Council Regulation (EC) No 1482/1999 of 14 June 1999 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters amending the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Romania on the reciprocal establishment of tariff quotas for certain wines, and amending Regulation (EC) No 933/95 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain wines
Date: 1999-06-14
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Romania, agreement (EU), quantitative restriction, tariff quota, wine

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1482/1999

of 14 June 1999

concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters amending the
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Romania
on the reciprocal establishment of tariff quotas for certain wines, and amending Regulation (EC) No
933/95 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain wines

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the
common organisation of the market in wine (4),

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 133 in conjunction with
the first sentence of Article 300(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

(1) Whereas an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of
Letters between the European Community and Romania
on the reciprocal establishment of
tariff quotas for
certain wines (1) was signed on 26 November 1993 and
extended by an Agreement in the form of an Exchange
of Letters (2) signed on 7 April 1998;

(2) Whereas that Agreement expired on 31 December

1998;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Agreement
in the form of an Exchange of Letters
amending the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters
between the European Community and Romania on the reci-
procal establishment of tariff quotas for certain wines is hereby
approved on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation.

Article 2

(3) Whereas in order to preserve reciprocal preferential
treatment and to continue to promote the development
of trade in wine the Agreement should be extended until
31 December 1999;

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind
the Community.

(4) Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 933/95 of 10 April
1995 opening and providing for the administration of
Community tariff quotas for certain wines originating in
Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania (3) opened tariff quotas
for certain wines in accordance with the Agreement in
the form of an Exchange of Letters between the Euro-
pean Community and Romania; whereas, following the
new Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters,
Regulation (EC) No 933/95 has to be amended accord-
ingly;

Article 3

The Commission is hereby authorised to adopt the necessary
acts for implementation of the Agreement, in accordance with
the procedure laid down in Article 83 of Regulation (EEC) No
822/87.

Article 4

Regulation (EC) No 933/95 shall be amended as follows:

(5) Whereas,

in order to facilitate the implementation of
certain provisions of the Agreement, the Commission
should be authorised to adopt the necessary legislation
for implementation of
in accordance
with the procedure laid down in Article 83 of Council

the Agreement

1.

2.

‘Number

CN code
(1)

Description
(2)

in Article 1(1) the words ‘to 31 December 1998 for Bulgaria
and Romania’ shall be replaced by ‘to 31 December 1999
for Bulgaria an Romania’;

in Article 1(1) the table under (c)
Romania’

replaced by the

shall be

‘Wines originating in
following table.

Quota volume
for 1999
(hl)

In-quota-rate
(% of basic duty)

178 880

40’

09.7013

ex 2204 10
ex 2204 21
ex 2204 29

Wine of
sparkling wine and liqueur wine

fresh grapes,

including

(1) OJ L 337, 31.12.1993, p. 173.
(2) OJ L 116, 18.4.1998, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 96, 28.4.1995, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 813/98 (OJ L 116, 18.4.1998, p. 1).

(4) OJ L 84, 27.3.1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1627/98 (OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 8).

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3. the Annex on TARIC codes shall be replaced by the following Annex.

‘ANNEX

TARIC codes

Number

CN code

TARIC code

09.7001

09.7003

ex 2204 10

ex 2204 21

09.7005

ex 2204 29

09.7007

ex 2204 29

09.7009

09.7011

ex 2204 10

ex 2204 21

2204 10 19*91
2204 10 99*91

2204 21 79*79
2204 21 79*80
2204 21 80*79
2204 21 80*80
2204 21 83*10
2204 21 83*79
2204 21 83*80
2204 21 84*10
2204 21 84*79
2204 21 84*80
2204 21 94*10
2204 21 94*30
2204 21 98*10
2204 21 98*30
2204 21 99*10

2204 29 65*00
2204 29 75*10
2204 29 83*10
2204 29 83*80
2204 29 84*10
2204 29 84*30
2204 29 94*10
2204 29 94*30
2204 29 98*10
2204 29 98*30
2204 29 99*10

2204 29 65*00
2204 29 75*10
2204 29 83*10
2204 29 83*80
2204 29 84*10
2204 29 84*30
2204 29 94*10
2204 29 94*30
2204 29 98*10
2204 29 98*30
2204 29 99*10

2204 10 19*91
2204 10 99*91

2204 21 79*79
2204 21 79*80
2204 21 80*79
2204 21 80*80
2204 21 83*10
2204 21 83*79
2204 21 83*80
2204 21 84*10
2204 21 84*79
2204 21 84*80
2204 21 94*10
2204 21 94*30
2204 21 98*10
2204 21 98*30
2204 21 99*10

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Number

CN code

TARIC code

09.7013

ex 2204 10

ex 2204 21

ex 2204 29

Article 5

2204 10 19*91
2204 10 19*99
2204 10 99*91
2204 10 99*99

2204 21 79*79
2204 21 79*80
2204 21 80*79
2204 21 80*80
2204 21 83*10
2204 21 83*79
2204 21 83*80
2204 21 84*10
2204 21 84*79
2204 21 84*80
2204 21 94*10
2204 21 94*30
2204 21 98*10
2204 21 98*30
2204 21 99*10

2204 29 65*00
2204 29 75*10
2204 29 83*10
2204 29 83*80
2204 29 84*10
2204 29 84*30
2204 29 94*10
2204 29 94*30
2204 29 98*10
2204 29 98*30
2204 29 99*10’

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

It shall apply from 1 January 1999.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 14 June 1999.

For the Council

The President

K.-H. FUNKE