COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1933/1999

of 9 September 1999

opening a tariff quota for the import of certain goods originating in Iceland resulting from the processing of agricultural products covered by the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

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 Regulation (EC) No 2491/98(2), in particular Article 7(2) thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 1999/492/EC of 21 June 1999 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Iceland, of the other part, concerning Protocol No 2 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland(3) in particular Article 2 thereof,

(1) Whereas 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(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1662/1999(5), consolidated the arrangements for managing the tariff quotas to be used in chronological order of the dates of acceptance of the declarations for release of free circulation;

(2) Whereas it is necessary to open, for 1999, the quota provided for in paragraph 3 of point III of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Iceland, of the other part, concerning Protocol No 2 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland;

(3) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for horizontal questions concerning trade in processed products not listed in Annex II,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

From 1 August to 31 December 1999, the goods from Iceland which are listed in the Annex to this Regulation shall be subject to the duties recorded in that Annex within the limits of the annual quota indicated therein.

Article 2

The Community tariff quota referred to in Article 1 shall be managed by the Commission in accordance with the provisions of Articles 308a to 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall be applicable from 1 August 1999.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 9 September 1999.

For the Commission

Karel VAN MIERT

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 318, 20.12.1993, p. 18.

(2) OJ L 309, 19.11.1998, p. 28.

(3) OJ L 192, 24.7.1999, p. 47.

(4) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.

(5) OJ L 197, 29.7.1999, p. 25.

ANNEX

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Amendments and corrections
December 31, 1999	See Art. 1
September 10, 1999	Entry into force - Date pub. See Art 3
August 1, 1999	Application - See Art 3

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1933/1999 of 9 September 1999 opening a tariff quota for the import of certain goods originating in Iceland resulting from the processing of agricultural products covered by the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93