Commission Regulation (EC) No 1986/2005 of 6 December 2005 on the opening of tariff quotas applicable to the importation into the Community of certain processed agricultural products originating in Romania and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2244/2004
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Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1986/2005 of 6 December 2005 on the opening of tariff quotas applicable to the importation into the Community of certain processed agricultural products originating in Romania and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2244/2004, 305R1986R(01), December 8, 2005
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1986/2005of 6 December 2005on the opening of tariff quotas applicable to the importation into the Community of certain processed agricultural products originating in Romania and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2244/2004THE 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 productsOJ L 318, 20.12.1993, p. 18. Regulation last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2580/2000 (OJ L 298, 25.11.2000, p. 5)., and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,Having regard to Council Decision 98/626/EC of 5 October 1998 relating to the conclusion of a Protocol for the adaptation of the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Romania, 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 results of the agricultural negotiations of the Uruguay Round, including the improvements to the existing preferential regimeOJ L 301, 11.11.1998, p. 1., and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1)Protocol No 3 to the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and Romania, approved by Council and Commission Decision 94/907/EC, ECSC, Euratom of 19 December 1994 on the conclusion of the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Romania, of the other partOJ L 357, 31.12.1994, p. 1., lays down the trade arrangements applicable to the processed agricultural products listed therein.(2)Protocol No 3 was amended by the Protocol for the adaptation of the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and RomaniaOJ L 301, 11.11.1998, p. 3., approved by Decision 98/626/EC. It provides for the opening of annual tariff quotas for certain goods originating in Romania. Commission Regulation (EC) No 2244/2004 of 23 December 2004 opening tariff quotas for the year 2005 for imports into the European Community of certain processed agricultural products originating in RomaniaOJ L 381, 28.12.2004, p. 8. opened the tariff quotas for 2005.(3)Decision No 3 of the EC-Romania Association CouncilNot yet published in the Official Journal. amended Protocol No 3 of the Europe Agreement. The Decision provides for full or gradual liberalisation of trade for certain processed agricultural products and new tariff quotas for certain others. It enters into force on 1 December 2005.(4)Consequently, the tariff quotas opened for 2005 should be closed and new ones opened for 2005 and 2006. In accordance with Decision No …/…/EC of the EC-Romania Association Council, for 2005 the new quotas shall be reduced in proportion to the number of months already elapsed prior to the date of entry into force of the Decision.(5)In accordance with Council Decision of 27 June 2005 on the position to take by the Community in the Association Council established by the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Romania, of the other part, concerning the improvement of the trade arrangements for processed agricultural products provided for in Protocol 3 of the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and Romania, the tariff quotas provided for in Annex III to Decision No 3 of the EC-Romania Association Council must be managed by the Commission in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and 308c of 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 CodeOJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 883/2005 (OJ L 148, 11.6.2005, p. 5)..(6)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee on horizontal questions concerning trade in processed agricultural products not listed in Annex I,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: