Council Regulation (EC) No 1676/2004 of 24 September 2004 adopting autonomous and transitional measures concerning the importation of certain processed agricultural products originating in Bulgaria and the exportation of certain processed agricultural products to Bulgaria

From 1 October 2004, the customs duties set out in Annex I shall apply to the importation of the goods originating in Bulgaria listed in that Annex.

1 The Community tariff quotas for duty free imports of goods originating in Bulgaria, set out in Annex II shall be opened annually from 1 January to 31 December. For the year 2004, they shall be open from 1 October to 31 December 2004. The volumes for the year 2004 shall be reduced on a pro rata basis according to the period, based on whole months, already elapsed, except for tariff quotas under Order No 09.5463, No 09.5487 and No 09.5479.

2 The quantities for the tariff quotas under Order No 09.5463, No 09.5487 and No 09.5479 opened under Regulation (EC) No. 1446/2002, and put in free circulation from 1 January to 30 September 2004, shall be fully counted against the quantities provided in the corresponding tariff quotas set out in Annex II.

Processed agricultural products listed in Annex III to this Regulation which are exported to Bulgaria shall not be eligible for export refunds under Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000.

For processed agricultural products which are not covered by Annex I or for which the quotas referred to in Annex II are exhausted, the provisions laid down in Protocol 3 shall apply.

The Commission may suspend the measures provided for in Articles 1, 2 and 3 in the event of non-application of the reciprocal preferences agreed by Bulgaria, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 7(2).

The tariff quotas referred to in Annex II to this Regulation shall be managed by the Commission in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.

1 The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee referred to in Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 , hereinafter referred to as ‘the Committee’

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.

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 from 1 October 2004.