L 314/8 Official Journal of the European Communities 8.12.1999 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2581/1999 of 7 December 1999 opening tariff quotas for the year 2000 for imports into the European Community of products originating in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Hungary THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6 December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from he processing of agricultural products (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2491/98 (% and in particular Article 7(2) thereof, Having regard to Council Decision 98/707/EC of 22 October 1998 relating to the conclusion of a Protocol for the adapta- tion of the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other part, to take into account the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union and the results of the agricultural negotiations of the Uruguay Round, inlcuding the improvements of the existing preferential regime (), and in particular Articles 2 and 6 of that Protocol, Having regard to Council Decision 98/638/EC of 5 October 1998 relating to the conclusion of a Protocol for the adapta- tion of the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part, to take into account the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union and the results of the agricultural negotiations of the Uruguay Round, including the improvements of the existing preferential regime (*), and in particular Articles 2 and 6 of that Protocol, Having regard to Council Decision 98/626/EC of 5 October 1998 relating to the conclusion of a Protcol for the adaptation of the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Romania, of the other part, to take into account the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union and the results of the agricultural negotiations of the Uruguay Round, including the improvements to the existing preferential regime (°), and in particular Articles 2 and 5 of that Protocol, Having regard to Council Decision 1999/67/EC of 22 October 1998 relating to the conclusion of a Protocol for the adapta- tion of the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one 318, 20.12.1993, 309, 19.11.1998, () o L 18. () O] L () O] L 341, 16.12.1998, () O] L () O L 28. 1. 1. 1. 306, 16.11.1998, 301, 11.11.1998, |TTTB part, and the Republic of Hungary, of the other part, to take into account the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the Euro- pean Union and the results of the agricultural negotiations of the Uruguay Round, including the improvements of the existing preferential regime (%), and in particular Articles 2 and 5 of that Protocol, Whereas: (1) Protocol 3 on trade in processed agricultural products, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the Europe Agree- ment with the Czech Republic (), provides for the granting of annual tariff quotas for imports of products originating in the Czech Republic; (2)  Protocol 3 on trade in processed agricultural products, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the Europe Agree- ment with the Slovak Republic (¥), provides for the granting of annual tariff quotas for imports of products originating in the Slovak Republic; (3)  Protocol 3 on trade in processed agricultural products, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the Europe Agree- ment with Romania (%), provides for the granting of annual tariff quotas for imports of products originating in Romania; (4)  Protocol 3 on trade in processed agricultural products, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the Europe Agree- ment with the Republic of Hungary (1), provides for the granting of annual tariff quotas for imports of products originating in Hungary; (5)  Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1662/1999 ('?) consolidated the arrangements for managing the tariff qutoas to be used in chronological order of the dates of acceptance of the declarations for release for free circulation; (6)  the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for horizontal questions concerning trade in processed agricultural products not listed in Annex I, O] L 28, 2.2.1999, p. 1. O] L 341, 16.12.1998, p. 3. O] L 306, 16.11.1998, p. 3. 0 L 301, 11.11.1998, p. 3. O] L 28, 2.2.1999, p. 3. ) O] L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. OJ L 197, 29.7.1999, p. 25.