Protocol amending the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part, on tariff quotas for sugar and sugar products originating in Croatia or in the Community
Date: 2006-11-28
Institutions: Croatia, European Community
Subjects: Croatia, originating product, protocol to an agreement, revision of an agreement, stabilisation and association agreement, sugar, sugar product, tariff quota

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amending the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and
their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part, on tariff quotas
for sugar and sugar products originating in Croatia or in the Community

PROTOCOL

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Community’,

of the one part, and

THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA, hereinafter referred to as ‘Croatia’,

of the other part,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

The Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the
one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part, (hereinafter referred to as the SAA) was signed in
Luxembourg on 29 October 2001 and entered into force on 1 February 2005.

Negotiations have taken place to alter the preferential arrangements in the SAA with regard to sugar and sugar
products originating in Croatia or in the Community.

(3)

Appropriate amendments to the SAA should be adopted,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The SAA is hereby amended as follows:

1. Article 27 shall be amended as follows:

3. In the table in Annex I
references shall be deleted:

to Protocol 3,

the following

‘1702 50 00 — Chemically pure fructose’,

‘1702 90 10 — Chemically pure maltose’.

(a)

in paragraph 1, the first subparagraph shall be replaced
by the following:

Article 2

‘1.
The Community shall abolish the customs duties
and charges having equivalent effect on imports of agri-
cultural products originating in Croatia, other than those
of heading Nos 0102, 0201, 0202, 1701, 1702 and
2204 of the Combined Nomenclature.’;

The Parties shall meet in the second half of 2008 to review the
effects of this Protocol.

Article 3

This Protocol shall form an integral part of the SAA.

(b) the following paragraph shall be added:

Article 4

‘5.
Certain trade arrangements to apply to sugar and
sugar products under the headings Nos 1701 and 1702
of the Combined Nomenclature are set out in Annex
IV(h).’

2. The text set out in the Annex to this Decision shall be added

as Annex IV(h).

This Protocol shall enter into force on 1 January 2007.

Article 5

This Protocol is drawn up in duplicate in the Czech, Danish,
Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek,
Hungarian,
Polish,
Portuguese, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish and Croatian
languages, each of these texts being equally authentic.

Lithuanian, Maltese,

Latvian,

Italian,

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Hecho en Zagreb, el veintiocho de noviembre de dos mil seis.
V Záhřebu dne dvacátého osmého listopadu dva tisíce šest.

Udfærdiget i Zagreb den otteogtyvende november to tusind og seks.

Geschehen zu Zagreb am achtundzwanzigsten November zweitausendundsechs.

Koostatud kahekümne kaheksandal novembril kahe tuhande kuuendal aastal Zagrebis.
Έγινε στο Ζάγκρεμπ στις είκοσι οκτώ Νοεμβρίου δύο χιλιάδες έξι.

Done at Zagreb on the twenty-eighth day of November in the year two thousand and six.

Fait à Zagreb, le vingt-huit novembre deux mille six.

Fatto a Zagabria, addì ventotto novembre duemilasei.
Zagrebā, divi tūkstoši sestā gada divdesmit astotajā novembrī.
Priimta Zagrebe, du tūkstančiai šeštų metų lapkričio dvidešimt aštuntą dieną.

Kelt Zágrábban, a kétezer-hatodik év november havának huszonnyolcadik napján.
Magħmul f'Żagreb fit-tmienja u għoxrin jum ta' Novembru fis-sena elfejn u sitta.

Gedaan te Zagreb, de achtentwintigste november tweeduizend en zes.
Sporządzono w Zagrzebiu dnia dwudziestego ósmego listopada dwa tysiące szóstego roku.

Feito em Zagrebe, aos vinte e oito dias do mês de Novembro do ano de dois mil e seis.
V Záhrebe dvadsiateho ôsmeho novembra dvetisícšesť.
V Zagrebu, dne osemindvajsetega novembra, leta dva tisoč šest.

Tehty Zagrebissa kahdentenakymmenentenäkahdeksantena päivänä marraskuuta vuonna kaksituhat-
takuusi

Utfärdat i Zagreb den tjuguåttonde november år tvåtusensex.
Sastavljeno u Zagrebu dana dvadesetosmog studenoga dvije tisuće i šeste godine.

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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
Għall-Komunitá Ewropea
Voor de Europese Gemeenschap
W imieniu Wspólnoty Europejskiej
Pela Comunidade Europeia
Za Európske spoločenstvo
Za Evropsko skupnost
Euroopan yhteisön puolesta
För Europeiska gemenskapen
Za Europsku zajednicu

Por la República de Croacia
Za Chorvatskou republiku
For Republikken Kroatien
Für die Republik Kroatien
Horvaatia Vabariigi nimel
Για τη Δημοκρατία της Κροατίας

For the Republic of Croatia
Pour la République de Croatie
Per la Repubblica di Croazia
Horvātijas Republikas vārdā
Kroatijos Respublikos vardu
A Horvát Köztársaság részéről
Għar-Repubblika tal-Kroazja
Voor de Republiek Kroatië
W imieniu Republiki Chorwacji
Pela República da Croácia
Za Chorvátsku republiku
Za Republiko Hrvaško
Kroatian tasavallan puolesta
För Republiken Kroatien
Za Republiku Hrvatsku

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX IV(h)

referred to in Article 27(5)

1. The Community shall apply duty-free access on imports into the Community for products originating in Croatia of
headings 1701 and 1702 of the Combined Nomenclature within a limit of an annual quantity of 180 000 tonnes (net
weight).

2. Croatia shall apply a reduced duty access on imports into Croatia of products originating in the Community of
headings 1701 of the Combined Nomenclature within a limit of an annual quantity of 80 000 tonnes (net weight), to
be applied only once imports from Croatia to the Community of headings 1701 and 1702 of the Combined
Nomenclature reach 80 000 tonnes (net weight). On this quantity Croatia will reduce duty rates as follows:

— on 1 January 2007 the duty shall be reduced to 75 % of the basic duty,

— on 1 January 2008 the duty shall be reduced to 70 % of the basic duty,

— on 1 January 2009 and onwards the duty shall be reduced to 50 % of the basic duty.

3. The Community undertakes not to pay export refunds from the Community budget for sugar, syrup and certain other
sugar products falling under headings 1701 and 1702 of the Combined Nomenclature when exported in natural state
to Croatia. Croatia undertakes not to pay export refunds for sugar exports to the Community.’