EN Official Journal of the European Union L 275/32

DECISION No 1/2007 OF THE EC/DENMARK-FAEROE ISLANDS JOINT COMMITTEE

of 8 October 2007

amending Protocol 4 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

(2007/671/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) Under Article 1 of Protocol 4 to the Agreement, the Community has granted tariff concessions for Faeroese fish feed, in respect of an annual tariff quota of 5 000 tonnes.

(2) Under Decision No 2/98 of the EC/Denmark-Faeroe Islands Joint Committee (2), this tariff quota has been increased to 10 000 tonnes from 1 January 2000 onwards.

(3) The Faeroe authorities have put forward a request for increasing the tariff concessions from the Community for these products.

(4) A doubling of the existing annual tariff quota should be allowed.

(5) Fish feed, which benefits from the preferential import regime, may not contain added gluten.

(6) This quota is subject to a review clause. The Joint Committee, in accordance with Article 31(2) of the Agreement, will regularly exchange information to that purpose.

(7) Article 1 of Protocol 4 should be amended,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Protocol 4 to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1. In Article 1 the text in the table relating to CN codes ex 2309 90 10, ex 2309 90 31 and ex 2309 90 41 shall be replaced by the following text: ‘CN code Description Rate of duty Tariff quota (in tonnes) ex 2309 90 10 (3) ex 2309 90 31 (3) ex 2309 90 41 (3) Fish feed 0 20 000

2. The following text shall be added to Article 1: ‘As regards the tariff quota opened for fish feed under CN codes ex 2309 90 10, ex 2309 90 31 and ex 2309 90 41: 1. Faeroe authorities shall certify that fish feed exported to the EU under this preferential quota does not contain added gluten, in addition to the gluten naturally present in the cereals that may enter in the compounding of the fish feed. The European Community may proceed to controls in the Faeroe Islands of the compounding of the fish feed, especially its gluten content. 2. The conduct of controls of the compounding of fish feed is detailed in Annex 1 to this Protocol. If the inspection brings evidence that the conditions required for granting this trade preference are not met, the Commission may suspend this preference for as long as no proper conditions are in place.’

3. The attached Annex 1 shall be Annexed:

Article 2

The Joint Committee shall monitor the utilisation of this tariff quota. Depending on the utilisation of the quota and the evolution of market conditions, the Joint Committee shall review this tariff quota in four years time.

Article 3

The volume increase of the tariff quota for the calendar year 2007 shall be calculated pro rata temporis as of 1 December 2007.

Article 4

This Decision shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 8 October 2007. For the Joint Committee The President Leopoldo RUBINACCI

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

(2) OJ L 263, 26.9.1998, p. 37.

(3) Fish feed that benefit from the preferential import regime may not contain added gluten, in addition to the gluten naturally present in the cereals that may enter in the compounding of this feed.’