Commission Regulation (EC) No 899/2006 of 19 June 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 2133/2001 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas and tariff ceilings in the cereals sector as regards the opening of a Community tariff quota for certain dog or cat food falling within CN code 230910
Commission Regulation (EC) No 899/2006of 19 June 2006amending Regulation (EC) No 2133/2001 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas and tariff ceilings in the cereals sector as regards the opening of a Community tariff quota for certain dog or cat food falling within CN code 230910THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cerealsOJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1154/2005 (OJ L 187, 19.7.2005, p. 11)., and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,Having regard to Council Decision 2006/333/EC of 20 March 2006 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the United States of America pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic in the course of their accession to the European UnionOJ L 124, 11.5.2006, p. 13., and in particular Article 2 thereof,Whereas:(1)The agreement between the Community and the United States of AmericaOJ L 124, 11.5.2006, p. 15. approved by Decision 2006/333/EC provides, for each calendar year from 2006 onwards, for a tariff quota for the import of certain dog or cat food falling within CN code 230910 at a customs duty of 7 % ad valorem.(2)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 as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 402/2006 (OJ L 70, 9.3.2006, p. 35). brings together the management rules applicable to tariff quotas to be used in the chronological order of the dates of the customs declarations and the monitoring of imports under a preferential regime. To harmonise the management of this new tariff quota with similar quotas, its management should be incorporated into the relevant provision.(3)Commission Regulation (EC) No 2133/2001OJ L 287, 31.10.2001, p. 12. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 777/2004 (OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 50). should therefore be amended accordingly.(4)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: