Commission Regulation (EC) No 650/98 of 23 March 1998 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain products originating in Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Malta, Morocco, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, Tunisia and Turkey, and providing detailed rules for extending and adapting these tariff quotas
Date: 1998-03-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural product, foodstuff, originating product, tariff quota, third country

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 650/98

of 23 March 1998

amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 opening and providing for the
administration of Community tariff quotas for certain products originating in
Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Malta, Morocco, the West Bank and the
Gaza Strip, Tunisia and Turkey, and providing detailed rules for extending and
adapting these tariff quotas

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

for

the tariff quotas

volumes of
some products are
increased, between 1 January 1997 and 1 January 2000, in
four yearly and equal steps, representing 3 % of these
volumes; whereas the increases provided by the Agree-
ment for implementation in 1997 could not take place
because of the entry into force of the Agreement on 1
March 1998 and, consequently, the volumes of the tariff
quotas applicable in 1998 take account of two increases;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 of
25 July 1994 opening and providing for the administra-
tion of Community tariff quotas for certain products
originating in Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan,
Malta, Morocco,
the West Bank and the Gaza Strip,
Tunisia and Turkey, and providing detailed rules for
extending and adapting these tariff quotas (1), as last
amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1667/97 (2),
and in particular Articles 6 and 7 thereof,

Whereas, as a means of implementing the new conces-
sions provided in the abovementioned Agreements, Regu-
lation (EC) No 1981/94 should be amended; whereas this
amendment must also take account of the necessary tech-
nical adjustments resulting from amendments of
the
Combined Nomenclature and of TARIC subdivisions;
whereas, since Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 has been
amended several times, it seems desirable to incorporate
its Annexes I to X in a single regulation;

trade

arrangements

Whereas Protocol No 1 of Decision No 1/98 of the
EC-Turkey Association Council of 25 February 1998 on
agricultural products (3),
the
for
provides the new preferential arrangements applied by the
Community to imports of agricultural products origin-
ating in Turkey; whereas these preferential arrangements
provide for community tariff quotas to be opened for
certain products; whereas, following the adoption of these
new arrangements by the Council in the beginning of
1998, the future concession of 3 % to be applied to
unlimited quantities of hazelnuts or filberts originating in
Turkey and imported into the Community, cannot enter
into force until 1999; whereas it would therefore be suit-
able to maintain for imports of hazelnuts or filberts in
1998 the current concession of 0 % within the framework
of a tariff quota;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code
Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annexes I to X to Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 shall be
replaced by Annexes I to X to this Regulation.

Whereas the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing
an association between the European Communities and
their Member States, of the one part, and the Tunisian
Republic, of the other part (4), enters into force on 1
March 1998; whereas this agreement provides that certain
products originating in Tunisia can benefit from tariff
concessions within the framework of community tariff
quotas, when imported into the Community; whereas the

(1) OJ L 199, 2. 8. 1994, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 236, 27. 8. 1997, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 86, 20. 3. 1998, p. 3.
(4) Not yet published in the Official Journal.

Article 2

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

It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1998, except for
tariff quotas with Order numbers 09.1207, 09.1211,
09.1213, 09.1215 and 09.1217 of Annex VII, which shall
apply with effect from 1 March 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 March 1998.

For the Commission
Mario MONTI

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

‘ANNEX I

TURKEY

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 as they exist at
the time of adoption of the current Regulation. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is
to be determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description taken together.

Order No

CN code

TARIC
subdivision

Description of goods

09.0211

ex 0703 10 11
ex 0703 10 19

Onions, fresh or chilled:
(cid:190) From 16 May to 14 February

Quota volume per
year or indicated
period
(in tonnes)

Quota duty

2 000

Exemption

09.0213

ex 0709 30 00

Aubergines (egg-plants), fresh or chilled:
(cid:190) From 1 May to 14 January

1 000

Exemption

09.0215

ex 0709 90 70

Courgettes, fresh or chilled:
(cid:190) From 1 March to 30 November

500

Exemption (1)

09.0201

0802 21 00
0802 22 00

Hazelnuts or filberts (Corylus spp.),
dried:
(cid:190) From 1 January to 31 December 1998

fresh or

25 000

Exemption

09.0217

ex 0807 11 00

Water melons, fresh:
(cid:190) From 16 June to 31 March

14 000

Exemption

09.0219

09.0221

09.0207

09.0209

0811 10 11
0811 20 11

and nuts, uncooked or

Fruit
cooked by
steaming or boiling in water, frozen, with a
sugar content exceeding 13 % by weight:
(cid:190) Strawberries
(cid:190) Raspberries, blackberries, mulberries, logan-
berries, black-, white- or redcurrants and
gooseberries

0811 90 19

(cid:190) Other

100

Exemption

2002 10
2002 90 11
2002 90 19

2002 90 31
2002 90 39
2002 90 91
2002 90 99

2002 90 31
2002 90 39
2002 90 91
2002 90 99

Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than
by vinegar or acetic acid:
(cid:190) Whole or in pieces
(cid:190) Other, with a dry matter content of less

than 12 % by weight

8 000

Exemption

Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than
by vinegar or acetic acid, other than whole or in
pieces, with a dry matter content of not less
than 12 % by weight:
(cid:190) From 1 January to 30 June

15 000, of a dry
matter content of
28 to 30 % by
weight (2)

Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than
by vinegar or acetic acid, other than whole or in
pieces, with a dry matter content of not less
than 12 % by weight:
(cid:190) From 1 July to 31 December

15 000, of a dry
matter content of
28 to 30 % by
weight (2)

Exemption

Exemption

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Order No

CN code

TARIC
subdivision

Description of goods

09.0223

2007 91 30

09.0225

2007 99 39

Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit purée and
fruit pastes, being cooked preparations of citrus
fruit, with a sugar content exceeding 13 % but
not exceeding 30 % by weight, other
than
homogenised preparations

Other preparations of fruit and nuts, with a
sugar content exceeding 30 % by weight

09.0203

ex 2008 50 92
ex 2008 50 94

20
20

Apricot pulp, not containing added spirit or
sugar, in immediate packings of a net content
of 4,5 kg or more

Quota volume per
year or indicated
period
(in tonnes)

Quota duty

100

Exemption

100

600

Exemption

Exemption

(1) The exemption applies only to the ad valorem duty.
(2) For the administration of these Community tariff quotas, the following coefficients shall be applied to imports of products with a dry matter content other

than 28 to 30 % by weight:

Dry matter content by weight

Not less than

But less than

12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
40
42
93

14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
40
42
93
100

Coefficients

0,44828
0,51724
0,58621
0,65517
0,72414
0,7931
0,86207
0,93103
1
1,06897
1,13793
1,20689
1,27586
1,34483
1,41379
1,44828
3,32759'

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ANNEX II

‘ANNEX II

ISRAEL

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 as they exist at
the time of adoption of the current Regulation. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is
to be determined by application of the CN codes and corresponding description taken together.

Order No

CN code

TARIC
subdivision

Description of goods

09.1306

0603 10

09.1341

ex 0603 10 69

Fresh cut flowers and flower buds of a kind
suitable
ornamental
purposes

for bouquets

for

or

Quota volume per
year or indicated
period
(in tonnes)

Quota duty
(1)

19 500

Exemption

Other fresh cut flowers and flower buds of a
kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental
purposes:
(cid:190) From 1 November to 15 April

5 000

Exemption

09.1351

0603 90 00

flowers and flower buds, dried, dyed,
Cut
bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared

100

Exemption

09.1309

ex 0701 90 51

New potatoes:
(cid:190) From 1 January to 31 March 1998
(cid:190) From 1 January to 31 March 1999
(cid:190) From 1 January to 31 March of subsequent

years

21 200
21 800
22 400

Exemption

09.1342

0702 00 00

Tomatoes, fresh or chilled

1 000

Exemption

09.1335

ex 0703 10 11
ex 0703 10 19

ex 0709 90 90

50

Fresh or chilled onions:
(cid:190) From 15 February to 15 May
Wild onions of the species Muscari comosum:
(cid:190) From 15 February to 15 May

13 400

Exemption

09.1311

ex 0704 90 90

20

09.1313

0705 11 05
ex 0705 11 10
0705 11 80

Chinese cabbage:
(cid:190) From 1 November 1997 to 31 March 1998
(cid:190) From 1 November 1998 to 31 March 1999
(cid:190) From 1 November to 31 March of subse-

quent years

Cabbage lettuce:
(cid:190) From 1 November 1997 to 31 March 1998
(cid:190) From 1 November 1998 to 31 March 1999
(cid:190) From 1 November to 31 March of subse-

quent years

1 060
1 090
1 120

318
327
336

Exemption

Exemption

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Order No

CN code

TARIC
subdivision

Description of goods

Quota volume per
year or indicated
period
(in tonnes)

09.1317

ex 0706 10 00

10

Carrots:
(cid:190) From 1 January to 30 April 1998
(cid:190) From 1 January to 30 April 1999
(cid:190) From 1 January to 30 April of subsequent

years

6 466
6 649
6 832

Quota duty
(1)

Exemption

09.1321

ex 0709 40 00

10

Celery sticks:
(cid:190) From 1 January to 30 April

13 000

Exemption

09.1303

0709 60 10

Sweet peppers

8 900

Exemption

Other fruits and vegetables:
(cid:190) From 1 January to 31 December 1998
(cid:190) From 1 January to 31 December 1999
(cid:190) From 1 January to 31 December of subse-

quent years

Sweet corn, frozen

Sweet corn, not frozen

Dried tomatoes
Dried carrots
Other dried vegetables

2 120
2 180
2 240

10 600

5 400

Exemption

70 % of the
specific duty

70 % of the
specific duty

100

Exemption

Fresh oranges:
(cid:190) From 1 July to 30 June

200 000

Exemption
(2)

Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas);
clementines, wilkings
citrus
hybrids, fresh

similar

and

21 000

Exemption

09.1343

0709 90 90
0810 90 85

09.1353

09.1354

09.1344

09.1323

0710 40 00
2004 90 10

0711 90 30
2001 90 30
2005 80 00

0712 90 30
0712 90 50
0712 90 90

0805 10 10
0805 10 30
0805 10 50
ex 0805 10 82
ex 0805 10 84
ex 0805 10 86

09.1325

ex 0805 20 10

ex 0805 20 30

ex 0805 20 50

10
10
10

10, 12,
14, 16,
18, 20,
30, 40,
42, 44,
46, 48, 50
10, 12,
14, 16,
18, 20,
30, 40,
42, 44,
46, 48, 50
10, 12,
14, 16,
18, 20,
30, 40,
42, 44,
46, 48, 50

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Order No

CN code

ex 0805 20 70

ex 0805 20 90

09.1345

ex 0805 20 10
ex 0805 20 30
ex 0805 20 50
ex 0805 20 70
ex 0805 20 90

09.1315

ex 0805 30 10

TARIC
subdivision

10, 12,
14, 16,
18, 20,
30,40,
42, 44,
46, 48, 50
10 to 15
17 to 22
24 to 29
31, 33, 35
37 to 42

30
30
30
30
31
33
35

10 to 19,
25 to 34,
40 to 45

Description of goods

Quota volume per
year or indicated
period
(in tonnes)

Quota duty
(1)

Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas);
citrus
clementines, wilkings
hybrids, fresh:
(cid:190) From 15 March to 30 September

similar

and

14 000

Exemption

Lemons, fresh

7 700

Exemption

09.1346

ex 0805 30 90

11
19

Limes, fresh

1 000

Exemption

09.1327

ex 0807 11 00

Water-melons:
(cid:190) From 1 April to 15 June

9 400

Exemption

09.1329

ex 0807 19 00

Other melons:
(cid:190) From 1 November to 31 May

11 400

Exemption

09.1339

ex 0810 10 05
ex 0810 10 80

Strawberries:
(cid:190) From 1 November to 31 March

2 600

Exemption

09.1337

ex 0812 90 20

10

Oranges, comminuted, provisionally preserved

10 000

Exemption

09.1347

1602 31

Prepared or preserved turkey meat

09.1355

1704 90 30

White chocolate

300

100

8,5 %

70 % of the
specific duty

09.1356

1806

Chocolate and other food preparations con-
taining cocoa

2 500

85 % of the
specific duty or
of the agricultural
component

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Order No

CN code

09.1357

ex 1901 10 00

ex 1901 90 99

ex 2106 10 80
ex 2106 90 98

09.1358

1904

TARIC
subdivision

22, 26, 30,
34, 38, 42,
46, 50, 54,
58, 62, 68
14, 20, 52,
56, 80, 84
20
23, 27, 33
37, 43, 47

09.1359

1905

Description of goods

Quota volume per
year or indicated
period
(in tonnes)

Preparations for infant use, containing milk and
milk products

100

Quota duty
(1)

70 % of the
agricultural
component

Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or
roasting of cereals or cereal products
(for
example, corn flakes); cereals (other than maize
(corn)) in grain form or in the form of flakes or
other worked grains (except flour and meal),
pre-cooked, or otherwise prepared, not else-
where specified or included

200

70 % of the
specific duty or
of the agricultural
component

Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers’
wares, whether or not
cocoa;
communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind
suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers,
rice paper and similar products

containing

3 200

70 % of the
specific duty or
of the agricultural
component

09.1307

2002 10 10

Peeled tomatoes

3 500

Exemption

09.1348

2004 90 98

Other vegetables, frozen

1 000

Exemption

Slices of pears, fried in oil
Slices of apricots, fried in oil
Slices of peaches, fried in oil
Mixtures of sliced fruits, fried in oil
Mixtures of sliced fruits, fried in oil
Slices of apples, fried in oil

100

Exemption

Apricot pulp, not containing added spirit or
sugar, in immediate packings of a net content
of 4,5 kg or more

180

Exemption

Mixtures of fruits

250

Exemption

Orange juice

92 600

Exemption

09.1349

ex 2008 40 71
ex 2008 50 71
ex 2008 70 71
ex 2008 92 74
ex 2008 92 78
ex 2008 99 68

09.1301

ex 2008 50 92
ex 2008 50 94

10
10
10
13
30
30

20
20

09.1350

09.1331

2008 92 51
2008 92 59
2008 92 72
2008 92 74
2008 92 76
2008 92 78

2009 11 11
2009 11 19
2009 11 91
2009 11 99
2009 19 11
2009 19 19
2009 19 91
2009 19 99

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Order No

CN code

TARIC
subdivision

Description of goods

Quota volume per
year or indicated
period
(in tonnes)

Quota duty
(1)

Of which: orange juice imported in packages of
a capacity of two litres or less

22 400

Exemption

Tomato juice

10 200

Exemption

Other wine of fresh grapes

1 610 hl

Exemption

09.1333

ex 2009 11 11
ex 2009 11 19
ex 2009 11 91
ex 2009 11 99

ex 2009 19 11
ex 2009 19 19
ex 2009 19 91
ex 2009 19 99

09.1319

2009 50

09.1352

2204 21 10
ex 2204 21 79

ex 2204 21 80

ex 2204 21 83

ex 2204 21 84

ex 2204 21 94

ex 2204 21 98

ex 2204 21 99

10
10
10
10
91
10
10
10
10

79
80
79
80
10
79
80
10
79
80
10
30
10
30
10

(1) The exemption or reduction applies only to the ad valorem duty, save for the products from Order Nos 09.1352 to 09.1359.
(2) Within this tariff quota, the agreed entry price between the European Community and Israel, from which the specific duty provided in the Community’s list

of concessions to the WTO is reduced to zero, is:
(cid:190) ECU 271/tonne, from 1 December 1997 to 31 May 1998,
(cid:190) ECU 268/tonne, from 1 December 1998 to 31 May 1999,
(cid:190) ECU 266/tonne, from 1 December 1999 to 31 May 2000,
(cid:190) ECU 264/tonne, for every period thereafter, from 1 December to 31 May.
If the entry price for a consignment is 2, 4, 6 or 8 % lower than the agreed entry price, the specific customs 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.'

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ANNEX III

‘ANNEX III

JORDAN

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 as they exist at
the time of adoption of the current Regulation. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is
to be determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description taken together.

Order No

CN code

TARIC
subdivision

Description of goods

09.1152

0603 10

Fresh cut flowers and flower buds of a kind
suitable
ornamental
purposes:
(cid:190) From 1 November to 31 October

for bouquets

for

or

Quota volume per
year or indicated
period
(in tonnes)

Quota duty

56

Exemption'

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ANNEX IV

‘ANNEX IV

MOROCCO

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 as they exist at
the time of adoption of the current Regulation. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is
to be determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description taken together.

Quota volume
per year or
indicated period
(in tonnes)

Quota duty

336,5

Exemption

2 263,5 (1) (2)

Exemption

Order No

CN code

TARIC
subdivision

Description of goods

09.1114

0603 10

09.1135

ex 0603 10 11
ex 0603 10 51

ex 0603 10 21
ex 0603 10 61

ex 0603 10 25
ex 0603 10 65

ex 0603 10 13
0603 10 53

Fresh cut flowers and flower buds of a kind
suitable
ornamental
purposes:
(cid:190) From 1 November to 31 October

for bouquets

for

or

for bouquets

Fresh cut flowers and flower buds of a kind
ornamental
suitable
purposes:
Roses, gladioli and chrysanthemums:
(cid:190) From 15 October to 14 May

for

or

Carnations:
(cid:190) From 15 October to 31 May

09.1136

ex 0603 10 29
ex 0603 10 69

Other flowers:
(cid:190) From 15 October to 14 May

1 900 (1) (3)

Exemption

09.1115

ex 0701 90 51

New potatoes:
(cid:190) From 1 January to 31 March

43 680

Exemption

09.1189

ex 0702 00 00

Tomatoes, fresh or chilled:
(cid:190) From 1 to 31 October

5 000 (4) (5)

(cid:190)

09.1117
09.1118
09.1190

09.1127

ex 0702 00 00

ex 0703 10 11
ex 0703 10 19
ex 0709 90 90

09.1109

ex 0704 90 90

09.1111

ex 0705 11 10
ex 0705 11 80

50

20

20

Tomatoes, fresh or chilled:
(cid:190) From 15 November to 31 March
(cid:190) From 1 to 30 April
(cid:190) From 1 November to 31 March

Onions, including wild onions of the species
Muscari comosum, fresh or chilled:
(cid:190) From 15 February to 15 May

79 408
16 800
145 676 (4) (5)

Exemption (6)
Exemption (6)
(7)

5 040

Exemption

Chinese cabbage:
(cid:190) From 1 November to 31 December

“Iceberg” lettuce (Lactuca sativa L., Capitata L.):
(cid:190) From 1 November to 31 December

120

120

Exemption

Exemption

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Order No

CN code

TARIC
subdivision

Description of goods

09.1137

ex 0707 00 05

Cucumbers:
(cid:190) From 1 November to 31 May

Quota volume
per year or
indicated period
(in tonnes)

5 000 (4) (5)

09.1138

ex 0709 10 00

70, 72,
74, 76,
78, 80

Globe artichokes:
(cid:190) From 1 November to 31 December

500 (4) (5)

09.1133

ex 0709 90 70

Courgettes:
(cid:190) From 1 October to 20 April

5 000 (4) (5)

Quota duty

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

09.1121

09.1122

0805 10 10
0805 10 30
0805 10 50
ex 0805 10 82
ex 0805 10 84
ex 0805 10 86

ex 0805 20 10

09.1129

ex 0805 20 30

ex 0805 20 50

ex 0805 20 70

ex 0805 20 90

09.1130

ex 0805 20 10

10
10
10

10, 12,
14, 16,
18, 20,
30, 40,
42, 44,
46, 48, 50

10, 12,
14, 16,
18, 20,
30, 40,
42, 44,
46, 48, 50
10, 12,
14, 16,
18, 20,
30, 40,
42, 44,
46, 48, 50
10, 12,
14, 16,
18, 20,
30, 40,
42, 44,
46, 48, 50
10 to 15,
17 to 22,
24 to 29,
31, 33, 35,
37 to 42

10, 12,
14, 16,
18, 20,
40, 42, 44,
46, 48, 50

Fresh oranges:

(cid:190) From 1 July to 30 June

296 800

Exemption (6)

(cid:190) From 1 December to 31 May

300 000 (4) (5)

(8)

Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas);
clementines, wilkings
citrus
hybrids, fresh:

similar

and

(cid:190) From 1 July to 30 June

123 200

Exemption (6)

Fresh clementines:
(cid:190) From 1 November to the end of February

110 000 (4) (5)

(9)

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Order No

CN code

TARIC
subdivision

Description of goods

Quota volume
per year or
indicated period
(in tonnes)

Quota duty

09.1101

ex 1604 13 11

ex 1604 13 19
ex 1604 20 50

2004 90 50
2005 40 00
2005 59 00

09.1119

09.1105

ex 2008 50 92
ex 2008 50 94

20

20
10

20
20

Prepared or preserved sardines of the species
Sardina pilchardus:

(cid:190) From 1 January to 31 December 1998

22 500 (10)

Exemption

Peas (Pisum sativum) and immature beans in
pod prepared or preserved otherwise than by
vinegar or acetic acid, whether or not frozen

Apricot pulp, not containing added spirit or
sugar, in immediate packings of a net content
of 4,5 kg or more

10 440

Exemption

9 900

Exemption

09.1123

2009 11 11

Orange juice

16 800

Exemption (6)

Of which:
Orange juice imported in packings of a capacity
of two litres or less

5 040

Exemption (6)

Wines entitled to one of the following designa-
tions of origin: Berkane, Saïs, Beni M’Tir, Guer-
rouane, Zemmour, Zennata, of an actual alco-
holic strength by volume not exceeding 15 %
vol and in containers holding two litres or less

56 000 hl

Exemption

Sparkling wine, other

95 200 hl

Exemption

Other wine of fresh grapes

2009 11 19
2009 11 91
2009 11 99
2009 19 11
2009 19 19
2009 19 91
2009 19 99
ex 2009 11 11
ex 2009 11 19
ex 2009 11 91
ex 2009 11 99

ex 2009 19 11
ex 2009 19 19
ex 2009 19 91
ex 2009 19 99

ex 2204 21 79
ex 2204 21 80
ex 2204 21 83
ex 2204 21 84

09.1124

09.1107

09.1131

2204 10 19
2204 10 99

2204 21 10
2204 21 79
ex 2204 21 80

2204 21 83
ex 2204 21 84

ex 2204 21 94

10
10
10
10
91
10
10
10
10

72
72
72
72

72
79
80

10
72
79
80
10
30

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 88/21

Order No

CN code

TARIC
subdivision

Description of goods

Quota volume
per year or
indicated period
(in tonnes)

Quota duty

ex 2204 21 98

ex 2204 21 99
2204 29 10
2204 29 65
ex 2204 29 75
2204 29 83
ex 2204 29 84

ex 2204 29 94

ex 2204 29 98

ex 2204 29 99

10
30
10

10

10
30
10
30
10
30
10

(1) From 1 November, drawings from this quota shall be granted only once quota 09.1114 has been exhausted.
(2) This volume shall be increased to 2 663,5 tonnes for the period 1998/99 et seq..
(3) This volume shall be increased to 2 000 tonnes for the period 1998/99 et seq.
(4) Within these tariff quotas, the agreed entry price between the European Community and Morocco, from which the specific duty provided in the

Community’s list of concessions to the WTO is reduced to zero, is:
(a) for tomatoes:

(cid:190) ECU 484/tonne, from 1 January to 31 March and from 1 October to 31 December 1997,
(cid:190) ECU 476/tonne, from 1 January to 31 March and from 1 October to 31 December 1998,
(cid:190) ECU 468/tonne, from 1 January to 31 March and from 1 October to 31 December 1999,
(cid:190) ECU 461/tonne, for every period thereafter, from 1 January to 31 March and from 1 October to 31 December;

(b) for cucumbers:

(cid:190) ECU 480/tonne, from 1 January to 31 May and from 1 November to 31 December 1997,
(cid:190) ECU 470/tonne, from 1 January to 31 May and from 1 November to 31 December 1998,
(cid:190) ECU 459/tonne, from 1 January to 31 May and from 1 November to 31 December 1999,
(cid:190) ECU 449/tonne, for every period thereafter, from 1 January to 31 May and from 1 November to 31 December;

(c) for globe artichokes:

(cid:190) ECU 588/tonne, from 1 November to 31 December 1997,
(cid:190) ECU 582/tonne, from 1 November to 31 December 1998,
(cid:190) ECU 577/tonne, from 1 November to 31 December 1999,
(cid:190) ECU 571/tonne, for every period thereafter, from 1 November to 31 December;

(d) for courgettes:

(cid:190) ECU 440/tonne, from 1 to 31 January, from 1 to 20 April and from 1 October to 31 December 1997,
(cid:190) ECU 435/tonne, from 1 to 31 January, from 1 to 20 April and from 1 October to 31 December 1998,
(cid:190) ECU 429/tonne, from 1 to 31 January, from 1 to 20 April and from 1 October to 31 December 1999,
(cid:190) ECU 424/tonne, for every period thereafter, from 1 to 31 January, from 1 to 20 April and from 1 October to 31 December,
(cid:190) during the period 1 February to 31 March the “WTO” entry price which is more favourable than the agreed entry prices shall apply;

(e) for oranges:

(f)

(cid:190) ECU 271/tonne, from 1 December 1997 to 31 May 1998,
(cid:190) ECU 268/tonne, from 1 December 1998 to 31 May 1999,
(cid:190) ECU 266/tonne, from 1 December 1999 to 31 May 2000,
(cid:190) ECU 264/tonne, for every period thereafter, from 1 December to 31 May;
for clementines:
(cid:190) ECU 493/tonne, from 1 November 1997 to the end of February 1998,
(cid:190) ECU 490/tonne, from 1 November 1998 to the end of February 1999,
(cid:190) ECU 487/tonne, from 1 November 1999 to the end of February 2000,
(cid:190) ECU 484/tonne, for every period thereafter, from 1 November to the end of February.

(5) If the entry price for a consignment is 2, 4, 6 or 8 % lower than the agreed entry price as specified in footnote 4, the specific customs 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.

(6) The exemption applies only to the ad valorem duty.
(7) Also exemption of the ad valorem duty during the period 15 November to 31 March, in the framework of the tariff quota with order No 09.1117.
(8) Also exemption of the ad valorem duty during the period 1 December to 31 May, in the framework of the tariff quota with order No 09.1121.
(9) Also exemption of the ad valorem duty during the period 1 November to the end of February, in the framework of the tariff quota with order No 09.1129.
(10) A customs duty of 4 % shall be applied in respect of quantities imported in excess of the tariff quota.'

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Official Journal of the European Communities

24. 3. 98

ANNEX V

‘ANNEX V

CYPRUS

Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wording for the descrip-
tion 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 as they exist at the time
of adoption of the current regulation. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be
determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description taken together.

Order No

CN code

TARIC
subdivision

Description of goods

Quota
volume per
year or
indicated
period
(in tonnes)

Quota duty

09.1420

0603 10

Fresh cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable
for bouquets or for ornamental purposes:
(cid:190) From 1 November to 31 October

75

Exemption

09.1401

0701 90 59

New potatoes

110 000

Exemption

09.1425

ex 0704 90 90

09.1427

ex 0705 11 10
ex 0705 11 80

20

20
10

Chinese cabbage:
(cid:190) From 1 November to 31 December

150

Exemption

“Iceberg” lettuce (Lactuca sativa L., Capitata L.):
(cid:190) From 1 November to 31 December

150

Exemption

09.1403

ex 0706 10 00

10

Carrots:
(cid:190) From 1 April to 15 May

3 750

Exemption

09.1411

ex 0706 90 90

20

Salad beetroots

2 250

Exemption

09.1405

ex 0709 30 00

Aubergines (egg-plants):
(cid:190) From 1 October to 30 November

450

Exemption

09.1409

0709 60 10

Sweet peppers

450

Exemption

09.1431

ex 0805 10 10
ex 0805 10 30
ex 0805 10 50

09.1407

ex 0806 10 10

09.1413

0806 20 11
0806 20 12
0806 20 18
ex 0806 20 91
ex 0806 20 92
ex 0806 20 98

10
10
10

Fresh oranges:
(cid:190) From 1 December to 31 May

48 200

Exemption (1)

Fresh table grapes:
(cid:190) From 8 June to 9 August

11 000

Exemption (2)

Dried grapes,
capacity not exceeding 15 kg

in immediate containers of a net

2 250

Exemption

09.1429

2008 99 43
2008 99 53

Grapes, otherwise prepared or preserved, not con-
taining added spirit, containing added sugar, not
elsewhere specified or included

2 500

Exemption

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L 88/23

Order No

CN code

TARIC
subdivision

Description of goods

Quota
volume per
year or
indicated
period
(in tonnes)

Quota duty

4 950

Exemption (2)

Fruit
juices (including grape must) and vegetable
juices, unfermented and not containing added spirit,
whether or not containing added sugar or other
sweetening matter:

– Grape juice (including grape must):
– – Of a density not exceeding 1,33 g/cm3 at 20 (cid:176)C:
– – – Of a value exceeding ECU 18 per 100 kg

net weight:

2009 60 51

– – – – Concentrated

2009 60 71

ex 2009 60 90

– – – Of a value not exceeding ECU 18 per 100

kg net weight:

– – – – With an added sugar content exceeding

30 % by weight:

– – – – – Concentrated

11
91

– – – – Other, concentrated within the meaning
of Additional Note 6 to Chapter 20 of
the Combined Nomenclature

Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines; grape
must other than that of heading No 2009:

– Other grape must:

– – Other:
– – – Of a density of 1,33 g/cm3 of less at 20 (cid:176)C
and of an alcoholic strength by volume not
exceeding 1 % vol:

2204 30 92

– – – – Concentrated

09.1421

09.1415

52 500 hl

Exemption

Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines; grape
must other than that of heading No 2009:

– Other wine;

grape must with fermentation
prevented or arrested by the addition of alcohol:

– – In containers holding two litres or less:

– – – Other:

– – – – Of

an actual

alcoholic

strength by

volume not exceeding 13 % vol:

– – – – – Other:

– – – – – – White wine

– – – – – – Other wine

– – – – Of

an actual

strength by
volume exceeding 13 % vol but not
exceeding 15 % vol:

alcoholic

– – – – – Other:

– – – – – – White wine, other

than liqueur
wines
alcoholic
an actual
strength by volume of 15 % vol

of

– – – – – – Other wine, other

of

wines
strength by volume 15 % vol

an actual

than liqueur
alcoholic

2204 21 79

ex 2204 21 80

ex 2204 21 83

ex 2204 21 84

79
80

79
80

79
80

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Official Journal of the European Communities

24. 3. 98

Order No

CN code

TARIC
subdivision

Description of goods

09.1423

– – Other:

– – – Other:

– – – – Of

an actual

alcoholic

strength by

volume not exceeding 13 % vol:

– – – – – Other:

2204 29 65

– – – – – – White wine

ex 2204 29 75

10

– – – – – – Other wine

Quota
volume per
year or
indicated
period
(in tonnes)

Quota duty

29 120 hl

Exemption

– – – – Of

an actual

strength by
volume exceeding 13 % vol but not
exceeding 15 % vol:

alcoholic

– – – – – Other:

ex 2204 29 83

ex 2204 29 84

80

30

– – – – – – White wine, other

than liqueur
wines
alcoholic
an actual
strength by volume of 15 % vol

of

– – – – – – Other wine, other

than liqueur
wines
alcoholic
an actual
strength by volume of 15 % vol

of

09.1417

– Other wine;

grape must with fermentation
prevented or arrested by the addition of alcohol:

– – In containers holding two litres or less:

– – – Other:

225 000 hl

Exemption

– – – – Of

an actual

strength by
volume exceeding 13 % vol but not
exceeding 15 % vol:

alcoholic

ex 2204 21 83

ex 2204 21 84

10

10

– – – – – Other:

– – – – – – White liqueur wines of an actual
alcoholic strength by volume of
15 % vol

– – – – – – Other liqueur wines of an actual
alcoholic strength by volume of
15 % vol

– – – – Of

an actual

strength by
volume exceeding 15 % vol but not
exceeding 18 % vol:

alcoholic

ex 2204 21 94

10

– – – – – Other liqueur wines

– – – – Of

an actual

strength by
volume exceeding 18 % vol but not
exceeding 22 % vol:

alcoholic

ex 2204 21 98

10

– – – – – Other liqueur wines

– – Other:

– – – Other:

– – – – Of

an actual

strength by
volume exceeding 13 % vol but not
exceeding 15 % vol:

alcoholic

ex 2204 29 83

10

– – – – – Other:

– – – – – – White liqueur wines of an actual
alcoholic strength by volume of
15 % vol

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 88/25

Order No

CN code

TARIC
subdivision

Description of goods

Quota
volume per
year or
indicated
period
(in tonnes)

Quota duty

ex 2204 29 84

10

ex 2204 29 94

10

– – – – – – Other liqueur wines of an actual
alcoholic strength by volume of
15 % vol
an actual

– – – – Of

strength by
volume exceeding 15 % vol but not
exceeding 18 % vol:

alcoholic

– – – – – Other liqueur wines
– – – – Of

an actual

strength by
volume exceeding 18 % vol but not
exceeding 22 % vol:

alcoholic

ex 2204 29 98

10

– – – – – Other liqueur wines

(1) Within this tariff quota, the agreed entry price between the European Community and Cyprus, from which the specific duty provided in the Community’s

list of concessions to the WTO is reduced to zero, is:
(cid:190) 271 ECU/tonne, from 1 December 1997 to 31 May 1998,
(cid:190) 268 ECU/tonne, from 1 December 1998 to 31 May 1999,
(cid:190) 266 ECU/tonne, from 1 December 1999 to 31 May 2000,
(cid:190) 264 ECU/tonne, for every period thereafter, from 1 December to 31 May.
If the entry price for a consignment is 2, 4, 6 or 8 % lower than the agreed entry price, the specific customs 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.

(2) The exemption applies only to the ad valorem duty.'

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Official Journal of the European Communities

24. 3. 98

ANNEX VI

‘ANNEX VI

EGYPT

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 as they exist at
the time of adoption of the current Regulation. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is
to be determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description taken together.

Order No

CN code

TARIC
subdivision

Description of goods

09.1705

ex 0701 90 51

09.1703

ex 0703 10 11
ex 0703 10 19

ex 0709 90 90

09.1709

ex 0708 20 20

ex 0708 20 95

09.1701

0712 20 00

0805 10 10
0805 10 30
0805 10 50
ex 0805 10 82
ex 0805 10 84
ex 0805 10 86

09.1707

09.1711

50

10
20
10
20

10
10
10

Quota volume
per year or
indicated period
(in tonnes)

Quota duty

109 760

Exemption

12 120

Exemption

New potatoes:
(cid:190) From 1 January to 31 March

Onions, including wild onions of the species
Muscari comosum, fresh or chilled:
(cid:190) From 1 February to 15 May

Beans (Phaseolus spp.), fresh or chilled:
(cid:190) From 1 November to 30 April

7 680

Exemption

Dried onions, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in
powder, but not further prepared

5 880

Exemption

Fresh oranges:

(cid:190) From 1 July to 30 June

7 840

Exemption (1)

(cid:190) From 1 December to 31 May

8 000 (2)

(3)

(1) The exemption applies only to the ad valorem duty.
(2) Within this tariff quota, the agreed entry price between the European Community and Egypt, from which the specific duty provided in the Community’s list

of concessions to the WTO is reduced to zero, is:
(cid:190) ECU 271/tonne, from 1 December 1997 to 31 May 1998,
(cid:190) ECU 268/tonne, from 1 December 1998 to 31 May 1999,
(cid:190) ECU 266/tonne, from 1 December 1999 to 31 May 2000,
(cid:190) ECU 264/tonne, for every period thereafter, from 1 December to 31 May.
If the entry price for a consignment is 2, 4, 6 or 8 % lower than the agreed entry price, the specific customs 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.

(3) Also exemption of the ad valorem duty during the period 1 December to 31 May in the framework of the tariff quota with order No 09.1707.'

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 88/27

ANNEX VII

‘ANNEX VII

TUNISIA

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 as they exist at
the time of adoption of the current Regulation. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is
to be determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description taken together.

Quota volume
per year or
indicated period
(in tonnes)

Quota duty

Exemption

Order No

CN code

TARIC
subdivision

Description of goods

09.1211

0603 10

09.1213

ex 0701 90 51

Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable
for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh:
(cid:190) From 1 March to 31 December 1998
(cid:190) From 1 January to 31 December 1999
(cid:190) From 1 January to 31 December of subse-

quent years

New potatoes:
(cid:190) From 1 to 31 March 1998
(cid:190) From 1 January to 31 March 1999
(cid:190) From 1 January to 31 March of subsequent

years

796
818
840

15 900
16 350
16 800

09.1207

0805 10 10
0805 10 30
0805 10 50
ex 0805 10 82
ex 0805 10 84

ex 0805 10 86

09.1201

ex 1604 13 11
ex 1604 13 19
ex 1604 20 50

09.1215

2002 90 31
2002 90 39
2002 90 91
2002 90 99

10
10

10

20
20
10

Fresh oranges:

(cid:190) From 1 March to 31 December 1998
(cid:190) From 1 January to 31 December 1999
(cid:190) From 1 January to 31 December of subse-

33 242
34 182
35 123

quent years

Prepared or preserved sardines of the species
Sardina pilchardus

100

Exemption

Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than
by vinegar or acetic acid, other than whole or in
pieces, with a dry matter content of not less
than 12 %:
(cid:190) From 1 March to 31 December 1998
(cid:190) From 1 January to 31 December 1999
(cid:190) From 1 January to 31 December of subse-

quent years

2 120
2 180
2 240

Exemption

09.1203

ex 2008 50 92
ex 2008 50 94

20
20

Apricot pulp, not containing added spirit nor
sugar, in immediate packings of a net content
of 4,5 kg or more

5 160

Exemption

Exemption

Exemption
(1)

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Official Journal of the European Communities

24. 3. 98

Order No

CN code

TARIC
subdivision

Description of goods

Quota volume
per year or
indicated period
(in tonnes)

Quota duty

1 000 (2)

Exemption

45 % of the
CCT

56 000 hl

Exemption

Mixtures of fruit, not containing added spirit,
containing added sugar:
(cid:190) From 1 March to 31 December 1998
(cid:190) From 1 January to 31 December of subse-

quent years

Wines entitled to one of the following designa-
tions of origin: Coteaux de Teboura, Coteaux
d’Utique, Sidi-Salem, Kelibia, Thibar, Mornag,
Grand cru Mornag, of an actual alcoholic
strength by volume of 15 % vol or less and in
containers holding two litres or less

Sparkling wine, other

179 200 hl

Exemption

Other wine of fresh grapes

09.1217

2008 92 51
2008 92 59

09.1205

2008 92 72
2008 92 74
2008 92 76
2008 92 78

ex 2204 21 79
ex 2204 21 80
ex 2204 21 83
ex 2204 21 84

09.1209

2204 10 19
2204 10 99

2204 21 10
2204 21 79
ex 2204 21 80

2204 21 83
ex 2204 21 84

ex 2204 21 94

ex 2204 21 98

ex 2204 21 99
2204 29 10
2204 29 65
ex 2204 29 75
2204 29 83
ex 2204 29 84

ex 2204 29 94

ex 2204 29 98

ex 2204 29 99

73
73
73
73

73
79
80

10
73
79
80
10
30
10
30
10

10

10
30
10
30
10
30
10

(1) The exemption applies only to the ad valorem duty.
(2) Common tariff quota for the six CN codes for fruit mixtures.'

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 88/29

ANNEX VIII

‘ANNEX VIII

ALGERIA

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 as they exist at
the time of adoption of the current Regulation. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is
to be determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description taken together.

Order No

CN code

TARIC
subvision

Description of goods

Quota volume
per year or
indicated period

Quota duty

224 000 hl

Exemption

Wines entitled to one of the following designa-
tions of origin: Aïn Bessem-Bouira, Médéa,
coteaux du Zaccar, Dahra, coteaux de Mascara,
Monts du Tessalah, coteaux de Tlemcen, of an
actual alcoholic strength by volume not ex-
ceeding 15 % vol, in containers holding two
litres or less

Sparkling wines, other

224 000 hl

Exemption'

Other wine of fresh grapes

09.1001

ex 2204 21 79
ex 2204 21 80
ex 2204 21 83
ex 2204 21 84

09.1003

2204 10 19
2204 10 99

2204 21 10
2204 21 79
ex 2204 21 80

2204 21 83
ex 2204 21 84

ex 2204 21 94

ex 2204 21 98

ex 2204 21 99
2204 29 10
2204 29 65
ex 2204 29 75
2204 29 83
ex 2204 29 84

ex 2204 29 94

ex 2204 29 98

ex 2204 29 99

71
71
71
71

71
79
80

10
71
79
80
10
30
10
30
10

10

10
30
10
30
10
30
10

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24. 3. 98

ANNEX IX

‘ANNEX IX

MALTA

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 as they exist at
the time of adoption of the current Regulation. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is
to be determined by application of the CN code and corrsponding description taken together.

Order No

CN code

TARIC
subdivision

Description of goods

Quota volume
per year or
indicated
period

Quota duty

09.1451

2203 00

Beer made from malt

5 000 hl

Exemption'

ANNEX X

‘ANNEX X

WEST BANK AND GAZA STRIP

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 as they exist at
the time of adoption of the current Regulation. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is
to be determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description taken together.

Order No

CN code

TARIC
subdivision

Description of goods

09.1381

ex 0810 10 05
ex 0810 10 80

Fresh strawberries:
(cid:190) From 1 November to 31 March

Quota volume
per year or
indicated period
(in tonnes)

Quota duty

1 200

Exemption

09.1382

0603 10

Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable
for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh

1 500

Esemption'