EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 109/36

AGREEMENT

in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland concerning certain arrangements in agriculture

Oporto, 2 May 1992.

Sir,

I have the honour to refer to the discussions concerning trade arrangements for certain agricultural products between the Community and Iceland which have taken place in the framework of the negotiations on an EEA Agreement, and to Protocol 42 attached to that Agreement.

I hereby confirm that as a result of these discussions, the Republic of Iceland will, from the date of entry into force of the EEA Agreement, abolish import duties for the products listed in Annex I to this letter originating in the Community within the meaning of Annex II.

I should be obliged if you would confirm that the Government of the Republic of Iceland is in agreement with the contents of this letter.

On behalf of the Council of the European Communities

Oporto, 2 May 1992.

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today's date which reads as follows:

‘I have the honour to refer to the discussions concerning trade arrangements for certain agricultural products between the Community and Iceland which have taken place in the framework of the negotiations on an EEA Agreement, and to Protocol 42 attached to that Agreement. I hereby confirm that as a result of these discussions, the Republic of Iceland will, from the date of entry into force of the EEA Agreement, abolish import duties for the products listed in Annex I to this letter originating in the Community within the meaning of Annex II. I should be obliged if you would confirm that the Government of the Republic of Iceland is in agreement with the contents of this letter.’

I have the honour to confirm that my Government is in agreement with the contents of this letter.

For the Government of the Republic of Iceland

ANNEX I Icelandic Customs Tariff heading No Description ex 0603 10 00 Cut flowers: — Carnations, Protea, Anthurium, Ornithogalum, Strelitzia; (1 December to 30 April) ex 0702 00 Tomatoes (1 November to 15 March), fresh or chilled ex 0703 10 00 Onions other than sets, fresh or chilled 0703 20 00 Garlic, fresh or chilled ex 0705 11 00 Cabbage lettuce (1 November to 15 March), fresh or chilled ex 0707 00 Cucumbers and gherkins (1 November to 15 March), fresh or chilled 0709 20 00 Asparagus, fresh or chilled 0709 30 00 Aubergines (eggplants), fresh or chilled ex 0709 60 09 Sweet peppers (1 November to 15 March), fresh or chilled ex 0709 90 09 Courgettes, fresh or chilled 0710 29 00 Leguminous vegetables other than peas and beans, frozen ex 0710 80 00 Sweet peppers, frozen (1 November to 15 March) ex 0712 90 09 Other dried vegetables, other than sweet corn, tomatoes and carrots, mixtures of dried vegetables 0802 11 00 12 00 Almonds, fresh or dried 0802 31 00 32 00 Walnuts, fresh or dried 0802 21 00 22 00 Hazelnuts or filerts, fresh or dried 0813 50 00 Mixtures of nuts or dried fruits of this Chapter ex 0802 90 00 Pine kernels 0803 00 00 Bananas, fresh of dried 0804 30 00 Pineapples, fresh or dried ex 0804 20 00 Dried figs 0805 10 00 Oranges, fresh or dried 0805 20 00 Mandarines clementines, etc., fresh or dried 0805 30 01 Lemons, fresh or dried ex 0806 10 00 Table grapes, fresh 0806 20 01 20 09 Dried grapes 0807 10 00 Melons, including watermelons, fresh 0809 10 00 Apricots, fresh 0809 20 00 Cherries, fresh 0809 30 00 Peaches, including nectarines, fresh ex 0809 40 00 Plums, fresh 0810 10 00 Strawberries, fresh ex 0810 90 00 Kiwi fruit, fresh 0811 10 01 10 09 Frozen strawberries, with or without added sugar or other sweetening matter ex 0812 90 00 Apricots, provisionally preserved 0813 10 00 Dried apricots 0805 30 09 Limes, fresh or dried 0904 20 01 20 09 Fruits of the genus Capiscum or of the genus Pimenta, dried or ground 0905 00 00 Vanilla 0910 20 00 Saffron 1006 Rice 1211 Plants and parts of plants of a kind used primarly in perfumery pharmacy, etc. 1302 31 01 31 09 Agar-agar 1509 Olive oil 1804 00 00 Cocoa butter, fat and oil 2002 Prepared or preserved tomatoes, otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid ex 2003 10 00 Prepared or preserved mushrooms ex 2004 90 00 Prepared or preserved artichokes, frozen 2005 60 00 Prepared or preserved asparagus, not frozen 2005 70 00 Prepared or preserved olives, not frozen ex 2005 90 00 Prepared or preserved artichokes, not frozen ex 2005 90 00 Prepared or preserved capers, not frozen ex 2006 00 Fruits, preserved by sugar, other than ginger and cherries, with a sugar content exceeding 13 % by weight 2008 20 01 20 09 Prepared or preserved pineapples ex 2008 30 01 30 09 Prepared or preserved mandarines (including tangerines and satsumas); clemantines, wilkings and other similar citrus hybrids 2008 50 01 50 09 Prepared or preserved apricots 2008 70 01 70 09 Prepared or preserved peaches ex 2009 11 01 11 09 19 01 19 09 Orange juice, other than of a value not exceeding ECU 30 per 100 kg net weight ex 2009 30 01 30 09 Juice of any other single citrus fruit, of a density not exceeding 1,33 g/cm3 at 20 oC, of a value exceeding ECU 30 per 100 kg net weight, other than containing added sugar ex 2009 60 01 60 09 Other grape juice ex 2204 30 00 Other grape must, other than in fermentation or with fermentation arrested otherwise than by the addition of alcohol ex 2204 21 Other wine, of an actual alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 15 % vol but not exceeding 18 % vol, in containers of two litres or less ex 2204 29 Other wine, of an actual alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 15 % vol but not exceeding 18 % vol, other than in containers of two litres or less ex 2208 30 00 Irish whiskey, other than Bourbon whiskey, rum and taffia 2208 40 00 Rum and taffia ex 2208 90 09 Ouzo ex 2208 90 04 Irish cream liqueurs 2401 Unmanufactured tobacco; tobacco refuse

ANNEX II RULES OF ORIGIN 1. 1. For the purpose of implementing the Agreement, a product shall be considered to be originating in the Community if it has been wholly obtained there. 2. The following shall be considered as wholly obtained in the Community: (a) vegetable products harvested there; (b) live animals born and raised there; (c) products from live animals raised there; (d) goods produced there exclusively from products specified in (a) to (c). 3. Packing materials and packing containers presented with a product therein shall not be included with this product for the purpose of determining whether it has been wholly obtained and it shall not be necessary to establish whether such packing materials or packing containers are originating or not. 2. Notwithstanding point 1, the products mentioned in columns 1 and 2 of the list in the Appendix, obtained in the Community and incorporating materials which have not been wholly obtained there, shall also be considered as originating, provided that the conditions set out in column 3 concerning working or processing carried out on such materials have been fulfilled. 3. 1. The preferential treatment provided for under the Agreement applies only to products which are transported directly from the Community to Iceland without passing through the territory of another country. However, products constituting one single consignment may be transported through territory other than that of the Community and Iceland with, should the occasion arise, transhipment or temporary warehousing in such territory, provided that the products have remained under the surveillance of the customs authorities in the country of transit or of warehousing and that they have not undergone operations other than unloading, reloading or any other operation designed to preserve them in good condition. 2. Evidence that the conditions referred to in point 3.1 have been fulfilled shall be supplied to the customs authorities of Iceland in accordance with Article 13 (2) of Protocol 4 to the EEA Agreement. 4. 1. Originating products within the meaning of this Annex shall, on importation into Iceland, benefit from the Agreement upon submission of either a movement certificate EUR.1 or an invoice declaration, issued or made out in accordance with Title V of Protocol 4 to the EEA Agreement. 2. The documents referred to in point 4.1 shall clearly indicate that the products concerned are originating in the Community within the meaning of this Agreement by using the word ‘Community’ in one of the languages in which the Agreement is drawn up, followed by the letters ‘AGRI’ inserted between brackets. In the case of the invoice declaration, this indication shall replace the reference to ‘EEA preferential origin’ in the text of the declaration given in Appendix IV of Protocol 4 to the EEA Agreement. 5. The provisions of Titles IV (drawback or exemption), V (proof of origin) and VI (arrangements for administrative cooperation) of Protocol 4 to the EEA Agreement shall apply mutatis mutandis. As far as the provisions of Title IV are concerned, it is understood that the prohibition of drawback of, or exemption from, customs duties contained in these provisions shall apply only in respect of materials which are of the kind to which the EEA Agreement applies.