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| 13.4.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 98/1 |
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13.4.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 98/1

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 354/2011

of 12 April 2011

opening and providing for the management of tariff quotas of the Union for certain fish and fishery products originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 594/2008 of 16 June 2008 on certain procedures for applying the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part, and for applying the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part (1), and in particular Article 2 thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | A Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part (‘the Stabilisation and Association Agreement’), was signed in Luxembourg on 16 June 2008. The Stabilisation and Association Agreement is in the process of ratification. |
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(1)

A Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part (‘the Stabilisation and Association Agreement’), was signed in Luxembourg on 16 June 2008. The Stabilisation and Association Agreement is in the process of ratification.

| (2) | On 16 June 2008 an Interim Agreement was concluded on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part (2) (‘the Interim Agreement’), which was approved by Council Decision 2008/474/EC (3). The Interim Agreement provides for the early entry into force of the trade and trade-related provisions of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement. It entered into force on 1 July 2008. |
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(2)

On 16 June 2008 an Interim Agreement was concluded on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part (2) (‘the Interim Agreement’), which was approved by Council Decision 2008/474/EC (3). The Interim Agreement provides for the early entry into force of the trade and trade-related provisions of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement. It entered into force on 1 July 2008.

| (3) | The Interim Agreement and the Stabilisation and Association Agreement provide that certain fish and fishery products originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina may be imported into the European Union, within the limits of tariff quotas of the Union (‘quotas’), at a reduced or a zero rate of customs duty. |
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(3)

The Interim Agreement and the Stabilisation and Association Agreement provide that certain fish and fishery products originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina may be imported into the European Union, within the limits of tariff quotas of the Union (‘quotas’), at a reduced or a zero rate of customs duty.

| (4) | The tariff quotas provided for in the Interim Agreement and in the Stabilisation and Association Agreement are annual and have been adopted for an indefinite period. It is necessary to open the tariff quotas for 2008 and following years and to provide for a common system for their management. |
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(4)

The tariff quotas provided for in the Interim Agreement and in the Stabilisation and Association Agreement are annual and have been adopted for an indefinite period. It is necessary to open the tariff quotas for 2008 and following years and to provide for a common system for their management.

| (5) | This common management should ensure that all importers in the European Union have equal and continuous access to the tariff quotas and that the rates laid down for the quotas are applied uninterruptedly to all imports of the products in question into all Member States until the quotas are exhausted. In order to ensure the efficiency of the system, Member States should be authorised to draw from the quota volumes the necessary quantities corresponding to actual imports. Close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission is required and the latter must in particular be able to monitor the rate at which the quotas are used up and inform the Member States accordingly. For reasons of speed and efficiency, communication between the Member States and the Commission should, as far as possible, take place by electronic transmission. |
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(5)

This common management should ensure that all importers in the European Union have equal and continuous access to the tariff quotas and that the rates laid down for the quotas are applied uninterruptedly to all imports of the products in question into all Member States until the quotas are exhausted. In order to ensure the efficiency of the system, Member States should be authorised to draw from the quota volumes the necessary quantities corresponding to actual imports. Close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission is required and the latter must in particular be able to monitor the rate at which the quotas are used up and inform the Member States accordingly. For reasons of speed and efficiency, communication between the Member States and the Commission should, as far as possible, take place by electronic transmission.

| (6) | The quotas opened by this Regulation should therefore be managed in accordance with the system for management of tariff quotas designed to be used following the chronological order of dates of acceptance of customs declarations which is provided for in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (4). |
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(6)

The quotas opened by this Regulation should therefore be managed in accordance with the system for management of tariff quotas designed to be used following the chronological order of dates of acceptance of customs declarations which is provided for in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (4).

| (7) | As the Interim Agreement entered into force on 1 July 2008, this Regulation should apply from the same date and should remain in force after the entry into force of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement. |
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(7)

As the Interim Agreement entered into force on 1 July 2008, this Regulation should apply from the same date and should remain in force after the entry into force of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement.

| (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

Fish and fishery products originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina and listed in the Annex that are put into free circulation in the European Union shall benefit from a reduced or a zero rate of customs duty, at the levels and within the limits of the annual tariff quotas of the Union set out in the Annex.

In order to benefit from these preferential rates, the products in question shall be accompanied by a proof of origin as provided for in Protocol 2 to the Interim Agreement with Bosnia and Herzegovina or in Protocol 2 to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement with Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Article 2

1.   The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be managed by the Commission in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.

2.   Communications referring to the management of tariff quotas between the Member States and the Commission shall be effected, as far as possible, by electronic transmission.

Article 3

The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure compliance with this Regulation.

Article 4

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

It shall apply from 1 July 2008.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 April 2011.

For the Commission

The President

José Manuel BARROSO

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(1)  
  OJ L 169, 30.6.2008, p. 1.

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(2)  
  OJ L 169, 30.6.2008, p. 13.

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(3)  
  OJ L 169, 30.6.2008, p. 10.

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(4)  
  OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.

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ANNEX

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 CN codes. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description taken together.

FISH AND FISHERY PRODUCTS

| Order No | CN Code | TARIC subdivision | Description | Annual Tariff Quota volume (in tonnes net weight) | Rate of quota duty |
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| 09.1594 | 0301 91 10 | | Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Onchorhynchus chrysogaster): live; fresh or chilled; frozen; dried, salted or in brine, smoked; fillets and other fish meat; flours, meals and pellets, fit for human consumption | 60 tonnes | Free |
| 0301 91 90 | |
| 0302 11 10 | |
| 0302 11 20 | |
| 0302 11 80 | |
| 0303 21 10 | |
| 0303 21 20 | |
| 0303 21 80 | |
| 0304 19 15 | |
| 0304 19 17 | |
| ex 0304 19 19  (1) | 30 |
| ex 0304 19 91 | 10 |
| 0304 29 15 | |
| 0304 29 17 | |
| ex 0304 29 19  (2) | 30 |
| ex 0304 99 21 | 11 , 12 , 20 |
| ex 0305 10 00 | 10 |
| ex 0305 30 90 | 50 |
| 0305 49 45 | |
| ex 0305 59 80 | 61 |
| ex 0305 69 80 | 61 |
| 09.1595 | 0301 93 00 | | Carp: live; fresh or chilled; frozen; dried, salted or in brine, smoked; fillets and other fish meat; flours, meals and pellets, fit for human consumption | 130 tonnes | Free |
| 0302 69 11 | |
| 0303 79 11 | |
| ex 0304 19 19  (1) | 20 |
| ex 0304 19 91 | 20 |
| ex 0304 29 19  (2) | 20 |
| ex 0304 99 21 | 16 |
| ex 0305 10 00 | 20 |
| ex 0305 30 90 | 60 |
| ex 0305 49 80 | 30 |
| ex 0305 59 80 | 63 |
| ex 0305 69 80 | 63 |
| 09.1596 | ex 0301 99 80 | 80 | Sea bream (Dentex dentex and Pagellus spp.): live; fresh or chilled; frozen; dried, salted or in brine, smoked; fillets and other fish meat; flours, meals and pellets, fit for human consumption | 30 tonnes | Free |
| 0302 69 61 | |
| 0303 79 71 | |
| ex 0304 19 39 | 80 |
| ex 0304 19 99 | 77 |
| ex 0304 29 99 | 50 |
| ex 0304 99 99 | 20 |
| ex 0305 10 00 | 30 |
| ex 0305 30 90 | 70 |
| ex 0305 49 80 | 40 |
| ex 0305 59 80 | 65 |
| ex 0305 69 80 | 65 |
| 09.1597 | ex 0301 99 80 | 22 | Sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax): live; fresh or chilled; frozen; dried, salted or in brine, smoked; fillets and other fish meat; flours, meals and pellets, fit for human consumption | 30 tonnes | Free |
| 0302 69 94 | |
| ex 0303 77 00 | 10 |
| ex 0304 19 39 | 85 |
| ex 0304 19 99 | 79 |
| ex 0304 29 99 | 60 |
| ex 0304 99 99 | 70 |
| ex 0305 10 00 | 40 |
| ex 0305 30 90 | 80 |
| ex 0305 49 80 | 50 |
| ex 0305 59 80 | 67 |
| ex 0305 69 80 | 67 |
| 09.1598 | 1604 13 11 | | Prepared or preserved sardines | 50 tonnes | 6  % |
| 1604 13 19 | |
| ex 1604 20 50 | 10 , 19 |
| 09.1599 | 1604 16 00 | | Prepared or preserved anchovies | 50 tonnes | 12,5  % |
| 1604 20 40 | |

Order No

CN Code

TARIC subdivision

Description

Annual Tariff Quota volume (in tonnes net weight)

Rate of quota duty

09.1594

0301 91 10

Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Onchorhynchus chrysogaster): live; fresh or chilled; frozen; dried, salted or in brine, smoked; fillets and other fish meat; flours, meals and pellets, fit for human consumption

60 tonnes

Free

0301 91 90

0302 11 10

0302 11 20

0302 11 80

0303 21 10

0303 21 20

0303 21 80

0304 19 15

0304 19 17

ex 0304 19 19  (1)

30

ex 0304 19 91

10

0304 29 15

0304 29 17

ex 0304 29 19  (2)

30

ex 0304 99 21

11 , 12 , 20

ex 0305 10 00

10

ex 0305 30 90

50

0305 49 45

ex 0305 59 80

61

ex 0305 69 80

61

09.1595

0301 93 00

Carp: live; fresh or chilled; frozen; dried, salted or in brine, smoked; fillets and other fish meat; flours, meals and pellets, fit for human consumption

130 tonnes

Free

0302 69 11

0303 79 11

ex 0304 19 19  (1)

20

ex 0304 19 91

20

ex 0304 29 19  (2)

20

ex 0304 99 21

16

ex 0305 10 00

20

ex 0305 30 90

60

ex 0305 49 80

30

ex 0305 59 80

63

ex 0305 69 80

63

09.1596

ex 0301 99 80

80

Sea bream (Dentex dentex and Pagellus spp.): live; fresh or chilled; frozen; dried, salted or in brine, smoked; fillets and other fish meat; flours, meals and pellets, fit for human consumption

30 tonnes

Free

0302 69 61

0303 79 71

ex 0304 19 39

80

ex 0304 19 99

77

ex 0304 29 99

50

ex 0304 99 99

20

ex 0305 10 00

30

ex 0305 30 90

70

ex 0305 49 80

40

ex 0305 59 80

65

ex 0305 69 80

65

09.1597

ex 0301 99 80

22

Sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax): live; fresh or chilled; frozen; dried, salted or in brine, smoked; fillets and other fish meat; flours, meals and pellets, fit for human consumption

30 tonnes

Free

0302 69 94

ex 0303 77 00

10

ex 0304 19 39

85

ex 0304 19 99

79

ex 0304 29 99

60

ex 0304 99 99

70

ex 0305 10 00

40

ex 0305 30 90

80

ex 0305 49 80

50

ex 0305 59 80

67

ex 0305 69 80

67

09.1598

1604 13 11

Prepared or preserved sardines

50 tonnes

6  %

1604 13 19

ex 1604 20 50

10 , 19

09.1599

1604 16 00

Prepared or preserved anchovies

50 tonnes

12,5  %

1604 20 40

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(1)  From 1 January 2010 the CN code ex 0304 19 19 changed to ex 0304 19 18.

(2)  From 1 January 2010 the CN code ex 0304 29 19 changed to ex 0304 29 18.

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