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

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Article 1

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.

Article 1

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)’.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

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)