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| 17.12.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 338/72 |
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17.12.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 338/72

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DECISION No 2/2008 OF THE EC/DENMARK-FAEROE ISLANDS JOINT COMMITTEE

of 20 November 2008

amending Tables I and II of the Annex to Protocol 1 to the Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faeroe Islands, of the other part

(2008/957/EC)

THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faeroe Islands, of the other part (1), hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular Article 34(1) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | The Annex to Protocol 1 to the Agreement specifies the customs duties and other conditions to be applied on import into the Community of certain fish and fishery products originating in and coming from the Faeroes. |
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(1)

The Annex to Protocol 1 to the Agreement specifies the customs duties and other conditions to be applied on import into the Community of certain fish and fishery products originating in and coming from the Faeroes.

| (2) | Under this Annex, the Community has granted concessions for a number of fishery products from the Faeroe Islands. |
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(2)

Under this Annex, the Community has granted concessions for a number of fishery products from the Faeroe Islands.

| (3) | The authorities of the Faeroe Islands have requested that salted and dried coalfish (Pollachius virens), common whelk (Buccinum undatum) and crab (Geryon affinis) be added to the list, in Table I of the Annex to Protocol 1, of fishery products that may be imported free of duty into the Community. |
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(3)

The authorities of the Faeroe Islands have requested that salted and dried coalfish (Pollachius virens), common whelk (Buccinum undatum) and crab (Geryon affinis) be added to the list, in Table I of the Annex to Protocol 1, of fishery products that may be imported free of duty into the Community.

| (4) | It is reasonable to include these fishery products in this Table. They should, however, be subject to a tariff quota which is to be added to Table II of the Annex to Protocol 1, |
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(4)

It is reasonable to include these fishery products in this Table. They should, however, be subject to a tariff quota which is to be added to Table II of the Annex to Protocol 1,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Table I of the Annex to Protocol 1 to the Agreement shall be amended by the inclusion of the following rows:

| ‘0305 | Fish, dried, salted or in brine, smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of fish, fit for human consumption: | | |
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| – Dried fish, whether or not salted but not smoked: | | |
| 0305 59 | – – Other: | | |
| 0305 59 80 | – – – Other: | | |
| ex 0305 59 80 | – – – – Coalfish (Pollachius virens) | 0 | TQ No 5 |
| 0306 | Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption: | | |
| – Frozen: | | |
| 0306 14 | – – Crabs: | | |
| 0306 14 90 | – – – Other: | | |
| ex 0306 14 90 | – – – – Crabs of the species Geryon affinis | 0 | TQ No 6 |
| 0307 | Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; flours, meals and pellets of aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans, fit for human consumption: | | |
| – Other, including flours, meals and pellets of aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans, fit for human consumption: | | |
| 0307 91 00 | – – Live, fresh or chilled: | | |
| ex 0307 91 00 | – – – Common whelk (Buccinum undatum) | 0 | TQ No 7 |
| 0307 99 | – – Other: | | |
| – – – Frozen: | | |
| 0307 99 18 | – – – – Other: | | |
| ex 0307 99 18 | – – – – – Common whelk (Buccinum undatum) | 0 | TQ No 7 |
| 1605 | Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved: | | |
| 1605 90 | – Other | | |
| – – Molluscs: | | |
| 1605 90 30 | – – – Other: | | |
| ex 1605 90 30 | – – – – Common whelk (Buccinum undatum) | 0 | TQ No 7’ |

‘0305

Fish, dried, salted or in brine, smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of fish, fit for human consumption:

– Dried fish, whether or not salted but not smoked:

0305 59

– – Other:

0305 59 80

– – – Other:

ex 0305 59 80

– – – – Coalfish (Pollachius virens)

0

TQ No 5

0306

Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption:

– Frozen:

0306 14

– – Crabs:

0306 14 90

– – – Other:

ex 0306 14 90

– – – – Crabs of the species Geryon affinis

0

TQ No 6

0307

Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; flours, meals and pellets of aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans, fit for human consumption:

– Other, including flours, meals and pellets of aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans, fit for human consumption:

0307 91 00

– – Live, fresh or chilled:

ex 0307 91 00

– – – Common whelk (Buccinum undatum)

0

TQ No 7

0307 99

– – Other:

– – – Frozen:

0307 99 18

– – – – Other:

ex 0307 99 18

– – – – – Common whelk (Buccinum undatum)

0

TQ No 7

1605

Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved:

1605 90

– Other

– – Molluscs:

1605 90 30

– – – Other:

ex 1605 90 30

– – – – Common whelk (Buccinum undatum)

0

TQ No 7’

Article 2

Table II of the Annex to Protocol 1 to the Agreement shall be amended by the inclusion of the following rows:

| ‘0305 | Fish, dried, salted or in brine, smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of fish, fit for human consumption: | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| – Dried fish, whether or not salted but not smoked: | | |
| 0305 59 | – – Other: | | |
| 0305 59 80 | – – – Other: | | |
| ex 0305 59 80 | – – – – Coalfish (Pollachius virens) | 0 | TQ No 5 (2)

  750 |
| 0306 | Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption: | | |
| – Frozen: | | |
| 0306 14 | – – Crabs: | | |
| 0306 14 90 | – – – Other: | | |
| ex 0306 14 90 | – – – – Crabs of the species Geryon affinis | 0 | TQ No 6 (2)

  750 |
| 0307 | Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; flours, meals and pellets of aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans, fit for human consumption: | | |
| – Other, including flours, meals and pellets of aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans, fit for human consumption: | | |
| 0307 91 00 | – – Live, fresh or chilled: | | |
| ex 0307 91 00 | – – – Common whelk (Buccinum undatum) | 0 | TQ No 7 (2)

  1 200 |
| 0307 99 | – – Other: | | |
| – – – Frozen: | | |
| 0307 99 18 | – – – – Other: | | |
| ex 0307 99 18 | – – – – – Common whelk (Buccinum undatum) | 0 | TQ No 7 (2)

  1 200 |
| 1605 | Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved: | | |
| 1605 90 | – Other | | |
| – – Molluscs: | | |
| 1605 90 30 | – – – Other: | | |
| ex 1605 90 30 | – – – – Common whelk (Buccinum undatum) | 0 | TQ No 7 (2)

  1 200 |

‘0305

Fish, dried, salted or in brine, smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of fish, fit for human consumption:

– Dried fish, whether or not salted but not smoked:

0305 59

– – Other:

0305 59 80

– – – Other:

ex 0305 59 80

– – – – Coalfish (Pollachius virens)

0

TQ No 5 (2)

750

0306

Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption:

– Frozen:

0306 14

– – Crabs:

0306 14 90

– – – Other:

ex 0306 14 90

– – – – Crabs of the species Geryon affinis

0

TQ No 6 (2)

750

0307

Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; flours, meals and pellets of aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans, fit for human consumption:

– Other, including flours, meals and pellets of aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans, fit for human consumption:

0307 91 00

– – Live, fresh or chilled:

ex 0307 91 00

– – – Common whelk (Buccinum undatum)

0

TQ No 7 (2)

1 200

0307 99

– – Other:

– – – Frozen:

0307 99 18

– – – – Other:

ex 0307 99 18

– – – – – Common whelk (Buccinum undatum)

0

TQ No 7 (2)

1 200

1605

Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved:

1605 90

– Other

– – Molluscs:

1605 90 30

– – – Other:

ex 1605 90 30

– – – – Common whelk (Buccinum undatum)

0

TQ No 7 (2)

1 200

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

It shall apply from 1 September 2008.

Done at Tórshavn, 5 November 2008.

For the Joint Committee

The Chairman

Herluf SIGVALDSSON

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(1)  
  OJ L 53, 22.2.1997, p. 2.

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(2)  For the year 2008, the volumes of the tariff quotas should be calculated pro rata to the basic volumes in proportion to the part of that year which elapsed before the tariff quotas apply.’

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pro rata

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