EN Official Journal of the European Union L 367/68

DECISION No 2/2006 OF THE EC-TURKEY ASSOCIATION COUNCIL

of 17 October 2006

amending Protocols 1 and 2 to Decision No 1/98 on the trade regime for agricultural products

(2006/999/EC)

THE EC-TURKEY ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,

Having regard to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey (1),

Having regard to the Additional Protocol to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey (2), and in particular Article 35 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Decision No 1/98 of the EC-Turkey Association Council (3) of 25 February 1998 on the trade regime for agricultural products sets out the preferential regime applicable to trade in agricultural products between the Community and Turkey. Protocol 1 to that Decision contains details of the preferential regime applied by the Community to the importation of agricultural products originating in Turkey. Protocol 2 to that Decision contains details of the preferential regime applied by Turkey to the importation of agricultural products originating in the Community.

(2) The Community and Turkey (the Parties) have held consultations and agreed to adapt the preferential regime to take account of the recent enlargement of the Community.

(3) The relevant Annexes to Protocols 1 and 2 to Decision No 1/98 should be replaced by new consolidated Annexes reflecting the Parties’ agreement on their adaptation and certain technical developments as regards tariff codes.

(4) It is for the Association Council to decide on the scope of the preferential treatment granted to each other by the Parties and the arrangements therefor.

(5) Decision No 1/98 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Decision No 1/98 is hereby amended as follows:

1. Annex 1 to Protocol 1 shall be replaced by the text in Annex I hereto;

2. the Annex to Protocol 2 shall be replaced by the text in Annex II hereto.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

It shall apply from the first day of the month following the day of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 17 October 2006. For the EC-Turkey Association Council The President E. TUOMIOJA

(1) OJ 217, 29.12.1964, p. 3687.

(2) OJ L 293, 29.12.1972, p. 4.

(3) OJ L 86, 20.3.1998, p. 1.

ANNEX I ‘ANNEX 1 ARRANGEMENTS APPLICABLE TO THE IMPORTATION INTO THE COMMUNITY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN TURKEY For the purposes of this Annex, the term CCT means the rates shown in column 3 of Part Two or Section I of Part Three of Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1). CN code (2) Description (3) CCT ad valorem duty Specific duty Duty reduction (%) Tariff quota (tonnes net weight) In-quota duty (EUR/t) Tariff quota (tonnes net weight) Over-quota duty (EUR/t) 0204 Meat of sheep or goats 100 — 0 200 0207 25 10 Meat of turkeys, not cut in pieces, frozen 170 1 000 0207 25 90 186 0207 27 30 Turkey cuts and offal other than liver, frozen 134 0207 27 40 93 0207 27 50 339 0207 27 60 127 0207 27 70 230 0406 90 29 Kashkaval cheese 0 2 300 671,9 0406 90 31 Cheese made from sheep’s milk or buffalo milk, in containers containing brine, or in sheepskin or goatskin bottles 0406 90 50 Other cheese made from sheep’s milk or buffalo milk, in containers containing brine, or in sheepskin or goatskin bottles ex 0406 90 86 ex 0406 90 87 ex 0406 90 88 Tulum Peyniri, made from sheep or buffalo milk, in individual plastic or other kind of packings of less than 10 kg 0701 90 50 New potatoes, from 1 January to 31 March 100 — 0701 90 Potatoes, fresh or chilled, other 100 2 500 0703 10 11 0703 10 19 Onions, from 15 February to 15 May 100 — 0703 10 11 0703 10 19 Onions, from 16 May to 14 February 100 2 000 0703 20 00 Garlic, fresh or chilled 100 — 0 — 0708 20 00 Beans, from 1 November to 30 April 100 — ex 0708 90 00 Broad beans (Vicia Faba major L.), from 1 July to 30 April 100 — 0709 30 00 Aubergines, from 15 January to 30 April 100 — 0709 30 00 Aubergines, from 1 May to 14 January 100 1 000 ex 0709 40 00 Ribbed or stick celery (Apium graveolens L., var dulce (Mill) Pers.), from 1 January to 30 April 100 — 0709 90 70 Courgettes, from 1 December to end February 100 — 0709 90 70 Courgettes, from 1 March to 30 November 100 500 ex 0709 90 90 Pumpkins, from 1 December to end February 100 — ex 0709 90 90 Wild onions of the genus Muscari comosum, from 15 February to 15 May 100 — 0802 21 00 0802 22 00 Hazelnuts or filberts (Corylus spp) Duty rate: 3 % — 0806 10 10 Fresh table grapes, from 1 May to 17 June and from 1 August to 14 November 100 350 0806 10 10 Fresh table grapes, from 15 November to 30 April and from 18 June to 31 July 100 — 0807 11 00 Watermelons, from 1 April to 15 June 100 — 0807 11 00 Watermelons, from 16 June to 31 March 100 16 500 0807 19 00 Other melons, from 1 November to 31 May 100 — 0809 40 05 Plums, from 1 May to 15 June 100 — 0811 10 11 Strawberries, frozen 100 — 0 100 0811 20 11 Raspberries, etc., frozen 0811 90 19 Other fruits, frozen 1002 00 00 Rye Reduction according to Article 3(4) (MFN — max EUR 11,68/t) 1107 10 Malt, not roasted Reduction of EUR 6,57/t — 1107 20 00 Malt, roasted Reduction of EUR 6,57/t — 1509 10 10 Virgin lampante olive oil 10 % reduction — 1509 10 90 (4) Other virgin olive oil 7,5 % ad valorem 100 0 100 1509 10 90 Other virgin olive oil 10 % reduction — 1509 90 00 Other olive oil than virgin 5 % reduction — 1510 00 10 Crude olive oil 10 % reduction — 1510 00 90 Other olive oil 5 % reduction — 2002 10 Prepared tomatoes, whole or in pieces 100 8 900 2002 90 11 2002 90 19 Other prepared tomatoes, with a dry matter content of less than 12 % by weight 2002 90 31 2002 90 39 2002 90 91 2002 90 99 Other prepared or preserved tomatoes, with a dry matter content of not less than 12 % by weight 100 30 000 (equivalence 28/30 % dry matter content) 2007 10 10 2007 91 10 2007 91 30 2007 99 20 2007 99 31 2007 99 33 2007 99 35 2007 99 39 2007 99 55 2007 99 57 Jams, jellies, marmalades, puree and pastes 100 — 67 % reduction 1 750 2007 91 30 Jams, jellies, marmalades, puree and pastes, obtained by cooking, other than homogenised preparations, of citrus fruit, with a sugar content exceeding 13 % but not exceeding 30 % by weight 100 — 0 100 2007 99 39 Other preparations, with a sugar content exceeding 30 % by weight 100 — 0 100 2008 30 19 2008 50 19 2008 50 51 2008 50 92 2008 50 94 2008 60 19 2008 70 19 2008 70 51 2008 80 19 Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved 100 2 100 2009 11 11 2009 11 91 2009 19 11 2009 19 91 2009 29 11 2009 29 91 2009 39 11 2009 39 51 2009 39 91 2009 61 90 2009 69 11 2009 69 79 2009 69 90 2009 80 11 2009 80 32 2009 80 33 2009 80 35 2009 80 61 2009 80 83 2009 80 84 2009 80 86 2009 90 11 2009 90 21 2009 90 31 2009 90 71 2009 90 92 2009 90 94 Fruit juices 100 — 67 % reduction 3 400 2204 10 Sparkling wine 0 — 2204 21 Other wine, grape must with fermentation prevented or arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers holding 2 litres or less 0 — 2204 29 Other wine, grape must with fermentation prevented or arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers holding more than 2 litres 0 — 2206 00 Other fermented beverages; mixtures of fermented beverages and mixtures of fermented beverages and non-alcoholic beverages, not elsewhere specified or included 0 — ex 2207 Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80 % vol or higher and ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any strength, obtained from agricultural goods listed in Annex I to the EC Treaty 0 — 2209 00 Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid 0 — (1) OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1758/2006 (OJ L 335, 1.12.2006, p. 1). (2) CN codes corresponding to Regulation (EC) No 1810/2004 (OJ L 327, 30.10.2004, p. 1). (3) 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 this Annex, by the coverage of the CN codes. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description taken together. (4) This concession consists of only one tariff quota volume of 100 tonnes with a 7,5 % in-quota duty.’