Commission Regulation (EC) No 2088/2004 of 7 December 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 2497/2001 and Commission (EC) No 2597/2001 as regards tariff quotas for certain fish and fishery products originating in Croatia and for certain wines originating in Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia

• CELEX: Regulation (EC) No 2088/2004
• Articles: 6

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2497/2001 is replaced by Annex I to this Regulation.

Article 2

Regulation (EC) No 2597/2001 is amended as follows:

1.

The title is replaced by the following:

‘opening and providing for the management of Community tariff quotas for certain wines originating in the Republic of Croatia and in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’.

2.

Article 1 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 1

1.   When wines, listed in the Annex, originating in the Republic of Croatia or in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia are put into free circulation in the Community, they shall benefit from an exemption of customs duty, within the limits of the annual Community tariff quotas specified in this Annex and in accordance with the provisions set out in this Regulation.

2.   If any of the countries concerned pay export subsidies in respect of the relevant products, exemption from customs duty within the tariff quotas provided for in the additional protocols concluded by Decisions 2001/919/EC, 2001/918/EC and 2001/916/EC (hereinafter additional protocols on wine) shall be suspended in the case of that country.’

3.

Article 3 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 3

Notwithstanding the conditions laid down in point Annex I(5)(a) of to each of the additional protocols on wine, imports of wine within the Community tariff quotas referred to in Article 1(1) shall be subject to the provisions laid down in the applicable protocols on the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation,

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to the Interim Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Croatia,

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to 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,

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and to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part.’

4.

Article 5 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 5

1.   The individual tariff quota for the wines originating in Croatia referred to in Part I of the Annex under order number 09.1588 shall be increased every year.

2.   The annual increase referred to in paragraph 1 may be applied only if at least 80 % of the respective volume opened within the previous year has been used.

The Commission shall review the volumes used each year and shall adopt provisions to implement any necessary adjustment of those volumes for Croatia.’

5.

The Annex is replaced by the text set out in Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 3

The quantities which, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2497/2001 and Regulation (EC) No 2597/2001, have been put into free circulation in the Community since 1 January 2004, within the tariff quotas with order numbers 09.1581, 09.1582, 09.1583, 09.1584, 09.1585, 09.1586, 09.1588, 09.1589, 09.1558 and 09.1559, shall at the entry into force of this Regulation be taken into account for charging on the respective tariff quotas laid down in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2497/2001 and Regulation (EC) No 2597/2001, as amended by this Regulation.

Article 4

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

It shall apply from 1 May 2004.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX I

ANNEX I

‘ANNEX

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.

Order No

CN code

TARIC Sub-division

Description

Annual tariff quota volume

(net weight)

Tariff quota duty

09.1581

0301 91 10

0301 91 90

0302 11 10

0302 11 20

0302 11 80

0303 21 10

0303 21 20

0303 21 80

0304 10 15

0304 10 17

Trout ( Salmo trutta , Oncorhynchus mykiss , Oncorhynchus clarki , Oncorhynchus aguabonita , Oncorhynchus gilae , Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster ): live; fresh or chilled; frozen; dried, salted or in brine; smoked; fillets and other fish meat; flours, meals and pellets, fit for human consumption

30 tonnes

Exemption

ex 0304 10 19

40

ex 0304 10 91

0304 20 15

0304 20 17

10

ex 0304 20 19

50

ex 0304 90 10

11, 17, 40

ex 0305 10 00

10

ex 0305 30 90

0305 49 45

50

ex 0305 59 80

61

ex 0305 69 80

61

09.1582

0301 93 00

0302 69 11

0303 79 11

Carp: live; fresh or chilled; frozen; dried, salted or in brine; smoked; fillets and other fish meat; flours, meals and pellets, fit for human consumption

210 tonnes

Exemption

ex 0304 10 19

30

ex 0304 10 91

20

ex 0304 20 19

40

ex 0304 90 10

16

ex 0305 10 00

20

ex 0305 30 90

60

ex 0305 49 80

30

ex 0305 59 80

63

ex 0305 69 80

63

09.1583

ex 0301 99 90

0302 69 61

0303 79 71

80

Sea bream ( Dentex dentex ) and ( Pagellus spp.): live; fresh or chilled; frozen; dried, salted or in brine; smoked; fillets and other fish meat; flours, meals and pellets, fit for human consumption

35 tonnes

Exemption

ex 0304 10 38

80

ex 0304 10 98

77

ex 0304 20 94

50

ex 0304 90 97

82

ex 0305 10 00

30

ex 0305 30 90

70

ex 0305 49 80

40

ex 0305 59 80

65

ex 0305 69 80

65

09.1584

ex 0301 99 90

0302 69 94

15, 17, 28  ( 1 )

Sea bass ( Dicentrarchus labrax ): live; fresh or chilled; frozen; dried, salted or in brine; smoked; fillets and other fish meat; flours, meals and pellets, fit for human consumption

from 1 January to 31 December 2004: 550 tonnes + 66,66 tonnes increase from 1 May to 31 December 2004

from 1 January to 31 December 2005 and for every year thereafter: 650 tonnes

Exemption

ex 0303 77 00

10

ex 0304 10 38

85

ex 0304 10 98

79

ex 0304 20 94

60

ex 0304 90 97

84

ex 0305 10 00

40

ex 0305 30 90

80

ex 0305 49 80

50

ex 0305 59 80

67

ex 0305 69 80

67

09.1585

1604 13 11

1604 13 19

Prepared or preserved sardines

from 1 January to 31 December 2004: 180 tonnes

6  %

ex 1604 20 50

10, 19

09.1586

1604 16 00

1604 20 40

Prepared or preserved anchovies

from 1 January to 31 December 2004: 40 tonnes + 6,66 tonnes increase from 1 May to 31 December 2004

Exemption

09.1587

1604

Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs

from 1 May to 31 December 2004: 860 tonnes

from 1 January to 31 December 2005 and for every year thereafter: 1 550 tonnes

Exemption

( 1 )   From 1 January 2005 the TARIC subdivisions 15, 17 and 28 will be replaced by 22.’

ANNEX II

ANNEX II

‘ANNEX

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.

PART I: CROATIA

Order No

CN code

TARIC Sub-division

Description

Annual quota volume

(in hl)

Tariff quota duty

09.1588

ex 2204 10 19

91, 99

Sparkling wine, other than Champagne or Asti spumante

From 1 January to 31 December 2004: 30 000 + 9 333,33 increase from 1 May to 31 December 2004

For every year thereafter, from 1 January to 31 December: 44 000  ( 1 )

Exemption

ex 2204 10 99

91, 99

2204 21 10

Other wine of fresh grapes, in containers holding 2 litres or less

ex 2204 21 79

79

80

ex 2204 21 80

79

80

ex 2204 21 83  ( 2 )

10

79

80

ex 2204 21 84  ( 3 )

10

79

80

ex 2204 21 94

10

30  ( 4 )

ex 2204 21 98

10

30  ( 4 )

ex 2204 21 99

10

09.1589

2204 29 10

Other wine of fresh grapes, in containers holding more than 2 litres

From 1 January to 31 December 2004: 15 000 + 9 333,33 increase from 1 May to 31 December 2004

For every year thereafter, from 1 January to 31 December: 29 000

Exemption

2204 29 65

ex 2204 29 75

10

2204 29 83

ex 2204 29 84

10

30  ( 4 )

ex 2204 29 94

10

30  ( 4 )

ex 2204 29 98

10

30  ( 4 )

ex 2204 29 99

10

PART II: FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

Order No

CN Code

TARIC Sub-division

Description

Annual quota volume

(in hl)

Tariff quota duty

09.1558

ex 2204 10 19

91, 99

Sparkling wine, other than Champagne or Asti spumante

From 1 January to 31 December 2004: 27 000 + 1 333,33 increase from 1 May to 31 December 2004

For every year thereafter, from 1 January to 31 December: 37 000  ( 5 )

Exemption

ex 2204 10 99

91, 99

2204 21 10

Other wine of fresh grapes, in containers holding 2 litres or less

ex 2204 21 79

79

80

ex 2204 21 80

79

80

ex 2204 21 83  ( 6 )

10

79

80

ex 2204 21 84  ( 7 )

10

79

80

ex 2204 21 94

10

30  ( 8 )

ex 2204 21 98

10

30  ( 8 )

ex 2204 21 99

10

09.1559

2204 29 10

Other wine of fresh grapes, in containers holding more than 2 litres

From 1 January to 31 December 2004: 273 000 + 59 666,66 increase from 1 May to 31 December 2004

For every year thereafter, from 1 January to 31 December: 354 500  ( 9 )

Exemption

2204 29 65

ex 2204 29 75

10

2204 29 83

ex 2204 29 84

10

30  ( 8 )

ex 2204 29 94

10

30  ( 8 )

ex 2204 29 98

10

30  ( 8 )

ex 2204 29 99

10

( 1 )   This quota volume shall be increased annually by 10 000 hl, subject to at least 80 % of the eligible quantity having been utilised in the previous year. The annual increase shall be applied until the sum of the tariff quotas under order No 09.1588 and 09.1589 reaches a maximum of 98 000 hl.

( 2 )   From 1 January 2005 the CN code ex 2204 21 83 will change to ex 2204 21 84 and the TARIC subdivisions 10, 79 and 80 will change to 59 and 70.

( 3 )   From 1 January 2005 the CN code ex 2204 21 84 will change to ex 2204 21 85 and the TARIC subdivisions 10, 79 and 80 will change to 79 and 80.

( 4 )   From 1 January 2005 the TARIC subdivisions 10 and 30 will change to 20.

( 5 )   From 1 January 2006, this quota volume shall be increased annually by 6 000 hl.

( 6 )   From 1 January 2005 the CN code ex 2204 21 83 will change to ex 2204 21 84 and the TARIC subdivisions 10, 79 and 80 will change to 59 and 70.

( 7 )   From 1 January 2005 the CN code ex 2204 21 84 will change to ex 2204 21 85 and the TARIC subdivisions 10, 79 and 80 will change to 79 and 80.

( 8 )   From 1 January 2005 the TARIC subdivisions 10 and 30 will change to 20.

( 9 )   From 1 January 2006, this quota volume shall be reduced annually by 6 000 hl.’