Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of a 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 Estonia, of the other part, to take account of the outcome of negotiations between the parties on new mutual agricultural concessions
Date: 2002-10-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Estonia, agricultural product, association agreement (EU), import policy, tariff preference, tariff quota, trade relations

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Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of a 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 Estonia, of the other part, to take account
of the outcome of negotiations between the parties on new mutual agricultural concessions

(2003/C 45 E/10)

COM(2002) 572 final — 2002/0250(ACC)

(Submitted by the Commission on 21 October 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 the Republic of Estonia, which were undertaken in the overall context of the
accession process, were based on Article 19(4) of the Europe Agreement. This article provides that the
Community and Estonia shall examine in the Association Council, product by product and on an
orderly and reciprocal basis,
taking
account of the volume of trade in agricultural products between them, of their particular sensitivity,
of the rules of the common agricultural policy of the Community and of the role of agriculture in
Estonia's economy.

the possibility of granting each other further concessions,

3. According to the Council directives, 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 were undertaken and concluded between
the parties on 31 January 2002.

4. The results of

the negotiations between the Commission and Estonia on additional agricultural
trade in some agricultural
concessions involve immediate,
products. Agreement was also reached on opening new tariff quotas in certain sectors and increasing
certain previously existing quotas.

full and reciprocal

liberalisation of

5. The results of the negotiations have so far been implemented by the respective parties in the form of
autonomous measures, applicable as from 1 July 2002. On the Community side, the autonomous
measures were implemented by Council Regulation (EC) No 1151/2002. Estonia has, as stipulated in
Article 24(3) of
imports from the
Community.

the Europe Agreement, renounced all

tariffs on agricultural

6. The present Protocol on new mutual agricultural concessions would replace the aforementioned

autonomous and transitional measures at the date of its entry into force.

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
in conjunction
Community, and in particular Article 133,
with Article 300(2), subparagraph 1, first sentence 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 Estonia, of the other part (1),
provides for certain reciprocal trade concessions for certain
agricultural products.

(2) Article 19(4) of the Europe Agreement provides that the
Community and Estonia shall examine product by product
and on an orderly and reciprocal basis the possibilities of
granting each other further concessions.

adjusting trade
to take account of

(3) The first improvements to the preferential arrangements of
the Europe Agreement with Estonia were provided for in
the Europe
the Protocol
Agreement
the
Republic of Austria,
the Republic of Finland and the
Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union and the
the Uruguay Round negotiations on agri-
outcome of
culture, including improvements to the existing preferential
arrangements, approved by Decision 1999/86/EC (2).

the accession of

aspects of

(1) OJ L 68, 9.3.1998, p. 3.

(2) OJ L 29, 3.2.1999, p. 9.

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(4) Improvements to the preferential arrangements were also
provided for as a result of negotiations to liberalise agri-
cultural trade concluded in 2000. On the Community side,
these were implemented from 1 July 2000 by Regulation
(EC) No 1349/2000 establishing certain concessions in the
form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural
products
an
for
autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agri-
cultural
Europe
provided
Agreement with Estonia (1). This second adjustment of
the preferential arrangements has not yet been incor-
porated in the Europe Agreement
in the form of an
Additional Protocol.

an adjustment,

and providing

concessions

the

for

as

in

(5) Negotiations for further improvements to the preferential
arrangements of the Europe Agreement with Estonia were
concluded on 31 January 2002. The results of
the
negotiations have so far been implemented in the form
of autonomous measures, applicable as
from 1 July
autonomous
the
the Community
2002. On
measures were implemented by Council Regulation (EC)
No 1151/2002 (2).

side,

(6) The new Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement
the Europe Agreement
adjusting the trade aspects of
between the European Communities and their Member
States, of the one part, and the Republic of Estonia, of
the other part (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Protocol’)
should be approved with a view to consolidating all
concessions in agricultural trade between the two sides,
including the results of
the negotiations concluded in
2000 and 2002.

(7) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993
laying down provisions for the implementation of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community
Customs Code (3) has codified the management rules for
tariff quotas designed to be used following the chro-
nological order of dates of customs declarations. Certain
tariff quotas under
this Decision should therefore be
administered in accordance with those rules.

(8) Further measures necessary for the implementation of this
Decision should be adopted in accordance with the
Decision
Management
1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures
for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the
Commission (4).

Committee

procedure

of

(9) As a result of the aforementioned negotiations, Regulation
(EC) No 1151/2002 has effectively lost its substance and
should therefore be repealed,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the
Republic of Estonia, of the other part, to take account of the
outcome of negotiations between the parties on new mutual
agricultural concessions, is hereby approved on behalf of the
Community.

Article 2

The President of the Council
is authorised to designate the
the
person empowered to sign the Protocol on behalf of
Community and make the notification of approval provided
for in Article 4 of the Protocol.

Article 3

Upon this Decision taking effect,

1.
the arrangements
provided for in the Annexes of the Protocol attached to this
Decision shall replace those referred to in Annex Va as referred
to in Article 19(2), as amended, of 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.
The Commission shall adopt rules for the application of
the Protocol in accordance with the procedure referred to in
Article 5(2).

Article 4

The order numbers as attributed to the tariff quotas in the
Annex to this Decision may be changed by the Commission
in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 5(2).
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.

Article 5

instituted

The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee for
1.
Cereals
by Article 23 of Regulation (EEC)
No 1766/92 (5) or, where appropriate, by the committee
instituted by the relevant provisions of the 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 provided for
1999/468/EC shall be one month.

in Article 4(3) of Decision

Article 1

Article 6

The attached Protocol adjusting the trade aspects of the Europe
Agreement establishing an association between the European

Regulation (EC) No 1151/2002 is repealed from the entry into
force of the Protocol.

(1) OJ L 155, 28.6.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2677/2000 (OJ L 308, 8.12.2000, p. 7).

(2) OJ L 170, 29.6.2002, p. 15.
(3) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 444/2002 (OJ L 68, 12.3.2002 p. 11).

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

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

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Order numbers for EU tariff quotas for products originating in Estonia (as referred to in Article 4)

ANNEX

Quota order
No

CN code

Description

09.4598

0102 90 05

Live bovine animals of domestic species of a live weight not exceeding 80 kg

09.4537

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

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

09.4563

ex 0102 90

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

09.4851

0201

0202

1602 50 10

Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled

Meat of bovine animals, frozen

Uncooked mixtures of cooked meat or offal and uncooked meat or offal of other
prepared or preserved meat of bovine animals

09.4583

ex 0203

Meat of domestic swine,
frozen, excluding CN codes
0203 11 90, 0203 12 90, 0203 19 90, 0203 21 90, 0203 22 90, 0203 29 90

fresh, chilled or

09.4852

0206 10 95
0206 29 91

09.6649

ex 0207

Thick skirt and thin skirt of bovine animals, fresh, chilled or frozen

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

09.4853

09.4578

09.4546

09.4579

09.4580

09.4547

0210 19

0401

Meat of swine, salted or in brine, dried or smoked, other

Milk and cream, not concentrated, nor containing added sugar or other
sweetening matter

0402 10 19

0402 21 19

Skimmed milk powder

Whole milk powder

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

0403 10 31

0403 10 33

0403 10 39

0403 90 59

0403 90 61

0403 90 63

0403 90 69

0405 10 11
0405 10 19

Not exceeding 3 %

Exceeding 3 % but not exceeding 6 %

Exceeding 6 %

Other, of a fat content, by weight

Not exceeding 3 %

Exceeding 3 % but not exceeding 6 %

Exceeding 6 %

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 exceeding 6 %

Sour cream, of a fat content, by weight exceeding 6 %

Butter

09.4582

0406 10

Fresh (unripened or uncured) cheese, including whey cheese, and curd

09.4581

09.6650

0406 20
0406 30
0406 40
0406 90

0407 00 11
0407 00 19
0407 00 30

09.6651

ex 0408

Other cheese

Poultry eggs

Birds' eggs, not in shell, and egg yolks, fresh, dried, cooked by steaming or by
boiling in water, moulded,
frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not
containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, excluding CN codes
0408 11 20, 0408 19 20, 0408 91 20, 0408 99 20

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Quota order
No

CN code

09.6603

0703 20 00

Garlic

Description

09.6454

09.6605

09.6609

0704 10 00

0704 90 10

0808 10

0810 30

Cauliflowers and headed broccoli

White cabbages and red cabbages

Apples, fresh

Black-, white- or red currants and gooseberries

09.6467

0811 10 11

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

09.6611

0811 20 11

Raspberries, blackberries, mulberries, loganberries, black-, white- or redcurrants
and gooseberries, frozen, with a sugar content exceeding 13 % by weight

09.6641

ex 1001

Wheat and meslin, excluding CN code 1001 90 10

09.6642

09.6643

09.4588

09.6644

1002

Rye

1003 00 10

Barley, seed

ex 1003 00 90

Barley, excluding barley for production of malt

1004 00

1101

Oats

Wheat or meslin flour

09.6645

ex 1102

Cereal flours other than of wheat or meslin, excluding CN code 1102 90 90

09.6646

ex 1103

Cereal groats, meal and pellets, excluding CN codes 1103 19 90 and 1103 20 90

09.6647

1108 13

Potato starch

09.4584

ex 1601 00

ex 1602 41

ex 1602 42

ex 1602 49

Sausages and similar products, of meat offal or blood, excluding CN code
1601 00 10

Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or blood: of swine: Hams and cuts
thereof, excluding CN code 1602 41 90

Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or blood: of swine: Shoulders and
cuts thereof, excluding CN code 1602 42 90

Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or blood: of swine: Other,
including mixtures, excluding CN code 1602 49 90

09.6652

1602 32 11

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

1602 39 21

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

09.6470

2207 10 00

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

09.6648

ex 2309

Preparations of the kind used in animal feeding, excluding CN code 2309 10 51,
2309 10 90, 2309 90 10, 2309 90 20, 2309 90 31, 2309 90 41, 2309 90 51,
2309 90 91

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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 Estonia,
of the other part, to take account of the outcome of 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 ESTONIA,

of the other part,

Whereas:

(1) 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
(hereinafter referred to as ‘the Europe Agreement’) was
signed in Luxembourg on 12 June 1995 and entered into
force on 1 February 1998 (1).

(2) Article 19(4) of the Europe Agreement provides that the
Community and the Republic of Estonia 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.

(3) For the first time, improvements to the preferential agri-
cultural regime of the Europe Agreement were provided for
in the Protocol adjusting trade aspects of
the Europe
Agreement (2) to take account of the last enlargement of
the Community and the outcome of the GATT Uruguay
Round.

(4) Two further rounds of negotiations for improved agri-
on

cultural
22 November 2000 and 31 January 2002.

concessions

concluded

trade

were

(5) The Council decided, by virtue of Regulation (EC)
No 1151/2002 (3),
to apply on a provisional basis, as
from 1 July 2002, the European Community concessions
resulting from the 2000 and the 2002 rounds of
negotiations.

(6) The above mentioned concessions will be replaced on the
date of entry into force of this Protocol by the concessions
provided for herein,

Estonia as set out in Annex A(a) and A(b) to this Protocol
shall replace those set out in Annex V(a) as referred to in
Article 19(2), as amended, of the Europe Agreement estab-
lishing an association between the European Communities
and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic
of Estonia, of the other part.

Article 2

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

form an integral part of

form an integral part
the

Article 3

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

Article 4

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.

Quantities of goods subject to tariff quotas and released for free
circulation as
the concessions
from 1 July 2002 under
provided for in Annex A(b) to Regulation (EC) No 1151/2002
shall be fully counted against the quantities provided for Annex
A(b) to the attached Protocol, except for quantities for which
import licences were issued before 1 July 2002.

Article 5

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

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Done at Brussels, [. . .]

The arrangements for import into the Community applicable to
certain agricultural products originating in the Republic of

For the European Community

For the Republic of Estonia

(1) OJ L 68, 9.3.1998, p. 3.
(2) OJ L 29, 3.2.1999, p. 9.
(3) OJ L 170, 29.6.2002, p. 15.

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The following products originating in Estonia shall benefit from a preferential zero-duty within unlimited
quantities (applicable duty 0 % of MFN) when imported into the Community — CN code (1)

ANNEX A(a)

0101 10 90
0101 90 19
0101 90 30
0101 90 90
0104
0106 19 10
0106 39 10
0204
0205
0206 80 91
0206 90 91
0207 13 91
0207 14 91
0207 26 91
0207 27 91
0207 35 91
0207 36 89
0208
0210 91 00
0210 92 00
0210 93 00
0210 99 10
0210 99 21
0210 99 29
0210 99 31
0210 99 39
0210 99 59
0210 99 60
0210 99 79
0210 99 80
0407 00 90
0409 00 00
0410 00 00
0601
0602
0603
0604
0701 10 00
0701 90 10
0701 90 50
0701 90 90
0703 10
0703 90 00
0704 20 00
0704 90 90
0705 19 00
0705 21 00
0705 29 00
0706
0708 10 00
0708 90 00

0709 20 00
0709 30 00
0709 40 00
0709 52 00
0709 59
0709 60 10
0709 60 99
0709 70 00
0709 90 10
0709 90 20
0709 90 50
0709 90 90
0710 10 00
0710 21 00
0710 22 00
0710 29 00
0710 30 00
0710 80 51
0710 80 59
0710 80 61
0710 80 69
0710 80 70
0710 80 80
0710 80 85
0710 80 95
0710 90 00
0711 40 00
0711 59 00
0711 90 10
0711 90 50
0711 90 80
0711 90 90
0712 20 00
0712 31 00
0712 32 00
0712 33 00
0712 39 00
0712 90 05
0712 90 30
0712 90 50
0712 90 90
0713 50 00
0713 90 10
0713 90 90
0802 11 90
0802 12 90
0802 21 00
0802 22 00
0802 31 00
0802 32 00
0802 40

0802 90 50
0802 90 85
0806 20 11
0806 20 12
0806 20 91
0806 20 92
0806 20 98
0808 20 90
0809 40 90
0810 40 30
0810 40 50
0810 40 90
0810 60 00
0810 90 95
0811 90 39
0811 90 50
0811 90 70
0811 90 75
0811 90 80
0811 90 95
0812 10 00
0812 90 40
0812 90 50
0812 90 60
0812 90 99
0813 10 00
0813 20 00
0813 30 00
0813 40 10
0813 40 30
0813 40 95
0813 50 15
0813 50 19
0813 50 91
0813 50 99
0901 12 00
0901 21 00
0901 22 00
0901 90 90
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
1001 90 10
1008 10 00

1008 20 00
1008 90 90
1102 90 90
1103 19 90
1103 20 90
1105 10 00
1105 20 00
1106 10 00
1106 30
1107
1108 20 00
1208 10 00
1209
1210
1211 90 30
1212 10 10
1212 10 99
1214 90 10
1302 19 05
1501 00 90
1502 00 90
1503 00 19
1503 00 90
1504 10 10
1504 10 99
1504 20 10
1504 30 10
1507
1508 10 90
1508 90 10
1508 90 90
1511 10 90
1511 90 11
1511 90 19
1511 90 91
1511 90 99
1512
1513
1514
1515
1516 10 10
1516 20 91
1516 20 95
1516 20 96
1516 20 98
1517 10 90
1517 90 99
1518 00 31
1518 00 39
1522 00 91
1601 00 10

1602 10 00
1602 20 19
1602 20 90
1602 31
1602 32 19
1602 32 30
1602 32 90
1602 39 29
1602 39 40
1602 39 80
1602 41 90
1602 42 90
1602 49 90
1602 50 31
1602 50 39
1602 50 80
1602 90 10
1602 90 31
1602 90 41
1602 90 69
1602 90 72
1602 90 74
1602 90 76
1602 90 78
1602 90 98
1603 00 10
1703
1704 90 10
2001 10 00
2001 90 20
2001 90 50
2001 90 70
2001 90 75
2001 90 85
2001 90 93
2001 90 96
2003 20 00
2003 90 00
2004 10 10
2004 10 99
2004 90 30
2004 90 50
2004 90 91
2004 90 98
2005 10 00
2005 20 20
2005 20 80
2005 40 00
2005 51 00
2005 59 00
2005 60 00

(1) As defined in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2031/2001 of 6 August 2001 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC)

No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 279, 23.10.2001, p. 1).

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2005 90 10
2005 90 50
2005 90 60
2005 90 70
2005 90 75
2005 90 80
2006 00 99
2007 10 91
2007 10 99
2007 99 10
2007 99 91
2007 99 98
2008 11 92
2008 11 94
2008 11 96
2008 11 98
2008 19 19
2008 19 93
2008 19 95
2008 19 99
2008 40 11

2008 40 21
2008 40 29
2008 40 39
2008 40 51
2008 40 59
2008 40 71
2008 40 91
2008 40 99
2008 50 11
2008 60 11
2008 60 31
2008 60 39
2008 60 51
2008 60 59
2008 60 61
2008 60 71
2008 60 79
2008 60 91
2008 80 11
2008 80 31
2008 80 39

2008 80 50
2008 80 70
2008 80 91
2008 80 99
2008 92 14
2008 92 34
2008 92 38
2008 92 59
2008 92 74
2008 92 78
2008 92 93
2008 92 96
2008 92 98
2008 99 28
2008 99 37
2008 99 40
2008 99 45
2008 99 49
2008 99 55
2008 99 68
2008 99 72

2008 99 78
2008 99 99
2009 50 10
2009 50 90
2009 71 10
2009 71 91
2009 71 99
2009 79 19
2009 79 30
2009 79 93
2009 79 99
2009 80 19
2009 80 38
2009 80 50
2009 80 63
2009 80 69
2009 80 71
2009 80 79
2009 80 89
2009 80 95
2009 80 96

2009 80 99
2009 90 19
2009 90 29
2009 90 39
2009 90 51
2009 90 59
2009 90 96
2009 90 98
2204 30 10
2302 50 00
2306 90 19
2308 00 90
2309 10 51
2309 10 90
2309 90 10
2309 90 31
2309 90 41
2309 90 51
2309 90 91
2905 45 00

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)

09.4598

0102 90 05

Live bovine animals of domestic species of a live
weight not exceeding 80 kg

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

20

20

178 000
heads

153 000
heads

Applicable duty
(% of MFN)
(2)

Annual quantity
from 1.7.2002
to 30.6.2003
(tonnes)

Yearly increase
as from
1.7.2003
(tonnes)

Specific
provisions

0

0

0

(3)

(3)

(4)

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

6 %
ad valorem

7 000
heads

Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled

free

1 100

350

Meat of bovine animals, frozen

Uncooked mixtures of cooked meat or offal and
uncooked meat or offal of other prepared or
preserved meat of bovine animals

fresh, chilled or frozen,
Meat of domestic swine,
excluding CN codes 0203 11 90, 0203 12 90,
0203 19 90, 0203 21 90, 0203 22 90, 0203 29 90

free

2 000

375

(6)

09.4537

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

09.4563

ex 0102 90

09.4851

0201

0202

1602 50 10

09.4583

ex 0203

09.4852

0206 10 95
0206 29 91

Thick skirt and thin skirt of bovine animals, fresh,
chilled or frozen

free

100

30

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Applicable duty
(% of MFN)
(2)

Annual quantity
from 1.7.2002
to 30.6.2003
(tonnes)

Yearly increase
as from
1.7.2003
(tonnes)

Specific
provisions

free

1 005

250

free

free

free

free

100

800

30

150

14 000

0

800

240

Order No

CN code

Description (1)

09.6649

ex 0207

chilled or

Meat and edible offal of poultry of heading No 0105,
frozen,
excluding CN codes
fresh,
0207 26 91,
0207 14 91,
0207 13 91,
0207 27 91,
0207 34 90,
0207 34 10,
0207 35 91, 0207 36 81, 0207 36 85, 0207 36 89

09.4853

0210 19

Meat of swine, salted or in brine, dried or smoked,
other

09.4578

0401

Milk and cream, not concentrated, nor containing
added sugar or other sweetening matter

09.4546

0402 10 19

Skimmed milk powder

0402 21 19 Whole milk powder

09.4579

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

Not exceeding 3 %

0403 10 13

Exceeding 3 % but not exceeding 6 %

0403 10 19

Exceeding 6 %

Other, of a fat content, by weight

0403 10 31

Not exceeding 3 %

0403 10 33

Exceeding 3 % but not exceeding 6 %

0403 10 39

Exceeding 6 %

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 exceeding 6 %

Sour cream, of a fat content, by weight exceeding
6 %

free

1 120

210

09.4547

0405 10 11
0405 10 19

Butter

free

4 800

09.4582

0406 10

Fresh (unripened or uncured) cheese,
whey cheese, and curd

including

free

1 120

900

210

09.4581

09.6650

0406 20
0406 30
0406 40
0406 90

0407 00 11
0407 00 19
0407 00 30

09.6651

ex 0408

Other cheese

free

4 000

1 200

Poultry eggs

free

600

180

Birds' eggs, not in shell, and egg yolks, fresh, dried,
cooked by steaming or by boiling in water,
moulded,
frozen or otherwise preserved, whether
or not containing added sugar or other sweetening
matter,
0408 11 20,
CN
0408 19 20, 0408 91 20, 0408 99 20

excluding

codes

free

205

40

(9)

09.6603

09.6454

0703 20 00

Garlic

0704 10 00

Cauliflowers and headed broccoli

0704 90 10 White cabbages and red cabbages

0707 00 05

Cucumbers, fresh or chilled

0707 00 90

Gherkins

0709 10 00

Fresh or chilled globe artichokes

free

free

free

free

60

270

5

10

unlimited

unlimited

(8)

(8)

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Applicable duty
(% of MFN)
(2)

Annual quantity
from 1.7.2002
to 30.6.2003
(tonnes)

Yearly increase
as from
1.7.2003
(tonnes)

Specific
provisions

(8)

(8)

(8)

(8)

(8)

(8)

(7)

(7)

(7)

(7)

(7)

(7)

(7)

(7)

(7)

(7)

(7)

Order No

CN code

Description (1)

0709 90 70

Fresh or chilled courgettes

09.6605

0808 10

Apples, fresh

0808 20 50

Fresh pears (excl perry pears, in bulk, from 1 August
to 31 December)

0809 20 05

Fresh sour cherries (Prunus cerasus)

0809 20 95

Fresh cherries (excl sour cherries)

ex 0809 40 05

Fresh plums, from 1 July to 30 September

0810 10 00

Strawberries, fresh

09.6609

0810 30

Black-, white- or red currants and gooseberries

09.6467

0811 10 11

frozen, containing added sugar or
sweetening matter with a sugar content

Strawberries,
other
exceeding 13 % by weight

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

unlimited

400

75

unlimited

unlimited

unlimited

unlimited

unlimited

130

240

30

45

0811 10 19

Strawberries,
frozen, containing added sugar or
other sweeteningmatter with a sugar content not
exceeding 13 % by weight

free

unlimited

0811 10 90

Strawberries, frozen, other

09.6611

0811 20 11

loganberries,
Raspberries, blackberries, mulberries,
black-, white- or
redcurrants and gooseberries,
frozen, with a sugar content exceeding 13 % by
weight

free

free

unlimited

640

120

0811 20 19

loganberries,
Raspberries, blackberries, mulberries,
black-, white- or
redcurrants and gooseberries,
frozen, with a sugar content not exceeding 13 %
by weight

free

unlimited

0811 20 31

Other frozen raspberries

0811 20 39

Other frozen black currants

0811 20 51

Other frozen red currants

0811 20 59

Other frozen blackberries and mulberries

0811 20 90

Other

09.6641

ex 1001

Wheat and meslin, excluding CN code 1001 90 10

09.6642

1002

Rye

09.6643

1003 00 10

Barley, seed

ex 1003 00 90

Barley, excluding barley for production of malt

ex 1003 00 90

Barley for production of malt

09.4588

1004 00

Oats

09.6644

1101

Wheat or meslin flour

09.6645

ex 1102

Cereal
excluding CN code 1102 90 90

flours other

than of wheat or meslin,

09.6646

ex 1103

Cereal groats, meal and pellets, excluding CN codes
1103 19 90 and 1103 20 90

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

unlimited

unlimited

unlimited

unlimited

unlimited

4 400

1 500

6 500

unlimited

4 800

2 000

2 000

100

1 300

500

2 000

900

600

600

30

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Applicable duty
(% of MFN)
(2)

Annual quantity
from 1.7.2002
to 30.6.2003
(tonnes)

Yearly increase
as from
1.7.2003
(tonnes)

Specific
provisions

free

free

100

960

30

180

Order No

CN code

Description (1)

09.6647

09.4584

1108 13

Potato starch

ex 1601 00

ex 1602 41

ex 1602 42

ex 1602 49

Sausages and similar products, of meat offal or
blood, excluding CN code 1601 00 10

Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or
blood: of swine: Hams and cuts thereof, excluding
CN code 1602 41 90

Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or
blood: of
thereof,
excluding CN code 1602 42 90

swine: Shoulders

and cuts

Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or
blood:
including mixtures,
excluding CN code 1602 49 90

swine: Other,

of

09.6652

1602 32 11

1602 39 21

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

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

09.6470

2207 10 00

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

09.6648

ex 2309

Preparations of the kind used in animal
feeding,
excluding CN code 2309 10 51, 2309 10 90,
2309 90 10,
2309 90 31,
2309 90 20,
2309 90 41, 2309 90 51, 2309 90 91

free

160

30

free

free

71

200

3

50

(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 should exceed 500 000 heads for any given 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 the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
(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) Excluding tenderloin presented alone.
(7) Subject to minimum import price arrangements contained in the Annex to this Annex.
(8) The reduction applies only to the ad valorem part of the duty.
(9) In dried egg equivalent (100 kg liquid egg = 25,7 kg of dried eggs).

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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 Estonia:

CN Code

Description

Minimum import price
(EUR/t net)

ex 0810 10

Strawberries, 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

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

ex 0811 10 11

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

ex 0811 10 19

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

ex 0811 10 19

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

ex 0811 10 90

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

ex 0811 10 90

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

ex 0811 20 19

Frozen raspberries, containing additional sugar or other sweetening
matter not exceeding 13 % by weight: whole fruit

ex 0811 20 19

Frozen raspberries, containing additional sugar or other sweetening
matter not exceeding 13 % by weight: other

ex 0811 20 31

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

ex 0811 20 31

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

ex 0811 20 39

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

ex 0811 20 39

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

ex 0811 20 51

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

ex 0811 20 51

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

514

385

233

750

576

750

576

750

576

995

796

995

796

628

448

390

295

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 Estonian
authorities in order to enable them to correct the situation.

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4. At the request of either the Community or Estonia, the Association Council shall examine the functioning of the
system or the revision of the level of the minimum import prices. If appropriate, the Association Council 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 may 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, on the one part and the authorities',
producers' and exporters' organisations of all the associated exporting countries, on 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.