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1. Subject to paragraph 5, the customs duties on the products listed in the Annex to this Regulation and originating in Mexico shall be reduced to the levels provided and within the limits of the tariff quotas specified in that Annex.

2. These tariff quotas shall be managed in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93. However, Article 308c(2) and (3) shall not apply to the tariff quota at order No 09.1871 in the Annex.

3. With respect to the products covered by the Annex to this Regulation:

(a) the specific export document referred to in Article 8(7) of Decision No 2/2000 of the Joint Council means the movement certificate EUR 1 or the invoice declaration referred to in Article 15(1) of that Decision, and (b) the acceptance of the declaration for release for free circulation shall be deemed to constitute the issuing of the import licence referred to in that provision. 3 a. With respect to products of CN code 0803 00 19 the presentation of an import licence as regards fresh bananas originating in Mexico shall not be required.

4. The reductions of duty referred to in the Annex are expressed as a percentage of the customs duties effectively applied to goods of Mexican origin outside the tariff quotas in question when declared for release for free circulation.

5. The customs duty applicable to products of CN code 1704 10 within the tariff quota at order No 09.1857 in the Annex to this Regulation shall be 6 %. The customs duty applicable to products of CN code 1604 14 16 within the tariff quota at order No 09.1854 in the Annex to this Regulation shall be 6 %. ◄ 5 a. The customs duty applicable to products of CN code 1302 20 10 within the tariff quota at order No 09.1873 in the Annex shall be 2 %. 5 b. The customs duty applicable to products of CN code 0803 00 19 within the tariff quota at order No 09.1834 in the Annex shall be EUR 70/tonne.

6. With the exception of the tariff quotas at order No 09.1834, No 09.1854, No 09.1873 and No 09.1899, the tariff quotas mentioned in the Annex to this Regulation shall be opened each year for a 12-month period from 1 July to 30 June. These quotas shall be opened for the first time on 1 July 2000.

The tariff quota at order No 09.1834 shall be opened from 1 January to 31 December of each calendar year. For the year 2008, this quota shall apply from 29 July 2008. The tariff quota at order No 09.1873 shall be opened from 1 May 2004 to 31 December 2004 and from 1 January to 31 December of each calendar year thereafter, for as long as the quota remains applicable.

7. The tariff quota at order No 09.1847 in the Annex to this Regulation shall be opened for the last time on 1 July 2007.

8. An annual tariff quota of 2 500 units shall be opened at the preferential rate provided under the Agreement for vehicles of CN codes 8701 20 , 8702 and 8704 , originating in Mexico according to the specific origin rules laid down in Annex III, Appendix IIa, Note 12.1 to Decision No 2/2000. This tariff quota shall be opened annually for twelve months from 1 January to 31 December, until December 2006. It shall be opened for the first time on 1 July 2000 for half of the annual volume.

To be eligible for the benefit of this tariff quota, the following must be indicated in box 7. (Remarks) of movement certificate EUR.l or on the invoice declaration for the goods in question: ‘Specific origin rule laid down in Decision No 2/2000 of EC-Mexico Joint Council, Annex III, Appendix IIa, Note 12.1’.