Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1024 of 14 July 2020 opening and providing for the management of Union tariff quotas for certain products originating in the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
Date: 2020-07-14
Institutions: Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission
Subjects: Viet Nam, common organisation of markets, import (EU), import licence, originating product, suspension of customs duties, tariff preference, tariff quota








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15.7.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 226/1








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/1024
of 14 July 2020
         
opening and providing for the management of Union tariff quotas for certain products originating in the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code (1), and in particular Article 58(1) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


The Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (‘the Agreement’) was signed on 30 June 2019 in accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2019/1121 (2). The Agreement was concluded, on behalf of the Union, on 12 June 2020 by Council Decision (EU) 2020/753 (3).












(2)


The Agreement stipulates that customs duties on imports into the Union of goods originating in Viet Nam are to be reduced or eliminated in accordance with the tariff schedule set out in Appendix 2-A-1 of Annex 2-A to the Agreement. Annex 2-A further provides that for certain goods the elimination of customs duties is granted within tariff quotas.












(3)


Annex 2-A to the Agreement specifies that the tariff quota is to apply annually and imports are therefore to be managed on a calendar-year basis. However, as the Agreement is applicable from 1 August 2020, the pro-rata quantities for 2020 and the annual quantities for the following years should be laid down in accordance with Section B of Annex 2-A to the Agreement.












(4)


Protocol 1 of the Agreement concerns the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation. On importation into the Union, products originating in Viet Nam are to, benefit from the preferential scheme set out in this Regulation upon submission of any of the proofs of origin described in Article 15(2) of that Protocol.












(5)


The tariff quota should be managed by the Commission on the basis of the chronological order of dates of acceptance of customs declarations for release for free circulation in accordance with the rules for the management of tariff quotas laid down in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 (4).












(6)


The Agreement is to enter into force on 1 August 2020 (5). In order to ensure the effective management and timely application of the quotas set out in the Agreement, this Regulation should apply from that date.












(7)


The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Union tariff quotas are opened for goods originating in Viet Nam as set out in the Annex.


Article 2
The tariff quotas set out in the Annex to this Regulation shall be managed in accordance with Articles 49 to 54 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447.


Article 3
The goods listed in the Annex to this Regulation shall comply with the rules of origin set out in Protocol 1 of the Agreement in order to be eligible to benefit from the tariff quotas set out in this Regulation. Products originating in Viet Nam shall, on importation into the Union, benefit from the quotas upon submission of a certificate of origin or an origin declaration as set out in Article 15(2) of Protocol 1 of the Agreement.


Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 August 2020.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 July 2020.


For the Commission


The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1.

(2)  Council Decision (EU) 2019/1121 of 25 June 2019 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (OJ L 177, 2.7.2019, p. 1).

(3)  Council Decision (EU) 2020/753 of 30 March 2020 on the conclusion of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (OJ L 186, 12.6.2020, p. 1).

(4)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 of 24 November 2015 laying down detailed rules for implementing certain provisions of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the Union Customs Code (OJ L 343, 29.12.2015, p. 558).

(5)  Notice concerning the date of entry into force of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (OJ L 207, 30.6.2020, p. 3).




ANNEX
Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the scope of the preferential scheme shall be determined, within the context of this Annex, by the CN codes as set out in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1), in the version as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1776 (2) and by the description of the product in the fourth column of the table in this Annex, taken together.












Order No


CN code


TARIC subdivision


Description of products


Quota period


Quota volume (in tonnes net weight unless otherwise specified)


Duty Rate




09.8200


 


0408 11 80 
0408 19 81 
0408 19 89 
0408 91 80 
0408 99 80 


 


Birds’ eggs, not in shell, and egg yolks


From 1.8.2020 to 31.12.2020
From 1.1.2021 to 31.12.2021 and for each calendar year thereafter


208,334 tonnes
500 tonnes


0 %




09.8201


 


0703 20 00 


 


Garlic


From 1.8.2020 to 31.12.2020
From 1.1.2021 to 31.12.2021 and for each calendar year thereafter


167,668 tonnes
400 tonnes


0 %




09.8202


ex
ex


0710 40 00 
2001 90 30 


99
10
99


Sweetcorn (Zea mays var. saccharata) other than in cobs with a diameter of 8 mm or more, but not more than 12 mm


From 1.8.2020 to 31.12.2020
From 1.1.2021 to 31.12.2021 and for each calendar year thereafter


2 083,334  tonnes
5 000  tonnes


0 %




ex


2005 80 00 


10
99




09.8203


 


1108 14 00 


 


Manioc (cassava) starch


From 1.8.2020 to 31.12.2020
From 1.1.2021 to 31.12.2021 and for each calendar year thereafter


12 500  tonnes
30 000  tonnes


0 %




09.8204


 


1604 14 21 
1604 14 31 
1604 14 41 
1604 14 28 
1604 14 38 
1604 14 48 
1604 14 90 
1604 19 39 
1604 20 70 


 


Tuna, skipjack, bonito and other fish of the genus Euthynnus


From 1.8.2020 to 31.12.2020
From 1.1.2021 to 31.12.2021 and for each calendar year thereafter


4 791,668  tonnes
11 500  tonnes


0 %




09.8205


 


1604 20 05 


 


Preparations of surimi


From 1.8.2020 to 31.12.2020
From 1.1.2021 to 31.12.2021 and for each calendar year thereafter


208,334 tonnes
500 tonnes


0 %




09.8206


 


1701 13 10 
1701 13 90 
1701 14 10 
1701 91 00 
1701 99 10 
1701 99 90 
1702 30 50 
1702 90 50 
1702 90 71 
1702 90 75 
1702 90 79 
1702 90 95 
1806 10 30 
1806 10 90 


 


Sugar and other products containing high levels of sugar


From 1.8.2020 to 31.12.2020
From 1.1.2021 to 31.12.2021 and for each calendar year thereafter


8 333,334  tonnes (expressed in raw sugar equivalent)
20 000  tonnes (expressed in raw sugar equivalent)


0 %




09.8207


 


1701 14 90 


 


Speciality Sugar


From 1.8.2020 to 31.12.2020
From 1.1.2021 to 31.12.2021 and for each calendar year thereafter


166,668 tonnes
400 tonnes


0 %




09.8208


 


0711 51 00 
2001 90 50 
2003 10 20 
2003 10 30 


 


Mushrooms


From 1.8.2020 to 31.12.2020
From 1.1.2021 to 31.12.2021 and for each calendar year thereafter


145,834 tonnes
350 tonnes


0 %




09.8209


 


2207 10 00 
2207 20 00 


 


Ethanol


From 1.8.2020 to 31.12.2020
From 1.1.2021 to 31.12.2021 and for each calendar year thereafter


416,668 tonnes
1 000  tonnes


0 %




09.8210


 


2905 43 00 
2905 44 11 
2905 44 19 
2905 44 91 
3505 10 10 
3505 10 90 
3824 60 19 


 


Mannitol, Sorbitol, Dextrins and other modified starches


From 1.8.2020 to 31.12.2020
From 1.1.2021 to 31.12.2021 and for each calendar year thereafter


833,334 tonnes
2 000  tonnes


0 %






(1)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).

(2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1776 of 9 October 2019 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 280, 31.10.2019, p. 1).