Council Regulation (EC) No 1086/2003 of 18 June 2003 adopting autonomous and transitional measures concerning the importation of certain processed agricultural products originating in Slovenia and the exportation of certain processed agricultural products to Slovenia

• Published date: 01 July 2003
• Subject Matter: Commercial policy,Preferential systems,Agriculture and Fisheries
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Union, L 163, 01 July 2003

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Council Regulation (EC) No 1086/2003 of 18 June 2003 adopting autonomous and transitional measures concerning the importation of certain processed agricultural products originating in Slovenia and the exportation of certain processed agricultural products to Slovenia

Official Journal L 163 , 01/07/2003 P. 0001 - 0018

Council Regulation (EC) No 1086/2003

of 18 June 2003

adopting autonomous and transitional measures concerning the importation of certain processed agricultural products originating in Slovenia and the exportation of certain processed agricultural products to Slovenia

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular Article 133 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) Protocol 3 to the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and Slovenia, approved by Decision 1999/144/EC, ECSC, Euratom of the Council and of the Commission of 21 December 1998 on the conclusion of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, acting within the framework of the European Union, of the one part, and the Republic of Slovenia, of the other part(1), provides for tariff concessions for processed agricultural products originating in Slovenia. Protocol 3 was amended by Decision No 5/2001 of the EU-Slovenia Association Council(2).

(2) A trade agreement has recently been concluded which amends Decision No 5/2001. The agreement aims to improve economic convergence in preparation for accession of Slovenia to the European Union and is scheduled to enter into force not later than 1 July 2003. On the Community side that agreement lays down concessions in the form of completed liberalisation of trade for certain processed agricultural products and duty free quotas for others. For imports outside of those quotas the provisions laid down in Protocol 3 continue to apply.

(3) The procedure for adopting a decision to amend Decision No 5/2001 will not be completed in time for it to enter into force on 1 July 2003. It is therefore necessary to provide for the application of the tariff concessions made to Slovenia on an autonomous basis as from 1 July 2003.

(4) For the imports of certain processed agricultural products no customs duties should be applied and for others duty free quotas should be opened.

(5) Commission...