Protocol to the stabilisation and association agreement between the European Communities and their member states, of the one part, and the Republic of Montenegro, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union
Date: 2013-12-18
Institutions: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, European Atomic Energy Community, European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
Subjects: Croatia, Montenegro, accession to the European Union, administrative cooperation, agricultural product, fishery product, originating product, protocol to an agreement, stabilisation and association agreement, tariff policy




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28.3.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 93/2








            PROTOCOL
         
to the stabilisation and association agreement between the European Communities and their member states, of the one part, and the Republic of Montenegro, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union


THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM,
THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA,
THE CZECH REPUBLIC,
THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK,
THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,
THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA,
IRELAND,
THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC,
THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN,
THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,
THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA,
THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,
THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS,
THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA,
THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA,
THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG,
HUNGARY,
MALTA,
THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS,
THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA,
THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND,
THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC,
ROMANIA,
THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA,
THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC,
THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND,
THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN,
THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
Contracting Parties to the Treaty on European Union, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,
hereinafter referred to as the ‘Member States’, and
THE EUROPEAN UNION and THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY,
hereinafter referred to as ‘the European Union’,
of the one part, and
MONTENEGRO,
of the other part,

Having regard to the accession of the Republic of Croatia (hereinafter referred to as ‘Croatia’) to the European Union on 1 July 2013,

WHEREAS:







(1)


The Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Montenegro, of the other part, (hereinafter referred to as ‘the SAA’) was signed in Luxembourg on 15 October 2007 and entered into force on 1 May 2010.












(2)


The Treaty concerning the accession of Croatia to the European Union (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Treaty of Accession’) was signed in Brussels on 9 December 2011.












(3)


Croatia acceded to the European Union on 1 July 2013.












(4)


Pursuant to Article 6(2) of the Act of Accession of Croatia, the accession of Croatia to the SAA is to be agreed by the conclusion of a protocol to the SAA.












(5)


Consultations pursuant to Article 39(3) of the SAA have taken place so as to ensure that account is taken of the mutual interests of the European Union and Montenegro stated in this Agreement,





HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:



SECTION I


CONTRACTING PARTIES



Article 1
Croatia shall be Party to the SAA and shall respectively adopt and take note, in the same manner as the other Member States of the European Union, of the texts of the SAA, as well as of the Joint Declarations, and the Unilateral Declarations annexed to the Final Act signed on the same date.



ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TEXT OF THE SAA INCLUDING ITS ANNEXES AND PROTOCOLS


SECTION II


AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS



Article 2

Montenegrin concessions on agricultural products


1.   In Article 27 of the SAA, a new paragraph is inserted:

‘3.   From the entry into force of the Protocol to this Agreement taking account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union, Montenegro shall apply the custom duties applicable on imports of certain agricultural products originating in the European Union within the quantities indicated, listed in Annex III(d).’.



2.   The text set out in Annex I to this Protocol shall be added as Annex III(d) to the SAA.



Article 3

Fisheries products


1.   In Article 30 of the SAA, a new paragraph is inserted:

‘3.   From the entry into force of the Protocol to this Agreement taking account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union, Montenegro shall eliminate all customs duties and measures having equivalent effect on fish and fishery products originating in the Community other than those listed in Annex Va. Products listed in Annex V shall be subject to the provisions laid down therein.’.



2.   The text set out in Annex II to this Protocol shall be added as Annex Va to the SAA.



Article 4

Montenegrin concessions on Processed Agricultural Products

The text set out in Annex III to this Protocol shall be added as Annex IIa to Protocol 1 to the SAA.



SECTION III


RULES OF ORIGIN



Article 5
Annex IV to Protocol 3 to the SAA shall be replaced by the text set out in Annex IV to this Protocol.



TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS


SECTION IV

Article 6

WTO

Montenegro undertakes that it shall not make any claim, request or referral nor modify or withdraw any concession pursuant to GATT 1994 Articles XXIV.6 and XXVIII in relation to this enlargement of the European Union.


Article 7

Proof of origin and administrative cooperation


1.   Proofs of origin properly issued by either Montenegro or Croatia in the framework of preferential agreements or autonomous arrangements applied between them shall be accepted in the respective countries, provided that:






(a)


the acquisition of such origin confers preferential tariff treatment on the basis of the preferential tariff measures contained in the SAA;










(b)


the proof of origin and the transport documents were issued no later than the day before the date of accession;










(c)


the proof of origin is submitted to the customs authorities within the period of four months from the date of accession.




Where goods were declared for importation in either Montenegro or Croatia, prior to the date of accession, under preferential agreements or autonomous arrangements applied between Montenegro and Croatia at that time, proof of origin issued retrospectively under those agreements or arrangements may also be accepted, provided that it is submitted to the customs authorities within a period of four months from the date of accession.


2.   Montenegro and Croatia are authorised to retain the authorisations with which the status of ‘approved exporters’ has been granted in the framework of preferential agreements or autonomous arrangements applied between them, provided that:






(a)


such a provision is also provided for in the agreement concluded prior to the date of Croatia’s accession between Montenegro and the European Union; and










(b)


the approved exporters apply the rules of origin in force under that agreement.




These authorisations shall be replaced, no later than one year after the date of accession of Croatia, by new authorisations issued under the conditions of the SAA.


3.   Requests for subsequent verification of proof of origin issued under the preferential agreements or autonomous arrangements referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be accepted by the competent customs authorities of either Montenegro or Croatia for a period of three years after the issue of the proof of origin concerned and may be made by those authorities for a period of three years after acceptance of the proof of origin submitted to those authorities in support of an import declaration.



Article 8

Goods in transit


1.   The provisions of the SAA may be applied to goods exported from either Montenegro to Croatia or from Croatia to Montenegro, which comply with the provisions of Protocol 3 to the SAA and that on the date of accession of Croatia are either en route or in temporary storage, in a customs warehouse or in a free zone in Montenegro or in Croatia.


2.   Preferential treatment may be granted in such cases, subject to the submission to the customs authorities of the importing country, within four months from the date of accession of Croatia, of a proof of origin issued retrospectively by the customs authorities of the exporting country.



Article 9

Quotas in 2013

For the year 2013, the volumes of the new tariff quotas and the increases of the volumes of existing tariff quotas shall be calculated as a pro rata of the basic volumes, taking into account the part of the period elapsed before 1 July 2013.



GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS


SECTION V

Article 10
This Protocol and the Annexes thereto shall form an integral part of the SAA.


Article 11

1.   This Protocol shall be approved by the European Union and its Member States and by Montenegro in accordance with their own procedures.


2.   The Parties shall notify each other of the completion of the corresponding procedures referred to in paragraph 1. The instruments of approval shall be deposited with the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union.



Article 12

1.   This Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the first month following the date of the deposit of the last instrument of approval.


2.   If not all the instruments of approval of this Protocol have been deposited before 1 July 2013, this Protocol shall apply provisionally with effect from 1 July 2013.



Article 13
This Protocol is drawn up in duplicate in the Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish languages and in the official language used in Montenegro, each of these texts being equally authentic.


Article 14
The text of the SAA, including the Annexes and Protocols which form an integral part thereof, and the Final Act together with the declarations annexed thereto shall be drawn up in the Croatian language, and those texts shall be authentic in the same way as the original texts. The Stabilisation and Association Council shall approve those texts.





Съставено в Брюксел на осемнадесети декември две хиляди и тринадесета година.
Hecho en Bruselas, el dieciocho de diciembre de dos mil trece.
V Bruselu dne osmnáctého prosince dva tisíce třináct.
Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den attende december to tusind og tretten.
Geschehen zu Brüssel am achtzehnten Dezember zweitausenddreizehn.

               Kahe tuhande kolmeteistkümnenda aasta detsembrikuu kaheksateistkümnendal päeval Brüsselis.
Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις δέκα οκτώ Δεκεμβρίου δύο χιλιάδες δεκατρία.
Done at Brussels on the eighteenth day of December in the year two thousand and thirteen.
Fait à Bruxelles, le dix-huit décembre deux mille treize.
Sastavljeno u Bruxellesu osamnaestog prosinca dvije tisuće trinaeste.
Fatto a Bruxelles, addì diciotto dicembre duemilatredici.
Briselē, divi tūkstoši trīspadsmitā gada astoņpadsmitajā decembrī.
Priimta du tūkstančiai tryliktų metų gruodžio aštuonioliktą dieną Briuselyje.
Kelt Brüsszelben, a kétezer-tizenharmadik év december havának tizennyolcadik napján.
Magħmul fi Brussell, fit-tmintax-il jum ta’ Diċembru tas-sena elfejn u tlettax.
Gedaan te Brussel, de achttiende december tweeduizend dertien.
Sporządzono w Brukseli dnia osiemnastego grudnia roku dwa tysiące trzynastego.
Feito em Bruxelas, em dezoito de dezembro de dois mil e treze.
Întocmit la Bruxelles la optsprezece decembrie două mii treisprezece.
V Bruseli osemnásteho decembra dvetisíctrinásť.
V Bruslju, dne osemnajstega decembra leta dva tisoč trinajst.
Tehty Brysselissä kahdeksantenatoista päivänä joulukuuta vuonna kaksituhattakolmetoista.
Som skedde i Bryssel den artonde december tjugohundratretton.
Sačinjeno u Briselu osamnaestog decembra dvije hiljade trinaeste.

За държавите-членки
Por los Estados miembros
Za členské státy
For medlemsstaterne
Für die Mitgliedstaaten
Liikmesriikide nimel
Για τα κράτη μέλη
For the Member States
Pour les États membres
Za države članice
Per gli Stati membri
Dalībvalstu vārdā –
Valstybių narių vardu
A tagállamok részéről
Għall-Istati Membri
Voor de lidstaten
W imieniu Państw Członkowskich
Pelos Estados-Membros
Pentru statele membre
Za členské štáty
Za države članice
Jäsenvaltioiden puolesta
För medlemsstaterna
Za države članice







За Европейския съюз
Por la Unión Europea
Za Evropskou unii
For Den Europæiske Union
Für die Europäische Union
Euroopa Liidu nimel
Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση
For the European Union
Pour l'Union européenne
Za Europsku uniju
Per l'Unione europea
Eiropas Savienības vārdā –
Europos Sajungos vardu
Az Európai Unió részéről
Għall-Unjoni Ewropea
Voor de Europese Unie
W imieniu Unii Europejskiej
Pela União Europeia
Pentru Uniunea Europeană
Za Európsku úniu
Za Evropsko unijo
Euroopan unionin puolesta
För Europeiska unionen
Za Evropsku uniju

















За Черна гора
Por Montenegro
Za Černou Horu
For Montenegro
Für Montenegro
Montenegro nimel
Για το Μαυροβουνίου
For Montenegro
Pour le Monténégro
Za Crnu Goru
Per il Montenegro
Melnkalnes vārdā –
Juodkalnijos vardu
Montenegró részéről
Għall-Montenegro
Voor Montenegro
W imieniu Czarnogóry
Pelo Montenegro
Pentru Muntenegru
Za Čiernu Horu
Za Črno goro
Montenegron puolesta
För Montenegro
Za Crnu Goru












ANNEX I




                     ‘ANNEX III(d)

Montenegrin tariff concessions for agricultural primary products originating in the European Union


(referred to in Article 27(3))

(Custom duties (ad valorem and/or specific duties) as indicated will be applied for the products listed in this annex within the quantities indicated for each product from the date of entry into force of this Protocol)








CN code
2013


Description


Annual quantity
(in tons)


Rate of in-quota duty
(% of MFN)




0207 11 90 
0207 12 90 
0207 13 10 
0207 13 30 
0207 13 60 
0207 13 99 
0207 14 10 
0207 14 30 
0207 14 50 
0207 14 60 
0207 14 99 


Poultry


500 


20  %




0406 10 20 
0406 10 80 
0406 30 31 
0406 40 50 
0406 90 78 
0406 90 88 
0406 90 99 


Cheese


65 


30  %




1602 20 90 
1602 32 11 
1602 32 19 
1602 32 30 
1602 32 90 
1602 41 10 
1602 49 15 
1602 49 30 
1602 50 31 
1602 50 95 


Preparations of meat


130 


30  %’












ANNEX II




                     ‘ANNEX Va

Montenegrin Concessions for European Union Fishery Products referred to in Article 30(3) of this Agreement

Imports into Montenegro of the following products originating in the Community shall be subject to the quotas set out below:








CN code
2013


Description


Annual quantity
(in tons)


Rate of in-quota duty




1604 13 11 
1604 13 19 
1604 13 90 


Prepared and preserved sardines


200 


0 % (duty-free)




1604 14 11 
1604 14 16 
1604 14 18 


Prepared and preserved tunas and skipjack; fillets of tuna known as “loins”


75 


0 % (duty-free)




1604 15 11 
1604 15 19 


Prepared and preserved mackerel


30 


0 % (duty-free)’












ANNEX III
(Products referred to in Article 25 of the SAA)




                     ‘ANNEX IIa TO PROTOCOL 1

Tariff quotas applicable to goods originating in the European Union on import into Montenegro









CN code
2013


Description


Annual quantity
(in litres)


Rate of in-quota duty




2201 


Waters, including natural or artificial
mineral waters and aerated waters, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured;


 


0  %




2201 10 


Mineral water and aerated water


240 000 




Ex 2201 90 


Other


 




2201 90 00 10


Regular natural water in packing


430 000 




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


810 000 


0  %’












ANNEX IV




                     ‘ANNEX IV
TEXT OF THE INVOICE DECLARATION
The invoice declaration, the text of which is given below, must be made out in accordance with the footnotes. However, the footnotes do not have to be reproduced.

Bulgarian version

Износителят на продуктите, обхванати от този документ (митническо разрешение № … (1)) декларира, че освен където ясно е отбелязано друго, тези продукти са с …. преференциален произход (2).

Spanish version

El exportador de los productos incluidos en el presente documento (autorización aduanera no … (1)) declara que, salvo indicación en sentido contrario, estos productos gozan de un origen preferencial … (2).

Czech version

Vývozce výrobků uvedených v tomto dokumentu (číslo povolení … (1)) prohlašuje, že kromě zřetelně označených mají tyto výrobky preferenční původ v … (2).

Danish version

Eksportøren af varer, der er omfattet af nærværende dokument, (toldmyndighedernes tilladelse nr. … (1)), erklærer, at varerne, medmindre andet tydeligt er angivet, har præferenceoprindelse i … (2).

German version

Der Ausführer (Ermächtigter Ausführer; Bewilligungs-Nr. … (1)) der Waren, auf die sich dieses Handelspapier bezieht, erklärt, dass diese Waren, soweit nicht anderes angegeben, präferenzbegünstigte … (2) Ursprungswaren sind.

Estonian version

Käesoleva dokumendiga hõlmatud toodete eksportija (tolli kinnitus nr. … (1)) deklareerib, et need tooted on … (2) sooduspäritoluga, välja arvatud juhul, kui on selgelt näidatud teisiti.

Greek version

Ο εξαγωγέας των προϊόντων που καλύπτονται από το παρόν έγγραφο (άδεια τελωνείου υπ’αριθ. … (1)) δηλώνει ότι, εκτός εάν δηλώνεται σαφώς άλλως, τα προϊόντα αυτά είναι προτιμησιακής καταγωγής … (2).

English version

The exporter of the products covered by this document (customs authorization No … (1)) declares that, except where otherwise clearly indicated, these products are of … (2) preferential origin.

French version

L’exportateur des produits couverts par le présent document (autorisation douanière no … (1)) déclare que, sauf indication claire du contraire, ces produits ont l’origine préférentielle … (2).

Croatian version

Izvoznik proizvoda obuhvaćenih ovom ispravom (carinsko ovlaštenje br. … (1)) izjavljuje da su, osim ako je drukčije izričito navedeno, ovi proizvodi … (2) preferencijalnog podrijetla.

Italian version

L’esportatore delle merci contemplate nel presente documento (autorizzazione doganale n. … (1)) dichiara che, salvo indicazione contraria, le merci sono di origine preferenziale … (2).

Latvian version

To produktu eksportētājs, kuri ietverti šajā dokumentā (muitas atļauja Nr. … (1)), deklarē, ka, izņemot tur, kur ir citādi skaidri noteikts, šiem produktiem ir preferenciāla izcelsme … (2).

Lithuanian version

Šiame dokumente išvardytų produktų eksportuotojas (muitinės liudijimo Nr. … (1)) deklaruoja, kad, jeigu kitaip nenurodyta, tai yra … (2) preferencinės kilmės produktai.

Hungarian version

A jelen okmányban szereplő áruk exportőre (vámfelhatalmazási szám: … (1)) kijelentem, hogy eltérő egyértelmű jelzés hiányában az áruk preferenciális … (2) származásúak.

Maltese version

L-esportatur tal-prodotti koperti b’dan id-dokument (awtorizzazzjoni tad-dwana nru. … (1)) jiddikjara li, ħlief fejn indikat b’mod ċar li mhux hekk, dawn il-prodotti huma ta’ oriġini preferenzjali … (2).

Dutch version

De exporteur van de goederen waarop dit document van toepassing is (douanevergunning nr. … (1)), verklaart dat, behoudens uitdrukkelijke andersluidende vermelding, deze goederen van preferentiële … oorsprong zijn (2).

Polish version

Eksporter produktów objętych tym dokumentem (upoważnienie władz celnych nr … (1)) deklaruje, że z wyjątkiem gdzie jest to wyraźnie określone, produkty te mają … (2) preferencyjne pochodzenie.

Portuguese version

O abaixo-assinado, exportador dos produtos abrangidos pelo presente documento (autorização aduaneira n.o … (1)), declara que, salvo indicação expressa em contrário, estes produtos são de origem preferencial … (2).

Romanian version

Exportatorul produselor ce fac obiectul acestui document (autorizația vamală nr. … (1)) declară că, exceptând cazul în care în mod expres este indicat altfel, aceste produse sunt de origine preferențială … (2).

Slovak version

Vývozca výrobkov uvedených v tomto dokumente (číslo povolenia … (1)) vyhlasuje, že okrem zreteľne označených, majú tieto výrobky preferenčný pôvod v … (2).

Slovenian version

Izvoznik blaga, zajetega s tem dokumentom (pooblastilo carinskih organov št. … (1)) izjavlja, da, razen če ni drugače jasno navedeno, ima to blago preferencialno … (2) poreklo.

Finnish version

Tässä asiakirjassa mainittujen tuotteiden viejä (tullin lupa n:o … (1)) ilmoittaa, että nämä tuotteet ovat, ellei toisin ole selvästi merkitty, etuuskohteluun oikeutettuja … alkuperätuotteita (2).

Swedish version

Exportören av de varor som omfattas av detta dokument (tullmyndighetens tillstånd nr. … (1)) försäkrar att dessa varor, om inte annat tydligt markerats, har förmånsberättigande … ursprung (2).

Version of Montenegro

Izvoznik proizvoda obuhvaćenih ovim dokumentom (carinsko odoborenje br. (1)) izjavljuje da, osim u slučaju kada je drugačije naznačeno, ovi proizvodi su … (2) preferencijalnog porijekla.
… (3)

(Place and date)
… (4)

(Signature of the exporter. In addition, the name of the person signing the declaration has to be indicated in clear script.)’
                     





(1)  When the invoice declaration is made out by an approved exporter, the authorization number of the approved exporter must be entered in this space. When the invoice declaration is not made out by an approved exporter, the words in brackets shall be omitted or the space left blank.

(2)  Origin of products to be indicated. When the invoice declaration relates, in whole or in part, to products originating in Ceuta and Melilla, the exporter must clearly indicate them in the document on which the declaration is made out by means of the symbol ‘CM’.

(3)  These indications may be omitted if the information is contained on the document itself.

(4)  In cases where the exporter is not required to sign, the exemption of signature also implies the exemption of the name of the signatory.