Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 of 18 September 2000 introducing exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the European Union's Stabilisation and Association process, amending Regulation (EC) No 2820/98, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1763/1999 and (EC) No 6/2000
Date: 2000-09-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Yugoslavia, agricultural product, import, industrial product, originating product, textile product

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2007/2000

of 18 September 2000

introducing exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to
the European Union's Stabilisation and Association process, amending Regulation (EC) No 2820/98,
and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1763/1999 and (EC) No 6/2000

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

At its meeting in Lisbon on 23 and 24 March 2000, the
European Council concluded that Stabilisation and Asso-
ciation Agreements with Western Balkan countries
should be preceded by asymmetrical trade liberalisation.

The Council, in its conclusions of 24 January and 14
February 2000, also invited the Commission to examine
the question of facilitating trade with the Republic of
Montenegro within the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

the

applicable

arrangements

Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2000 of 17 December
1999 concerning
to
imports into the Community of products originating in
the Republics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia
and to imports of wine originating in the former Yugo-
slav Republic of Macedonia and the Republic of Slov-
enia (1) offers for certain industrial products exemption
from customs duties within the limit of tariff ceilings
and limited concessions are made for agricultural goods,
many of them in form of exemption from duties within
the limit of tariff quotas. Council Regulation (EC) No
1763/1999 of 29 July 1999 concerning arrangements
applicable to imports into the Community of products
originating in Albania provides for a similar regime
containing the same restrictions and amending Regula-
tion (EC) No 2820/98 applying a multilateral scheme of

generalised tariff preferences for the period 1 July 1999
to 31 December 2001 as regards Albania (2).

The general level of imports from the Western Balkan
countries is less than 0,6 % of all Community imports.
Further market opening is expected to contribute to the
process of political and economic stabilisation in the
region while not creating negative effects
the
Community.

for

is,

autonomous

therefore, appropriate to further

improve the
It
Community's
by
removing all remaining tariff ceilings for industrial prod-
ucts and by further improving access to the Community
market for agricultural and fishery products, including
processed products.

preferences

trade

These measures are proposed as part of the EU Stabilisa-
tion and Association process,
in a response to the
specific situation in the Western Balkans. They will not
constitute a precedent for Community trade policy with
other third countries.

In accordance with the EU Stabilisation and Association
process, based on the earlier Regional Approach and the
Council Conclusions of 29 April 1997, the development
of bilateral relations between the European Union and
the Western Balkan countries is subject to certain condi-
tions. The granting of autonomous trade preferences is
linked to respect for fundamental principles of democ-
the
racy and human rights and to the readiness of
countries concerned to develop economic relations
between themselves. The granting of improved auto-
nomous trade preferences in favour of countries partici-
pating in the EU Stabilisation and Association process
should be linked to their readiness to engage in effective
economic reforms and in regional cooperation, in partic-
ular through the establishment of free trade areas in line
with relevant GATT/WTO standards. In addition, entitle-
ment to benefit from autonomous trade preferences is
conditional on the beneficiaries' involvement in effective
administrative cooperation with the Community in
order to prevent any risk of fraud.

(1) OJ L 2, 5.1.2000, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 211, 11.8.1999, p. 1.

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Trade preferences can only be granted to countries or
territories possessing a customs administration.

Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the
Community Customs Code (2) should be applied.

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

(12)

(13)

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Kosovo, as the
latter is defined by the United Nations Security Council
Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999 subject
to inter-
national civil administration by the United Nations
Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), (hereinafter referred to as
‘Kosovo’) fulfil these conditions, and similar trade prefer-
ences should be granted to all of them in order to avoid
discrimination within the region.

The Republic of Montenegro within the Federal Republic
of Yugoslavia does not possess a separate customs
administration. It is, therefore, impossible to grant the
same preferences to it. However, the granting of limited
for certain Montenegrin industrial
trade preferences
products that are not produced in other parts of the
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is possible without preju-
dice to the principle of excluding the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia from the trade preferences as a whole and in
full compliance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1294/
1999 of 15 June 1999 concerning a freeze of funds and
a ban on investment in relation to the Federal Republic
of Yugoslavia (FRY) and repealing Regulations (EC) No
1295/98 and (EC) No 1607/98 (1).

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is already
linked to the Community by a Cooperation Agreement
containing trade preferences, and the Community and its
Member States opened negotiations for a Stabilisation
and Association Agreement with that country. The
equivalent of improved autonomous trade preferences
under this Regulation should, therefore, be granted to
that country on a separate basis, with the exception of
concessions for wine.

The proposed Regulation should continue to provide for
concessions on wine, as granted under Regulation (EC)
No 6/2000, which apply equally to Slovenia and the
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia pending the
conclusion of specific wine agreements with these coun-
tries. As these concessions continue to consist of a
global tariff quota, it is appropriate to keep these provi-
sions in one and the same Regulation.

It is, therefore, appropriate to grant the improved auto-
nomous trade preferences to Albania, Bosnia and Herze-
govina and Croatia and to include Kosovo and to grant
limited and specific trade preferences for certain indus-
trial products originating in the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia.

(14)

For the purposes of certification or origin and adminis-
trative cooperation procedures, the relevant provisions
of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July
1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of

(1) OJ L 153, 19.6.1999, p. 63. Regulation as

last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1440/2000 (OJ L 161, 1.7.2000,
p. 68).

(15)

(16)

(17)

For the sake of rationalisation and simplification, it is
appropriate to provide that
the Commission may,
having consulted the Customs Code Committee and
without prejudice to the specific procedures provided for
in this Regulation, make any necessary changes and
technical amendments necessary to this Regulation.

The measures necessary for the implementation 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 (3).

The introduction of the proposed measures for agricul-
tural products and fishery products originating in the
Republics of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and
Croatia will make the inclusion of those Republics in the
Community's scheme of generalised tariff preferences
superfluous. It is therefore appropriate to remove those
Republics from the list of beneficiaries of Council Regu-
lation (EC) No 2820/98 of 21 December 1998 applying
a multiannual scheme of generalised tariff preferences
for the period 1 July 1999 to 31 December 2001 (4).

(18) A single new Regulation containing all autonomous
trade preferences would give greater transparency to the
Community trade regime with countries and territories
participating in or linked to the EU Stabilisation and
Association process. Consequently, Regulations (EC) No
1763/1999 and (EC) No 6/2000 should be repealed.

(19)

These import arrangements should be renewed on the
basis of the conditions established by the Council and in
the light of
the experience gained in granting these
therefore
arrangements under
appropriate to limit the duration of the arrangements to
31 December 2002,

this Regulation.

is

It

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Preferential arrangements

Subject to the special provisions laid down in Articles 3
1.
and 4, products originating in the Republics of Albania, Bosnia
and Herzegovina and Croatia as well as in Kosovo as defined
by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10
June 1999 (hereinafter referred to as ‘Kosovo’), other than
those of heading Nos 0102, 0201, 0202 and 1604 of the
Combined Nomenclature, shall be admitted for import into the
Community without quantitative restrictions or measures
having equivalent effect and with exemption from customs
duties and charges having equivalent effect.

(2) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regula-

tion (EC) No 1602/2000 (OJ L 188, 26.7.2000, p. 1).

(3) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.
(4) OJ L 357, 30.12.1998, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1763/1999.

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2. Wine imports originating in the Republic of Slovenia and
the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall benefit from
concessions provided for in Article 4.

annual quantities set in Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 517/
94 when products originate
territories
mentioned in Article 1(1) of this Regulation.

in countries or

3.
Certain industrial products originating in the Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia shall benefit from concessions provided
for in Article 5.

Article 2

Conditions for entitlement to the preferential
arrangements

Entitlement to benefit from the preferential arrangements

1.
introduced by Article 1 shall be subject to the following:

(a) compliance with the definition of the concept of ‘origin-
ating products’ provided for in Title IV, Chapter 2, section
2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93; and

(b) to the abstention of the countries and territories mentioned
in Article 1 from introducing new duties or charges having
equivalent effect and new quantitative restrictions or meas-
ures having equivalent effect from imports originating in
the Community or from increasing existing levels of duties
or charges or from introducing any other restrictions from
the day of the entry into force of this Regulation;

(c) to the involvement of beneficiaries in effective adminis-
trative cooperation with the Community in order
to
prevent any risk of fraud.

2.
For Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia, the
entitlement to benefit from the preferential arrangements intro-
duced by Article 1 shall equally be subject to their readiness to
engage in effective economic reforms and in regional coopera-
tion with other countries concerned by the European Union's
Stabilisation and Association process, in particular through the
establishment of free trade areas in conformity with Article
XXIV of the GATT 1994 and other relevant WTO provisions.

In the event of non-compliance in this respect, the Council
may take the appropriate measures by a qualified majority vote,
on the basis of a Commission proposal.

Article 3

Limited concessions for certain textile products

1.
As regards textile products originating in the countries or
territories referred to in Article 1(1) of this Regulation and
indicated in Annex III B of Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94
of 7 March 1994 on common rules for imports of textile
products from certain third countries not covered by bilateral
agreements, protocols or other arrangements, or by other
the exemption from
specific Community import
customs duties and charges having equivalent effect shall be
limited to the Community annual quantities set out in Regula-
tion (EC) No 517/94.

rules (1),

For re-importations following an outward processing
2.
operation in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No
3036/94 of 8 December 1994 establishing economic outward
processing arrangements applicable to certain textiles and
clothing products
reimported into the Community after
working or processing in certain third countries (2), the exemp-
tion from customs duties shall be limited to the Community

(1) OJ L 67, 10.3.1994, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 2452/1999 (OJ L 307, 2.12.1999, p. 14).

(2) OJ L 322, 15.12.1994, p. 1.

Article 4

Agricultural products — tariff quotas

1.
For certain fishery products originating in Albania, Bosnia
and Herzegovina and Croatia and wine originating in the coun-
tries and territories referred to in Article 1(1) and (2), both
listed in Annex I, the customs duties applicable to imports into
the Community shall be suspended during the periods, at the
levels and within the limits of the Community tariff quotas
indicated for each product in that Annex.

The customs duties applicable to imports

2.
into the
Community of ‘baby-beef’ products defined in Annex II and
originating in the countries and territories referred to in Article
1(1), shall be 20 % of the ad valorem duty and 20 % of the
specific duty as laid down in the Common Customs Tariff,
within the limit of an annual tariff quota of 10 900 tonnes
expressed in carcase weight.

The volume of the annual tariff quota of 10 900 tonnes shall
be distributed among the beneficiary Republics, as follows:

(a) 1 500 tonnes (carcase weight)

for ‘baby-beef’ products

originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina;

(b) 9 400 tonnes (carcase weight)

for ‘baby-beef’ products

originating in Croatia.

Imports into the Community of ‘baby-beef’ products defined in
Annex II and originating in Albania and in Kosovo shall not
benefit from a tariff concession.

Any request for import within these quotas shall be accompa-
nied by an authenticity certificate issued by the competent
authorities of the exporting country and attesting that the
goods originate in the country or territory concerned and
correspond to the definition in Annex II. This certificate shall
be drawn up by the Commission according to the procedure
provided for in Article 43 of Council Regulation (EC) No
1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of
the market in beef and veal (3).

Article 5

Tariff quotas for aluminium products originating in the
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

From 1 January to 31 December each year, imports into the
Community of aluminium products originating in the Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia and listed in Annex III, shall benefit
from an exemption from customs duties in accordance with
the Community tariff quotas specified in that Annex.

Article 6

Implementation of tariff quotas for ‘baby beef’

The detailed rules for implementing the tariff quota for ‘baby-
beef’ products
shall be determined by the Commission
according to the procedure provided for in Article 43 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 1254/1999.

(3) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.

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Article 7

Administration of tariff quotas

Article 12

Temporary suspension

The tariff quotas referred to in Article 4(1) and Article 5 shall
be administered by the Commission in accordance with
Articles 308a, 308b and 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/
93.

Communication for that purpose between the Member States
and the Commission shall be effected, as far as possible, by
telematic link.

Article 8

Access to tariff quotas

Each Member State shall ensure that importers have equal and
uninterrupted access to the tariff quotas for as long as the
balance of the relevant quota volume so permits.

Article 9

Conferment of powers

The Commission shall,
in accordance with the procedure
referred to in Article 10(2), adopt the provisions necessary for
the application of this Regulation, other than those provided
for in Article 6, notably:

(a) amendments and technical adjustments necessary following
amendments to the Combined Nomenclature codes and to
the TARIC-subdivisions;

(b) necessary adjustments following the conclusion of other
agreements between the Community and the countries and
territories referred to in Article 1.

Article 10

Management Committee

1.
The Commission shall be assisted by the Customs Code
Committee instituted by Article 247 of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 2913/92 (1), hereinafter referred to as the ‘Commit-
tee’.

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

The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC
shall be one month.

3.

The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.

Article 11

Cooperation

Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to
ensure that this Regulation, and in particular the provisions set
out in Article 12(1), are complied with.

(1) OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regula-
the

the European Parliament and of

tion (EC) No 955/1999 of
Council (OJ L 119, 7.5.1999, p. 1).

1. Where the Commission finds that
there is sufficient
evidence of fraud or failure to provide administrative coopera-
tion as required for the verification of evidence of origin, or
that there is a massive increase of exports into the Community
above the level of normal production and export capacity or a
failure of compliance with the provisions of Article 2(1) by
countries and territories covered by this Regulation, it may take
measures to suspend in whole or in part the arrangements
provided for in this Regulation for a period of three months,
provided that it has first:

(a) informed the Committee;

(b) called on the Member States to take such precautionary
measures as are necessary in order
to safeguard the
Community's financial interests and/or to secure compli-
ance by the beneficiary countries and territories with
Article 2(1);

(c) published a notice in the Official Journal of the European
Communities stating that there are grounds for reasonable
doubts about the application of the preferential arrange-
ments and/or compliance with Article 2(1) by the benefi-
ciary country or territory concerned which may call into
question its right to continue enjoying the benefits granted
by this Regulation.

2.
A Member State may refer the Commission's decision to
the Council within 10 days. The Council, acting by a qualified
majority, may take a different decision within 30 days.

On conclusion of the period of suspension, the Commis-
3.
sion shall decide either to terminate the provisional suspension
measure following consultation of the Committee or to extend
the suspension measure in accordance with the procedure
provided for in paragraph 1.

Article 13

Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 2820/98

In Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 2820/98, the following
entries shall be deleted: ‘AL Albania (1)’, ‘BA Bosnia and Herze-
govina (1)’ and ‘HR Croatia (1)’.

Article 14

Repeals

Regulations (EC) No 1763/1999 and (EC) No 6/2000 are
hereby repealed.

Article 15

Initial pro rata application

1.
By way of derogation from Article 7, paragraphs 2, 3 and
4 of this Article shall apply for the first calendar year of the
application of this Regulation.

2.
The volumes of the tariff quotas shall be calculated as a
pro rata of the basic volumes indicated in Annexes I and III,
account being taken of the part of the period elapsed before
the date of application of this Regulation.

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The quantities which have been imported within the
3.
framework of the tariff quotas with order numbers 09.1515
and 09.1561 applicable within Regulations (EC) No 6/2000
and (EC) No 1763/1999 respectively, shall be taken into
account for charging on the respective tariff quotas in Annex I
to this Regulation.

4.
The quantities which have been imported within the
framework of the tariff quotas for ‘baby beef’ applicable within
Article 5(3) and Annex F of Regulation (EC) No 6/2000 shall
be taken into account for charging on the respective tariff
quotas referred to in Article 4(2) and Annex II of this Regula-
tion.

Article 16

Transitional measures

1.
The benefit of the generalised tariff preferences estab-
lished by Regulation (EC) No 2820/98 shall continue to be
granted in respect of goods originating in Albania, Bosnia and
Herzegovina and Croatia which are put into free circulation in
the Community before 1 January 2001, provided that:

(a) the goods concerned are covered by a purchase contract
concluded before the date of entry into force of this Regu-
lation; and

(b) it can be shown to the satisfaction of the customs authori-
ties that those goods left the country of origin no later than
the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

The customs authorities may regard paragraph 1(b) as
2.
having been satisfied if one of the following documents is
submitted to them:

(a) in the case of transport by sea or waterway, the bill of
loading showing that loading took place before the date of
entry into force of this Regulation;

(b) in the case of transport by rail, the consignment note
accepted by the railways of the expediting country before
the date of entry into force of this Regulation;

(c) in the case of transport by road, the international road
transport TIR carnet issued before the date of entry into
force of
this Regulation by the customs office in the
country of origin or any other appropriate document
authenticated by the relevant customs authorities of the
country of origin before that date;

(d) in the case of transport by air, the air consignment note
showing that the airline received the goods before the date
of entry into force of this Regulation.

Article 17

Entry into force and application

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

It shall apply from the first day of the second month after its
entry into force until 31 December 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 September 2000.

For the Council

The President

H. VÉDRINE

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ANNEX I

concerning the tariff quotas referred to in Article 4(1)

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 these Annexes, by the coverage of the CN-codes. 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

Description

Quota volume
per year (1)

Beneficiaries

Rate of duty

Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhyn-
chus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus
gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chryso-
gaster): live; fresh or chilled; frozen; dried, salted or
in brine, smoked; fillets and other fish meat; flours,
meals and pellets, fit for human consumption

100
tonnes

Albania, Bosnia and Herzego-
vina, Croatia

Exemption

Carp: live; fresh or chilled; frozen; dried, salted or in
brine, smoked; fillets and other fish meat; flours,
meals and pellets, fit for human consumption

300
tonnes

Albania, Bosnia and Herzego-
vina, Croatia

Exemption

Sea bream (Dentex dentex and Pagellus spp.):
live;
fresh or chilled; frozen; dried, salted or in brine,
smoked; fillets and other fish meat; flours, meals
and pellets, fit for human consumption

100
tonnes

Albania, Bosnia and Herzego-
vina, Croatia

Exemption

Sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax): live; fresh or chilled;
frozen; dried, salted or in brine, smoked; fillets and
other fish meat; flours, meals and pellets, fit for
human consumption

600
tonnes

Albania, Bosnia and Herzego-
vina, Croatia

Exemption

09.1571

09.1573

09.1575

09.1577

0301 91 10
0301 91 90
0302 11 10
0302 11 90
0303 21 10
0303 21 90
0304 10 11
ex 0304 10 19
ex 0304 10 91
0304 20 11
ex 0304 20 19
ex 0304 90 10
ex 0305 10 00
ex 0305 30 90
0305 49 45
ex 0305 59 90
ex 0305 69 90

0301 93 00
0302 69 11
0303 79 11
ex 0304 10 19
ex 0304 10 91
ex 0304 20 19
ex 0304 90 10
ex 0305 10 00
ex 0305 30 90
ex 0305 49 80
ex 0305 59 90
ex 0305 69 90

ex 0301 99 90
0302 69 61
0303 79 71
ex 0304 10 38
ex 0304 10 98
ex 0304 20 95
ex 0304 90 97
ex 0305 10 00
ex 0305 30 90
ex 0305 49 80
ex 0305 59 90
ex 0305 69 90

ex 0301 99 90
0302 69 94
ex 0303 77 00
ex 0304 10 38
ex 0304 10 98
ex 0304 20 95
ex 0304 90 97
ex 0305 10 00
ex 0305 30 90
ex 0305 49 80
ex 0305 59 90
ex 0305 69 90

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Order No

CN code

Description

Quota volume
per year (1)

Beneficiaries

Rate of duty

Prepared or preserved sardines

250
tonnes

Albania, Bosnia and Herzego-
vina, Croatia

6 %

Prepared or preserved anchovies

1 000
tonnes

Albania, Bosnia and Herzego-
vina, Croatia

12,5 %

Wine of fresh grapes, of an actual alcoholic strength
by volume not exceeding 15 % vol, other than
sparkling wine

545 000
hl

Albania, Bosnia and Herzego-
vina, Croatia, Former Yugoslav
Republic
Macedonia,
Kosovo, Slovenia

of

Exemption

09.1579

09.1561

09.1515

1604 13 11
1604 13 19
ex 1604 20 50

1604 16 00
1604 20 40

2204 21 79
ex 2204 21 80
2204 21 83
ex 2204 21 84
2204 29 65
ex 2204 29 75
2204 29 83
ex 2204 29 84

(1) One global volume per tariff quota shared among the beneficiaries.

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ANNEX II

Definition of ‘baby beef’ products referred to in Article 4(2)

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. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is
to be determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description taken together.

CN code

TARIC subdivision

Description

Live bovine animals:

– Other:

– – Domestic species:

– – – Of a weight exceeding 300 kg:

– – – – Heifers (female bovines that have never calved):

ex 0102 90 51

– – – – – For slaughter:

ex 0102 90 59

ex 0102 90 71

ex 0102 90 79

ex 0201 10 00

ex 0201 20 20

ex 0201 20 30

ex 0201 20 50

10

11
21
31
91

10

21
91

91

91

91

91

– Not yet having any permanent teeth, of a weight of 320 kg or more but not exceeding

470 kg (1)

– – – – – Other:

– Not yet having any permanent teeth, of a weight of 320 kg or more but not exceeding

470 kg (1)

– – – – Other:

– – – – – For slaughter:

– Bulls and steers not yet having permanent teeth, of a weight of 350 kg or more but not

exceeding 500 kg (1)

– – – – – Other:

– Bulls and steers not yet having permanent teeth, of a weight of 350 kg or more but not

exceeding 500 kg (1)

Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled:

– Carcases and half-carcases

– Carcases of a weight of 180 kg or more but not exceeding 300 kg, and half carcases of a weight of
90 kg or more but not exceeding 150 kg, with a low degree of ossification of the cartilages (in
particular those of the symphysis pubis and the vertebral apophyses), the meat of which is a light pink
colour and the fat of which, of extremely fine texture,

is white to light yellow in colour (1)

– Other cuts with bone in:

– – ‘Compensated ’ quarters:

– ‘Compensated ’ quarters of a weight of 90 kg or more but not exceeding 150 kg, with a low degree
of ossification of
the symphysis pubis and the vertebral
apophyses), the meat of which is a light pink colour and the fat of which, of extremely fine texture, is
white to light yellow in colour (1)

the cartilages (in particular those of

– – Unseparated or separated forequarters:

– Separated forequarters, of a weight of 45 kg or more but not exceeding 75 kg, with a low degree of
ossification of the cartilages (in particular those of the vertebral apophyses), the meat of which is a
light pink colour and the fat of which, of extremely fine texture, is white to light yellow in colour (1)

– – Unseparated or separated hindquarters:

– Separated hindquarters of a weight of 45 kg or more but not exceeding 75 kg (but 38 kg or more
and not exceeding 68 kg in the case of ‘Pistola’ cuts), with a low degree of ossification of the
cartilages (in particular those of the vertebral apophyses), the meat of which is a light pink colour and
the fat of which, of extremely fine texture,

is white to light yellow in colour (1)

(1) Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions laid down in the relevant Community provisions.

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EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 240/9

ANNEX III

concerning the annual tariff quotas referred to in Article 5 and applicable to certain industrial products
originating in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

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 these Annexes, by the coverage of the CN codes. 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 number

CN code

Description

09.1591

2818

Artificial corundum, whether or not chemically defined; aluminium
oxide; aluminium hydroxide

09.1593

7601

Unwrought aluminium

Quota volume
(in tonnes)

10 000

40 000