Council Regulation (EC) No 2435/2000 of 17 October 2000 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for an adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreement with Romania
Date: 2000-10-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Romania, agreement (EU), agricultural product, import, originating product, tariff quota

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2435/2000

of 17 October 2000

establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural
products and providing for an adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain
agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreement with Romania

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

The Europe Agreement establishing an association
between the European Communities and their Member
States, of
the other
the one part, and Romania, of
part (1), provides for certain concessions for certain agri-
cultural products originating in Romania.

the
Improvements to the preferential agreements of
Europe Agreement with Romania were provided for in
the Protocol adjusting trade aspects of the Europe Agree-
ment establishing an association between the European
Communities and their Member States, of the one part,
and Romania, of the other part, to take account of the
accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of
Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European
Union and the outcome of the Uruguay Round nego-
tiations on agriculture including improvements to the
existing preferential
arrangements (2). The Council
approved the abovementioned Protocol on behalf of the
Community by Council Decision 98/626/EC (3).

In accordance with the directives adopted by the Council
on 30 March 1999,
the Commission and Romania
concluded on 26 May 2000 negotiations on a new
Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement.

The new Additional Protocol, which provides for addi-
tional agricultural concessions, will be based on Article
21(5) of the Europe Agreement, establishing that the
Community and Romania are to examine in the Associa-
tion Council, product by product and on an orderly and
reciprocal basis, the possibility of granting each other
further concessions.

A swift implementation of the adjustments forms an
essential part of the results of the negotiations for the
conclusion of a new Additional Protocol to the Europe
Agreement with Romania.

It is therefore appropriate to provide for the adjustment,
as an autonomous and transitional measure, of the agri-
cultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agree-
ment with Romania.

Romania will also undertake all the necessary legislative
provisions, on an autonomous and transitional basis, in
order to implement simultaneously the commitments

(1) OJ L 357, 31.12.1994, p. 2.
(2) OJ L 301, 11.11.1998, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 301, 11.11.1998, p. 1.

(8)

(9)

made by Romania as a result of the conclusion of the
negotiations.

The measures necessary for the implementation of this
Regulation should be 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 (4).

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 (5) codified the management
rules for tariff quotas designed to be used following the
chronological order of dates of customs declarations,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
The arrangements for import into the Community applic-
able to certain agricultural products originating in Romania as
set out in Annexes A(a) and A(b) to this Regulation shall
replace those set out in Annex XI to the Europe Agreement
establishing an association between the European Communities
and their Member States, of the one part, and Romania, of the
other part.

2.
On the entry into force of the new Additional Protocol
adjusting the Europe Agreement referred to in paragraph 1, the
concessions provided for in that Protocol shall replace those
referred to in Annexes A(a) and A(b) to this Regulation.

The Commission shall adopt detailed rules

3.
the
application of this Regulation in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 3(2).

for

Article 2

1.
Tariff quotas with an order number above 09.5100 shall
be administered by the Commission in accordance with
Articles 308a, 308b and 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/
93.

2.
Quantities of goods subject to tariff quotas and released
for free circulation as from 1 July 2000 under the concessions
provided for in Annex XI to the Europe Agreement in accord-
ance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 (6)
before the entry into force of this Regulation shall be fully
counted against the quantities provided for in the Annex A(b)
to this Regulation.

(4) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.
(5) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regula-

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

(6) OJ L 328, 30.12.1995, p. 31. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2435/98 (OJ L 303, 13.11.98, p. 1).

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Article 3

1.
The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee insti-
tuted by Article 23 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of
30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market of
cereals (1) or, where appropriate, the committee instituted by
the relevant provisions of
the other Regulations on the
common organisation of agricultural markets, hereinafter
referred to as the ‘Committee’.

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 laid down 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

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 from 1 July 2000.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 17 October 2000.

For the Council

The President

L. FABIUS

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.

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Customs duties on imports applicable in the Community to products originating in Romania and listed below
shall be abolished

ANNEX A(a)

CN code (1)

CN code (1)

CN code (1)

CN code (1)

CN code (1)

0101 20 10
0104 20 10
0106 00 10
0106 00 20

0205 00 11
0205 00 19
0205 00 90
0206 80 91
0206 90 91
0208 20 00
0208 90 10
0208 90 50
0208 90 60
0208 90 80
0210 90 10

0407 00 90
0410 00 00

0604 10 90
0604 91 21
0604 91 29
0604 91 41
0604 91 49
0604 91 90
0604 99 90

0701 10 00
0709 51 30
0709 51 50
0709 52 00
0709 60 99

0709 90 40
0711 30 00
0713 50 00
0714 90 90

0802 12 90
0802 40 00
0802 90 50
0802 90 60
0802 90 85
0808 10 10
0810 20 90
0810 30 90
0810 40 30
0810 50 00
0810 90 85
0811 90 85
0813 40 95
0814 00 00

0901 12 00
0901 21 00
0901 22 00
0902 10 00
0904 12 00
0904 20 90
0905 00 00

0907 00 00
0910 20 90
0910 40 90
0910 91 90
0910 99 99

1006 10 10
1007 00 10

1208 10 00
1209 11 00
1209 19 00
1209 21 00
1209 23 80
1209 29 50
1209 30 00
1209 91 10
1211 90 30
1212 10 10
1212 10 99

1302 19 05

1504 10 10
1504 10 99
1504 20 10
1504 30 10
1509 10 10
1509 90 00

1510 00 10
1510 00 90
1511 10 90
1511 90 11
1511 90 19
1511 90 91
1511 90 99
1513 11 10
1513 11 91
1513 11 99
1513 19 11
1513 19 19
1513 19 30
1513 19 91
1513 19 99
1513 21 11
1513 21 19
1513 21 30
1513 21 90
1513 29 11
1513 29 19
1513 29 30
1513 29 50
1513 29 91
1513 29 99
1515 50 11

1515 50 19
1515 50 91
1515 50 99
1515 90 29
1515 90 39
1515 90 40
1515 90 51
1515 90 59
1515 90 60
1515 90 91
1515 90 99
1518 00 31
1518 00 39
1522 00 91

2001 90 20
2005 90 10
2008 19 11
2008 19 13
2008 19 51
2008 19 59
2008 92 72

2306 90 19
2309 90 10
2309 90 31
2309 90 41
2309 90 51

(1) As defined in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/1999 of 12 October 1999, amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and

statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 278, 28.10.1999, p. 1).

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ANNEX A(b)

Imports into the Community of the following products originating in Romania shall be subject to the conces-
sions set out below

(MFN = most favoured nation duty)

Applicable duty
(% of MFN)
(2)

Annual quantity
from 1.7.2000
to 30.6.2001
(tonnes)

Yearly increase
as from
1.7.2001
(tonnes)

Specific
provisions

Order No

CN code

Description (1)

0101 19 90

Live horses, other than for slaughter

09.4598

0102 90 05

Live bovine animals of a live weight not
exceeding 80 kg

Live bovine animals of a live weight
exceeding 80 kg
exeeding
300 kg

not

but

67

20

20

unlimited

178 000 head

153 000 head

0

0

0

09.4537

0102 90 21
0102 90 29
0102 90 41
0102 90 49

09.4563

ex 0102 90

09.4575

09.4573

0104 10 30
0104 10 80
0104 20 90

0204

0201
0202

1602 50 31
1602 50 39
1602 50 80

Heifers and cows not for sloughter of the
following mountain breeds: grey, brown,
yellow, spotted Simmental and Pinzgau

6 %
ad valorem

7 000 head

Live sheep or goats

free

7 000

700

Meat of sheep or goats

Meats of bovines, fresh, chilled or frozen

free

2 500

250

Prepared or preserved meat of bovines

09.4756

ex 0203

Meat of domestic swine, fresh, chilled or
frozen

20

15 625

0

09.4771

0207

Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of
heading No 0105

free

3 000

300

0208 10 11
0208 10 19

Other meat and edible meat offal of
domestic rabbits

70

unlimited

09.4758

0406

Cheese and curd

09.5561

0409 00 00

Natural honey

free

free

2 000

6 000

200

600

0602 90 59

Other
outdoor
perennial plants

plants

other

than

92

unlimited

0603 90 00

Cut flowers, not fresh

09.6101

0702 00 00

Tomatoes

35

20

unlimited

9 750

0

(8)

(3)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(9)

(9)

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Order No

CN code

Description (1)

Applicable duty
(% of MFN)
(2)

Annual quantity
from 1.7.2000
to 30.6.2001
(tonnes)

Yearly increase
as from
1.7.2001
(tonnes)

Specific
provisions

09.6103

0703 10 19

Onions, other than sets

09.6105

ex 0704 10 10

0704 90 10
0704 90 90

Cauliflower and headed broccoli, from 15
April to 30 November
White cabbages and red cabbages
Other

09.6107

ex 0707 00 05

Cucumbers, from 1 November to 15 May

ex 0707 00 05

Cucumbers, from 16 May to 31 October

free

20

20

80

09.5611

ex 0707 00 05

Cucumbers, from 16 May to 31 October

12 %
ad valorem

09.5721

0707 00 90

Gherkins

09.6109

0708 20 00

Beans

09.6111

0709 60 10

Sweet peppers

ex 0709 30 00
ex 0709 90 90

ex 0709 90 90

Aubergines, from 1 January to 31 March
from 1
Pumpkins and other gourds,
January to 31 March
Other, except parsley, from 1 January to
31 March

free

free

free

56
56

56

20

09.6113

09.4726

0710 21 00
0710 22 00
0710 29 00

0711 90 40
2003 10 20
2003 10 30

Peas, frozen
Beans, frozen
Other leguminous vegetables, frozen

Mushroom of the genus Agaricus

8,4 %
ad valorem

0712 20 00
ex 0712 30 00
ex 0712 90 90

Dried onions
Mushrooms, exept cultivated mushrooms
Horseradish

09.6117

0802 31 00
0802 32 00

in shell
Common walnuts,
Common walnuts, shelled

ex 0807 11 00

Watermelons, from 1 November to 30
April

09.6119

0808 10 20
0808 10 50
0808 10 90

Apples, other than cider apples

09.6121

0809 10 00

Apricots

0809 20 05

Sour cherries

09.6123

0809 40 05

Plums

0809 40 90

Sloes

50
38
free

free

59

20

20

73

20

47

170

3 250

4 000

unlimited

330

0

0

0

0

1 500

150

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

250

3 000

unlimited

250

500

unlimited

500

unlimited

250

2 500

unlimited

4 250

unlimited

(8)

(8)

(8)

(8)
(8)
(8)

(8)

(8)

(8)

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Order No

CN code

Description (1)

Applicable duty
(% of MFN)
(2)

Annual quantity
from 1.7.2000
to 30.6.2001
(tonnes)

Yearly increase
as from
1.7.2001
(tonnes)

Specific
provisions

(7)

(7)
(7)
(7)

(7)
(7)
(7)

09.6125

0810 10 00

Strawberries

0810 20 10
0810 30 10
0810 30 30

Raspberries
Blackcurrants
Redcurrants

20

free

3 195

unlimited

09.6151

0810 40 50

Fruits of the species Vaccinium macrocarpon
and Vaccinium corymbosum

free

250

09.5543

0810 40 90

Other fruits of the genus Vaccinium

0811 10 90
0811 20 31
0811 20 39
0811 20 59
0811 20 90
0811 90 50
ex 0811 90 95
ex 0811 90 95
ex 0811 90 95

Strawberries
Raspberries
Blackcurrants
Blackberries and mulberries
Other berries
Bilberries
Quinces
Rose-hips
Other than quinces and rosehips

09.6129

0812 10 00

Cherries, provisionally preserved

09.6153

0812 20 00

Strawberries, provisionally preserved

09.6131

0813 10 00
0813 20 00
0813 30 00

Apricots, dried
Plums, dried
Apples, dried

free

36
39
28
53
33
47
56
free
33

free

free

free

250

unlimited

250

250

1 250

0

0

0

0

0

0

0813 40 30

Pears, dried

50

unlimited

09.4759

1001 90 91
1001 90 99

Common wheat

free

25 000

2 500

ex 1106 30 90
ex 1106 30 90

Flour, meal and powder of chestnuts
Other than chestnuts

Seeds, fruits and spores

58
free

free

unlimited

625

09.6133

1209 29 80
1209 91 90
1209 99 91
1209 99 99

09.6137

1512 11 91
1512 19 91

09.4751

1601 00 91
1601 00 99

Sunflower-seed oil

free

4 750

Sausages, other than of liver

20

1 125

0

0

0

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Order No

CN code

Description (1)

Applicable duty
(% of MFN)
(2)

Annual quantity
from 1.7.2000
to 30.6.2001
(tonnes)

Yearly increase
as from
1.7.2001
(tonnes)

Specific
provisions

unlimited

1602 20 11
1602 20 19

1602 41 90
1602 42 90
1602 49 90

ex 1602 50 39
ex 1602 50 80
ex 1602 90 31

Goose or duck liver

Prepared or preserved meat of nondo-
mestic swine

Prepared or preserved tongue of bovine
animals

Preparation of game

69
69

47
47
47

65
65
47

Prepared or preserved meat of poultry

free

750

75

(9)

Preserved meat of domestic swine

20

2 125

0

09.6139

09.4752

09.6141

09.6143

1602 31
1602 32
1602 39

1602 41 10
1602 42 10
1602 49 11
1602 49 13
1602 49 15
1602 49 19
1602 49 30
1602 49 50

2001 10 00
2001 90 60 to
2001 90 96

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

Cucumbers and gherkins, preserved
Other preserved fruits and vegetables

20

250

Preserved tomatoes

20

700

0

0

0

0

09.5545

2003 10 20
2003 10 30

Mushrooms of the genus Agaricus

free

250

09.6145

2005 40 00

Peas

09.5723

2007 10 99
2007 99 10
2007 99 98

Other homogenised preparations
Plum purée and paste
Other preparations

ex 2007 91 90

2007 99 31
ex 2007 99 39

Other, with the eception of orange jams
and marmalades
Cherry jam
Fruit preparations, with sugar content
> 30 % by weight, fruit within headings
0801, 0803, 0804 (exept figs and pineap-
ples)
0810 20 90,
0810 30 90, 0810 40 10, 0810 40 50,
0810 40 90, 0810 90

0807 20 00,

20

free

70

83
27

250

2 000

200

unlimited

(8)
(8)

2008 60 61

Sour cherries, containing added sugar, in
immediate packings of a net content not
exceeding 1kg

70

unlimited

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Order No

CN code

Description (1)

Applicable duty
(% of MFN)
(2)

Annual quantity
from 1.7.2000
to 30.6.2001
(tonnes)

Yearly increase
as from
1.7.2001
(tonnes)

Specific
provisions

09.6147

2009 70 19

Apple juice, concentrated other

09.5725

09.6149

2009 70 30
2009 70 93
2009 70 99

2401 10 60
2401 10 70
2401 20 60
2401 20 70

Apple juice of a density not exeeding
1,33 g/cm3 at 20 °C

Tobacco

20

20

20

2 375

4 500

0

450

4 375

0

(1) Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording of the description of the ptoducts is to be considered as having no more than
indicative value, the preferential scheme being determined, within the context of this Annex, by the coverage of the CN code. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the
preferential scheme is to be determined by application to the CN code and coresponding description taken together.

(2) In cases where a MFN minimum duty exits, the applicable minimum duty is equal to the MFN minimum duty multiplied by the percentage indicated in this column.
(3) The quota for this product is opened for Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia. Where it appears likely that total
Community imports of live bovine animals may exceed 500 000 head in a given marketing year the Community may take the management measures needed to protect its
market, notwithstanding any other rights given under the Agreement.

(4) The quota for this product is opened for Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia.
(5) The Community may take into account, in the framework of its legislation and when appropriate, the supply needs of its market and the need to maintain its market

balance.

(6) Excluding tenderloin presented alone.
(7) Subject to minimum import price arrangements contained in the Annex to the present Annex.
(8) The reduction applies only to the ad valorem part of the duty.
(9) This concession is only applicable to products not benefiting from any kind of export subsidies.

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Annex to Annex A(b)

Minimum import price arrangement for certain soft fruit for processing

1. Minimum import prices are fixed as follows for the following products for processing originating in Romania:

CN code

Description

ex 0810 10 00

Strawberries, fresh,

intended for processing

ex 0810 20 10

Raspberries, fresh,

intended for processing

ex 0810 30 10

Blackcurrants, fresh,

intended for processing

ex 0810 30 30

Redcurrants, fresh,

intended for processing

ex 0811 10 90

ex 0811 10 90

ex 0811 20 31

ex 0811 20 31

ex 0811 20 39

ex 0811 20 39

Frozen strawberries, containing no added sugar or other sweetening
matter: whole fruit

Frozen strawberries, containing no added sugar or other sweetening
matter: other

Frozen raspberries, containing no added sugar or other sweetening
matter: whole fruit

Frozen raspberries, containing no added sugar or other sweetening
matter: other

Frozen blackcurrants, containing no added sugar or other sweetening
matter: without stalk

Frozen blackcurrants, containing no added sugar or other sweetening
matter: other

Minimum import
price
(EUR/100 kg net)

51,4

63,1

38,5

23,3

75,0

57,6

99,5

79,6

62,8

44,8

2. The minimum import prices, as set out in point 1, will be respected on a consignment by consignment basis. In the
case of a customs declaration value being lower than the minimum import price, a countervailing duty will be charged
equal to the difference between the minimum import price and the customs declaration value.

3. If the import prices of a given product covered by this Annex show a trend suggesting that the prices could go below
the level of the minimum import prices in the immediate future, the European Commission will inform the Romanian
authorities in order to enable them to correct the situation.

4. At the request of either the Community or Romania, the Association Committee shall examine the functioning of the
system or the revision of the level of the minimum import prices. If appropriate, the Association Committee shall take
the necessary decisions.

5. To encourage and promote the development of trade and for the mutual benefit of all parties concerned, a
consultation meeting will be organised three months before the beginning of each marketing year in the European
Community. This consultation meeting will take place between the European Commission and the interested European
producers' organisations for the products concerned, of the one part, and the authorities', producers' and exporters'
organisations of all the associated exporting countries, of the other part.

During this consultation meeting, the market situation for soft fruit including, in particular, forecasts for production,
stock situation, price evolution and possible market development, as well as possibilities to adapt supply to demand,
will be discussed.