EN Official Journal of the European Union L 149/1

COUNCIL DECISION

of 31 January 2005

on the signing and provisional application of a Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union

(2006/376/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 310 in conjunction with Articles 300(2) and 300(3) thereof,

Having regard to the 2003 Act of Accession and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)(2)(3)(4) On 10 February 2004 the Council authorised the Commission, on behalf of the Community and its Member States, to open negotiations with Israel with a view to adjusting the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part (1), to take account of the accession of the new Member States to the EU.These negotiations have been concluded to the satisfaction of the Commission.The text of the Protocol negotiated with Israel provides, in Article 13, for the provisional application of the Protocol before its entry into force.Subject to its conclusion at a later date, the Protocol should be signed on behalf of the Community and its Member States and applied provisionally,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign, on behalf of the European Community and its Member States, the Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union.

The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The European Community and its Member States hereby agree to apply provisionally the terms of the Protocol, subject to its conclusion.

Done at Brussels, 31 January 2005. For the Council The President J. ASSELBORN

(1) OJ L 147, 21.6.2000, p. 3.

EN Official Journal of the European Union L 149/2

PROTOCOL

to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union

THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM,

THE CZECH REPUBLIC,

THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK,

THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,

THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA,

THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC,

THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN,

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,

IRELAND,

THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,

THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS,

THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA,

THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA,

THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG,

THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY,

THE REPUBLIC OF MALTA,

THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS,

THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA,

THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND,

THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC,

THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA,

THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC,

THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND,

THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN,

tHE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND,

(hereinafter referred to as Member States),

represented by the Council of the European Union, and

the European Community and the European Atomic Energy Community,

(hereinafter referred to as the Communities),

represented by the Council of the European Union and the European Commission

of the one part, and

the State of Israel

of the other part

WHEREAS the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement’, was signed in Brussels on 20 November 1995 and entered into force on 1 June 2000.

WHEREAS the Treaty concerning the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union and the Act of Accession thereto was signed in Athens on 16 April 2003 and entered into force on 1 May 2004.

WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 6(2) of the Act of Accession the accession of the new Contracting Parties to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement must be agreed by the conclusion of a protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement.

WHEREAS consultations pursuant to Article 21 of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement have taken place in order to ensure that account has been taken of the mutual interests of the Community and Israel,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic, hereinafter ‘the new Member States’ hereby become contracting parties to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part and shall respectively adopt and take note, in the same manner as the other Member States of the Community, of the texts of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement, as well as the Joint Declarations, Declarations and Exchanges of Letters.

Article 2

To take into account recent institutional developments within the European Union, the Parties agree that following the expiry of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, existing provisions in the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement referring to the European Coal and Steel Community shall be deemed to refer to the European Community, which has taken over all rights and obligations contracted by the European Coal and Steel Community.

CHAPTER 1

AMENDMENTS TO THE TEXT OF THE EURO-MEDITERRANEAN AGREEMENT INCLUDING ITS ANNEXES AND PROTOCOLS

Article 3

Agricultural products

Protocols 1 and 2 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement are replaced by Protocols 1 and 2 of this Protocol and their Annexes.

Article 4

Processed agricultural products

Table 2 of Annex VI to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement, setting out tariff concessions on imports into Israel of goods originating in the Community, is complemented by one additional tariff concession, defined as follows:

CN code Description Annual quota (tonnes) Concession within limits of quota 2005 20 10 — Potatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, in form of flour, meal or flakes 30 20 % reduction of the Israeli MFN duty rate

Article 5

Rules of origin

Protocol 4 is amended as follows:

1. Article 19(4) is replaced by the following: ‘Movement certificates EUR1 issued retrospectively must be endorsed with one of the following phrases: ES “EXPEDIDO A POSTERIORI” CS “VYSTAVENO DODATEČNĚ” DA “UDSTEDT EFTERFØLGENDE” DE “NACHTRÄGLICH AUSGESTELLT” ET “TAGANTJÄRELE VÄLJA ANTUD” EL “ΕΚΔΟΘΕΝ ΕΚ ΤΩΝ ΥΣΤΕΡΩΝ” EN “ISSUED RETROSPECTIVELY” FR “DÉLIVRÉ A POSTERIORI” IT “RILASCIATO A POSTERIORI” LV “IZSNIEGTS RETROSPEKTĪVI” LT “RETROSPEKTYVUSIS IŠDAVIMAS” HU “KIADVA VISSZAMENŐLEGES HATÁLLYAL” MT “MAHRUG RETROSPETTIVAMENT” NL “AFGEGEVEN A POSTERIORI” PL “WYSTAWIONE RETROSPEKTYWNIE” PT “EMITIDO A POSTERIORI” SL “IZDANO NAKNADNO” SK “VYDANÉ DODATOČNE” FI “ANNETTU JÄLKIKÄTEEN” SV “UTFÄRDAT I EFTERHAND” HE “ ”’

2. Article 20(2) is replaced by the following: ‘The duplicate issued in this way must be endorsed with one of the following words: ES “DUPLICADO” CS “DUPLIKÁT” DA “DUPLIKAT” DE “DUPLIKAT” ET “DUPLIKAAT” EL “ΑΝΤΙΓΡΑΦΟ” EN “DUPLICATE” FR “DUPLICATA” IT “DUPLICATO” LV “DUBLIKĀTS” LT “DUBLIKATAS” HU “MÁSODLAT” MT “DUPLIKAT” NL “DUPLICAAT” PL “DUPLIKAT” PT “SEGUNDA VIA” SL “DVOJNIK” SK “DUPLIKÁT” FI “KAKSOISKAPPALE” SV “DUPLIKAT” HE “ ”’.

Article 6

Presidency of the Association Committee

Article 71(3) is amended as follows:

‘The Association Committee shall be chaired in turn by a representative of the Commission of the European Communities and by a representative of the Government of the State of Israel.’

CHAPTER 2

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

Article 7

Proofs of origin and administrative cooperation

1. Proofs of origin properly issued by either Israel or a new Member State under preferential agreements or autonomous arrangements applied between them shall be accepted in the respective countries under this Protocol, provided that:

(a) the acquisition of such origin confers preferential tariff treatment on the basis of the preferential tariff measures contained in the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement;

(b) the proof of origin and the transport documents were issued no later than the day before the date of accession;

(c) the proof of origin is submitted to the customs authorities within a period of four months from the date of accession.

Where goods were declared for importation in either Israel or a new Member State, prior to the date of accession, under preferential agreements or autonomous arrangements applied between Israel and that new Member State at that time, proof of origin issued retrospectively under those agreements or arrangements may also be accepted provided that it is submitted to the customs authorities within a period of four months from the date of accession.

2. Israel and the new Member States are authorised to retain the authorisations with which the status of ‘approved exporters’ has been granted under preferential agreements or autonomous arrangements applied between them, provided that:

(a) such a provision is also provided for in the agreement concluded prior to the date of accession between Israel and the Community; and

(b) the approved exporter applies the rules of origin in force under that agreement.

These authorisations shall be replaced no later than one year after the date of accession, by new authorisations issued under the conditions of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement.

3. Requests for subsequent verification of proof of origin issued under the preferential agreements or autonomous arrangements referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be accepted by the competent customs authorities of either Israel or the Member States for a period of three years after the issue of the proof of origin concerned and may be made by those authorities for a period of three years after acceptance of the proof of origin submitted to those authorities in support of an import declaration.

Article 8

Goods in transit

1. The provisions of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement may be applied to goods exported either from Israel to one of the new Member States or from one of the new Member States to Israel, which comply with the provisions of Protocol 4 and which, on the date of accession are either en route or in temporary storage, in a customs warehouse or in a free zone in Israel or in that new Member State.

2. Preferential treatment may be granted in such cases, subject to the submission to the customs authorities of the importing country, within four months of the date of accession, of a proof of origin issued retrospectively by the customs authorities of the exporting country.

General and final provisions

Article 9

By this Protocol it is agreed that no claim, request or referral can be submitted nor any concession pursuant to GATT 1994 Articles XXIV.6 and XXVIII can be modified or withdrawn in relation to this enlargement of the Community.

Article 10

For the year 2004, the volumes of the new tariff quotas and the increases in the volumes of existing tariff quotas shall be calculated as a pro rata of the basic volumes, taking into account the part of the period elapsed before the date of entry into force of this Protocol.

Article 11

This Protocol shall form an integral part of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement. The Annexes and declarations to this Protocol shall form an integral part thereof.

Article 12

1. This Protocol shall be approved by the Communities, by the Council of the European Union on behalf of the Member States and by the State of Israel in accordance with their own procedures.

2. The Parties shall notify each other of the accomplishment of the corresponding procedures referred to in the preceding paragraph. The instruments of approval shall be deposited with the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union.

Article 13

1. This Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the first month following the date of deposit of the last instrument of approval.

2. This Protocol shall apply provisionally as from 1 May 2004.

Article 14

This Protocol is drawn up in duplicate in the Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish and Hebrew languages, each of these texts being equally authentic.

Article 15

The text of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement, including the Annexes and Protocols forming an integral part thereof, and the Final Act together with the declarations annexed thereto shall be drawn up in the Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovak and Slovenian languages and these texts shall be authentic in the same way as the original texts. The Association Council shall approve these texts.

Hecho en Bruselas, el veintitrés de febrero del dos mil seis. V Bruselu dne dvacátého třetího února dva tisíce šest. Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den treogtyvende februar to tusind og seks. Geschehen zu Brüssel am dreiundzwanzigsten Februar zweitausendsechs. Kahe tuhande kuuenda aasta veebruarikuu kahekümne kolmandal päeval Brüsselis. Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις είκοσι τρεις Φεβρουαρίου δύο χιλιάδες έξι. Done at Brussels on the twenty-third day of February in the year two thousand and six. Fait à Bruxelles, le vingt-trois février deux mille six. Fatto a Bruxelles, addì ventitré febbraio duemilasei. Briselē, divtūkstoš sestā gada divdesmit trešajā februārī. Priimta du tūkstančiai šeštų metų vasario dvidešimt trečią dieną Briuselyje. Kelt Brüsszelben, a kettőezer hatodik év február huszonharmadik napján. Magħmul fi Brussel, fit-tlieta u għoxrin jum ta' Frar tas-sena elfejn u sitta. Gedaan te Brussel, de drieëntwintigste februari tweeduizend zes. Sporządzono w Brukseli, dnia dwudziestego trzeciego lutego roku dwutysięcznego szóstego. Feito em Bruxelas, em vinte e três de Fevereiro de dois mil e seis. V Bruseli dňa dvadsiateho tretieho februára dvetisícšest'. V Bruslju, triindvajsetega februarja leta dva tisoč šest. Tehty Brysselissä kahdentenakymmenentenäkolmantena päivänä helmikuuta vuonna kaksituhattakuusi. Som skedde i Bryssel den tjugotredje februari tjugohundrasex. Por los Estados miembros Za členské státy For medlemsstaterne Für die Mitgliedstaaten Liikmesriikide nimel Για τα κράτη μέλη For the Member States Pour les États membres Per gli Stati membri Dalībvalstu vārdā Valstybių narių vardu A tagállamok részéről Għall-Istati Membri Voor de lidstaten W imieniu Państw Członkowskich Pelos Estados-Membros Za členské štáty Za države članice Jäsenvaltioiden puolesta På medlemsstaternas vägnar Por las Comunidades Europeas Za Evropská společenství For De Europæiske Fællesskaber Für die Europäischen Gemeinschaften Euroopa ühenduste nimel Για τις Ευρωπαϊκές Κοινότητες For the European Communities Pour les Communautés européennes Per le Comunità europee Eiropas Kopienu vārdā Europos Bendrijų vardu Az Európai Közösségek részéről Għall-Komunitajiet Ewropej Voor de Europese Gemeenschappen W imieniu Wspólnot Europejskich Pelas Comunidades Europeias Za Európske spoločenstvá Za Evropske skupnosti Euroopan yhteisöjen puolesta På europeiska gemenskapernas vägnar Por el Estado de Israel Za Stát Izrael For Staten Israel Für den Staat Israel Iisraeli Riigi nimel Για το Κράτος του Ισραήλ For the State of Israel Pour l'État d'Israël Per lo Stato di Israele Izraēlas Valsts vārdā Izraelio Valstybės vardu Izrael Állam részéről Għall-Istat ta' l-Iżrael Voor de Staat Israël W imieniu Państwa Izrael Pelo Estado de Israel Za Izraelský štát Za Državo Izrael Israelin valtion puolesta På Staten Israels vägnar

ANNEX I

PROTOCOL 1 concerning the arrangements applicable to imports into the Community of agricultural products originating in Israel 1. The products listed in the Annex, originating in Israel shall be admitted for importation into the Community, according to the conditions contained hereafter and in the Annex. 2. (a) Customs duties are eliminated or reduced as indicated in column “a”. (b) For certain products, for which the Common Customs Tariff foresees the application of an ad valorem duty and a specific duty, the rates of reduction, indicated in columns “a” and “c”, only apply to the ad valorem duty. However, for the products corresponding to the Codes 0105 12 00, 0207, 0404 10, 0407 00, 0709 90 60, 2204 21 and 2209, the duty reductions also apply to the specific duty. (c) For certain products, customs duties are eliminated within the limit of the tariff quotas listed in column “b” for each of them. These tariff quotas shall apply on an annual basis from 1 January to 31 December, unless otherwise specified. (d) For the quantities imported in excess of the quotas, the common customs duties are, according to the product concerned, applied in full or reduced, as indicated in column “c”. 3. For certain products, the exemption of customs duties is granted in the framework of reference quantities as indicated in column “d”. Should the volume of imports of one of these products exceed the reference quantity, the Community, having regard to an annual review of trade flows which it shall carry out, may make the product in question subject to a Community tariff quota, the volume of which shall be equal to the reference quantity. In that case, for quantities imported in excess of the quota, the common customs duty is, according to the product concerned, applied in full or reduced as indicated in column “c”. 4. As indicated in column “e”, for some products, for which neither a quota nor a reference quantity is fixed, the Community may fix a reference quantity as provided for in point 3 if, in the light of the annual review of trade flows which it shall carry out, it establishes that the volume of imports of a product or products threatens to cause difficulties on the Community market. If subsequently, the product is subject to a tariff quota under the conditions set out in point 3, for quantities imported in excess of the quota, the customs duty is, according to the product concerned, applied in full or reduced, as indicated in column “c”. 5. For the first year of application, the volumes of the tariff quotas and the reference quantities shall be calculated as a pro rata of the basic volumes, taking into account the part of the period elapsed before the application of this Protocol. 6. For all the products listed in the Annex, the tariff quota and references quantity volumes are increased from 1 January 2004 to 1 January 2007, in four equal instalments, each corresponding to 3 % of these volumes. ANNEX TO PROTOCOL 1 CN code (1) Description (2) a b c d e Reduction of the MFN customs duty (3) (%) Tariff quota (tonnes, unless otherwise indicated) Reduction of the MFN customs duty beyond current or possible tariff quota (3) (%) Reference quantity (tonnes, unless otherwise indicated) Specific provisions 0105 12 00 Live domestic turkeys weighing not more than 185 g 100 116 000 pieces 0 0207 25 Turkeys, not cut in pieces, frozen 100 1 400 0 0207 27 10 Boneless turkeys cuts, frozen 0207273040506070 Turkeys cuts with bone in, frozen ex02 07 32 Meat of ducks and geese, not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled 100 500 0 ex02 07 33 Meat of ducks and geese, not cut in pieces, frozen ex02 07 35 Other meat and edible offal of ducks and geese, fresh or chilled ex02 07 36 Other meat and edible offal of ducks and geese, frozen 0207 34 10 Fatty livers of geese, fresh or chilled 100 — 0 0404 10 Whey and modified whey, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter 100 800 0 0407 00 Birds’ eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked 100 520 000 pieces 0 0601 0602 Bulbs and the like and other live plants 100 — 0 Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4. 0603 10 Cut flowers and flower buds, fresh 100 19 800 0 0603 10 80 Other fresh cut flowers and buds from 1 November to 15 April 100 7 000 0 0603 90 00 Cut flowers and flower buds, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared 100 100 0 ex06041090 Mosses and lichens other than reindeer moss, fresh 100 — 0 Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4. 0604 91 Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without flowers or flower buds, and grasses, fresh 0604 99 90 Dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without flowers or flower buds, grasses, for bouquets or for ornamental purposes (excluding dried) 100 10 0 ex07019050 New potatoes, from 1 January to March 31, fresh or chilled 100 30 000 0 0701 90 50 New potatoes, from 1 January to 30 June, fresh or chilled 100 300 0 0702 00 00 Tomatoes, fresh or chilled 100 9 000 for cherry tomatoes (4) + 1 000 for others 0 0703 90 00 Leeks and other alliaceous vegetables, fresh or chilled 100 1 500 0 0703 10 11 Onions sets, fresh or chilled, from 15 February to 15 May 100 1 500 0 0703 10 19 Other onions, fresh or chilled, from 15 February to 15 May ex07099090 Wild onions (Muscari comosum), fresh or chilled, from 15 February to 15 May ex07049090 Chinese cabbage, fresh or chilled, from 1 November to 31 March 100 1 250 0 0705 11 00 Cabbage lettuce (head lettuce), fresh or chilled, from 1 November to 31 March 100 336 0 ex07061000 Carrots, fresh or chilled, from 1 January to 30 April 100 6 832 40 0706 90 90 Fresh or chilled salad beetroot, salsify, radishes and similar edible roots 100 2 000 0 0709 30 00 Aubergines (eggplants), fresh or chilled, from 1 December to 30 April 100 — 60 1 440 ex07094000 Stick celery (Apium graveolens‚ var. dulce), fresh or chilled, from 1 January to 30 April 100 13 000 50 0709 60 10 Sweet peppers, fresh or chilled 100 15 400 40 0709 90 60 Sweet corn, fresh or chilled 100 1 500 0 0709 90 70 Courgettes, fresh or chilled, from 1 December to end February 100 — 60 Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4. ex07099090 Other fresh or chilled vegetables, other than wild onions (Muscari comosum) 100 2 000 0 ex07108059 Fruits of the genus Capsicum, from 15 November to 30 April 100 — 30 Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4. 0711 90 50 Onions provisionally preserved but unsuitable for immediate consumption 100 300 0 0712 90 30 Dried tomatoes, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared 100 700 0 2002 90 91 2002 90 99 Tomato powder with a dry matter content of more than 30 % by weight, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid 0712 90 50 Dried carrots, whole, cut, sliced, broken, or in powder, but not further prepared 100 180 0 0712 90 90 Other dried vegetables and mixtures of vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared 0910 40 19 Crushed or ground thyme 0910 40 90 Bay leaves 0910 91 90 Crushed or ground mixtures of different types of spices 0910 99 99 Other crushed or ground spices 0804 10 00 Dates, fresh or dried 100 — 0 Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4. 0804 40 00 Avocados, fresh or dried 100 — 80 37 200 0804 50 00 Guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried 100 — 40 Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4. ex08 05 10 Oranges, fresh 100 200 000 (5) 60 ex08 05 20 Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas), clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids, fresh 100 21 000 60 ex08 05 20 Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas), clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids, fresh from 15 March to 30 September 100 14 000 60 ex08054000 Grapefruit, fresh 100 — 80 Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4. ex08055010 Lemons, fresh 100 7 700 40 ex08055090 Limes, fresh 100 1 000 0 ex08059000 Kumquats 100 — 0 Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4. 0806 10 10 Table grapes, fresh from 15 May to 20 July 100 — 0 0807 11 00 Watermelons, fresh from 1 April to 15 June 100 9 400 50 0807 19 00 Other fresh melons (excluding watermelons), from 15 September to 31 May 100 11 500 50 0810 10 00 Strawberries fresh, from 1 November to 31 March 100 2 600 60 0810 50 00 Kiwi fruit, fresh, from 1 January to 30 April 100 — 0 240 0810 90 95 Other fresh fruits 100 500 0 ex08109095 Pomegranates, fresh 100 — 0 Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4. Persimmons, fresh, from 1 November to 31 July ex08119019 ex08119039 Grapefruit segments, frozen 80 — 0 ex08119095 Dates frozen 100 — 0 Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4. ex08119095 Grapefruit segments, frozen 100 — 80 Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4. ex08129020 Oranges, comminuted, provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption 100 10 000 80 ex08129099 Other citrus fruits, comminuted provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption 100 — 80 1 320 0904 12 00 Pepper, crushed or ground 100 — 80 Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4. 0904 20 10 Sweet peppers, neither crushed nor ground 100 — 0 Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4. 0904 20 30 Other fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta, neither crushed nor ground, from 15 November to 30 April 100 — 30 Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4. 0904 20 90 Fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta, crushed or ground 0910 40 13 Thyme, neither crushed nor ground (excluding wild thyme) 100 200 0 1302 20 Pectic substances, pectinates and pectates 100 25 Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4. 1602 31 Prepared or preserved meat or meat offal of turkeys 100 2 250 0 2001 10 00 Cucumbers and gherkins prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid 100 200 0 2001 90 20 Fruits of the genus Capsicum other than sweet peppers or pimentos, from 15 November to 30 April 100 — 30 Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4. ex20019093 ex20019099 Little onions having an equatorial diameter of less than 30 mm and okras, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid 100 — 0 Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4. 2002 10 10 Peeled tomatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid 100 3 500 30 ex20049098 Celeriac, other than in mixture, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen, other than products of heading 2006 100 — 30 Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4. ex20049098 Carrots prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen, other than products of heading 2006 100 2 000 0 ex07108095 Carrots, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen ex20049098 Other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen, other than products of heading 2006, other than celeriac and than carrots 100 150 0 ex20051000 ex20059080 Celeriac, cabbages (excluding cauliflowers), gumbos, okras, other than in mixture, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading 2006 100 — 30 Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4. 2005 90 10 Fruits of the genus Capsicum other than sweet peppers or pimentos, from 15 November to 30 April, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading 2006 100 — 30 Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4. 2005 90 80 Other vegetables, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading 2006 100 1 300 0 2008 11 92 2008 11 94 Groundnuts, in immediate packings of a net content exceeding 1 kg 100 — 0 Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4. 2008 30 51 2008 30 71 Grapefruit segments 100 — 80 16 440 ex20083055 Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas), clementines, wilkings and other similar citrus hybrids, comminuted 100 — 80 Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4. ex20083059 Comminuted oranges and lemons Grapefruit, other than segments ex20083059 Orange, segments 100 1 000 0 ex20083059 Oranges, other than segments and other than comminuted 100 1 000 0 ex20083075 Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas), clementines, wilkings and other similar citrus hybrids, comminuted 100 — 80 Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4. ex20083079 Grapefruit, other than segments 100 80 2 400 ex20083079 Comminuted oranges and lemons 100 — 80 ex20083090 Grapefruit, 100 — 80 8 480 Citrus fruit pulp Comminuted citrus fruits ex20084071 Slices of pears, fried in oil 100 100 0 ex20085071 Slices of apricots, fried in oil ex20087071 Slices of peaches, fried in oil ex20089274 Mixtures of sliced fruits, fried in oil ex20089278 Mixtures of sliced fruits, fried in oil ex20089967 Slices of apples, fried in oil 2008 50 61 2008 50 69 Prepared or preserved apricots, not containing added spirit, containing added sugar 100 — 20 Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4. ex20085092 ex20085094 Prepared or preserved apricot halves, not containing added spirit, not containing added sugar, in immediate packings of 45 kg or more 100 — 20 Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4. ex20085092 ex20085094 Apricot pulp, not containing added spirit, not containing added sugar, in immediate packings of 45 kg or more 100 180 0 2008 92 51 2008 92 59 2008 92 72 2008 92 74 2008 92 76 2008 92 78 Mixtures of fruits, not containing added spirit, containing added sugar 100 250 0 2009 11 11 2009 11 19 2009 11 91 2009 11 99 2009 12 00 2009 19 11 2009 19 19 2009 19 91 2009 19 98 Orange juice 100 46 000 of which, in packs of 2 l or less not more than 19 000 70 2009 21 00 2009 29 11 2009 29 19 2009 29 99 Grapefruit juice 100 — 70 34 440 2009 29 91 Grapefruit juice 70 — 2009 39 11 Juice of any other single citrus fruit, of a Brix value exceeding 67, of a value not exceeding EUR 30 per 100 kg net weight 100 — 60 Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4. ex20093111 ex20093119 ex20093931 ex20093939 Juice of any other single citrus fruit of a Brix value not exceeding 67, of a value exceeding EUR 30 per 100 kg net weight, excluding lemon juice 100 — 60 Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4. 2009 39 19 Other juice of any other single citrus fruit of a Brix value exceeding 67, of a value exceeding EUR 30 per 100 kg net weight 60 — 2009 50 Tomato juice 100 10 200 60 2009 61 2009 69 Grape juice, including grape must 100 2 000 0 2009 80 89 Other juice of any other single fruit or vegetable, unfermented, not containing added spirit, of a Brix value not exceeding 67 and of a value not exceeding EUR 30 per 100 kg net weight, with an added sugar content not exceeding 30 % by weight 100 350 0 ex20 09 90 Mixtures of citrus fruit juices with tropical juices of a Brix value not exceeding 67, of a value exceeding EUR 30 per 100 kg net weight, not containing added sugar 100 2 800 0 Mixtures of citrus fruit juices of a Brix value not exceeding 67, of a value exceeding EUR 30 per 100 kg net weight, not containing added sugar ex20098097 Juice of guavas, of a Brix value not exceeding 67, not containing added sugar 100 100 0 ex20098099 Prickle pear juice, of a Brix value not exceeding 67, not containing added sugar 100 100 0 ex22 04 21 Wine of fresh grapes including fortified wines in containers holding 2 litres or less 100 3 760 hl 0 For 3 760 hl, 100 % reduction of the specific duty 2209 00 11 2209 00 19 Wine vinegar 100 —

(1) CN codes corresponding to Regulation (EC) No 1789/2003 (OJ L 281, 30.10.2003).

(2) 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 the application of the CN codes and corresponding description taken together.

(3) Duty reduction only applies to ad valorem customs duties except for the products corresponding to the following codes: 0105 12 00, 0207, 0404 10, 0407 00, 0709 90 60, 2204 21and 2209.

(4) Entry under this subheading is subject to the conditions laid down in the relevant Community provisions (Regulation (EC) No 790/2000 (OJ No L 95, 15.4.2000), and subsequent amendments.

(5) Within this tariff quota, the specific duty provided in the Community's list of concessions to the WTO is reduced to zero, for the period from 1 December to 31 May, if the entry price is not less than EUR 264/tonne, being the entry price agreed between the European Community and Israel. If the entry price for a consignment is 2, 4, 6 or 8 % lower than the agreed entry price, the specific customs quota duty shall be equal respectively to 2, 4, 6 or 8 % of this agreed entry price. If the entry price of a consignment is less than 92 % of the agreed entry price, the specific customs duty bound within the WTO shall apply.

ANNEX II

PROTOCOL 2 concerning the arrangements applicable to imports into Israel of agricultural products originating in the Community 1. The products listed the Annex originating in the Community shall be admitted for importation into Israel according to the conditions contained herein and in the Annex. 2. Import duties on imports are either eliminated or reduced to the level indicated in column “a”, within the limit of the annual tariff quota listed in column “b”, and subject to the specific provisions indicated in column “e”. 3. For the quantities imported in excess of the tariff quotas, the customs duties are, according to the product concerned, applied in full or reduced as indicated in column “c”. 4. For certain products for which no tariff quota is fixed, reference quantities are fixed as indicated in column “d”. Should the volume of imports of one of the products exceed the reference quantity, Israel, having regard to an annual review of trade flows which it shall carry out, may make the product in question subject to a tariff quota, the volume of which shall be equal to the reference quantity. In that case, for quantities imported in excess of the quota, the duty referred to in point 3 shall apply. 5. For products for which neither a tariff quota nor a reference quantity is fixed, Israel may fix a reference quantity as provided for in point 4 if, in the light of the annual review of trade flows which it shall carry out, it establishes that the volume of imports of a product or products threatens to cause difficulties on the Israeli market. If subsequently, the product is subjected to a tariff quota under the conditions set out in point 4, the provisions of point 3 shall apply. 6. For the first year of application, the volumes of the tariff quotas and the reference quantities shall be calculated as a pro rata of the basic volumes, taking into account the part of the period elapsed before the date of entry into force of this agreement. 7. For all the products listed in the Annex, the tariff quota and references quantity volumes are increased from 1 January 2004 to 1 January 2007, in four equal instalments, each corresponding to 3 % of these volumes. ANNEX TO PROTOCOL 2 HS or Israeli code Description (1) a b c d e Reduction of the MFN customs duty (%) Tariff quota (tonnes, unless otherwise indicated) Reduction of the MFN customs duty beyond current or possible tariff quota (%) Reference quantity (tonnes) Specific provisions ex01 05 Live poultry, that is to say, fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, ducks, geese, turkeys, and guinea fowls, weighing not more than 185g 100 500 000 pieces 0 0102 Live bovine animals 100 3 000 heads 0 ex01 02 Live bovine animals for fattening 100 8 500 heads 0 ex01 02 Live bovine animal for slaughter 100 1 000 0 0201 Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled 100 1.000 0 0202 30 Meat of bovine animals, boneless, frozen 100 6.000 0 0206 29 Other edible offal of bovine animals, frozen 100 500 0 0402 10 Milk and cream in powder, granules or other solid form, of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 15 % 100 1 500 55 % within an additional tariff quota of 1 500 tonnes 0402 21 Milk and cream in powder, granules or other solid form, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 15 %, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter 100 3 500 0 0404 Whey, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter; products consisting of natural milk constituents, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, not elsewhere specified or included 100 800 0 0405 00 Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk; diary spreads 100 350 0 0406 Cheese and curd 100 500 0 0407 00 Bird's eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked 100 40 000 pieces 0 0409 00 10 Natural honey 100 150 0 0603 90 00 Dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared cut flowers and flower buds 100 50 0 ex06 04 10 Mosses and lichens, fresh 100 — 0 Subject to the provisions of Protocol 2, point 5. 0604 91 Foliage, branches and other parts of plants and grasses, fresh ex06 04 99 Foliage, not further prepared than dried 0701 10 00 Potatoes, seed, fresh or chilled 100 17 000 0 0603 10 Cut flowers and flower buds, fresh 100 — 0 1 000 0701 90 Other potatoes, fresh or chilled 100 2 500 0 0703 10 Onions and shallots, fresh or chilled 100 2 000 0 0703 20 00 Garlic, fresh or chilled 100 200 25 0710 21 00 Shelled or unshelled peas (Pisum sativum), uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen 100 700 0 0710 22 00 Shelled or unshelled beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.), uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen 100 400 0 0710 29 00 Other leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen 100 350 0 0710 30 00 Spinach, New Zeeland spinach and orache spinach (garden spinach), uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen 100 300 0 0710 80 Other vegetables, (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water), frozen 100 500 0 0710 90 00 Mixtures of vegetables, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen ex07 12 90 Other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables, dried, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared, other than garlic 100 300 0 0712 90 81 Garlic, dried, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared 100 50 0 0713 10 10 Peas, Pisum sativum, dried and shelled, for sowing 100 100 0 0713 10 90 Peas, Pisum sativum, dried and shelled, whether or not skinned or split (excluding Peas for sowing) 100 150 0 0713 33 Kidney beans. including white pea beans, dried 100 100 0 0713 39 00 Other beans, dried 100 150 0 0713 50 00 Broad beans (Vicia faba var. major) and horse beans (Vicia faba var. equina, Vicia faba var. minor), dried 100 2 500 0 0713 90 Other dried leguminous vegetables 100 100 15 0802 50 00 Fresh or dried pistachios, whether or not shelled or peeled 100 250 0 0802 90 Other nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled 100 500 15 ex08 04 20 Figs, dried 100 500 20 0806 20 Grapes, dried 100 100 25 0808 10 Apples, fresh 100 2 300 0 ex08 08 20 Pears, fresh 100 1 100 0 ex08 08 20 Quinces, fresh 100 200 0 0811 20 31 Raspberries, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, unsweetened 100 100 0 0811 20 39 Black currants, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, unsweetened 0811 20 51 Red currants, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, unsweetened 0811 20 59 Blackberries and mulberries, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, unsweetened 0811 90 Other fruit and nuts, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, whether or not containing added sugar, or other sweetening matter 100 400 0 0812 10 00 Cherries, provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption 100 500 0 0813 20 00 Dried prunes 100 150 0 0904 20 90 Crushed or ground fruits of genus Capsicum or Pimenta 25 50 0 1001 10 Durum wheat 100 9 500 0 1001 90 Other wheat and meslin 100 150 000 0 1002 00 00 Rye 100 10 000 0 1003 00 Barley 100 210 000 0 1005 90 00 Maize other than seed 100 11 000 0 1006 30 Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed 100 25 000 0 1103 13 Groats and meal of maize (corn) 100 235 000 0 ex11 03 20 Pellets of other cereals than rye, barley, oats, maize, rice and wheat 100 7 500 0 1104 12 Rolled or flaked oat grains 34 — 0 Subject to the provisions of Protocol 2, point 5. 1107 10 Malt, not roasted 100 7 500 0 1108 Starches, inulin 25 — 0 1208 10 Flour and meal of soya beans 100 400 0 1209 91 Vegetable seeds 100 500 0 1209 99 Other seeds 100 500 0 1214 10 Lucerne (alfalfa) meal and pellets 100 1 500 0 1404 20 Cotton linters 100 1 000 0 ex15 07 Soya bean crude oil, whether or not degummed 40 for edible oils — 0 ex15 12 Sunflower-seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified 40 for edible oils — 0 ex15 14 Rape, colza or mustard oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified 40 for edible oils — 0 1515 Other fixed vegetable fats and oils (including jojoba oil) and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified 100 for edible oils — 0 1602 50 Prepared or preserved meat or meat offal of bovine animals 100 300 0 ex16 04 13 Sardines, in airtight container 100 300 0 ex16 04 14 Tuna in airtight container 1701 91 00 Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form, containing added flavouring or colouring matter, other than raw sugar 100 — 0 1701 99 Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter, other than raw sugar 1702 30 Glucose and glucose syrup, not containing fructose or containing in the dry state less than 20 % by weight of fructose 15 1 200 15 1702 60 Other fructose and fructose syrup, containing in the dry state more than 50 % by weight of fructose, excluding invert sugar 100 200 0 2001 10 00 Cucumbers and gherkins, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid 17 50 0 ex20 02 90 Tomatoes, other than whole or in pieces, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, in powder form 100 200 0 2003 10 Mushrooms of the genus Agaricus, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid 100 1 200 10 ex20 04 90 Other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables, in the form of flour or meal 75 300 0 ex20 04 90 Other vegetables 65 2005 90 90 Other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other 100 900 0 ex20 07 99 Other jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit or nut purée and fruit or nut pastes, obtained by cooking with a sugar content exceeding 30 % by weight 264 590 0 2008 50 Apricots, otherwise prepared or preserved 100 150 0 2008 60 51 Sour cherries, prepared or preserved, containing no spirit but with added sugar, in packings of more than 1 kg 92 200 0 2008 60 61 Sour cherries, prepared or preserved, containing no spirit but with added sugar, in packings of not more than 1 kg 2008 70 Peaches including nectarines otherwise prepared or preserved 100 1 600 0 ex20088090 Strawberries, prepared or preserved, in packings of not less than 45 kg (excluding added sugar or spirit) 90 100 0 ex20 08 92 Mixtures of tropical fruit, without strawberries, nuts and citrus 100 500 0 ex20 09 11 ex20 09 19 Orange juice, frozen and not frozen, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a Brix value not exceeding 67, in packings of more than 230 kg 100 — 0 ex20 09 29 Grapefruit juice, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a Brix value not exceeding 67, in packings of more than 230 kg ex20 09 31 Lemon juice, unfermented and not containing added spirit, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a Brix value not exceeding 20 100 500 0 ex20 09 39 Other lemon juice, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a Brix value exceeding 67 2009 41 Pineapple juice, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a Brix value not exceeding 20 100 — 0 ex20 09 49 Other pineapple juice, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a Brix value exceeding 67 2009 61 Grape juice, (including grape must), unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a Brix value not exceeding 30 100 200 0 ex20 09 69 Other grape juice (including grape must), unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a Brix value exceeding 67 2009 71 Apple juice, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a Brix value not exceeding 20 100 1400 0 ex20 09 79 Other apple juice, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter of a Brix value exceeding 67 ex20 09 80 Juice of any other single fruit or vegetable, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a Brix value exceeding 67 100 510 0 2204 Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines; grape must other than that of heading 2009 100 2 000 hl 0 2207 10 Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80 % vol or higher 100 3 000 0 2209 00 Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid 100 — 0 2301 10 Flours, meals and pellets of meat or meat offal; greaves 100 14 000 0 2303 10 Residues of starch manufacture and similar residues 100 2 200 0 2304 00 00 Oilcake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil Applicable duty: 92 % 1 800 0 2306 41 00 Rapeseed meal Applicable duty : 45 % 3 500 0 2309 10 20 Dog or cat food, put up in packing for retail sale, containing, by weight, not less than 15 % and not more than 35 % protein materials and not less than 4 % fat materials 100 1 000 0 2309 10 90 2309 90 90 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding, other than preparations containing, by weight, not less than 15 % and not more than 35 % protein materials and not less than 4 % fat materials and other than prepared food for ornamental fishes and birds 100 — 0 2309 90 20 2309 90 30 Other preparations of a kind used in animal feeding, containing, by weight, not less than 15 % and not more than 35 % protein materials and not less than 4 % fat materials and prepared food for ornamental fishes and birds 100 1 400 0 2401 10 Tobacco not stemmed/stripped 100 1 000 Applicable duty 007 NIS/kg 2401 20 Tobacco partly or wholly stemmed/stripped

(1) Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Harmonised System (HS) or of the Israeli tariff 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 HS codes or of the Israeli tariff codes. Where “ex” HS codes or “ex” Israeli tariff codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by the application of the HS codes or Israeli tariff codes and corresponding description taken together.

DECLARATION BY THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY

The amendments to the Association Agreement adopted under the Additional Protocol do not concern outstanding questions about rules of origin and related issues thereto.

DECLARATION BY THE STATE OF ISRAEL

The amendments of the Association Agreement adopted under the Additional Protocol are without prejudice to any future outcome of the issue of rules of origin.