2003D0452 — EN — 26.05.2003 — 000.001

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►B COUNCIL DECISION of 26 May 2003 on the conclusion of a Protocol adjusting the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, acting within the framework of the European Union, of the one part, and the Republic of Slovenia, of the other part, to take account of the outcome of negotiations between the parties on new mutual agricultural concessions (2003/452/EC) (OJ L 152, 20.6.2003, p.22)





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COUNCIL DECISION

of 26 May 2003

on the conclusion of a Protocol adjusting the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, acting within the framework of the European Union, of the one part, and the Republic of Slovenia, of the other part, to take account of the outcome of negotiations between the parties on new mutual agricultural concessions

(2003/452/EC)







THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133, in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) 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, acting within the framework of the European Union, of the one part, and the Republic of Slovenia, of the other part (hereinafter referred to as the Europe Agreement) ( 1 ), provides for certain reciprocal trade concessions for certain agricultural products. (2) Article 21(5) of the Europe Agreement provides that the Community and Slovenia are to examine product by product and on an orderly and reciprocal basis the possibilities of granting each other further concessions. (3) Improvements to the preferential arrangements were provided for as a result of negotiations to liberalise agricultural trade concluded in 2000. On the Community side, these were implemented from 1 July 2000 by Council Regulation (EC) No 2475/2000 of 7 November 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 Slovenia ( 2 ). This adjustment of the preferential arrangements has not yet been incorporated in the Europe Agreement in the form of an Additional Protocol. (4) Negotiations for further improvements to the preferential arrangements of the Europe Agreement were concluded on 25 July 2002. (5) The new Protocol to the Europe Agreement adjusting the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the Protocol) should be approved with a view to consolidating all concessions in agricultural trade between the two sides, including the results of the negotiations concluded in 2000 and 2002. (6) 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 ( 3 ) has codified the management rules for tariff quotas designed to be used following the chronological order of dates of customs declarations. Certain tariff quotas under this Decision should therefore be administered in accordance with those rules. (7) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Decision should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission ( 4 ). (8) As a result of the aforementioned negotiations, Regulation (EC) No 2475/2000 has effectively lost its substance and should therefore be repealed, Whereas: HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:







Article 1

The attached Protocol adjusting the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, acting within the framework of the European Union, of the one part, and the Republic of Slovenia, of the other part, to take account of the outcome of negotiations between the parties on new mutual agricultural concessions, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

Article 2

The President of the Council is authorised to designate the person empowered to sign the Protocol on behalf of the Community and make the notification of approval provided for in Article 3 of the Protocol.

Article 3

1. Upon this Decision taking effect, the arrangements provided for in the Annexes of the Protocol attached to this Decision shall replace those referred to in Annexes VI and VII as referred to in Article 21(2) and 21(4) of the Europe Agreement.

2. The Commission shall adopt rules for the application of the Protocol in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 5.

Article 4

The order numbers as attributed to the tariff quotas in the Annex may be changed by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 5(2). Tariff quotas with an order number below 09.4000 shall be administered by the Commission in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.

Article 5

1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee for Cereals instituted by Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 ( 5 ) or, where appropriate, by the committee instituted by the relevant provisions of the other Regulations on the common organisation of agricultural markets.

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 6

Regulation (EC) No 2475/2000 shall be repealed from the date of entry into force of the Protocol.









ANNEX







Order numbers for EU tariff quotas for products originating in the Republic of Slovenia (as referred to in Article 4) MFN = Most Favoured Nation duty) Quota order No CN code Description Applicable duty (% of MFN) 09.4082 Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled: 20 ex020110 00 Carcases and half-carcases, other than high quality beef and veal 0201 20 20 Compensated quarters 0201 20 30 Forequarters, unseparated/separated 0201 20 50 Hindquarters, unseparated/separated 0201 30 Boneless 09.1735 0207 11 Poultry not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled (Gallus domesticus) 20 0207 12 Poultry not cut in pieces, frozen (Gallus domesticus) 09.1738 0207 13 10 Fresh or chilled boneless cuts of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus free 09.1739 0207 14 10 Frozen boneless cuts of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus free 09.1736 0207 13 20 0207 13 30 0207 13 40 0207 13 50 0207 13 60 0207 13 70 Poultry cuts with bone in and offal, fresh or chilled (Gallus domesticus) free 0207 14 20 0207 14 30 0207 14 40 0207 14 50 0207 14 60 0207 14 70 Poultry cuts with bone in and offal (other than liver), frozen (Gallus domesticus) 09.4113 0210 11 31 Domestic swine hams and cuts thereof, with bone in, dried or smoked free 09.4121 0210 12 19 Domestic swine, bellies and cuts thereof, dried or smoked free 09.4114 0210 19 81 Dried or smoked boneless domestic swine meat free 09.4086 0402 10 Skimmed milk powder 20 0402 21 Whole milk powder 09.4087 0403 10 Yogurts 20 09.4088 0406 90 Other cheese free 09.1740 0407 00 19 Eggs of poultry in shell, for hatching free 09.1741 0407 00 30 Eggs of poultry in shell, not for hatching free 09.1742 0408 19 81 Egg yolks, liquid free 09.1743 0408 19 89 Egg yolks, other than liquid (including frozen) free 09.1744 0408 99 80 Birds' eggs, not in shell, other free 09.1745 0409 00 00 Natural honey free 09.1532 0701 90 10 Potatoes, fresh or chilled, other than seed potatoes 20 09.1731 0701 90 90 Potatoes, fresh or chilled, other than seed potatoes, other free 09.1533 0704 90 10 White cabbages and red cabbages, other free 09.1534 0705 11 00 Cabbage lettuce 20 09.1535 0706 10 00 Carrots and turnips free 09.1732 0808 10 Apples, fresh free 09.1537 ex080820 50 Pears ( from 1 August to 31 December) 20 09.1746 1001 10 00 Durum wheat free 1001 90 91 Common wheat and meslin seed 1001 90 99 Wheat and meslin, other 1103 11 90 Common wheat and spelt groats and meal 1103 20 60 Wheat pellets 09.1747 1002 00 00 Rye free 1102 10 00 Rye flour 1103 19 10 Rye groats and meal 1103 20 10 Rye pellets 09.1748 1003 00 Barley free 1102 90 10 Barley flour 1103 19 30 Barley groats and meal 1103 20 20 Barley pellets 09.1749 1005 10 90 Other than hybrid maize seed free 1005 90 00 Maize other than seed 1102 20 Maize flour 1103 13 Groats and meal of maize 1103 20 40 Maize pellets 09.4089 ex160100 91 ex160100 99 Sausages and similar products, of meat, offal or blood; other than of poultry free 09.4120 ex16 01 00 Sausages and similar products, of meat, offal or blood; of poultry free 09.1737 1602 32 19 1602 39 29 Prepared or preserved meat of poultry free 09.4122 ex16 02 50 Other prepared meat, meat offal or blood of bovine animals free 09.1733 2002 Tomatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid free 09.1541 ex200490 30 Sauerkraut, frozen free 09.1542 ex200860 39 Sweet cherries for chocolate products free 2008 60 51 2008 60 61 2008 60 71 2008 60 91 Sour cherries 09.1750 2009 71 2009 79 30 2009 79 93 2009 79 99 Apple juice free ▼C1 ▼B 09.1544 2009 90 11 2009 90 19 2009 90 31 2009 90 39 Mixture of juices 20