CELEX: 32009R1154
Language: en
Date: 2009-11-27 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1154/2009 of 27 November 2009 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 as regards Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and processed agricultural products originating in Israel

28.11.2009   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 313/52
            
         
      COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1154/2009
   of 27 November 2009
   amending Council Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 as regards Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and processed agricultural products originating in Israel
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 of 9 April 2001 providing for the management of Community tariff quotas and of reference quantities for products eligible for preferences by virtue of agreements with certain Mediterranean countries and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1981/94 and (EC) No 934/95 (1) and in particular Article 5(1)(b) thereof,
   Whereas:
   
               (1)
            
            
               In 2008 an Agreement was concluded in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the State of Israel concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures on agricultural products, processed agricultural products and fish and fishery products, the replacement of Protocols 1 and 2 and their annexes and amendments to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, which was approved by Council Decision 2009/855/EC (2).
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               The Agreement provides for new tariff quotas for agricultural and processed agricultural products originating in Israel and changes to the existing tariff quotas laid down for such products in Regulation (EC) No 747/2001. In addition, it no longer provides for any tariff concessions granted within reference quantities.
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               To implement the provisions on the new tariff quotas, the changes to the existing tariff quotas and the ending of reference quantities, Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 should be amended accordingly.
            
         
               (4)
            
            
               For the purpose of calculating the tariff quotas for the first year of application, provision should be made, in accordance with the Agreement, for the volumes of the tariff quotas for which the quota period starts before the date of entry into force of the Agreement to be reduced by the proportion of that period which has elapsed before that date.
            
         
               (5)
            
            
               Since the Agreement enters into force on 1 January 2010, this Regulation should apply from that date.
            
         
               (6)
            
            
               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
            
         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   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 January 2010.
   
      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 27 November 2009.
      
         
            For the Commission
         
         László KOVÁCS
         
         
            Member of the Commission
         
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ L 109, 19.4.2001, p. 2.
   
      (2)  See page 81 of this Official Journal.
   
      ANNEX
      
         
            ‘ANNEX VII
            
               ISRAEL
            
            Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording for the description of the products is to be considered as having no more than an indicative value, the preferential scheme being determined, within the context of this Annex, by the coverage of the CN codes as they exist at the time of adoption of this Regulation. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description taken together.
            
               Tariff quotas
            
            
                        Order No
                     
                     
                        CN code
                     
                     
                        TARIC subdivision
                     
                     
                        Description of goods
                     
                     
                        Quota period
                     
                     
                        Quota volume (in tonnes net weight, unless otherwise indicated)
                     
                     
                        Quota duty
                     
                  
                        09.1361
                     
                     
                        0105 12 00
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        Live turkeys, weighing not more than 185 g
                     
                     
                        From 1.1 to 31.12
                     
                     
                        129 920 items
                     
                     
                        Exemption
                     
                  
                        09.1302
                     
                     
                        0404 10
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        Whey and modified whey, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
                     
                     
                        From 1.1 to 31.12
                     
                     
                        1 300
                     
                     
                        Exemption
                     
                  
                        09.1306
                     
                     
                        0603 11 00
                        0603 12 00
                        0603 13 00
                        0603 14 00
                        0603 19 10
                        0603 19 90
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        Fresh cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes
                     
                     
                        From 1.1 to 31.12
                     
                     
                        22 196
                     
                     
                        Exemption
                     
                  
                        09.1341
                     
                     
                        0603 19 90
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        Other fresh cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes
                     
                     
                        From 1.11 to 15.4
                     
                     
                        7 840
                     
                     
                        Exemption
                     
                  
                        09.1300
                     
                     
                        0701 90 50
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        New potatoes, fresh or chilled
                     
                     
                        From 1.1 to 30.6
                     
                     
                        33 936
                     
                     
                        Exemption
                     
                  
                        09.1304
                     
                     
                        ex 0702 00 00
                     
                     
                        07
                     
                     
                        Cherry tomatoes, fresh or chilled
                     
                     
                        From 1.1 to 31.12
                     
                     
                        28 000
                     
                     
                        Exemption (1)
                        
                     
                  
                        09.1342
                     
                     
                        ex 0702 00 00
                     
                     
                        99
                     
                     
                        Tomatoes, fresh or chilled, other than cherry tomatoes
                     
                     
                        From 1.1 to 31.12
                     
                     
                        5 000
                     
                     
                        Exemption (1)
                        
                     
                  
                        09.1368
                     
                     
                        0707 00 05
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        Cucumbers, fresh or chilled
                     
                     
                        From 1.1 to 31.12
                     
                     
                        1 000
                     
                     
                        Exemption (1)
                        
                     
                  
                        09.1303
                     
                     
                        0709 60 10
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        Sweet peppers, fresh or chilled
                     
                     
                        From 1.1 to 31.12
                     
                     
                        17 248
                     
                     
                        Exemption
                     
                  
                        09.1353
                     
                     
                        0710 40 00
                        2004 90 10
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        Sweetcorn, frozen
                     
                     
                        From 1.1 to 31.12
                     
                     
                        10 600
                     
                     
                        70 % of the specific duty
                     
                  
                        09.1354
                     
                     
                        0711 90 30
                        2001 90 30
                        2005 80 00
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        Sweetcorn, not frozen
                     
                     
                        From 1.1 to 31.12
                     
                     
                        5 400
                     
                     
                        70 % of the specific duty
                     
                  
                        09.1369
                     
                     
                        0712 90 30
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        Dried tomatoes, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared
                     
                     
                        From 1.1 to 31.12
                     
                     
                        1 200
                     
                     
                        Exemption
                     
                  
                        09.1323
                     
                     
                        0805 10 20
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        Oranges, fresh
                     
                     
                        From 1.1 to 31.12
                     
                     
                        224 000
                     
                     
                        Exemption (1)
                            (2)
                        
                     
                  
                        ex 0805 10 80
                     
                     
                        10
                     
                  
                        09.1370
                     
                     
                        ex 0805 20 10
                     
                     
                        05
                     
                     
                        Clementines, mandarins and wilkings, fresh
                     
                     
                        From 1.1 to 31.12
                     
                     
                        40 000
                     
                     
                        Exemption (1)
                        
                     
                  
                        ex 0805 20 50
                     
                     
                        07, 37
                     
                  
                        09.1371
                     
                     
                        ex 0805 20 10
                     
                     
                        05
                     
                     
                        Clementines, mandarins and wilkings, fresh
                     
                     
                        From 15.3 to 30.9
                     
                     
                        15 680
                     
                     
                        Exemption (1)
                        
                     
                  
                        ex 0805 20 50
                     
                     
                        07, 37
                     
                  
                        09.1397
                     
                     
                        0807 19 00
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        Melons fresh, other than watermelons
                     
                     
                        From 1.1 to 31.5.2010
                     
                     
                        15 000
                     
                     
                        Exemption
                     
                  
                        For each period thereafter from 1.8 to 31.5
                     
                     
                        30 000
                     
                  
                        09.1398
                     
                     
                        0810 10 00
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        Strawberries, fresh
                     
                     
                        From 1.1 to 30.4.2010
                     
                     
                        3 333
                     
                     
                        Exemption
                     
                  
                        For each period thereafter from 1.11 to 30.4
                     
                     
                        5 000
                     
                  
                        09.1372
                     
                     
                        1602 31 19
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        Prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or blood of turkeys, containing 57 % or more by weight of poultry meat or offal, other than exclusively uncooked turkey meat
                     
                     
                        From 1.1 to 31.12
                     
                     
                        5 000
                     
                     
                        Exemption
                     
                  
                        1602 31 30
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        Prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or blood of turkeys, containing 25 % or more but less than 57 % by weight of poultry meat or offal
                     
                  
                        09.1373
                     
                     
                        1602 32 19
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        Prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or blood of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, containing 57 % or more by weight of poultry meat or offal, other than uncooked
                     
                     
                        From 1.1 to 31.12
                     
                     
                        2 000
                     
                     
                        Exemption
                     
                  
                        1602 32 30
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        Prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or blood of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, containing 25 % or more but less than 57 % by weight of poultry meat or offal
                     
                  
                        09.1374
                     
                     
                        1704 10 90
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        Chewing gum whether or not sugar-coated, not containing cocoa, containing 60 % or more by weight of sucrose (including invert sugar expressed as sucrose)
                     
                     
                        From 1.1 to 31.12
                     
                     
                        100
                     
                     
                        Exemption
                     
                  
                        09.1375
                     
                     
                        1806 10 20
                        1806 10 30
                        1806 10 90
                        1806 20
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        Cocoa powder containing 5 % or more by weight of sucrose (including invert sugar expressed as sucrose) or isoglucose expressed as sucrose
                        Other food preparations containing cocoa 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
                     
                     
                        From 1.1 to 31.12
                     
                     
                        2 500
                     
                     
                        85 % of the specific duty or of the agricultural component
                     
                  
                        09.1376
                     
                     
                        1905 20 30
                        1905 20 90
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        Gingerbread and the like, containing by weight 30 % or more of sucrose (including invert sugar expressed as sucrose)
                     
                     
                        From 1.1 to 31.12
                     
                     
                        3 200
                     
                     
                        70 % of the specific duty
                     
                  
                        09.1377
                     
                     
                        2002 90 91
                        2002 90 99
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        Tomatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, with a dry matter content of more than 30 % by weight
                     
                     
                        From 1.1 to 31.12
                     
                     
                        784
                     
                     
                        Exemption
                     
                  
                        09.1378
                     
                     
                        ex 2008 70 71
                     
                     
                        10
                     
                     
                        Slices of peaches, fried in oil, not containing added spirit, with a sugar content exceeding 15 % by weight, in immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 1 kg
                     
                     
                        From 1.1 to 31.12
                     
                     
                        112
                     
                     
                        Exemption
                     
                  
                        09.1331
                     
                     
                        2009 11
                        2009 12 00
                        2009 19
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        Orange juice
                     
                     
                        From 1.1 to 31.12
                     
                     
                        35 000
                     
                     
                        Exemption
                     
                  
                        of which:
                     
                  
                        09.1333
                     
                     
                        ex 2009 11 11
                     
                     
                        10
                     
                     
                        Orange juice, in containers of 2 litres or less
                     
                     
                        From 1.1 to 31.12
                     
                     
                        21 280
                     
                     
                        Exemption
                     
                  
                        ex 2009 11 19
                     
                     
                        10
                     
                  
                        ex 2009 11 91
                     
                     
                        10
                     
                  
                        ex 2009 11 99
                     
                     
                        11, 19
                        92, 94
                     
                  
                        ex 2009 12 00
                     
                     
                        10
                     
                  
                        ex 2009 19 11
                     
                     
                        11, 19
                     
                  
                        ex 2009 19 19
                     
                     
                        11, 19
                     
                  
                        ex 2009 19 91
                     
                     
                        11, 19
                     
                  
                        ex 2009 19 98
                     
                     
                        11, 19
                     
                  
                        09.1379
                     
                     
                        ex 2009 90 21
                     
                     
                        40
                     
                     
                        Mixtures of citrus juices
                     
                     
                        From 1.1 to 31.12
                     
                     
                        19 656
                     
                     
                        Exemption
                     
                  
                        ex 2009 90 29
                     
                     
                        20
                     
                  
                        ex 2009 90 51
                     
                     
                        30
                     
                  
                        ex 2009 90 59
                     
                     
                        39
                     
                  
                        ex 2009 90 94
                     
                     
                        20
                     
                  
                        ex 2009 90 96
                     
                     
                        20
                     
                  
                        ex 2009 90 98
                     
                     
                        20
                     
                  
                        09.1380
                     
                     
                        2204
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines; grape must other than that of heading 2009
                     
                     
                        From 1.1 to 31.12
                     
                     
                        6 212 hl
                     
                     
                        Exemption (3)
                        
                     
                  
                        09.1399
                     
                     
                        3505 20
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        Glues based on starches, or on dextrins or other modified starches
                     
                     
                        From 1.1 to 31.12
                     
                     
                        250
                     
                     
                        Exemption
                     
                  
      
      
         (1)  The exemption applies only to the ad valorem duty.
      
         (2)  Within this tariff quota, the specific duty provided in the Community’s list of concessions to the WTO is reduced to zero for the period from 1 December to 31 May, if the entry price is not less than EUR 264/tonne, being the entry price agreed between the European Community and Israel. If the entry price for a consignment is 2, 4, 6 or 8 % lower than the agreed entry price, the specific customs quota duty shall be equal respectively to 2, 4, 6 or 8 % of this agreed entry price. If the entry price of a consignment is less than 92 % of the agreed entry price, the specific customs duty bound within the WTO shall apply.
      
         (3)  For grape must under CN codes 2204 30 92, 2204 30 94, 2204 30 96 and 2204 30 98, the exemption applies only to the ad valorem duty.’