Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Romania on reciprocal preferential trade concessions for certain wines
Date: 2006-02-23
Institutions: European Community, Romania
Subjects: Romania, import, originating product, tariff quota, trade agreement (EU), wine

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in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Romania on
reciprocal preferential trade concessions for certain wines

AGREEMENT

Sir,

A. Letter from the Community

I have the honour to refer to the Agreement of 22 March 2001 in the form of an Exchange of Letters
between the European Community and Romania on the reciprocal establishment of tariff quotas for certain
wines and spirits, amending Agreement of 26 November 1993, and to the negotiations concluded during
2004 between the European Community and Romania covering trade concessions on wine.

I hereby confirm that, following the negotiations and pending the procedure for the adoption and the entry
into force of an Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement covering wines and spirits and in order to
implement the results of the negotiations on new bilateral trade concessions for certain wines, the European
Community and Romania have agreed on the following which will replace the concession on wine set out
in the Exchange of Letters from 2001:

1. Imports into Romania of the following products originating in the Community shall be subject to the

concessions set out below.

Romanian tariff code

Description

Annual quantity
(hl)

Applicable duty
(% of MFN duty)

ex 2204 10
ex 2204 21
ex 2204 29

Wine of fresh grapes

60 000

free

2. Imports into the Community of the following products originating in Romania shall be subject to the

concessions set out below.

CN code

Description

Annual quantity
(hl)

Applicable duty

ex 2204 10
ex 2204 21
ex 2204 29

Wine of fresh grapes

345 000

free

3. The rules of origin applicable under this Agreement shall be as set out in Protocol 4 of the Europe
Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States of
the one part, and Romania of the other part.

4. For the purposes of this Agreement wine is as defined in point 10 of Annex I to Council Regulation (EC)
No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine and must be produced in accordance
with the rules governing the oenological practices and processes referred to in Title V and Annexes IV
and V of the said Regulation and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1622/2000 laying down detailed rules
for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common market organisation in wine
and establishing a Community code on oenological practices and processes.

5. Imports of wine under the concessions provided for in this Agreement will be subject to the presentation
of a certificate issued by a mutually recognised official body appearing on a list to be drawn up jointly,
to the effect that the wine in question complies with point 4.

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6. The Contracting Parties shall ensure that the trade concessions granted reciprocally are not called into

question by other measures.

7. Consultations are to take place at the request of either Party on any problem relating to the way this

Agreement operates.

8. This Agreement shall apply, on the one hand, to the territories in which the Treaty establishing the
European Community is applied and under the conditions laid down in that Treaty and, on the other
hand, in the territory of Romania.

9. This Agreement will be approved by the Contracting Parties in accordance with their respective

procedures.

This Agreement shall enter into force on 1 January 2005 on the Community side; on the Romanian side, it
shall enter into force from the first day of the first month following the date on which Romania has notified
the Community of the accomplishment of its internal procedure for acceptance. It shall expire on the entry
into force of the Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement on wines and spirits.

I should be obliged if you would confirm that your Government is in agreement with the content of this
letter.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

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Hecho en Bruselas, el

V Bruselu dne

Udfærdiget i Bruxelles, den

Geschehen zu Brüssel am

Brüssel,
Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις

Done at Brussels,

Fait à Bruxelles, le

Fatto a Bruxelles, addì
Briselē,

Priimta Briuselyje,

Kelt Brüsszelben,

Gedaan te Brussel,
Sporządzono w Brukseli, dnia

Feito em Bruxelas,

V Bruseli

V Bruslju,

Tehty Brysselissä

Utfärdat i Bryssel den

Adoptat la Bruxelles

Por la Comunidad Europea
Za Evropské společenství

For Det Europæiske Fællesskab

Für die Europäische Gemeinschaft

Euroopa Ühenduse nimel
Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Κοινότητα

For the European Community

Pour la Communauté européenne

Per la Comunità europea
Eiropas Kopienas vārdā

Europos bendrijos vardu
az Európai Közösség részéről

Voor de Europese Gemeenschap

W imieniu Wspólnoty Europejskiej

Pela Comunidade Europeia
Za Európske spoločenstvo

za Evropsko skupnost

Euroopan yhteisön puolesta

På Europeiska gemenskapens vägnar
pentru Comunitatea Europeană

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Sir,

B. Letter from Romania

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today’s date, which reads as follows:

‘I have the honour to refer to the Agreement of 22 March 2001 in the form of an Exchange of Letters
between the European Community and Romania on the reciprocal establishment of tariff quotas for
certain wines and spirits, amending Agreement of 26 November 1993, and to the negotiations
concluded during 2004 between the European Community and Romania covering trade concessions
on wine.

I hereby confirm that, following the negotiations and pending the procedure for the adoption and the
entry into force of an Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement covering wines and spirits and in
order to implement the results of the negotiations on new bilateral trade concessions for certain wines,
the European Community and Romania have agreed on the following which will replace the concession
on wine set out in the Exchange of Letters from 2001:

1. Imports into Romania of the following products originating in the Community shall be subject to

the concessions set out below.

Romanian tariff code

Description

Annual quantity
(hl)

Applicable duty
(% of MFN duty)

ex 2204 10
ex 2204 21
ex 2204 29

Wine of fresh grapes

60 000

free

2. Imports into the Community of the following products originating in Romania shall be subject to

the concessions set out below.

CN code

Description

Annual quantity
(hl)

Applicable duty

ex 2204 10
ex 2204 21
ex 2204 29

Wine of fresh grapes

345 000

free

3. The rules of origin applicable under this Agreement shall be as set out in Protocol 4 of the Europe
Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States
of the one part, and Romania of the other part.

4. For the purposes of this Agreement wine is as defined in point 10 of Annex I to Council Regulation
(EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine and must be produced in
accordance with the rules governing the oenological practices and processes referred to in Title V
and Annexes IV and V of the said Regulation and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1622/2000
laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the
common market organisation in wine and establishing a Community code on oenological
practices and processes.

5. Imports of wine under the concessions provided for in this Agreement will be subject to the
presentation of a certificate issued by a mutually recognised official body appearing on a list to
be drawn up jointly, to the effect that the wine in question complies with point 4.

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6. The Contracting Parties shall ensure that the trade concessions granted reciprocally are not called

into question by other measures.

7. Consultations are to take place at the request of either Party on any problem relating to the way this

Agreement operates.

8. This Agreement shall apply, on the one hand, to the territories in which the Treaty establishing the
European Community is applied and under the conditions laid down in that Treaty and, on the
other hand, in the territory of Romania.

9. This Agreement will be approved by the Contracting Parties in accordance with their respective

procedures.

This Agreement shall enter into force on 1 January 2005 on the Community side; on the Romanian
side it shall enter into force from the first day of the first month following the date on which Romania
has notified the Community of the accomplishment of its internal procedure for acceptance. It shall
expire on the entry into force of the Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement on wines and spirits.

I should be obliged if you would confirm that your Government is in agreement with the content of
this letter.’

I have the honour to confirm that my Government is in agreement with the contents of your letter.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

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Adoptat la Bruxelles
Hecho en Bruselas, el
V Bruselu dne
Udfærdiget i Bruxelles, den
Geschehen zu Brüssel am
Brüssel,
Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις
Done at Brussels,
Fait à Bruxelles, le
Fatto a Bruxelles, addì
Briselē,
Priimta Briuselyje,
Kelt Brüsszelben,
Gedaan te Brussel,
Sporządzono w Brukseli, dnia
Feito em Bruxelas,
V Bruseli
V Bruslju,
Tehty Brysselissä
Utfärdat i Bryssel den

În numele Guvernului României
Por el Gobierno de Rumanía
Za vládu Rumunska
For regeringen for Rumænien
Für die Regierung Rumäniens
Rumeenia valitsuse nimel
Για την Κυβέρνηση της Ρουμανίας

For the Government of Romania
Pour le gouvernement de la Roumanie
Per il Governo della Romania
Rumānijas valdības vārdā
Rumunijos Vyriausybės vardu
Románia kormánya részéről
Voor de regering van Roemenië
W imieniu Rządu Rumunii
Pelo Governo da Roménia
Za vládu Rumunska
Za Vlado Romunije
Romanian hallituksen puolesta
På Rumäniens regerings vägnar

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX

TARIC CODES

CN Code

ex 2204 10

ex 2204 21

Order Number

09.7001

09.7003

09.7005

ex 2204 29

09.7013

ex 2204 10

ex 2204 21

ex 2204 29

TARIC Code

2204 10 19 91
2204 10 99 91

2204 21 79 79
2204 21 79 80
2204 21 80 79
2204 21 80 80
2204 21 84 59
2204 21 84 70
2204 21 85 79
2204 21 85 80
2204 21 94 20
2204 21 98 20
2204 21 99 10

2204 29 65 00
2204 29 75 10
2204 29 83 10
2204 29 83 80
2204 29 84 20
2204 29 94 20
2204 29 98 20
2204 29 99 10

2204 10 19 91
2204 10 19 99
2204 10 99 91
2204 10 99 99

2204 21 79 79
2204 21 79 80
2204 21 80 79
2204 21 80 80
2204 21 84 59
2204 21 84 70
2204 21 85 79
2204 21 85 80
2204 21 94 20
2204 21 98 20
2204 21 99 10

2204 29 65 00
2204 29 75 10
2204 29 83 10
2204 29 83 80
2204 29 84 20
2204 29 94 20
2204 29 98 20
2204 29 99 10’