WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/BGR/11
14 June 2004
(04-2547)
Committee on Agriculture Original: English
NOTIFICATION
The following submission, dated 8 June 2004, is being circulated at the request of the
Delegation of Bulgaria . The notification concerns imports under tariff quotas ( Table MA:2 ) for the
calendar year 2003 .G/AG/N/BGR/11
Page2Table MA:2
MARKET ACCESS: Bulgaria
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year 2003
Lists relating to tariff and other quota commitments
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 I-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)
1 2 3 4
1 Carcasses exceeding 240 kg and half-carcasses exceeding 120 kg. of
bovine animals; compensated quarters exceeding 120 kg.; unseparated
forequarters exceeding 110 kg. and separated forequarters exceeding 55
kg.; unseparated hindquarters exceeding 130 kg. and separated
hindquarters exceeding 65 kg.; other bone-in beef cuts; boneless beef
cuts, fresh or chilledex020110000
ex020120200
ex020120300
ex020120500
020120900
0201300001,000 0
2 Other high quality boneless beef cuts, fresh, chilled or frozen (definition
available from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests)ex020130000
ex020230100
ex020230500
ex020230900500 0
3 "High quality beef" answering the following definition: "Beef cuts
obtained from steers (novilhos) or heifers (novilhas) aged between 20
and 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 the
following beef carcass classification requirements: dressed weight of not
more than 327 kg., a compact appearance with a good eye of meet of
light and uniform colour, and adequate but not excessive fat cover, the
cuts bearing the letters "sc" (special cuts) or an "sc" (special cuts) label
as a sign of their high quality will be boxed in cartons bearing the words
"high quality beef".ex0202 1,000 0
4 Carcasses exceeding 240 kg. and half-carcasses exceeding 120 kg. of
bovine animals, frozenex02021000 2,000 0G/AG/N/BGR/11
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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 separated
forequarters; and of a weight exceeding 130 kg. for unseparated
hindquarters or of a weight exceeding 65 kg. for separated hindquarters.ex020220300
ex0202205001,000 0
6 Unseparated or separated forequarters or hindquarters of bovine animals,
frozen.020220300
02022050010,200 0
7 Boneless beef cuts, frozen 020230 4,100 4,100
8 Other frozen swine carcasses and half-carcasses 020321901
020321909306 20 **
9-10 Frozen swine hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in, with fat;
and
other frozen swine hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in020322112
020322192
020322902
020322119
020322199
020322909215 106 **
11-12 Other frozen swine meat, with fat£; and
other frozen swine meat020329112 020329119
020329132 020329139
020329152 020329159
020329552 020329559
020329592 020329599
020329902 020329909330 16,300 **
13 Carcasses or half-carcasses of sheep, other cuts with bone-in, boneless
meat, frozen020441
020442
020443800 46 **
14 Fowls of the species Gallus domesticus , not cut in pieces, frozen 020712 200 0
15 Turkey, not cut in pieces, frozen 020725 300 91 **
16 Frozen chicken parts and offal, other than livers 020714,
except
0207149101,300 0
17 Frozen turkey cuts and offal, other than livers 020727,
except
020727910700 22,426 **G/AG/N/BGR/11
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18 Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof with bone in, of swine, salted, in brine,
dried or smoked021011 500 74
19 Bellies (streaky) and cuts thereof, of swine, salted, in brine, dried or
smoked021012 500 139
20 Other meat and edible meat offal, of swine, salted, in brine, dried or
smoked021019 500 500
21 Milk and cream in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat
content, by weight, not exceeding 1.5%, whether or not containing added
sugar or other sweetening matter040210 200 199
22 Yogurt 040310 300 6 **
23 Whey and modified whey, whether or not concentrated or containing
added sugar or other sweetening matter040410 200 4,418 **
24 Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk 040510
0405901,500 1,420
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% and
of a fat content, by weight, in the dry matter: exceeding 48%.040610
040620
040630393,000 324
26 Cheeses and curd, other than fresh, grated, powdered, processed, blue-
veined cheese, white cheese in brine and kashkaval040690,
except
040690291
040690292
040690299
040690501
040690509
040690991400 27
27 Seed potatoes 070110 1,800 0
28 Onions and shallots, fresh or chilled 070310 500 500
29 Dried peas 071310 175 0
30 Dried chickpeas (garbanzos) 071320 300 300
31 Dried kidney beans 071333 720 0G/AG/N/BGR/11
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32 Other dried beans 071339 100 0
33 Dried broad beans and horse beans 071350 500 0
34 Oranges 080510 2,000 24,973 **
35 Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); clementines, wilkings
and similar citrus hybrids080520 4,000 9,210 **
36 Wheat and meslin other than durum wheat 100190 150,000 67,147 ***
37 Barley for the brewing industry 100300901 10,000 0
38 Barley for forage 100300902 10,000 0 **
39 Maize for forage 100590001 100,000 0
40 Semi-milled or wholly milled rice 100630 5,000 568
41 Wheat or meslin flour 110100 50,000 4,673 **
42 Oil sunflower seed, black, in grey and white striped shells or other, not
for sowing120600910
120600991
12060099920,000 6,137 **
43 Lard 150100110
15010019010,000 0 **
44 Other sunflower seed or sunflower oil 151219100
1512199105,764 698 **
45 Sausages and similar products of meat, meat offal or blood; food
preparations based on these products160100 2,000 628
46 Prepared liver 160220 200 49 **
47 Prepared swine hams and cuts thereof 160241 220 11 **
48 Prepared swine shoulders and cuts thereof 160242 200 21 **
49 Other prepared meat of swine, incl. mixtures, or of bovine animals 160249
1602501,100 80
50 Raw cane sugar not containing added flavouring or colouring matter 170111 250,000 250,000
51 Chewing gum, whether or not sugar coated 170410 900 16G/AG/N/BGR/11
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52 Liquorice extract and bonbons 170490100
170490550
170490650
170490710
170490750525 253
53 Other sugar confectionery (incl. the white chocolate), not containing
cocoa, other170490300
170490510
170490610
170490810
1704909901,600 293
54 Chocolate blocks, slabs or bars, of a weight exceeding 2 kg. 180620101
180620301
180620501
180620700
1806209513,500 0
55 Chocolate bars, filled, of a weight not exceeding 2 kg. 180631 1,000 967
56 Chocolate bars, not filled, of a weight not exceeding 2 kg. 180632 150 150
57 Other chocolate preparations (1) 180690110
180690190
180690310
180690390800 418
58 Other chocolate preparations (2) 180690110
180690190
180690310
180690390440 0
59 Other food preparations, containing cocoa 180690500
180690600
180690700
1806909002,850 180
60 Sweet biscuits; waffles and wafers; bread, pastry, cakes, other bakers'
wares, nesi190530
1905901,300 1,300G/AG/N/BGR/11
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61 Frozen prepared potatoes in packages 1.5 kg. or larger, not put up for
retail sale200410991 800 800
62 Potatoes, preserved, not in vinegar, not frozen 200520 100 1,055 **
63 Other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables 200590,
except,
200590750150 157 **
64 Jams, jellies - homogenized preparations 200710 100 58 **
65 Jams, jellies – other 200799 100 1,484 **
66 Tomato ketchup 210320 30 0
67 Distilling grape wine or grape marc spirits 220820 13,600 hl 0 hl
68 Rum and tafia 220840 40 hl 0 hl
69 Gin and Geneva 220850 30 hl 0 hl
70 Tequila and Mescal 220890571 1,020 hl 0 hl
71 Other distilled spirits, exc. vodka 220890 5,100 hl 0 hl
72 Flue cured Virginia or Kentucky tobacco and air cured Burley or
Maryland tobacco, not stemmed/stripped240110200
240110300
240110410
2401104904,500 0 **
73 Stemmed/stripped Virginia or Kentucky flue cured tobacco and Burley or
Maryland air cured tobacco240120200
240120300
240120410
240120490500 1,306 **
* Unless otherwise specified.
** The figures represent effective imports. The applied MFN tariff rates are lower or equal to the in-quota rates.
*** The figures represent imports under an autonomous tariff quota. The in-quota tariff rate is 0%.
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