Commission Regulation (EC) No 1553/2004 of 31 August 2004 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1362/2000 as regards the opening and management of tariff quotas for certain products originating in Mexico

• CELEX: Regulation (EC) No 1553/2004
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Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1362/2000 is amended as follows:

1.

Article 2 is amended as follows:

(a)

paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

‘2.   These tariff quotas shall be managed in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93. However, Article 308c(2) and (3) shall not apply to the tariff quota at order No 09.1871 in the Annex.’

(b)

the following paragraph 3 a is inserted:

‘3 a.   With respect to products of CN code 0803 00 19 the presentation of an import licence as regards fresh bananas originating in Mexico shall not be required.’

(c)

the following paragraphs 5 a and 5 b are inserted:

‘5 a.   The customs duty applicable to products of CN code 1302 20 10 within the tariff quota at order No 09.1873 in the Annex shall be 2 %.

5 b.   The customs duty applicable to products of CN code 0803 00 19 within the tariff quota at order No 09.1871 in the Annex shall be EUR 75 /tonne.’

2.

The Annex is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Except for point 2 of the Annex, it shall apply from 1 May 2004.

Point 2 of the Annex shall apply from 1 January 2005.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

Amendments to the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 1362/2000

1.

The following rows are inserted in the table:

‘09.1871  ( 8 )

0803 00 19

Bananas, fresh (excluding plantains)

2 000 tonnes

Fixed duty to be applied

09.1873

ex 1302 20 10

Dry pectic substances, pectinates and pectates in powder form

250 tonnes

Fixed duty to be applied

2.

The rows in the table with respect to order numbers 09.1832 and 09.1869 are replaced by the following:

‘09.1832

0408 11 80

0408 19 81

0408 19 89

0408 91 80

0408 99 80

—

Egg yolks, Birds’ eggs not in shell:

1 000 tonnes  ( 3 )

50 MFN or 50 GSP ( 2 )

09.1875

0408 11 80

—

Egg yolks, dried

50 MFN or 50 GSP ( 2 )

09.1877

0408 19 81

—

Egg yolks, liquid

50 MFN or 50 GSP ( 2 )

0408 19 89

—

Egg yolks, other

09.1879

0408 91 80

—

Birds' eggs, not in shell, dried

50 MFN or 50 GSP ( 2 )

09.1881

0408 99 80

—

Birds' eggs, not in shell, other

50 MFN or 50 GSP ( 2 )

09.1869

3502 11 90

3502 19 90

—

Egg albumin:

3 000 tonnes  ( 3 )

100

09.1883

ex 3502 11 90

—

dried (crystals)

100

09.1885

ex 3502 11 90

—

dried (other)

100

09.1887

3502 19 90

—

other than dried

100

( 8 )   This tariff quota will cease to apply when the current WTO quotas for bananas of CN code 0803 00 19 are replaced by a tariff-only regime.’

( 3 )   Shell egg equivalent. To be converted in accordance with the rates fixed in Annex 69 to Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.’