CELEX: 32020R1024
Language: en
Date: 2020-07-14 00:00:00
Title: 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

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).