Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland concerning certain arrangements in agriculture
Date: 1992-05-02
Institutions: European Economic Community, Iceland
Subjects: Iceland, agricultural product, exemption from customs duties, import levy, originating product, trade agreement (EU)








L_1993109EN.01003601.xml










1.5.1993   


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.







Appendix
List of products, referred to in point 2, subject to conditions other than the wholly obtained criterion







HS heading No


Description of products


Working or processing carried out on non-originating materials that confers originating status




(1)


(2)


(3)




ex 1302


Agar-agar


Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product




1804


Cocoa butter, fat and oil


Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified in a heading other than that of the product




2002


Prepared or preserved tomatoes, otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid


Manufacture in which all the tomatoes of Chapter 7 or 20 used must be wholly obtained




ex 2003


Prepared or preserved mushrooms


Manufacture in which all the mushrooms used must be wholly obtained




ex 2004


Prepared or preserved artichokes


Manufacture in which all the artichokes used must be wholly obtained




ex 2005


Prepared or preserved asparagus, artichokes, olives and capers


Manufacture in which all the vegetables used must be wholly obtained




ex 2006


Fruit preserved by sugar, other than ginger and cherries, with a sugar content exceeding 13% by weight


Manufacture in which all the fruits used must be wholly obtained




ex 2008


Prepared or preserved pineapples, citrus fruit, apricots and peaches


Manufacture in which all the fruits used must be wholly obtained




ex 2009


Orange juice, other than of a value not exceeding ECU 30 per 100 kg net weight


Manufacture in which all the fruits or any material derived from fruits used must be wholly obtained




ex 2009


Juice of other citrus fruits, 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


Manufacture in which all the fruits or any material derived from fruits used must be wholly obtained




ex 2009


Other grape juice


Manufacture in which all the grapes used must be wholly obtained




ex 2204


Other grape must, other than in fermentation or with fermentation arrested otherwise than by addition of alcohol


Manufacture in which all the grapes or any material derived from grapes used must be wholly obtained




ex 2204


Other wine, of an actual alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 15% vol but not exceeding 18% vol


Manufacture in which all the grapes or any material derived from grapes used must be wholly obtained




ex 2208


Irish whiskey, rum and taffia, ouzo, Irish cream liqueurs


Manufacture:






—


from materials not classified within heading No 2207 or 2208, and










—


in which all the grapes or any material derived from grapes used must be wholly obtained