Commission Regulation (EC) No 19/2006 of  6 January 2006  amending Council Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 as regards Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products originating in Jordan
Date: 2006-01-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Jordan, agricultural trade, bulb vegetable, floriculture, olive oil, potato, soft fruit, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 19/2006

of 6 January 2006

amending Council Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 as regards Community tariff quotas for certain
agricultural products originating in Jordan

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 of 9
April 2001 providing for the management of Community tariff
quotas and of reference quantities for products eligible for
preferences by virtue of agreements with certain Mediterranean
countries and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1981/94 and (EC)
No 934/95 (1), and in particular Article 5(1)(b) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

By its Decision of 20 December 2005 (2), the Council has
approved an Agreement in the form of an exchange of
letters between the European Community and the
Jordan concerning reciprocal
Hashemite Kingdom of
liberalisation measures
of
and
Protocols 1 and 2 and of Annexes I, II, III and IV to
the EC-Jordan Association Agreement.

replacement

the

quotas as well as for changes to the existing Community
tariff quotas laid down in Regulation (EC) No 747/2001.

To implement the new tariff quotas and the changes to
the existing tariff quotas, it is necessary to amend Regu-
lation (EC) No 747/2001.

Since the Agreement applies from 1 January 2006, this
Regulation should apply from the same date and should
enter into force as soon as possible.

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

(3)

(4)

(5)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 is replaced by the
Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

(2)

For certain agricultural products originating in Jordan,
for new Community tariff
this Agreement provides

It shall apply from 1 January 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 6 January 2006.

For the Commission

László KOVÁCS
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 109, 19.4.2001, p. 2. Regulation as last amended by Com-
mission Regulation (EC) No 1460/2005 (OJ L 233, 9.9.2005, p. 11).

(2) Not yet published in the Official Journal.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX V

JORDAN

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 as they exist at the time of adoption of this Regulation.
Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by application of the CN code and
corresponding description taken together.

Order No

CN code

Description of goods

Quota period

Quota volume
(in tonnes net weight)

Tariff quotas

09.1152

0603 10

Fresh cut flowers and flower buds of a
kind suitable for bouquets or for orna-
mental purposes

From 1.1. to 31.12.2006

From 1.1. to 31.12.2007

From 1.1. to 31.12.2008

From 1.1. to 31.12.2009

From 1.1. to 31.12.2010
and for each period
thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12.

2 000

4 500

7 000

9 500

12 000

Quota duty

Exemption

From 1.1. to 31.12.2006

1 000

Exemption

09.1160

0701 90 50

New potatoes, from 1 January to
30 June, fresh or chilled

0701 90 90

Other potatoes, fresh or chilled

09.1163

0703 20 00

Garlic, fresh or chilled

09.1164

0707 00

Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or
chilled

From 1.1. to 31.12.2007

From 1.1. to 31.12.2008

From 1.1. to 31.12.2009

From 1.1. to 31.12.2006
and for each period
thereafter from 1.1 to
31.12., until 31.12.2009

From 1.1. to 31.12.2006

From 1.1. to 31.12.2007

From 1.1. to 31.12.2008

From 1.1. to 31.12.2009

09.1165

0805

Citrus fruit, fresh or dried

From 1.1. to 31.12.2006

From 1.1. to 31.12.2007

From 1.1. to 31.12.2008

From 1.1. to 31.12.2009

09.1158

0810 10 00

Strawberries, fresh

From 1.1. to 31.12.2006

From 1.1. to 31.12.2007

From 1.1. to 31.12.2008

From 1.1. to 31.12.2009

2 350

3 700

5 000

1 000

2 000

3 000

4 000

5 000

1 000

3 350

5 700

8 000

500

1 000

1 500

2 000

Exemption

Exemption (1) (2)

Exemption (1) (3) (4)

Exemption

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Order No

CN code

Description of goods

Quota period

Quota volume
(in tonnes net weight)

09.1166

1509 10

Virgin olive oil

From 1.1. to 31.12.2006

From 1.1. to 31.12.2007

From 1.1. to 31.12.2008

From 1.1. to 31.12.2009

From 1.1. to 31.12.2010
and for each period
thereafter from 1.1. to
31.12.

2 000

4 500

7 000

9 500

12 000

Quota duty

Exemption (5)

(1) The exemption applies only to the ad valorem duty.
(2) For imports during the period from 1 November to 31 May of cucumbers of CN code 0707 00 05, the specific duty provided in the Community’s list of concessions to
the WTO is reduced to zero if the entry price is not less than EUR 44,9/100 kg net weight, being the entry price agreed between the European Community and Jordan. If
the entry price of a consignment is 2, 4, 6 or 8 % lower than the agreed entry price, the specific customs duty shall be equal respectively to 2, 4, 6 or 8 % of this agreed
entry price. If the entry price of a consignment is less than 92 % of the agreed entry price, the specific customs duty bound within the WTO shall apply.

(3) For imports during the period from 1 December to 31 May of sweet oranges, fresh of CN code 0805 10 20, the specific duty provided in the Community’s list of
concessions to the WTO is reduced to zero if the entry price is not less than EUR 26,4/100 kg net weight, being the entry price agreed between the European Community
and Jordan. If the entry price of a consignment is 2, 4, 6 or 8 % lower than the agreed entry price, the specific customs duty shall be equal respectively to 2, 4, 6 or 8 %
of this agreed entry price. If the entry price of a consignment is less than 92 % of the agreed entry price, the specific customs duty bound within the WTO shall apply.
(4) For imports during the period from 1 November to the end of February of fresh clementines of CN code ex 0805 20 10 (TARIC subheading 05), the specific duty
provided in the Community’s list of concessions to the WTO is reduced to zero if the entry price is not less than EUR 48,4/100 kg net weight, being the entry price
agreed between the European Community and Jordan. If the entry price of a consignment is 2, 4, 6 or 8 % lower than the agreed entry price, the specific customs duty
shall be equal respectively to 2, 4, 6 or 8 % of this agreed entry price. If the entry price of a consignment is less than 92 % of the agreed entry price, the specific customs
duty bound within the WTO shall apply.

(5) The elimination of customs duties shall only apply to imports into the Community of untreated olive oil, wholly obtained in Jordan and transported directly from Jordan

to the Community. Products not complying with this condition shall be subject to the relevant customs duty as laid down in the Common Customs Tariff.’