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►B COMMISSIONREGULATION(EC)No563/2000
of15March2000
amendingCouncilRegulation(EC)No1981/94,inrelationtoCommunitytariffquotasforcertain
productsoriginatinginMoroccoandamendingCouncilRegulation(EC)No934/95,inrelationtoCommunity statistical surveillance in the framework of reference quantities for certain products
originatinginMorocco
(OJ L 68, 16.3.2000, p. 46)
Corrected by:
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COMMISSIONREGULATION(EC)No563/2000
of15March2000
amendingCouncilRegulation(EC)No1981/94,inrelationtoCom-
munity tariff quotas for certain products originating in Moroccoand amending Council Regulation (EC) No 934/95, in relation toCommunity statistical surveillance in the framework of reference
quantitiesforcertainproductsoriginatinginMorocco
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 of 25July 1994,
opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quo-
tas for certain products originating in Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel,
Jordan, Malta, Morocco, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, Tunisia andTurkey, and providing detailed rules for extending and adapting thesetariff quotas(
1),►C1as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC)
No 650/98(2)◄, and in particular Articles 6 and 7 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 934/95of 10 April 1995 ,
establishing tariff ceilings and a Community statistical surveillance in
the framework of reference quantities for a certain number of products
originating in Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Tunisia, Syria, Malta, Mor-occo and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip(
3), as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 519/98(4), and in particular Articles 3
and 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)The Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association
between the European Communities and their Member States, ofthe one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part(
5),
provides that at import into the Community, certain products ori-ginating in Morocco can benefit from tariff concessions within
the framework of Community tariff quotas or of Community sur-
veillance of reference quantities.
(2)For some products, according to the agreement, the volumes ofthe tariff quotas and the reference quantities should be increased,between 1 January 1997 and 1 January 2000, in four annual and
equal steps, each representing 3 % of the base volumes specified
in the Agreement. The increases provided by the Agreement forimplementation in 1997, 1998 and 1999, could not take placebecause of the entry into force of the Agreement only in 2000and, consequently, the volumes of these tariff quotas and refer-
ences quantities indicated in this Regulation take account of four
increases.
(3)The volumes of the new tariff quotas and reference quantities, aswell as of the enlarged tariff quotas and reference quantities, shall
for the first period of application, be calculated as a pro rata of
the volumes indicated in this Regulation, taking into account thepart of the period elapsed before the date of entry into force ofthe abovementioned Agreement.
(4)To implement the concessions provided for in the abovemen-
tioned Agreement, Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 and Regulation
(EC) No 934/95should be amended.
(5)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordancewith the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
(1) OJ L 199, 2.8.1994, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 88, 24.3.1998, p. 8.
(3) OJ L 96, 28.4.1995, p. 6.
(4) OJ L 66, 6.3.1998, p. 3.
(5) Not yet published in the Official Journal.
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. In Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 the table relating to
Community tariff quotas for certain products originating in Morocco,shall be replaced by the table set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
2. For the current quota period, the quantities which have been
imported within the framework of the tariff quotas with order numbers
09.1105, 09.1107, 09.1115, 09.1119, 09.1122, 09.1123, 09.1124,09.1127, 09.1131, 09.1133, 09.1135, 09.1136, 09.1137 and 09.1190applicable within Regulation (EC) No 1981/94, shall be taken intoaccount for charging on the respective tariff quotas in Annex I to thisRegulation.
Article 2
In Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 934/95the reference quantities for
products originating in Morocco shall be replaced by the reference
quantities set out in Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 3
For the first period of application, the volume of the new tariff quotas
and reference quantities, as well as of the enlarged tariff quotas andreference quantities, shall be calculated as a pro rata of the volume indi-cated in this Regulation, taking into account the part of the periodelapsed before the date of entry into force of the Euro-MediterraneanAgreement establishing an association between the European Commu-
nities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of
Morocco, of the other part.
Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in
theOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
It shall apply with effect from 1 March 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States.
2000R0563 — EN — 01.03.2000 — 000.001 — 4ANNEXI
‘ANNEXIV
MAROCCO
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 preferen-
tial 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 the current Regula tion. Where “ex” CN codes are indicated, the pre-
ferential scheme is to be determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description taken together.
Order No CN code TARIC subdivision Description of goodsQuota volume per year
(from 1.1 to 31.12) or
indicated period
(in tonnes)Quota duty
Fresh cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental pur-
poses:
09.1135 3 000 Exemption
ex 0603 1010
ex 0603 1040
ex 0603 1050Roses, gladioli and chrysanthemums:
— from 15October to 14 May
ex 0603 1020 Carnations:
— from 15October to 31 May
Fresh cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental pur-
poses:
09.1136 ex 0603 1030
ex 0603 1080Orchids and other flowers:
— from 15October to 14 May2 000 Exemption
09.1115ex 0701 905 0 New potatoes and so-called “new potatoes”, fresh or chilled:
— from 1 December to 30 April120000 Exemption
ex 0701 9090 ►C1 ◄10
09.1116 07020000 Tomatoes, fresh or chilled 168757 Exemption (1)
ex 0702 0000 Tomatoes, fresh or chilled:
09.1189 — from 1 to 31 October 5000(2)(3)(4)
09.1190 — from 1 November to 31 March 145676(2)(3)(4)▼B
2000R0563 — EN — 01.03.2000 — 000.001 — 5Order No CN code TARIC subdivision Description of goodsQuota volume per year
(from 1.1 to 31.12) or
indicated period
(in tonnes)Quota duty
09.1127 ex 0703 1011 Onions, including wild onions of the species Muscaricomosum , fresh or chilled:
— from 15February to 15May7 840 Exemption
ex 0703 1019
ex 0709 9090 ►C1 ◄50
09.1109 ex 0704 9090 ►C1 ◄20 Chinese cabbage, fresh or chilled:
— from 1 November to 31 December120 Exemption
09.1111 ex 07051100 ►C1 ◄10 Iceberg lettuce, fresh or chilled:
— from 1 November to 31 December120 Exemption
09.1139 070700 Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled 5600 Exemption (1)
09.1137 ex 0707 0005Cucumbers, fresh or chilled:
— from 1 November to 31 May5000(2)(3)(5)
09.1138 ex 0709 1000 Globe artichokes, fresh or chilled:
— from 1 November to 31 December500 (2)(3)—
ex 0709 9070 Courgettes, fresh or chilled:
09.1132 — from 1 November to 31 May 5600 Exemption (1)
09.1133 — from 1 October to 20 April 5000(2)(3)(6)
09.1141 Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: 8 960 Exemption
07094000 Celery other than celeriac
ex 0709 5110 ►C1 ◄90 Mushrooms, other than cultivated mushrooms
07095130
07095150
ex 0709 5190 ►C1 ◄90
07097000 Spinach, New Zealand spinach and orache spinach (garden spinach)
ex 0709 90 Other vegetables, excluding courgettes of subheading 0709 9070, okra and wild onions of
subheading ex 0709 9090▼B
2000R0563 — EN — 01.03.2000 — 000.001 — 6Order No CN code TARIC subdivision Description of goodsQuota volume per year
(from 1.1 to 31.12) or
indicated period
(in tonnes)Quota duty
09.1143 ex 0710 Vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water), frozen, excluding peas of
subheadings 0710 2100 and ex 0710 2900 and excluding other fruits of the genus Capsi-
cumor of the genus Pimentaof subheading 0710 80596 720 Exemption
08051010
08051030
08051050Fresh oranges:
ex 08051080 ►C1 ◄10
09.1121 — from 1 January to 31 December 380800 Exemption (1)
09.1122 — from 1 December to 31 May 300000(2)(3)(7)
09.1129 ex 08052010 ►C1 ◄05Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas), clementines, wilkings and similar citrus
hybrids, fresh168000 Exemption (1)
ex 08052030 ►C1 ◄05
ex 0805205 0 ►C1 ◄05
ex 08052070 ►C1 ◄05
ex 08052090 ►C1 ◄05,
►C1 ◄09
09.1130 ex 08052010 ►C1 ◄05Fresh clementines:
— from 1 November to the end of February110000(2)(3)(8)
09.114508082090 Fresh quinces 1 000 Exemption
09.1147 ex 2001 1000 ►C1 ◄90 Gherkins, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid 3 584 Exemption
09.1119 20049050
20054000
20055900Peas (Pisum sativum ) and immature beans in pod prepared or preserved otherwise than by
vinegar or acetic acid, whether or not frozen10440 Exemption
09.1105ex 2008 5 092 ►C1 ◄20 Apricot pulp, not containing added spirit or sugar, in immediate packings of a net content of
4,5kg or more9 899 Exemption
ex 2008 5094 ►C1 ◄20▼B
2000R0563 — EN — 01.03.2000 — 000.001 — 7Order No CN code TARIC subdivision Description of goodsQuota volume per year
(from 1.1 to 31.12) or
indicated period
(in tonnes)Quota duty
09.1149 20089251
20089259
20089272
20089274
20089276
20089278Mixtures of fruit, containing added sugar, but not containing added spirit 100 Exemption
09.1123 20091111
2009111920091191
20091199
20091911
20091919
20091991
20091999Orange juice 37640 Exemption
of which:
09.1124 ex 2009 1111 ►
C1 ◄10 Orange juice imported in packings of a capacity of 2 l or less 11292 Exemption
ex 2009 1119 ►C1 ◄10
ex 2009 1191 ►C1 ◄10
ex 2009 1199 ►C1 ◄10
►C1 ◄91
ex 2009 1911 ►C1 ◄10
ex 2009 1919 ►C1 ◄10
ex 2009 1991 ►C1 ◄10
ex 2009 1999 ►C1 ◄10
09.1107 ex 2204 2179 ►C1 ◄72 Wines entitled to one of the following designations of origin: Berkane, Säis, Beni M'Tir,
Guerrouane, Zemmour and Zennata, of an actual alcoholic strength by volume not exceed-
ing 15% vol and in containers holding 2 l or less56000 hl Exemption
ex 2204 2180 ►C1 ◄72
ex 2204 2183 ►C1 ◄72
ex 2204 2184 ►C1 ◄72
09.1131 22041019
22041099Other sparkling wine 95200 hl Exemption▼B
2000R0563 — EN — 01.03.2000 — 000.001 — 8Order No CN code TARIC subdivision Description of goodsQuota volume per year
(from 1.1 to 31.12) or
indicated period
(in tonnes)Quota duty
Other wine of fresh grapes
22042110
22042179
ex 2204 2180 ►C1 ◄72
►C1 ◄79
►C1 ◄80
22042183
ex 2204 2184 ►C1 ◄10
►C1 ◄72
►C1 ◄79
►C1 ◄80
ex 2204 2194 ►C1 ◄10
►C1 ◄30
ex 2204 2198 ►C1 ◄10
►C1 ◄30
ex 2204 2199 ►C1 ◄10
22042910
22042965
ex 2204 2975 ►C1 ◄10
22042983
ex 2204 2984 ►C1 ◄10
►C1 ◄30
ex 2204 2994 ►C1 ◄10
►C1 ◄30
ex 2204 2998 ►C1 ◄10▼B
2000R0563 — EN — 01.03.2000 — 000.001 — 9Order No CN code TARIC subdivision Description of goodsQuota volume per year
(from 1.1 to 31.12) or
indicated period
(in tonnes)Quota duty
►C1 ◄30
ex 2204 2999 ►C1 ◄10
(1)The exemption applies only to the advalorem duty.
(2)Within these tariff quotas, the specific duty provided in the Community's list of concessions to the WTO is reduced to zero, if the entry price is not les s than the following between the European Community and Marocco agreed
entry price:
a) for tomatoes, 461/EUR from 1 October to 31 March;
b) for cucumbers, 449/EUR from 1 November to 31 May;
c) for globe artichokes, 571/EUR from 1 November to 31 December;
d) for cougettes:
— 424/EUR from 1 to 31 January, from to 20 April and from 1 October to 31 December,
— during the period from 1 February to 31 March the “WTO” entry price which is more favourable than the agreed entry prices shall apply;
e) for oranges:
— 266/EUR from 1 December 1999 to 31 May 2000.
— 264/EUR, for every period thereafter from 1 December to 31 May;
f) for clementines, 484/EUR from 1 November to the end of February.
(3)If the entry price for a consignment is 2, 4, 6 or 8 % lower than the agreed entry price as specified in footnote 2, the specific customs quota duty shall be e qual respectively to 2, 4, 6 or 8 % of this agreed entry price. If the entry
price of a consignment is less than 92 % of the agreed entry price, the specific customs duty bound within the WTO shall apply.
(4)Also exemption of the advalorem duty, in the framework of the tariff quota with order No 09.1116.
(5)Also exemption of the advalorem duty, in the framework of the tariff quota with order No 09.1139.
(6)Also exemption of the advalorem duty during the period form 1.11 to 20.4, in the framework of the tariff quota with order No 09.1132.
(7)Also exemption of the advalorem duty, in the framework of the tariff quota with order No 09.1121.
(8)Also exemption of the advalorem duty, in the framework of the tariff quota with order No 09.1129.’▼B
2000R0563 — EN — 01.03.2000 — 000.001 — 10ANNEXII
ReferencequantitiesforproductsoriginatinginMorocco
Order No CN code TARIC subdivision Description of goods Period per year OriginReference quantity per
indicated period
(in tonnes)
18.0005ex 0602 Other live plants (including their roots), cuttings and slips; mushroom
spawn; excluding roses of subheading 0602 40from 1.1 to 31.12 Morocco 336
18.0020 07031090
07032000
07039000Shallots, garlic, leeks and other alliaceous vegetables, fresh or chilled from 1.1 to 31.12 Morocco 168
18.0035ex 0704 Cabbages, cauliflowers, kohlrabi, kale and similar edible brassicas,
fresh or chilled, excluding Chinese cabbagefrom 1.1 to 31.12 Morocco 560
0705Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and chicory (Cichorium spp.) , fresh or
chilled
0706 Carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac, radishes and similar
edible roots, fresh or chilled
18.0070 07096010 Sweet peppers, fresh or chilled from 1.1 to 31.12 Morocco 3 36018.007507111000
07114000
ex 0711 90Onions, cucumbers and gherkins, other vegetables and mixtures of
vegetables, provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for
immediate consumption, excluding fruits of the genus Capsicum or
the genusPimentafrom 1.1 to 31.12 Morocco 560
18.0085ex 0712 Dried vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not
further prepared, excluding onions and olivesfrom 1.1 to 31.12 Morocco 560
18.0100 07131010 Peas (Pisumsativum) , for sowing for 1.1 to 31.12 Morocco 500
18.0115080420 Figs, fresh or dried for 1.1 to 31.12 Morocco 33618.0127 ex 08051080 ►
C1 ◄90 Oranges, other than fresh from 1.1 to 31.12 Morocco 1 120▼B
2000R0563 — EN — 01.03.2000 — 000.001 — 11Order No CN code TARIC subdivision Description of goods Period per year OriginReference quantity per
indicated period
(in tonnes)
ex 08052010 ►C1 ◄99 Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas), clementines, wilkings
and similar citrus hybrids, other than freshex 08052030 ►C1 ◄99
ex 0805205 0 ►C1 ◄99
ex 08052070 ►C1 ◄99
ex 08052090 ►C1 ◄91,
►C1 ◄99
ex 08053010 ►C1 ◄99 Lemons and limes, other than fresh
ex 08053090 ►C1 ◄91,
►C1 ◄99
18.0147 08091000 Fresh apricots from 1.1 to 31.12 Morocco 560
080920 Fresh cherries
080930 Peaches, including nectarines, fresh
18.0150 ex 0810 5000 Fresh kiwi-fruit from 1.1 to 30.4 Morocco 240
18.0200 20085061
20085069Apricots, otherwise prepared or preserved, not containing added spirit,
containing added sugar and in immediate packings of a net content
exceeding 1 kgfrom 1.1 al 31.12 Morocco 7 560
18.0230 ex 2008 5099 ►C1 ◄10 Apricot halves and peach halves (including nectarines), otherwise pre-
pared or preserved, not containing added spirit nor sugar, in immedi-
ate packings of a net content of less than 4,5kgfrom 1.1 to 31.12 Morocco 7 200
ex 2008 7099 ►C1 ◄10
18.024520092099 Grapefruit juice from 1.1 to 31.12 Morocco 960▼B