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Protocol adjusting the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Poland, of the other part, to take account of the outcome of negotiations between the Parties on new mutual agricultural concessions
Protocol adjusting the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Poland, of the other part, to take account of the outcome of negotiations between the Parties on new mutual agricultural concessions
Protocol adjusting the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Poland, of the other part, to take account of the outcome of negotiations between the Parties on new mutual agricultural concessions
OJ L 97, 15.4.2003, p. 57–71
(ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)
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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/prot/2003/263/oj
22003A0415(01)
Protocol adjusting the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Poland, of the other part, to take account of the outcome of negotiations between the Parties on new mutual agricultural concessions
Official Journal L 097 , 15/04/2003 P. 0057 - 0071
Protocol adjusting the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Poland, of the other part, to take account of the outcome of negotiations between the Parties on new mutual agricultural concessions THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, hereinafter referred to as "the Community", of the one part, and THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND, of the other part, Whereas: (1) The Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Poland, of the other part (hereinafter referred to as "the Europe Agreement") was signed in Brussels on 16 December 1991 and entered into force on 1 February 1994(1). (2) Article 20(5) of the Europe Agreement provides that the Community and the Republic of Poland are to examine in the Association Council, product by product and on an orderly and reciprocal basis, the possibility of granting each other additional agricultural concessions. On this basis negotiations have been undertaken and were concluded between the parties. (3) For the first time, improvements to the preferential agricultural regime of the Europe Agreement were provided for in the Protocol adjusting trade aspects of the Europe Agreement(2) to take account of the last enlargement of the Community and the outcome of the GATT Uruguay Round. (4) Two further rounds of negotiations for improved agricultural trade concessions were concluded on 26 September 2000 and 23 December 2002. (5) From the one side, the Council decided, by virtue of Regulation (EC) No 2851/2000(3), to apply on a provisional basis, as from 1 January 2001, the European Community concessions resulting from the 2000 round of negotiations and from the other side the Government of Poland took legislative provisions to apply, as from the same date of 1 January 2001, the equivalent Polish concessions (Ordinance No 1253/2000, No 1273/2000 and No 1274/2000(4)). (6) The abovementioned concessions will be supplemented and replaced on the date of entry into force of this Protocol by the concessions provided for herein, HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 The arrangements for import into the Community applicable to certain agricultural products originating in Poland as set out in Annex A(a) and A(b) and the arrangements for import into Poland applicable to certain agricultural products originating in the Community as set out in Annex B(a) and B(b) to this Protocol shall replace those set out in Annexes VIII and IX as referred to in Article 20(2) and 20(4) to the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Poland, of the other part. Article 2 The Annexes to this Protocol shall form an integral part thereof. This Protocol shall form an integral part of the Europe Agreement. Article 3 This Protocol shall be approved by the Community and the Republic of Poland in accordance with their own procedures. The Contracting Parties shall take the necessary measures to implement this Protocol. The Contracting Parties shall notify each other of the accomplishment of the corresponding procedures according to the first paragraph hereof. Article 4 This Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the first month following the Contracting Parties' notification of the accomplishment of the corresponding procedures according to Article 3. Quantities of goods subject to tariff quotas and released for free circulation as from 1 July 2002 under the concessions provided for in Annex A(b) to Regulation (EC) No 2851/2000 shall be fully counted against the quantities provided for in Annex A(b) to the attached Protocol, except for quantities for which import licences were issued before 1 July 2002. Similarly, quantities of goods subject to tariff quotas and released for free circulation as from 1 July 2002 or 1 January 2003 under the concessions provided for in Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 24 September 2002(5) and Regulation of the Minister of Economy of 17 December 2002(6) shall be fully counted against the quantities provided for in Annex B(b) to the attached Protocol, except for quantities for which import licences were issued before 1 July 2002 or 1 January 2003. Article 5 This Protocol shall be drawn up in duplicate in the Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish and Polish languages, each of these texts being equally authentic. Hecho en Bruselas, el treinta y uno de marzo del dos mil tres./Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den enogtredivte marts to tusind og tre./Geschehen zu Brüssel am einunddreißigsten März zweitausendunddrei./Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις τριάντα μία Μαρτίου δύο χιλιάδες τρία./Done at Brussels on the thirty-first day of March in the year two thousand and three./Fait à Bruxelles, le trente et un mars deux mille trois./Fatto a Bruxelles, addì trentuno marzo duemilatre./Gedaan te Brussel, de eenendertigste maart tweeduizenddrie./Feito em Bruxelas, em trinta e um de Março de dois mil e três./Tehty Brysselissä kolmantenakymmenentenäensimmäisenä päivänä maaliskuuta vuonna kaksituhattakolme./Som skedde i Bryssel den trettioförsta mars tjugohundratre./Sporzadzono w Brukseli dnia trzydziestego pierwszego marca dwa tysiace trzeciego roku. Por la Comunidad Europea/For Det Europæiske Fællesskab/Für die Europäische Gemeinschaft/Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Κοινότητα/For the European Community/Pour la Communauté européenne/Per la Comunità europea/Voor de Europese Gemeenschap/Pela Comunidade Europeia/Euroopan yhteisön puolesta/På Europeiska gemenskapens vägnar >PIC FILE= "L_2003097EN.005901.TIF"> Za Rzeczpospolita Polska >PIC FILE= "L_2003097EN.005902.TIF"> (1) OJ L 348, 31.12.1993, p. 2. (2) OJ L 27, 30.1.2002, p. 2. (3) OJ L 332, 28.12.2000, p. 7. (4) Published in the Polish Official Journals 119/2000, 28.12.2000 and 120/2000, 29.12.2000. (5) Published in the Polish Official Journal 157, 24.9.2002, position 1310, p. 10111. (6) Published in the Polish Official Journal 227, 23.12.2002, position 1897, p. 14323 and position 1898, p. 14335. ANNEX A(a) Customs duties on imports applicable in the Community to products originating in Poland and listed below shall be abolished CN code(1) 0101 10 90 0101 90 19 0101 90 30 0101 90 90 0106 19 10 0106 39 10 0205 0206 80 91 0206 90 91 0208 10 11 0208 10 19 0208 20 00 0208 30 00 0208 40 0208 50 00 0208 90 10 0208 90 55 0208 90 60 0208 90 95 0210 91 00 0210 92 00 0210 93 00 0210 99 10 0210 99 31 0210 99 39 0210 99 59 0210 99 79 0210 99 80 0407 00 90 0409 00 00 0410 00 00 0601 10 0601 20 30 0601 20 90 0602 0604 10 90 0604 91 0604 99 90 0701 90 10 0701 90 50 0703 10 90 0703 90 00 0704 0705 0706 0707 00 90 0708 0709 20 00 0709 30 00 0709 40 00 0709 51 00 0709 52 00 0709 59 0709 60 10 0709 60 99 0709 70 00 0709 90 10 0709 90 20 0709 90 40 0709 90 50 0709 90 70 0709 90 90 0710 10 00 0710 21 00 0710 22 00 0710 29 00 0710 30 00 0710 80 51 0710 80 59 0710 80 61 0710 80 69 0710 80 70 0710 80 80 0710 80 85 0710 80 95 0710 90 00 0711 30 00 0711 40 00 0711 51 00 0711 59 00 0711 90 10 0711 90 50 0711 90 80 0711 90 90 0712 20 00 0712 31 00 0712 32 00 0712 33 00 0712 39 00 0712 90 05 0712 90 30 0712 90 50 0712 90 90 0713 50 00 0713 90 0802 21 00 0802 22 00 0802 31 00 0802 32 00 0802 40 00 0802 90 85 0806 20 0807 11 00 0807 19 00 0808 20 90 0809 40 90 0810 10 0810 40 30 0810 40 50 0810 40 90 0810 60 00 0810 90 95 0811 90 0812 10 00 0812 90 10 0812 90 20 0812 90 40 0812 90 50 0812 90 60 0812 90 99 0813 10 00 0813 20 00 0813 30 00 0813 40 10 0813 40 30 0813 40 95 0813 50 12 0813 50 15 0813 50 19 0813 50 39 0813 50 91 0813 50 99 0814 00 00 0901 12 00 0901 21 00 0901 22 00 0901 90 90 0902 10 00 0904 12 00 0904 20 10 0904 20 90 0907 00 00 0910 40 13 0910 40 19 0910 40 90 0910 91 90 0910 99 99 1001 90 10 1008 10 00 1008 20 00 1105 1106 10 00 1106 30 1108 20 00 1208 10 00 1209 1211 90 30 1212 10 10 1212 10 99 1214 90 10 1302 19 05 1501 00 90 1503 00 19 1503 00 90 1504 10 10 1504 10 99 1504 20 10 1504 30 10 1508 10 90 1508 90 1511 10 90 1511 90 1513 1515 19 1515 21 1515 29 1515 30 90 1515 50 1515 90 1516 20 95 1516 20 96 1516 20 98 1518 00 31 1518 00 39 1522 00 91 1601 00 10 1602 10 00 1602 20 1602 31 1602 32 19 1602 32 30 1602 32 90 1602 39 29 1602 39 40 1602 39 80 1602 41 90 1602 42 90 1602 49 90 1602 50 31 1602 50 39 1602 50 80 1602 90 10 1602 90 31 1602 90 41 1602 90 69 1602 90 98 1603 00 10 2001 10 00 2001 90 20 2001 90 50 2001 90 70 2001 90 75 2001 90 85 2001 90 93 2001 90 96 2003 2004 10 10 2004 10 99 2004 90 30 2004 90 50 2004 90 91 2004 90 98 2005 10 00 2005 20 20 2005 20 80 2005 40 00 2005 51 00 2005 59 00 2005 60 00 2005 90 2006 00 99 2007 10 99 2007 99 10 2007 99 91 2007 99 98 2008 40 11 2008 40 21 2008 40 29 2008 40 39 2008 40 51 2008 40 59 2008 40 71 2008 40 79 2008 40 91 2008 40 99 2008 50 11 2008 50 31 2008 50 39 2008 50 59 2008 50 61 2008 50 69 2008 50 71 2008 50 79 2008 50 92 2008 50 94 2008 50 99 2008 60 11 2008 60 31 2008 60 39 2008 60 51 2008 60 59 2008 60 61 2008 60 69 2008 60 71 2008 60 79 2008 60 91 2008 60 99 2008 80 2008 99 28 2008 99 37 2008 99 40 2008 99 45 2008 99 49 2008 99 55 2008 99 68 2008 99 72 2008 99 78 2008 99 99 2009 50 2009 71 2009 79 19 2009 79 30 2009 79 93 2009 79 99 2009 80 19 2009 80 38 2009 80 69 2009 80 95 2009 80 96 2009 80 97 2009 80 99 2009 90 19 2009 90 29 2009 90 39 2302 50 00 2306 90 19 2308 00 90 2309 10 51 2309 10 90 2309 90 10 2309 90 31 2309 90 41 2309 90 51 2309 90 91 (1) As defined in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1832/2002 of 1 August 2002, amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 290, 28.10.2002, p. 1). ANNEX A(b) Imports into the Community of the following products originating in Poland shall be subject to the concessions set out below (MFN = Most Favoured Nation duty) >TABLE> Appendix to Annex A(b) Minimum import price arrangement for certain soft fruit for processing 1. Minimum import prices are fixed as follows for the following products for processing originating in Poland: >TABLE> 2. The minimum import prices, as set out in point 1, will be respected on a consignment by consignment basis. In the case of a customs declaration value being lower than the minimum import price, a countervailing duty will be charged equal to the difference between the minimum import price and the customs declaration value. 3. If the import prices of a given product covered by this Appendix show a trend suggesting that the prices could go below the level of the minimum import prices in the immediate future, the European Commission will inform the Polish authorities in order to enable them to correct the situation. 4. At the request of either the Community or Poland, the Association Committee shall examine the functioning of the system or the revision of the level of the minimum import prices. If appropriate, the Association Committee shall take the necessary decisions. 5. To encourage and promote the development of trade and for the mutual benefit of all parties concerned, a consultation meeting will be organised three months before the beginning of each marketing year in the European Community. This consultation meeting will take place between the European Commission and the interested European producers' organisations for the products concerned, of the one part, and the authorities', producers' and exporters' organisations of all the associated exporting countries, of the other part. During this consultation meeting, the market situation for soft fruit including, in particular, forecasts for production, stock situation, price evolution and possible market development, as well as possibilities to adapt supply to demand, will be discussed. ANNEX B(a) Customs duties on imports applicable in Poland to products originating in the Community and listed below shall be abolished PCN Code(1)(1) 0101 10 90 0 0101 90 11 0 0101 90 19 0 0101 90 30 0 0101 90 90 0 0102 90 90 0 0103 91 90 0 0103 92 90 0 0106 19 10 1 0106 19 10 9 0106 39 10 0 0203 11 90 0 0203 12 90 0 0203 19 90 0 0203 21 90 0 0203 22 90 0 0203 29 90 0 0205 00 0208 0210 91 00 0 0210 92 00 0 0210 93 00 0 0210 99 10 0 0210 99 31 0 0210 99 39 0 0210 99 71 0 0210 99 79 0 0407 00 90 0 0408 91 20 0 0408 99 20 0 0410 00 00 0 0511 0601 0602 0604 0701 90 10 0 0703 10 90 0 0703 90 00 0 0705 19 00 0 0705 21 00 0 0705 29 00 0 0708 10 00 0 0708 90 00 0 0709 10 00 0 0709 20 00 0 0709 30 00 0 0709 52 00 0 0709 59 10 0 0709 59 30 0 0709 59 90 0 0709 60 0709 90 31 0 0709 90 40 0 0709 90 50 0 0710 80 10 0 0710 80 59 0 0711 20 10 0 0711 20 90 0 0711 30 00 0 0711 59 00 1 0711 59 00 9 0711 90 10 0 0711 90 50 0 0711 90 80 0 0712 90 11 0 0713 0714 20 0714 90 90 0 0801 0802 0803 00 0804 0805 0806 10 10 1 0806 10 10 3 0806 10 10 5 0806 10 10 7 0806 10 10 9 0806 10 90 0 0806 20 0807 0808 20 90 0 0809 10 00 0 0809 30 10 0 0809 30 90 0 0810 40 0810 50 00 0 0810 60 00 0 0810 90 30 0 0810 90 40 0 0810 90 95 0 0811 90 70 0 0811 90 85 0 0812 10 00 0 0812 90 10 0 0812 90 20 0 0812 90 30 0 0812 90 40 0 0812 90 50 0 0812 90 60 0 0812 90 70 0 0812 90 99 1 0812 90 99 9 0813 10 00 0 0813 40 10 0 0813 40 30 0 0813 40 50 0 0813 40 60 0 0813 40 70 0 0813 40 95 0 0813 50 0814 00 00 0 0901 11 00 0 0901 12 00 0 0901 21 00 0 0901 22 00 0 0901 90 10 0 0901 90 90 0 0902 0904 0905 00 00 0 0906 0907 00 00 0 0908 0909 0910 1001 10 00 0 1005 10 11 0 1005 10 13 0 1005 10 15 0 1005 10 19 0 1007 00 10 0 1008 20 00 0 1008 30 00 0 1008 90 90 0 1102 90 90 0 1103 19 90 0 1103 20 90 0 1106 10 00 0 1106 30 10 0 1106 30 90 0 1201 00 1203 00 00 0 1204 00 1206 00 1207 10 1207 20 1207 30 10 0 1207 40 1207 50 1207 60 1207 99 1208 1209 21 00 0 1209 22 1209 29 60 0 1209 30 00 0 1209 91 1209 99 1211 1212 10 1212 30 00 0 1212 99 80 0 1213 00 00 0 1214 1301 1302 11 00 0 1302 19 05 0 1302 19 98 1 1302 19 98 9 1302 32 90 0 1302 39 00 0 1501 00 11 0 1502 00 1503 00 1508 1509 1510 00 1511 1513 1515 19 1515 21 1515 29 1515 30 1515 40 00 0 1515 50 1515 90 1516 20 95 0 1516 20 96 0 1516 20 98 0 1518 00 31 0 1518 00 39 0 1522 00 91 0 1522 00 99 0 1602 31 1603 00 10 0 1603 00 80 0 1801 00 00 0 1802 00 00 0 2001 90 10 0 2001 90 20 0 2001 90 65 0 2001 90 75 0 2001 90 85 0 2003 20 00 0 2004 90 30 0 2005 60 00 0 2005 70 2005 90 10 0 2005 90 30 0 2005 90 50 0 2006 00 10 0 2007 91 90 0 2007 99 93 0 2008 11 92 0 2008 11 94 0 2008 11 96 0 2008 11 98 0 2008 19 11 0 2008 19 13 0 2008 19 19 0 2008 19 51 0 2008 19 59 0 2008 19 93 0 2008 19 95 0 2008 19 99 0 2008 99 41 0 2008 99 51 0 2009 11 19 0 2009 11 99 0 2009 12 00 0 2009 19 19 0 2009 19 98 0 2009 21 00 0 2009 29 19 0 2009 29 99 0 2009 31 19 0 2009 31 51 0 2009 31 59 0 2009 31 91 0 2009 31 99 0 2009 39 19 0 2009 39 39 0 2009 39 55 0 2009 39 59 0 2009 39 95 0 2009 39 99 0 2009 41 91 0 2009 41 99 0 2009 49 19 0 2009 49 93 0 2009 49 99 0 2009 61 10 0 2009 61 90 0 2009 69 11 0 2009 69 19 0 2009 69 51 0 2009 69 59 0 2009 69 90 0 2301 2302 50 00 0 2303 10 19 0 2303 10 90 0 2303 20 2303 30 00 0 2304 00 00 0 2305 00 00 0 2306 2307 00 11 0 2307 00 90 0 2308 00 11 0 2308 00 40 0 2308 00 90 0 2309 10 11 0 2309 10 31 0 2309 10 51 0 2309 10 90 0 2309 90 10 0 2309 90 31 9 2309 90 41 9 2309 90 51 9 (1) As defined by the Polish Customs Tariff - Annex to Council of Ministers Regulation of 17 December 2002 (Dz.U. No. 226 item 1885, 23 December 2002). ANNEX B(b) Imports into Poland of the following products originating in the Community shall be subject to the concessions set out below (MFN = Most favoured nation duty) >TABLE>