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| 9.9.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 233/11 |
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9.9.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 233/11

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1460/2005

of 8 September 2005

amending Council Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 as regards Community tariff quotas and reference quantities for certain products originating in Algeria

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 of 9 April 2001 providing for the management of Community tariff quotas and of reference quantities for products eligible for preferences by virtue of agreements with certain Mediterranean countries and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1981/94 and (EC) No 934/95 (1), and in particular Article 5(1)(b) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | By its Decision of 18 July 2005 (2), the Council approved the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, of the other part. |
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(1)

By its Decision of 18 July 2005 (2), the Council approved the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, of the other part.

| (2) | That Agreement provides, for certain products originating in Algeria, for tariff concessions that apply within the limits of Community tariff quotas and in the framework of reference quantities. |
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(2)

That Agreement provides, for certain products originating in Algeria, for tariff concessions that apply within the limits of Community tariff quotas and in the framework of reference quantities.

| (3) | To implement the tariff quotas and reference quantities, it is necessary to amend Regulation (EC) No 747/2001. |
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(3)

To implement the tariff quotas and reference quantities, it is necessary to amend Regulation (EC) No 747/2001.

| (4) | Because Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3590/85 of 18 December 1985 on the certificate and analysis report required for the importation of wine, grape juice and grape must (3) was repealed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 of 24 April 2001 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards trade with third countries in products in the wine sector (4), the reference in Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 to Regulation (EEC) No 3590/85 should, for reasons of clarity, be replaced by a new reference to Regulation (EC) No 883/2001. |
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(4)

Because Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3590/85 of 18 December 1985 on the certificate and analysis report required for the importation of wine, grape juice and grape must (3) was repealed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 of 24 April 2001 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards trade with third countries in products in the wine sector (4), the reference in Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 to Regulation (EEC) No 3590/85 should, for reasons of clarity, be replaced by a new reference to Regulation (EC) No 883/2001.

| (5) | For the year 2005 the volumes of the new tariff quotas should be calculated as a pro rata of the basic volumes specified in the Agreement, in proportion to the part of the period elapsed before the date of entry into force of the Agreement. |
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(5)

For the year 2005 the volumes of the new tariff quotas should be calculated as a pro rata of the basic volumes specified in the Agreement, in proportion to the part of the period elapsed before the date of entry into force of the Agreement.

| (6) | In order to facilitate the management for the year 2005 of the two tariff quotas already existing in Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 for wines originating in Algeria, the quantities imported within the framework of those quotas should be charged against the corresponding tariff quotas opened in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 747/2001, as amended by this Regulation. |
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(6)

In order to facilitate the management for the year 2005 of the two tariff quotas already existing in Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 for wines originating in Algeria, the quantities imported within the framework of those quotas should be charged against the corresponding tariff quotas opened in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 747/2001, as amended by this Regulation.

| (7) | Since the Agreement applies from 1 September 2005, this Regulation should apply from the same date. |
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(7)

Since the Agreement applies from 1 September 2005, this Regulation should apply from the same date.

| (8) | The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee, |
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(8)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 is amended as follows:

| 1. | Article 3(1) is replaced by the following text:

  ‘Article 3
  Special conditions for entitlement to the tariff quotas for certain wines
  To benefit from the Community tariff quotas mentioned in Annexes I to III under order numbers 09.1001, 09.1107 and 09.1205, the wines shall be accompanied either by a certificate of designation of origin issued by the relevant Algerian, Moroccan or Tunisian authority, in accordance with the model set out in Annex XII, or by a VI 1 document or a VI 2 extract annotated in compliance with Article 32(2) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2001.’ |
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1.

Article 3(1) is replaced by the following text:

‘Article 3

Special conditions for entitlement to the tariff quotas for certain wines

To benefit from the Community tariff quotas mentioned in Annexes I to III under order numbers 09.1001, 09.1107 and 09.1205, the wines shall be accompanied either by a certificate of designation of origin issued by the relevant Algerian, Moroccan or Tunisian authority, in accordance with the model set out in Annex XII, or by a VI 1 document or a VI 2 extract annotated in compliance with Article 32(2) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2001.’

| 2. | Annex I is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation. |
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2.

Annex I is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

For the year 2005, the volumes of the Community tariff quotas for which the quota period starts before the date of entry into force of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, of the other part, except for the volumes of the tariff quotas for wines with order numbers 09.1001 and 09.1003, shall be reduced in proportion to the part of the period which elapsed before that date.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply with effect from 1 September 2005.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 8 September 2005.

For the Commission

László KOVÁCS

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 109, 19.4.2001, p. 2. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 503/2005 (OJ L 83, 1.4.2005, p. 13).

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(2)  Not yet published in the Official Journal.

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(3)  
  OJ L 343, 20.12.1985, p. 20.

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(4)  
  OJ L 128, 10.5.2001, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 908/2004 (OJ L 163, 30.4.2004, p. 56).

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

ALGERIA

Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording for the description of the products is to be considered as having no more than an indicative value, the preferential scheme being determined, within the context of this Annex, by the coverage of the CN codes as they exist at the time of adoption of this Regulation. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description taken together.

PART A:

Tariff quotas

| Order No | CN code | TARIC sub-division | Description of goods | Quota period | Quota volume
  (in tonnes net weight) | Quota duty |
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| 09.1002 | 0409 00 00 | | Natural honey | from 1.1. to 31.12. | 100 | Exemption |
| 09.1004 | 0603 | | Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared | from 1.1. to 31.12. | 100 | Exemption |
| 09.1005 | 0604 | | Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without flowers or flower buds, and grasses, mosses and lichens, being goods of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared | from 1.1. to 31.12. | 100 | Exemption |
| 09.1006 | ex 0701 90 50 | | New potatoes, fresh or chilled | from 1.1. to 31.3. | 5 000 | Exemption |
| 09.1007 | 0809 10 00 | | Apricots, fresh | from 1.1. to 31.12. | 1 000 | Exemption (1) |
| 09.1008 | 0810 10 00 | | Strawberries, fresh | from 1.11. to 31.3. | 500 | Exemption |
| 09.1009 | 1509 | | Olive oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | from 1.1. to 31.12. | 1 000 | Exemption |
| 1510 00 | | Other oils and their fractions, obtained solely from olives, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified, including blends of these oils or fractions with oils or fractions of heading 1509 |
| 09.1010 | ex 1512 19 90 | 10 | Refined sunflower-seed oil | from 1.1. to 31.12. | 25 000 | Exemption |
| 09.1011 | 2002 10 10 | | Peeled tomatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid | from 1.1. to 31.12. | 300 | Exemption |
| 09.1012 | 2002 90 31
  2002 90 39
  2002 90 91
  2002 90 99 | | Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, other than whole or in pieces, with a dry matter content of not less than 12 % by weight | from 1.1. to 31.12. | 300 | Exemption |
| 09.1013 | 2009 50 | | Tomato juice | from 1.1. to 31.12. | 200 | Exemption |
| 09.1014 | ex 2009 80 35 | 40 , 91 | Apricot juice | from 1.1. to 31.12. | 200 | Exemption (1) |
| ex 2009 80 38 | 93 , 97 |
| ex 2009 80 79 | 40 , 80 |
| ex 2009 80 86 | 50 , 80 |
| ex 2009 80 89 | 50 , 80 |
| ex 2009 80 99 | 15 , 92 |
| 09.1001 | ex 2204 21 79 | 71 | Wines entitled to one of the following designations of origin: Aïn Bessem-Bouira, Médéa, Coteaux du Zaccar, Dahra, Coteaux de Mascara, Monts du Tessalah, Coteaux de Tlemcen, of an actual alcoholic strength by volume not exceeding 15 % vol, in containers holding 2 l or less | from 1.1. to 31.12. | 224 000  hl | Exemption |
| ex 2204 21 80 | 71 |
| ex 2204 21 84 | 51 |
| ex 2204 21 85 | 71 |
| 09.1003 | 2204 10 19
  2204 10 99 | | Other sparkling wine | from 1.1. to 31.12. | 224 000  hl | Exemption |
| 2204 21 10
  2204 21 79 | | Other wine of fresh grapes |
| ex 2204 21 80 | 71
  79
  80 |
| 2204 21 84 | |
| ex 2204 21 85 | 71
  79
  80 |
| ex 2204 21 94 | 20 |
| ex 2204 21 98 | 20 |
| ex 2204 21 99
  2204 29 10
  2204 29 65 | 10 |
| ex 2204 29 75
  2204 29 83 | 10 |
| ex 2204 29 84 | 20 |
| ex 2204 29 94 | 20 |
| ex 2204 29 98 | 20 |
| ex 2204 29 99 | 10 |

Order No

CN code

TARIC sub-division

Description of goods

Quota period

Quota volume

(in tonnes net weight)

Quota duty

09.1002

0409 00 00

Natural honey

from 1.1. to 31.12.

100

Exemption

09.1004

0603

Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared

from 1.1. to 31.12.

100

Exemption

09.1005

0604

Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without flowers or flower buds, and grasses, mosses and lichens, being goods of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared

from 1.1. to 31.12.

100

Exemption

09.1006

ex 0701 90 50

New potatoes, fresh or chilled

from 1.1. to 31.3.

5 000

Exemption

09.1007

0809 10 00

Apricots, fresh

from 1.1. to 31.12.

1 000

Exemption (1)

09.1008

0810 10 00

Strawberries, fresh

from 1.11. to 31.3.

500

Exemption

09.1009

1509

Olive oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified

from 1.1. to 31.12.

1 000

Exemption

1510 00

Other oils and their fractions, obtained solely from olives, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified, including blends of these oils or fractions with oils or fractions of heading 1509

09.1010

ex 1512 19 90

10

Refined sunflower-seed oil

from 1.1. to 31.12.

25 000

Exemption

09.1011

2002 10 10

Peeled tomatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid

from 1.1. to 31.12.

300

Exemption

09.1012

2002 90 31

2002 90 39

2002 90 91

2002 90 99

Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, other than whole or in pieces, with a dry matter content of not less than 12 % by weight

from 1.1. to 31.12.

300

Exemption

09.1013

2009 50

Tomato juice

from 1.1. to 31.12.

200

Exemption

09.1014

ex 2009 80 35

40 , 91

Apricot juice

from 1.1. to 31.12.

200

Exemption (1)

ex 2009 80 38

93 , 97

ex 2009 80 79

40 , 80

ex 2009 80 86

50 , 80

ex 2009 80 89

50 , 80

ex 2009 80 99

15 , 92

09.1001

ex 2204 21 79

71

Wines entitled to one of the following designations of origin: Aïn Bessem-Bouira, Médéa, Coteaux du Zaccar, Dahra, Coteaux de Mascara, Monts du Tessalah, Coteaux de Tlemcen, of an actual alcoholic strength by volume not exceeding 15 % vol, in containers holding 2 l or less

from 1.1. to 31.12.

224 000  hl

Exemption

ex 2204 21 80

71

ex 2204 21 84

51

ex 2204 21 85

71

09.1003

2204 10 19

2204 10 99

Other sparkling wine

from 1.1. to 31.12.

224 000  hl

Exemption

2204 21 10

2204 21 79

Other wine of fresh grapes

ex 2204 21 80

71

79

80

2204 21 84

ex 2204 21 85

71

79

80

ex 2204 21 94

20

ex 2204 21 98

20

ex 2204 21 99

2204 29 10

2204 29 65

10

ex 2204 29 75

2204 29 83

10

ex 2204 29 84

20

ex 2204 29 94

20

ex 2204 29 98

20

ex 2204 29 99

10

PART B:

Reference quantities

| Order No | CN code | TARIC sub-division | Description of goods | Reference quantity period | Reference quantity volume
  (in tonnes net weight) | Reference quantity duty |
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| 18.0410 | 0704 10 00 | | Cauliflowers and headed broccoli, fresh or chilled | from 1.1. to 14.4. and from 1.12. to 31.12. | 1 000 | Exemption |
| 0704 20 00 | | Brussels sprouts, fresh or chilled | from 1.1. to 31.12. |
| 0704 90 | | Other cabbages, kohlrabi, kale and similar edible brassicas, fresh or chilled | from 1.1. to 31.12. |
| 18.0420 | 0709 52 00 | | Truffles, fresh or chilled | from 1.1. to 31.12. | 100 | Exemption |
| 18.0430 | ex 2005 10 00 | 10
  20
  40 | Homogenised asparagus, carrots and mixtures of vegetables, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen | from 1.1. to 31.12. | 200 | Exemption |
| 18.0440 | ex 2005 10 00 | 30
  80 | Other homogenised vegetables, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than asparagus, carrots and mixtures of vegetables | from 1.1. to 31.12. | 200 | Exemption |
| 18.0450 | 2005 51 00 | | Beans, shelled, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen | from 1.1. to 31.12. | 200 | Exemption |
| 18.0460 | 2005 60 00 | | Asparagus, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen | from 1.1. to 31.12. | 200 | Exemption |
| 18.0470 | 2005 90 50 | | Globe artichokes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen | from 1.1. to 31.12. | 200 | Exemption |
| 18.0480 | 2005 90 60 | | Carrots, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen | from 1.1. to 31.12. | 200 | Exemption |
| 18.0490 | 2005 90 70 | | Mixtures of vegetables, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen | from 1.1. to 31.12. | 200 | Exemption |
| 18.0500 | 2005 90 80 | | Other vegetables, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen | from 1.1. to 31.12. | 200 | Exemption |
| 18.0510 | 2007 91 90 | | Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, purées and pastes, obtained by cooking of citrus fruit, with a sugar content not exceeding 13 % by weight, other than homogenised preparations | from 1.1. to 31.12. | 200 | Exemption |
| 18.0520 | 2007 99 91 | | Apple purée, including compotes, with a sugar content not exceeding 13 % by weight | from 1.1. to 31.12. | 200 | Exemption |
| 18.0530 | 2007 99 98 | | Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, purées and pastes, obtained by cooking of other fruit, with a sugar content not exceeding 13 % by weight, other than homogenised preparations | from 1.1. to 31.12. | 200 | Exemption’ |

Order No

CN code

TARIC sub-division

Description of goods

Reference quantity period

Reference quantity volume

(in tonnes net weight)

Reference quantity duty

18.0410

0704 10 00

Cauliflowers and headed broccoli, fresh or chilled

from 1.1. to 14.4. and from 1.12. to 31.12.

1 000

Exemption

0704 20 00

Brussels sprouts, fresh or chilled

from 1.1. to 31.12.

0704 90

Other cabbages, kohlrabi, kale and similar edible brassicas, fresh or chilled

from 1.1. to 31.12.

18.0420

0709 52 00

Truffles, fresh or chilled

from 1.1. to 31.12.

100

Exemption

18.0430

ex 2005 10 00

10

20

40

Homogenised asparagus, carrots and mixtures of vegetables, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen

from 1.1. to 31.12.

200

Exemption

18.0440

ex 2005 10 00

30

80

Other homogenised vegetables, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than asparagus, carrots and mixtures of vegetables

from 1.1. to 31.12.

200

Exemption

18.0450

2005 51 00

Beans, shelled, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen

from 1.1. to 31.12.

200

Exemption

18.0460

2005 60 00

Asparagus, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen

from 1.1. to 31.12.

200

Exemption

18.0470

2005 90 50

Globe artichokes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen

from 1.1. to 31.12.

200

Exemption

18.0480

2005 90 60

Carrots, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen

from 1.1. to 31.12.

200

Exemption

18.0490

2005 90 70

Mixtures of vegetables, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen

from 1.1. to 31.12.

200

Exemption

18.0500

2005 90 80

Other vegetables, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen

from 1.1. to 31.12.

200

Exemption

18.0510

2007 91 90

Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, purées and pastes, obtained by cooking of citrus fruit, with a sugar content not exceeding 13 % by weight, other than homogenised preparations

from 1.1. to 31.12.

200

Exemption

18.0520

2007 99 91

Apple purée, including compotes, with a sugar content not exceeding 13 % by weight

from 1.1. to 31.12.

200

Exemption

18.0530

2007 99 98

Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, purées and pastes, obtained by cooking of other fruit, with a sugar content not exceeding 13 % by weight, other than homogenised preparations

from 1.1. to 31.12.

200

Exemption’

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(1)  The exemption applies only to the ad valorem duty.

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ad valorem

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