Considerations on COM(2008)797 - Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products - Main contents
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dossier | COM(2008)797 - Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas ... |
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document | COM(2008)797 ![]() |
date | December 18, 2008 |
(2) | The quota amounts for two autonomous Community tariff quotas are insufficient to meet the needs of the Community industry for the current quota period ending on 31 December 2008. Consequently, those quota amounts should be increased with effect from 1 January 2008. |
(3) | The quota amount for one autonomous Community tariff quota disturbs the internal market of the Community. Consequently, this quota amount should be reduced. |
(4) | It is no longer in the Community interest to continue to grant Community tariff quotas in 2009 for certain products for which such quotas were established for 2008. Those quotas should therefore be closed with effect from 1 January 2009 and the corresponding products should be removed from the list in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96. |
(5) | In view of the many changes to be made, clarity requires Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 to be replaced in its entirety. |
(6) | Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 should therefore be amended accordingly. |
(7) | Having regard to the economic importance of this Regulation, it is necessary to rely on the grounds of urgency provided for in point I(3) of the Protocol on the role of national parliaments in the European Union annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaties establishing the European Community. |
(8) | Since the tariff quotas have to take effect from 1 January 2009, this Regulation should apply from the same date and enter into force immediately, |