Council Regulation (EC) No 703/98 of 17 March 1998 suspending certain concessions set out in Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for the adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreements to take account of the Agreement on agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations
Date: 1998-03-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Czechia, European Association Agreement, agricultural product, import licence, import policy, tariff quota

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 703/98

of 17 March 1998

suspending certain concessions
in Regulation (EC) No 3066/95
set out
establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for
certain agricultural products and providing for
the adjustment, as an
autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions
provided for in the Europe Agreements to take account of the Agreement on
agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular
Article 113 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas, pending approval of
the Additional Protocols to the Europe Agreements
adjusting certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreements to take
account of
the Agreement on agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round
multilateral trade negotiations, the Community has granted through Regulation (EC) No
3066/95 (1) in an autonomous and anticipated way concessions analogous to those foreseen
in the Additional Protocols to those countries which were prepared to grant reciprocal
treatment to the Community, that is inter alia the Czech Republic;

Whereas, since 29 January 1998 and despite various attempts by the Community to
achieve a negotiated settlement of the problem, the Czech Republic has unilaterally
increased the import duties
for certain agricultural products originating in the
Community; whereas this measure is not compatible with the abovementioned condition
of reciprocal treatment; whereas, as a consequence of this measure, the export of the
products concerned to the Czech Republic is likely to be seriously restricted;

Whereas, under the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European
Communities and their Member States, on the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the
other part (2), this situation would give rise to the application of Article 117, paragraph 2
thereof; whereas, however, the said Article 117 is not applicable to the concessions granted
autonomously by Regulation (EC) No 3066/95;

Whereas, pending the approval of the Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement,
which will set out concessions identical to those provided for by Regulation (EC) No
3066/95, it is appropriate to protect the Community’s trade interests by autonomously
suspending in an equivalent way certain of the concessions set out in the said Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. Without prejudice to import licences already issued, the following concessions set
out in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 are hereby suspended.

(1) OJ L 328, 30. 12. 1995, p. 31. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1595/97

(OJ L 216, 8. 8. 1997, p. 1).
(2) OJ L 360, 31. 12. 1994, p. 1.

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Order
No

09.4621

CN code

Description (1)

0103 92 19 Live swine, domestic species
0203 11 10 Meat of domestic swine
0203 12 11
0203 12 19
0203 19 11
0203 19 13
0203 19 15
0203 19 55
0203 19 59
0203 21 10
0203 22 11
0203 22 19
0203 29 11
0203 29 13
0203 29 15
0203 29 55
0203 29 59
1602 41 10 Prepared/pressed hams of domestic

Rate
of duty
applicable (2)
(% of MFN)

Annual quantities

From 1. 7. 1997
to 30. 6. 1998
(tonnes)

From 1. 7. 1998
to 30. 6. 1999
(tonnes)

From 1. 7. 1999
to 30. 6. 2000
(tonnes)

From 1. 7. 2000
(tonnes)

Specific
provisions

20

5 830

6 095

6 360

6 625

(6)

(6)

swine
1602 42 10 Prepared/pressed
domestic swine
Other, of domestic swine

1602 49

shoulders

of

09.4622

0207 11
0207 12
0207 13 50 Cuts of fowls of the Species Gallus

Chicken carcasses, fresh, chilled or
frozen

domesticus

20

2 860

2 990

3 120

3 250

0207 13 60
0207 14 50
0207 14 60

0207 13 10
0207 14 10

Boneless
species Gallus domesticus

cuts of

fowls of

the

20

20

2 530

2 645

2 760

2 875

550

575

600

625

20

1 430

1 495

1 560

1 625

09.4609

09.4601

09.5301

0207 32 11 Ducks
0207 32 15
0207 32 19
0207 33 11
0207 33 19
ex 0207 35 15
ex 0207 36 15
ex 0207 35 53
ex 0207 36 53

ex 0207 35 63
ex 0207 36 63

0207 32 51 Geese
0207 32 59
0207 33 51
0207 33 59
0207 35 11
0207 35 23
0207 35 51
0207 35 61
0207 36 11
0207 36 23
0207 36 51
0207 36 61
ex 0207 35 31
ex 0207 36 31
ex 0207 35 41
ex 0207 36 41

ex 0207 35 71
ex 0207 36 71

chilled or

Fresh, chilled or frozen boneless
cuts of ducks
Fresh,
frozen duck
breasts and cuts thereof, with bone
in
Fresh, chilled or frozen duck legs
and cuts thereof, with bone in

Whole wings of geese, with or
without tips, fresh, chilled or frozen
Backs, necks, backs with necks
attached, rumps and wing tips, of
geese, fresh, chilled or frozen
Goose paletots,
frozen

fresh, chilled or

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Order
No

09.4610

CN code

Description (1)

0207 25 10 Turkeys
0207 25 90
0207 26 10
0207 26 50
0207 27 10
0207 27 50

Rate
of duty
applicable (2)
(% of MFN)

Annual quantities

From 1. 7. 1997
to 30. 6. 1998
(tonnes)

From 1. 7. 1998
to 30. 6. 1999
(tonnes)

From 1. 7. 1999
to 30. 6. 2000
(tonnes)

From 1. 7. 2000
(tonnes)

Specific
provisions

20

440

460

480

500

2009 70 30 Apple juice
2009 70 93 Apple juice
2009 70 99 Apple juice
2009 80 99 Blackcurrant juice

48
48
48
36

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

(1) Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording of the description of products should be regarded as indicative; the applic-
ability of the preferential arrangements is determined, in the context of this Annex, by the coverage of the CN codes. Where ex CN codes are mentioned, the applicability
of preferential arrangements is determined on the basis of the CN code and the corresponding description considered together.

(2) In cases where an MFN minimum duty exists, the applicable minimum duty is equal to the MFN minimum duty multiplied by the percentage indicated in this column.
(6) Excluding tenderloin presented alone.

2.
The Commission may, in the light of further developments in trade with the Czech
Republic, extend, in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 8 of Regulation
(EC) No 3066/95, the measure set out in paragraph 1 to the following products.

Order
No

09.4611

09.4612

CN code

Description (1)

0402 10 19 Skimmed milk powder
0402 21 19 Whole milk powder
0402 21 91 Wohle milk powder

0405 10 11 Butter
0405 10 19
0405 10 30
0405 10 50

Rate
of duty
applicable (2)
(% of MFN)

Annual quantities

From 1. 7. 1997
to 30. 6. 1998
(tonnes)

From 1. 7. 1998
to 30. 6. 1999
(tonnes)

From 1. 7. 1999
to 30. 6. 2000
(tonnes)

From 1. 7. 2000
(tonnes)

Specific
provisions

20

20

2 530

2 645

2 760

2 875

1 100

1 150

1 200

1 250

09.4613

0406

Cheese and curd

20

1 760

1 840

1 920

2 000

When reciprocity is re-established, the Commission shall repeal the measures set out in
Article 1, in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No
3066/95.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the
Official Journal of the European Communities.

Article 3

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.

Done at Brussels, 17 March 1998.

For the Council

The President

G. STRANG