Commission Regulation (EC) No 847/2006 of 8 June 2006 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain prepared or preserved fish

1 An annual tariff quota of 2558 tonnes with exemption of customs duties shall be opened for Community imports of prepared or preserved fish of tunas, skipjack or other fish of the genus Euthynnus, other than whole or in pieces, falling within CN code 16042070.

2 An annual tariff quota of 2275 tonnes with exemption of customs duties shall be opened for Community imports of prepared or preserved fish of sardines, bonito, mackerel of the species Scomber scombrus and Scomber japonicus, fish of the species Orcynopsis unicolor, other than whole or in pieces, falling within CN code 16042050.

The tariff quotas set out in Article 1 shall apply as follows: 1. of the tariff quota of 2558 tonnes in Article 1(1), 1816 tonnes shall apply within order number 09.0704 to imports originating in Thailand, and the remaining part, notably 742 tonnes, shall apply within order number 09.0705 to imports originating in all countries; 2. of the tariff quota of 2275 tonnes in Article 1(2), 1410 tonnes shall apply within order number 09.0706 to imports originating in Thailand, and the remaining part, notably 865 tonnes, shall apply within order number 09.0707 to imports originating in all countries.

1 The origin shall be determined in accordance with the provisions in force in the Community.

2 Qualification for the share of the tariff quotas allocated to Thailand shall be subject to presentation of a certificate of origin meeting the conditions laid down in Article 47 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.

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

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply with effect from 2 June 2006.