Council Regulation (EC) No 2248/2001 of 19 November 2001 on certain procedures for applying the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part and for applying the Interim Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Croatia

• CELEX: Regulation (EC) No 2248/2001
• Articles: 8

Article 1

Subject matter

This Regulation aims at defining certain procedures for the adoption of detailed rules for the implementation of various provisions of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part (hereinafter referred to as the "Stabilisation and Association Agreement") and the Interim Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Croatia (hereinafter referred to as the "Interim Agreement").

Article 2

Concessions on baby-beef

Detailed rules for the implementation of Article 14(2) of the Interim Agreement, and thereafter Article 27(2) of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement, concerning the tariff quota for "baby-beef" products shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 3(2).

Article 3

Committee

1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee provided for in Article 42 of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999.

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.

The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at one month.

3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.

Article 4

Concessions on fishery products

Detailed rules for the implementation of Article 15(1) of the Interim Agreement, and thereafter Article 28(1) of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement, concerning the tariff quotas for fish and fishery products listed in Annex Va of both Agreements, shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 5(2).

Article 5

Committee

1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Customs Code Committee set up by Article 248a of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.

The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.

3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.

Article 6

Tariff reductions

1. Subject to paragraph 2, rates of preferential duty shall be rounded down to the first decimal place.

2. Where the result of calculating the rate of preferential duty in accordance with paragraph 1 is one of the following, the preferential rate shall be considered a full exemption:

(a) 1 % or less in the case of ad valorem duties, or

(b) EUR 1 or less per individual amount in the case of specific duties.

Article 7

Technical adaptations

Amendments and technical adaptations to the detailed rules on implementation adopted pursuant to this Regulation, which are necessary following changes to the Combined Nomenclature codes and to the Taric-subdivisions or arising from the conclusion of new agreements, protocols, exchanges of letters or other acts between the Community and Croatia, shall be adopted in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 3(2) and Article 5(2) of this Regulation.

Article 8

Entry into force and application

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be applicable from the date of entry into force or the date of provisional application of the Interim Agreement. That date will be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 19 November 2001.

For the Council

The President

L. Michel

(1) The Interim Agreement will be published in an Official Journal dated 14 December 2001.

(2) OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2700/2000 (OJ L 311, 12.12.2000, p. 17).

(3) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.

(4) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.