2011/769/EU: Council Decision of 27 October 2011 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Argentine Republic pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the European Union

Article 1

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Argentine Republic pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the European Union ("the Agreement") is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to give, on behalf of the Union, the notification provided for in the Agreement [2].

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Done at Luxembourg, 27 October 2011.
For the Council
The President
J. Miller
[1] OJ L 110, 29.4.2011, p. 13.
[2] The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council.
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Agreement
in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Argentine Republic pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the European Union
A. Letter from the Union
Brussels, 20 April 2011
Sir,
Following negotiations under Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of the Schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the European Union, I have the honour to propose the following:
The European Union shall incorporate in its schedule, for the customs territory of the EU 27, the concessions contained in the schedule of the EU 25 with the following modifications:
Add 1500 tonnes in the country allocated (Argentina) EU tariff rate quota "boneless meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled", maintaining the present in quota rate of 20 %. For the first four years of implementation, the increase will be 2000 tonnes. As from the fifth year of implementation onwards, the increase will be 1500 tonnes;
Create a country allocation (Argentina) of 200 tonnes under the EU tariff rate quota "boneless buffalo meat, frozen", the allocation of Argentina also covering "fresh and chilled", maintaining the present in quota rate of 20 %;
Add 122790 tonnes (erga omnes) in the EU tariff rate quota "common wheat (medium and low quality)", maintaining the present in quota rate of 12 €/t;
Add 890 tonnes (erga omnes) in the EU tariff rate quota "barley", maintaining the present in quota rate of 16 €/t;
Add 890 tonnes (erga omnes) in the EU tariff rate quota "malting barley", maintaining the present in quota rate of 8 €/t;
Add 35914 tonnes (erga omnes) in the EU tariff rate quota "maize", maintaining the present in quota rate of 0 %.
The European Union and the Argentine Republic shall notify to each other the completion of their internal procedures for the entry into force of the Agreement. The Agreement shall enter into force 14 days after the date of receipt of the latest notification.
I should be obliged if you would confirm that your Government is in agreement with the content of this letter. Should this be the case, this letter and your confirmation shall together constitute an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Argentine Republic.
Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.
For the European Union
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B. Letter from the Argentine Republic
Brussels, 20 April 2011
Sir,
I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today’s date, which reads as follows:
"Following negotiations under Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of the Schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the European Union, I have the honour to propose the following:
The European Union shall incorporate in its schedule, for the customs territory of the EU 27, the concessions contained in the schedule of the EU 25 with the following modifications:
Add 1500 tonnes in the country allocated (Argentina) EU tariff rate quota "boneless meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled", maintaining the present in quota rate of 20 %. For the first four years of implementation, the increase will be 2000 tonnes. As from the fifth year of implementation onwards, the increase will be 1500 tonnes;
Create a country allocation (Argentina) of 200 tonnes under the EU tariff rate quota "boneless buffalo meat, frozen", the allocation of Argentina also covering "fresh and chilled", maintaining the present in quota rate of 20 %;
Add 122790 tonnes (erga omnes) in the EU tariff rate quota "common wheat (medium and low quality)", maintaining the present in quota rate of 12 €/t;
Add 890 tonnes (erga omnes) in the EU tariff rate quota "barley", maintaining the present in quota rate of 16 €/t;
Add 890 tonnes (erga omnes) in the EU tariff rate quota "malting barley", maintaining the present in quota rate of 8 €/t;
Add 35914 tonnes (erga omnes) in the EU tariff rate quota "maize", maintaining the present in quota rate of 0 %.
The European Union and the Argentine Republic shall notify to each other the completion of their internal procedures for the entry into force of the Agreement. The Agreement shall enter into force 14 days after the date of receipt of the latest notification.
I should be obliged if you would confirm that your Government is in agreement with the content of this letter. Should this be the case, this letter and your confirmation shall together constitute an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Argentine Republic.".
I have the honour to express my Government’s agreement with the above letter.
Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.
For the Government of the Argentine Republic
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