Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and Romania concerning certain arrangements for live bovine animals
Date: 1993-02-01
Institutions: European Community, Romania
Subjects: Romania, cattle, import (EU), import policy, import restriction, live animal, trade agreement (EU)













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21994A1231(23)

Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and Romania concerning certain arrangements for live bovine animals  


Official Journal L 357 , 31/12/1994 P. 0186 - 0187 Finnish special edition: Chapter 11 Volume 35 P. 0188  Swedish special edition: Chapter 11 Volume 35 P. 0188  





AGREEMENT in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and Romania concerning certain arrangements for live bovine animalsA. Letter from the CommunitySir,I have the honour to refer to the discussions concerning trade arrangements for certain agricultural products between the Community and Romania which have taken place in the framework of the negotiations for the Europe Agreement.I hereby confirm that the Community will take the necessary measures to ensure that Romania will get full access to the import regime for live bovine animals in the framework of Article 13 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 on the same conditions as Hungary, Poland and the CSFR from the entry into force of this Agreement.Imports of live bovine animals not covered by the estimates referred to in Article 13 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 and by the Europe Agreements with Hungary, Poland and the CSFR must be limited to calves of a live weight not exceeding 80 kg.In the event that forecasts indicate that imports into the Community could exceed 425 000 head and that such imports threaten to cause a serious disturbance of the Community market for beef and veal, the Community reserves the right to adopt appropriate management measures pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1157/92 and the Europe Agreements, without prejudice to any other right conferred upon it by the Agreement.I should be obliged if you would confirm that the Government of Romania is in agreement with the content of this letter.Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.On behalf of the CommunityB. Letter from RomaniaSir,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 Romania which have taken place in the framework of the negotiations for the Europe Agreement.I hereby confirm that the Community will take the necessary measures to ensure that Romania will get full access to the import regime for live bovine animals in the framework of Article 13 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 on the same conditions as Hungary, Poland and the CSFR from the entry into force of this Agreement.Imports of live bovine animals not covered by the estimates referred to in Article 13 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 and by the Europe Agreements with Hungary, Poland and the CSFR must be limited to calves of a live weight not exceeding 80 kg.In the event that forecasts indicate that imports into the Community could exceed 425 000 head and that such imports threaten to cause a serious disturbance of the Community market for beef and veal, the Community reserves the right to adopt appropriate management measures pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1157/92 and the Europe Agreements, without prejudice to any other right conferred upon it by the Agreement.I should be obliged if you would confirm that the Government of Romania is in agreement with the content of this letter.`I have the honour to confirm that my Government is in agreement with the content of your letter.Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.For the Government of RomaniaDECLARATION BY THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES CONCERNING ARTICLE 2 (3) OF PROTOCOL 1 The Commission of the European Communities hereby confirms that the treatment accorded to Romania pursuant Article 2 (3) of Protocol 1 is identical in its substance to that accorded under the Protocols agreed with Poland, Hungary and Czechoslovakia, and that in principle any amendment to Regulation (EEC) No 636/82 would apply to all the five countries of eastern and central Europe.DECLARATIONS BY THE COMMUNITY Protocol 2 on ECSC products Article 9, paragraphs 1 (3) and 4 of Protocol 2 on ECSC productsThe Community confirms its understanding that public aids referred to in Article 9, paragraphs 1 (3) and 4 are exclusively for the purposes of restructuring as defined, and stresses that transport subsidies acting as direct or indirect subsidies to the steel industry are excluded.Article 9 (4) of Protocol 2 on ECSC productsIt is understood that the possibility of an exceptional extension of the five-year period is strictly limited to the particular case of Romania and does not impair the position of the Community in relation to other cases nor prejudge international commitments. The possible derogation foreseen in paragraph 4 takes into account the particular difficulties of Romania in restructuring the steel sector and the fact that this process has been launched very recently.DECLARATION BY THE COMMUNITY The Community takes note of the fact that the Romanian authorities will not invoke the provisions of Protocol 2 on ECSC products, in particular Article 9, so as not to call into question the compatibility with this Protocol of the agreements made by the Community coal industry with the electricity companies and the steel industry to secure the sale of Community coal.DECLARATIONS BY THE COMMUNITY Article 21 (4)The Community confirms its intention to open negotiations on the wine sector with a view to concluding:- an agreement on reciprocal protection of names of wines and on the inspection of wines,and- an agreement on the reciprocal introduction of tariff concessions, subject to compliance with Community import rules, with particular reference to oenological practices and certification.Article 21 (4)The Community declares its agreement to maintain, for a further five-year period and under the same conditions, the preferential regime for certain cheeses set out in Regulation (EEC) No 1767/82.DECLARATIONS BY ROMANIA Article 8The total and partial suspensions of customs duties established on a temporary basis by Romanian Government Decision No 812/1991 are valid only until 31 December 1992.Article 14 (3)The Romanian Party shall transmit to the Community in early 1993 the list containing the products subject to temporary quantitative export restrictions on CN basis (eight digits). Any subsequent modification of these lists shall be notified in due time.Article 21The Romanian delegation insists on, and defends its interest in, seeing a solution found at the earliest opportunity under the auspices of the Association Council to its request for an increase in quotas for products falling within the following CN codes:0104 10 900104 20 9002010202ex 02030204ex 02070702 00 100702 00 900707 00 110709 60 100711 90 400711 10 200711 10 300809 10 000809 40 110809 40 190810 10 100810 10 900812 10 000813 20 000813 30 001001 90 991212 99 101512 11 911512 19 912001 10 002001 90 902002 90 302002 90 902009 70 19The Romanian delegation strongly believes that such an important issue will finally be solved through joint efforts by the Community and Romania.DECLARATION BY ROMANIA Protocol 4, Rules of Origin Romania considers that the Association Council should discuss and resolve the issue of regional cumulation with Poland, Hungary and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic when trade between the Community and those three countries and between Romania and those three countries is governed by agreements containing rules identical to those of Protocol 4.