Fish and fishery products originating in Montenegro and listed in the Annex which are put into free circulation in the Community shall benefit from a reduced or a zero-rate of customs duty, at the levels and within the limits of the annual Community tariff quotas set out in the Annex.
In order to benefit from these preferential rates, those products shall be accompanied by a proof of origin as provided for in Protocol 3 to the Interim Agreement with Montenegro or in Protocol 3 to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement with Montenegro.
1. The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be managed by the Commission in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.
2. Communications referring to the management of tariff quotas between the Member States and the Commission shall be effected, as far as possible, by electronic transmission.
1. The tariff quotas for prepared or preserved sardines and for prepared or preserved anchovies referred to in the Annex under order numbers 09.1524 and 09.1525 shall be increased to 250 tonnes from 1 January 2012 for 2012 and the following years.
2. The increase referred to in paragraph 1 may be applied only if at least 80 % of the tariff quotas volumes opened within the previous year have been used in the fourth year following the entry into force of the Interim Agreement.
The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure compliance with this Regulation.
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 January 2008.
ANNEXSupplementary provisions
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 CN codes. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description taken together.
FISH AND FISHERY PRODUCTS
Order No
CN code
TARIC subdivision
Description
Annual tariff quota volume
(in tonnes net weight)
Rate of quota duty
09.1516
0301 91 10
Trout ( Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Onchorhynchus 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
20 tonnes
Free
0301 91 90
0302 11 10
0302 11 20
0302 11 80
0303 21 10
0303 21 20
0303 21 80
0304 19 15
0304 19 17
ex 0304 19 19
30
ex 0304 19 91
10
0304 29 15
0304 29 17
ex 0304 29 19
30
ex 0304 99 21
11 , 12 , 20
ex 0305 10 00
10
ex 0305 30 90
50
0305 49 45
ex 0305 59 80
61
ex 0305 69 80
61
09.1518
0301 93 00
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
10 tonnes
Free
0302 69 11
0303 79 11
ex 0304 19 19
20
ex 0304 19 91
20
ex 0304 29 19
20
ex 0304 99 21
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
09.1520
ex 0301 99 80
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
20 tonnes
Free
0302 69 61
0303 79 71
ex 0304 19 39
80
ex 0304 19 99
77
ex 0304 29 99
50
ex 0304 99 99
20
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
09.1522
ex 0301 99 80
22
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
20 tonnes
Free
0302 69 94
ex 0303 77 00
10
ex 0304 19 39
85
ex 0304 19 99
79
ex 0304 29 99
60
ex 0304 99 99
70
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
09.1524
1604 13 11
Prepared or preserved sardines
200 tonnes ( 1 )
6 %
1604 13 19
ex 1604 20 50
10 , 19
09.1525
1604 16 00
Prepared or preserved anchovies
200 tonnes ( 1 )
12,5 %
1604 20 40
( 1 ) From the 1 January 2012 the tariff quota volumes for 2012 and the following years shall be increased to 250 tonnes provided that at least 80 % of the quota of the previous year has been used by 31 December of that year. The increased quota volume, if implemented, will continue to apply until such time as the parties will agree other arrangements.
