Proposal for a Council Decision on a Community position in the EC-Turkey Association Council on the amendment of the trade concessions for processed agricultural products covered by Decision No 1/95 of the EC-Turkey Association Council on implementing the final phase of the Customs Union and by Decision No 1/97 of the EC-Turkey Association Council on the arrangements applicable to certain processed agricultural products
Date: 2006-12-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Türkiye, agricultural product, agro-industry, association agreement (EU), customs union

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 18.12.2006 
COM(2006)808 final 

2006/0275(ACC) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

on a Community position in the EC-Turkey Association Council on the amendment of 
the trade concessions for processed agricultural products covered by Decision No 1/95 of 
the EC-Turkey Association Council on implementing the final phase of the Customs 
Union and by Decision No 1/97 of the EC-Turkey Association Council on the 
arrangements applicable to certain processed agricultural products 

(presented by the Commission) 

EN 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

Trade in processed agricultural goods is covered by Section V of Decision 1/951 of the EC-
Turkey  Association  Council  on  implementing  the  final  phase  of  the  customs  union.  Further 
arrangements for preferential trade in agricultural goods between the Community and Turkey 
are set out in Decision No 1/972 of the EC-Turkey Association Council.  

In  anticipation  of  the  enlargement  of  the  Community  on  1 May  2004,  the  Council  issued 
negotiating  directives  to  the  Commission  according  to  which  the  Community’s  agreements 
with  a  number  of  third  countries  (including  Turkey)  should  be  reviewed  in  order  to  take 
account of existing concessions and traditional trade flows between the countries concerned 
and the new Member States. 

The  Conclusions  of  the  Copenhagen  Council  referred  to  the  need  to  deepen  and  widen  the 
EC-Turkey Customs Union. 

After  consultations  between  Commission  services  and  the  competent  Turkish  authorities, 
agreement  was  reached  on13 September  2006  on  adaptations  to  be  made  to  the  preferential 
arrangements for trade in processed agricultural products between the Community and Turkey 
to take account of the EU’s enlargement to 25 Member States and with a view to deepen and 
widen the existing Customs Union. 

In the interest of clarity, these adaptations and modifications, which result in duty free quotas, 
should be integrated into the existing agreement in the form of additional annexes. 

For  quantities  imported  in  excess  of  the  tariff  quotas  indicated  in  the  new  annexes  the 
preferential  regime  set  out  in  Decision  1/95  of  the  EC-Turkey  Association  Council  will 
Continue to apply. 

Decision 1/97 of the EC-Turkey Association Council will be repealed accordingly. 

To  implement  these  changes,  the  EC-Turkey  Association  Council  should  adopt  a  new 
Decision amending Decision No 1/95 and repealing Decision 1/97.  

The  Community  position  in  the  EC-Turkey  Association  Council  should  be  defined 
accordingly. 

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2 

OJ L 35, 13.2.1996, p. 1 
OJ L 126, 15.7.1997, p.26 

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2006/0275(ACC) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

on a Community position in the EC-Turkey Association Council on the amendment of 
the trade concessions for processed agricultural products covered by Decision No 1/95 of 
the EC-Turkey Association Council on implementing the final phase of the Customs 
Union and by Decision No 1/97 of the EC-Turkey Association Council on the 
arrangements applicable to certain processed agricultural products 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 
133 in conjunction with the second subparagraph of Article 300 (2) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

Section V of Chapter I of Decision No 1/95 of the EC Turkey Association Council of 
22 December 1995 on implementing the final phase of the Customs Union3 establishes 
the trade arrangements for processed agricultural products. 

Decision  No  1/97  of  the  EC  Turkey  Association  Council  of  29  April  1997  on 
arrangements applicable to certain processed agricultural products4 establishes annual 
quotas in respect of certain goods. 

New  trade  improvements  have  recently  been  negotiated  which  aim  to  deepen  and 
widen  the  customs  union  and  to  improve  economic  convergence  as  a  result  of  the 
enlargement  of  the  Community  on  1 May  2004.  These  improvements  include 
concessions in the form of duty free tariff quotas (for goods covered by Decision No 
1/97) That Decision should therefore be repealed. For imports outside of the quotas the 
current trade provisions continue to apply. 

(4) 

The Community position in the EC-Turkey Association Council should be determined 
accordingly. 

3 
4 

OJ L 35, 13.2.1996, p.1 
OJ L 126, 15.7.1997, p.26 

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(5) 

Commission  Regulation  (EEC)  No.  2454/935  of  2  July  1993  laying  down  provisions 
for  the  implementation  of  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2913/92  establishing  the 
Community Customs Code provides the procedures for managing the tariff quotas to 
be  used  in  chronological  order  of  the  dates  of  the  customs  declarations.  These 
procedures should be applicable for imports under the Association Council Decision. 

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  

Article 1 

The position to be adopted by the Community in the Association Council established by the 
Agreement  between  the  European  Economic  Community  and  Turkey  shall  be  based  on  the 
draft Decision of the EC-Turkey Association Council annexed to this Decision.  

Article 2 

The  tariff  quotas  set  out  in  Annex  I  of  the  Decision  of  the  Association  Council  shall  be 
managed,  after  the  entry  into  force  of  the  Decision  of  the  Association  Council,  by  the 
Commission  in  accordance  with  Articles  308a,  308b  and  308c  of  Regulation  (EEC) 
No 2454/93. 

Done at Brussels,  

For the Council 
The President 

5 

OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2286/2003 (OJ L 343, 31.12.2003) 

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ANNEX  

Draft 

DECISION No…/2006 OF THE EC-TURKEY ASSOCIATION COUNCIL 

of…. 2006 

amending the trade concessions for processed agricultural products covered by Decision 
No 1/95 of the EC-Turkey Association Council on implementing the final phase of the 
Customs Union and by Decision No 1/97 on the arrangements applicable to certain 
processed agricultural products and repealing Decision No 1/97 

THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,, 

Having regard to the Agreement establishing an association between the European Economic 
Community and Turkey6 and in particular Article 22 (3) thereof, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

Section V of Chapter I of Decision No 1/95 of the EC-Turkey Association Council of 
22 December 1995 on implementing the final phase of the Customs Union7 establishes 
the trade arrangements for processed agricultural products. 

Decision  No  1/97  of  the  EC-Turkey  Association  Council  of  29  April  1997  on  the 
arrangements applicable to certain processed agricultural products8 establishes annual 
quotas in respect of certain goods.. 

New  trade  improvements  have  recently  been  negotiated  which  aim  to  deepen  and 
widen  the  customs  union  and  to  improve  economic  convergence  as  a  result  of  the 
enlargement  of  the  Community  on  1 May  2004.  These  improvements  include 
concessions in the form of duty free tariff quotas (in particular for the goods covered 
by Decision No 1/97). That Decision should therefore be repealed. 

(4) 

For imports outside of the quotas the current trade provisions set out in Decision 1/95 
of the EC-Turkey Association Council should continue to apply. 

6 
7 
8 

OJ 217, 29,12.1964, p. 3687 
OJ L 35, 13.2.1996, p. 1 
OJ L 126, 15.7.1997, p.26 

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HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  

Article 1 

The tariff quotas set out in Annex I and in Annex II shall be opened from 1 January 2007 and 
from 1 January to 31 December of the following years under the conditions laid down therein. 

Article 2 

Section  V  of  Chapter  I  of  Decision  No  1/95  of  the  EC-Turkey  Association  Council  shall 
continue to apply to imports exceeding the  duty free  tariff quotas set  out  in  Annex I  and in 
Annex II. 

Decision No 1/97 of the EC Turkey Association Council shall be repealed. 

Article 3 

This Decision shall enter into force on the first day of the month of following its adoption.  

Article 4 

It shall apply as from 1 January 2007. 

Done at Brussels,  

For the Association Council 
The President 

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ANNEX I 

Duty free tariff quotas applicable upon imports into the EU of processed agricultural products 
from Turkey 

CN-Code 

Product description 

Annual Duty Free 
Tariff Quota (in tons 
net weight) 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

1704 

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

1704 10 

-Chewing gum, whether or not sugar-coated: 

 --Containing less than 60% by weight of sucrose (including invert sugar 
expressed as sucrose): 

1704 10 11 

---Gum in strips 

1704 10 19 

---Other 

5.000 

 --Containing  60%  or  more  by  weight  of  sucrose  (including  invert  sugar 
expressed as sucrose): 

1704 10 91 

---Gum in strips 

1704 10 99 

---Other 

1704 90 

-Other: 

1704 90 30 

--White chocolate 

 --Other: 

1704 90 51 

---Pastes, including marzipan, in immediate packings of a net content of 1 
kg or more 

1704 90 55 

---Throat pastilles and cough drops 

1704 90 61 

---Sugar-coated (panned) goods 

 ---Other: 

10.0009 

1704 90 65 

----Gum  confectionery  and  jelly  confectionery,  including  fruit  pastes  in 
the form of sugar confectionery 

1704 90 71 

----Boiled sweets whether or not filled 

1704 90 75 

----Toffees, caramels and similar sweets 

 ----Other: 

1704 90 81 

-----Compressed tablets 

1704 90 99 

-----Other 

9 

Products, which are excluded from the Duty Free Quota: 1704 90 99 9080, but including Halva and Lokoum 

EN 

7 

   EN 

 
                                                 
Annual Duty Free 
Tariff Quota (in tons 
net weight) 

(3) 

5.00010 

CN-Code 

Product description 

(1) 

(2) 

1806 

Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: 

1806 10 

-Cocoa powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter: 

1806 10 20 

--Containing  5%  or  more  but  less  than  65%  by  weight  of  sucrose 
(including invert sugar expressed as sucrose) or isoglucose expressed as 
sucrose 

1806 20 

-Other preparations in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2 kg or in 
liquid,  paste,  powder,  granular  or  other  bulk  form  in  containers  or 
immediate packings, of a content exceeding 2 kg: 

1806 20 10 

--Containing  31%  or  more  by  weight  of  cocoa  butter  or  containing  a 
combined weight of 31% or more of cocoa butter and milkfat 

1806 20 30 

--Containing  a  combined  weight  of  25%  or  more,  but  less  than  31%  of 
cocoa butter and milkfat 

 --Other: 

1806 20 50 

---Containing 18% or more by weight of cocoa butter 

1806 20 70 

---Chocolate milk crumb 

1806 20 80 

---Chocolate flavour coating 

1806 20 95 

---Other 

 -Other, in blocks, slabs or bars: 

1806 31 00 

--Filled 

1806 32 

--Not filled 

1806 32 10 

---With added cereal, fruit or nuts 

1806 32 90 

---Other 

1806 90 

-Other: 

 --Chocolate and chocolate products: 

 ---Chocolates, whether or not filled: 

1806 90 11 

----Containing alcohol 

1806 90 19 

----Other 

 ---Other: 

10 

Products, which are excluded from the Duty Free Quota: 1806 20 80 9080, 1806 20 95 9080, 1806 90 90 
1980, 1806 90 90 9980 

EN 

8 

   EN 

 
                                                 
CN-Code 

Product description 

Annual Duty Free 
Tariff Quota (in tons 
net weight) 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

1806 90 31 

----Filled 

1806 90 39 

----Not filled 

1806 90 50 

--Sugar  confectionery  and  substitutes  therefore  made  from  sugar 
substitution products, containing cocoa 

1806 90 60 

--Spreads containing cocoa 

1806 90 70 

--Preparations containing cocoa for making beverages 

1806 90 90 

--Other 

1901 

Malt  extract;  food  preparations  of  flour,  groats,  meal,  starch  or  malt 
extract,  not  containing  cocoa  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  headings  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:

1901 20 00 

-Mixes and doughs for the preparation of bakers' wares of heading 1905 

900 

1902 

Pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed (with meat or other substances) or 
otherwise  prepared,  such  as  spaghetti,  macaroni,  noodles,  lasagne, 
gnocchi, ravioli, cannelloni; couscous, whether or not prepared: 

20.000 

 -Uncooked pasta, not stuffed or otherwise prepared: 

1902 11 00 

--Containing eggs 

1902 19 

--Other: 

1902 19 10 

---Containing no common wheat flour or meal 

1902 19 90 

---Other 

1902 20 

-Stuffed pasta, whether or not cooked or otherwise prepared: 

 --Other: 

1902 20 91 

---Cooked 

1902 20 99 

---Other 

1902 30 

-Other pasta: 

1902 30 10 

--Dried 

1902 30 90 

--Other 

1902 40 

-Couscous: 

1902 40 10 

--Unprepared 

EN 

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CN-Code 

Product description 

Annual Duty Free 
Tariff Quota (in tons 
net weight) 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

1902 40 90 

--Other 

1904 

Prepared  foods obtained  by  the swelling  or  roasting  of  cereals  or  cereal
products  (for example, cornflakes);  cereals  (other  than  maize  (corn)),  in 
grain form or in the form of flakes or other worked grains (except flour, 
groats  and  meal),  pre-cooked  or  otherwise  prepared,  not  elsewhere 
specified or included: 

1904 10 

-Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal 
products: 

500 

1904 10 10 

--Obtained from maize 

1904 10 30 

--Obtained from rice 

1904 10 90 

--Other 

1904 20 

-Prepared  foods obtained  from  unroasted cereal  flakes  or  from  mixtures 
of unroasted cereal flakes and roasted cereal flakes or swelled cereals: 

1904 20 10 

--Preparation of the Müsli type based on unroasted cereal flakes 

100 

10.000 

2.500 

10.000 

 --Other: 

1904 20 91 

---Obtained from maize 

1904 20 95 

---Obtained from rice 

1904 20 99 

---Other 

1904 30 00 

 -Bulgur wheat 

1904 90 

-Other: 

1904 90 10 

--Rice 

1904 90 80 

--Other 

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: 

-Sweet biscuits; waffles and wafers: 

1905 31 

--Sweet biscuits: 

 ---Completely  or  partially  coated  or  covered  with  chocolate  or  other 
preparations containing cocoa: 

1905 31 11 

----In immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 85g 

1905 31 19 

----Other 

 ---Other: 

EN 

10 

   EN 

 
 
CN-Code 

Product description 

Annual Duty Free 
Tariff Quota (in tons 
net weight) 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

1905 31 30 

----Containing 8% or more by weight of milk fats 

 ----Other: 

1905 31 91 

-----Sandwich biscuits 

1905 31 99 

-----Other 

1905 32 

--Waffles and wafers: 

1905 32 05 

--- With a water content exceeding 10 % by weight 

 --- Other 

 ----  Completely  or  partially  coated  or  covered  with  chocolate  or  other 
preparations containing cocoa: 

1905 32 11 

----- In immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 85g 

3.000 

1905 32 19 

----- Other 

---- Other: 

1905 32 91 

----- Salted, whether or not filled 

1905 32 99 

----- Other 

1905 40 

-Rusks, toasted bread and similar toasted products: 

1905 40 10 

--Rusks 

1905 40 90 

--Other 

1905 90 

-Other: 

1905 90 10 

--Matzos 

1905 90 20 

--Communion  wafers,  empty  cachets  of  a  kind  suitable 
pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products 

for 

 --Other: 

1905 90 30 

---Bread,  not  containing  added  honey,  eggs,  cheese  or  fruit,  and 
containing by weight in the dry matter state not more than 5% of sugars 
and not more than 5% of fat 

1905 90 45 

---Biscuits 

1905 90 55 

---Extruded or expanded products, savoury or salted 

 ---Other: 

120 

10.000 

EN 

11 

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CN-Code 

Product description 

Annual Duty Free 
Tariff Quota (in tons 
net weight) 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

1905 90 60 

----With added sweetening matter 

2105 00 

Ice cream and other edible ice, whether or not containing cocoa: 

2105 00 10 

-Containing  no  milk  fats  or  containing  less  than  3%  by  weight  of  such 
fats 

3.00011 

 -Containing by weight of milk fats: 

2105 00 91 

--3% or more but less than 7% 

2105 00 99 

--7% or more 

2106 

Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included: 

2106 10 

-Protein concentrates and textured protein substances: 

2106 10 80 

--Other 

2106 90 

-Other: 

2106 90 10 

-- Cheese fondues 

--Other: 

2106 90 98 

---Other 

4.000 

11 

Application delayed till the problems regarding imports into EU of milk and milk products originating in Turkey 
will be solved 

EN 

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Annex II 

Duty free tariff quotas applicable upon imports into Turkey of processed agricultural 
products from the EU 

CN-Code 

Product description 

Annual Duty Free Tariff 
Quota (in tons net 
weight) 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

1704 

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

1704 10 

-Chewing gum, whether or not sugar-coated: 

 --Containing less than 60% by weight of sucrose (including invert sugar 
expressed as sucrose): 

1704 10 11 

---Gum in strips 

1704 10 19 

---Other 

 --Containing  60%  or  more  by  weight  of  sucrose  (including  invert  sugar 
expressed as sucrose): 

1704 10 91 

---Gum in strips 

1704 10 99 

---Other 

1704 90 

-Other: 

1704 90 30 

--White chocolate 

 --Other: 

1704 90 51 

---Pastes, including marzipan, in immediate packings of a net content of 1 
kg or more 

1704 90 55 

---Throat pastilles and cough drops 

1704 90 61 

---Sugar-coated (panned) goods 

 ---Other: 

1704 90 65 

----Gum  confectionery  and  jelly  confectionery,  including  fruit  pastes  in 
the form of sugar confectionery 

1704 90 71 

----Boiled sweets whether or not filled 

1704 90 75 

----Toffees, caramels and similar sweets 

 ----Other: 

1704 90 81 

-----Compressed tablets 

1704 90 99 

-----Other 

1.000 

2.500 

1806 

Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: 

7.000 

EN 

13 

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CN-Code 

Product description 

Annual Duty Free Tariff 
Quota (in tons net 
weight) 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

1806 10 

-Cocoa powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter: 

1806 10 20 

--Containing  5%  or  more  but  less  than  65%  by  weight  of  sucrose 
(including invert  sugar  expressed  as  sucrose)  or  isoglucose  expressed  as 
sucrose 

1806 10 30 

--Containing  65%  or  more  but  less  than  80%  by  weight  of  sucrose 
(including invert  sugar  expressed  as  sucrose)  or  isoglucose  expressed  as 
sucrose 

1806 10 90 

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

1806 20 

-Other preparations in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2 kg or in 
liquid,  paste,  powder,  granular  or  other  bulk  form  in  containers  or 
immediate packings, of a content exceeding 2 kg: 

1806 20 10 

--Containing  31%  or  more  by  weight  of  cocoa  butter  or  containing  a 
combined weight of 31% or more of cocoa butter and milkfat 

1806 20 30 

--Containing  a  combined  weight  of  25%  or  more,  but  less  than  31%  of 
cocoa butter and milkfat 

 --Other: 

1806 20 50 

---Containing 18% or more by weight of cocoa butter 

1806 20 70 

---Chocolate milk crumb 

1806 20 80 

---Chocolate flavour coating 

1806 20 95 

---Other 

 -Other, in blocks, slabs or bars: 

1806 31 00 

--Filled 

1806 32 

--Not filled 

1806 32 10 

---With added cereal, fruit or nuts 

1806 32 90 

---Other 

1806 90 

-Other: 

 --Chocolate and chocolate products: 

 ---Chocolates, whether or not filled: 

1806 90 11 

----Containing alcohol 

1806 90 19 

----Other 

 ---Other: 

1806 90 31 

----Filled 

EN 

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CN-Code 

Product description 

Annual Duty Free Tariff 
Quota (in tons net 
weight) 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

1806 90 39 

----Not filled 

1806 90 50 

--Sugar  confectionery  and  substitutes 
substitution products, containing cocoa 

therefor  made  from  sugar 

1806 90 60 

--Spreads containing cocoa 

1806 90 70 

--Preparations containing cocoa for making beverages 

1806 90 90 

--Other 

1901 

Malt  extract;  food  preparations  of  flour,  groats,  meal,  starch  or  malt 
extract,  not  containing  cocoa  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  headings  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:

1901 10 00 

-Preparations for infant use, put up for retail sale 

1901 20 00 

-Mixes and doughs for the preparation of bakers' wares of heading 1905 

1901 90 

-Other: 

 --Malt extract: 

1901 90 11 

---With a dry extract content of 90% or more by weight 

1901 90 19 

---Other 

 --Other: 

1901 90 99 

---Other 

500 

300 

2.000 

1902 

Pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed (with meat or other substances) or 
otherwise  prepared,  such  as  spaghetti,  macaroni,  noodles,  lasagne, 
gnocchi, ravioli, cannelloni; couscous, whether or not prepared: 

20.000 

 -Uncooked pasta, not stuffed or otherwise prepared: 

1902 11 00 

--Containing eggs 

1902 19 

--Other: 

1902 19 10 

---Containing no common wheat flour or meal 

1902 19 90 

---Other 

1902 20 

-Stuffed pasta, whether or not cooked or otherwise prepared: 

 --Other: 

1902 20 91 

---Cooked 

1902 20 99 

---Other 

EN 

15 

   EN 

 
 
CN-Code 

Product description 

Annual Duty Free Tariff 
Quota (in tons net 
weight) 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

1902 30 

-Other pasta: 

1902 30 10 

--Dried 

1902 30 90 

--Other 

1902 40 

-Couscous: 

1902 40 10 

--Unprepared 

1902 40 90 

--Other 

1904 

Prepared  foods  obtained  by  the  swelling  or  roasting  of  cereals  or  cereal 
products  (for  example,  cornflakes);  cereals  (other  than maize  (corn)),  in 
grain form or in the form of flakes or other worked grains (except flour, 
groats  and  meal),  pre-cooked  or  otherwise  prepared,  not  elsewhere 
specified or included: 

1904 10 

-Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal 
products: 

5.000 

1904 10 10 

--Obtained from maize 

1904 10 30 

--Obtained from rice 

1904 10 90 

--Other 

1904 20 

-Prepared  foods  obtained  from  unroasted  cereal  flakes  or  from  mixtures 
of unroasted cereal flakes and roasted cereal flakes or swelled cereals: 

1904 20 10 

--Preparation of the Müsli type based on unroasted cereal flakes 

 --Other: 

1904 20 91 

---Obtained from maize 

1904 20 95 

---Obtained from rice 

1904 20 99 

---Other 

1904 90 

-Other: 

1904 90 10 

--Rice 

1904 90 80 

--Other 

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: 

-Sweet biscuits; waffles and wafers: 

1905 31 

--Sweet biscuits: 

 ---Completely  or  partially  coated  or  covered  with  chocolate  or  other 
preparations containing cocoa: 

500 

300 

1.000 

EN 

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   EN 

 
 
CN-Code 

Product description 

Annual Duty Free Tariff 
Quota (in tons net 
weight) 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

1905 31 11 

----In immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 85g 

1905 31 19 

----Other 

 ---Other: 

1905 31 30 

----Containing 8% or more by weight of milk fats 

 ----Other: 

1905 31 91 

-----Sandwich biscuits 

1905 31 99 

-----Other 

1905 32 

--Waffles and wafers: 

1905 32 05 

--- With a water content exceeding 10 % by weight 

 --- Other 

 ----  Completely  or  partially  coated  or  covered  with  chocolate  or  other 
preparations containing cocoa: 

1905 32 11 

----- In immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 85g 

600 

1905 32 19 

----- Other 

---- Other: 

1905 32 91 

----- Salted, whether or not filled 

1905 32 99 

----- Other 

1905 40 

-Rusks, toasted bread and similar toasted products: 

1905 40 10 

--Rusks 

1905 40 90 

--Other 

1905 90 

-Other: 

1905 90 10 

--Matzos 

1905 90 20 

--Communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical 
use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products 

 --Other: 

1905 90 30 

---Bread,  not  containing  added  honey,  eggs,  cheese  or  fruit,  and 
containing by weight in the dry matter state not more than 5% of sugars 
and not more than 5% of fat 

1905 90 45 

---Biscuits 

200 

1.500 

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Product description 

Annual Duty Free Tariff 
Quota (in tons net 
weight) 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

1905 90 55 

---Extruded or expanded products, savoury or salted 

 ---Other: 

1905 90 60 

----With added sweetening matter 

1905 90 90 

----Other 

2105 00 

Ice cream and other edible ice, whether or not containing cocoa: 

2105 00 10 

-Containing  no  milk  fats  or  containing  less  than  3%  by  weight  of  such 
fats 

3.00012 

 -Containing by weight of milk fats: 

2105 00 91 

--3% or more but less than 7% 

2105 00 99 

--7% or more 

2106 

Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included: 

2106 10 

-Protein concentrates and textured protein substances: 

2106 10 80 

--Other 

2106 90 

-Other: 

2106 90 10 

-- Cheese fondues 

--Other: 

2106 90 98 

---Other 

4.000 

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Application delayed till the problems regarding imports into EU of milk and milk products originating in Turkey 
will be solved 

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LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT 

This document is intended to accompany and complement the Explanatory Memorandum. As 
such,  when  completing  this  Legislative  Financial  Statement,  and  without  prejudice  to  its 
legibility,  an  attempt  should  be  made  to  avoid  repeating  information  contained  in  the 
Explanatory  Memorandum.  Before  filling  in  this  template,  please  refer  to  the  specific 
Guidelines that have been drafted to provide guidance and clarification for the items below.  

1. 

NAME OF THE PROPOSAL 

Council  Decision  on  a  Community  position  in  the  EC-Turkey  Association  Council 
on  the  amendment  of  the  trade  concessions  for  processed  agricultural  products 
covered  by  Decision  1/95  of  the  EC-Turkey  Association  Council  on  implementing 
the  final  phase  of  the  Customs  Union  and  by  Decision  1/97  on  the  arrangements 
applicable to certain processed agricultural products 

2. 

ABM / ABB FRAMEWORK 

Policy Area(s) concerned and associated Activity/Activities: 

Title 02 - Enterprise 

Title 05 Agriculture 

Title 14 Taxation and Customs Duties 

3. 

BUDGET LINES 

3.1. 

Budget  lines  (operational  lines  and  related  technical  and  administrative 
assistance lines (ex- B. A lines)) including headings : 

Title  01  Own  resources,  Chapter  1.0  –  Article  100  –  Item  1000  and  Chapter  1.2 
Article 120 

Title  05  Agriculture  and  Rural  Development,  Chapter  0502  and  0503,  Items 
05020104, 05020505, 05030109 and 05030406 

3.2. 

Duration of the action and of the financial impact: 

As of 1.1.2007 - ? (depending on the exact date of accession) 

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3.3. 

Budgetary characteristics (add rows if necessary) : 

Budget 
line 

Type of expenditure 

New 

EFTA 
contribution 

Contributions 
from applicant 
countries 

Heading in 
financial 
perspective 

Comp/ 
Non-
comp 

Comp/ 
Non-
comp 

Diff13/ 
Non-
diff14 

Diff/ 
Non-
diff 

NO 

NO 

NO 

No  

YES/ 
NO 

YES/NO 

YES/NO 

No  

4. 

SUMMARY OF RESOURCES 

4.1. 

Financial Resources 

4.1.1. 

Summary of commitment appropriations (CA) and payment appropriations (PA) 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Section 
no. 

Expenditure type 

Operational expenditure15 

Commitment 
Appropriations (CA) 

8.1 

Payment  Appropriations 
(PA) 

a 

b 

Finan
cial 
year 
2007 

Finan
cial 
year 
2008 

Finan
cial 
year 
2009 

n + 4 

n + 5 
and 
later 

Total 

12 
mont
h 
perio
d 

Administrative expenditure within reference amount16 

& 
Technical 
administrative  assistance 
(NDA) 

8.2.4 

c 

TTOOTTAALL  RREEFFEERREENNCCEE  AAMMOOUUNNTT  

Commitment 
Appropriations 

a+c 

13 
14 
15 
16 

Differentiated appropriations 
Non-differentiated appropriations hereafter referred to as NDA 
Expenditure that does not fall under Chapter xx 01 of the Title xx concerned. 
Expenditure within article xx 01 04 of Title xx. 

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Payment 
Appropriations 

b+c 

Administrative expenditure not included in reference amount17 

Human 
associated 
(NDA) 

resources 

and 
expenditure 

Administrative  costs,  other 
than  human  resources  and 
associated 
not 
included in reference amount 
(NDA) 

costs, 

8.2.5 

d 

8.2.6 

e 

  Total indicative financial cost of intervention 

TOTAL  CA 
cost 
Resources 

of 

TOTAL  PA 
cost 
Resources 

of 

including 
Human 

including 
Human 

Co-financing details 

a+c
+d+
e 

b+c
+d+
e 

If  the  proposal  involves  co-financing  by  Member  States,  or  other  bodies  (please  specify 
which),  an  estimate  of  the  level  of  this  co-financing  should  be  indicated  in  the  table  below 
(additional  lines  may  be  added  if  different  bodies  are  foreseen  for  the  provision  of  the  co-
financing): 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

n + 1 

n + 2 

n + 3 

n + 4 

Year 
n 

n  +  5 
and 
later 

Total 

Co-financing body 

…………………… 

TOTAL CA including co-
financing 

f 

a+c
+d+
e+f 

4.1.2.  Compatibility with Financial Programming 

x 

Proposal is compatible with existing financial programming. 

(cid:133) 

Proposal  will  entail  reprogramming  of  the  relevant  heading  in  the  financial 
perspective. 

17 

Expenditure within chapter xx 01 other than articles xx 01 04 or xx 01 05. 

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(cid:133) 

Proposal  may  require  application  of  the  provisions  of  the  Interinstitutional 
Agreement18 (i.e. flexibility instrument or revision of the financial perspective). 

4.1.3.  Financial impact on Revenue 

(cid:133) 

Proposal has no financial implications on revenue 

x 

Proposal has financial impact – the effect on revenue is as follows: 

NB: All details and observations relating to the method of calculating the effect on 
revenue should be shown in a separate annex. 

The calculation of expenditure and the revenues are based on average imports and 
during  2003  –  2005.  The  loss  of  revenues  through  abolition  of  customs  duties  is 
ca.8,4 Mio € (including collection costs). The net loss is 6,3 Mio €. 

Budget line 

Revenue 

EUR million (to one decimal place) 

Situation following action 

[200
8] 

[200
9] 

[n+3
] 

[n+4]  [n+5]

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Prior to
action 
[Year 
n-1] 

[Yea
r 
2007
] 

Item 1000,  

a) Revenue in absolute terms 

-6,3 

-6,3 

-6,3 

Article 120 

b) Change in revenue 

 Δ 

-6,3 

-6,3 

-6,3 

(Please specify each revenue budget line involved, adding the appropriate number 
of rows to the table if there is an effect on more than one budget line.) 

4.2. 

Human Resources FTE (including officials, temporary and external staff) – see 
detail under point 8.2.1. 

Annual requirements 

Year n 

n + 1 

n + 2 

n + 3 

n + 4 

n + 5 
and 
later 

number 
Total 
human resources 

of 

Once the proposal is adopted the cost for human resources is negligible since it only involves 
very limited managing and control effort on the part of the Commission Services. 

18 
19 

See points 19 and 24 of the Interinstitutional agreement. 
Additional columns should be added if necessary i.e. if the duration of the action exceeds 6 years 

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5. 

CHARACTERISTICS AND OBJECTIVES 

Details  of  the  context  of  the  proposal  are  required  in  the  Explanatory 
Memorandum.  This  section  of  the  Legislative  Financial  Statement  should 
include the following specific complementary information: 

5.1. 

Need to be met in the short or long term 

In  anticipation  of  the  enlargement  of  the  Community  on  1 May  2004,  the  Council 
issued  negotiating  directives 
the 
Community’s agreements with a number of third countries (including Turkey) should 
be  reviewed  in  order  to  take  account  of  existing  concessions  and  traditional  trade 
flows between the countries concerned and the new Member States. 

the  Commission  according 

to  which 

to 

The  Conclusions  of  the  Copenhagen  Council  referred  to  the  need  to  deepen  and 
widen the EC-Turkey Customs Union. 

5.2. 

5.3. 

Value-added  of  Community  involvement  and  coherence  of  the  proposal  with 
other financial instruments and possible synergy 

Objectives, expected results and related indicators of the proposal in the context 
of the ABM framework 

5.4.  Method of Implementation (indicative) 

Show below the method(s)20 chosen for the implementation of the action. 

(cid:133)  Centralised Management 

(cid:133)  Directly by the Commission 

(cid:133) 

Indirectly by delegation to: 

(cid:133) 

Executive Agencies 

(cid:133)  Bodies set up by the Communities as referred to in art. 185 of the 

Financial Regulation 

x 

National public-sector bodies/bodies with public-service mission 

(cid:133) 

Shared or decentralised management 

(cid:133)  With Member states 

(cid:133)  With Third countries 

20 

If  more  than  one  method  is  indicated  please  provide  additional  details  in  the  "Relevant  comments" 
section of this point 

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(cid:133) 

Joint management with international organisations (please specify) 

Relevant comments: 

Customs duties are own resources of the EU and they are imposed by the national authorities 
of the Member States. 

6. 

MONITORING AND EVALUATION 

6.1.  Monitoring system 

The monitoring systems applied by DG TAXUD will be applied accordingl y. 

6.2. 

Evaluation 

6.2.1.  Ex-ante evaluation 

No specific ex-ante evaluation has been carried out. 

6.2.2.  Measures taken  following  an intermediate/ex-post evaluation (lessons learned from 

similar experiences in the past) 

Not applicable. 

6.2.3.  Terms and frequency of future evaluation 

No evaluation foreseen for the time being since the Decision will be redundant after 
accession of Turkey. 

7. 

ANTI-FRAUD MEASURES  

Due  to  the  fact,  that  the  sector  of  Processed  Agricultural  Products  has  not  been 
identified as a sector, where committing fraud is very likely, the standard clearance 
account applies. 

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8. 

DETAILS OF RESOURCES 

8.1. 

Objectives of the proposal in terms of their financial cost 

Type of 
output 

Av. 
cost 

Year  
n 

Year 
n+1 

Year n+2 

Year 
n+3 

Year 
n+4 

Year n+5 and 
later 

TOTAL 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

Commitment appropriations in EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

(Headings  of  Objectives, 
actions  and  outputs  should 
be provided) 

OPERATIONAL 
OBJECTIVE No.1 21……… 

Action 1………………. 

- Output 1 

- Output 2 

Action 2………………. 

- Output 1 

Sub-total Objective 1 

OPERATIONAL 
OBJECTIVE No.2 1……… 

Action 1………………. 

- Output 1 

Sub-total Objective 2 

21 

As described under Section 5.3 

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OPERATIONAL 
OBJECTIVE No.n 1 

Sub-total Objective n 

TOTAL COST 

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8.2. 

Administrative Expenditure 

8.2.1.  Number and type of human resources 

Types of 
post 

Staff to be assigned to management of the action using existing and/or additional 
resources (number of posts/FTEs) 

Year n 

Year n+1 

Year n+2 

Year n+3 

Year n+4 

Year n+5 

A*/AD 

B*, 
C*/AST 

Officials 
or 
temporary 
staff22 
(XX 01 
01) 

Staff  financed23  by 
art. XX 01 02 

staff24 
Other 
financed  by  art.  XX 
01 04/05 

TOTAL 

8.2.2.  Description of tasks deriving from the action 

8.2.3. 

Sources of human resources (statutory) 

(When more than one source is stated, please indicate the number of posts originating from 
each of the sources) 

(cid:133) 

(cid:133) 

(cid:133) 

(cid:133) 

(cid:133) 

Posts currently allocated to the management of the programme to be replaced 
or extended 

Posts pre-allocated within the APS/PDB exercise for year n 

Posts to be requested in the next APS/PDB procedure 

Posts  to  be  redeployed  using  existing  resources  within  the  managing  service 
(internal redeployment) 

Posts required for year n although not foreseen in the APS/PDB exercise of the 
year in question 

22 
23 
24 

Cost of which is NOT covered by the reference amount 
Cost of which is NOT covered by the reference amoun 
Cost of which is included within the reference amount 

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8.2.4.  Other  Administrative  expenditure  included  in  reference  amount  (XX  01  04/05  – 

Expenditure on administrative management) 

Budget line 

(number and heading) 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Year 
n 

Year 
n+1 

Year 
n+2 

Year 
n+3 

Year 
n+4 

Year 
n+5  

and 
later 

TOTAL 

Technical 

1 
and 
assistance (including related staff costs) 

administrative 

Executive agencies25 

Other 

technical 

and 

administrative 

assistance 

- intra muros 

- extra muros 

Total  Technical  and  administrative 
assistance 

8.2.5.  Financial  cost  of  human  resources  and  associated  costs  not  included  in  the 

reference amount 

Type of human resources 

Year n 

Year n+1  Year n+2  Year n+3  Year n+4 

Year n+5 

and later 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Officials and temporary staff (XX 01 
01) 

Staff  financed  by  Art  XX  01  02 
(auxiliary, END, contract staff, etc.) 

(specify budget line) 

Total cost of Human Resources 
and associated costs (NOT in 
reference amount) 

25 

Reference should be made to the specific legislative financial statement for the Executive Agency(ies) 
concerned 

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Calculation– Officials and Temporary agents 

Reference should be made to Point 8.2.1, if applicable 

Calculation– Staff financed under art. XX 01 02  

Reference should be made to Point 8.2.1, if applicable 

8.2.6 Other administrative expenditure not included in reference amount 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Year 
n 

Year 
n+1 

Year 
n+2 

Year 
n+3 

Year 
n+4 

Year 
n+5 

and 
later 

TOTAL 

XX 01 02 11 01 – Missions 

XX 01 02 11 02 – Meetings & Conferences 

XX 01 02 11 03 – Committees26  

XX 01 02 11 04 – Studies & consultations 

XX 01 02 11 05 - Information systems 

2 Total Other Management Expenditure 

(XX 01 02 11) 

3 

Other 

expenditure 

administrative 
including reference to budget line)  

nature 

of 

an 
(specify 

Total Administrative expenditure, other 
than human resources and associated 
costs (NOT included in reference 
amount) 

Calculation - Other administrative expenditure not included in reference amount 

26 

Specify the type of committee and the group to which it belongs 

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