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 Slovak Republic, of the other part, to take account of the outcome of negotiations between the parties on new mutual agricultural concessions
Date: 2003-04-24
Institutions: European Community, Slovakia
Subjects: Slovakia, agricultural product, agricultural trade, association agreement (EU), customs duties, import policy, originating product, tariff quota, trade agreement (EU)

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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 Slovak Republic, 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 SLOVAK REPUBLIC,

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 Slovak Republic, of the other part (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Europe Agreement’)
was signed in Luxembourg on 4 October 1993 and entered into force on 1 February 1995 (1).

Article 21(5) of the Europe Agreement provides that the Community and the Slovak Republic 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.

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 3 May 2000
and 21 June 2002.

From the one side, the Council decided, by virtue of Council Regulation (EC) No 2434/2000 establishing certain
concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for an adjust-
ment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe
Agreement with the Slovak Republic (3), to apply on a provisional basis, as from 1 July 2000, the Community
concessions resulting from the 2000 round of negotiations and from the other side the Government of the
Slovak Republic took legislative provisions to apply, as from the same date, the equivalent Slovak concessions.

(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
the Slovak Republic as set out in Annexes A(a) and A(b) and the arrangements for import into the Slovak
Republic applicable to certain agricultural products originating in the Community as set out in Annexes
B(a) and B(b) to this Protocol shall replace those set out in Annexes XI and XII as referred to in Article
21(2) and (4), as amended, of the Europe Agreement. The agreement between the Community and the
Slovak Republic on reciprocal preferential trade concessions for certain wines, set out in Annex C, shall
form an integral part of this Protocol.

(1) OJ L 359, 31.12.1994, p. 2.
(2) OJ L 306, 16.11.1998, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 280, 4.11.2000, p. 9.

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Article 2

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

Article 3

This Protocol shall be approved by the Community and the Slovak Republic in accordance with their corre-
sponding 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 abovementioned procedures.

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 Slovak languages, each of these texts being equally
authentic.

Hecho en Bruselas, el veinticuatro de abril del dos mil tres.

Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den fireogtyvende april to tusind og tre.

Geschehen zu Brüssel am vierundzwanzigsten April zweitausendunddrei.

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

Done at Brussels on the twenty-fourth day of April in the year two thousand and three.

Fait à Bruxelles, le vingt-quatre avril deux mille trois.

Fatto a Bruxelles, addì ventiquattro aprile duemilatre.

Gedaan te Brussel, de vierentwintigste april tweeduizenddrie.

Feito em Bruxelas, em vinte e quatro de Abril de dois mil e três.

Tehty Brysselissä kahdentenakymmenentenäneljäntenä päivänä huhtikuuta vuonna kaksituhattakolme.

Som skedde i Bryssel den tjugofjärde april tjugohundratre.

V Bruseli dvadsiatchoštvrtého apríla dvetisíetri.

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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

Za Slovenskú republiku

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

CN code (1)

CN code (1)

CN code (1)

CN code (1)

CN code (1)

CN code (1)

ANNEX A(a)

0101 10 90
0101 90 19
0101 90 30
0101 90 90
0104 20 10
0106 19 10
0106 39 10
0205 00
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 10 11
0208 10 19
0208 20 00
0208 30 00
0208 40
0208 50 00
0208 90 10
0208 90 55
0208 90 60
0208 90 95
0210 99 10
0210 99 39
0210 99 59
0210 99 79
0210 99 80
0407 00 90
0409 00 00
0410 00 00
06
0701 10 00
0701 90 50
0703 10 11
0703 20 00
0703 90 00
0709 20 00
0709 30 00

0709 40 00
0709 51 00
0709 52 00
0709 59
0709 70 00
0709 90 10
0709 90 20
0709 90 40
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 85
0710 80 95
0710 90 00
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 50 00
0713 90
0714 90 90

0802 12 90
0802 21 00
0802 22 00
0802 31 00
0802 32 00
0802 40 00
0802 50 00
0802 90 50
0802 90 60
0802 90 85
0806 20
0808 20 90
0809 40 90
0810 40 30
0810 40 50
0810 40 90
0810 50 00
0810 60 00
0810 90 95
0811 20 59
0811 20 90
0811 90 50
0811 90 70
0811 90 75
0811 90 80
0811 90 85
0811 90 95
0812 10 00
0812 90 10
0812 90 30
0812 90 40
0812 90 50
0812 90 60
0812 90 70
0812 90 99
0813
0814 00 00
0901 12 00
0901 21 00
0901 22 00
0901 90 90
0902 10 00

0904 12 00
0904 20
0905 00 00
0907 00 00
0910 20 90
0910 40
0910 91 90
0910 99 99
1006 10 10
1007 00 10
1105 20 00
1106 10 00
1106 30 90
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
1503 00 19
1503 00 90
1504 10 10
1504 10 99
1504 20 10
1504 30 10
1507
1508
1511 10 90
1511 90 19
1511 90 91
1511 90 99

1512 11 91
1512 19 91
1512 21
1512 29
1513
1515
1516 20 95
1516 20 96
1516 20 98
1518 00 31
1518 00 39
1518 00 91
1518 00 95
1518 00 99
1522 00 91
1602 90 10
1602 90 31
1602 90 41
1602 90 72
1602 90 74
1602 90 76
1602 90 78
1602 90 98
1603 00 10
2001 90 20
2001 90 50
2003 20 00
2003 90 00
2005 60 00
2005 90 10
2005 90 50
2007 91 90
2007 99 10
2007 99 91
2007 99 93
2008 19 11
2008 19 19
2008 19 51
2008 19 95
2008 19 99
2008 92 14
2008 92 34

2008 92 38
2008 92 59
2008 92 72
2008 92 74
2008 92 78
2008 92 93
2008 92 98
2008 99 11
2008 99 19
2008 99 23
2008 99 28
2008 99 37
2008 99 40
2008 99 43
2008 99 45
2008 99 49
2008 99 68
2008 99 99
2009 11 19
2009 11 99
2009 19 19
2009 29 11
2009 29 19
2009 29 91
2009 29 99
2009 31 11
2009 39 31
2009 41
2009 49 19
2009 49 30
2009 49 93
2009 49 99
2009 80 19
2009 80 38
2009 80 50
2009 80 63
2009 80 69
2009 80 71
2302 50 00
2306 90 19
2308 00 90
2309

(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).

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

ANNEX A(b)

(MFN = most-favoured-nation duty)

CN code

Description (1)

Applicable
duty (2)
(% of MFN)

Quantity from
1.7.2002 to
30.6.2003
(tonnes)

Annual quantity
from 1.7.2003
(tonnes)

Subsequent
yearly quota
increase
(tonnes)

Specific
provisions

0102 90 05

Live bovine animals of a live weight not
exceeding 80 kg

20

178 000 heads

178 000 heads

0

0

0

0

0

(3) (9)

(3) (9)

(4) (9)

(5) (9)

(8) (9)

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

but not

20

153 000 heads

153 000 heads

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

6 %
ad valorem

7 000 heads

7 000 heads

Live sheep or goats

free

4 300

4 300

Meat of bovines, fresh, chilled or frozen

free

3 500

3 500

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

ex 0102 90

0104 10 30
0104 10 80
0104 20 90

0201
0202

ex 0203

Meat of domestic swine, fresh, chilled or
frozen

0210 11 to
0210 19

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

0204

Meat of sheep or goats

0206 10 to 29
0210 20

Meat of bovine animals (offal)

ex 0207

Poultry, fresh, chilled or frozen
(other
than 0207 13 91, 0207 14 91,
0207 26 91, 0207 27 91, 0207 35 91,
0207 36 89)

1602 31 to
1602 39

Prepared or preserved meat of poultry

free

free

free

free

2 800

3 000

300

(8) (9) (12)

Unlimited

Unlimited

500

1 000

0

(8) (9)

(8)

(8)

free

1 560

1 740

180

(8) (9)

0402

Milk powder and condensed milk

free

2 500

3 500

0403 10 11 to
39
0403 90 11 to
69

0404

Buttermilks, yoghurts and other fermented
or acidified milk and cream

Whey and products consisting of natural
milk constituents

free

250

500

0

0

(8) (9)

(8) (9)

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CN code

Description (1)

ex 0405

Butter and other fats and oils derived from
milk except CN codes 0405 20 10 and
0405 20 30

Applicable
duty (2)
(% of MFN)

Quantity from
1.7.2002 to
30.6.2003
(tonnes)

Annual quantity
from 1.7.2003
(tonnes)

Subsequent
yearly quota
increase
(tonnes)

Specific
provisions

free

750

750

0

(8) (9)

0406

Cheese and curd

0407 00 11
0407 00 19
0407 00 30

Eggs of poultry in shell

free

20

2 930

3 125

3 000

300

(8) (9)

3 125

0

0

0

(9)

(9) (10)

(9) (11)

0408 11 80

Egg yolks, dried

20

250

250

0408 19 81

Egg yolks, liquid

0408 19 89

Egg yolks, frozen

0408 91 80

Birds' eggs, dried

20

1 250

1 250

0408 99 80

Birds' eggs, other

0702 00 00

Tomatoes, fresh or chilled

ex 0707 00 05

Cucumbers, fresh or chilled (from 16 May
to 31 October)

ex 0708 10 00

Fresh or chilled peas, from 1 September
to 31 May

ex 0708 10 00

Fresh or chilled peas, from 1 June to 31
August

0709 90 70

Courgettes

0806 10 10

Table grapes

0808 10

Apples, fresh

0809 20

Cherries

0809 30 90

Peaches

0809 40 05

Plums

0810 20

Raspberries, blackberries, mulberries and
loganberries

0810 20 10

Raspberries, fresh

0810 30 10

Blackcurrants, fresh

0810 30 10

Blackcurrants, fresh

0810 30 30

Redcurrants, fresh

0810 30 30

Redcurrants, fresh

0810 30 90

Other berries

free

80

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

41

free

41

free

41

24

2 600

2 900

300

(7) (8) (9)

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

130

145

15

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

(7)

(9)

(7)

(7)

7 625

15 000

0

(7) (8) (9)

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

(7)

(7)

(7)

250

250

0

(6) (9)

Unlimited

Unlimited

130

145

Unlimited

Unlimited

130

145

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

15

15

(6)

(6) (9)

(6)

(6) (9)

(6)

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CN code

Description (1)

0811 10 90

Strawberries, frozen

0811 20 19

Berries, containing added sugar, frozen

0811 20 31

Raspberries, not containing added sugar,
frozen

0811 20 39

Blackcurrants, frozen

0811 20 39

Blackcurrants, frozen

0811 20 51

Redcurrants, frozen

0811 20 51

Redcurrants, frozen

ex 0811

1001

1002

1003

1004

1005 10 90
1005 90 00

1008

than 0811 10 90, 0811 20 19,
Other
0811 20 31, 0811 20 39, 0811 20 51,
0811 20 59, 0811 20 90, 0811 90 50,
0811 90 70, 0811 90 75, 0811 90 80,
0811 90 85, 0811 90 95

Wheat and meslin

Rye

Barley

Oats

Maize

Buckwheat, millet and canary seed, other
cereals

1101 00

Wheat and meslin flour

1107 10 99

Malt, not roasted, other than of wheat

1601 00

Sausages and similar products

1602 41 to
1602 49

1602 50

Prepared or preserved meat of swine

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

1703

Molasses

2001 10 00

Cucumbers, preserved

ex 2001 90 96

Asparagus

2002

Tomatoes, prepared or preserved

2007 99 31

Cherry jams,
jellies, marmalades, purées
and pastes with a sugar content exceeding
30 % by weight

Applicable
duty (2)
(% of MFN)

Quantity from
1.7.2002 to
30.6.2003
(tonnes)

Annual quantity
from 1.7.2003
(tonnes)

Subsequent
yearly quota
increase
(tonnes)

Specific
provisions

36

free

free

free

28

free

33

20

free

free

free

free

free

free

20

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

83

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

330

370

Unlimited

Unlimited

350

390

Unlimited

Unlimited

250

250

50 000

100 000

1 000

2 000

16 000

15 000

500

1 000

35 000

70 000

500

1 000

16 875

16 875

18 125

18 125

40

40

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

(6)

(6)

(6)

(6) (9)

(6)

(6) (9)

(6)

(9)

(8)

(8)

(8) (9)

(8)

(8)

(8)

(9)

(9)

300

350

50

(8) (9)

100

200

0

Unlimited

Unlimited

125

130

125

145

0

15

(8)

(8)

(9)

(9)

1 300

1 450

150

(8) (9)

Unlimited

Unlimited

(7)

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CN code

Description (1)

Applicable
duty (2)
(% of MFN)

Quantity from
1.7.2002 to
30.6.2003
(tonnes)

Annual quantity
from 1.7.2003
(tonnes)

Subsequent
yearly quota
increase
(tonnes)

Specific
provisions

2009 12 00

2009 19 98

2009 21 00

2009 31 19

2009 31 51

2009 31 59

2009 31 91

2009 31 99

2009 39 19

2009 39 39

2009 39 55

2009 39 59

2009 39 95

2009 39 99

2009 61 10

2009 61 90

2009 69 11

2009 69 19

2009 69 51

2009 69 59

2009 69 90

2009 71
2009 79

2009 71

2009 79 30

2009 79 93

2009 79 99

2009 80 99

Fruit juices

free

500

600

100

(9)

(7)

(7)

(7)

(7)

Apple juice

Apple juice

Apple juice

Apple juice

Apple juice

Blackcurrant juice

free

250

250

0

(7) (9)

48

48

48

48

36

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

(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 exits, 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 heads 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.
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.
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.
This concession is only applicable to products non-benefiting from any kind of export subsidies.

(6)
(7)
(8)
(9) 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

(4)
(5)

counted against the quantity provided for in the fourth column and should be submitted to the duty applicable at the moment of import.

(10) As liquid egg-yolk equivalent: 1 kg dried egg yolks = 2,12 kg liquid eggs.
(11) As liquid equivalent: 1 kg dried eggs = 3,9 liquid eggs.
(12) Excluding tenderloin presented alone.

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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 the Slovak

Description

Minimum import price
(EUR/100 kg net)

Republic:

CN Code

ex 0810 20 10

Raspberries, fresh

ex 0810 30 10

Blackcurrants, fresh

ex 0810 30 30

Redcurrants, fresh

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 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

63,1

38,5

23,3

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

4. At the request of either the Community or the Slovak Republic, the Association Committee shall examine the func-
tioning 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 Community. This
consultation meeting will take place between the European Commission and the interested European producers' orga-
nisations 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 the Slovak Republic to products originating in the Community and listed below shall be abolished

ANNEX B(a)

SLK customs
code (1)

0101 90 11
0101 90 19
0102 90 90
0103 91 90
0103 92 90

0206 10 10
0206 10 91
0206 10 99
0206 21 00
0206 22 00
0206 29 10
0206 29 99
0206 30 20
0206 30 31
0206 30 80
0206 41 20
0206 41 80
0206 49 20
0206 49 80
0206 80 10
0206 80 91
0206 80 99
0206 90 10
0206 90 91
0206 90 99
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
0209 00 11
0209 00 19
0209 00 30
0210 99 10
0210 99 71
0210 99 79
0210 91 00
0210 92 00
0210 93 00
0210 99 39
0210 99 59
0210 99 80

SLK customs
code (1)

0407 00 90
0408 11 20
0408 19 20
0408 91 20
0408 99 20
0409 00 00
0410 00 00

06

0701 10 00
0703 10 11
0703 90 00
0709 51 00
0709 70 00
0709 90 10
0709 90 90
0710 21 00
0710 22 00
0710 29 00
0710 30 00
0710 80 51
0710 80 59
0710 80 70
0710 80 85
0710 80 95
0710 90 00
0711 40 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 10
0713 10 90
0713 40 00

0806 10 10
0806 20
0808 20 90
0809 20 05
0809 20 95
0809 30 90

SLK customs
code (1)

0809 40 05
0810 40 10
0810 40 30
0810 40 50
0810 40 90
0811 20 19
0811 20 31
0811 20 59
0811 20 90
0811 90 31
0811 90 50
0811 90 70
0811 90 75
0811 90 80
0811 90 85
0811 90 95
0812 10 00
0812 90 10
0812 90 40
0812 90 50
0812 90 60
0812 90 70
0812 90 99
0813

0901 11 00
0901 12 00
0901 21 00
0901 22 00
0901 90 10
0901 90 90
0904 20 10
0904 20 30
0904 20 90

1001 10 00

1105 20 00

1204 00 90
1205 10 10
1205 90 00
1206 00 10
1207 50 10
1207 50 90
1207 91 10
1207 91 90
1209 10 00
1209 29 60

SLK customs
code (1)

1209 21 00
1209 22 10
1209 22 80
1209 23 11
1209 23 15
1209 23 80
1209 24 00
1209 25 10
1209 25 90
1209 26 00
1209 29 10
1209 29 50
1209 29 80
1210 10 00
1210 20 10
1210 20 90

1302 19 05

1502 00 10
1503 00 11
1503 00 19
1503 00 30
1503 00 90
1510 00 90
1511 90 19
1511 90 91
1511 90 99
1512 11 91
1512 19 91
1513 19 11
1513 29 19
1513 29 50
1513 29 91
1513 29 99
1515 11 00
1515 19 10
1515 19 90
1515 21 10
1515 21 90
1515 29 10
1515 29 90
1515 90 51
1515 90 59
1515 90 91
1515 90 99
1516 20 95
1516 20 96

SLK customs
code (1)

1516 20 98
1518 00 31
1518 00 39
1518 00 91
1518 00 95
1518 00 99

1602 90 10
1602 90 31
1602 90 41
1602 90 72
1602 90 74
1602 90 76
1602 90 78
1602 90 98

2001 90 20
2001 90 50
2001 90 65
2001 90 91

2005 60 00
2005 90 10

2007 91 90
2007 99 10
2007 99 91
2007 99 93

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
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

SLK customs
code (1)

2008 92 92
2008 92 93
2008 92 94
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 61
2008 99 62
2008 99 68
2008 99 99

2009 61 10
2009 61 90
2009 69 11
2009 69 19
2009 69 51
2009 69 59
2009 69 90
2009 80 19
2009 80 36
2009 80 38
2009 80 50
2009 80 63
2009 80 69
2009 80 71

2309

(1) As defined in Decree of the Government of the Slovak Republic No 598/2001 on the Customs Tariff of the Slovak Republic.

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

ANNEX B(b)

Slovak customs code

Description (1)

Applicable ad
valorem duty

Quantity from
1.7.2002 to
30.6.2003
(tonnes)

Annual quantity
from 1.7.2003
(tonnes)

Subsequent
yearly quota
increase
(tonnes)

Specific
provisions

0201
0202

Meat of bovines, fresh, chilled or frozen

free

1 750

3 500

0206 10 to 29
0210

Meat of bovine animals (offal)

0204

Sheep meat

ex 0203

Meat of domestic swine, fresh, chilled or
frozen

0210 11 to
0210 19

Meat of swine, salted,
smoked

in brine, dried or

free

free

free

500

1 000

Unlimited

Unlimited

0

0

(2)

(2)

(2)

2 800

3 000

300

(2) (3) (4)

0207

Poultry, fresh, chilled or frozen

free

650

725

75

(2) (3)

1602 31 to
1602 39

Prepared or preserved meat of poultry

0402

Milk powder and condensed milk

free

350

500

0403 10 11 to
39
0403 90 11 to
69

Buttermilks, yoghurts and other fermented
or acidified milk and cream

0404

ex 0405

Whey and products consisting of natural
milk constituents

Butter and other fats and oils derived from
milk except CN codes 0405 20 10 and
0405 20 30

0406

Cheese and curd

0408 11 80

Birds' egg yolks, dried

0408 91 80

Birds' eggs, dried

free

free

free

14,5

14,5

0

0

0

(2) (3)

(2) (3)

(2) (3)

250

252

500

300

1 895

2 100

195

(2) (3)

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

0701 90 50

Potatoes, new, from 1 January to 30 June

free

Unlimited

Unlimited

0701 90 10
0701 90 90

Potatoes, other

6

500

500

0

(3)

0702 00 00

Fresh tomatoes

free

2 600

2 900

300

(2) (3)

ex 0704 10 00

Cauliflowers and headed broccoli
(from 15 April to 30 November)

0704 90 10

White cabbages and red cabbages

0704 90 90

Other

ex 0705 11 00

Cabbage lettuce
(from 1 April to 30 November)

6

6

6

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

5,9

Unlimited

Unlimited

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Applicable ad
valorem duty

Quantity from
1.7.2002 to
30.6.2003
(tonnes)

Annual quantity
from 1.7.2003
(tonnes)

Subsequent
yearly quota
increase
(tonnes)

Specific
provisions

130

145

15

(3)

Slovak customs code

Description (1)

0708 10 90

Fresh or chilled peas
(from 1 June to 31 August)

0708 90 00

Leguminous vegetables

0709 60 10

Sweet peppers

0709 60 99

Other

0807 11 00

Water melons

0809 10 00

Apricots

0809 30 10

Nectarines

0808 10

Apples, fresh

1001

1002

1003

1004

1005 10 90
1005 90 00

1006

1008

Wheat and meslin

Rye

Barley

Oats

Maize

Rice

Buckwheat, millet and canary seed, other
cereals

1107 10 99

Malt

1516 10

1516 20

Animal fats and oils

Vegetable fats and oils

1517 10 90

Margarine

1601 00

Sausages and similar products

1602 41 to
1602 49

Prepared or preserved meat of swine

ex 1602 20 90

Pâtés, different sizes

1602 50

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

1703

Molasses

ex 2001 90 96

Asparagus

2002

Tomatoes prepared or preserved

2005 90 60

Carrots

2005 90 70

Mixtures of vegetables

2005 90 80

Other

2008 50

2008 70

2008 92 16
2008 92 16
2008 92 16

Apricots

Peaches

Mixtures of fruits

free

5,9

4,3

4,3

4

4,2

4

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

10

9

10

free

9

free

free

free

free

5

5

5

4

4

4

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

7 500

15 000

1 000

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

15 000

30 000

2 000

15 000

30 000

500

5 350

1 000

10 000

Unlimited

Unlimited

500

1 000

1 500

1 000

1 000

270

300

265

100

3 000

1 000

1 000

270

265

200

Unlimited

Unlimited

130

1 300

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

145

1 450

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

15

150

(2) (3)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(3)

(3) (5)

(3)

(2) (3)

(3)

(2)

(2)

(3)

(2) (3)

350

50

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Slovak customs code

Description (1)

Applicable ad
valorem duty

2009 69 71
2009 69 79
2009 71
2009 79

Grape juice

Apple juice

2401

Unmanufactured tobacco

2
2
10
10

2,4

Quantity from
1.7.2002 to
30.6.2003
(tonnes)

Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited

Annual quantity
from 1.7.2003
(tonnes)

Subsequent
yearly quota
increase
(tonnes)

Specific
provisions

Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited

1 000

1 000

0

(3)

(1) 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 code. Where ex codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by application to the code and corre-
sponding description taken together.

(2) This concession is only applicable to products non-benefiting from any kind of export subsidies and accompanied by a certificate (see Annex) indicating that no export

refunds have been paid.

(3) 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 and should be submitted to the duty applicable at the moment of import.

(4) Excluding tenderloin presented alone.
(5) Excluding 1516 20 95, 1516 20 96 and 1516 20 98.

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ANNEX C

AGREEMENT

between the European Community and the Slovak Republic on reciprocal preferential trade concessions for
certain wines

1. Imports into the Community of the following products originating in the Slovak Republic shall be subject to the

concessions set out below:

CN code

Description

Applicable duty

Yearly quantities
(hl)

ex 2204

Wine of fresh grapes

Exemption

2 500

2. The Community shall grant a preferential zero duty within tariff quotas as mentioned under point 1, subject to the

condition that no export subsidies shall be paid for exports of these quantities by the Slovak Republic.

3. Imports into the Slovak Republic of the following products originating in the Community shall be subject to the

concessions set out below:

Slovak customs tariff
code

Description

Applicable duty

Yearly quantities
(hl)

ex 2204 10

Quality sparkling wine

Exemption

10 000

ex 2204 21

Quality wine of
fresh grapes in
containers holding 2 litres or less

2204 29

Other wine of
in
containers holding more than 2
litres

fresh grapes

25 %

20 000

4. The Slovak Republic shall grant a preferential zero duty within tariff quotas as mentioned under point 3, subject to

the condition that no export subsidies shall be paid for exports of these quantities by the Community.

5. This Agreement shall cover wine

(a) which has been produced from fresh grapes wholly produced and harvested in the territory of the Contracting

Party in question, and

(b)

(i) originating in the Community, which has been produced in accordance with the rules governing the oeno-
logical practices and processes referred to in Title V of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May
1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (1);

(ii) originating in the Slovak Republic, which has been produced in accordance with the rules governing the
oenological practices and processes in conformity with the Slovak law. These oenological rules referred to
shall be in conformity with the Community legislation.

6. Imports of wine under the concessions provided in this Agreement will be subject to the presentation of a certificate
issued by a mutually recognised official body appearing on the lists drawn up jointly, to the effect that the wine in
question complies with point 5(b).

7. The Contracting Parties shall examine the opportunities for granting each other further concessions taking into

account the development of wine trade between the Contracting Parties.

8. The Contracting Parties agreed to continue immediately with the already started negotiations with the aim to
conclude rapidly an agreement on the reciprocal recognition, protection and control of spirits and wine names,
including ‘Slovenske Tokajske Vino’ originating in the Slovak part of the Tokaj Wine Growing Region.

(1) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2585/2001 (OJ L 345, 29.12.2001, p. 10).

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9. The Contracting Parties shall ensure that the benefits granted reciprocally are not called into question by other

measures.

10. Consultations are to take place at the request of either Contracting Party on any problem relating to the way this

Agreement operates.

11. This Agreement shall apply, on the one hand, in the territories in which the Treaty establishing the European
Community is applied and under the conditions laid down in that Treaty and, on the other hand, in the territory of
the Slovak Republic.