TITLE 2 U.K. SPECIFIC RULES ON IMPORTS AT REDUCED DUTY

CHAPTER I U.K. Imports under quotas opened by the Community on the basis of an import licence alone

Section 4 U.K.

Article 19 U.K.

[F1 1. The reduced rate of duty shall be applied only on presentation of the declaration of release for free circulation accompanied by the import licence and, in the case of the imports referred to below, the proof of origin issued, respectively, under the following instruments:

(a) Protocol 4 to the Europe Agreements concluded between the Community and Romania (1) , and Bulgaria (2) ;

(b) Protocol 1 to Annex IV to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement signed at Cotonou on 23 June 2000 , applicable by virtue of Decision No 1/2000 of the ACP-EC Council of Ministers (3) (hereinafter called ‘the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement’);

(c) Protocol 3 to Decision No 1/98 of the EC-Turkey Association Council (4) ;

(d) Protocol 1 to the Agreement with South Africa (5) ;

(e) Protocol 3 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation of 22 July 1972 (6) ;

(f) Protocol 3 to the Agreement with Jordan;

(g) Rules referred to in point 10 of the Agreement with Norway.]

2. Release for free circulation of products imported under the agreements referred to in paragraph 1(a) and (b) shall be subject to either presentation of the EUR.1 certificate or a declaration by the exporter in accordance with the said Protocols.

[F2 3. When completing the customs formalities, importers shall be required to indicate, for imports of cheese as referred to in Annex XIII and covered by the quotas referred to in Article 5, in box 31 of the import declaration, the dry matter content by weight (%), the fat content by weight (%) in the dry matter and, where appropriate, the fat content by weight (%). Where the contents shown exceed those given in Annex XIII, the competent authorities shall notify the Commission thereof at the earliest opportunity by forwarding to it a copy of the import declaration and a copy of the relevant import licence.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission regulation (EC) No 810/2004 of 29 April 2004 adapting several regulations concerning the common organisation of the milk and milk products market by reason of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia to the European Union.

F2 Inserted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 886/2002 of 27 May 2002 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the import arrangements for milk and milk products and opening tariff quotas, and amending that Regulation.

(1)

[F1 OJ L 357, 31.12.1994, p. 1 .]

(2)

[F1 OJ L 358, 31.12.1994, p. 1 .]

(3)

[F1 OJ L 195, 1.8.2000, p. 46 .]

(4)

[F1 OJ L 86, 20.3.1998, p. 1 .]

(5)

[F1 OJ L 311, 4.12.1999, p. 1 .]

(6)

[F1 OJ L 300, 31.12.1972, p. 189 ]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission regulation (EC) No 810/2004 of 29 April 2004 adapting several regulations concerning the common organisation of the milk and milk products market by reason of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia to the European Union.