Commission Regulation (EC) No 2734/1999 of 21 December 1999 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain products originating in Slovenia and repealing Regulation (EC) No 428/97

• CELEX: Regulation (EC) No 2734/1999
• Articles: 5

Article 1

1. When products originating in Slovenia and listed in the Annex are put into free circulation in the Community, accompanied by a proof of origin as provided for in Protocol 4 to the Agreement, they shall benefit from a reduced customs duty rate, at the levels, during the periods and within the limits of the Community tariff quotas specified in that Annex.

2. The tariff quotas referred to in this Article shall be administered by the Commission in accordance with Articles 308a to 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.

3. Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the products in question have equal and uninterrupted access to the tariff quotas for as long as the balance of the relevant quota volume so permits.

Article 2

Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with.

Article 3

Regulation (EC) No 428/97 is hereby repealed.

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 December 1999.

For the Commission

Frederik BOLKESTEIN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 187, 20.7.1999, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 51, 26.2.1999, p. 3.

(3) OJ L 344, 31.12.1996, p. 3.

(4) OJ L 65, 6.3.1997, p. 28.

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

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

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording for the description of the products is to be considered as having no more than an indicative value, the preferential scheme being determined, within the context of this Annex, by the coverage of the CN codes. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential schemes is to be determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description taken together.

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