31998R0560

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 560/98 of 9 March 1998 renewing for 1998 the measures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1416/95 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas in 1995 for certain processed agricultural products

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 1416/95 of 19 June 1995 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas in 1995 for certain processed agricultural products (1) opened tariff quotas for 1995 in favour of Switzerland and Norway in accordance with the conditions set out in Annexes I and II thereto;

Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1416/95 was renewed for 1996 and 1997, respectively by Council Regulations (EC) No 102/96 (2) and (EC) No 306/97 (3);

Whereas 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 Code (4) consolidated the arrangements for managing the tariff quotas to be used in chronological order of the dates of acceptance of the declarations for release for free circulation;

Whereas it was not possible to conclude additional Protocols before 1 January 1998; whereas, in these circumstances and pursuant to Articles 76, 102 and 128 of the Act of Accession, the Community should adopt measures required to remedy the situation; whereas, therefore, it is necessary to renew the measures provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1416/95 for 1998;

Whereas, as a result of changes in the tariff classification of certain goods referred to in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1416/95, the said Annexes need to be adapted,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The measures provided for in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1416/95 shall be renewed to cover 1998.

Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1416/95 shall be replaced by Annexes I and II as they appear in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

The tariff quotas mentioned in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1416/95 shall be administered by the Commission in accordance with Articles 308a to 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 March 1998.

For the Council

The President

G. BROWN

(1) OJ L 141, 24. 6. 1995, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 19, 25. 1. 1996, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 51, 21. 2. 1997, p. 8.

(4) OJ L 253, 11. 10. 1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1427/97 (OJ L 196, 24. 7. 1997, p. 31).

ANNEX

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PREFERENTIAL TARIFF QUOTAS OPENED FOR 1998

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ANNEX II

PREFERENTIAL TARIFF QUOTAS OPENED FOR 1998

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