
Article 1 
This Regulation opens a Community tariff quota for manioc originating from Thailand. It shall be managed on a calendar-year basis, from 1 January 2008.
Article 2 
The quantity, expressed in net weight, for the import of manioc falling within the CN code 0714 10, as well as the customs duty applicable shall be those laid down in the Annex.
Article 3 
The tariff quota set out in the Annex to this Regulation shall be managed by the Community on a first-come, first-served basis in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and 308c(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93. Article 308c(2) and (3) of that Regulation shall not apply.
Article 4 
Imports of manioc under the tariff quota referred to Article 1 shall not require the submission of an import licence.
Article 5 
Release for free circulation within the quota referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation shall be subject to the presentation of a certificate of origin issued by the competent authorities of Thailand in accordance with Articles 55 to 65 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.
Article 6 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply as from 1 January 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 13 December 2007.
For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission
ANNEX
CN codes Rate of duty% Description of products Tariff quota number Origin Annual quantity million tonnes(net weight)
0714 10 6 Manioc 09.0708 Thailand 5,75

