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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 Czech Republic, 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 Czech Republic, 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 Czech Republic, of the other part, to take account of the outcome of negotiations between the parties on new mutual agricultural concessions
OJ L 107, 30.4.2003, p. 17–34
(ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)
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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 Czech Republic, of the other part, to take account of the outcome of negotiations between the parties on new mutual agricultural concessions
Official Journal L 107 , 30/04/2003 P. 0017 - 0034
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 Czech Republic, 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 CZECH REPUBLIC, 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 Czech Republic, of the other part (hereinafter referred to as "the Europe Agreement" was signed in Luxembourg on 4 October 1993 and entered into force on 1 February 1995(1). (2) Article 21(5) of the Europe Agreement provides that the Community and the Czech Republic shall 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 4 May 2000 and 6 June 2002. (5) From the one side, the Council decided, by virtue of Council Regulation (EC) No 2433/2000 of 17 October 2000 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for an adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreement with the Czech Republic(3), to apply on a provisional basis, as from 1 July 2000, the Community concessions resulting from the 2000 round of negotiations and from the other side the Government of the Czech Republic took legislative provisions to apply, as from the same date, the equivalent Czech concessions. (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 the Czech Republic as set out in Annexes A(a) and A(b) to this Protocol and the arrangements for import into the Czech Republic applicable to certain agricultural products originating in the Community as set out in Annexes B(a) and B(b) to this Protocol shall replace those set out in Annexes XI and XII as referred to in Article 21(2) and (4), as amended, of the Europe Agreement. The agreement between the Community and the Czech Republic on reciprocal preferential trade concessions for certain wines, set out in Annex C, shall form an integral part of this Protocol. Article 2 This Protocol shall form an integral part of the Europe Agreement. The Annexes to this Protocol shall form an integral part thereof. Article 3 This Protocol shall be approved by the Community and the Czech Republic in accordance with their corresponding 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 abovementioned procedures. Article 4 Subject to completion of the procedures provided for in Article 3, this Protocol shall enter into force on 1 January 2003. Should these procedures not be completed in time, it shall enter into force on the first day of the first month following the Contracting Parties' notification of the accomplishment of the procedures. Article 5 This Protocol shall be drawn up in duplicate in the Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish and Czech languages, each of these texts being equally authentic. Hecho en Bruselas, el veintitrés de abril del dos mil tres./Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den treogtyvende april to tusind og tre./Geschehen zu Brüssel am dreiundzwanzigsten April zweitausendunddrei./Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις είκοσι τρεις Απριλίου δύο χιλιάδες τρία./Done at Brussels on the twenty-third day of April in the year two thousand and three./Fait à Bruxelles, le vingt-trois avril deux mille trois./Fatto a Bruxelles, addì ventitré aprile duemilatre./Gedaan te Brussel, de drieëntwintigste april tweeduizenddrie./Feito em Bruxelas, em vinte e três de Abril de dois mil e três./Tehty Brysselissä kahdentenakymmenentenäkolmantena päivänä huhtikuuta vuonna kaksituhattakolme./Som skedde i Bryssel den tjugotredje april tjugohundratre./Dáno v Bruselu dne dvacátého tretího dubna roku dva tisíce tri. 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_2003107EN.001901.TIF"> za Ceskou republiku >PIC FILE= "L_2003107EN.001902.TIF"> (1) OJ L 360, 31.12.1994, p. 2. (2) OJ L 341, 16.12.1998, p. 3. (3) OJ L 280, 4.11.2000, p. 1. ANNEX A(a) Custom duties on imports applicable in the Community to products originating in the Czech Republic and listed below shall be abolished CN code(1) 0101 10 90 0101 90 30 0101 90 90 0104 20 10 0105 19 0106 19 10 0106 39 10 0205 00 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 99 31 0307 91 00 0407 00 0409 00 00 0410 00 00 0601 0602 0603 10 30 0603 90 00 0604 0701 10 00 0703 10 11 0703 10 90 0703 20 00 0704 90 10 0705 19 00 0705 21 00 0705 29 00 0708 10 00 0708 90 00 0709 10 00 0709 20 00 0709 30 00 0709 40 00 0709 51 00 0709 52 00 0709 59 0709 60 10 0709 60 99 0709 90 10 0709 90 20 0709 90 40 0709 90 50 0709 90 60 0709 90 90 0710 10 00 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 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 12 90 0802 21 00 0802 22 00 0802 31 00 0802 32 00 0802 40 00 0802 90 85 0805 10 80 0805 50 90 0806 20 0807 11 00 0807 19 00 0808 10 10 0808 20 90 0809 40 90 0810 20 90 0810 30 90 0810 40 0810 60 00 0810 90 95 0811 10 19 0811 20 59 0811 20 90 0811 90 31 0811 90 39 0811 90 50 0811 90 70 0811 90 75 0811 90 80 0811 90 95 0812 10 00 0812 90 10 0812 90 20 0812 90 40 0812 90 50 0812 90 60 0812 90 70 0812 90 99 0813 10 00 0813 20 00 0813 30 00 0813 40 10 0813 40 30 0813 40 95 0813 50 15 0813 50 19 0813 50 31 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 0905 00 00 0907 00 00 0910 40 13 0910 40 19 0910 40 90 0910 91 90 0910 99 99 1105 20 00 1106 10 00 1106 30 1208 10 00 1209 10 00 1209 21 00 1209 23 80 1209 29 50 1209 29 60 1209 29 80 1209 30 00 1209 91 1209 99 91 1209 99 99 1210 1211 90 30 1212 10 10 1212 10 99 1214 90 10 1302 19 05 1502 00 90 1503 00 19 1503 00 90 1511 10 90 1511 90 19 1511 90 91 1511 90 99 1512 11 91 1512 19 91 1513 29 19 1513 29 91 1513 29 99 1515 11 00 1515 19 1515 21 1515 29 1515 90 59 1518 00 31 1518 00 39 1603 00 10 1605 90 30 1703 2001 90 20 2001 90 50 2001 90 70 2001 90 75 2001 90 85 2001 90 91 2002 2003 2005 90 10 2005 90 50 2006 00 91 2006 00 99 2007 91 90 2007 99 10 2008 11 92 2008 11 94 2008 11 96 2008 11 98 2008 19 19 2008 19 93 2008 19 95 2008 19 99 2008 20 19 2008 20 39 2008 20 51 2008 20 59 2008 20 71 2008 20 79 2008 20 91 2008 20 99 2008 30 11 2008 30 31 2008 30 39 2008 30 51 2008 30 55 2008 30 59 2008 30 71 2008 30 75 2008 30 79 2008 30 90 2008 92 72 2009 31 11 2009 39 31 2009 41 10 2009 49 30 2009 50 2009 71 2009 79 19 2009 79 30 2009 79 93 2009 79 99 2009 80 19 2009 80 36 2009 80 38 2009 80 50 2009 80 63 2009 80 69 2009 80 71 2009 80 73 2009 80 79 2009 80 88 2009 80 89 2009 80 95 2009 80 96 2009 80 97 2009 80 99 2009 90 19 2009 90 29 2009 90 39 2009 90 41 2009 90 49 2009 90 51 2009 90 59 2009 90 73 2009 90 79 2009 90 95 2009 90 96 2009 90 97 2009 90 98 2302 50 00 2306 90 19 2308 00 90 (1) As defined in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2031/2001 of 6 August 2001 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 279, 23.10.2001). ANNEX A(b) Imports into the Community of the following products originating in the Czech Republic shall be subject to the concessions set out below (MFN = most-favoured-nation duty) >TABLE> ANNEX 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 the Czech Republic: >TABLE> 2. The minimum import prices, as set out in Article 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 Annex 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 Czech authorities in order to enable them to correct the situation. 4. At the request of either the Community or the Czech Republic, 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 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) Custom duties on imports applicable in the Czech Republic to products originating in the Community and listed below shall be abolished Czech customs code(1) 0101 90 11 0105 19 20 0105 19 90 0206 10 10 0206 10 91 0206 10 99 0206 21 00 0206 22 00 0206 29 10 0206 29 99 0206 30 20 0206 30 30 0206 30 80 0206 41 20 0206 41 80 0206 49 20 0206 49 80 0206 80 10 0206 80 91 0206 80 99 0206 90 10 0206 90 91 0206 90 99 0407 00 11 0407 00 19 0407 00 30 0407 00 90 0409 00 00 0410 00 00 0601 20 10 0601 20 30 0601 20 90 0602 10 10 0602 10 90 0602 20 10 0602 20 90 0602 30 00 0602 40 10 0602 40 90 0602 90 10 0602 90 30 0602 90 91 0602 90 99 0603 90 00 0604 10 90 0604 91 21 0604 91 29 0604 91 41 0604 91 49 0604 91 90 0604 99 10 0604 99 90 0701 10 00 0703 10 11 0703 10 90 0703 20 00 0704 90 10 0705 19 00 0705 21 00 0705 29 00 0708 10 00 0708 90 00 0709 51 00 0709 60 10 0709 60 99 0709 90 10 0709 90 60 0709 90 90 0710 80 59 0710 80 70 0710 80 95 0710 90 00 0711 40 00 0711 90 10 0711 90 50 0711 90 80 0712 20 00 0712 90 05 0712 90 11 0712 90 30 0712 90 50 0712 90 90 0713 10 10 0713 10 90 0713 40 00 0806 20 0807 11 00 0807 19 00 0808 10 10 0808 20 90 0809 10 0809 20 05 0809 20 95 0809 30 0809 40 05 0810 20 10 0810 20 90 0810 30 10 0810 30 30 0810 30 90 0810 40 10 0810 40 30 0810 40 50 0810 40 90 0811 10 19 0811 10 90 0811 20 19 0811 20 31 0811 20 39 0811 20 51 0811 20 59 0811 20 90 0811 90 31 0811 90 39 0811 90 50 0811 90 70 0811 90 75 0811 90 80 0811 90 85 0811 90 95 0812 10 00 0812 90 10 0812 90 40 0812 90 50 0812 90 60 0812 90 70 0812 90 99 0813 0901 11 00 0901 12 00 0901 21 00 0901 22 00 0901 90 10 0901 90 90 0904 20 10 0904 20 30 0904 20 90 0909 30 00 0909 40 00 1001 10 00 1105 20 00 1204 00 90 1206 00 10 1207 50 10 1207 50 90 1207 91 10 1207 91 90 1209 10 00 1209 21 00 1209 22 10 1209 22 80 1209 23 11 1209 23 15 1209 23 80 1209 24 00 1209 25 10 1209 25 90 1209 26 00 1209 29 10 1209 29 50 1209 29 60 1209 29 80 1210 10 00 1210 20 10 1210 20 90 1302 19 05 1502 00 10 1502 00 90 1503 00 1511 90 19 1511 90 91 1511 90 99 1512 11 91 1512 19 91 1513 19 11 1513 29 19 1513 29 91 1513 29 99 1515 11 00 1515 19 10 1515 19 90 1515 21 10 1515 21 90 1515 29 10 1515 29 90 1515 90 59 1518 00 31 1518 00 39 1703 10 00 1703 90 00 2001 90 20 2001 90 50 2001 90 65 2001 90 70 2001 90 75 2001 90 85 2001 90 91 2002 10 10 2002 10 90 2002 90 11 2002 90 19 2002 90 31 2002 90 39 2002 90 91 2002 90 99 2005 60 00 2005 90 10 2005 90 60 2005 90 70 2005 90 80 2006 00 91 2006 00 99 2007 99 10 2008 20 19 2008 20 39 2008 20 51 2008 20 59 2008 20 71 2008 20 79 2008 20 91 2008 20 99 2008 30 11 2008 30 31 2008 30 39 2008 30 51 2008 30 55 2008 30 59 2008 30 71 2008 30 75 2008 30 79 2008 30 90 2008 50 2008 70 2008 92 72 2008 99 41 2008 99 51 2009 50 10 2009 50 90 2009 61 2009 71 2009 79 19 2009 79 30 2009 79 93 2009 79 99 2009 80 19 2009 80 36 2009 80 38 2009 80 50 2009 80 63 2009 80 69 2009 80 71 2009 80 73 2009 80 79 2009 80 88 2009 80 89 2009 80 96 2009 80 97 2009 80 99 2009 90 19 2009 90 29 2009 90 39 2009 90 51 2009 90 59 2009 90 95 2009 90 96 2009 90 97 2009 90 98 (1) As defined in Decree of the Government of the Czech Republic No 480/2001 on the Customs Tariff of the Czech Republic. ANNEX B(b) Imports into the Czech Republic of the following products originating in the Community shall be subject to the concessions set out below >TABLE> ANNEX TO ANNEX B(b) >PIC FILE= "L_2003107EN.003102.TIF"> >PIC FILE= "L_2003107EN.003201.TIF"> ANNEX C AGREEMENT between the European Community and the Czech Republic on reciprocal preferential trade concessions for certain wines 1. Imports into the Community of the following products originating in the Czech Republic shall be subject to the concessions set out below: >TABLE> 2. The Community shall grant a preferential zero duty within tariff quotas as mentioned under point 1, subject to the condition that no export subsidies shall be paid for exports of these quantities by the Czech Republic. 3. Imports into the Czech Republic of the following products originating in the Community shall be subject to the concessions set out below: >TABLE> 4. The Czech Republic shall grant a preferential zero duty within tariff quotas as mentioned under point 3, subject to the condition that no export subsidies shall be paid for exports of these quantities by the Community. 5. This Agreement shall cover wine (a) which has been produced from fresh grapes wholly produced and harvested in the territory of the Contracting Party in question; and (b) (i) originating in the Community, which has been produced in accordance with the rules governing the oenological practices and processes referred to in Title V of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine(1); (ii) originating in the Czech Republic, which has been produced in accordance with the rules governing the oenological practices and processes in conformity with the Czech law. These oenological rules referred to shall be in conformity with the Community legislation. 6. Imports of wine under the concessions provided in this Agreement will be subject to the presentation of a certificate issued by a mutually recognised official body appearing on the lists drawn up jointly, to the effect that the wine in question complies with point 5(b). 7. The Contracting Parties shall examine the opportunities for granting each other further concessions taking into account the development of wine trade between the Contracting Parties. 8. The Contracting Parties shall ensure that the benefits granted reciprocally are not called into question by other measures. 9. Consultations are to take place at the request of either Contracting Party on any problem relating to the way this Agreement operates. 10. This Agreement shall apply, on the one hand, in the territories in which the Treaty establishing the European Community is applied and under the conditions laid down in that Treaty and, on the other hand, in the territory of the Czech Republic. (1) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1; Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2585/2001 (OJ L 345, 29.12.2001, p. 10).