2003/452/EC: Council Decision of 26 May 2003 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, acting within the framework of the European Union, of the one part, and the Republic of Slovenia, of the other part, to take account of the outcome of negotiations between the parties on new mutual agricultural concessions
Date: 2003-05-26
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Slovenia, agricultural product, association agreement (EU), tariff quota

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COUNCIL DECISION

of 26 May 2003

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, acting within the
framework of the European Union, of the one part, and the Republic of Slovenia, of the other part,
to take account of the outcome of negotiations between the parties on new mutual agricultural
concessions

(2003/452/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu-
nity, and in particular Article 133, in conjunction with the first
sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

The Europe Agreement
establishing an association
between the European Communities and their Member
States, acting within the framework of the European
Union, of the one part, and the Republic of Slovenia, of
the other part (hereinafter referred to as the Europe
Agreement) (1), provides
trade
concessions for certain agricultural products.

for certain reciprocal

Article 21(5) of the Europe Agreement provides that the
Community and Slovenia are to examine product by
product and on an orderly and reciprocal basis the possi-
bilities of granting each other further concessions.

Improvements to the preferential arrangements were
provided for as a result of negotiations to liberalise agri-
cultural trade concluded in 2000. On the Community
these were implemented from 1 July 2000 by
side,
Council Regulation (EC) No 2475/2000 of 7 November
2000 establishing certain concessions in the form of
Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products
and providing for an adjustment, as an autonomous and
transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions
provided for in the Europe Agreement with Slovenia (2).
This adjustment of the preferential arrangements has not
yet been incorporated in the Europe Agreement in the
form of an Additional Protocol.

Negotiations for further improvements to the preferen-
tial
the Europe Agreement were
arrangements of
concluded on 25 July 2002.

The new Protocol to the Europe Agreement adjusting
the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement (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 nego-
tiations concluded in 2000 and 2002.

(1) OJ L 51, 26.2.1999, p. 3.
(2) OJ L 286, 11.11.2000, p. 15.

(6)

(7)

(8)

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 manage-
ment
tariff quotas designed to be used
following the chronological order of dates of customs
declarations. Certain tariff quotas under this Decision
should therefore be administered in accordance with
those rules.

rules

for

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

As a result of the aforementioned negotiations, Regula-
tion (EC) No 2475/2000 has effectively lost its substance
and should therefore be repealed,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The attached Protocol adjusting the trade aspects of the Europe
Agreement establishing an association between the European
Communities and their Member States, acting within the frame-
work of the European Union, of the one part, and the Republic
of Slovenia, 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 3 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 Annexes VI and VII
as referred to in Article 21(2) and 21(4) of the Europe Agree-
ment.

(3) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regula-

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

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

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The Commission shall adopt rules for the application of
2.
the Protocol in accordance with the procedure referred to in
Article 5.

Article 4

The order numbers as attributed to the tariff quotas in the
Annex may be changed by the Commission in accordance with
the procedure referred to in Article 5(2). Tariff quotas with an
order number below 09.4000 shall be administered by the
Commission in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and 308c
of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.

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

The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC
shall be set at one month.

3.

The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.

Article 6

Regulation (EC) No 2475/2000 shall be repealed from the date
of entry into force of the Protocol.

Article 5

Done at Brussels, 26 May 2003.

The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee for
1.
Cereals instituted by Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/
92 (1) or, where appropriate, by the committee instituted by the
relevant provisions of the other Regulations on the common
organisation of agricultural markets.

For the Council

The President

G. DRYS

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

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Order numbers for EU tariff quotas for products originating in the Republic of Slovenia

ANNEX

(as referred to in Article 4)

MFN = Most Favoured Nation duty)

Quota order No

CN code

Description

09.4082

Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled:

ex 0201 10 00

Carcases and half-carcases, other than high quality beef and veal

Applicable duty
(% of MFN)

20

0201 20 20

Compensated quarters

0201 20 30

Forequarters, unseparated/separated

0201 20 50

Hindquarters, unseparated/separated

0201 30

Boneless

09.1735

0207 11

0207 12

Poultry not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled (Gallus domesticus)

Poultry not cut in pieces, frozen (Gallus domesticus)

09.1738

0207 13 10

Fresh or chilled boneless cuts of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus

09.1739

0207 14 10

Frozen boneless cuts of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus

Poultry cuts with bone in and offal, fresh or chilled (Gallus domesticus)

Poultry cuts with bone in and offal (other than liver), frozen (Gallus domesticus)

09.1736

0207 13 20
0207 13 30
0207 13 40
0207 13 50
0207 13 60
0207 13 70

0207 14 20
0207 14 30
0207 14 40
0207 14 50
0207 14 60
0207 14 70

09.4113

0210 11 31

Domestic swine hams and cuts thereof, with bone in, dried or smoked

09.4121

0210 12 19

Domestic swine, bellies and cuts thereof, dried or smoked

09.4114

0210 19 81

Dried or smoked boneless domestic swine meat

09.4086

0402 10

0402 21

Skimmed milk powder

Whole milk powder

09.4087

0403 10

Yogurts

09.4088

0406 90

Other cheese

09.1740

0407 00 19

Eggs of poultry in shell, for hatching

09.1741

0407 00 30

Eggs of poultry in shell, not for hatching

09.1742

0408 19 81

Egg yolks, liquid

09.1743

0408 19 89

Egg yolks, other than liquid (including frozen)

09.1744

0408 99 80

Birds' eggs, not in shell, other

20

free

free

free

free

free

free

20

20

free

free

free

free

free

free

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Quota order No

CN code

Description

09.1745

0409 00 00

Natural honey

09.1532

0701 90 10

Potatoes, fresh or chilled, other than seed potatoes

09.1731

0701 90 90

Potatoes, fresh or chilled, other than seed potatoes, other

09.1533

0704 90 10

White cabbages and red cabbages, other

09.1534

0705 11 00

Cabbage lettuce

09.1535

0706 10 00

Carrots and turnips

09.1732

0808 10

Apples, fresh

09.1537

ex 0808 20 50

Pears ( from 1 August to 31 December)

09.1746

1001 10 00

Durum wheat

1001 90 91

Common wheat and meslin seed

1001 90 99

Wheat and meslin, other

1103 11 90

Common wheat and spelt groats and meal

1103 20 60

Wheat pellets

09.1747

1002 00 00

Rye

1102 10 00

Rye flour

1103 19 10

Rye groats and meal

1103 20 10

Rye pellets

09.1748

1003 00

Barley

1102 90 10

Barley flour

1103 19 30

Barley groats and meal

1103 20 20

Barley pellets

09.1749

1005 10 90

Other than hybrid maize seed

1005 90 00

Maize other than seed

1102 20

1103 13

Maize flour

Groats and meal of maize

1103 20 40

Maize pellets

09.4089

ex 1601 00 91
ex 1601 00 99

Sausages and similar products, of meat, offal or blood; other than of poultry

09.4120

ex 1601 00

Sausages and similar products, of meat, offal or blood; of poultry

09.1737

1602 32 19
1602 39 29

Prepared or preserved meat of poultry

09.4122

ex 1602 50

Other prepared meat, meat offal or blood of bovine animals

09.1733

2002

Tomatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid

09.1541

ex 2004 90 30

Sauerkraut, frozen

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Applicable duty
(% of MFN)

free

20

free

free

20

free

free

20

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

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Quota order No

CN code

Description

Applicable duty
(% of MFN)

09.1542

09.1750

09.1543

09.1544

Sweet cherries for chocolate products
Sour cherries

Apple juice

ex 2008 60 39
2008 60 51
2008 60 61
2008 60 71
2008 60 91

2009 71
2009 79 30
2009 79 93
2009 79 99

2009 80 71

Cherry juice

Mixture of juices

2009 90 11
2009 90 19
2009 90 31
2009 90 39

free

free

20

20