Legal provisions of COM(2007)406 - Proposal for a Council Regulation opening autonomous and transitional Community tariff quotas for the import of certain agricultural products from Switzerland

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Article 1

1. A duty-free Community tariff quota for products falling within CN code 0810 10 00 originating in Switzerland is hereby opened annually, on an autonomous and transitional basis, for the period from 1 January to 31 December.

The order number of the quota shall be 09.0948. The annual volume shall be 200 tonnes net weight.

2. A duty-free Community tariff quota for products falling within CN code 0709 90 20 originating in Switzerland is hereby opened annually, on an autonomous and transitional basis, for the period from 1 January to 31 December.

The order number of the quota shall be 09.0950. The annual volume shall be 300 tonnes net weight.

3. In 2007, the tariff quotas provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be opened for the period from 1 September to 31 December, for the full annual volumes provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2.

4. The tariff quotas provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall expire on 31 December 2009.

5. The rules of origin provided for in Article 4 of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products shall apply to the products referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article.

Article 2

The tariff quotas provided for in Article 1 shall be managed by the Commission in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.

Article 3

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 September 2007.

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