Proposal for a Council Decision relating to the conclusion of an Additional Protocol adjusting the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Poland, of the other part, to take account of the outcome of the negotiations between the parties on new mutual agricultural concessions
Date: 2002-07-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, Poland, agricultural product, association agreement (EU), import policy, liberalisation of trade, originating product, tariff preference, tariff quota, trade cooperation

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Proposal for a Council Decision relating to the conclusion of an Additional Protocol adjusting the
trade aspects of
the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European
Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Poland, of the
other part, to take account of the outcome of the negotiations between the parties on new
mutual agricultural concessions

(2002/C 262 E/28)

COM(2002) 363 final — 2002/0145(ACC)

(Submitted by the Commission on 9 July 2002)

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1. On 30 March 1999, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations for additional mutual
agricultural concessions in the framework of the Europe Agreements between the European Community
and the associated central and eastern European countries.

2. The negotiations with Poland, which have been undertaken in the overall context of the accession
process, have been based on Article 20(5) of the Europe Agreement (EA). Article 20(5) of EA provides
that the Community and Poland shall examine in the Association Council, product by product and on
an orderly and reciprocal basis, the possibility of granting each other further concessions taking account
of the volume of trade in agricultural products between them, of their particular sensitivity, of the rules
of common agricultural policy of the Community and of the rules of the agricultural policy of the
associated country.

3. According to the Council mandate, the negotiations should lead to a fair equilibrium, both in terms of
exports and imports, between the interests of the European Community and its Member States and
those of the associated countries. On this basis negotiations have been undertaken and were concluded
between the parties on 26 September 2000.

4. The result of the negotiations between the Commission and the Republic of Poland on additional
liberalisation of the imports into the
agricultural concessions provides for an immediate and full
Community of some agricultural products, as well as the exports of
those products from the
Community to the Republic of Poland. The scope for concessions within tariff quotas has also been
enlarged compared to the reciprocally currently granted concession. As a consequence of the new
agreement approximately two thirds of the bilateral trade of agricultural products will be free of
customs duties.

5. The results of the adjustments agreed with Poland are to be inserted in an Additional Protocol to the
EA. This is done by the present ‘Protocol on new mutual agricultural concessions’. For the first time,
improvements to the preferential agricultural regime of the Europe Agreement were provided for in the
Protocol adjusting trade aspects of the Europe Agreement (1).

6. A swift implementation of the adjustments to allow the entering into force of the new concessions on 1
January 2001 is foreseen, on an autonomous and transitional basis, in Council Regulation (EC) No
2851/2000 (2) of 22 December 2000. The Republic of Poland has also taken all useful
legislative
in order to implement simultaneously the
provisions, on an autonomous and transitional basis,
engagements of Poland issued from the results of the negotiations.

7. The present Protocol would replace the abovementioned autonomous and transitional measures on the

day of its entry into force.

(1) OJ L 27, 30.1.2002, p. 3.
(2) OJ L 332, 28.12.2000, p. 7.

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8. It is to be noted that, as far as processed agricultural products are concerned, a statement in the minutes
of the Council provides that the Commission will duly take into account, during the negotiations, the
EU’s export interests in this field. The negotiations on the improvement of bilateral trade are currently
under way. The outcome of these negotiations will be taken up by Decision of the Association Council
according to the different procedure laid down in Protocol 3 to the Europe Agreement.

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Annexes VIIIa, VIIIb, Xa, Xb and Xc to the Europe
Agreement with Poland.

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 133,
in conjunction
with Article 300(2) and 300(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The Europe Agreement establishing an association between
the European Communities and their Member States, of the
one part, and the Republic of Poland, of the other part (1),
hereinafter
referred to as ‘the Europe Agreement with
Poland’, provides for certain concessions for certain agri-
cultural products originating in Poland. Article 20(5) of
that Agreement provides that the Community and Poland
shall examine the possibility of their granting each other
further concessions. The Commission has been authorised
to open negotiations for additional mutual agricultural
concessions in the framework of the Europe Agreements
between the European Community and the associated
central and eastern European countries.

(2) The

of

those

between

outcome

negotiations

the
Commission and Poland on new agricultural concessions
are inserted in an Additional Protocol, hereinafter referred
to as ‘the agricultural Protocol’. This agricultural Protocol
should be approved with a view to formalising, through an
the further liberalisation of the
international agreement,
trade in agricultural products between the Community
and Poland.

(3) By Council Regulation (EC) No 2851/2000 of 22 December
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 the Republic
of Poland and repealing Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 (2) the
Community implemented, in anticipation of the adoption
of the agricultural Protocol, autonomous and transitional
measures in order to ensure a rapid and simultaneous
replacement of
implementation of

Protocol by

the

(4) Appropriate measures should be taken to ensure a smooth
transition between the preferential arrangements applied
under Regulation (EC) No 2851/2000 and those provided
for by the agricultural Protocol.

(5) In accordance with Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC)
No 2851/2000, Annexes A (a) and A (b) to that Regulation
should be replaced with the corresponding annexes of the
agricultural Protocol, and the corresponding order numbers
of the quotas should be maintained. It is also necessary to
ensure that
the
concessions in Regulation (EC) No 2851/2000 are also
applicable to the concessions as established by the agri-
cultural Protocol.

the provisions for the management of

(6) The measures necessary for the implementation of

this
Decision should be adopted in accordance with Council
Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the
procedures
implementing powers
the exercise of
conferred on the Commission (3),

for

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

the Europe
The Protocol adjusting the trade aspects of
Agreement establishing an association between the European
Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the
Republic of Poland, of the other part, to take account of the
outcome of
the negotiations between the parties on new
mutual agricultural concessions is hereby approved on behalf
of the Community.

The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The Commission shall adopt detailed rules for the application
of this Decision in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 3(2).

(1) OJ L 348, 31.12.1993, p. 2.
(2) OJ L 332, 28.12.2000, p. 7.

(3) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

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Article 3

1.
The Commission shall be assisted by the Management
Committee for Cereals instituted by Article 22 of Council
Regulation (EC) No 1766/92 (1), or, where appropriate, by
another Committee instituted by other Regulations on the
common organisation of agricultural markets.

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

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

3.

The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.

The order numbers of column 1 of Annex A (b) to that Regu-
lation shall remain applicable to the same products as those
described in Annex A (b) to the Protocol.

2.
Article 1(4) and Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC)
No 2851/2000 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the concessions
provided for in the Protocol attached to this Decision.

3.
Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply with effect from the date
of entry into force of the Protocol attached to this Decision.

Article 4

Article 5

the
The President of
Community, give the notification provided for in Article 4 of
the Protocol.

shall, on behalf of

the Council

Annexes A (a) and A (b) to Regulation (EC) No 2851/2000
to the Protocol

1.
are replaced by Annexes A (a) and A (b)
attached to this Decision.

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 2.

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PROTOCOL

adjusting the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the
European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Poland,
of the other part, to take account of the outcome of the negotiations between the parties on new
mutual agricultural concessions

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY,

hereinafter referred to as ‘the Community’,

of the one part, and

THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND,

of the other part,

WHEREAS the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their
Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Poland, of the other part (hereinafter referred to as ‘the
Europe Agreement’) was signed in Brussels on 16 December 1991 and entered into force on 1 February
1994 (1);

WHEREAS, for the first time, improvements to the preferential agricultural regime of the Europe Agreement
were provided for in the Protocol adjusting trade aspects of the Europe Agreement (2);

WHEREAS Article 20(5) of the Europe Agreement provides that the Community and Poland shall examine
in the Association Council, product by product and on an orderly and reciprocal basis, the possibility of
granting each other additional agricultural concessions. On this basis negotiations have been undertaken
and were concluded between the parties;

WHEREAS,

— from the one side, the Council decided, by virtue of Regulation (EC) No 2851/2000 (3), to apply on a
provisional basis, as from 1 January 2001, the European Community concessions resulting from the
negotiations for the conclusion of the present Protocol and

— from the other side the Government of the Republic of Poland has taken legislative provisions to apply,

as from the same date of 1 January 2001, the equivalent concessions of Poland;

WHEREAS the abovementioned concessions will be replaced on the date of entry into force of this Protocol
by the concessions provided for herein,

HAVE DECIDED to determine, by mutual agreement, the adjustments to be made to the trade aspects of the
Europe Agreement in the agriculture field and to this end have designated as their Plenipotentiaries:

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY:

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND:

WHO, having exchanged their full powers, found in good and due form,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The arrangements for import into the Community applicable to
certain agricultural products originating in Poland as set out in
Annex A (a) and A (b) and the arrangements for import into
Poland applicable to certain agricultural products originating in

the Community as set out in Annex B (a) and B (b) to this
Protocol shall replace those set out in Annexes VIIIa, VIIIb,
IX, Xa, Xb, Xc and XI to the Europe Agreement establishing
an association between the European Communities and their
Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Poland, of
the other part, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the trade
aspects of the Europe Agreement (4).

(1) OJ L 348, 31.12.1993, p. 2.
(2) OJ L 27, 30.1.2002, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 332, 28.12.2000, p. 7.

(4) OJ L 27, 30.1.2002, p. 3.

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Article 2

Article 4

The Annexes to this Protocol shall
thereof. This Protocol shall
Europe Agreement.

form an integral part of

form an integral part
the

This Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the first
month following the Contracting Parties' notification of the
accomplishment of
the corresponding procedures according
to Article 3.

Article 3

Article 5

This Protocol shall be approved by the Community and the
Republic of Poland in accordance with their own procedures.
The Contracting Parties shall take the necessary measures to
implement this Protocol.

This Protocol shall be drawn up in duplicate in the Danish,
Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek,
Italian,
Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish and Polish languages, each of
these texts being equally authentic.

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

ANNEX A (a)

CN code (1)

CN code

CN code

CN code

CN code

0101 20 10
0104 20 10
0106 00 10
0106 00 20
0205 00 11
0205 00 19
0205 00 90
0208 10 11
0208 10 19
0208 20 00
0208 90 10
0208 90 50
0208 90 60
0208 90 80
0210 90 10
0210 90 79
0407 00 90
0410 00 00
0601 10 10
0601 10 20
0601 10 30
0601 10 40
0601 10 90
0601 20 30
0601 20 90
0602 10 90
0602 20 90
0602 30 00
0602 40 10
0602 40 90
0602 90 10
0602 90 30
0602 90 41
0602 90 45
0602 90 49
0602 90 51
0602 90 59
0602 90 70
0602 90 91
0602 90 99
0604 10 90
0604 91 21
0604 91 29
0604 91 41
0604 91 49
0604 91 90
0604 99 90
0701 90 10
0703 10 90
0703 90 00
0704
0705
0706
0707 00 90
0708

0709 20
0709 51 10
0709 51 30
0709 51 50
0709 51 90
0709 52 00
0709 60 10
0709 60 99
0709 90 40
0709 90 50
0710 21 00
0710 22 00
0710 29 00
0710 30 00
0710 80 59
0710 80 61
0710 80 69
0710 80 70
0710 80 85
0710 80 95
0710 90 00
0711 10 00
0711 30 00
0711 90 10
0711 90 40
0711 90 60
0711 90 70
0712 20 00
0712 30 00
0712 90 05
0712 90 50
0712 90 90
0713 50 00
0713 90 10
0713 90 90
0802 21 00
0802 22 00
0802 31 00
0802 32 00
0802 40 00
0802 90 85
0806 20 11
0806 20 12
0806 20 18
0806 20 91
0806 20 92
0806 20 98
0807 11 00
0807 19 00
0808 20 90
0809 40 90
0810 10
0810 40 30
0810 40 50
0810 40 90

0810 90 85
0811 90 11
0811 90 19
0811 90 31
0811 90 39
0811 90 50
0811 90 70
0811 90 85
0811 90 95
0812 10 00
0812 20 00
0812 90 40
0812 90 50
0812 90 60
0812 90 95
0813 10 00
0813 20 00
0813 30 00
0813 40 10
0813 40 30
0813 40 95
0813 50 12
0813 50 15
0813 50 19
0813 50 39
0813 50 91
0813 50 99
0814 00 00
0901 12 00
0901 21 00
0901 22 00
0902 10 00
0904 12 00
0904 20 10
0904 20 90
0907 00 00
0910 40 13
0910 40 19
0910 40 90
0910 91 90
0910 99 99
1106 10 00
1106 30 90
1208 10 00
1209 19 00
1209 21 00
1209 23 80
1209 29 50
1209 29 80
1209 30 00
1209 91 10
1209 91 90
1209 99 91
1209 99 99
1211 90 30

1212 10 10
1212 10 99
1214 90 10
1302 19 05
1502 00 90
1503 00 19
1503 00 90
1504 10 10
1504 10 99
1504 20 10
1504 30 10
1508 10 90
1508 90 10
1508 90 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 19 10
1515 19 90
1515 21 10
1515 21 90
1515 29 10
1515 29 90
1515 30 90
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
1516 20 95
1516 20 96
1516 20 98
1518 00 31
1518 00 39
1522 00 91
1602 31 11
1602 31 19
1602 31 30
1602 31 90
2001 90 20
2001 90 50
2003 10 20
2003 10 30
2005 10 00
2005 20 20
2005 20 80
2005 40 00
2005 51 00
2005 59 00
2005 60 00
2005 90 10
2005 90 30
2005 90 50
2005 90 60
2005 90 70
2005 90 75
2005 90 80
2008 80
2009 70 19
2009 70 30
2009 70 93
2009 70 99
2009 80 19
2009 80 38
2009 80 69
2009 80 95
2009 80 96
2009 80 97
2009 80 99
2009 90 19
2009 90 29
2009 90 39
2302 50 00
2306 90 19
2308 90 90
2309 10 51
2309 10 90
2309 90 10
2309 90 31
2309 90 41
2309 90 51

(1) As defined in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/1999 of 12.10.1999, 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 Poland shall be subject to the
concessions set out below

(MFN = Most Favoured Nation duty)

CN code

Description (1)

Applicable duty
(% of MFN) (2)

Quantity
from 1.7.2000 to 30.6.2001
(tonnes)

Yearly increase
as from 1.7.2001
(tonnes)

Specific
provisions

0102 90 05

0102 90 21

0102 90 29

0102 90 41

0102 90 49

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

10

10

178 000 heads

153 000 heads

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

6 %
ad valorem

7 000 head

0103 92 19

Live swine, domestic species

0104 10 30

Live sheep or goats

20

free

1 750

9 200

0

0

0

0

0

0104 10 80

0104 20 90

0204

0201

0202

1602 50

ex 0203

ex 0210

0210 11

0210 12

0210 19

Meat of sheep or goats

Meat of bovines, fresh, chilled or frozen

free

16 000

1 600

Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or
blood:

– of bovine animals

Meat of domestic swine, fresh, chilled or frozen

free

30 000

3 000

Meat of swine:

– Ham, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in

– Bellies and cuts thereof

– Other

(3)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(5)

(11)

(6) (7)

(7)

0206 80 91

Edible offal of horses, asses, mules and hinnies

0206 90 91

ex 0207

Meat and edible offal, of
No
0105,
0207 36 85

excluding

the poultry of heading
0207 36 81,
0207 34,

0402 10 19

Skimmed milk powder

0402 21 19

Whole milk powder

0402 21 99

Whole milk powder

50

free

unlimited

—

for 1.1.2001-30.6.2001:
18 000
Base quantity for the
yearly increase:
36 000

3 600

(7)

free

10 000

1 000

0405 10 11

Butter and dairy spreads

free

6 000

600

(7)

0405 10 19

0405 10 30

0405 10 50

0405 10 90

0405 20 90

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Applicable duty
(% of MFN) (2)

Quantity
from 1.7.2000 to 30.6.2001
(tonnes)

Yearly increase
as from 1.7.2001
(tonnes)

Specific
provisions

CN code

Description (1)

0406

Cheese and curd

0407 00 11

Poultry eggs, in shell

0407 00 19

0407 00 30

0408 91 80

Birds' eggs, dried

0408 99 80

Other whole eggs, not in shell

0409 00 00

Natural honey

0603 90 00

Cut flowers

0701 10 00

Seed potatoes

0701 90 90

Potatoes

0703 10 11

Sets of onion

0703 10 19

Onions

0703 20 00

Garlic

0707 00 05

Cucumbers

0709 10 00

Globe artichokes

0709 40 00

Celery, other than celeriac

0710 80 51

Sweet peppers, frozen

0711 40 00

Cucumbers and gherkins

0808 10 20

Apples

0808 10 50

0808 10 90

0808 10 20

Apples

0808 10 50

0808 10 90

0808 20 10

Perry pears, in bulk, 1 August to 31 December

0809 20

Cherries

0809 40 05

Plums:

– for processing, in immediate containers of a net

capacity weight exceeding 250 kg (15)

0810 20

– other

Raspberries,
loganberries

blackberries,

mulberries

and

0810 30

Black-, white- or redcurrants and gooseberries

free

20

20

93

35

20

20

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

80

20

100 % MFN

100 % MFN

100 % MFN

free

free

free

free

free

9 000

1 875

375

unlimited

unlimited

550

5 000

400

148 500

875

unlimited

unlimited

125

2 000

unlimited

5 375

—

—

—

250

unlimited

unlimited

unlimited

unlimited

0811 10

0811 20

Strawberries, frozen

free

unlimited

Raspberries, blackberries, mulberries,
black-, white- or
frozen

redcurrants

loganberries,
and gooseberries,

900

(7)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

—

0

0

0

—

—

—

0

(8)

(9) (12)

(9) (12)

(9) (14)

(9) (14)

(9) (14)

(14)

(14)

(14)

(9) (12)

(9) (13)

(10)

(10)

(10)

(10)

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CN code

Description (1)

0811 90 75

Sour cherries (Prunus cerasus)

0811 90 80

Other cherries than sour cherries

0812 90 10

Apricots

1001 90

Wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat

1008 10 00

Buckwheat

1101 00

Wheat or meslin flour

1102

Cereals flours other than of wheat or meslin

1108 13 00

Potato starch

1514 10 10

Crude rapeseed, colza or mustard oil, other than for
human consumption

1601 00

Sausages and similar products of meat, meat offal or
blood; food preparations based on these products

ex 1602

Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or
blood, of swine:

1602 41

1602 42

1602 49

– Hams and cuts thereof

– Shoulders and cuts thereof

– Other, including mixtures

1602 20 11

Goose or duck liver

1602 20 19

ex 1602

1602 32

1602 39

Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or
blood, of poultry of heading No 0105:

– Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus

– Other

ex 1602 90 31

Game

ex 1602 90 31

Rabbit

1703 90 00

Molasses, other than cane molasses

ex 2001 10 00

Cucumbers, prepared or preserved

ex 2007 99 31

Sour cherry jam

2007 99 33

Strawberry jam

2007 99 35

Raspberry jam

ex 2007 99 39

With a sugar content exceeding 30 % by weight.
Fruit coming under CN codes 0801, 0803, 0804
0807 20 00,
(except
0810 20 90, 0810 30 90, 0810 40 10, 0810 40 50,
0810 40 90, 0810 90

pineapples),

and

figs

Applicable duty
(% of MFN) (2)

Quantity
from 1.7.2000 to 30.6.2001
(tonnes)

Yearly increase
as from 1.7.2001
(tonnes)

Specific
provisions

free

free

free

20

free

20

free

free

69

free

47

82

free

free

20

30 250

1 250

0

0

40 000

(7)

for 1.1.2001-30.6.2001:
200 000
Base quantity for the
annual increase:
400 000

5 500

0

1 000

(7)

for 1.1.2001-30.6.2001:
5 000
Base quantity for the
annual increase:
10 000

9 375

625

0

0

16 000

1 600

(7)

unlimited

—

for 1.1.2001-30.6.2001:
500
Base quantity for the
annual increase:
1 000

100

(7)

unlimited

unlimited

300 000

unlimited

1 875

—

0

0

0

(9)

(9)

27

unlimited

ex 2008 99 49

Prepared or preserved apples

free

unlimited

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CN code

Description (1)

Applicable duty
(% of MFN) (2)

Quantity
from 1.7.2000 to 30.6.2001
(tonnes)

Yearly increase
as from 1.7.2001
(tonnes)

Specific
provisions

ex 2008 99 99

ex 2009 80

Fruit coming under CN codes 0803, 0804 (except
0810 30 90,
figs),
0810 40 10, 0810 40 50, 0810 40 90, 0810 90

0807 20 00,

0810 20 90,

Juice of
fruit or vegetables, whether or not
containing added sugar or other sweetening matter,
2009 80 38,
excluding
2009 80 69, 2009 80 95, 2009 80 96, 2009 80 97
and 2009 80 99

2009 80 19,

CN-codes

26

free

unlimited

500

0

ex 2302

Bran, sharps and other residues, except CN code
2302 50 00

free

for 1.1.2001-30.6.2001:
2 000
Base quantity for the
annual increase:
4 000

400

(7)

(1) Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording of 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 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 the Slovak Republic. 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 the Slovak Republic.
(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) This concession is only applicable to products not benefiting from any kind of export subsidies.
(8) In dried egg equivalent (100 kg liquid egg = 25,7 kg of dried egg).
(9) The reduction applies only to the ad valorem part of the duty.
(10) Subject to minimum import price arrangements contained in the Annex to the present Annex.
(11) Co-efficient for conversion to fresh meat = 2,14, providing meat content is > 60 %.
(12) In addition to the reduction of the ad valorem part of the duty, five additional stages (10 %, 12 %, 14 %, 16 % and 18 %) are herewith introduced which have to be used

before the application of the full specific duty as mentioned in the Combined Nomenclature.

(13) In addition to the reduction of the ad valorem part of the duty, three additional stages (10 %, 12 % and 14 %), are herewith introduced which have to be used before the

application of the full specific duty as mentioned in the Combined Nomenclature.

(14) For these CN-codes, the following concessions — applicable for apples imported within, as well as outside, the tariff quota — should be applied:

— five additional stages (10 %, 12 %, 14 %, 16 % and 18 %) are herewith introduced for the period 1 January to 14 February, which have to be used before the

application of the full specific duty as mentioned in the Combined Nomenclature.

— three additional stages (14 %, 16 % and 18 %) are herewith introduced for the period 15 February to 31 March, which have to be used before the application of the

full specific duty as mentioned in the Combined Nomenclature.

— two additional stages (16 % and 18 %) are herewith introduced for the period 1 April to 15 July, which have to be used before the application of the full specific

duty as mentioned in the Combined Nomenclature.

— five additional stages (10 %, 12 %, 14 %, 16 % and 18 %) are herewith introduced for the period 16 July to 31 December, which have to be used before the

application of the full specific duty as mentioned in the Combined Nomenclature.

(15) Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions laid down in the relevant Community provisions (see Articles 291 to 300 of Commission Regulation (EEC)

No 2454/93 (OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 71) and subsequent amendments).

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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 Poland:

CN Code

Description

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 11

ex 0811 10 11

ex 0811 10 19

ex 0811 10 19

ex 0811 10 90

ex 0811 10 90

ex 0811 20 19

ex 0811 20 19

ex 0811 20 31

ex 0811 20 31

ex 0811 20 39

ex 0811 20 39

ex 0811 20 51

ex 0811 20 51

Frozen strawberries containing added sugar or other sweetening matter,
with a sugar content exceeding 13 % by weight, whole fruit

Frozen strawberries containing added sugar or other sweetening matter,
with a sugar content exceeding 13 % by weight, other

Frozen strawberries containing added sugar or other sweetening matter,
with a sugar content not exceeding 13 % by weight, whole fruit

Frozen strawberries containing added sugar or other sweetening matter,
with a sugar content not exceeding 13 % by weight, other

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 added sugar or other sweetening matter,
with a sugar content not exceeding 13 % by weight: whole fruit

Frozen raspberries, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter,
with a sugar content not exceeding 13 % by weight: 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

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

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

Minimum
import price
(EUR/100 kg net)

63,1

38,5

23,3

75,0

57,6

75,0

57,6

75,0

57,6

99,5

79,6

99,5

79,6

62,8

44,8

39,0

29,5

2. The minimum import prices, as set out in Article 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 Polish
authorities in order to enable them to correct the situation.

4. At the request of either the Community or Poland, 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.

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

ANNEX B (a)

PCN-code (1)

PCN-code

PCN-code

PCN-code

PCN-code

0101 19 10 0
0101 20 10 0
0102 90 90 0
0103 91 90 0
0103 92 90 0
0106 00 10 1
0106 00 10 9
0106 00 20 0
0203 11 90 0
0203 12 90 0
0203 19 90 0
0203 21 90 0
0203 22 90 0
0203 29 90 0
0205
0208
0210 90 10 0
0210 90 71 0
0210 90 79 0
0407 00 90 0
0408 91 20 0
0408 99 20 0
0410 00 00 0
0511
0601
0602
0604
0701 90 10 0
0703 10 90 0
0703 90 00 0
0708 10 00 0
0709 51 30 0
0709 51 50 0
0709 51 90 0
0709 52 00 0
0709 60
0709 90 31 0
0709 90 40 0
0709 90 50 0
0710 80 10 0
0710 80 59 0
0711 10 00 0
0711 20 10 0

0711 20 90 0
0711 30 00 0
0711 90 10 0
0711 90 70 0
0712 90 11 0
0713
0714 20
0714 90 90 0
0801
0802
0803
0804
0805
0806 20
0807
0808 20 90 0
0810 40
0810 50 00 0
0810 90 30 0
0810 90 40 0
0810 90 85 0
0811 90 70 0
0811 90 85 0
0812 10 00 0
0812 90 30 0
0812 90 40 0
0812 90 50 0
0812 90 60 0
0812 90 70 0
0812 90 95 0
0813 40 10 0
0813 40 50 0
0813 40 60 0
0813 40 70 0
0813 40 95 0
0813 50
0814 00 00 0
0901 11 00 0
0901 12 00 0
0901 21 00 0
0901 22 00 0
0901 90 10 0
0902

0904
0905 00 00 0
0906
0907 00 00 0
0908
0909
0910
1005 10 11 0
1005 10 13 0
1005 10 15 0
1005 10 19 0
1006 10 10 0
1006 30
1007 00 10 0
1008 30 00 0
1106 10 00 0
1106 30 90 0
1201
1203 00 00 0
1204
1206
1207 10
1207 20
1207 30 10 0
1207 40
1207 50
1207 60
1207 92
1207 99
1208
1209 19 00 0
1209 21 00 0
1209 22
1209 30 00 0
1209 91
1209 99
1211
1212 10
1212 30 00 0
1212 99 00 0
1213 00 00 0
1214
1301

1302 11 00 0
1302 19 05 0
1302 19 98 1
1302 19 98 9
1302 32 90 0
1302 39 00 0
1501 00 11 0
1502
1503
1508
1509
1510
1511
1513
1515 19
1515 21
1515 29
1515 30
1515 40 00 0
1515 50
1515 90
1516 20 95 0
1516 20 96 0
1516 20 98 0
1518 00 31 0
1518 00 39 0
1522 00 91 0
1522 00 99 0
1602 31
1603 00 80 0
1801 00 00 0
1802 00 00 0
2001 90 10 0
2001 90 20 0
2005 70
2005 90 10 0
2006 00 10 0
2008 19 11 0
2008 19 13 0
2008 19 51 0
2008 19 59 0
2008 99 41 0
2008 99 51 0

2009 11 19 0
2009 11 99 0
2009 19 19 0
2009 19 99 0
2009 20 19 0
2009 20 99 0
2009 30 19 0
2009 30 39 0
2009 30 55 0
2009 30 59 0
2009 30 95 0
2009 30 99 0
2009 40 19 0
2009 40 93 0
2009 40 99 0
2009 60 11 0
2009 60 19 0
2009 60 51 0
2009 60 59 0
2009 60 90 0
2301
2302 50 00 0
2303 10 19 0
2303 10 90 0
2303 20
2303 30 00 0
2304 00 00 0
2305 00 00 0
2306
2307 00 11 0
2307 00 90 0
2308 10 00 0
2308 90 11 0
2308 90 30 0
2308 90 90 0
2309 10 11 0
2309 10 31 0
2309 10 51 0
2309 10 90 0
2309 90 10 0
2309 90 31 0
2309 90 41 0
2309 90 51 0

(1) As defined by the Polish Customs Tariff — Annex to Council of Ministers Regulation of 20 December 2000 (Dz.U. No 119 item

1253, 28 December 2000).

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

ANNEX B (b)

PCN-code

Description (1)

0102 90 41 0

Live bovine animals

0102 90 49 0

0102 90 51 0

0102 90 59 0

ex 0203

ex 0210

Meat of domestic swine, fresh, chilled
or frozen

Meat of swine:

0210 11

– Ham,

shoulders and cuts

thereof,

with bone in

– Bellies and cuts thereof

– Other

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

Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream,
yoghurt, kephir and other fermented
or acidified milk and cream

0210 12

0210 19

0207

ex 0403 10 11 to
0403 10 39

0403 90 11 to
0403 90 69

Applicable duty
(% of MFN) (2)

Annual quantity
from 1.1.2001
to 31.12.2001
(tonnes)

Increase
from 1.1.2001
to 31.12.2001
(tonnes)

Yearly increase as
from 1.1.2002
(tonnes)

Specific
Provisions

50

50

50

50

free

free

71

unlimited

(2)

(2)

30 000

1 500

3 000

(3) (5) (6)

20 000

1 000

2 000

(5)

unlimited

0405 10 11 0

Butter and dairy spreads

free

5 000

250

500

(5)

0405 10 19 0

0405 10 30 0

0405 10 50 0

0405 10 90 0

0405 20 90 0

0406

Cheese and curd

free

9 000

450

900

(5)

0701 1000 0

Potatoes seed, fresh or chilled

0709 10 00 0

Globe artichokes, fresh or chilled

0806 10 10 1

Grapes

0806 10 10 3

0806 10 10 5

0806 10 10 7

0806 10 10 9

0806 10 90 0

0809 10 00 0

Apricots

0809 30

Peaches including nectarines

0813 40 30

Pears, dried

1001 10 00 0

Durum wheat

33

23

33

50

60

60

50

50

60

60

60

50

unlimited

unlimited

unlimited

unlimited

unlimited

unlimited

unlimited

1001 90

Wheat and meslin, other than durum
wheat

free

400 000

20 000

40 000

(5)

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PCN-code

Description (1)

Applicable duty
(% of MFN) (2)

Annual quantity
from 1.1.2001
to 31.12.2001
(tonnes)

Increase
from 1.1.2001
to 31.12.2001
(tonnes)

Yearly increase as
from 1.1.2002
(tonnes)

Specific
Provisions

1101 00

Wheat or meslin flour

free

10 000

500

1 000

(5)

(5)

1102

1107

Cereal flour other than wheat or meslin

Malt

1205 00 90 0

Rape or colza seeds

1515 11 00 0

Crude linseed oil

1601 00

ex 1602

1602 41

1602 42

1602 49

ex 1602

Sausages and similar products of meat,
meat offal or blood; food preparations
based on these products

Other prepared or preserved meat,
meat offal or blood, of swine

– Hams and cuts thereof

– Shoulders and cuts thereof

– Other, including mixtures

Other prepared or preserved meat,
meat offal or blood, of poultry of
heading No 0105:

1602 32

– Of

fowls of

the

species Gallus

domesticus

1602 39

– Other

1701

Sugar

1902 20 10 0

1902 20 30 0

2005 90 30 0

Stuffed pasta, whether or not cooked or
otherwise prepared

Capers, prepared or otherwise, not
frozen

2005 90 50 0

Globe artichokes

2008 11 96 0

2008 11 98 0

Ground nuts, prepared or otherwise, in
packings not exceeding 1 kg

2008 70 61 0 to
2008 70 99 0

Peaches, prepared or preserved, not
containing added spirit

Fruit juices (including grape must) and
vegetable juices, unfermented and not
containing added spirit, whether or
not containing added sugar or other
sweeting matter

2009 11 11 0

2009 11 91 0

2009 19 11 0

2009 19 91 0

2009 20 11 0

2009 20 91 0

2009 30 11 0

2009 30 31 0

2009 30 51 0

2009 30 91 0

10 %
ad valorem

15 %
ad valorem

50

free

45 000

32 000

unlimited

1 000

50

100

(5)

free

1 000

50

100

(5)

(7)

32 500

unlimited

unlimited

unlimited

unlimited

unlimited

unlimited

40 %
ad valorem,
min.
EUR 0,17/kg

75

67

67

71

71

80

67

80

67

80

67

80

67

67

67

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PCN-code

Description (1)

Applicable duty
(% of MFN) (2)

Annual quantity
from 1.1.2001
to 31.12.2001
(tonnes)

Increase
from 1.1.2001
to 31.12.2001
(tonnes)

Yearly increase as
from 1.1.2002
(tonnes)

Specific
Provisions

2009 40 11 0

2009 40 30 0

2009 40 91 0

2009 60 71 0

2009 60 79 0

2009 80 32 0

2009 80 33 0

2009 80 35 0

2009 80 36 0

2009 80 38 0

2009 80 71 0 to
2009 80 99 9

2009 90 41 0 to
2009 90 98 0

2204 10

2204 21 10 1
2204 21 10 9

2204 21 11 0 to
2204 21 98 0

2204 21 99 0

2204 30 10 1

2204 30 10 9

2204 30 92 0 to
2204 30 98 9

Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified
wines; grape must other than that of
heading No 2009

80

67

67

67

67

71

71

71

80

80

71

71

20 %
ad valorem,
min.
EUR 42/hl

20 %
ad valorem,
min.
EUR 42/hl

20 %
ad valorem,
min.
EUR 25/hl

25 %
ad valorem,
min.
EUR 25/hl +
EUR 1,7 %/hl

78

78

85

unlimited

(4)

ex 2302

Bran, sharps and other residues, except
CN-code 2302 50 00

free

4 000

200

400

(5)

(1) Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of Polish Combined Nomenclature (PCN), the wording of the description of the products should be regarded as

indicative; the applicability of the preferential arrangements is determined, in the context of this Annex, by the coverage of the PCN codes.

(2) Heifers of a weight exceeding 220 kg.
(3) Excluding tenderloin presented alone.
(4) Rate of duty applicable. If the applied MFN duty rate ad valorem for this product is reduced, the preferential duty rate ad valorem set out in the 3rd column will be
reduced by the same proportion. If the applied MFN minimum/specific duty rate is reduced below the preferential minimum/specific duty, the latter will be reduced to
the same level.

(5) Products for which the EU will not grant any export refunds.
(6) This concession in the pigmeat sector will be implemented after the current veterinary restrictions prohibiting the imports of certain pigmeat products into the

Community from Poland will be lifted.

(7) Within the framework of the Polish WTO tariff quota.