Article 1
From 1 November 2003 imports into the Community of processed agricultural products originating in Malta and listed in Annex I shall be exempted from customs duties and charges having equivalent effect.
Council Regulation (EC) No 1890/2003 of 27 October 2003 adopting autonomous and transitional measures concerning the importation of certain processed agricultural products originating in Malta and the exportation of certain processed agricultural products to Malta
Council Regulation (EC) No 1890/2003 of 27 October 2003 adopting autonomous and transitional measures concerning the importation of certain processed agricultural products originating in Malta and the exportation of certain processed agricultural products to Malta
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Article 2
1. Imports into the Community of processed agricultural products originating in Malta and listed in Annex II shall be exempted from customs duties and charges having equivalent effect, at the levels and within the limits of the annual Community tariff quotas set out in that Annex. 2. For 2003, the volume of the quotas set out in Annex II, shall be reduced in proportion to the number of months already elapsed in that year.
Article 3
Processed agricultural products listed in Annex III shall not be eligible for export refunds to Malta under Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000.
Article 4
For processed agricultural products, which are not covered by Annex I and Annex II or for which the tariff quotas referred to in Annex II are exhausted, the provisions set out in the Association Agreement shall apply.
Article 5
1. Regulation (EC) No 3010/95 shall continue to apply to the tariff concessions for the following products not covered by Annex I or II: (a) other sugar confectionery containing 70 % or more by weight of sucrose (including invert sugar expressed as sucrose) of subheading ex 1704 90 99; (b) other food preparations, not containing cocoa powder of subheadings ex 1901 90 91 and ex 1901 90 99. 2. Once the tariff quotas covered by Annex II are exhausted, Regulation (EC) No 3010/95 shall continue to apply to the tariff concessions for the following products: (a) mixes and doughs for the preparation of bakers' wares of heading No 1905 (subheading 1901 20 00 ); (b) crispbread of subheading 1905 10 00; (c) bread, not containing added honey, eggs, cheese or fruit, and containing by weight in the dry matter state not more than 5 % of sugars and not more than 5 % of fat of subheading 1905 90 30.
Article 6
The Commission may suspend the measures provided for in Articles 1, 2 and 3 in the case of non-application of the reciprocal preferences agreed by Malta in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 8(2).
Article 7
The tariff quotas referred to in Annex II shall be managed by the Commission in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.
Article 8
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee referred to in Article 16 of Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93(6). 2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply. The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at one month. 3. The Committee shall adopt its Rules of Procedure.
Article 9
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply as from 1 November 2003. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Luxembourg, 27 October 2003. For the Council The President A. Matteoli (1) OJ L 61, 14.3.1971, p. 1. (2) OJ L 177, 15.7.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 740/2003 (OJ L 106, 29.4.2003, p. 12.). (3) OJ L 314, 28.12.1995, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 779/98 (OJ L 113, 15.4.1998, p. 1). (4) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1335/2003 (OJ L 187, 26.7.2003, p. 16). (5) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23. (6) OJ L 318, 20.12.1993, p. 18.
Supplementary provisions
ANNEX ISupplementary provisions
Processed agricultural products of which the imports into the Community are exempted from customs duties and equivalent charges >TABLE> ANNEX II Duty-free quotas of imports into the Community originating in Malta >TABLE> ANNEX III Processed agricultural products which are not eligible for export refunds under Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 >TABLE>
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