WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/BGR/3
15 February 2000
(00-0580)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning imports under tariff quotas ( Table MA:2 ) for the
calendar years 1997 and 1998 was received from the delegation of the Republic of Bulgaria on
2 February 2000.G/AG/N/BGR/3
Page 2Table MA:2
MARKET ACCESS:  Bulgaria
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1997
Lists relating to tariff and other quota commitment.
Description of Products Tariff item number(s)
encompassed in product
descriptionTariff quota quantity for
period in question
(tonnes)*In-quota imports
during period
(tonnes)*
(from section 1-B (or I-A) of Part I of the Schedule) (from Section I-B (or I-A) of
Part I of the Schedule)(derived from Section I.B
(or I-A) of Part I of the
schedule)
12 3 4
1 Carcasses exceeding 240 kg and half-carcasses exceeding 120 kg of
bovine animals; compensated quarters exceeding 120 kg; unseparatedforequarters exceeding 110 kg and separated forequarters exceeding 55kg; unseparated hindquarters exceeding 130 kg and separatedhindquarters exceeding 65 kg; other bone-in beef cuts; boneless beef
cuts, fresh or chilled02011020
02012022020120320201205202012090
020130001,000 221.837
2 Other high quality boneless beef cuts, fresh, chilled or frozen
(definition available from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests)ex02013000
ex02023000500 111.816
3 "High quality beef" answering the following definition: "Beef cuts
obtained from steers (novilhos) or heifers (novilhas) aged between 20and 24 months, which have been exclusively pasture grazed, have lost
their central temporary incisors but do not have more than four
permanent incisor teeth which are of good maturity and which meet thefollowing beef carcass classification requirements: dressed weight ofnot more than 327 kg, a compact appearance with a good eye of meetof light and uniform colour, and adequate but not excessive fat cover,
the cuts bearing the letters "sc" (speci al cuts) or an "sc" (special cuts)
label as a sign of their high quality will be boxed in cartons bearing thewords "high quality beef".ex0202 1,000 996.127
4 Carcasses exceeding 240 kg and half-carcasses exceeding 120 kg of
bovine animals, frozen02021020 2,000 1,998.662G/AG/N/BGR/3
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5 Other bone-in beef cuts, frozen, of a weight exceeding 110 kg for
unseparated forequarters or of a weight exceeding 55 kg for separatedforequarters; and of a weight exceeding 130 kg for unseparatedhindquarters or of a weight exceeding 65 kg for separated hindquarters.02022032
020220521,000 998.839
6 Unseparated or separated forequarters or hindquarters of bovine
animals, frozen.02022031
02022032
020220510202205210,200 2,074.471
7 Boneless beef cuts, frozen 02023000 4,100 4,100.000
8 Other frozen swine carcasses and half-carcasses 02032190 306 142.726**
9 Frozen swine hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in, with fat 02032220 18 0 **
10 Other frozen swine hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in 02032290 197 140.780**11 Other frozen swine meat, with fat 02032920 36 38.696**12 Other frozen swine meat 02032990 294 476.049**13 Carcasses or half-carcasses  of sheep, other cuts with bone-in, boneless
meat, frozen02044100
02044200
02044300800 261.114**
14 Fowls of the species Gallus domesticus , not cut in pieces, frozen 02072100 200 0
15 Turkey, not cut in pieces, frozen 02072200 300 53.898**16 Frozen chicken parts and offal, other than livers 02074100 1,300 301.82617 Frozen turkey cuts and offal, other than livers 02074200 700 2,869.139**18 Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof with bone in, of swine, salted, in
brine, dried or smoked02101100 500 0
19 Bellies (streaky) and cuts thereof, of swine, salted, in brine, dried or
smoked02101200 500 2.759
20 Other meat and edible meat offal, of swine, salted, in brine, dried or
smoked02101900 500 8.461
21 Milk and cream in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat
content, by weight, not exceeding 1.5%, whether or not containingadded sugar or other sweetening matter04021000 200 93.075
22 Yogurt 04031000 300 13.234**G/AG/N/BGR/3
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23 Whey and modified whey, whether or not concentrated or containing
added sugar or other sweetening matter04041010
04041090200 1,108.400**
24 Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk 04050000 1,500 101.001
25 Fresh ( unriped or uncured) cheese, including whey cheese and curd;
grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds; other, processed cheese, not
grated or powdered; of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 36% andof a fat content, by weight, in the dry matter: exceeding 48 %.04061000
04062000
ex040630003,000 0
26 Cheeses and curd, other than fresh, grated, powdered, processed, blue-
veined cheese, white cheese in brine and kashkaval04069090 400 0
27 Seed potatoes 07011000 1,800 499.680
28 Onions and shallots, fresh or chilled 07031000 500 62.97029 Dried peas 07131000 175 175.00030 Dried chickpeas (garbanzos) 07132000 300 031 Dried kidney beans 07133300 720 032 Other dried beans 07133900 100 0
33 Dried broad beans and horse beans 07135000 500 0
34 Oranges 08051000 2,000 23,759.834**35 Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); clementines, wilkings
and similar citrus hybrids08052000 4,000 3,783.644**
36 Wheat and meslin other than durum wheat 10019000 150,000 0
37 Barley for the brewing industry 10030020 10,000 0
38 Barley for forage 10030030 10,000 0**
39 Maize for forage 10059010 100,000 040 Semi-milled or wholly milled rice 10063000 5,000 041 Wheat or meslin flour 11010000 50,000 13,924.994**42 Oil sunflower seed, black, in grey and white striped shells or other, not
for sowing12060091
12060092
1206009920,000 54.761**
43 Lard 15010010 10,000 55.294**G/AG/N/BGR/3
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44 Other sunflower seed or sunflower oil 15121900 5,764 1,414.197**
45 Sausages and similar products of meat, meat offal or blood; food
preparations based on these products16010000 2,000 4,509.563**
46 Prepared liver 16022000 200 58.363**
47 Prepared swine hams and cuts thereof 16024100 220 1.416**
48 Prepared swine shoulders and cuts thereof 16024200 200 269.657**
49 Other prepared meat of swine, incl. mixtures, or of  bovine animals 16024900
160250001,100 0
50 Raw cane sugar not containing added flavouring or colouring matter 17011100 250,000 233,556.336
51 Chewing gum, whether or not sugar coated 17041000 900 0
52 Liquorice extract and bonbons 17049010 525 17.620
53 Other sugar confectionery (incl. the white chocolate), not containing
cocoa, other17049090 1,600 0
54 Chocolate blocks, slabs or bars, of a weight exceeding 2 kg 18062010 3,500 24.780
55 Chocolate bars, filled, of a weight not exceeding 2 kg 18063110 1,000 0.60056 Chocolate bars, not filled, of a weight not exceeding 2 kg 18063210 150 21.500
57 Other chocolate preparations (1) 18069010 800 0
58 Other chocolate preparations (2) 18069010 440 059 Other food preparations, containing cocoa 18069090 2,850 0.36060 Sweet biscuits; waffles and wafers; bread, pastry, cakes, other bakers'
wares, nesi19053000
190590001,300 8.414
61 Frozen prepared potatoes in packages 1.5 kg or larger, not put up for
retail saleex20041000 800 799.815
62 Potatoes, preserved, not in vinegar, not frozen 20052000 100 700.711**
63 Other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables 20059000 150 440.421**64 Jams, jellies - homogenized preparations 20071000 100 344.401**65 Jams, jellies - othe r 20079900 100 477.885**
66 Tomato ketchup 21032000 30 0G/AG/N/BGR/3
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67 Distilling grape wine or grape marc spirits 22082000 13,600 hl 0 hl
68 Rum and tafia 22084000 40 hl 0 hl69 Gin and Geneva 22085000 30 hl 0 hl70 Tequila and Mescal ex22089000 1,020 hl 0 hl71 Other distilled spirits, ex c. vodka ex22089000 5,100 hl 0 hl
72 Flue cured Virginia or Kentucky  tobacco and air cured Burley or
Maryland tobacco, not stemmed/stripped24011010
240110204,500 2.000**
73 Stemmed/stripped Virginia or Kent ucky flue cured tobacco and Burley
or Maryland air cured tobacco24012010
24012020500 669.017**
* Unless otherwise specified.
** The figures shown represent total MFN imports under the tariff  item numbers specified.  The applied MFN tariff rates are not higher than the in-quota rates.G/AG/N/BGR/3
Page 7Table MA:2
MARKET ACCESS:  Bulgaria
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1998
Lists relating to tariff and other quota commitment.
Description of Products Tariff item number(s)
encompassed in product
descriptionTariff quota quantity for
period in question
(tonnes)*In-quota imports
during period
(tonnes)*
(from section 1-B (or I-A) of Part I of the Schedule) (from Section I-B (or I-A) of
Part I of the Schedule)(derived from Section I.B
(or I-A) of Part I of the
schedule)
12 3 4
1 Carcasses exceeding 240 kg and half-carcasses exceeding 120 kg of
bovine animals; compensated quarters exceeding 120 kg; unseparatedforequarters exceeding 110 kg and separated forequarters exceeding 55kg; unseparated hindquarters exceeding 130 kg and separatedhindquarters exceeding 65 kg; other bone-in beef cuts; boneless beef
cuts, fresh or chilled02011020
02012022020120320201205202012090
020130001,000 226.220
2 Other high quality boneless beef cuts, fresh, chilled or frozen
(definition available from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests)ex02013000
ex02023000500 499.993
3 "High quality beef" answering the following definition: "Beef cuts
obtained from steers (novilhos) or heifers (novilhas) aged between 20and 24 months, which have been exclusively pasture grazed, have lost
their central temporary incisors but do not have more than four
permanent incisor teeth which are of good maturity and which meet thefollowing beef carcass classification requirements: dressed weight ofnot more than 327 kg, a compact appearance with a good eye of meetof light and uniform colour, and adequate but not excessive fat cover,
the cuts bearing the letters "sc" (speci al cuts) or an "sc" (special cuts)
label as a sign of their high quality will be boxed in cartons bearing thewords "high quality beef".ex0202 1,000 1,000.000
4 Carcasses exceeding 240 kg and half-carcasses exceeding 120 kg of
bovine animals, frozen02021020 2,000 880.660G/AG/N/BGR/3
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5 Other bone-in beef cuts, frozen, of a weight exceeding 110 kg for
unseparated forequarters or of a weight exceeding 55 kg for separatedforequarters; and of a weight exceeding 130 kg for unseparatedhindquarters or of a weight exceeding 65 kg for separated hindquarters.02022032
020220521,000 999.701
6 Unseparated or separated forequarters or hindquarters of bovine
animals, frozen.02022031
02022032
020220510202205210,200 1,952.175
7 Boneless beef cuts, frozen 02023000 4,100 4,099.992
8 Other frozen swine carcasses and half-carcasses 02032190 306 20.841**
9 Frozen swine hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in, with fat 02032220 18 103.082**
10 Other frozen swine hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in 02032290 197 256.351**11 Other frozen swine meat, with fat 02032920 36 1,852.234**12 Other frozen swine meat 02032990 294 2,860.239**13 Carcasses or half-carcasses  of sheep, other cuts with bone-in, boneless
meat, frozen02044100
02044200
02044300800 20.589**
14 Fowls of the species Gallus domesticus , not cut in pieces, frozen 02072100 200 0
15 Turkey, not cut in pieces, frozen 02072200 300 249.880**16 Frozen chicken parts and offal, other than livers 02074100 1,300 166.92417 Frozen turkey cuts and offal, other than livers 02074200 700 7,719.229**18 Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof with bone in, of swine, salted, in
brine, dried or smoked02101100 500 1.020
19 Bellies (streaky) and cuts thereof, of swine, salted, in brine, dried or
smoked02101200 500 40.153
20 Other meat and edible meat offal, of swine, salted, in brine, dried or
smoked02101900 500 42.670
21 Milk and cream in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat
content, by weight, not exceeding 1.5%, whether or not containingadded sugar or other sweetening matter04021000 200 200
22 Yogurt 04031000 300 142.701**G/AG/N/BGR/3
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23 Whey and modified whey, whether or not concentrated or containing
added sugar or other sweetening matter04041010
04041090200 1,258.891**
24 Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk 04050000 1,500 608.152
25 Fresh ( unriped or uncured) cheese, including whey cheese and curd;
grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds; other, processed cheese, not
grated or powdered; of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 36% andof a fat content, by weight, in the dry matter: exceeding 48 %.04061000
04062000
ex040630003,000 1,008.898
26 Cheeses and curd, other than fresh, grated, powdered, processed, blue-
veined cheese, white cheese in brine and kashkaval04069090 400 1.126
27 Seed potatoes 07011000 1,800 1,097.004
28 Onions and shallots, fresh or chilled 07031000 500 84.60029 Dried peas 07131000 175 175.00030 Dried chickpeas (garbanzos) 07132000 300 7.77931 Dried kidney beans 07133300 720 41.31232 Other dried beans 07133900 100 0
33 Dried broad beans and horse beans 07135000 500 0
34 Oranges 08051000 2,000 20,726.060**35 Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); clementines, wilkings
and similar citrus hybrids08052000 4,000 7,406.660**
36 Wheat and meslin other than durum wheat 10019000 150,000 0
37 Barley for the brewing industry 10030020 10,000 0
38 Barley for forage 10030030 10,000 0**
39 Maize for forage 10059010 100,000 040 Semi-milled or wholly milled rice 10063000 5,000 10.00041 Wheat or meslin flour 11010000 50,000 6,247.248**42 Oil sunflower seed, black, in grey and white striped shells or other, not
for sowing12060091
12060092
1206009920,000 3.050**
43 Lard 15010010 10,000 0.435**G/AG/N/BGR/3
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44 Other sunflower seed or sunflower oil 15121900 5,764 718.275**
45 Sausages and similar products of meat, meat offal or blood; food
preparations based on these products16010000 2,000 8,282.672**
46 Prepared liver 16022000 200 101.521**
47 Prepared swine hams and cuts thereof 16024100 220 143.774**
48 Prepared swine shoulders and cuts thereof 16024200 200 415.930**
49 Other prepared meat of swine, incl. mixtures, or of  bovine animals 16024900
160250001,100 16.512
50 Raw cane sugar not containing added flavouring or colouring matter 17011100 250,000 249,520.350
51 Chewing gum, whether or not sugar coated 17041000 900 24.791
52 Liquorice extract and bonbons 17049010 525 12.787
53 Other sugar confectionery (incl. the white chocolate), not containing
cocoa, other17049090 1,600 141.176
54 Chocolate blocks, slabs or bars, of a weight exceeding 2 kg 18062010 3,500 0
55 Chocolate bars, filled, of a weight not exceeding 2 kg 18063110 1,000 18.32056 Chocolate bars, not filled, of a weight not exceeding 2 kg 18063210 150 0.954
57 Other chocolate preparations (1) 18069010 800 102.798
58 Other chocolate preparations (2) 18069010 440 2.01059 Other food preparations, containing cocoa 18069090 2,850 16.91760 Sweet biscuits; waffles and wafers; bread, pastry, cakes, other bakers'
wares, nesi19053000
190590001,300 419.497
61 Frozen prepared potatoes in packages 1.5 kg or larger, not put up for
retail saleex20041000 800 800.000
62 Potatoes, preserved, not in vinegar, not frozen 20052000 100 1,132.343**
63 Other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables 20059000 150 477.884**64 Jams, jellies - homogenized preparations 20071000 100 84.623**65 Jams, jellies - othe r 20079900 100 380.811**
66 Tomato ketchup 21032000 30 0.998G/AG/N/BGR/3
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67 Distilling grape wine or grape marc spirits 22082000 13,600 hl 0 hl
68 Rum and tafia 22084000 40 hl 0 hl69 Gin and Geneva 22085000 30 hl 0 hl70 Tequila and Mescal ex22089000 1,020 hl 0 hl71 Other distilled spirits, exc.  vodka ex22089000 5,100 hl 518.25 hl
72 Flue cured Virginia or Kentucky  tobacco and air cured Burley or
Maryland tobacco, not stemmed/stripped24011010
240110204,500 0 **
73 Stemmed/stripped Virginia or Kent ucky flue cured tobacco and Burley
or Maryland air cured tobacco24012010
24012020500 435.778**
* Unless otherwise specified.
** The figures shown represent total MFN imports under the tariff item numbers specified.  The applied MFN tariff rates are not higher than the in-quota rates.
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