Commission Regulation (EC) No 816/2007 of 12 July 2007 opening annual tariff quotas for the importation from Turkey of certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products covered by Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93
Commission Regulation (EC) No 816/2007of 12 July 2007opening annual tariff quotas for the importation from Turkey of certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products covered by Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93THE 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 as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2580/2000 (OJ L 298, 25.11.2000, p. 5)., and in particular, Article 7(2) thereof,Whereas:(1)Decision No 1/95 of the EC Turkey Association CouncilOJ L 35, 13.2.1996, p. 1. implements the final phase of the Customs Union. Its Section V establishes the trade arrangements for processed agricultural products.(2)Decision No 1/97 of the EC Turkey Association CouncilOJ L 126, 17.5.1997, p. 26. establishes arrangements applicable to certain processed agricultural products.(3)Decision No 1/2007 of the EC Turkey Association CouncilNot yet published in the Official Journal. establishes new trade improvements applicable to certain processed agricultural products which aim to deepen and widen the Customs Union and to improve economic convergence as a result of the enlargement of the Community on 1 May 2004. These improvements lay down concessions in the form of duty free tariff quotas. For imports outside of the quotas the current trade provisions continue to apply.(4)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 214/2007 (OJ L 62, 1.3.2007, p. 6)., lays down rules for the management of tariff quotas. It is appropriate to provide that the tariff quotas opened by this Regulation are to be managed in accordance with those rules.(5)Commission Regulation (EC) No 2026/2005 of 13 December 2005 opening tariff quotas for 2006 and the following years for the importation into the European Community of certain goods from Turkey resulting from the processing of agricultural products covered by Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93OJ L 327, 14.12.2005, p. 3. should be repealed. Quantities imported under this Regulation between 1 January 2007 and the date of repealing should be deducted from the quantity of the corresponding new quota.(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: