Legal provisions of COM(2003)30 - Implementation of for the EC the tariff provisions laid down in the Association Agreement with Chile - Main contents
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dossier | COM(2003)30 - Implementation of for the EC the tariff provisions laid down in the Association Agreement with Chile. |
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document | COM(2003)30 ![]() |
date | February 18, 2003 |
Article 1
(a) the term 'MFN duty' shall mean the duties specified in Part Two of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87. However, it shall not mean a duty set up within the framework of a tariff quota under Article 26 of the Treaty or under Annex 7 to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87;
(b) subject to paragraph 2, the final rate of preferential duty shall be rounded down to the first decimal point.
2. Where the result of calculating the rate of preferential duty is one of the following, the preferential rate shall be considered as a full exemption:
(a) 1 % or less in the case of ad valorem duties, or
(b) EUR 2 or less per individual euro amount in the case of specific duties.
3. Where the customs duties comprise an ad valorem duty with a minimum and maximum duty, the preferential reduction shall also apply to that minimum and maximum duty. For products listed in Annex I to the Agreement under categories 'EP' and 'SP', the preferential reduction shall apply only to the ad valorem duty and in accordance with Annex I to the Agreement. If the customs duties comprise more than one specific duty, the preferential reduction shall apply to all these duties and in accordance with Annex I to the Agreement.
Article 2
2. The reductions of duty referred to in the Annex are expressed as a percentage of the customs duties effectively applied to goods originating in Chile outside the tariff quotas provided for in the Annex when declared for release for free circulation.
3. The tariff quotas referred to in the Annex shall be opened each year for a 12-month period from 1 January. However, in 2003 and except for the quota referred to in Article 4(2), the volume of these quotas shall be reduced by the number of twelfths corresponding to the calendar months before this Regulation enters into force.
4. A tariff quota falling within a tariff elimination category set out in Annex I to the Agreement shall end when the preferential duty is completely eliminated in accordance with its timetable.
Article 3
2. The annual volume of the tariff quotas at order Nos 09.1924, 09.1925, 09.1926, 09.1927, 09.1928, 09.1929 and 09.1930 in the Annex shall be increased successively by five per cent each year of the original quantity from 1 January 2004.
Article 4
2. The Commission shall lay down the management rules for the tariff quota at order number 09.4181.
Article 5
Article 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 three months.
3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.
Article 7
2. Article 308d of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 shall apply.
3. Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure that the surveillance referred to in paragraph 1 is complied with.
Article 8
It shall apply from the date of the provisional application of certain provisions of the Agreement.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.