Council Decision (EU) 2019/2245 of 19 December 2019 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Association Committee in Trade configuration established by the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, as regards the update of Annex XV (Elimination of customs duties) to the Agreement
Data as of 2026-07-04 · Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗
The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the Association Committee in Trade configuration, as referred to in Article 438(4) of the Agreement, as regards the update of Annex XV to the Agreement shall be based on the draft Decision of the EU-Republic of Moldova Association Committee in Trade configuration concerning the update of Annex XV (Elimination of customs duties) to the Agreement attached to this Decision.
Annex XV to the Agreement is amended as follows: (1) Annex XV-A is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision; (2) in Annex XV-B, in the list of products subject to entry price, the entry with the CN code 2012 0809 29 00 and the product description ‘Cherries (excl. sour cherries), fresh’ is deleted; (3) in Annex XV-C, the trigger volumes for the following product categories are amended as follows: (a) for product category 6 (‘Wheat, flour and pellets’), in the column with the title ‘Trigger volume (tonnes)’, the amount ‘75 000’ is replaced by the amount ‘150 000’; (b) for product category 7 (‘Barley, flour and pellets’), in the column with the title ‘Trigger volume (tonnes)’, the amount ‘70 000’ is replaced by the amount ‘100 000’; (c) for product category 8 (‘Maize, flour and pellets’), in the column with the title ‘Trigger volume (tonnes)’, the amount ‘130 000’ is replaced by the amount ‘250 000’; and (d) for product category 10 (‘Cereal processed’), in the column with the title ‘Trigger volume (tonnes)’, the amount ‘2 500’ is replaced by the amount ‘5 000’; (4) in Annex XV-D, in the schedule of concessions (Republic of Moldova), the fourth column with the title ‘Category’ is amended as follows: (a) all references to ‘TRQ 1 (4 000 t)’ are replaced by ‘TRQ 1 (4 500 t; for the year 2021: 5 000 t; and as of the year 2022: 5 500 t)’; (b) all references to ‘TRQ 2 (4 000 t)’ are replaced by ‘TRQ 2 (5 000 t; for the year 2021: 5 500 t; and as of the year 2022: 6 000 t)’; (c) all references to ‘TRQ 3 (1 000 t)’ are replaced by ‘TRQ 3 (1 500 t; and as of the year 2021: 2 000 t)’; (d) all references to ‘TRQ 5 (5 400 t)’ are replaced by ‘TRQ 5 (7 000 t; for the year 2021: 8 000 t; and as of the year 2022: 9 000 t)’.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
ANNEX ‘ANNEX XV‐A PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO ANNUAL DUTY‐FREE TARIFF‐RATE QUOTAS (UNION) Order No CN code 2012 Product description Volume (tonnes) Rate of duty 1 0702 00 00 Tomatoes, fresh or chilled 2 000 free 2 0703 20 00 Garlic, fresh or chilled 220 free 3 0806 10 10 Table grapes, fresh 20 000 free 4 0808 10 80 Apples, fresh (excl. cider apples, in bulk, from 16 September to 15 December) 40 000 free 5 0809 29 00 Cherries (excl. sour cherries), fresh 1 500 free 6 0809 40 05 Plums, fresh 15 000 free 7 2009 61 10 Grape juice, incl. grape must, unfermented, Brix value <= 30 at 20 °C, value of > EUR 18 per 100 kg, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter (excl. containing spirit) 500 free’ 2009 69 19 Grape juice, incl. grape must, unfermented, Brix value > 67 at 20 °C, value of > EUR 22 per 100 kg, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter (excl. containing spirit) 2009 69 51 Concentrated grape juice, incl. grape must, unfermented, Brix value > 30 but <= 67 at 20 °C, value of > EUR 18 per 100 kg, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter (excl. containing spirit) 2009 69 59 Grape juice, incl. grape must, unfermented, Brix value > 30 but <= 67 at 20 °C, value of > EUR 18 per 100 kg, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter (excl. concentrated or containing spirit)
Source: EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU), © European Union, reuse permitted under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.