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of19December 2001
opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain fish and
fisheryproductsoriginatingintheRepublicofCroatia
(OJ L 337, 20.12.2001, p. 27)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2003 of 2 April 2003 L 86 18 3.4.2003
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COMMISSIONREGULATION(EC)No2497/2001
of19December 2001
opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff
quotas for certain fish and fishery products originating in the
RepublicofCroatia
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2248/2001 of 19
November 2001 on certain proceduresfor applying the Stabilis ationand Association Agreement between the European Communities andtheir Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, ofthe other part, and for applying the Interim Agreement between the
European Community and the Republic of Croatia (
1), and in particular
Articles4 and 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)The Council is in the process of concluding a Stabilisation and
Association Agreement between the European Communities andtheir Member States, of the one part, and the Republic ofCroatia, of the other part, hereinafter referred to as‘the Stabilis a-tion and Association Agreement’.
(2)Pending the completion of the procedure necessary for the ratifi-cation and entry into force of the Stabilisation and AssociationAgreement, the Council is also in the process of concluding an
Interim Agreement between the European Community, of the
one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part, coveringtrade and trade-related matters, hereinafter referred to as ‘theInterim Agreement’, which will be applied asof 1 January 2002.
(3)The Interim Agreement and the Stabilisation and AssociationAgreement stipulate that certain fish and fishery products origi-nating in Croatia may be imported into the Community, withinthe limitsof Community tariff quotas , at a reduced or a zero-
rate of customs duty.
(4)The tariff quotasprovided for in the Interim Agreement and in
the Stabilisation and Association Agreement are annual and are
repeated for an indeterminate period. The Commission should
adopt the implementing measures for the opening and the admin-istration of the Community tariff quotas.
(5)Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regu-lation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community CustomsCode (
2), aslas t amended by Regulation (EC) No 993/2001 (3),
hascodified the management rulesfor tariff quotasdes igned to
be used following the chronological order of dates of customs
declarations.
(6)Particular care should be taken to ensure that all Community
importershave equal and continuousacces sto the tariff quotas
and that the rateslaid down for the quotasare applied uninter-ruptedly to all importsof the productsin ques tion into allMember States until the quotas are exhausted. In order to ensurethe efficiency of a common administration of these quotas, there
is no obstacle to authorising the Member States to draw from the
quota volumes the necessary quantities corresponding to actualimports. However, this method of administration requires closecooperation between the Member States and the Commissionand the latter must in particular be able to monitor the rate atwhich the quotasare us ed up and inform the Member States2001R2497 — EN — 01.01.2003 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ L 304, 21.11.2001, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 141, 28.5.2001, p. 1.
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accordingly. For reasons of speed and efficiency, communication
between the Member States and the Commission should, as faras possible, take place by telematic link.
(7)ThisRegulation s hould be applied upon the entry into force orthe date of provisional application of the Interim Agreementand should remain in application upon 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,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. When productsoriginating in Croatia and lis ted in the Annex are
put into free circulation in the Community, accompanied by a proof oforigin asprovided for in the Origin Protocol to the Interim Agreement
and to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement, they shall benefit
from a reduced or a zero-rate of customs duty, at the levels and withinthe limitsof the annual Community tariff quotass pecified in thatAnnex.
2. The tariff quotas referred to in this Article shall be administered
by the Commission in accordance with Articles 308a to 308c of Regu-
lation (EEC) No 2454/93.
3. Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the products in
question have equal and uninterrupted access to the tariff quotas for aslong as the balance of the relevant quota volume so permits.
4. Communicationsreferring to the management of tariff quotas
between the Member States and the Commission shall be effected, asfar as possible, by telematic link.
Article 2
The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to
ensure compliance with this Regulation.
Article 3
ThisRegulation s hall enter into force on the day following itspublica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply from 1 January 2002, and it shall remain in application
upon the entry into force of the Stabilisation and Association Agree-
ment.
ThisRegulation s hall be binding in itsentirety and directly applicable
in all Member States.2001R2497 — EN — 01.01.2003 — 001.001 — 3
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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 thisAnnex, by the coverage of CN codes . Where ex CN codesare
indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by application of the CN
code and corresponding description taken
Order No CN codeTARIC
subdivisionDescriptionQuota
volume per
yearRate of duty
09.1581 0301 91 10 Trout ( Salmo trutta ,Oncor-
hynchus mykiss ,Oncorhynchus
clarki,Oncorhynchus aguabo-
nita,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 consumption30 tonnesFree
0301 91 900302 11 10
►
M10302 11 20 ◄
►M10302 11 80 ◄
0303 21 10
►M10303 21 20 ◄
►M10303 21 80 ◄
►M10304 10 15 ◄
►M10304 10 17 ◄
ex 0304 10 19 40
ex 0304 10 91 10
►M10304 20 15 ◄
►M10304 20 17 ◄
ex 0304 20 19 50
ex 0304 90 10 11, 17, 40
ex 0305 10 00 10ex 0305 30 90 50
0305 49 45
ex 0305 59 90 61
ex 0305 69 90 61
09.1582 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 consumption210 tonnesFree
0302 69 11
0303 79 11
ex 0304 10 19 30
ex 0304 10 91 20ex 0304 20 19 40
ex 0304 90 10 16
ex 0305 10 00 20
ex 0305 30 90 60
ex 0305 49 80 30ex 0305 59 90 63
ex 0305 69 90 632001R2497 — EN — 01.01.2003 — 001.001 — 4
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Order No CN codeTARIC
subdivisionDescriptionQuota
volume per
yearRate of duty
09.1583 ex 0301 99 90 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
consumption35 tonnesFree
0302 69 61
0303 79 71
ex 0304 10 38 80
ex 0304 10 98 77
ex 0304 20 95 50
ex 0304 90 97 82
ex 0305 10 00 30
ex 0305 30 90 70
ex 0305 49 80 40
ex 0305 59 90 65
ex 0305 69 90 65
09.1584 ex 0301 99 90 ►M115,
17◄,2 8Sea 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 consumption550 tonnesFree
0302 69 94
ex 0303 77 00 10
ex 0304 10 38 85
ex 0304 10 98 79
ex 0304 20 95 60
ex 0304 90 97 84
ex 0305 10 00 40
ex 0305 30 90 80
ex 0305 49 80 50
ex 0305 59 90 67
ex 0305 69 90 67
09.1585 1604 13 11 Prepared or preserved sardines 180 tonnes 6 %
1604 13 19
ex 1604 20 50 10, 19
09.1586 1604 16 00 Prepared or preserved ancho-
vies40 tonnes12,5 %
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