2009/819/EC: Decision No 1/2009 of the EU-Tunisia Association Council of 22 October 2009 amending Decision No 1/1999 on the implementation of the provisions on processed agricultural products laid down in Article 10 of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tunisia, of the other part
Date: 2009-10-22
Institutions: EC–Tunisia Association Council
Subjects: Tunisia, agricultural product, agro-industry, association agreement (EU), customs duties, import








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7.11.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 291/29








            DECISION No 1/2009 OF THE EU-TUNISIA ASSOCIATION COUNCIL
         
of 22 October 2009
         
amending Decision No 1/1999 on the implementation of the provisions on processed agricultural products laid down in Article 10 of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tunisia, of the other part
(2009/819/EC)


THE EU-TUNISIA ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,

Having regard to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement of 17 July 1995 establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tunisia, of the other part (1) (hereinafter referred to as the Agreement), and in particular Articles 10 and 80 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Decision No 1/1999 (2), pursuant to Article 10(2) of the Agreement, establishes the specification by the Republic of Tunisia of the agricultural component of the basic import duties for the products listed in Annex 2 to the Agreement which originate in the Community.












(2)


Article 10(4) of the Agreement provides that the Republic of Tunisia shall eliminate the industrial component of the basic import duties, starting from the entry into force of the Agreement in 1998.












(3)


Following difficulties found in the dismantling of the industrial component of the duties, as provided for in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of Article 10 of the Agreement for the products listed in Annex 2, a group of experts from the Commission and the Republic of Tunisia, under a mandate from the Association Council, met ten times between 2003 and 2007.












(4)


That group of experts concluded that the definition of the agricultural component of the basic duty, and consequently the Annexes to Decision No 1/1999 should be amended. This amendment should alter neither the basic duty nor the schedule for its dismantling laid down in the Agreement.












(5)


This amendment should therefore be the subject of a decision of the Association Council,





HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:



Article 1
Annexes I and II to Decision No 1/1999 are hereby replaced by Annexes I and II respectively to this Decision.


Article 2
The Republic of Tunisia, the Member States and the Community shall be bound, each to the extent to which it is concerned, to take the measures necessary to implement this Decision.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force the day after its adoption by the Association Council.




Done at Brussels, 22 October 2009.


For the Association Council


The President

C. BILDT
            





(1)  
            OJ L 97, 30.3.1998, p. 2.

(2)  
            OJ L 298, 19.11.1999, p. 16.




ANNEX I








CN Code (1)



Description


As per 1.1.1995
(%)


Agricultural component
(%)




0710 


Vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water), frozen:


 


 




0710 40 00 


– Sweet corn


43 


30 




0711 


Vegetables provisionally preserved (for example, by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions), but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption:


 


 




0711 90 30 


– – – Sweet corn


43 


42 




1702 


Other sugars, including chemically pure lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose, in solid form; sugar syrups not containing added flavouring or colouring matter; artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey; caramel:


 


 




1702 50 00 


– Chemically pure fructose


29 


10 




1903 


Tapioca and substitutes therefor prepared from starch, in the form of flakes, grains, pearls, siftings or similar forms


29 


10 




1904 


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


 


 




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 Muesli type based on unroasted cereal flakes


43 


32 




 


– – Other:


 


 




1904 20 91 


– – – Obtained from maize


43 


32 




1904 20 95 


– – – Obtained from rice


43 


32 




1904 20 99 


– – – Other


43 


32 




1904 30 00 


– Bulgur wheat


43 


15 




2001 


Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid:


 


 




2001 90 


– Other:


 


 




2001 90 30 


– – Sweetcorn (Zea mays var. saccharata)


43 


27 




2001 90 40 


– – Yams, sweet potatoes and similar edible parts of plants containing 5 % or more by weight of starch


43 


15 




2004 


Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen, other than products of heading 2006:


 


 




2004 10 


– Potatoes:


 


 




 


– – Other


 


 




2004 10 91 


– – – In the form of flour, meal or flakes


43 


10 




2004 90 


– Other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables:


 


 




2004 90 10 


– – Sweetcorn (Zea mays var. saccharata)


43 


19 




2005 


Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading 2006:


 


 




2005 20 


– Potatoes:


 


 




2005 20 10 


– – In the form of flour, meal or flakes


43 


12 




2005 80 00 


– Sweetcorn (Zea mays var. saccharata)


43 


21 




2008 


Fruit and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included:


 


 




2008 99 


– – Other:


 


 




 


– – – Not containing added spirit:


 


 




 


– – – – Not containing added sugar:


 


 




2008 99 85 


– – – – – Maize (corn), other than sweetcorn (Zea mays var. saccharata)


43 


10 




2008 99 91 


– – – – – Yams, sweet potatoes and similar edible parts of plants containing 5 % or more by weight of starch


43 


15 




2101 


Extracts, essences and concentrates of coffee, tea or maté and preparations with a basis of these products or with a basis of coffee, tea or maté; roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes, and extracts, essences and concentrates thereof:


 


 




 


– Extracts, essences and concentrates of coffee, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffee:


 


 




2101 12 


– – Preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffee


 


 




2101 12 98 


– – – other than preparations with a basis of extracts, essences or concentrates of coffee


43 


10 




2101 20 


– Extracts, essences and concentrates of tea or maté, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences and concentrates or with a basis of tea or maté:


 


 




 


– – Extracts, essences or concentrates


 


 




 


– – – Preparations:


 


 




2101 20 92 


– – – With a basis of extracts, essences or concentrates of tea or maté


43 


10 




2101 20 98 


– – – Other


43 


10 




2101 30 


– Roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes and extracts, essences and concentrates thereof:


 


 




 


– – Roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes:


 


 




2101 30 19 


– – – Other (than roasted chicory)


43 


0 




 


– – Extracts, essences and concentrates of roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes:


 


 




2101 30 99 


– – – Other than roasted chicory


43 


0 




2905 


Acrylic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives:


 


 




 


– Other polyhydric alcohols:


 


 




2905 43 00 


– – Mannitol


20 


0 




2905 44 


– – D-glucitol (sorbitol):


 


 




 


– – – In aqueous solution:


 


 




2905 44 11 


– – – – Containing 2 % or less by weight of D-mannitol, calculated on the D-glucitol content


20 


0 




2905 44 19 


– – – – Other


20 


0 




 


– – – Other


 


 




2905 44 91 


– – – – Containing 2 % or less by weight of D-mannitol, calculated on the D-glucitol content


20 


0 




2905 44 99 


– – – – Other


20 


0 




ex 3501 


Casein, caseinates and other casein derivatives:


 


 




3501 10 


– Casein


20 


0 




3501 90 


– Other:


 


 




3501 90 90 


– – Other


20 


0 




3824 


Prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores; chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries (including those consisting of mixtures of natural products), not elsewhere specified or included:


 


 




3824 60 


– Sorbitol, other than that of subheading 2905 44 :


 


 




 


– – In aqueous solution:


 


 




3824 60 11 


– – – Containing 2 % or less by weight of D-mannitol, calculated on the D-glucitol


23 


0 




3824 60 19 


– – – Other


23 


0 




 


– – Other:


 


 




3824 60 91 


– – – Containing 2 % or less by weight of D-mannitol, calculated on the D-glucitol


23 


0 




3824 60 99 


– – – Other


23 


0 






(1)  The CN codes are those in force on 1 January 2008.





ANNEX II








CN Code (1)



Description


As per 1.1.1995
(%)


Agricultural component
(%)




ex 1517 


Margarine; edible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this chapter, other than edible fats or oils or their fractions of heading 1516 :


 


 




1517 10 


– Margarine, excluding liquid margarine:


 


 




1517 10 10 


– – Containing, by weight, more than 10 % but not more than 15 % of milk fats


43 


32 




1517 90 


– Other:


 


 




1517 90 10 


– – Containing, by weight, more than 10 % but not more than 15 % of milk fats


43 


32 




1520 00 00 


Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes


20 


10 




1704 


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


 


 




1704 10 


Chewing gum, whether or not sugar-coated:


 


 




ex 1704 10 10 


– – Containing less than 60 % by weight of sucrose (including invert sugar expressed as sucrose), in the form of a strip


43 


32 




ex 1704 10 10 


– – Containing less than 60 % by weight of sucrose (including invert sugar expressed as sucrose), other than in the form of a strip


43 


43 




1704 10 90 


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


43 


43 




1704 90 


– Other:


 


 




1704 90 10 


– – Liquorice extract containing more than 10 % by weight of sucrose but not containing other added substances


43 


32 




1704 90 30 


– – White chocolate


43 


43 




 


– – Other


 


 




1704 90 51 


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


43 


43 




1704 90 55 


– – – Throat pastilles and cough drops


43 


23 




1704 90 61 


– – – Sugar-coated goods


43 


43 




 


– – – Other:


 


 




1704 90 65 


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


43 


43 




1704 90 71 


– – – – Boiled sweets whether or not filled


43 


43 




1704 90 75 


– – – – Toffees, caramels and similar sweets


43 


43 




 


– – – – Other


 


 




1704 90 81 


– – – – – Compressed tablets


43 


43 




1704 90 99 


– – – – Other


43 


43 




1803 


Cocoa paste, whether or not defatted:


 


 




1803 10 00 


– Not defatted


33 


18 




1803 20 00 


– Wholly or partly defatted


33 


18 




1805 00 00 


Cocoa powder, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter


43 


18 




1806 


Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa:


 


 




1806 10 


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


 


 




1806 10 15 


– – containing no sucrose or containing less than 5 % by weight of sucrose (including invert sugar expressed as sucrose) or isoglucose expressed as sucrose


43 


32 




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


43 


32 




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


43 


32 




1806 10 90 


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


43 


32 




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 milk fat


43 


43 




1806 20 30 


– – containing a combined weight of 25 % or more but less than 31 % of cocoa butter and milk fat


43 


32 




 


– – Other:


 


 




1806 20 50 


– – – containing 18 % or more by weight of cocoa butter


40 


32 




1806 20 70 


– – – Chocolate milk crumb;


43 


32 




1806 20 80 


– – – Chocolate flavour coating


43 


32 




1806 20 95 


– – – Other


43 


43 




 


– Other, in blocks, slabs or bars:


 


 




1806 31 00 


– – Filled


43 


43 




 


– – Not filled


 


 




1806 32 10 


– – – With added cereal, fruit or nuts


43 


43 




1806 32 90 


– – – Other


43 


43 




1806 90 


– Other:


 


 




 


– – Chocolate and chocolate products:


 


 




 


– – – Chocolates (including pralines), whether or not filled:


 


 




1806 90 11 


– – – – Containing alcohol


43 


17 




1806 90 19 


– – – – Other


43 


43 




 


– – – Other:


 


 




1806 90 31 


– – – – Filled


43 


43 




1806 90 39 


– – – – Not filled:


43 


43 




1806 90 50 


– – Sugar confectionery and substitutes therefor made from sugar substitution products, containing cocoa


43 


43 




1806 90 60 


– – Spreads containing cocoa


43 


43 




1806 90 70 


– – preparations containing cocoa for making beverages


43 


43 




1806 90 90 


– – Other


43 


43 




1901 


Malt extract; food preparations of flour, meal, starch or malt extract, not containing cocoa powder or containing less than 40 % by weight of coca 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


 


 




ex 1901 10 00 


Flour gruel containing cocoa


43 


19 




ex 1901 10 00 


Flour gruel without cocoa


20 


19 




ex 1901 10 00 


Milk for invalids and babies


15 


10 




ex 1901 10 00 


Other preparations for infant use


43 


19 




1901 20 00 


Mixes and doughs for the preparations of bakers' wares of heading 1905 


43 


43 




1901 90 


– Other:


 


 




 


– – Malt extract


 


 




1901 90 11 


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


29 


10 




1901 90 19 


– – – Other


29 


10 




 


– – Other:


 


 




1901 90 91 


– – – containing no milk fats, sucrose, isoglucose, glucose or starch or containing less than 1,5 % milk fat, 5 % sucrose (including invert sugar) or isoglucose, 5 % glucose or starch, excluding food preparations in powder form of goods of headings 0401  to 0404 


29 


10 




1901 90 99 


– – – Other


29 


29 




1904 


Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products (for example, corn flakes); 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


 


 




1904 10 10 


– – Obtained from maize


43 


43 




1904 10 30 


– – Obtained from rice


43 


43 




1904 10 90 


– – Other


43 


43 




1904 90 


– Other:


 


 




1904 90 10 


– – Rice


43 


15 




1904 90 80 


– – Other


43 


32 




2105 


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


43 


43 




 


– containing by weight of milk fats:


 


 




2105 00 91 


– – 3 % or more but less than 7 %


43 


43 




2105 00 99 


– – 7 % or more


43 


43 




2106 


Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included:


 


 




2106 10 


– Protein concentrates and textured protein substances:


 


 




2106 10 20 


– – Containing no milk fats, sucrose, isoglucose, glucose or starch or containing, by weight, less than 1,5 % milk fat, 5 % sucrose or isoglucose, 5 % glucose or starch


43 


0 




2106 10 80 


– – Other


43 


0 




2106 90 


– Other:


 


 




 


– Other:


 


 




2106 90 92 


– – – Containing no milk fats, sucrose, isoglucose, glucose or starch or containing, by weight, less than 1,5 % milk fat, 5 % sucrose or isoglucose, and 5 % glucose or starch


43 


0 




ex 2106 90 98 


– – – other, with the exception of subheadings 2106 90 98 200  and 2106 90 98 915 


43 


0 




2106 90 98 200 


– – – – Cheese fondues


43 


10 




2106 90 98 915 


– – – – Powders for the preparation of creams


43 


10 




2202 


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 2009 


 


 




2202 90 


– other soft drinks, not including fruit or vegetable juices of heading 2009 :


 


 




 


– – Other, containing by weight of fat obtained from the products of headings 0401  to 0404 :


 


 




2202 90 91 


– – – Less than 0,2 %


43 


10 




2202 90 95 


– – – 0,2 % or more but less than 2 %


43 


10 




2202 90 99 


– – – 2 % or more


43 


10 




2203 00 


Beer made from malt


43 


43 




2208 


Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80 % vol; spirits, liqueurs and other spirit drinks:


 


 




2208 20 


– Spirits obtained by distilling grape wine or grape marc


43 


10 




2208 30 


– Whiskies:


43 


10 




2208 40 


– Rum and other spirits obtained by distilling fermented sugar-cane products


43 


10 




2208 50 


– Gin and Geneva:


43 


10 




2208 60 


– Vodka


 


 




 


– – Of an alcoholic strength by volume of 45,4 % vol or less in containers holding:


 


 




2208 60 11 


– – – Not exceeding 2 litres


43 


10 




 


– – Of an alcoholic strength by volume of more than 45,4 % vol in containers holding:


 


 




2208 60 91 


– – – 2 litres or less


43 


10 




2208 60 99 


– – – more than 2 litres


43 


10 




2208 70 


– Liqueurs


 


 




2208 70 10 


– – In containers holding 2 litres or less


43 


0 




2208 70 90 


– – In containers holding more than 2 litres


43 


0 




2208 90 


– Other:


 


 




 


– – Arrack, in containers holding:


 


 




2208 90 11 


– – – 2 litres or less


43 


10 




2208 90 19 


– – – more than 2 litres


43 


10 




 


– – Plum, pear or cherry spirit (excluding liqueurs), in containers holding:


 


 




2208 90 33 


– – – 2 litres or less


43 


10 




2208 90 38 


– – – more than 2 litres


43 


10 




 


– – Other spirits and other spirituous beverages, in containers holding:


 


 




 


– – – 2 litres or less:


 


 




2208 90 41 


– – – – Ouzo


43 


10 




 


– – – – Other:


 


 




 


– – – – – Spirits (excluding liqueurs):


 


 




 


– – – – – – Distilled from fruit:


 


 




2208 90 45 


– – – – – – – Calvados


43 


10 




2208 90 48 


– – – – – – – Other


43 


10 




 


– – – – – – Other:


 


 




2208 90 52 


– – – – – – – Korn


43 


10 




2208 90 54 


– – – – – – – Tequila


43 


0 




2208 90 56 


– – – – – – – Other


43 


0 




2208 90 69 


– – – – – Other spirit drinks


43 


0 




 


– – – more than 2 litres:


 


 




 


– – – – Spirits (excluding liqueurs):


 


 




2208 90 71 


– – – – – Distilled from fruit


43 


0 




2208 90 75 


– – – – – Tequila


43 


0 




2208 90 77 


– – – – – Other


43 


0 




2208 90 78 


– – – – Other spirit drinks


43 


0 




 


– – Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80 % vol, in containers holding:


 


 




2208 90 91 


– – – 2 litres or less


43 


0 




2208 90 99 


– – – more than 2 litres


43 


0 




2402 


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


 


 




2402 10 00 


– Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos, containing tobacco


34 


10 




2402 20 


– Cigarettes containing tobacco:


 


 




2402 20 10 


– – containing cloves


34 


10 




2402 20 90 


– – Other


34 


10 




2402 90 00 


– Other


34 


10 




2905 45 00 


– – Glycerol


20 


10 




2915 


Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives:


 


 




2915 90 


– Other


20 


0 




3505 


Dextrins and other modified starches (for example, pregelatinised or esterified starches); glues based on starches, or on dextrins or other modified starches:


 


 




3505 10 


– Dextrins and other modified starches


 


 




3505 10 10 


– – Dextrins


20 


0 




 


– – Other modified starches:


 


 




3505 10 90 


– – – other modified starches, not esterified or etherified


20 


0 




3505 20 


– Glues:


 


 




3505 20 10 


– – containing, by weight, less than 25 % of starches or dextrins or other modified starches


20 


0 




3505 20 30 


– – containing, by weight, 25 % or more but less than 55 % of starches or dextrins or other modified starches


20 


0 




3505 20 50 


– – containing, by weight, 55 % or more but less than 80 % of starches or dextrins or other modified starches


20 


0 




3505 20 90 


– – Containing by weight 80 % or more of starches or dextrins or other modified starches


20 


0 




3809 


Finishing agents, dye carriers to accelerate the dyeing or fixing of dyestuffs and other products and preparations (for example, dressings and mordants), of a kind used in the textile, paper, leather or like industries, not elsewhere specified or included:


 


 




3809 10 


– With a basis of amylaceouos substances:


 


 




3809 10 10 


– – containing by weight of such substances less than 55 %


20 


0 




3809 10 30 


– – containing by weight of such substances 55 % or more but less than 70 %


20 


0 




3809 10 50 


– – containing by weight of such substances 70 % or more but less than 83 %


20 


0 




3809 10 90 


– – containing by weight of such substances 83 % or more


20 


0 




3823 


Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols:


 


 




 


– Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining


 


 




3823 11 00 


– – Stearic acid


20 


10 




3823 12 00 


– – Oleic acid


20 


10 




3823 13 00 


– – Tall oil fatty acids


20 


10 




3823 19 


– – Other:


 


 




3823 19 10 


– – – Distilled fatty acids


20 


10 




3823 19 30 


– – – Fatty acid distillate


20 


10 




3823 19 90 


– – – Other


20 


10 




3823 70 00 


– Industrial fatty alcohols


20 


10 






(1)  The CN codes are those in force on 1.1.2008.