Proposal for a Council Regulation introducing exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the European Union's Stabilisation and Association process  (Codified version)
Date: 2003-09-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Western Balkans, association agreement (EU), cooperation policy, economic stabilisation, trade policy

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 05.09.2003
COM(2003) 537 final

2003/0208 (CNS)

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

introducing exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or
linked to the European Union's Stabilisation and Association process

(Codified version)

(presented by the Commission)

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

In  the  context  of  a  people’s  Europe,  the  Commission  attaches  great  importance  to
simplifying  and  clarifying  Community  law  so  as  to  make  it  clearer  and  more
accessible to the ordinary citizen, thus giving him new opportunities and the chance
to make use of the specific rights it gives him.

This aim cannot be achieved so long as numerous provisions that have been amended
several times, often quite substantially, remain scattered, so that they must be sought
partly  in  the  original  instrument  and  partly  in  later  amending  ones.  Considerable
research work, comparing many different instruments, is thus needed to identify the
current rules.

For  this  reason  a  codification  of  rules  that  have  frequently  been  amended  is  also
essential if Community law is to be clear and transparent.

On  1  April  1987  the  Commission  therefore  decided1  to  instruct  its  staff  that  all
legislative measures should be codified after no more than ten amendments, stressing
that  this  was  a  minimum  requirement  and  that  departments  should  endeavour  to
codify at even shorter intervals the texts for which they are responsible, to ensure that
the Community rules were clear and readily understandable.

The  Conclusions  of 
the  Edinburgh  European  Council
(December 1992) confirmed this2 stressing the importance of codification as it offers
certainty as to the law applicable to a given matter at a given time.

the  Presidency  of 

Codification  must  be  undertaken  in  full  compliance  with  the  normal  Community
legislative procedure.

Given  that  no  changes  of  substance  may  be  made  to  the  instruments  affected  by
codification, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission have agreed,
by  an  interinsitutional  agreement  dated  20  December  1994,  that  an  accelerated
procedure may be used for the fast-track adoption of codification instruments.

The  purpose  of  this  proposal  is  to  undertake  a  codification  of  Council  Regulation
(EC)  No  2007/2000  of  18  September  2000  introducing  exceptional  trade  measures
for  countries  and  territories  participating  in  or  linked  to  the  European  Union's
Stabilisation  and  Association  process,  amending  Regulation  (EC)  No  2820/98,  and
repealing Regulations (EC) No 1763/1999 and (EC) No 6/20003; the new Regulation
will  supersede  the  various  Regulations  incorporated  in  it4;  this  proposal  fully
preserves the substance of the acts being codified and hence does no more than bring
them together with only such formal amendments as are required by the codification
exercise itself.

COM(87) 868 PV.
See Annex 3 to Part A of such Conclusions.
Carried  out  pursuant  to  Communication  from  the  Commission  to  the  European  Parliament  and  the
Council - Codification of the Acquis communautaire, COM(2001) 645 final.
Annex III to this proposal.

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The codification proposal was drawn up on the basis of a preliminary consolidation,
in  all  official  languages,  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  2007/2000  and  the  instruments
amending  it,  carried  out  by  the  Office  for  Official  Publications  of  the  European
Communities,  by  means  of  a  data-processing  system.  Insofar  as  the  Articles  have
been  given  new  numbers,  the  correlation  between  the  old  and  the  new  numbers  is
shown in a table set out in Annex IV to the codified Regulation.

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(cid:1) 2007/2000 (adapted)

2003/0208 (CNS)

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

introducing exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or
linked to the European Union's Stabilisation and Association process

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Community,  and  in  particular
Article 133 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament1,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee2,

Whereas:

(cid:1) 

(1) 

Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 of 18 September 2000 introducing exceptional
trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the European
Union's Stabilisation and Association process, amending Regulation (EC) No 2820/98,
and  repealing  Regulations  (EC)  No  1763/1999  and  (EC)  No  6/20003,  has  been
substantially amended several times4. In the interests of clarity and rationality the said
Regulation should be codified.

(2) 

At its meeting in Lisbon on 23 and 24 March 2000, the European Council concluded
that Stabilisation and Association Agreements with Western Balkan countries should
be preceded by asymmetrical trade liberalisation.

(cid:1) 2007/2000 Recital 1

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OJ C […], […], p. […].
OJ C […], […], p. […].
OJ L 240, 23.9.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2003
(OJ L 86, 3.4.2003, p. 18).
See Annex III.

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(3)  (cid:2) A  Community (cid:3)  market  opening  (cid:2) to  the  imports  from  the  Western  Balkan
countries exceeding the present level of those imports (cid:3) is expected to contribute to
the  process  of  political  and  economic  stabilisation  in  the  region  while  not  creating
negative effects for the Community.

(cid:1) 2007/2000 Recital 4 (adapted)

(4) 

It  is,  therefore,  appropriate  to  further  improve  the  Community's  autonomous  trade
preferences  by  removing  all  remaining  tariff  ceilings  for  industrial  products  and  by
further  improving  access  to  the  Community  market  for  agricultural  and  fishery
products, including processed products.

(cid:1) 2007/2000 Recital 5

(5) 

These measures are proposed as part of the EU Stabilisation and Association process,
in a response to the specific situation in the Western Balkans. They will not constitute
a precedent for Community trade policy with other third countries.

(cid:1) 2007/2000 Recital 6

(cid:1) 2007/2000 Recital 7

(6) 

In accordance with the EU Stabilisation and Association process, based on the earlier
Regional Approach and the Council Conclusions of 29 April 1997, the development of
bilateral  relations  between  the  European  Union  and  the  Western  Balkan  countries  is
subject to certain conditions. The granting of autonomous trade preferences is linked
to  respect  for  fundamental  principles  of  democracy  and  human  rights  and  to  the
readiness  of  the  countries  concerned  to  develop  economic  relations  between
themselves.  The  granting  of  improved  autonomous  trade  preferences  in  favour  of
countries  participating  in  the  EU  Stabilisation  and  Association  process  should  be
linked to their readiness to engage in effective economic reforms and in regional co-
operation,  in  particular  through  the  establishment  of  free  trade  areas  in  line  with
relevant GATT/WTO standards.  In  addition, entitlement  to benefit from autonomous
trade  preferences  is  conditional  on  the  beneficiaries'  involvement  in  effective
administrative co-operation with the Community in order to prevent any risk of fraud.

(7) 

Trade preferences can only be granted to countries or territories possessing a customs
administration.

(cid:1) 2007/2000 Recital 8

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(cid:1) 2007/2000 Recital 9 and
2563/2000 Recital 4 (adapted)

(8)  (cid:2) The  Republic  of (cid:3)  Albania,  Bosnia  and  Herzegovina  and  (cid:2) Serbia  and
Montenegro including (cid:3) Kosovo, as defined by the United Nations Security Council
Resolution  1244  of  10  June  1999  (hereinafter  referred  to  as  ‘Kosovo’)  fulfil  these
conditions, and similar trade preferences should be granted to all of them in order to
avoid  discrimination  within  the  region.  (cid:2) Kosovo  is  subject  to  international  civil
administration  by  the  United  Nations  Mission  in  Kosovo  (UNMIK)  which  has
established a separate customs administration. (cid:3)

(9) 

The  Republic  of  Croatia  and  the  Former  Yugoslav  Republic  of  Macedonia  should
remain a beneficiary of this Regulation only in so far as this Regulation provides for
concessions  which  are  more  favourable  than  the  concessions  existing  under  the
contractual regimes between the European Community and those countries.

(cid:1) 2487/2001 Recital 5 (adapted)

(10)  For the purposes of certification or origin and administrative co-operation procedures,
the relevant provisions of 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 Code5 should be applied.

(cid:1) 2007/2000 Recital 14 (adapted)

(11)  For the sake of rationalisation and simplification, it is appropriate to provide that the
Commission  may,  after  consulting  the  Customs  Code  Committee  and  without
prejudice  to  the  specific  procedures  provided  for  in  this  Regulation,  make  any
necessary changes and technical amendments necessary to this Regulation.

(cid:1) 2007/2000 Recital 15

(12)  The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation 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 Commission6.

(cid:1) 2007/2000 Recital 16

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OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No (cid:1) 444/2002 (OJ L 68,
12.3.2002, p. 11) (cid:2).
OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

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(cid:1) 2007/2000 Recital 19 (adapted)
(13)  (cid:2) The (cid:3)  import  arrangements  (cid:2) provided  for  by  this  Regulation (cid:3)  should  be
renewed on  the basis  of the  conditions  established  and  in  the  light  of  the  experience
gained in granting these arrangements under this Regulation. It is therefore appropriate
to limit the duration of the arrangements to 31 December (cid:2) 2005 (cid:3),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

(cid:1) 2007/2000 (adapted)
(cid:4)1 2487/2001 Art. 1 pt. 1

Article 1

Preferential arrangements

1.

2.

Subject  to  the  special  provisions  laid  down  in  Articles  3  and  4,  products
(cid:4)1 originating in  the Republic of  Albania,  Bosnia and  Herzegovina  and (cid:2) Serbia
and  Montenegro (cid:3)  including  Kosovo  as  defined  by  UNSC  Resolution  1244  of
10 June 1999 (cid:5), other than those of heading Nos 0102, 0201, 0202 and 1604 of the
Combined Nomenclature, shall be admitted for import into the Community without
quantitative  restrictions  or  measures  having  equivalent  effect  and  with  exemption
from customs duties and charges having equivalent effect.

(cid:1) 2487/2001 Art. 1 pt. 2

Products originating in the Republic of Croatia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia will continue  to  benefit from the  provisions  of  this Regulation  when  so
indicated or for any measures provided in this Regulation which are more favourable
than  the  trade  concessions  provided  for  in  the  framework  of  bilateral  agreements
between the European Communities and these countries.

(cid:1) 2007/2000

Article 2

Conditions for entitlement to the preferential arrangements

1.

Entitlement  to  benefit  from  the  preferential  arrangements  introduced  by  Article 1
shall be subject to the following:

(a)

compliance  with  the  definition  of  the  concept  of  ‘originating  products’
provided for in Title IV, Chapter 2, section 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93;

(cid:1) 2007/2000 (adapted)

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(b)

to  the  abstention  of  the  countries  and  territories  mentioned  in  Article  1  from
introducing  new  duties  or  charges  having  equivalent  effect  and  new
quantitative  restrictions  or  measures  having  equivalent  effect  from  imports
originating  in  the  Community  or  from  increasing  existing  levels  of  duties  or
charges  or  from  introducing  any  other  restrictions  from  the  day  of  the  entry
into force of this Regulation; (cid:2) and (cid:3)

(c)

to  the  involvement  of  beneficiaries  in  effective  administrative  co-operation
with the Community in order to prevent any risk of fraud.

(cid:1) 2007/2000

(cid:1) 2007/2000 (adapted)
(cid:4)1 2487/2001 Art. 1 pt. 3
(adapted)

2.

(cid:4)1 Entitlement to benefit from the preferential arrangements introduced by Article 1
shall,  (cid:2) without  prejudice  to  the  conditions  provided  for  in  paragraph  1, (cid:3)  be
subject  to  the  readiness  of  the  beneficiary  countries  to  engage (cid:5)  in  effective
economic reforms and in regional co-operation with other countries concerned by the
European  Union's  Stabilisation  and  Association  process,  in  particular  through  the
establishment of free trade areas in conformity with Article XXIV of the GATT 1994
and other relevant WTO provisions.

In the event of non-compliance in this respect, the Council may take the appropriate
measures by a qualified majority vote, on the basis of a Commission proposal.

(cid:1) 2007/2000

Article 3

Limited concessions for certain textile products

(cid:1) 2007/2000 (adapted)
(cid:4)1 2487/2001 Art. 1 pt. 4
(adapted)
(cid:4)2 2487/2001 Art. 1 pt. 5
(adapted)

1.

(cid:4)1 As regards textile products originating in (cid:2) Serbia and Montenegro (cid:3) (cid:5) and
indicated  in  Annex  III  B  of  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  517/947,  the  exemption
from  customs  duties  and  charges  having  equivalent  effect  shall  be  limited  to  the
Community annual quantities set out in (cid:2) that (cid:3) Regulation.

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OJ L 67, 10.3.1994, p. 1.

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1.

2.

For  re-importations  following  an  outward  processing  operation  in  accordance  with
Council Regulation (EC) No 3036/948, the exemption from customs duties shall be
limited to the Community annual quantities set out in Annex VI to Regulation (EC)
No 517/94 (cid:4)2 when products originate in (cid:2) Serbia and Montenegro (cid:3) (cid:5).

(cid:1) 2007/2000

Article 4

Agricultural products — tariff quotas

(cid:1) 2487/2001 Art. 1 pt. 6
(adapted)

For (cid:2) the (cid:3) fishery products and wine, (cid:2) listed in Annex I and (cid:3) originating in
the countries and territories referred to in Article 1, the customs duties applicable to
imports into the Community shall be suspended (cid:2) in accordance with the rules (cid:3)
set out in that Annex.

(cid:1) 2007/2000
(cid:4)1 2487/2001 Art. 1 pt. 7(a)

The  customs  duties  applicable  to  imports  into  the  Community  of  ‘baby-beef’
products defined in Annex II and originating in the countries and territories referred
to in Article 1(1), shall be 20% of the ad valorem duty and 20% of the specific duty
as  laid  down  in  the  Common  Customs  Tariff,  within  the  limit  of  an  annual  tariff
quota of (cid:4)1 11 475 (cid:5) tonnes expressed in carcase weight.

The  volume  of  the  annual  tariff  quota  of  (cid:4)1 11 475 (cid:5)  tonnes  shall  be  distributed
among the beneficiary Republics, as follows:

(a)

1 500  tonnes  (carcase  weight)  for  ‘baby-beef’  products  originating  in  Bosnia
and Herzegovina;

(cid:1) 2563/2000 Art. 1 pt. 6(b)
(adapted)

((cid:2) b (cid:3))

9 975  tonnes  (carcase  weight)  for  ‘baby-beef’  products  originating  in

(cid:2) Serbia and Montenegro (cid:3) including Kosovo.

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OJ L 322, 15.12.1994, p. 1.

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Imports  into  the  Community  of  ‘baby-beef’  products  defined  in  Annex  II  and
originating in Albania shall not benefit from a tariff concession.

(cid:1) 2563/2000 Art. 1 pt. 6(c)

(cid:1) 2007/2000 (adapted)

Any request for import within these quotas shall be accompanied by an authenticity
certificate issued by the competent authorities of the exporting country and attesting
that the goods originate in the country or territory concerned and  correspond to the
definition  in  Annex  II.  This  certificate  shall  be  drawn  up  by  the  Commission
according  to  the  procedure  provided  for  in  Article  43  of  Council  Regulation  (EC)
No 1254/19999.

(cid:1) 2563/2000 Art. 1 pt. 7
(adapted)

3.

Notwithstanding  other  provisions  of 
in  particular
Article (cid:2) 11 (cid:3),  given  the  particular  sensitivity  of  the  agricultural  and  fishery
markets, if imports of agricultural and fishery products cause serious disturbance to
the Community markets and their regulatory mechanisms, the Commission may take
the  appropriate  measures  in  accordance  with  the  (cid:2) procedure  referred  to  in
Article 9(2) (cid:3).

this  Regulation,  and 

(cid:1) 2007/2000 Art. 6

Article 5

Implementation of tariff quotas for ‘baby beef’

The  detailed  rules  for  implementing  the  tariff  quota  for  ‘baby-beef’  products  shall  be
determined by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43 of
Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999.

(cid:1) 2007/2000 Art. 7

Article 6

Administration of tariff quotas

The  tariff  quotas  referred  to  in  Article  4(1)  shall  be  administered  by  the  Commission  in
accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.

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OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.

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Communication  for  that  purpose  between  the  Member  States  and  the  Commission  shall  be
effected, as far as possible, by telematic link.

(cid:1) 2007/2000 Art. 8

Article 7

Access to tariff quotas

Each  Member  State  shall  ensure  that  importers  have  equal  and  uninterrupted  access  to  the
tariff quotas for as long as the balance of the relevant quota volume so permits.

(cid:1) 2007/2000 Art. 9 (adapted)

Article 8

Conferment of powers

The Commission shall, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article (cid:2) 9 (cid:3) (2),
adopt  the  provisions  necessary  for  the  application  of  this  Regulation,  other  than  those
provided for in Article (cid:2) 5 (cid:3), in particular:

(cid:1) 2007/2000

(a)

(b)

amendments  and  technical  adjustments  necessary  following  amendments  to  the
Combined Nomenclature codes and to the TARIC-subdivisions;

necessary  adjustments  following  the  conclusion  of  other  agreements  between  the
Community and the countries and territories referred to in Article 1.

(cid:1) 2007/2000 Art. 10 (adapted)

Article 9

Committee

1.

The  Commission  shall  be  assisted  by  the  Customs  Code  Committee  instituted  by
Article 247 (cid:2) a (cid:3) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/9210, hereinafter referred
to as the ‘Committee’.

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OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.

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2.

Where 
Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.

is  made 

reference 

to 

(cid:1) 2007/2000

this  paragraph,  Articles  4  and  7  of

The period referred to in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be one month.

3.

The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.

(cid:1) 2007/2000 Art. 11 (adapted)

Article 10

Co-operation

Member  States  and  the  Commission  shall  co-operate  closely  to  ensure  that  this  Regulation,
and in particular the provisions set out in Article (cid:2) 11 (cid:3) (1), are complied with.

(cid:1) 2007/2000 Art. 12 (adapted)

Article 11

Temporary suspension

1.

Where the Commission finds  that  there  is  sufficient  evidence  of  fraud  or  failure  to
provide  administrative  co-operation  as  required  for  the  verification  of  evidence  of
origin, or that there is a massive increase of exports into the Community above the
level  of  normal  production  and  export  capacity  or  a  failure  of  compliance  with  the
provisions of Article 2(1) by countries and territories (cid:2) referred to in Article 1 (cid:3),
it may take measures to suspend in whole or in part the arrangements provided for in
this Regulation for a period of three months, provided that it has first:

(a)

informed the Committee;

(cid:1) 2007/2000

(b)

(c)

called  on  the  Member  States  to  take  such  precautionary  measures  as  are
necessary  in  order  to  safeguard  the  Community's  financial  interests  and/or  to
secure compliance by the beneficiary countries and territories with Article 2(1);

published  a  notice  in  the  Official  Journal  of  the  European  Union  stating  that
there are grounds for reasonable doubts about the application of the preferential
arrangements and/or compliance with Article 2(1) by the beneficiary country or
territory concerned which may call into question its right to continue enjoying
the benefits granted by this Regulation.

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3.

A Member State may refer the Commission's decision to the Council within 10 days.
The  Council,  acting  by  a  qualified  majority,  may  take  a  different  decision  within
30 days.

On  conclusion  of  the  period  of  suspension,  the  Commission  shall  decide  either  to
terminate  the  provisional  suspension  measure  following  consultation  of  the
Committee or to extend the suspension measure in accordance with paragraph 1.

(cid:1) 2007/2000 (adapted)

(cid:1) 

Article 12

Repeal

Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 is repealed.

References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation and
shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex IV.

(cid:1) 2007/2000 Art. 17 (adapted)
(cid:4)1 2563/2000 Art. 1 pt. 12

Article 13

Entry into force and application

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  the  (cid:2) twentieth (cid:3)  day  following  that  of  its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply until (cid:4)1 31 December 2005 (cid:5).

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, […]

For the Council
The President
[…]

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(cid:1) 2487/2001 Art. 1 pt. 8
(adapted)
(cid:4)1 607/2003 Art. 1, 1st indent
(cid:4)2 607/2003 Art. 1, 2nd indent
(cid:4)3 607/2003 Art. 1, 3rd indent
(cid:4)4 607/2003 Art. 1, 4th indent

ANNEX I

CONCERNING THE TARIFF QUOTAS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4(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  an  indicative
value,  the  preferential  scheme  being  determined,  within  the  context  of  this  Annex,  by  the
coverage of the CN codes. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be
determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description taken together.

Quota
volume per
year 1

Beneficiaries

Rate of duty

120 tonnes Albania,

Exemption

Bosnia and
Herzegovina,
Former
Yugoslav
Republic of
Macedonia,
(cid:2) Serbia and
Montenegro
(cid:3) including
Kosovo

Order
No

CN Code

Description

09.1571

0301 91 10

0301 91 90

0302 11 10

(cid:4)1 0302 11 20 (cid:5)

(cid:4)1 0302 11 80 (cid:5)

0303 21 10

(cid:4)2 0303 21 20 (cid:5)

(cid:4)2 0303 21 80 (cid:5)

(cid:4)3 0304 10 15 (cid:5)

(cid:4)3 0304 10 17 (cid:5)

ex 0304 10 19

ex 0304 10 91

(cid:4)4 0304 20 15 (cid:5)

(cid:4)4 0304 20 17 (cid:5)

ex 0304 20 19

ex 0304 90 10

Trout (Salmo
trutta,
Oncorhynchus
mykiss,
Oncorhynchus
clarki,
Oncorhynchus
aguabonita,
Oncorhynchus
gilae,
Oncorhynchus
apache and
Oncorhynchus
chrysogaster):
live; fresh or
chilled; frozen;
dried, salted or in
brine, smoked;
fillets and other
fish meat; flours,
meals and pellets,
fit for human
consumption

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Order
No

CN Code

Description

Quota
volume per
year 1

Beneficiaries

Rate of duty

ex 0305 10 00

ex 0305 30 90

0305 49 45

ex 0305 59 90

ex 0305 69 90

09.1573

0301 93 00

0302 69 11

0303 79 11

ex 0304 10 19

ex 0304 10 91

ex 0304 20 19

ex 0304 90 10

ex 0305 10 00

ex 0305 30 90

ex 0305 49 80

ex 0305 59 90

ex 0305 69 90

Carp: live; fresh
or chilled; frozen;
dried, salted or in
brine, smoked;
fillets and other
fish meat; flours,
meals and pellets,
fit for human
consumption

140 tonnes Albania,

Exemption

Bosnia and
Herzegovina,
Former
Yugoslav
Republic of
Macedonia,
(cid:2) Serbia and
Montenegro
(cid:3) including
Kosovo

115 tonnes Albania,

Exemption

Bosnia and
Herzegovina,
(cid:2) Serbia and
Montenegro
(cid:3) including
Kosovo

09.1575

ex 0301 99 90

0302 69 61

0303 79 71

ex 0304 10 38

ex 0304 10 98

ex 0304 20 95

ex 0304 90 97

ex 0305 10 00

Sea bream
(Dentex dentex
and Pagellus
spp.): live; fresh
or chilled; frozen;
dried, salted or in
brine, smoked;
fillets and other
fish meat; flours,
meals and pellets,
fit for human
consumption

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No

CN Code

Description

Quota
volume per
year 1

Beneficiaries

Rate of duty

ex 0305 30 90

ex 0305 49 80

ex 0305 59 90

ex 0305 69 90

09.1577

ex 0301 99 90

0302 69 94

ex 0303 77 00

ex 0304 10 38

ex 0304 10 98

ex 0304 20 95

ex 0304 90 97

ex 0305 10 00

ex 0305 30 90

ex 0305 49 80

ex 0305 59 90

ex 0305 69 90

100 tonnes Albania,

Exemption

Bosnia and
Herzegovina,
(cid:2) Serbia and
Montenegro
(cid:3) including
Kosovo

Sea bass
(Dicentrarchus
labrax): live;
fresh or chilled;
frozen; dried;
salted or in brine,
smoked; fillets
and other fish
meat; flours,
meals and pellets,
fit for human
consumption

09.1579

1604 13 11

1604 13 19

ex 1604 20 50

Prepared or
preserved
sardines

70 tonnes

6 %

Albania,
Bosnia and
Herzegovina,
(cid:2) Serbia and
Montenegro
(cid:3) including
Kosovo

09.1561

1604 16 00

1604 20 40

Prepared or
preserved
anchovies

960 tonnes Albania,

12.5 %

Bosnia and
Herzegovina,
(cid:2) Serbia and
Montenegro
(cid:3) including
Kosovo

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Order
No

CN Code

Description

Wine of fresh
grapes, of an
actual alcoholic
strength by
volume not
exceeding 15%
vol, other than
sparkling wine

09.1515

2204 21 79

ex 2204 21 80

2204 21 83

ex 2204 21 84

2204 29 65

ex 2204 29 75

2204 29 83

ex 2204 29 84

Quota
volume per
year 1

Beneficiaries

Rate of duty

152 000 hl2 Albania,

Exemption

Bosnia and
Herzegovina,
Croatia 3,
Former
Yugoslav
Republic of
Macedonia 4,
(cid:2) Serbia and
Montenegro
(cid:3) including
Kosovo

1

2

3

4

One global volume per tariff quota accessible to imports originating in the beneficiaries.
From 1 January 2003, the volume of this global tariff quota shall be reduced if the quota volumes of the individual
tariff  quotas  applicable  under  order  Nos  09.1588  and  09.1548,  for  certain  wines  originating  in  Croatia  and  in
Slovenia are increased.
Access for wine originating in the Republic of Croatia to this global tariff quota, is subject to the prior exhaustion
of  the  individual  tariff  quotas  provided  for  in  the  Additional  Protocol  on  wine  concluded  with  Croatia.  These
individual tariff quotas are opened under order Nos 09.1588 and 09.1589.
Access for wine originating in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to this global tariff quota, is subject to
the prior exhaustion of the individual tariff quotas provided for in the Additional Protocol on wine concluded with
the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. These individual tariff quotas are opened under order Nos 09.1558
and 09.1559.

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ANNEX II

DEFINITION OF ‘BABY BEEF’ PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4(2)

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  an indicative
value,  the  preferential  scheme  being  determined,  within  the  context  of  this  Annex,  by  the
coverage of the CN codes. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be
determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description taken together.

CN code

TARIC
subdivision

Description

Live bovine animals:

– Other:

– – Domestic species:

– – – Of a weight exceeding 300 kg:

– – – – Heifers (female bovines that have never calved):

ex 0102 90 51

– – – – – For slaughter:

ex 0102 90 59

ex 0102 90 71

ex 0102 90 79

10

11

21

31

91

10

21

–  Not  yet  having  any  permanent  teeth,  of  a
weight  of  320 kg  or  more  but  not  exceeding
470 kg 1

– – – – – Other:

–  Not  yet  having  any  permanent  teeth,  of  a
weight  of  320 kg  or  more  but  not  exceeding
470 kg 1

– – – – Other:

– – – – – For slaughter:

–  Bulls  and  steers  not  yet  having  permanent
teeth,  of  a  weight  of  350 kg  or  more  but  not
exceeding 500 kg 1

– – – – – Other:

–  Bulls  and  steers  not  yet  having  permanent

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CN code

TARIC
subdivision

Description

ex 0201 10 00

91

91

teeth,  of  a  weight  of  350 kg  or  more  but  not
exceeding 500 kg 1

Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled:

– Carcases and half-carcases

–  Carcases  of  a  weight  of  180 kg  or  more  but  not
exceeding  300 kg,  and  half  carcases  of  a  weight  of
90 kg  or  more  but  not  exceeding  150 kg,  with  a  low
degree  of  ossification  of  the  cartilages  (in  particular
those  of  the  symphysis  pubis  and  the  vertebral
apophyses),  the  meat  of  which  is  a  light  pink  colour
and the fat of which, of extremely fine texture, is white
to light yellow in colour 1

– Other cuts with bone in:

ex 0201 20 20

– – ‘Compensated’ quarters:

91

– 

‘Compensated’ quarters of a weight of 90 kg or more
but  not  exceeding  150 kg,  with  a  low  degree  of
ossification  of  the  cartilages  (in  particular  those  of
the  symphysis  pubis  and  the  vertebral  apophyses),
the meat of which is a light pink colour and the fat of
which,  of  extremely  fine  texture,  is  white  to  light
yellow in colour 1

ex 0201 20 30

– – Unseparated or separated forequarters:

91

–  Separated  forequarters, of a weight of 45 kg or more
but  not  exceeding  75 kg,  with  a  low  degree  of
ossification of the cartilages (in particular those of the
vertebral apophyses), the meat of which is a light pink
colour and the fat of which, of extremely fine texture,
is white to light yellow in colour 1

ex 0201 20 50

– – Unseparated or separated hindquarters:

91

–  Separated  hindquarters  of  a  weight  of  45 kg  or  more
but  not  exceeding  75 kg  (but  38 kg  or  more  and  not
exceeding 68 kg in the  case  of ‘Pistola’ cuts), with a
low  degree  of  ossification  of  the  cartilages  (in
particular those of the vertebral apophyses), the meat
of which is a light pink colour and the fat of which, of
extremely  fine  texture,  is  white  to  light  yellow  in
colour1

1

Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions laid down in the relevant Community provisions.

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ANNEX III

Repealed Regulation with its successive amendments

Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000
(OJ L 240, 23.9.2000, p. 1)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2563/2000
(OJ L 295, 23.11.2000, p. 1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2487/2001
(OJ L 335, 19.12.2001, p. 9)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2003
(OJ L 86, 3.4.2003, p. 18)

only article 1

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ANNEX IV

CORRELATION TABLE

Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000

This Regulation

Articles 1 – 3

Article 4(1)

Articles 1 – 3

Article 4(1)

Article 4(2), first subparagraph

Article 4(2), first subparagraph

Article 
introductory wording

4(2), 

second 

subparagraph,

Article 
introductory wording

4(2), 

second 

subparagraph,

Article 4(2), second subparagraph, (a)

Article 4(2), second subparagraph, (a)

Article 4(2), second subparagraph, (d)

Article 4(2), second subparagraph, (b)

Article 4(2), third subparagraph

Article 4(2), third subparagraph

Article 4(2), fourth subparagraph

Article 4(2), fourth subparagraph

Article 4(3)

Article 4(3)

Article 5

Article 6

Article 7

Article 8

Article 9

Article 10

Article 11

Article 12

Article 13

Article 14

Article 15

Article 16

—

Article 17

—

Article 5

Article 6

Article 7

Article 8

Article 9

Article 10

Article 11

—

—

—

—

Article 12

Article 13

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Annexe I

Annexe II

—

—

Annexe I

Annexe II

Annexe III

Annexe IV

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