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"B COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1349/2000
of 19 June 2000
establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing
for an adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the
Europe Agreement with Estonia
(OJ L 155, 28.6.2000, p. 1)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
"M1 Council Regulation (EC) No 2677/2000 of 4 December 2000 L 308 7 8.12.2000
Corrected by:
"C1 Corrigendum, OJ L 263, 18.10.2000, p. 35 (1349/2000)2000R1349 — EN — 01.07.2000 — 000.001 — 1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1349/2000
of 19 June 2000
establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas
for certain agricultural products and providing for an adjustment, as an
autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions
provided for in the Europe Agreement with Estonia
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in
particular Article 133 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:(1) The Europe Agreement establishing an association between the
European Communities and their Member States, of the one part,
and the Republic of Estonia, of the other part (
1), provides for further
concessions for certain agricultural products originating in Estonia.
(2) Improvements to the preferential agreements of the Europe Agreement
with Estonia were provided for in the Protocol adjusting trade aspects
of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the
European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, andthe Republic of Estonia, of the other part, to take into account of the
accession of the Republic of Austria, of the Republic of Finland and of
the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union and the outcome of theUruguay Round negotiations on agriculture including improvements tothe existing preferential arrangements (
2). The Council approved the
abovementioned Protocol on behalf of the Community by Council
Decision 1999/86/EC (3).
(3) In accordance with the directives adopted by the Council on 30 March
1999, the Commission and the Republic of Estonia concluded on 22
November 1999 negotiations on a new Additional Protocol to the
Europe Agreement.
(4) The new Additional Protocol, which provides for additional agricul-
tural concessions, will be based on Article 19(4) of the Europe
Agreement, establishing that the Community and Estonia are to
examine in the Association Council, product by product and on anorderly and reciprocal basis, the possibility of granting each otherfurther concessions.
(5) The Republic of Estonia already applies zero-duties for imports of
agricultural products originating in the Community. When Estonia on1 January 2000 introduced tariffs on imports of agricultural products
from other third countries, additional preferences were created for
Community exports of agricultural products.
(6) A swift implementation of the adjustments forms an essential part of
the results of the negotiations for the conclusion of a new Additional
Protocol to the Europe Agreement with Estonia.
(7) It is therefore appropriate to provide for the adjustment, as an
autonomous and transitional measure, of the agricultural concessionsprovided for in the Europe Agreement with Estonia.
(8) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation
should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/ECof 28 June 1999, laying down the procedures for the exercise ofimplementing powers conferred on the Commission (
4),!B
(1) OJ L 68, 9.3.1998, p. 2.
(2) OJ L 29, 3.2.1999, p. 11.
(3) OJ L 29, 3.2.1999, p. 9.
(4) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.2000R1349 — EN — 01.07.2000 — 000.001 — 2
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. The arrangements for import into the Community applicable to certain
agricultural products originating in Estonia as set out in Annex A(a) and A(b)
to this Regulation shall replace those set out in Annex Va to the EuropeAgreement establishing an association between the European Communitiesand their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Estonia, of the
other part.
2. On the entry into force of the new Additional Protocol adjusting the
Europe Agreement referred to in paragraph 1, the concessions provided for in
that Protocol shall replace those referred to in Annex A(a) and A(b) to thisRegulation.
3. The Commission shall adopt detailed rules for the application of this
Regulation in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 2(2).
Article 1a
Tariff quotas with an order number above 09.5100 shall be administered by
the Commission in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and 308c of
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (
1).
Article 2
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the committee instituted by Article
23 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the commonorganisation of the market of cereals (
2) or, where appropriate, the committee
instituted by the relevant provisions of the other Regulations on the common
organisation of agricultural markets, hereinafter referred to as ‘theCommittee’.
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision
1999/468/EC shall apply.
The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at
one month.
3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply from 1 July 2000.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all
Member States.!B
(1) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.!M1
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ANNEX A(a)
The following products originating in Estonia shall benefit from a preferential zero-duty
within unlimited quantities (applicable duty 0 % of MFN) when imported into the
Community
CN code (1)
0101 20 10
0104 20 100106 00 10
0106 00 20
0205 00 110205 00 19
0205 00 90
0206 80 910206 90 91
0207 13 91
0207 14 91
0207 26 91
0207 27 910207 35 91
0207 36 89
0208 10 110208 10 19
0208 20 00
0208 90 100208 90 50
0208 90 60
0208 90 800210 90 10
0210 90 79
0407 00 90
0410 00 00
0601 10 100601 10 20
0601 10 30
0601 10 400601 10 90
0601 20 30
0601 20 900602 10 90
0602 20 90
0602 30 000602 40 10
0602 40 90
0602 90 100602 90 30
0602 90 41
0602 90 45
0602 90 49
0602 90 510602 90 59
0602 90 70
0602 90 910602 90 99
0603 10 10
0603 10 200603 10 30
0603 10 40
0603 10 500603 10 80
0603 90 00
0604 10 90
0604 91 21
0604 91 290604 91 41
0604 91 49
0604 91 900604 99 90
0701 10 00
0701 90 10
0703 10 110703 10 19!
B
(1) As defined in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/1999 of 12 October 1999,
amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and
statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 278,
28.10.1999, p. 1).!C1
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0703 10 90
0703 90 00
0708 10 00
0709 51 30
0709 51 500709 51 90
0709 52 00
0709 60 10
0709 60 99
0709 90 500710 80 59
0711 10 00
0711 90 100711 90 70
0713 50 00
0713 90 100713 90 90
0802 11 90
0802 12 900802 21 00
0802 22 00
0802 31 00
0802 32 00
0802 40 000802 90 50
0802 90 85
0806 20 110806 20 12
0806 20 91
0806 20 920806 20 98
0808 20 90
0809 40 900810 40 30
0810 40 50
0810 40 900810 90 85
0811 90 70
0812 10 00
0812 90 40
0812 90 500812 90 60
0812 90 95
0813 10 000813 20 00
0813 30 00
0813 40 100813 40 30
0813 40 95
0813 50 150813 50 19
0813 50 91
0813 50 99
0901 12 00
0901 21 000901 22 00
0902 10 00
0904 12 000904 20 10
0904 20 90
0907 00 000910 40 13
0910 40 19
0910 40 900910 91 90
0910 99 99
1106 10 001106 30 90
1208 10 00
1209 11 00
1209 19 00
1209 21 001209 23 80
1209 29 50
1209 29 801209 30 00
1209 91 10
1209 91 90!
B
!C1
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1209 99 91
1209 99 99
1210 10 001210 20 10
1210 20 90
1211 90 301212 10 10
1212 10 99
1214 90 10
1302 19 05
1502 00 90
1503 00 19
1503 00 901504 10 10
1504 10 99
1504 20 101504 30 10
1507 10 10
1507 10 901507 90 10
1507 90 90
1508 10 901508 90 10
1508 90 90
1511 10 90
1511 90 11
1511 90 191511 90 91
1511 90 99
1512 11 101512 11 91
1512 11 99
1512 19 101512 19 91
1512 19 99
1512 21 101512 21 90
1512 29 10
1512 29 901513 11 10
1513 11 91
1513 11 99
1513 19 11
1513 19 191513 19 30
1513 19 91
1513 19 991513 21 11
1513 21 19
1513 21 301513 21 90
1513 29 11
1513 29 191513 29 30
1513 29 50
1513 29 91
1513 29 99
1514 10 101514 10 90
1514 90 10
1514 90 901515 11 00
1515 19 10
1515 19 901515 21 10
1515 21 90
1515 29 101515 29 90
1515 30 90
1515 50 11
1515 50 19
1515 50 91
1515 50 99
1515 90 291515 90 39
1515 90 40
1515 90 511515 90 59
1515 90 60
1515 90 91!
B
!C1
!B
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1515 90 99
1516 20 95
1516 20 961516 20 98
1518 00 31
1518 00 391522 00 91
1602 31 11
1602 31 191602 31 30
1602 31 90
2001 90 20
2005 90 10
2302 50 002306 90 19
2308 90 90
2309 10 512309 10 90
2309 90 10
2309 90 312309 90 41
2309 90 51
2905 45 00!
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ANNEX A(b)
Imports into the Community of the following products originating in Estonia shall be subject to the concessions set out below
(MFN = Most Favoured Nation duty)
Order No CN code Description (1)Applicable
duty
(% of MFN)
(2)Annual quantity
from 1.7.2000 to
30.6.2001
(tonnes)Y early increase
as from
1.7.2001
(tonnes)Specific
provisions
09.4598 0102 90 05 Live bovine animals of a live
weight not exceeding 80 kg20 178 000 head 0 (3)
09.4537 0102 90 21
0102 90 290102 90 410102 90 49Live bovine animals of a live
weight exceeding 80 kg but not
exceeding 300 kg20 153 000 head 0 (
3)
09.4563 ex 0102 90 Heifers and cows, not for slaugh-
ter, of the following mointainb r e e d s :G r e y ,b r o w n ,y e l l o w ,spotted Simmental and Pinzgau6%
ad valorem7 000 head 0 (
4)
09.4561 0201
0202Meat of domestic swine, fresh,
chilled or frozenfree 1 875 75 (5)
09.4583 ex 0203 (6) Meat of domestic swine, fresh,
chilled or frozenfree 1 250 375 (7)
09.4037 0204 Meat of sheep or goats free 125 5 (5)
09.4585 ex 0207 (8) Meat and edible offal, of the
poultry of heading No 0105,
fresh, chilled or frozenfree 625 190
09.4578 0401 30 Milk and cream, of a fat content,
by weight, exceeding 6 %free 500 150
09.4546 0402 10 19 Skimmed milk powder free 10000 3000
0402 21 19 Whole milk powder
09.4579 Y oghurt, not flavoured nor con-
taining added fruit, nuts or cocoa:
not containing added sugar orother sweetening matter, with afat content, by weight:free 300 90
0403 10 11 Not exceeding 3 %
0403 10 13 Exceeding 3 % but not exceeding
6%
0403 10 19 Exceeding 6 %
09.4580 0403 90 59 Sour cream, of a fat content, by
weight exceeding 6 %free 700 210
0403 90 61 Sour cream, of a fat content, by
weight not exceeding 3 %
0403 90 63 Sour cream, of a fat content, by
weight exceeding 3 % but not 6 %
0403 90 69 Sour cream, of a fat content, by
weight exceeding 6 %
09.4547 0405 10 11
0405 10 19Butter free 3 000 900
09.4581 0406 Cheese, except: free 2 000 600
09.4582 ex 0406 10 Curd free 700 210!
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Order No CN code Description (1)Applicable
duty
(% of MFN)
(2)Annual quantity
from 1.7.2000 to
30.6.2001
(tonnes)Y early increase
as from
1.7.2001
(tonnes)Specific
provisions
09.4586 ex 0408 (9) Bird’ s eggs, not in shell, and egg
yolks, fresh, dried, cooked bysteaming or by boiling in water,moulded, frozen or otherwisepreserved, whether or not con-
taining added sugar or other
sweetening matterfree 125 40
09.6601 0409 00 00 Natural honey free 30 0
09.6448 ex 0701 (
10) Potatoes, fresh or chilled free 2 300 100
09.6603 0703 20 00 Garlic free 50 509.6454 0704 Cabbages, etc.; fresh or chilled free 250 1009.6461 0707 00 05
0707 00 90Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or
chilledfree 190 8 (
11)
09.6466 0711 40 00 Cucumbers and gherkins, provi-
sionally preservedfree 65 3
09.6449 0712 90 05 Dried potatoes free 75 3
09.6605 0808 10 Apples, fresh free 250 75 (11)
09.6607 0810 10 00 Strawberries, fresh free 150 45 (12)
09.6609 0810 30 Black-, white-or redcurrants and
gooseberriesfree 100 30 (12)
09.6467 0811 10 Strawberries, frozen free 150 45 (12)
09.6611 0811 20 Raspberries, blackberries, mul-
berries, loganberries, black-,white or redcurrants and goose-berries, frozenfree 400 120 (
12)
09.6613 0811 90 50 V accinium myrtilus , frozen free 4 000 1 200
09.4588 1004 00 Oats free 3 000 90009.4584 1601 00 Sausages and similar products, of
meat, meat offal or bloodfree 600 180
1602 41 Other prepared or preserved
meat, meat offal or blood: of
swine: Hams and cuts thereof
1602 42 Other prepared or preserved
meat, meat offal or blood: ofswine: Shoulders and cuts thereof
1602 49 Other prepared or preserved
meat, meat offal or blood: of
swine: Other, including mixtures
09.4587 1602 32 Other prepared or preserved
meat, meat offal or blood: ofpoultry heading 0105: of fowls ofthe species Gallus domesticusfree 100 30
1602 39 Other prepared or preserved
meat, meat offal or blood: ofpoultry of heading 0105: Otherthan of fowls of the speciesGallus domesticus
09.6615 2005 90 75 Preparations of vegetables :
Sauerkrautfree 100 30!
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Order No CN code Description (1)Applicable
duty
(% of MFN)
(2)Annual quantity
from 1.7.2000 to
30.6.2001
(tonnes)Y early increase
as from
1.7.2001
(tonnes)Specific
provisions
09.6462 Apple juice and pear juice of a
density not exceeding 1,33 g/cm3
at 20 ºC:Of a value exceeding EUR 18 per100 kg net weight, containing
added sugarfree 65 3
2009 70 30 Apple juice
2009 80 50 Pear juice
Of a value not exceeding EUR 18
per 100 kg net weight, with anadded sugar content not exceed-ing 30 % by weight:
2009 70 93 Apple juice
2009 70 99 Apple juice, not containing added
sugar
2009 80 69 Pear juice, not containing added
sugar
09.6470 2207 10 00 Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an
alcoholic strength by volume of80 % vol. or higherfree 65 3
(
1) 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 indicative value, the preferential scheme being determined, within the
context of this annex, by the coverage of the CN code. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is to bedetermined by application to the CN code and corresponding description taken together.
(
2) In cases where an MFN minimum duty exists, the applicable minimum duty is equal to the MFN minimum duty multiplied
by the percentage indicated in this column.
(3) The quota for this product is opened for the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Poland,
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. In case imports into the Community of live bovine domestic animals may exceed 500 000heads for any other rights given under the Agreement.
(
4) The quota for this product is opened for the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Poland,
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The applied duty is 6 %.
(5) The quota for this product is opened for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The Community may take into account, in the
framework of its legislation and when appropriate, the supply needs of its market and the need to maintain its marketbalance.
(
6) Except CN codes 0203 11 90, 0203 12 90, 0203 19 90, 0203 21 90, 0203 22 90, 0203 29 90.
(7) Excluding tenderloin presented alone.
(8) Except CN codes 0207 13 91, 0207 14 91, 0207 26 91, 0207 27 91, 0207 34 10, 0207 34 90, 0207 35 91, 0207 36 81,
0207 36 85, 0207 36 89.
(9) Except CN codes 0408 11 20, 0408 19 20, 0408 91 20, 0408 99 20.
(10) Except CN codes 0701 10 00, 0701 90 10.
(11) The reduction applies only to the ad valorem part of the duty.
(12) Subject to minimum import price arrangements contained in the Annex to this Annex.!M12000R1349 — EN — 01.07.2000 — 000.001 — 10
Annex to Annex A(b)
Minimum import price arrangement for certain soft fruit for processing
1. Minimum import prices are fixed as follows for the following products for
processing originating in Estonia:
CN Code DescriptionMinimum import
price
(EUR/100 kg
net)
ex 0810 10Strawberries, fresh, intended for processing 51,4
ex 0810 30 10Blackcurrants, fresh, intended for processing 38,5
ex 0810 30 30Redcurrants, fresh, intended for processing 23,3
ex 0811 10 11Frozen strawberries, containing added sugar or
other sweetening matter, with a sugar contentexceeding 13 % by weight: whole fruit75,0
ex 0811 10 11Frozen strawberries, containing added sugar or
other sweetening matter, with a sugar content
exceeding 13 % by weight: other57,6
ex 0811 10 19Frozen strawberries, containing added sugar or
other sweetening matter, with a sugar content notexceeding 13 % by weight: whole fruit75,0
ex 0811 10 19Frozen strawberries, containing added sugar or
other sweetening matter, with a sugar content notexceeding 13 % by weight: other57,6
ex 0811 10 90Frozen strawberries, containing added sugar or
other sweetening matter: whole fruit75,0
ex 0811 10 90Frozen strawberries, containing no added sugar or
other sweetening matter: other57,6
ex 0811 20 19Frozen raspberries, containing additional sugar or
other sweetening matter not exceeding 13 % byweight: whole fruit99,5
ex 0811 20 19Frozen raspberries, containing additional sugar or
other sweetening matter not exceeding 13 % by
weight: other79,6
ex 0811 20 31Frozen raspberries, containing no added sugar or
other sweetening matter: whole fruit99,5
ex 0811 20 31Frozen raspberries, containing no added sugar or
other sweetening matter: other79,6
ex 0811 20 39Frozen blackcurrants, containing no added sugar or
other sweetening matter: without stalk62,8
ex 0811 20 39Frozen blackcurrants, containing no added sugar or
other sweetening matter: other44,8
ex 0811 20 51Frozen redcurrants, containing no added sugar or
other sweetening matter: without stalk39,0
ex 0811 20 51Frozen redcurrants, containing no added sugar or
other sweetening matter: other29,5
2. The minimum import prices, as set out in point 1, will be respected on a
consignment by consignment basis. In the case of a customs declaration valuebeing lower than the minimum import price, a countervailing duty will be chargedequal to the difference between the minimum import price and the customsdeclaration value.
3. If the import prices of a given product covered by this Annex show a trend
suggesting that the prices could go below the level of the minimum import prices!
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in the immediate future, the European Commission will inform the Estonian
authorities in order to enable them to correct the situation.
4. At the request of either the Community or Estonia, the Association Council shall
examine the functioning of the system or the revision of the level of the minimumimport prices. If appropriate, the Association Council shall take the necessarydecisions.
5. To encourage and promote the development of trade and for the mutual benefit of
all parties concerned, a consultation meeting will be organised three months beforethe beginning of each marketing year in the European Community. Thisconsultation meeting will take place between the European Commission and theinterested European producers’ organisations for the products concerned, on theone part and the authorities’, producers’ and exporters’ organisations of all the
associated exporting countries, on the other part.
During this consultation meeting, the market situation for soft fruit including, in
particular, forecasts for production, stock situation, price evolution and possible
market development, as well as possibilities to adapt supply to demand, will be
discussed.!
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