Commission Regulation (EC) No 305/2005 of 19 October 2004 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 312/2003 as regards tariff quotas for certain products originating in Chile
Date: 2004-10-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Chile, association agreement (EU), fish, fish product, frozen product, originating product, preserved product, tariff quota, tropical fruit

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 305/2005

of 19 October 2004

amending Council Regulation (EC) No 312/2003 as regards tariff quotas for certain products
originating in Chile

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

The volume of the tariff quotas for garlic (order No
and
09.1925),
kiwifruit
increased
annually by five percent of the original quantity.

(order No 09.1929)
should be

grapes
(order No 09.1939)

table

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 312/2003 of
18 February 2003 implementing for the Community the tariff
provisions laid down in the Agreement establishing an asso-
ciation between the European Community and its Member
States, of
the
other part (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of

(4)

(5)

the volume of

For 2004,
the new Community tariff
quotas should be limited in proportion to the period
during which the new tariff quotas are open.

Since the Protocol provides that the new Community
tariff concessions have to be applied from 1 May
2004, this Regulation should apply from the same date
and enter into force as soon as possible.

Whereas:

(6)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
the Customs Code
accordance with the opinion of
Committee,

(1)

(2)

Regulation (EC) No 312/2003 implements
Community the tariff provisions
Agreement
Community and its Member States, of
and the Republic of Chile, of the other part (2).

the
laid down in the
establishing an association between the
the one part,

for

By Council Decision 2005/106/EC (3) has approved a
to the Association Agreement between the
Protocol
European Community and its Member States, of
the
one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part,
to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic,
the
the Republic of Estonia,
the
Republic of Hungary,
Republic of Lithuania,
the
Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the
Slovak Republic to the European Union (hereinafter
referred to as the Protocol). The Protocol includes new
Community tariff concessions, some of which are limited
by tariff quotas. Implementation of these tariff quotas
amendment of Regulation (EC) No
requires
312/2003.

the Republic of Cyprus,
the Republic of Latvia,
the Republic of Malta,

the

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 312/2003 is amended as set
out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

1.
For 2004, the volumes of the tariff quotas at order Nos
09.1937, 09.1939 and 09.1941 shall be limited to the eight
twelfths of each respective annual volume. Fractions of a
kilogram shall be rounded up to the next complete kilogram.

(1) OJ L 46, 20.2.2003, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 352, 30.12.2002, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 38, 10.2.2005, p. 1.

2.
For 2004, supplementary quantities of 20 tonnes and
1 000 tonnes shall be added, respectively, to the tariff quotas
at order Nos 09.1925 and 09.1929.

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This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union.

Article 3

Except for points 1 and 2 of the Annex, it shall apply from 1 May 2004.

Points 1 and 2 of the Annex shall apply from 1 January 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 October 2004.

For the Commission

Frederik BOLKESTEIN
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

In the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 312/2003, the table is amended as follows:

1. At Order No 09.1925, fourth column, the volume is replaced by 530 tonnes.

After 2005, the annual volume of the tariff quota shall be increased successively each year by five per cent of this
volume.

2. At Order No 09.1929, fourth column, the volume is replaced by 38 500 tonnes.

After 2005, the annual volume of the tariff quota shall be increased successively each year by five per cent of this
volume.

3. The following rows are inserted:

‘09.1937 (*)

0303 29 00
0303 78 12
0303 78 19

0304 20 53
0304 20 56
0304 20 58
0304 20 91
0304 20 94
0304 90 05

Fish, frozen

725 tonnes

100

Fish fillets and other fish meat, frozen

09.1939

0810 50 00

Kiwifruit

1 000 tonnes (2)

09.1941 (**)

1604 15 19

Prepared or preserved mackerel

90 tonnes

100

100

(*) This tariff quota will apply for 2004 and each calendar year thereafter beginning on 1.1.2005 until its expiry on 31.12.2012.
(**) This tariff quota will apply for 2004 and each calendar year thereafter beginning on 1.1.2005 until its expiry on 31.12.2006.’