EC of 13 March 2000 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other part, on Protocol 2 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation (3), and in particular Article 2 thereof, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Whereas: (1) (2) The annual quotas provided for in section III(1) and (3) of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other part, on Protocol 2 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation, should be opened for the year 2000. In view of the fact that the annual quota for soft drinks can only be opened as from 1 April 2000, it should be reduced on a pro rata basis for the period elapsed. 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 conces- sions in the form of Community tariff quotas in 1995 certain processed agricultural products (4), has for already independently opened part of the quotas provided for in the Agreement. These quotas should therefore be increased in accordance with the Agreement concluded with Switzerland. (1) OJ L 318, 20. 12. 1993, p. 18. (2) OJ L 309, 19. 11. 1998, p. 28. (3) OJ L 76, 25. 3. 2000, p. 11. (4) OJ L 24, 29. 1. 2000, p. 9. 1. From 1 January to 31 December 2000 the quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 215/2000 shall be increased by the quantities shown in Annex I to this Regulation. 2. A duty-exempt quota shall be opened for the goods of Swiss origin classified under CN codes 2202 10 00 and ex 2202 90 10 listed in Annex II to this Regulation from 1 April to 31 December 2000. For imports in excess of this quota a duty of 9,1 % shall be applied. Article 2 The Community tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be managed by the Commission in accordance with Articles 308a to 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93. Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica- tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 April 2000, with the exception of Article 1(1), which is applicable from 1 January 2000. (5) OJ L 253, 11. 10. 1993, p. 1. (6) OJ L 197, 29. 7. 1999, p. 25. L 81/50 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 1. 4. 2000 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 31 March 2000. For the Commission Erkki LIIKANEN Member of the Commission ANNEX I Serial number CN code Description 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 Additional quantities (tonnes) Applicable rate of duty 55 170 12 85 Exempt Exempt Exempt Exempt ANNEX II Serial number CN code Description Volume Rate of duty applicable within the quota Rate of duty applicable outside the quota 09. 0916 2202 10 00 ex 2202 90 10 (Taric Code 10) Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other sweet- ening matter or flavoured Other non-alcoholic beverages, containing sugar 56 250 000 litres Exempt 9,1 %