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EN 1   EN  COMMISSION OF THE E UROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 16.9.2008 
COM(2008) 555 final 
2008/0179 (ACC)   
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION 
concerning the implementation of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters 
between the European Community and the Republic of Cuba pursuant to Article 
XXIV:6 of GATT 1994, amending and supplemen ting Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 
2658/87 on the tariff and stat istical nomenclature and on  the Common Customs Tariff 
(presented by the Commission)  
 
EN 2   EN EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM  
1. Reference is made to Council Decisi on XXXX, regarding the conclusion of an 
Agreement with the Republic of Cuba fo llowing negotiations in the framework of 
Article XXIV:6 of GATT 1994.  
2. The present proposal for a Council Regulation implements the Agreement entered 
into by the Community. 
 
EN 3   EN 2008/0179 (ACC) 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION 
concerning the implementation of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters 
between the European Community and the Republic of Cuba pursuant to Article 
XXIV:6 of GATT 1994, amending and supplemen ting Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 
2658/87 on the tariff and stat istical nomenclature and on  the Common Customs Tariff 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 
Having regard to the Treaty esta blishing the European Communit y, and in particular Article 
133 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission1, 
Whereas: (1) Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87
2 established a goods nome nclature, hereinafter 
referred to as the ’Combined Nomenclature’,  and set out the conventional duty rates of 
the Common Customs Tariff.  
(2) By its Decision XX/XXX/EC of [day month] 2008 on the conclusion of an Agreement 
in the form of an Exchange of Letters  between the European Community and the 
Republic of Cuba, the Council approved, on behalf of the Community, the above-
mentioned Agreement with a view to closing negotiations initiated pursuant to Article 
XXIV: 6 of GATT 1994.  
(3) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 should th erefore be amended and supplemented 
accordingly, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
In Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, Annex 7 entitl ed "WTO tariff quotas to be opened by the 
competent Community authorities", of Section III of Part Three of Annex I, shall be 
supplemented with the volumes shown in the Annex to this Regulation. 
                                                 
1 OJ C […], […], p. […]. 
2 OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 129/2007 (OJ L 56, 
23.2.2007, p. 1). 
 
EN 4   EN Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the 
Official Journal of the European Union . 
It shall apply two months afte r the date of the signed letter from the Republic of Cuba. 
This Regulation shall be binding in  its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
Done at Brussels, […] 
 For the Council 
 The President  […] 
 
EN 5   EN ANNEX  
Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording 
for the description of the products is to be c onsidered as having no mo re than an indicative 
value, the concessions being determined, within the context of this Annex, by the coverage of 
the CN codes as they exist at  the time of adoption of the present Regulation. Where ex CN 
codes are indicated, the concessions are to be determined by applicati on of the CN code and 
corresponding description taken together. 
 
EN 6   EN In Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, Annex 7 entitl ed ‘WTO tariff quotas to be opened by the 
competent Community authorities’, of Section II I of Part Three of An nex I, the other terms 
and conditions are the following: 
CN Code Description Other terms and 
conditions 
Tariff item numbers  
1701 11 10 Raw cane sugar, for refining Add a country 
allocation of 20000 tonnes for Cuba for marketing year 2008/2009 in the EC tariff rate quota, in-quota rate 98€/t. 
 Add a country 
allocation of 10000 tonnes for Cuba as from marketing year 2009/2010 in the EC tariff rate quota, in-quota rate 98€/t. 
 
EN 7   EN LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEM ENT FOR PROPOSALS HAVING A 
BUDGETARY IMPACT EXCLUSIVELY LIMITED TO THE REVENUE SIDE  
1. NAME  OF THE  PROPOSAL: 
Proposal for a Council Regulation concerni ng the implementation of the Agreement 
between the European Community and the Republic of Cuba relating to 
compensatory adjustment as provid ed for by Article XXIV:6 of GATT 1994. 
2. BUDGET  LINES: 
Chapter and Article: Chapte r 10 - Agricultural duties 
Amount budgeted for the year concerned: 1 683.2 Mio € 
3. FINANCIAL  IMPACT   
 Proposal has no financial implications 
⌧ Proposal has no financial impact on expe nditure but has a fi nancial impact on 
revenue – the effect is as follows: 
(€ million to one decimal place)  
  
Budget line Revenue3 12 month period, 
starting dd/mm/yyyyYear 2008 
Article 100… 
 Impact on own resources […] - 2.4 
Article … 
 Impact on own resources […] […] 
 
Situation following action 
 [n+1] [n+2] [n+3] [n+4] [n+5] 
Article … 
      
                                                 
3 Regarding traditional own resources (agricultural duties, sugar levies, customs duties) the amounts 
indicated must be net amounts, i.e. gross amounts after deduction of 25 % of collection costs. 
 
EN 8   EN Article … 
      
4. ANTI-FRAUD  MEASURES 
5. OTHER  REMARKS