Council Regulation (EC) No 2677/2000 of 4 December 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 1349/2000 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 Estonia
Date: 2000-12-04
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Estonia, agreement (EU), agricultural product, tariff preference, tariff quota

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2677/2000

of 4 December 2000

amending Regulation (EC) No 1349/2000 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 Estonia

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)

By virtue of Regulation (EC) No 1349/2000 (1),
the
Council established with effect from 1 July 2000 certain
concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for
certain agricultural products and provided for an adjust-
ment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of
certain agricultural concessions provided for
in the
Europe Agreement establishing an association between
the European Communities and their Member States, of
the one part, and the Republic of Estonia, of the other
part (2).

Annex A(b) to that Regulation sets out the concessions
in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain
products originating in Estonia.

It is necessary to lay down the management rules for
tariff quotas which are allocated following the chrono-
logical order of dates of customs declarations, and to
insert the order numbers for these quotas. Regulation
(EC) No 1349/2000 should therefore be amended
accordingly and Annex A(b) should be replaced.

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

rules

Community Customs Code (3) has codified the manage-
ment
tariff quotas designed to be used
following the chronological order of dates of customs
declarations,

for

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1349/2000 is hereby amended as follows:

1. the following Article shall be inserted:

‘Article 1a

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

(*) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.’

2. Annex A(b) shall be replaced by the Annex to this Regu-

lation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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 Brussels, 4 December 2000.

For the Council

The President

H. VÉDRINE

(1) OJ L 155, 28.6.2000, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 68, 9.3.1998, p. 2.

(3) 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).

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX A(b)

Imports into the Community of the following products originating in Estonia shall be subject to the
concessions set out below

(MFN = Most Favoured Nation duty)

Order No

CN code

Description (1)

Applicable duty
(% of MFN)
(2)

09.4598

0102 90 05

09.4537

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

09.4563

ex 0102 90

Live bovine animals of a live weight not
exceeding 80 kg

Live bovine animals of a live weight
exceeding 80 kg but not
exceeding
300 kg

20

20

Heifers and cows, not for slaughter, of the
following mointain breeds: Grey, brown,
yellow, spotted Simmental and Pinzgau

6 %
ad valorem

7 000 head

Yearly
increase
as from
1.7.2001
(tonnes)

Specific
provisions

Annual
quantity
from 1.7.2000
to 30.6.2001
(tonnes)

178 000 head

153 000 head

0

0

0

09.4561

0201
0202

Meat of domestic swine, fresh, chilled or
frozen

free

1 875

75

09.4583

ex 0203 (6)

Meat of domestic swine, fresh, chilled or
frozen

free

1 250

375

09.4037

0204

Meat of sheep or goats

09.4585

ex 0207 (8)

Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of
heading No 0105, fresh, chilled or frozen

09.4578

0401 30

Milk and cream, of a fat content, by
weight, exceeding 6 %

free

free

free

125

625

5

190

500

150

09.4546

09.4579

0402 10 19
0402 21 19

Skimmed milk powder
Whole milk powder

free

10 000

3 000

Yoghurt, not
flavoured nor containing
added fruit, nuts or cocoa: not containing
added sugar or other sweetening matter,
with a fat content, by weight:

0403 10 11
0403 10 13
0403 10 19

Not exceeding 3 %
Exceeding 3 % but not exceeding 6 %
Exceeding 6 %

free

300

90

09.4580

0403 90 59

0403 90 61

0403 90 63

0403 90 69

Sour cream, of a fat content, by weight
exceeding 6 %
Sour cream, of a fat content, by weight
not exceeding 3 %
Sour cream, of a fat content, by weight
exceeding 3 % but not 6 %
Sour cream, of a fat content, by weight
exceeding 6 %

free

700

210

(3)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(7)

(5)

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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

free

free
free

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

3 000

2 000
700

125

30

2 300

50

250

190

65

75

250

150

100

150

400

900

600
210

40

0

100

5

10

8

3

3

75

45

30

45

120

4 000

1 200

3 000

600

900

180

(12)

(12)

(11)

(11)

(11)

(11)

Order No

CN code

Description (1)

09.4547

0405 10 11
0405 10 19

Butter

09.4581
09.4582

0406
ex 0406 10

Cheese, except:
Curd

09.4586

ex 0408 (9)

Bird's eggs, not in shell, and egg yolks,
fresh, dried, cooked by steaming or by
frozen or
boiling in water, moulded,
otherwise preserved, whether or not
containing added sugar or other sweet-
ening matter

09.6601

0409 00 00

Natural honey

09.6448

ex 0701 (10)

Potatoes, fresh or chilled

09.6603

0703 20 00

Garlic

09.6454

0704

Cabbages, etc.; fresh or chilled

09.6461

0707 00 05
0707 00 90

Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled

09.6466

0711 40 00

Cucumbers and gherkins, provisionally
preserved

09.6449

0712 90 05

Dried potatoes

09.6605

0808 10

Apples, fresh

09.6607

0810 10 00

Strawberries, fresh

09.6609

0810 30

Black-, white-or redcurrants and goose-
berries

09.6467

0811 10

Strawberries, frozen

09.6611

0811 20

blackberries, mulberries,
Raspberries,
loganberries, black-, white or redcurrants
and gooseberries, frozen

09.6613

0811 90 50

Vaccinium myrtilus, frozen

09.4588

1004 00

Oats

09.4584

1601 00

1602 41

1602 42

1602 49

Sausages and similar products, of meat,
meat offal or blood
Other prepared or preserved meat, meat
offal or blood: of swine: Hams and cuts
thereof
Other prepared or preserved meat, meat
offal or blood: of swine: Shoulders and
cuts thereof
Other prepared or preserved meat, meat
offal or blood: of swine: Other, including
mixtures

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Order No

CN code

Description (1)

09.4587

1602 32

1602 39

Other prepared or preserved meat, meat
offal or blood: of poultry heading 0105:
of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus
Other prepared or preserved meat, meat
offal or blood: of poultry of heading
0105: Other than of fowls of the species
Gallus domesticus

09.6615

2005 90 75

Preparations of vegetables: Sauerkraut

09.6462

2009 70 30
2009 80 50

2009 70 93
2009 70 99
2009 80 69

09.6470

2207 10 00

Apple juice and pear juice of a density
not exceeding 1,33 g/cm3 at 20 °C:
Of a value exceeding EUR 18 per 100 kg
net weight, containing added sugar
Apple juice
Pear juice
Of a value not exceeding EUR 18 per
100 kg net weight, with an added sugar
content not exceeding 30 % by weight:
Apple juice
Apple juice, not containing added sugar
Pear juice, not containing added sugar

Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic
strength by volume of 80 % vol. or
higher

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

free

100

30

free

free

100

65

30

3

free

65

3

(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 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 corresponding description taken together.
(2)
In cases where an MFN minimum duty exists, 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 the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. In case imports into

the Community of live bovine domestic animals may exceed 500 000 heads for any other rights given under the Agreement.

(4) The quota for this product is opened for the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The applied duty is

6 %.

(5) The quota for this product is opened for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. 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) Except CN codes 0203 11 90, 0203 12 90, 0203 19 90, 0203 21 90, 0203 22 90, 0203 29 90.
(7) Excluding tenderloin presented alone.
(8) Except CN codes 0207 13 91, 0207 14 91, 0207 26 91, 0207 27 91, 0207 34 10, 0207 34 90, 0207 35 91, 0207 36 81, 0207 36 85, 0207 36 89.
(9) Except CN codes 0408 11 20, 0408 19 20, 0408 91 20, 0408 99 20.
(10) Except CN codes 0701 10 00, 0701 90 10.
(11) Subject to minimum import price arrangements contained in the Annex to this Annex.
(12) The reduction applies only to the ad valorem part of the duty.’