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 Bulgaria, of the other part, to take account of the outcome of negotiations between the Parties on new mutual agricultural concessions
Date: 2003-04-14
Institutions: Bulgaria, European Community
Subjects: Bulgaria, agricultural product, agricultural trade, association agreement (EU), originating product, protocol to an agreement, revision of an agreement, tariff preference

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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 Bulgaria, 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 BULGARIA,

of the other part,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

The Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States,
of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part (hereinafter referred to as the Europe Agreement)
was signed in Brussels on 8 March 1993 and entered into force on 1 February 1995 (1).

Article 21(5) of the Europe Agreement provides that the Community and Bulgaria are to examine in the Associa-
tion 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.

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) to take account of the last enlargement of
the Community and the outcome of the GATT Uruguay Round.

Two further rounds of negotiations for improved agricultural trade concessions were concluded on 18 May
2000 and 18 October 2002.

From the one side, the Council decided, by virtue of Regulation (EC) No 2290/2000 (3), to apply on a provisional
basis, as from 1 July 2000, the European Community concessions resulting from the 2000 round of negotiations
and from the other side the Government of Bulgaria took legislative provisions to apply, as from the same date
of 1 July 2000, the relevant Bulgarian concessions (Decree of the Council of Ministers No 127, 11.7.2000;
Decree of the Council of Ministers No 161, 20.6.2001; Integrated Customs Tariff of the Republic of Bulgaria,
introduced by Decree of the Council of Ministers No 289, 20.12.2001 (4)).

(6)

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

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The arrangements for import into the Community applicable to certain agricultural products originating in
Bulgaria as set out in Annex A(a) and A(b) and the arrangements for import into Bulgaria 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 X and XI as referred to in Article 21(2) and 21(3) to the
Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member
States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part.

(1) OJ L 358, 31.12.1994, p. 3.
(2) OJ L 112, 29.4.1999, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 262, 17.10.2000, p. 1.
(4) State Gazette (SG) No 57/2000, No 59/2001 and No 1/2002 respectively.

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Article 2

The Annexes to this Protocol shall form an integral part thereof. This Protocol shall form an integral part
of the Europe Agreement.

Article 3

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

The Contracting Parties shall notify each other of the accomplishment of the corresponding procedures
according to the first paragraph hereof.

Article 4

Subject to completion of the procedures provided for in Article 3, this Protocol shall enter into force on 1
January 2003. Should these procedures not be completed in time, it shall enter into force on the first day
of the first month following the Contracting Parties' notification of the accomplishment of the procedures.

Article 5

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

Hecho en Bruselas, el catorce de abril de dos mil tres.

Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den fjortende april to tusind og tre.

Geschehen zu Brüssel am vierzehnten April zweitausendunddrei.

Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις δέκα τέσσερις Απριλίου δύο χιλιάδες τρία.

Done at Brussels on the fourteenth day of April in the year two thousand and three.

Fait à Bruxelles, le quatorze avril deux mille trois.

Fatto a Bruxelles, addì quattordici aprile duemilatre.

Gedaan te Brussel, de veertiende april tweeduizenddrie.

Feito em Bruxelas, em catorze de Abril de dois mil e três.

Tehty Brysselissä neljäntenätoista päivänä huhtikuuta vuonna kaksituhattakolme.

Som skedde i Bryssel den fjortonde april tjugohundratre.

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Por la Comunidad Europea

For Det Europæiske Fællesskab

Für die Europäische Gemeinschaft
Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Κοινότητα

For the European Community

Pour la Communauté européenne

Per la Comunità europea

Voor de Europese Gemeenschap

Pela Comunidade Europeia

Euroopan yhteisön puolesta

På Europeiska gemenskapens vägnar

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Customs duties on imports applicable in the Community to products originating in Bulgaria and listed below
shall be abolished — CN codes (1)

ANNEX A(a)

0101 10 90

0101 90 19

0101 90 30

0101 90 90

0104 (2)

0106 19 10

0106 39 10

0204 (2)

0205

0206 80 91

0206 90 91

0207 27 91

0207 35 91

0207 36 89

0208

0210 92 00

0210 93 00

0210 99 10

0210 99 21 (2)

0210 99 29 (2)

0210 99 60 (2)

0210 99 79

0407 00 11 (2)

0407 00 19 (2)

0407 00 90

0408 11 80 (2)

0408 19 81 (2)

0408 19 89 (2)

0408 91 80 (2)

0408 99 80 (2)

0409 00 00

0410 00 00

06

0701 10 00

0701 90 10

0703

0704 20 00

0704 90 90

0705 19 00

0705 21 00

0705 29 00

0706

0708 10 00

0709 10 00

0709 20 00

0709 30 00

0709 40 00

0709 51 00

0709 52 00

0709 59

0709 60 99

0709 90 10

0709 90 20

0709 90 31

0709 90 40

0709 90 50

0709 90 90

0710 30 00

0710 80 10

0710 80 59

0710 80 80

0710 80 85

0711 20 10

0711 30 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

0714 20

0714 90 90

0802

0804 20

0806 20

0807

0808 20 90

0809 40 90

0810 40

0810 50 00

0810 60 00

0810 90 95

0811 20 19

0811 20 39

0811 20 51

0811 20 59

0811 20 90

0811 90 19

0811 90 39

0811 90 50

0811 90 70

0811 90 85

0811 90 95

0812 10 00

0812 90 20

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 39

0813 50 91

0813 50 99

0814 00 00

09

1006 10 10

1007 00 10

1008 (2)

1102 90 90 (2)

1103 19 90 (2)

1103 20 90 (2)

1106 10 00

1106 30

1107 (2)

1108 20 00

1208 10 00

1209 10 00

1209 21 00

1209 23 80

1209 29 50

1209 29 60

1209 29 80

1209 30 00

1209 91

1209 99 91

1209 99 99

1210

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

1507

1508 10 90

1508 90

1509

1510

1511 10 90

1511 90

1512 11 99

1512 19 99

1512 21

1512 29

1513

1514

1515

1516 20 95

1516 20 96

1516 20 98

1518 00 31

1518 00 39

1522 00 91

1602 20 11

1602 20 19

1602 31

1602 90 72 (2)

1602 90 74 (2)

1602 90 76 (2)

1602 90 78 (2)

2001 90 20

2001 90 50

2001 90 65

2001 90 75

2001 90 85

2001 90 93

2001 90 96

2003 20 00

2003 90 00

2005 70

2005 90 10

2006 00 99

2007 91 90

2007 99 10

2007 99 31

2007 99 39

2007 99 58

2007 99 93

2007 99 98

2008 11 92

2008 11 94

2008 11 96

2008 11 98

2008 19

2008 20 19

2008 20 39

2008 20 51

2008 20 59

2008 20 71

2008 20 79

2008 20 91

2008 20 99

2008 30 11

2008 30 31

2008 30 39

2008 30 51

2008 30 55

2008 30 59

2008 30 71

2008 30 75

2008 30 79

2008 30 90

2008 60

2008 92 12

2008 92 14

2008 92 32

2008 92 34

2008 92 36

2008 92 38

2008 92 51

2008 92 59

2008 92 72

2008 92 74

2008 92 76

2008 92 78

2008 92 92

2008 92 93

2008 92 94

2008 92 96

2008 92 97

2008 92 98

2008 99 11

2008 99 19

2008 99 23

2008 99 25

2008 99 26

2008 99 28

2008 99 36

2008 99 37

2008 99 38

2008 99 40

2008 99 43

2008 99 45

2008 99 46

2008 99 47

2008 99 49

2008 99 53

2008 99 55

2008 99 61

2008 99 62

2008 99 68

2008 99 72

(1) As defined in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1832/2002 of 1 August 2002 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical

nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 290, 28.10.2002, p. 1).

(2) Customs duties on imports of these products shall be abolished provided they do not benefit from export refunds.

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2008 99 78

2008 99 99

2009 11 19

2009 12 00

2009 19 19

2009 19 98

2009 21 00

2009 29 19

2009 29 91

2009 29 99

2009 31

2009 39 19

2009 39 31

2009 39 39

2009 39 55

2009 39 59

2009 39 95

2009 39 99

2009 41

2009 49 19

2009 49 30

2009 49 93

2009 49 99

2009 50

2009 71

2009 79 19

2009 79 30

2009 79 93

2009 79 99

2009 80 19

2009 80 36

2009 80 38

2009 80 50

2009 80 63

2009 80 69

2009 80 71

2009 80 73

2009 80 79

2009 80 88

2009 80 89

2009 80 95

2009 80 96

2009 80 97

2009 80 99

2009 90 19

2009 90 29

2009 90 39

2009 90 41

2009 90 49

2009 90 51

2009 90 59

2009 90 73

2009 90 79

2009 90 95

2009 90 96

2009 90 97

2302 50 00

2306 90 19

2308 00 90

2309 90 10

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

ANNEX A(b)

(MFN= most favoured nation duty)

CN code

Description (1)

0102 90 05

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

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

slaughter of

for

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

ex 0102 90

0201
0202

Applicable
duty
(% of MFN) (2)

Quantity from
1.7.2002 to
30.6.2003
(tonnes)

Annual quan-
tity from
1.7.2003 to
30.6.2004
(tonnes)

Yearly increase
as from
1.7.2004
(tonnes)

Specific
provisions

10

10

178 000
heads

178 000
heads

153 000
heads

153 000
heads

6 %
ad valorem

7 000 heads

7 000 heads

0

0

0

0

(3) (14)

(3) (14)

(4) (14)

(14)

Meat of bovines, fresh, chilled or frozen

free

250

250

ex 0203

Meat of domestic swine, fresh, chilled or frozen

free

2 500

3 000

500

(5) (13) (14)

0210 11
0210 12
0210 19

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

1601 00

Sausages and similar products

Prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or blood
of swine

Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading
0207 35 91,
0105,
0207 36 89

0207 27 91,

excluding

free

6 050

6 050

Yoghurt

free

250

500

(14)

0

0

1602 41
1602 42
1602 49

ex 0207

0403 10 11
0403 10 13
0403 10 19
0403 10 31
0403 10 33
0403 10 39

0406

Cheese and curd

0407 00 30

Eggs of poultry, in shell, not for hatching

0701 90 50
0701 90 90

Potatoes

free

free

free

6 100

6 400

300

(13) (14)

150

300

4 100

5 000

0

0

(13)

(14)

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CN code

Description (1)

0702 00 00

Tomatoes

0702 00 00

Tomatoes

0707

0707

Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled

Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled

0709 60 10

Sweet peppers

0709 90 70

Courgettes

0709 90 70

Courgettes

Frozen vegetables

Applicable
duty
(% of MFN) (2)

Quantity from
1.7.2002 to
30.6.2003
(tonnes)

Annual quan-
tity from
1.7.2003 to
30.6.2004
(tonnes)

Yearly increase
as from
1.7.2004
(tonnes)

free

100

free

100

free

free

100

free

6 450

6 550

—

—

8 375

8 375

—

—

2 000

2 000

50

—

100

—

4 000

4 000

100

—

850

—

0

0

—

0

Specific
provisions

(7) (8) (13) (14)

(8)

(7) (8) (14)

(8)

(14)

(7) (8)

(8)

(14)

0710 21 00
0710 22 00
0710 29 00
0710 80 51
0710 80 69
0710 80 95

0711 51 00
2003 10 20
2003 10 30

0808 20 10

Pears

0808 20 50

0808 20 50

Pears

0809 10 00

Apricots

0809 10 00

Apricots

0809 20
0811 90 75
0811 90 80

Cherries

0809 20

Cherries

Mushrooms of the genus Agaricus

free

2 125

2 500

250

(14)

0806 10 10

Fresh grapes

free

1 200

1 800

0

(7) (9) (14)

0806 10 90

0806 10 10

Fresh grapes

0808 10 10

Apples

100

free

—

—

1 925

2 325

—

400

0808 10 20

0808 10 50

0808 10 90

0808 10 20
0808 10 50
0808 10 90

Apples

100

—

—

—

(14)

(9)

(13) (14)

(7) (10) (13) (14)

(10)

(14)

(7) (11) (14)

(11)

(7) (8) (14)

(8)

free

3 125

3 125

315

—

750

—

—

750

—

—

0

—

100

free

100

free

1 600

2 200

220

(7) (8)

100

—

—

—

(8)

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CN code

Description (1)

Applicable
duty
(% of MFN) (2)

Quantity from
1.7.2002 to
30.6.2003
(tonnes)

Annual quan-
tity from
1.7.2003 to
30.6.2004
(tonnes)

Yearly increase
as from
1.7.2004
(tonnes)

Specific
provisions

0809 30

Peaches

0809 30

Peaches

0809 40 05

Plums

0809 40 05

Plums

0810 10 00

Strawberries, fresh

0810 20

Raspberries, blackberries, mulberries and logan-
berries

0810 30

Black-, white- or redcurrants and gooseberries

0811 10

Strawberries, frozen

free

100

free

100

free

free

free

free

1 000

1 000

100

(7) (12) (14)

—

—

9 375

9 375

—

—

0

—

(12)

(7) (9) (14)

(9)

2 090

2 090

200

(6) (14)

unlimited

unlimited

unlimited

unlimited

unlimited

unlimited

0811 20 31

Raspberries, frozen, not containing added sugar

free

unlimited

unlimited

0812 90 10

Apricots, provisionally preserved

1001

Wheat and meslin

1109 00 00

Wheat gluten

1002 00 00

Rye

1102 10 00

Rye flour

1103 19 10

Rye groats and meal

1103 20 10

Rye pellets

free

free

1 250

1 250

125

(14)

126 400

250 000

25 000

(13) (14)

free

2 000

4 000

400

1003

Barley

free

25 000

50 000

5 000

1102 90 10

Barley flour

1103 19 30

Barley groats and meal

1103 20 20

Barley pellets

1004 00 00

Oats

1102 90 30

Oat flour

1103 19 40

Oats groats and meal

1103 20 30

Oats pellets

1005 10 90
1005 90 00

Maize

free

1 250

2 500

250

free

40 000

80 000

8 000

(6)

(6)

(6)

(6)

(13)

(13)

(13)

(13)

(13)

(13)

(13)

(13)

(13)

(13)

(13)

(13)

(13)

(13)

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CN code

Description (1)

Sunflower-seed or safflower oil and fractions
thereof

Applicable
duty
(% of MFN) (2)

Quantity from
1.7.2002 to
30.6.2003
(tonnes)

Annual quan-
tity from
1.7.2003 to
30.6.2004
(tonnes)

Yearly increase
as from
1.7.2004
(tonnes)

Specific
provisions

free

1 750

3 000

0

(14)

1512 11 10
1512 11 91
1512 19 10
1512 19 91

1602 32
1602 39

Prepared or preserved meat of poultry

free

1 250

1 500

150

(13) (14)

1603 00 10

Extracts and juices, in packings of 1 kg or less

free

50

100

10

2001 10 00

Cucumbers, preserved

2001 90 70

Sweet peppers, preserved

2002

Preserved or prepared tomatoes

Other vegetables, prepared or preserved

2005 10 00
2005 20 20
2005 20 80
2005 40 00
2005 51 00
2005 59 00
2005 60 00
2005 90 30
2005 90 50
2005 90 60
2005 90 70
2005 90 75
2005 90 80

2007 99 33

Strawberry jam

Pears, prepared or preserved

2008 40 11
2008 40 21
2008 40 29
2008 40 39
2008 40 51
2008 40 59
2008 40 71
2008 40 79
2008 40 91
2008 40 99

2008 50

Apricots, prepared or preserved

2008 70

Peaches, prepared or preserved

2008 80

Strawberries, prepared or preserved

2309 10 51
2309 10 90

Dog or cat food

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

3 125

3 125

315

(14)

250

500

50

16 900

17 100

200

(13) (14)

1 500

3 000

300

250

50

500

750

650

250

250

100

500

750

650

500

(7) (14)

(14)

(14)

(14)

25

10

50

75

65

0

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CN code

Description (1)

Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding

Tobacco

2309 90 31
2309 90 41

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

Applicable
duty
(% of MFN) (2)

Quantity from
1.7.2002 to
30.6.2003
(tonnes)

Annual quan-
tity from
1.7.2003 to
30.6.2004
(tonnes)

Yearly increase
as from
1.7.2004
(tonnes)

free

free

3 500

3 500

7 500

7 500

0

0

Specific
provisions

(14)

(14)

(2)
(3)

(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.
In cases where a MFN minimum duty exists, the applicable minimum duty is equal to the MFN minimum duty multiplied by the percentage indicated in this column.
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, not withstanding any other rights given under the Agreement.
The quota for this product is opened for Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and the Slovak Republic.
Excluding tenderloin presented alone.
Subject to minimum import price arrangements contained in the Annex to the present Annex.
The reduction applies only to the ad valorem part of the duty.
Entry price system: for all imports (within and outside the tariff quotas) of CN codes 0702 (tomatoes), 0707 00 05 (cucumbers), 0709 90 70 (courgettes), 0809 10
(apricots) and 0809 20 (cherries), 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.
Entry price system: for all imports (within and outside the tariff quotas) of CN codes 0806 10 10 (grapes) and 0809 40 05 (plums), 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. In addition
imports from Bulgaria to the Community of plums destined for processing in immediate containers of a net capacity weight exceeding 250 kg (CN code
ex 0809 40 05) will be exempted from the specific duty. 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.

(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)

(9)

(10) Entry price system: for all imports (within and outside the tariff quotas) of CN codes 0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90 (apples), the following concessions 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 appli-

cation 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 appli-

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

(11) Entry price system: for all imports (within and outside the tariff quotas) of CN code 0808 20 50 (pears), the following concessions should be applied:

— five additional stages (10 %, 12 %, 14 %, 16 % and 18 %) are herewith introduced for the period 1 January to 31 March, which have to be used before the applica-

tion of the full specific duty as mentioned in the Combined Nomenclature,

— two additional stages (16 % and 18 %) are herewith introduced for the periods 1 to 30 April and 1 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 appli-

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

(12) Entry price system: for all imports (within and outside the tariff quotas) of CN code 0809 30 (peaches and nectarines), the following concessions should be applied:

— three additional stages (10 %, 12 % and 14 %) are herewith introduced for the period 11 June to 31 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 periods 1 August to 30 September, which have to be used before the

application of the full specific duty as mentioned in the Combined Nomenclature.
(13) This concession is only applicable to products not benefiting from any kind of export subsidies.
(14) Quantities of goods subject to this existing tariff quota and released for free circulation as from 1 July 2002 before the entry into force of this Protocol shall be fully

counted against the quantity provided for in the fourth column.

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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 Bulgaria:

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

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 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

Minimum import
price
(EUR/100 kg net)

51,4

63,1

38,5

23,3

75,0

57,6

99,5

79,6

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

4. At the request of either the Community or Bulgaria, 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 consulta-
tion meeting will be organised three months before the beginning of each marketing year in the European Commu-
nity. 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 Bulgaria to products originating in the Community and listed below
shall be abolished — Bulgarian tariff codes (1)

ANNEX B(a)

0101 10 90

0101 90 11

0101 90 19

0101 90 30

0101 90 90

0102 90 90

0104 10 10 (2)

0104 10 30 (2)

0104 10 80 (2)

0104 20 10 (2)

0104 20 90 (2)

0105 19 20

0105 19 90

0106 11 00

0106 12 00

0106 19 10

0106 19 90

0106 20 00

0106 31 00

0106 32 00

0106 39 10

0106 39 90

0106 90 00

0204 10 00 (2)

0204 21 00 (2)

0204 22 (2)

0204 23 00 (2)

0204 30 00 (2)

0204 41 00 (2)

0204 42 10 (2)

0204 42 30 (2)

0204 42 50 (2)

0204 42 90 (2)

0204 43 10 (2)

0204 43 90 (2)

0204 50 (2)

0205

0206 10 10

0206 10 91

0206 10 99

0206 22 00

0206 29 10

0206 29 99

0206 30 20

0206 30 301

0206 30 801

0206 41 201

0206 41 801

0206 49 201

0206 49 801

0206 80 10

0206 80 91

0206 80 99 (2)

0206 90 10

0206 90 91

0206 90 99 (2)

0207 27 91

0207 34

0207 35 91

0207 36 81

0207 36 85

0207 36 89

0208

0210 92 00

0210 93 00

0210 99 10

0210 99 21 (2)

0210 99 29 (2)

0210 99 60 (2)

0210 99 71

0210 99 79

0407 00 11 (2)

0407 00 19 (2)

0407 00 90

0408 11 20 (2)

0408 11 80 (2)

0408 19 (2)

0408 91 20 (2)

0408 91 80 (2)

0408 99 20 (2)

0408 99 80 (2)

0409 00 00

0410 00 00

0501 00 00

0502

0503 00 00

0504 00 00

0511 10 00

0511 91

0511 99

0601

0602

0603

0604

0701 10

0703 20 00

0703 90 00

0704 20 00

0704 90 90

0705 19 00

0705 21 00

0705 29 00

0706 90

0708 10 00

0709 10 00

0709 20 00

0709 40 00

0709 51 00

0709 52 00

0709 59

0709 60 91

0709 60 95

0709 60 99

0709 90 10

0709 90 20

0709 90 31

0709 90 40

0709 90 50

0709 90 90

0710 30 00

0710 80 10

0710 80 59

0710 80 80

0710 80 85

0711 20

0711 30 00

0711 59 00

0711 90 10

0711 90 50

0711 90 80

0711 90 90

0712 20 00

0712 90 05

0712 90 11

0712 90 30

0712 90 50

0712 90 90

0713 10

0713 20 00

0713 31 00

0713 32 00

0713 33

0713 39 00

0713 40 00

0713 50 00

0713 90

0714 20

0714 90 90

0801

0802

0803

0804

0805

0806 20

0807

0808 20 90

0810 40

0810 50 00

0810 60 00

0810 90

0811 20 39

0811 20 51

0811 90 31

0811 90 39

0811 90 70

0811 90 85

0811 90 95

0812 10 00

0812 90 20

0812 90 30

0812 90 40

0812 90 50

0812 90 60

0812 90 70

0812 90 99

0813

0814 00 00

1302 39 00

0901

0902

0903 00 00

0904

1401

1402 00 00

1403 00 00

1404

0905 00 00

1501 00 11

0908

0909

0910

1005 10 11

1005 10 13

1005 10 15

1005 10 19

1006 10 10

1007 00 10

1008 (2)

1102 90 90 (2)

1103 19 90 (2)

1103 20 90 (2)

1106 10 00

1106 30

1107 (2)

1108 20 00

1201

1202

1203 00 00

1204

1205

1206

1207

1208

1209

1210

1211

1212 10

1212 30 00

1212 99 80

1213 00 00

1214

1301

1302 11 00

1302 19 05

1302 19 98

1302 32 90

1502

1503

1507

1508

1509

1510

1511

1512 11 99

1512 19 99

1512 21

1512 29

1513

1514

1515 11 00

1515 19 10

1515 19 90

1515 21 10

1515 21 90

1515 29 10

1515 29 90

1515 30 10

1515 30 90

1515 40 00

1515 50 11

1515 50 19

1515 50 91

1515 50 99

1515 90 21

1515 90 29

1515 90 31

1515 90 39

1515 90 40

1515 90 51

1515 90 59

1515 90 60

1515 90 91

1515 90 99

1516 20 95

(1) As defined in the Customs Tariff of the Republic of Bulgaria, adopted by Council of Ministers Decree No 289 (State Gazette No 1/2002).
(2) Customs duties on imports of these products shall be abolished provided they do not benefit from export refunds and, in the case of cereals products (CN chapters 10

and 11), are accompanied by an export licence with an indication to that effect.

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1516 20 96

1516 20 98

1518 00 31

1518 00 39

1522 00 91

1522 00 99

1602 31

1602 90 72 (1)

1602 90 74 (1)

1602 90 76 (1)

1602 90 78 (1)

1603 00 80

1801 00 00

1802 00 00

2001 90 10

2001 90 20

2001 90 50

2001 90 65

2001 90 75

2001 90 85

2001 90 91

2001 90 93

2001 90 96

2003 20 00

2003 90 00

2005 70

2005 90 10

2006 00 10

2006 00 91

2006 00 99

2007 91 90

2007 99 93

2008 11 92

2008 11 94

2008 11 96

2008 11 98

2008 19

2008 20 19

2008 20 39

2008 20 51

2008 20 59

2008 20 71

2008 20 79

2008 20 91

2008 20 99

2008 30 11

2008 30 31

2008 30 39

2008 30 51

2008 30 55

2008 30 59

2008 30 71

2008 30 75

2008 30 79

2008 30 90

2008 60 11

2008 60 31

2008 60 51

2008 60 59

2008 60 71

2008 60 79

2008 60 91

2008 60 99

2008 92 12

2008 92 14

2008 92 32

2008 92 34

2008 92 36

2008 92 38

2008 92 51

2008 92 59

2008 92 72

2008 92 74

2008 92 76

2008 92 78

2008 92 92

2008 92 93

2008 92 94

2008 92 96

2008 92 97

2008 92 98

2008 99 11

2008 99 19

2008 99 23

2008 99 25

2008 99 26

2008 99 28

2008 99 36

2008 99 37

2008 99 38

2008 99 40

2008 99 41

2008 99 43

2008 99 45

2008 99 46

2008 99 47

2008 99 49

2008 99 51

2008 99 53

2008 99 55

2008 99 61

2008 99 62

2008 99 68

2008 99 72

2008 99 78

2008 99 99

2009 11 19

2009 12 00

2009 19 19

2009 19 98

2009 21 00

2009 29 19

2009 29 91

2009 29 99

2009 31 11

2009 31 19

2009 31 51

2009 31 59

2009 31 91

2009 31 99

2009 39 31

2009 39 19

2009 39 39

2009 39 55

2009 39 59

2009 39 95

2009 39 99

2009 41 10

2009 41 91

2009 41 99

2009 49 19

2009 49 30

2009 49 93

2009 49 99

2009 50

2009 71

2009 79 19

2009 79 30

2009 79 93

2009 79 99

2009 80 19

2009 80 36

2009 80 38

2009 80 50

2009 80 63

2009 80 69

2009 80 71

2009 80 73

2009 80 79

2009 80 88

2009 80 89

2009 80 95

2009 80 96

2009 80 97

2009 80 99

2009 90 19

2009 90 29

2009 90 39

2009 90 41

2009 90 49

2009 90 51

2009 90 59

2009 90 73

2009 90 79

2009 90 95

2009 90 96

2009 90 97

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 00 11 0

2308 00 40

2308 00 90

2309 10 31 0

2309 90 10

(1) Customs duties on imports of these products shall be abolished provided they do not benefit from export refunds and, in the case of cereals products (CN chapters 10

and 11), are accompanied by an export licence with an indication to that effect.

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ANNEX B(b)

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

(MFN = most favoured nation duty)

Bulgarian tariff
code

Description (1)

Live poultry, weighing no more than 185 g:

Applicable customs
duty (2)

Column I
% of MFN

Column II
% ad
valorem

Quantity
from
1.7.2002 to
30.6.2003
(tonnes)

Annual
quantity
from
1.7.2003 to
30.6.2004
(tonnes)

Yearly
increase as
from
1.7.2004
(tonnes)

Special
provisions

0105 11

Fowls of the species Gallus domesticus

free

218

400

40

(4)

0105 99 10

Ducks

0105 99 20

Geese

0202 20 30 0

Forequarters with bone-in, frozen

15

8,5

8 149

8 149

0

(4)

0202 20 50 0 Hindquarters with bone-in, frozen

ex 0203

Meat of domestic swine, fresh, chilled or frozen

—

free

8 000

8 500

500

(3) (4)

0210 11
0210 12
0210 19

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

1601 00

Sausages and similar products

1602 41
1602 42
1602 49

Prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or blood
of swine

0207

Meat and edible offal of poultry

0402 10
0402 21

Milk and cream,
solid forms

in powder, granules or other

free

10

1 000

1 000

2 977

3 000

0405 10
0405 90

Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk

20

87

100

0

0

0

(4)

(4)

(4)

0406

Cheese and curd

0407 00 30

Eggs of poultry, in shell, not for hatching

0702 00 00

Tomatoes, fresh

0706 10 00 0 Carrots and turnips

0707

Cucumbers and gherkins

0709 30 00 0 Aubergines (egg-plant)

0709 90 39
0709 90 60

Other vegetables

0709 60 10

Sweet peppers

0709 90 70

Courgettes

—

—

—

—

—

—

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

2 700

3 000

300

(3) (4)

150

700

255

300

800

255

0

(3)

100

(3) (4)

25

(4)

(4)

(4)

(4)

1 130

1 130

115

75

100

10

145

50

150

100

0

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Description (1)

Applicable customs
duty (2)

Column I
% of MFN

Column II
% ad
valorem

Quantity
from
1.7.2002 to
30.6.2003
(tonnes)

Annual
quantity
from
1.7.2003 to
30.6.2004
(tonnes)

Yearly
increase as
from
1.7.2004
(tonnes)

Special
provisions

Vegetables, frozen

—

free

260

300

30

(4)

Bulgarian tariff
code

0710 10 00
0710 22 00
0710 29 00
0710 80 51
0710 80 61
0710 80 69
0710 80 95
0710 90 00

0710 21 00 0

Peas (Pisum sativum), frozen

0806 10

Fresh grapes

0808 10

Apples

0808 20 50 9

Pears, other than from 1 April to 30 June

0809 10 00 0 Apricots

0809 20
0811 90 75
0811 90 80

Cherries

0809 30

Peaches, including nectarines

0811 20

Raspberries, blackberries, mulberries, loganberries,
black-, white- or red-currant and gooseberries

1001

Wheat and meslin

1109 00 00

Wheat gluten

1002 00 00

Rye

1102 10 00

Rye flour

1103 19 10

Rye groats and meal

1103 20 10

Rye pellets

1003

Barley

1102 90 10

Barley flour

1103 19 30

Barley groats and meal

1103 20 20

Barley pellets

1004

Oats

1102 90 30

Oat flour

1103 19 40

Oats groats and meal

1103 20 30

Oats pellets

1005 10 90
1005 90

Maize

1006 30

Rice, semi-milled or wholly milled

1103 19 50
1103 20 50

Meal and pellets of rice

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

115

150

1 450

1 800

15

0

(4)

(4)

4 680

5 080

400

(3) (4)

350

320

100

500

500

200

2 025

2 030

60

100

50

0

20

0

0

free

27 500

55 000

5 500

free

500

1 000

100

(4)

(4)

(4)

(4)

(3)

(3)

—

free

7 550

15 000

1 500

(3) (4)

—

free

700

1 200

120

(3) (4)

—

15

—

free

14 000

28 000

2 800

12,75

2 880

2 880

25

13 671

13 671

0

0

(3)

(4)

(4)

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Bulgarian tariff
code

Description (1)

Applicable customs
duty (2)

Column I
% of MFN

Column II
% ad
valorem

Quantity
from
1.7.2002 to
30.6.2003
(tonnes)

Annual
quantity
from
1.7.2003 to
30.6.2004
(tonnes)

Yearly
increase as
from
1.7.2004
(tonnes)

Special
provisions

1108 13 00

Potato starch

—

free

263

263

26

(4)

1108 14 00

Manioc (cassava) starch

1108 19

Other starches

1512 11 10
1512 11 91
1512 19 10
1512 19 91

Sunflower-seed or
thereof

safflower oil and fractions

—

free

1 500

3 000

0

—

30

—

—

—

—

15

—

—

—

—

free

unlimited

unlimited

10,5

1 316

1 316

free

75

100

0

10

(4)

(4)

free

1 250

1 500

0

(3) (4)

free

100

100

free

50

100

34

21 888

21 888

10

10

0

free

10 000

20 000

2 000

(4)

(4)

(3)

free

2 400

2 600

200

(3) (4)

free

535

535

free

200

400

(4)

55

40

ex 1515 90 15

Oiticica oils, myrtle wax and Japan wax; their
fractions

1517 10

Margarine, excluding liquid margarine

1602 10 00 0 Homogenised preparations of preserved meat

1602 20

Homogenised preparations of liver of any animal

1602 32
1602 39

Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or
blood of bovine animals

1602 50

Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or
blood of bovine animals

1603 00 10

Extracts and juices, in packings of 1 kg or less

1701 99 00 0

Sugar, other than raw sugar and not containing
added flavouring or colouring matter

1703

Molasses

2002

Prepared or preserved tomatoes

2004 10 10
2004 10 99

Potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by
vinegar or acetic acid, frozen

Other vegetables, prepared or preserved

2005 10 00
2005 20 20
2005 20 80
2005 40 00
2005 51 00
2005 59 00
2005 60 00
2005 90 30
2005 90 50
2005 90 60
2005 90 70
2005 90 75
2005 90 80

2007 10

Homogenised preparations

—

free

155

155

15

(4)

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Bulgarian tariff
code

Description (1)

Applicable customs
duty (2)

Column I
% of MFN

Column II
% ad
valorem

Quantity
from
1.7.2002 to
30.6.2003
(tonnes)

Annual
quantity
from
1.7.2003 to
30.6.2004
(tonnes)

Yearly
increase as
from
1.7.2004
(tonnes)

Special
provisions

2008 40 11
2008 40 21
2008 40 29
2008 40 39
2008 40 51
2008 40 59
2008 40 71
2008 40 79
2008 40 91
2008 40 99

2009 11 11
2009 11 91
2009 11 99

2009 19 11
2009 19 91

Pears, prepared or preserved

—

free

50

100

10

Orange juice, frozen

—

free

520

520

0

(4)

Other orange juice

2009 29 11

Grape juice, including grape must

—

free

462

462

50

(4)

Grapefruit juice

Juice of other single fruit

Pineapple juice

2009 39 11
2009 39 51
2009 39 91

2009 49 11
2009 49 91

2009 90 11
2009 90 21
2009 90 31
2009 90 71
2009 90 92
2009 90 94
2009 90 98

2009 60

Mixtures of juices

2303 10 11 0 Residues from the manufacture of starch from
maize, of a protein content exceeding 40 % by
weight

2309 10 11
2309 10 51
2309 10 90

Dog or cat food

2309 90 excl.
2309 90 10

Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding,
other than dog or cat food, put up for retail sale

2401 10
2401 20

Tobacco

15

—

—

15

—

34

free

385

443

385

443

0

0

free

750

1 500

150

8,5

12 752

12 752

free

6 000

6 000

0

0

(4)

(4)

(4)

(4)

(1) Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Bulgarian customs tariff (BCT), 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 BCT code. Where ex BCT codes are indi-
cated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by application to the BCT code and corresponding description taken together.

(2) Where duty rates appear in both columns (I and II), the applicable duty is the lower of the two in ad valorem terms.
(3) This concession is only applicable to products not benefiting from any kind of export subsidies and, in the case of cereals products (CN chapters 10 and 11), accompa-

nied by an export licence with an indication to that effect.

(4) Quantities of goods subject to this existing tariff quota and released for free circulation as from 1 July 2002 before the entry into force of this Protocol shall be fully

counted against the quantity provided for in the fifth column.