Commission Regulation (EC) No 1986/2005 of  6 December 2005  on the opening of tariff quotas applicable to the importation into the Community of certain processed agricultural products originating in Romania and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2244/2004
Date: 2005-12-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Romania, agricultural product, agro-industry, import (EU), originating product, processed foodstuff, tariff quota

7.12.2005

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1986/2005

of 6 December 2005

on the opening of tariff quotas applicable to the importation into the Community of certain
processed agricultural products originating in Romania and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2244/2004

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of
6 December 1993 laying down the
arrangements
applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of
agricultural products (1), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,

trade

Having regard to Council Decision 98/626/EC of 5 October
1998 relating to the conclusion of a Protocol for the adaptation
of the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement between the
European Communities and their Member States, of the one
part, and Romania, of the other part, to take into account the
accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland
and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union and the
results of the agricultural negotiations of the Uruguay Round,
including
existing preferential
improvements
regime (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,

to the

the

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Protocol No 3 to the Europe Agreement between the
European Communities and Romania, approved by
Council and Commission Decision 94/907/EC, ECSC,
Euratom of 19 December 1994 on the conclusion of
the Europe Agreement between the European Commu-
nities and their Member States, of the one part, and
lays down the trade
Romania, of
arrangements applicable to the processed agricultural
products listed therein.

the other part (3),

the

trade

aspects

Protocol No 3 was amended by the Protocol for the
adaptation of
Europe
Agreement between the European Communities and
Romania (4),
It
provides for the opening of annual
tariff quotas for
certain goods originating in Romania. Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 2244/2004 of 23 December 2004

approved by Decision 98/626/EC.

the

of

(1) OJ L 318, 20.12.1993, p. 18. Regulation last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2580/2000 (OJ L 298, 25.11.2000, p. 5).

(2) OJ L 301, 11.11.1998, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 357, 31.12.1994, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 301, 11.11.1998, p. 3.

(3)

(4)

(5)

opening tariff quotas for the year 2005 for imports into
the European Community of certain processed agri-
cultural products originating in Romania (5) opened the
tariff quotas for 2005.

Decision No 3 of the EC-Romania Association Council (6)
amended Protocol No 3 of the Europe Agreement. The
Decision provides for full or gradual
liberalisation of
trade for certain processed agricultural products and
new tariff quotas for certain others. It enters into force
on 1 December 2005.

Consequently, the tariff quotas opened for 2005 should
be closed and new ones opened for 2005 and 2006.
In accordance with Decision No …/…/EC of
the
EC-Romania Association Council,
for 2005 the new
quotas shall be reduced in proportion to the number
of months already elapsed prior to the date of entry
into force of the Decision.

In accordance with Council Decision of 27 June 2005 on
the position to take by the Community in the Asso-
ciation Council established by the Europe Agreement
between the European Communities and their Member
States, of the one part, and Romania, of the other part,
concerning the improvement of the trade arrangements
for processed agricultural products provided for
in
Protocol 3 of
the Europe Agreement between the
European Communities and Romania, the tariff quotas
provided for in Annex III to Decision No 3 of the EC-
Romania Association Council must be managed by the
Commission in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and
308c of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of
2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implemen-
tation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 estab-
lishing the Community Customs Code (7).

(6)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee on horizontal questions concerning trade in
processed agricultural products not listed in Annex I,

(5) OJ L 381, 28.12.2004, p. 8.
(6) Not yet published in the Official Journal.
(7) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation last

amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 883/2005 (OJ L 148, 11.6.2005,
p. 5).

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Community tariff quotas for the products originating in
Romania listed in the Annex are opened for 2005 from
1 December 2005 to 31 December 2005 and for 2006 from
1 January to 31 December.

Article 3

Council Regulation (EC) No 2244/2004 is hereby repealed with
effect from the date laid down in the second paragraph of
Article 4.

Article 4

Article 2

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

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

It shall apply from 1 December 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 6 December 2005.

For the Commission

Günter VERHEUGEN
Vice-President

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Quotas and duties applicable to imports into the Community of goods originating in Romania

ANNEX

Serial No

CN code

Description

Quota volume
(tonnes)

Rate of duty
applicable
within the limits
of the quota

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

From
1.12.2005 to
31.12.2005

From
1.1.2006 to
31.12.2006

09.5836

ex 0405

Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads:

91 667

1 200

0 %

ex 0405 20

- Dairy spreads:

0405 20 10

- - Of a fat content, by weight, of 39 % or more but less than

60 %:

0405 20 30

- - Of a fat content, by weight, of 60 % or more but less than

75 %:

09.5838

ex 1704

Sugar confectionery (including white chocolate), not containing
cocoa:

ex 1704 90

- Other:

1704 90 99

- - - - - Other

25

330

0 %

09.5840

ex 1806

Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa:

ex 1806 10

- Cocoa powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening

matter:

1806 10 90

- - Containing 80 % or more by weight of sucrose (including
invert sugar expressed as sucrose) or isoglucose expressed as
sucrose

3 667

50

0 %

09.5842

ex 1806

Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa:

ex 1806 90

- Other

1806 90 90

- - - Other

3 667

50

0 %

09.5845

ex 1901

food preparations of

Malt extract;
flour, meal, starch or malt
extract, not containing cocoa powder or containing less than
40 % by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis,
not elsewhere specified or included; food preparations of goods
of heading Nos 0401 to 0404, not containing cocoa or containing
less than 5 % by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted
basis, not elsewhere specified or included:

ex 1901 90

- Other

- - - Other

1901 90 99

- - - Other

3 667

50

0 %

09.5847

ex 1905

Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or
not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind
suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and
similar products:

ex 1905 90

- Other:

1905 90 90

- - - - Other

1 833

24

0 %

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09.5849

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(3)

(4)

Waters,
including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing
added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured, and other
non-alcoholic beverages, not including fruit or vegetable juices of
heading No 2009

125

1 500

(5)

0 %

ex 2202 90

- Other:

- - - Other, containing by weight of fat obtained from the products

of heading Nos 0401 to 0404:

2202 90 91

- - - - - - Less than 0,2 %

2202 90 95

- - - 0,2 % or more but less than 2 %

2202 90 99

- - - 2 % or more

09.5860

2205

Vermouth and other wine of fresh grapes flavoured with plants or
aromatic substances:

55

720

50 % of the
MFN rate

2205 10

- In containers holding 2 litres or less:

2205 10 10

- - Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume of 18 % vol. or less

2205 10 90

- - Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 18 % vol.

2205 90

- Other:

2205 90 10

- - Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume of 18 % vol. or less

2205 90 90

- - Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 18 % vol.

09.5868

2207

Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of
80 % vol. or higher; ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of
any strength.

166 667 hl

2 000 hl

0 %

2207 10 00

Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of
80 % vol. or higher

2207 20 00

- Ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any strength.

09.5869

2402

Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes, of tobacco or of tobacco
substitutes:

16 667

200

50 % of the
MFN rate (*)

2402 10 00

Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos, containing tobacco

2402 20

- Cigarettes containing tobacco:

2402 20 10

- Containing cloves

2402 20 90

- - - Other

2402 90 00

- Other

(*) For the quota of 200 tonnes opened from 1 January to 31 December 2006, the rate of duty within the quota limits shall be 0 %.