Council Regulation (EC) No 377/2000 of 14 February 2000 adopting autonomous and transitional measures concerning the importation of certain processed agricultural products originating in Poland and Bulgaria
Date: 2000-02-14
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Bulgaria, CCT duties, Poland, agro-industry, import, originating product

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 377/2000

of 14 February 2000

adopting autonomous and transitional measures concerning the importation of certain processed
agricultural products originating in Poland and Bulgaria

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Article 2

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

If Poland or Bulgaria discontinues the application of the reci-
procal measures in favour of the Community, the Commission
may, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article
3(2) of this Regulation, suspend application of the measures
provided for in Article 1.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Council Regulation (EC) No 27/1999 (1) was adopted
pending the entry into force of the Adaptation Proto-
cols, and in particular the part concerning Protocol 3, of
the respective Europe Agreements concluded with coun-
tries of Central and Eastern Europe.

The procedures for formal adoption of the Adaptation
the Europe
Protocols adjusting the trade aspects of
Agreements with Poland and Bulgaria were not
completed in time for them to enter into force on 1
January 2000; it is therefore necessary to provide for the
extension of
the concessions made to Poland and
Bulgaria on an autonomous basis until 31 December
2000.

The measures provided for in the event of suspension of
this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with
Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying
down the procedures for the exercise of implementing
powers conferred on the Commission (2).

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July
1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the
Community Customs Code (3) consolidated the arrange-
ments for managing tariff quotas, which are to be used
in the chronological order of the dates of acceptance of
the declarations for release for free circulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 3

1.
The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee
referred to in Article 15 of Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/
93 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Committee’) (4).

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, the procedure
laid down in Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall
apply.

The period provided for in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/
468/EC shall be set at one month.

3.

The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.

Article 4

The concessions applying to trade in processed agricul-
1.
tural products provided for
in the Adaptation Protocols
concluded with the States referred to in Article 1 shall replace
the concessions provided for in the respective Annexes to this
Regulation:

(a) as from 1 January 2000, if the Adaptation Protocol is in

force on that date, or

(b) as from the date of entry into force of the Adaptation
Protocol, if the latter enters into force after 1 January 2000.

The detailed rules implementing the measures provided
the
respective

2.
for in this Regulation shall also apply in respect of
corresponding measures provided for
Adaptation Protocols.

in the

Article 1

Article 5

From 1 January to 31 December 2000 the goods originating in
Poland and Bulgaria listed respectively in Annexes I and II to
this Regulation shall be granted concessions under the condi-
tions indicated in those Annexes. The basic amounts to be
taken into consideration in calculating the reduced agricultural
components and additional duties applicable to imports into
the Community from these countries are shown in Table 3 in
the respective Annexes.

(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 27/1999 of 21 December 1998 adop-
ting autonomous and transitional measures for the preferential trade
agreements with Poland, Hungary, Slovakia,
the Czech Republic,
Romania and Bulgaria in certain processed agricultural products (OJ
L 5, 9.1.1999, p. 7).

(2) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.
(3) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1662/1999 (OJ L 197, 29.7.1999, p. 25).

The quotas referred to in Table 1 in the Annexes to this
Regulation shall be managed by the Commission in accordance
with the provisions of Articles 308a to 308c of Regulation
(EEC) No 2454/93.

Article 6

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

It shall apply as from 1 January 2000.

(4) OJ L 318, 20.12.1993, p. 18. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2491/98 (OJ L 309, 19.11.1998, p. 28).

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

Done at Brussels, 14 February 2000.

For the Council

The President

J. GAMA

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ANNEX I

POLAND

TABLE 1

Quotas applicable to the import of goods originating in Poland opened for 2000

Quota for 2000
(in tonnes)

Preference (*)

21

RAC

7 180

RAC

4 805

RAC

490

RAC

Order No

CN code

09.5401

09.5403

09.5404

09.5405

0403 10 51
0403 10 53
0403 10 59
0403 10 91
0403 10 93
0403 10 99
0403 90 71
0403 90 73
0403 90 79
0403 90 91
0403 90 93
0403 90 99

1704 10
1704 90 30
1704 90 55
1704 90 71
1704 90 75

ex 1704 90 99 (Taric code 10)

1806 10 20
1806 20 10
1806 20 30
1806 20 50
1806 20 70
1806 20 80
1806 20 95
1806 31 00
1806 32 10
1806 32 90
1806 90 11
1806 90 19
1806 90 31
1806 90 39
1806 90 50
1806 90 60
1806 90 70
1806 90 90

1902 11 00
1902 19 10
1902 19 90
1902 20 91
1902 20 99
1902 30 10
1902 30 90
1902 40 10
1902 40 90

09.5407

1903 00 00

55

RAC

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Order No

CN code

09.5408

09.5409

09.5411

09.5413

1905 10 00
1905 20
1905 30 11
1905 30 19
1905 30 30
1905 30 51
1905 30 59
1905 30 91
1905 30 99
1905 40
1905 90 10
1905 90 20
1905 90 30
1905 90 40
1905 90 45
1905 90 55
1905 90 60
1905 90 90

2001 90 40
2004 10 91
2005 20 10
2008 99 91

2101 12 98
2101 20 98

2101 30 19
2101 30 99

09.5415

2106 90 10

Quota for 2000
(in tonnes)

Preference (*)

2 142

RAC

34

RAC

21

420

648

RAC

RAC

RAC

(*) RAC = Reduced agricultural components applicable within the quota quantity limits.

Imports
exceeding these quantities are subject to the agricultural components (AC) shown in the Common
Customs Tariff.

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Duties applicable to the import of goods originating in Poland for 2000

TABLE 2

CN code

Duty

1.1—30.6.2000

1.7—31.12.2000

1704 90 10

1806 10 15

1901 90 91

ex 2005 90 80 (Taric code 60)

2008 11 10

2008 91 00

2101 20 20

2101 20 92

2101 30 11

2101 30 91

2102 10 10

2102 10 90

2102 20 11

2102 20 19

2102 20 90

2102 30 00

2103 10 00

2103 20 00

2103 30 90

2103 90 90

2106 10 20

2106 90 92

2203 00

3302 10 21

3823 11 00

3823 12 00

3823 13 00

3823 19 00

3823 70 00

6,3 %

0 %

0 %

0 %

5,7 %

4,1 %

2,6 %

0 %

5,4 %

6,0 %

5,2 %

6,2 %

2,1 %

5,1 %

0 %

2,1 %

3,1 %

4,2 %

4,6 %

3,5 %

5,7 %

3,1 %

2,6 %

3,1 %

5,1 %

0 %

2,9 %

0 %

3,8 %

5,8 %

0 %

0 %

0 %

5,2 %

3,5 %

2,2 %

0 %

4,9 %

5,5 %

4,7 %

5,6 %

1,9 %

5,1 %

0 %

1,9 %

2,8 %

3,8 %

4,2 %

3,2 %

5,2 %

2,8 %

1,8 %

2,8 %

5,1 %

0 %

2,9 %

0 %

3,8 %

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Basic amounts to be taken into consideration in calculating reduced agricultural components and additional
duties applicable to the import into the Community of the goods listed in Table 1

TABLE 3

from 1. 1 to 30.6.2000

from 1.7 to 31.12.2000

EUR/100 kg

Trigo blando — Blød hvede — Weichweizen — Μαλακό σιτάρι — Common wheat — Blé
tendre — Grano tenero — Zachte tarwe — Trigo mole — Tavallinen vehnä — Vete

7,277

6,653

Trigo duro — Hård hvede — Hartweizen — Σκληρό σιτάρι — Durum wheat — Blé dur —
Grano duro — Durum tarwe — Trigo duro — Durumvehnä — Durumvete

11,295

10,326

Centeno — Rug — Roggen — Σίκαλη — Rye — Seigle — Segala — Rogge — Centeio —
Ruis — Råg

Cebada — Byg — Gerste — Κριθάρι — Barley — Orge — Orzo — Gerst — Cevada —
Ohra — Korn

Maíz — Majs — Mais — Καλαµπόκι — Maize — Maïs — Granturco — Maïs — Milho —
Maissi — Majs

7,090

7,090

7,193

6,483

6,483

6,577

Arroz descascarillado de grano largo — Ris, afskallet,
langkörnig,
geschält — Αποφλοιωµένο ρύζι µακρόσπερµο — Long-grain husked rice — Riz décortiqué à
grains longs — Riso semigreggio a grani lunghi — Langkorrelige gedopte rijst — Arroz em
películas de grãos longos — Pitkäjyväinen esikuorittu riisi — Ris, skalat långkornigt

langkornet — Reis,

Leche desnatada en polvo — Skummetmælkspulver — Magermilchpulver — Αποβουτυρω-
µένο γάλα σε σκόνη — Skimmed-milk powder — Lait écrémé en poudre — Latte scremato in
polvere — Mageremelkpoeder — Leite desnatado em pó — Rasvaton maitojauhe —
Skummjölkspulver

Leche entera en polvo — Sødmælkspulver — Vollmilchpulver — Πλήρες γάλα σε σκόνη —
Whole-milk powder — Lait
intero in polvere —
Vollemelkpoeder — Leite inteiro em pó — Rasvainen maitojauhe — Mjölkpulver

en poudre — Latte

entier

Mantequilla — Smør — Butter — Βούτυρο — Butter — Beurre — Burro — Boter —
Manteiga — Voi — Smör

Azúcar blanco — Hvidt sukker — Weißzucker — Λευκή ζάχαρη — White sugar — Sucre
blanc — Zucchero bianco — Witte suiker — Açúcar branco — Valkoinen sokeri — Vitt
socker

20,237

18,502

24,750

23,760

28,532

26,086

41,467

30,573

37,912

29,350

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ANNEX II

BULGARIA

TABLE 1

Quotas applicable to the import of goods originating in Bulgaria opened for 2000

Order No

CN code

Description

09.5481

0405 20 10
0405 20 30

ex 2106

Dairy spreads of a fat content, by weight, of 39 % or more, but
not exceeding 75 %

Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included other
than those falling within CN codes 2106 10 20, 2106 90 20
and 2106 90 92 and other than flavoured or coloured sugar
syrups

Quota for
2000
(in tonnes)

Preference (*)

490

RAC

09.5461

ex 1704

09.5463

ex 1806

09.5485

ex 1901

09.5469

ex 1902

09.5471

1904

09.5473

1905

09.5474

2101 12 98

2101 20 98

Sugar confectionery (including white chocolate), not containing
cocoa; excluding liquorice extract containing more than 10 %
by weight of
containing other added
substances, falling within CN code 1704 90 10

sucrose but not

168

RAC

Chocolate and other food preparation containing cocoa other
than those of CN code 1806 10 15

504

RAC

Malt extract; food preparations of flour, meal, starch or malt
extract, not containing cocoa powder or containing less than
40 % by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis,
not elsewhere specified or included; food preparations of goods
of heading Nos 0401 to 0404, not containing cocoa powder or
containing less than 5 % by weight of cocoa calculated on a
totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included, other
than in CN code 1901 90 91

101

RAC

Pasta, whether or not cooked or otherwise prepared excluding
stuffed pasta falling within CN codes 1902 20 10 and
1902 20 30, couscous, whether or not prepared

336

RAC

Prepared food obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or
cereal products (for example cornflakes); 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 other-
wise prepared, not elsewhere specified or included

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

Preparations with a basis of extracts, essences or concentrates
of coffee or with a basis of coffee, other than those of CN code
2101 12 92

Extracts, essences and concentrates of tea or maté, and prepara-
tions with a basis of these extracts, essences and concentrates
or with a basis of tea or maté not falling within CN codes
2101 20 20 and 2101 20 92

252

RAC

588

RAC

168

RAC

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Order No

CN code

Description

09.5476

2101 30 19

Roasted coffee substitutes

2101 30 99

Extracts, essences and concentrates of roasted coffee substitutes
excluding those of roasted chicory

09.5477

2102 10 31
2102 10 39

09.5479

2105 00

09.5483

2202 90 91
2202 90 95
2202 90 99

Baker's yeast

Ice cream and other edible ice, whether or not containing
cocoa

Non-alcoholic beverages not including fruit or vegetable juices
of CN code 2009 containing products of CN codes 0401 to
0404 or fat obtained from products of CN codes 0401 to 0404

Quota for
2000
(in tonnes)

Preference (*)

22

RAC

84

84

17

RAC

RAC

RAC

(*) RAC = Reduced agricultural components applicable within the quota quantity limits. Imports exceeding these quantities are subject to the agricultural components (AC)

shown in the Common Customs Tariff.

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Duties applicable to the import of goods originating in Bulgaria for 2000

TABLE 2

CN code

Duty

1.1—30.6.2000

1.7—31.12.2000

1302 13 00

1302 20 10

1302 20 90

1704 90 10

1901 90 91

ex 2005 90 80 (Taric code 60)

2008 11 10

2008 91 00

2101 11 11

2101 11 19

2101 12 92

2101 20 20

2101 20 92

2101 30 11

2101 30 91

2102 10 10

2102 10 90

2102 20 11

2102 20 19

2102 20 90

2102 30 00

2103 10 00

2103 20 00

2103 30 90

2103 90 90

2104 10

2104 20 00

2106 10 20

2106 90 92

2202 10

2202 90 10

2203 00

2205 10 10

2205 90 10

3301 90 21

3302 10 21

3823 12 00

3823 70 00

2,0 %

7,4 %

5,4 %

6,3 %

12,8 %

0 %

5,7 %

4,1 %

3,7 %

3,7 %

5,4 %

2,6 %

0 %

5,4 %

6,0 %

5,2 %

4,2 %

2,1 %

2,8 %

0 %

2,1 %

3,1 %

4,2 %

4,6 %

3,5 %

4,9 %

6,0 %

5,7 %

3,1 %

2,1 %

4,2 %

2,6 %

1,9 %

7,1 %

5,2 %

5,8 %

12,8 %

0 %

5,2 %

3,5 %

3,2 %

3,2 %

4,9 %

2,2 %

0 %

4,9 %

5,5 %

4,7 %

3,8 %

1,9 %

2,6 %

0 %

1,9 %

2,8 %

3,8 %

4,2 %

3,2 %

4,5 %

5,5 %

5,2 %

2,8 %

1,9 %

3,8 %

1,8 %

5,6 EUR/hl

3,5 EUR/hl

5,1 EUR/hl

3,2 EUR/hl

0 %

3,1 %

0 %

0 %

0 %

2,8 %

0 %

0 %

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duties applicable to the import into the Community of the goods listed in Table 1

TABLE 3

from 1.1 to 30.6.2000

from 1.7 to 31.12.2000

EUR/100 kg

Trigo blando — Blød hvede — Weichweizen — Μαλακό σιτάρι — Common wheat — Blé
tendre — Grano tenero — Zachte tarwe — Trigo mole — Tavallinen vehnä — Vete

2,079

1,901

Trigo duro — Hård hvede — Hartweizen — Σκληρό σιτάρι — Durum wheat — Blé dur —
Grano duro — Durum tarwe — Trigo duro — Durumvehnä — Durumvete

11,295

10,326

Centeno — Rug — Roggen — Σίκαλη — Rye — Seigle — Segala — Rogge — Centeio —
Ruis — Råg

Cebada — Byg — Gerste — Κριθάρι — Barley — Orge — Orzo — Gerst — Cevada —
Ohra — Korn

Maíz — Majs — Mais — Καλαµπόκι — Maize — Maïs — Granturco — Maïs — Milho —
Maissi — Majs

7,090

7,090

7,193

6,483

6,483

6,577

Arroz descascarillado de grano largo — Ris, afskallet,
langkörnig,
geschält — Αποφλοιωµένο ρύζι µακρόσπερµο — Long-grain husked rice — Riz décortiqué à
grains longs — Riso semigreggio a grani lunghi — Langkorrelige gedopte rijst — Arroz em
películas de grãos longos — Pitkäjyväinen esikuorittu riisi — Ris, skalat långkornigt

langkornet — Reis,

Leche desnatada en polvo — Skummetmælkspulver — Magermilchpulver — Αποβουτυρω-
µένο γάλα σε σκόνη — Skimmed-milk powder — Lait écrémé en poudre — Latte scremato in
polvere — Mageremelkpoeder — Leite desnatado em pó — Rasvaton maitojauhe —
Skummjölkspulver

Leche entera en polvo — Sødmælkspulver — Vollmilchpulver — Πλήρες γάλα σε σκόνη —
Whole-milk powder — Lait
intero in polvere —
Vollemelkpoeder — Leite inteiro em pó — Rasvainen maitojauhe — Mjölkpulver

en poudre — Latte

entier

20,237

18,502

86,625

83,160

99,862

91,302

Mantequilla — Smør — Butter — Βούτυρο — Butter — Beurre — Burro — Boter —
Manteiga — Voi — Smör

145,133

132,693

Azúcar blanco — Hvidt sukker — Weißzucker — Λευκή ζάχαρη — White sugar — Sucre
blanc — Zucchero bianco — Witte suiker — Açúcar branco — Valkoinen sokeri — Vitt
socker

30,573

29,350