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: 2003-06-12
Institutions: Estonia, European Community
Subjects: Estonia, agricultural product, agricultural trade, association agreement (EU), import policy

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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)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

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).

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.

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 22 November
2000 and 31 January 2002.

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.

The abovementioned concessions are to be 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 Republic of
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 establishing 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.

form an integral part

This Protocol shall
Agreement.

form an integral part of

the Europe

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.

(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.

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 from 1 July 2002 under the concessions 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, Portu-
guese, Spanish, Swedish and Estonian languages, each of these
texts being equally authentic.

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Hecho en Bruselas, el doce de junio de dos mil tres.

Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den tolve juni to tusind og tre.

Geschehen zu Brüssel am zwölften Juni zweitausendunddrei.
Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις δώδεκα Ιουνίου δύο χιλιάδες τρία.
Done at Brussels on the twelfth day of June in the year two thousand and three.

Fait à Bruxelles, le douze juin deux mille trois.

Fatto a Bruxelles, addì dodici giugno duemilatre.

Gedaan te Brussel, de twaalfde juni tweeduizenddrie.

Feito em Bruxelas, em doze de Junho de dois mil e três.

Tehty Brysselissä kahdentenatoista päivänä kesäkuuta vuonna kaksituhattakolme.

Som skedde i Bryssel den tolfe juni tjugohundratre.

Sölmitud Brüsselis kaheteistkümnendal juunil kahe tuhande kolmandal aastal.

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

Eesti Vabarrigi nimel

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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

ANNEX A(a)

CN code (1)

CN code (1)

CN code (1)

CN code (1)

CN code (1)

CN code (1)

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
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

(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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Imports into the Community of the following products originating in Estonia shall be subject to the conces-
sions set out below (MFN = Most Favoured Nation duty)

ANNEX A(b)

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

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

Applicable
duty
(% of
MFN) (2)

20

20

Annual
quantity
from
1.7.2002 to
30.6 2003
(tonnes)

178 000
heads

153 000
heads

09.4563

ex 0102 90

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

6 %
ad valorem

7 000
heads

Yearly
increase as
from
1.7.2003
(tonnes)

Specific
provisions

0

0

0

(3)

(3)

(4)

09.4851

0201

Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled

free

1 100

350

0202

Meat of bovine animals, frozen

1602 50 10

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,
excluding CN codes 0203 11 90,
0203 19 90, 0203 21 90, 0203 22 90, 0203 29 90

fresh, chilled or frozen,
0203 12 90,

free

2 000

375

(5)

09.4852

0206 10 95
0206 29 91

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

free

100

30

09.6649

ex 0207

Meat and edible offal, of the 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

free

1 005

250

09.4853

0210 19

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

free

100

30

09.4578

0401

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

free

800

150

09.4546

0402 10 19

Skimmed milk powder

free

14 000

0

0402 21 19

Whole milk powder

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Order No

CN code

Description (1)

Yoghurt, not flavoured nor containing added fruit,
nuts or cocoa: Not containing added sugar or other
sweetening matter, with a fat content, by weight:

09.4579

0403 10 11

Not exceeding 3 %

Applicable
duty
(% of
MFN) (2)

Annual
quantity
from
1.7.2002 to
30.6 2003
(tonnes)

Yearly
increase as
from
1.7.2003
(tonnes)

free

800

240

Specific
provisions

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

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

free

1 120

210

0403 90 61

0403 90 63

0403 90 69

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 %

09.4547

0405 10 11
0405 10 19

Butter

free

4 800

900

09.4582

0406 10

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

free

1 120

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 19 20,
excluding CN codes 0408 11 20,
0408 91 20, 0408 99 20

free

205

40

(8)

09.6603

0703 20 00

Garlic

09.6454

0704 10 00

Cauliflowers and headed broccoli

0704 90 10

White cabbages and red cabbages

free

free

60

270

5

10

0707 00 05

Cucumbers, fresh or chilled

free

unlimited

0707 00 90

Gherkins

0709 10 00

Fresh or chilled globe artichokes

0709 90 70

Fresh or chilled courgettes

free

free

unlimited

unlimited

(7)

(7)

(7)

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Order No

CN code

Description (1)

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

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

Applicable
duty
(% of
MFN) (2)

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

Annual
quantity
from
1.7.2002 to
30.6 2003
(tonnes)

Yearly
increase as
from
1.7.2003
(tonnes)

400

75

unlimited

unlimited

unlimited

unlimited

unlimited

130

240

30

45

0811 10 19

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

free

unlimited

0811 10 90

Strawberries, frozen, other

free

unlimited

09.6611

0811 20 11

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

free

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

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

unlimited

unlimited

unlimited

unlimited

unlimited

4 400

1 300

1 500

500

6 500

2 000

ex 1003 00 90

Barley, excluding barley for production of malt

ex 1003 00 90

Barley for production of malt

free

unlimited

09.4588

1004 00

Oats

free

4 800

900

Specific
provisions

(7)

(7)

(7)

(7)

(7)

(6)

(6)

(6)

(6)

(6)

(6)

(6)

(6)

(6)

(6)

(6)

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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

free

free

free

2 000

2 000

100

100

960

600

600

30

30

180

Order No

CN code

Description (1)

09.6644

1101

Wheat or meslin flour

09.6645

ex 1102

Cereals
flours other
excluding CN code 1102 90 90

than of wheat or meslin,

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

cuts

thereof,

excluding CN code

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:
and
Hams
1602 41 90
Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or
blood: of swine:
Shoulders and cuts
1602 42 90
Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or
blood: of swine:
Other,
1602 49 90

thereof, excluding CN code

excluding CN code

including mixtures,

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

the kind used in animal

feeding,
Preparations of
excluding CN codes 2309 10 51,
2309 10 90,
2309 90 10, 2309 90 20, 2309 90 31, 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 a 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 may exceed 500 000 head 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) Excluding tenderloin presented alone.
(6) Subject to minimum import price arrangements contained in the Annex to this Annex.
(7) The reduction applies only to the ad valorem part of the duty.
(8)

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

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

Minimum import
price
(EUR/t net)

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 consulta-
tion meeting may 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, 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.