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| 23.7.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 185/3 |
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23.7.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 185/3

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AGREEMENT

in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and New Zealand pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union

A.   Letter from the Union

Letter from the Union

Sir,

Following negotiations under Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of the Schedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union, I have the honour to propose the following:

| | The European Union shall incorporate in its schedule, for the customs territory of the EU 28, the concessions contained in the schedule of the EU 27 with the following modifications: | Add 1 875 tonnes to the EU tariff rate quota ‘Meat of bovine animals, frozen – Edible offal of bovine animals, frozen’, tariff item numbers 0202 and 0206.29.91, maintaining the present in quota rate of 20 %. The new tariff rate quota shall be 54 875 tonnes; |
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The European Union shall incorporate in its schedule, for the customs territory of the EU 28, the concessions contained in the schedule of the EU 27 with the following modifications:

Add 1 875 tonnes to the EU tariff rate quota ‘Meat of bovine animals, frozen – Edible offal of bovine animals, frozen’, tariff item numbers 0202 and 0206.29.91, maintaining the present in quota rate of 20 %. The new tariff rate quota shall be 54 875 tonnes;

| | Add 135 tonnes (carcass weight) to the allocation for New Zealand under the EU tariff rate quota ‘Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen’, tariff item number 0204, maintaining the present in-quota rate of 0 %. The new tariff rate quota allocation to New Zealand shall be 228 389 tonnes. |
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Add 135 tonnes (carcass weight) to the allocation for New Zealand under the EU tariff rate quota ‘Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen’, tariff item number 0204, maintaining the present in-quota rate of 0 %. The new tariff rate quota allocation to New Zealand shall be 228 389 tonnes.

| | The European Union and New Zealand shall notify each other of the completion of their internal procedures for the entry into force of this Agreement. This Agreement shall enter into force 14 days after the date of receipt of the latest notification. |
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The European Union and New Zealand shall notify each other of the completion of their internal procedures for the entry into force of this Agreement. This Agreement shall enter into force 14 days after the date of receipt of the latest notification.

| | I should be obliged if you would confirm that your Government is in agreement with the above. I have the honour to propose that, if the above is acceptable to your Government, this letter and your confirmation shall together constitute an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and New Zealand. |
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I should be obliged if you would confirm that your Government is in agreement with the above. I have the honour to propose that, if the above is acceptable to your Government, this letter and your confirmation shall together constitute an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and New Zealand.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

Съставено в Брюксел на

Hecho en Bruselas, el

V Bruselu dne

Udfærdiget i Bruxelles, den

Geschehen zu Brüssel am

Brüssel,

Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις

Done at Brussels,

Fait à Bruxelles, le

Sastavljeno u Bruxellesu

Fatto a Bruxelles, addì

Briselē,

Priimta Briuselyje

Kelt Brüsszelben,

Magħmul fi Brussell,

Gedaan te Brussel,

Sporządzono w Brukseli, dnia

Feito em Bruxelas,

Întocmit la Bruxelles,

V Bruseli

V Bruslju,

Tehty Brysselissä

Utfärdat i Bryssel den

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За Европейския съюз

Рог la Unión Europea

Za Evropskou unii

For Den Europæiske Union

Für die Europäische Union

Euroopa Liidu nimel

Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση

For the European Union

Pour l'Union européenne

Za Europsku uniju

Per l'Unione europea

Eiropas Savienības vārdā –

Europos Sąjungos vardu

Az Európai Unió részéről

Għall-Unjoni Ewropea

Voor de Europese Unie

W imieniu Unii Europejskiej

Pela União Europeia

Pentru Uniunea Europeană

Za Európsku úniu

Za Evropsko unijo

Euroopan unionin puolesta

För Europeiska unionen

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B.   Letter from New Zealand

Letter from New Zealand

Sir,

I have the honour of acknowledging the receipt of your letter of today's date which reads as follows:

‘Following negotiations under Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of the Schedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union, I have the honour to propose the following:

| | The European Union shall incorporate in its schedule, for the customs territory of the EU 28, the concessions contained in the schedule of the EU 27 with the following modifications: | Add 1 875 tonnes to the EU tariff rate quota “Meat of bovine animals, frozen – Edible offal of bovine animals, frozen”, tariff item numbers 0202 and 0206.29.91, maintaining the present in-quota rate of 20 %. The new tariff rate quota shall be 54 875 tonnes; |
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The European Union shall incorporate in its schedule, for the customs territory of the EU 28, the concessions contained in the schedule of the EU 27 with the following modifications:

Add 1 875 tonnes to the EU tariff rate quota “Meat of bovine animals, frozen – Edible offal of bovine animals, frozen”, tariff item numbers 0202 and 0206.29.91, maintaining the present in-quota rate of 20 %. The new tariff rate quota shall be 54 875 tonnes;

| | Add 135 tonnes (carcass weight) to the allocation for New Zealand under the EU tariff rate quota “Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen”, tariff item number 0204, maintaining the present in-quota rate of 0 %. The new tariff rate quota allocation to New Zealand shall be 228 389 tonnes. |
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Add 135 tonnes (carcass weight) to the allocation for New Zealand under the EU tariff rate quota “Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen”, tariff item number 0204, maintaining the present in-quota rate of 0 %. The new tariff rate quota allocation to New Zealand shall be 228 389 tonnes.

| | The European Union and New Zealand shall notify each other of the completion of their internal procedures for the entry into force of this Agreement. This Agreement shall enter into force 14 days after the date of receipt of the latest notification. |
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The European Union and New Zealand shall notify each other of the completion of their internal procedures for the entry into force of this Agreement. This Agreement shall enter into force 14 days after the date of receipt of the latest notification.

| | I should be obliged if you would confirm that your Government is in agreement with the above. I have the honour to propose that, if the above is acceptable to your Government, this letter and your confirmation shall together constitute an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and New Zealand.’. |
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I should be obliged if you would confirm that your Government is in agreement with the above. I have the honour to propose that, if the above is acceptable to your Government, this letter and your confirmation shall together constitute an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and New Zealand.’.

I am able to inform you that my Government is in agreement with the contents of your letter.

Съставено в Брюксел на

Hecho en Bruselas, el

V Bruselu dne

Udfærdiget i Bruxelles, den

Geschehen zu Brüssel am

Brüssel,

Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις

Done at Brussels,

Fait à Bruxelles, le

Sastavljeno u Bruxellesu

Fatto a Bruxelles, addì

Briselē,

Priimta Briuselyje

Kelt Brüsszelben,

Magħmul fi Brussell,

Gedaan te Brussel,

Sporządzono w Brukseli, dnia

Feito em Bruxelas,

Întocmit la Bruxelles,

V Bruseli

V Bruslju,

Tehty Brysselissä

Utfärdat i Bryssel den

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For New Zealand

За Нова Зеландия

Por Nueva Zelanda

Za Nový Zéland

På New Zealands vegne

Für Neuseeland

Uus-Meremaa nimel

Για τη Νέα Ζηλανδία

Pour la Nouvelle-Zélande

Za Novi Zeland

Per la Nuova Zelanda

Jaunzēlandes vārdā

Naujosios Zelandijos vardu

Új-Zéland részéről

Għal New Zealand

Voor Nieuw-Zeeland

W imieniu Nowej Zelandii

Pela Nova Zelândia

Pentru Noua Zeelandă

Za Nový Zéland

Za Novo Zelandijo

Uuden-Seelannin puolesta

För Nya Zeeland

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