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2005/431/EC, Euratom: Council and Commission Decision of 25 April 2005 on the conclusion of the Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Romania, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union
2005/431/EC, Euratom: Council and Commission Decision of 25 April 2005 on the conclusion of the Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Romania, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union
2005/431/EC, Euratom: Council and Commission Decision of 25 April 2005 on the conclusion of the Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Romania, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union
OJ L 155, 17.6.2005, p. 26–29
(ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)
OJ L 164M, 16.6.2006, p. 156–159
(MT)
In force
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2005/431/oj
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17.6.2005 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
L 155/26 |
COUNCIL AND COMMISSION DECISION
of 25 April 2005
on the conclusion of the Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Romania, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union
(2005/431/EC, Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 310 in conjunction with the second sentence of Article 300(2), first subparagraph and the second subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,
Having regard to the Treaty concerning the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic (hereinafter referred to as the ‘new Member States’) to the European Union, and in particular Article 6(2) of the Act concerning the conditions of accession annexed to that Treaty,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas:
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(1) |
The Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Romania, of the other part (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Europe Agreement’) (2), was signed in Brussels on 1 February 1993 and entered into force on 1 February 1995. |
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(2) |
The Treaty concerning the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Treaty of Accession’), was signed in Athens on 16 April 2003 and entered into force on 1 May 2004. |
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An Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement is necessary to take account of the accession of the 10 new Member States. |
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(4) |
Consultations on this Additional Protocol have taken place in accordance with Article 28(2) of the Europe Agreement, so as to ensure that account is taken of the mutual interests of the Community and Romania. |
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(5) |
The measures necessary for the implementation of this Decision should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (3). |
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The Additional Protocol should therefore be approved, |
HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Romania, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union, is hereby approved.
The text of the Additional Protocol is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The Commission shall adopt detailed rules for the implementation of the Additional Protocol in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 4(2).
Article 3
1. The order numbers as attributed to the tariff quotas in the Annex to this Decision may be changed by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 4(2). Tariff quotas with an order number above 09.5100 shall be administered by the Commission in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and 308c of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (4).
2. Quantities of goods subject to tariff quotas and released for free circulation as from 1 July 2004 under the concessions provided for in Annex A(b) to the Protocol approved under Decision 2003/18/EC (5) shall be fully counted against the quantities provided for in the fourth column in Annex A(b) to the Additional Protocol attached to this Decision, except for quantities for which import licences were issued before 1 July 2004.
Article 4
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Management Committee for Sugar as set up in Article 42 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (6) or, where appropriate, by the committee instituted by the relevant provisions of the other Regulations on the common organisation of agricultural markets.
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Council Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.
The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Council Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at one month.
3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.
Article 5
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person empowered to sign the Additional Protocol on behalf of the European Community.
Article 6
The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the European Community and its Member States, give the notification provided for in Article 9 of the Additional Protocol. The President of the Commission shall give such notification on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community.
Done at Luxembourg, 25 April 2005.
For the Council
The President
J. ASSELBORN
For the Commission
The President
J. M. BARROSO
(1) Assent delivered on 22 February 2005 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
(2) OJ L 357, 31.12.1994, p. 2, as amended.
(3) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.
(4) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2286/2003 (OJ L 343, 31.12.2003, p. 1).
(5) Council Decision 2003/18/EC of 19 December 2002 concerning the conclusion of a 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 Romania, of the other part, to take account of the outcome of negotiations between the Parties on new mutual agricultural concessions (OJ L 8, 14.1.2003, p. 18).
ANNEX
Order numbers for EU tariff quotas for products originating in Romania
(as referred to in Article 3)
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Quota Order No |
CN code |
Description |
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09.4769 |
0102 90 05 0102 90 21 0102 90 29 0102 90 41 0102 90 49 0102 90 51 0102 90 59 0102 90 61 0102 90 71 |
Live bovine animals |
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09.4753 |
0201 0202 |
Meat of bovines, fresh, chilled or frozen |
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09.4756 |
ex 0203 0210 11 0210 12 0210 19 |
Meat of domestic swine, fresh, chilled or frozen |
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09.4765 |
0206 10 95 |
Fresh or chilled edible bovine thick and thin skirt |
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0206 29 91 |
Frozen edible bovine thick and thin skirt |
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0210 20 |
Meat of bovine animals, salted, in brine, dried or smoked |
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0210 99 51 |
Thick and thin skirt of bovine animals |
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09.5855 |
0207 |
Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading 0105 |
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09.4771 |
0402 10 19 0402 21 11 0402 21 19 0402 21 91 |
Milk and cream, in powder or other solid forms |
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09.4772 |
0403 10 11 to 0403 10 39 |
Yoghurt, not flavoured nor containing added fruits, nuts or cocoa |
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0403 90 11 to 0403 90 69 |
Other, not flavoured nor containing added fruits, nuts or cocoa |
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09.4758 |
0406 |
Cheese and curd |
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09.5835 |
0407 00 11 0407 00 19 0407 00 30 |
Birds eggs in shell |
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0408 |
Birds eggs not in shell |
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09.6101 |
0702 00 00 |
Tomatoes |
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09.5837 |
0707 00 05 |
Cucumbers
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09.5839 |
0707 00 05 |
Cucumbers
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09.4726 |
0711 51 00 2003 10 20 2003 10 30 |
Mushroom of the genus Agaricus |
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09.6119 |
0808 10 20 0808 10 50 0808 10 90 |
Apples, other than cider apples |
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09.4766 |
1001 |
Wheat and meslin |
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09.5841 |
1003 00 |
Barley |
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1102 90 10 |
Barley flour |
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1103 19 30 |
Barley groats and meal |
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1103 20 20 |
Barley pellets |
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09.5843 |
1004 00 00 |
Oats |
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1102 90 30 |
Oats flour |
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1103 19 40 |
Groats and meal of oats |
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1103 20 30 |
Pellets of oats |
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09.5871 |
1005 10 90 |
Maize seed, other than hybrid seed |
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09.4767 |
1005 90 00 |
Maize, other than seed |
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09.5872 |
1101 |
Wheat and meslin flour |
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1103 11 |
Wheat groats and meal |
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1103 20 60 |
Wheat pellets |
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09.5873 |
1107 |
Malt |
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09.6139 |
1602 31 1602 32 1602 39 |
Prepared or preserved meat of poultry |
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09.4752 |
1602 41 10 1602 42 10 1602 49 11 1602 49 13 1602 49 15 1602 49 19 1602 49 30 1602 49 50 |
Preserved meat of domestic swine |
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09.4768 |
1602 50 |
Prepared or preserved meat or offal of bovine animals |
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09.5844 |
1701 |
Sugar |
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1702 |
Other sugars |
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09.5545 |
2003 10 20 2003 10 30 |
Mushrooms of the genus Agaricus |
ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL
to the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Romania, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union
THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM,
THE CZECH REPUBLIC,
THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK,
THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,
THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA,
THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC,
THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN,
THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,
IRELAND,
THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,
THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS,
THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA,
THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA,
THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG,
THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY,
THE REPUBLIC OF MALTA,
THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS,
THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA,
THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND,
THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC,
THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA,
THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC,
THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND,
THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN,
THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND,
Contracting Parties to the Treaty establishing the European Community and the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, hereinafter referred to as ‘Member States’ represented by the Council of the European Union, and
the EUROPEAN COMMUNITY and the EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Community’ represented by the Council of the European Union and the Commission of the European Communities,
of the one part, and
ROMANIA,
of the other part,
HAVING REGARD TO the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union and thereby to the Community on 1 May 2004;
HAVING REGARD TO the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Romania, of the other part (hereinafter referred to as the Europe Agreement), which was signed in Brussels on 1 February 1993 and entered into force on 1 February 1995;
HAVING REGARD TO the Treaty concerning the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union (hereinafter referred to as the Treaty of Accession), signed in Athens on 16 April 2003 and entered into force on 1 May 2004;
CONSIDERING THAT, pursuant to Article 6(2) of the Act annexed to the Treaty of Accession, the accession of the new Contracting Parties to the Europe Agreement has been agreed by the conclusion of a Protocol to the Europe Agreement,
HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I
CONTRACTING PARTIES
Article 1
The Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic (hereinafter referred to as ‘the new Member States’) shall be Parties to the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Romania, of the other part, signed in Brussels on 1 February 1993 and entered into force on 1 February 1995 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Europe Agreement’) and shall respectively adopt and take note, in the same manner as the other Member States of the Community, of the texts of the Europe Agreement, as well as of the Agreements in the form of an Exchange of Letters, the Joint Declarations, and the Unilateral Declarations annexed to the Final Act signed on the same date.
EXPIRY OF THE ECSC TREATY
Article 2
To take account of recent institutional developments within the European Union, the Parties agree that, following expiry of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), existing provisions in the Europe Agreement referring to the European Coal and Steel Community shall be deemed to refer to the European Community, which has taken over all rights and obligations contracted by the European Coal and Steel Community.
SECTION II
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
Article 3
Basic agricultural products
The arrangements for import into the Community applicable to certain agricultural products originating in Romania as set out in Annexes A(a) and A(b) and the arrangements for import into Romania 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 the Europe Agreement, as amended by the 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 Romania, of the other part, to take account of the outcome of negotiations between the parties on new mutual agricultural concessions (1).
SECTION III
RULES OF ORIGIN
Article 4
Protocol 4 (2), referred to in Article 35 (Rules of Origin), shall be amended as follows:
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Article 3(1) shall be replaced by the following: ‘1. Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 2(1), products shall be considered as originating in the Community if such products are obtained there, incorporating materials originating in Romania, Switzerland (including Liechtenstein) (1), Iceland, Norway, Bulgaria, Turkey (2), or in the Community in accordance with the provisions of the Protocol on rules of origin annexed to the Agreements between the Community and each of these countries, provided that the working or processing carried out in the Community goes beyond the operations referred to in Article 7. It shall not be necessary that such materials have undergone sufficient working or processing.’; |
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Article 4(1) shall be replaced by the following: ‘1. Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 2(2), products shall be considered as originating in Romania if such products are obtained there, incorporating materials originating in Romania, Switzerland (including Liechtenstein) (3), Iceland, Norway, Bulgaria, Turkey (4), or in the Community in accordance with the provisions of the Protocol on rules of origin annexed to the Agreements between Romania and each of these countries, provided that the working or processing carried out in Romania goes beyond the operations referred to in Article 7. It shall not be necessary that such materials have undergone sufficient working or processing.’; |
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3. |
Article 18(4) shall be replaced by the following: (…) ‘Movement certificates EUR.1 issued retrospectively must be endorsed with one of the following phrases:
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4. |
Article 19(2) shall be replaced by the following: (…) ‘The duplicate issued in this way must be endorsed with one of the following words:
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5. |
Annex IV shall be replaced by the following: (…) ‘Spanish version El exportador de los productos incluidos en el presente documento (autorización aduanera no... (1).) declara que, salvo indicación en sentido contrario, estos productos gozan de un origen preferencial … (2). Czech version Vývozce výrobků uvedených v tomto dokumentu (číslo povolení … (1) prohlašuje, že kromě zřetelně označených, mají tyto výrobky preferenční původ v … (2). Danish version Eksportøren af varer, der er omfattet af nærværende dokument, (toldmyndighedernes tilladelse nr. ... (1)), erklærer, at varerne, medmindre andet tydeligt er angivet, har præferenceoprindelse i ... (2). German version Der Ausführer (Ermächtigter Ausführer; Bewilligungs-Nr. ... (1)) der Waren, auf die sich dieses Handelspapier bezieht, erklärt, dass diese Waren, soweit nicht anders angegeben, präferenzbegünstigte ... (2) Ursprungswaren sind. Estonian version Käesoleva dokumendiga hõlmatud toodete eksportija (Maksu-ja Tolliameti kinnitus nr.... (1)) deklareerib, et need tooted on... (2) sooduspäritoluga, välja arvatud juhul kui on selgelt näidatud teisiti. Greek version Ο εξαγωγέας των προϊόντων που καλύπτονται από το παρόν έγγραφο (άδεια τελωνείου υπ'αριθ.... (1)) δηλώνει ότι, εκτός εάν δηλώνεται σαφώς άλλως, τα προϊόντα αυτά είναι προτιμησιακής καταγωγής... (2). English version The exporter of the products covered by this document (customs authorization No ... (1)) declares that, except where otherwise clearly indicated, these products are of ... (2) preferential origin. French version L'exportateur des produits couverts par le présent document (autorisation douanière no... (1)) déclare que, sauf indication claire du contraire, ces produits ont l'origine préférentielle... (2). Italian version L'esportatore delle merci contemplate nel presente documento (autorizzazione doganale n... (1)) dichiara che, salvo indicazione contraria, le merci sono di origine preferenziale... (2). Latvian version Eksportētājs produktiem, kuri ietverti šajā dokumentā (muitas pilnvara Nr. … (1)), deklarē, ka, iznemot tur, kur ir citādi skaidri noteikts, šiem produktiem ir priekšrocību izcelsme no … (2). Lithuanian version Šiame dokumente išvardintų prekių eksportuotojas (muitinès liudijimo Nr … (1)) deklaruoja, kad, jeigu kitaip nenurodyta, tai yra… (2) preferencinès kilmés prekés. Hungarian version A jelen okmányban szereplő áruk exportőre (vámfelhatalmazási szám: … (1)) kijelentem, hogy eltérő jelzés hianyában az áruk kedvezményes … (2) származásúak. Maltese version L-esportatur tal-prodotti koperti b'dan id-dokument (awtorizzazzjoni tad-dwana nru. …(1)) jiddikjara li, ħlief fejn indikat b'mod ċar li mhux hekk, dawn il-prodotti huma ta' oriġini preferenzjali …(2). Dutch version De exporteur van de goederen waarop dit document van toepassing is (douanevergunning nr... (1)), verklaart dat, behoudens uitdrukkelijke andersluidende vermelding, deze goederen van preferentiële... (2) oorsprong zijn . Polish version Eksporter produktów objętych tym dokumentem (upoważnienie władz celnych nr … (1)) deklaruje, że z wyjątkiem gdzie jest to wyraźnie określone, produkty te mają … (2) preferencyjne pochodzenie. Portuguese version O exportador dos produtos cobertos pelo presente documento (autorização aduaneira no... (1)), declara que, salvo expressamente indicado em contrário, estes produtos são de origem preferencial... (2). Slovenian version Izvoznik blaga, zajetega s tem dokumentom (pooblastilo carinskih organov št. … (1)) izjavlja, da, razen če ni drugače jasno navedeno, ima to blago preferencialno … (2) poreklo. Slovak version Vývozca výrobkov uvedených v tomto dokumente (číslo povolenia … (1)) vyhlasuje, že okrem zreteľne označených, majú tieto výrobky preferenčný pôvod v … (2). Finnish version Tässä asiakirjassa mainittujen tuotteiden viejä (tullin lupa n: o... (1)) ilmoittaa, että nämä tuotteet ovat, ellei toisin ole selvästi merkitty, etuuskohteluun oikeutettuja... (2) alkuperätuotteita . Swedish version Exportören av de varor som omfattas av detta dokument (tullmyndighetens tillstånd nr ... (1)) försäkrar att dessa varor, om inte annat tydligt markerats, har förmånsberättigande ... ursprung (2). Romanian version Exportatorul produselor ce fac obiectul acestui document (autorizaţia vamalā nr. … (1)) declarā cā, exceptând cazul în care în mod expres este indicat altfel, aceste produse sunt de origine preferenţialā … (2).’ (…) |
SECTION IV
ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION
Article 5
The text of Article 86 on monetary policy shall be replaced with the following:
‘At the request of Romanian authorities, the Community shall provide technical assistance designed to support the efforts of Romania towards the gradual approximation of its policies to those of the Economic and Monetary Union. This will include informal exchange of information concerning the principles and the functioning of the Economic and Monetary Union.’.
SECTION V
TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
Article 6
Proof of origin and administrative cooperation (3)
1. Proofs of origin properly issued by either Romania or a new Member State in the framework of preferential agreements applied between them shall be accepted in the respective countries provided that:
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the acquisition of such origin confers preferential tariff treatment on the basis of the preferential tariff measures contained in the Europe Agreement; |
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(b) |
the proof of origin and the transport documents were issued no later than the day before the date of accession; |
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the proof of origin is submitted to the customs authorities within the period of four months from the date of accession. |
Where goods were declared for importation in either Romania or a new Member State, prior to the date of accession, under preferential agreements or autonomous arrangements applied between Romania and that new Member State at that time, proof of origin issued retrospectively under those agreements or arrangements may also be accepted provided that it is submitted to the customs authorities within the period of four months from the date of accession.
2. Romania and the new Member States are authorised to retain the authorisations with which the status of ‘approved exporters’ has been granted in the framework of preferential agreements or autonomous arrangements applied between them, provided that:
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(a) |
such a provision is also provided for in the agreement concluded prior to the date of accession between Romania and the Community; and |
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(b) |
the approved exporter apply the rules of origin in force under that agreement. |
These authorisations shall be replaced no later than one year after the date of accession, by new authorisations issued under the conditions of the Europe Agreement.
3. Requests for subsequent verification of proof of origin issued under the preferential agreements or autonomous arrangements referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 above shall be accepted by the competent customs authorities of either Romania or the Member States for a period of three years after the issue of the proof of origin concerned and may be made by those authorities for a period of three years after acceptance of the proof of origin submitted to those authorities in support of an import declaration.
Article 7
Goods en route or in temporary storage
1. The provisions of the Europe Agreement shall be applied to goods exported from either Romania to one of the new Member States or from one of the new Member States to Romania, which comply with the provisions of Protocol 4 on rules of origin to the Europe Agreement and that on the date of accession are either en route or in temporary storage, in a customs warehouse or in a free zone in Romania or in that new Member State.
2. Preferential treatment shall be granted in such cases, subject to the submission to the customs authorities of the importing country, within four months of the date of accession, of a proof of origin issued retrospectively by the customs authorities of the exporting country.
SECTION VI
GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 8
This Protocol and the Annexes thereto shall form an integral part of the Europe Agreement.
Article 9
1. This Protocol shall be approved by the Community, by the Council of the European Union on behalf of the Member States, and by Romania in accordance with their own procedures.
2. The Parties shall notify each other of the accomplishment of the corresponding procedures referred to in the preceding paragraph. The instruments of approval shall be deposited with the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union.
Article 10
This Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the first month following the date of the deposit of the last notification of the approval by the Contracting Parties.
Article 11
This Protocol is drawn up in duplicate in the Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, and Swedish languages and the Romanian language, each of these texts being equally authentic.
Article 12
The text of the Europe Agreement, including the Annexes and Protocols forming an integral part thereof, and the Final Act together with the declarations annexed thereto shall be drawn up in the Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovak and Slovene languages, and these texts shall be authentic in the same way as the original texts. The Association Council shall approve these texts.
Hecho en Bruselas, el cuatro de mayo del dos mil cinco.
V Bruselu dne čtvrtého května dva tisíce pět.
Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den fjerde maj to tusind og fire.
Geschehen zu Brüssel am vierten Mai zweitausendfünf.
Kahe tuhande viienda aasta maikuu neljandal päeval Brüsselis.
'Εγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις τέσσερις Μαΐου δύο χιλιάδες πέντε.
Done at Brussels on the fourth day of May in the year two thousand and five.
Fait à Bruxelles, le quatre mai deux mille cinq.
Fatto a Bruxelles, addì quattro maggio duemilacinque.
Briselē, divtūkstoš piektā gada ceturtajā maijā.
Priimta du tūkstančiai penktų metų gegužės ketvirtą dieną Briuselyje.
Kelt Brüsszelben, a kettőezer ötödik év május negyedik napján.
Magħmul fi Brussel, fl-erbgħa jum ta' Mejju tas-sena elfejn u ħamsa.
Gedaan te Brussel, de vierde mei tweeduizend vijf.
Sporządzono w Brukseli dnia czwartego maja roku dwutysięcznego piątego.
Feito em Bruxelas, em quatro de Maio de dois mil e cinco.
V Bruslju, četrtega maja leta dva tisoč pet.
V Bruseli dňa štvrtého mája dvetisícpäť.
Tehty Brysselissä neljäntenä päivänä toukokuuta vuonna kaksituhattaviisi.
Som skedde i Bryssel den fjärde maj tjugohundrafem.
Încheiat la Bruxelles, în ziua de patru mai, anul două mii cinci.
Por los Estados miembros
Za členské státy
For medlemsstaterne
Für die Mitgliedstaaten
Liikmesriikide nimel
Για τα κράτη μέλη
For the Member States
Pour les États membres
Per gli Stati membri
Dalībvalstu vārdā
Valstybių narių vardu
A tagállamok részéről
Għall-Istati Membri
Voor de lidstaten
W imieniu Państw Członkowskich
Pelos Estados-Membros
Za členské štáty
Za države članice
Jäsenvaltioiden puolesta
På medlemsstaternas vägnar
Pentru Statele Membre
Por las Comunidades Europeas
Za Evropská společenství
For De Europæiske Fællesskaber
Für die Europäischen Gemeinschaften
Euroopa ühenduste nimel
Για τις Ευρωπαϊκές Κοινότητες
For the European Communities
Pour les Communautés européennes
Per le Comunità europee
Eiropas Kopienu vārdā
Europos Bendrijų vardu
Az Európai Közösségek részéről
Għall-Komunitajiet Ewropej
Voor de Europese Gemeenschappen
W imieniu Wspólnot Europejskich
Pelas Comunidades Europeias
Za Európske spoločenstvá
Za Evropske skupnosti
Euroopan yhteisöjen puolesta
På europeiska gemenskapernas vägnar
Pentru Comunităţile Europene
Por Rumanía
Za Rumunsko
For Rumænien
Für Rumänien
Rumeenia nimel
Για τη Ρουμανία
For Romania
Pour la Roumanie
Per la Romania
Rumānijas vārdā
Rumunijos vardu
Románia részéről
Għar-Rumanija
Voor Roemenië
W imieniu Rumunii
Pela Roménia
Za Rumunsko
Za Romunijo
Romanian puolesta
För Rumänien
Pentru România
(2) Protocol 4 of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Romania, of the other part (OJ L 357, 31.12.1994, p. 2), as last amended by Decision No 2/2001 of the EU-Romania Association Council of 25 September 2003.
(3) Referred to in the Act of Accession, Annex IV(5), paragraphs 3 to 5.
ANNEX A(a)
Custom duties on imports applicable in the Community to products originating in Romania and listed below shall be abolished — CN codes (1)
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0101 |
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0103 |
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0104 10 30 |
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0104 10 80 |
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0104 20 |
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0105 |
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0106 19 10 |
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0106 39 10 |
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0204 |
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0205 |
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0206 80 91 |
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0206 90 91 |
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0208 |
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0209 00 |
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0210 91 00 |
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0210 92 00 |
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0210 93 00 |
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0210 99 10 |
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0210 99 21 |
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0210 99 29 |
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0210 99 31 |
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0210 99 39 |
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0210 99 41 |
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0210 99 49 |
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0210 99 59 |
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0210 99 60 |
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0210 99 79 |
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0210 99 80 |
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0210 99 90 |
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0407 00 90 |
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0409 00 00 |
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0410 00 00 |
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06 |
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0701 |
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0703 |
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0704 20 00 |
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0704 90 |
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0705 |
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0706 |
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0707 00 90 |
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0708 |
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0709 20 00 |
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0709 40 00 |
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0709 51 00 |
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0709 52 00 |
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0709 59 |
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0709 60 10 |
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0709 60 99 |
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0709 70 00 |
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0709 90 10 |
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0709 90 20 |
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0709 90 31 |
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0709 90 39 |
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0709 90 40 |
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0709 90 50 |
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0709 90 60 |
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0710 10 00 |
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0710 21 00 |
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0710 22 00 |
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0710 29 00 |
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0710 30 00 |
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0710 80 |
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0710 90 00 |
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0711 20 |
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0711 30 00 |
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0711 40 00 |
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0711 59 00 |
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0711 90 10 |
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0711 90 50 |
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0711 90 80 |
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0711 90 90 |
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0712 20 00 |
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0712 31 00 |
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0712 32 00 |
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0712 33 00 |
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0712 39 00 |
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0712 90 05 |
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0712 90 19 |
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0712 90 30 |
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0712 90 50 |
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0713 50 00 |
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0713 90 00 |
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0714 |
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0802 |
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0803 00 |
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0804 10 00 |
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0804 20 |
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0804 30 00 |
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0804 40 00 |
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0805 10 50 |
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0805 10 80 |
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0805 50 90 |
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0805 90 00 |
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0806 10 90 |
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0806 20 |
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0807 19 00 |
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0808 10 10 |
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0808 20 10 |
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0808 20 90 |
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0809 40 90 |
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0810 |
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0811 |
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0812 10 00 |
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0812 90 |
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0813 |
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0814 00 00 |
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1006 10 10 |
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1007 00 |
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1008 10 00 (2) |
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1008 20 00 (2) |
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1008 90 (2) |
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1102 90 90 (2) |
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1103 19 90 (2) |
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1103 20 90 (2) |
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1104 |
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1105 |
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1106 |
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1108 20 00 |
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1109 00 00 |
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1208 10 00 |
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1209 10 00 |
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1209 21 00 |
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1209 23 80 |
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1209 29 50 |
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1209 29 60 |
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1209 29 80 |
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1209 30 00 |
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1209 91 |
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1209 99 91 |
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1209 99 99 |
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1210 |
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1211 90 30 |
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1212 10 10 |
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1212 10 99 |
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1212 91 |
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1212 99 20 |
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1214 90 10 |
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1302 19 05 |
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1501 00 |
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1502 00 |
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1503 00 |
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1510 00 |
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1516 10 |
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1516 20 91 |
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1516 20 95 |
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1516 20 96 |
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1516 20 98 |
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1517 10 90 |
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1517 90 91 |
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1517 90 99 |
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1518 00 31 |
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1518 00 39 |
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1522 00 31 |
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1522 00 39 |
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1522 00 91 |
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1601 00 |
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1602 10 00 |
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1602 20 |
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1602 41 90 |
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1602 42 90 |
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1602 49 90 |
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1602 90 |
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1603 00 10 |
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1703 |
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1902 20 30 |
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2001 10 00 |
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2001 90 20 |
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2001 90 50 |
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2001 90 60 |
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2001 90 65 |
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2001 90 70 |
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2001 90 91 |
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2001 90 93 |
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2001 90 99 |
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2002 |
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2003 20 00 |
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2003 90 00 |
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2004 10 10 |
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2004 10 99 |
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2004 90 30 |
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2004 90 50 |
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2004 90 91 |
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2004 90 98 |
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2005 10 00 |
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2005 20 20 |
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2005 20 80 |
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2005 40 00 |
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2005 51 00 |
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2005 59 00 |
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2005 60 00 |
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2005 70 |
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2005 90 |
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2006 00 |
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2007 10 |
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2007 91 10 |
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2007 91 30 |
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2007 99 10 |
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2007 99 20 |
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2007 99 33 |
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2007 99 35 |
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2007 99 55 |
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2007 99 57 |
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2007 99 91 |
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2007 99 93 |
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2007 99 98 |
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2008 11 92 |
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2008 11 94 |
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2008 11 96 |
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2008 11 98 |
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2008 19 |
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2008 20 |
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2008 30 |
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2008 40 |
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2008 50 |
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2008 60 |
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2008 70 |
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2008 80 |
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2008 92 |
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2008 99 11 |
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2008 99 19 |
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2008 99 21 |
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2008 99 23 |
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2008 99 25 |
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2008 99 26 |
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2008 99 28 |
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2008 99 32 |
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2008 99 33 |
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2008 99 34 |
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2008 99 36 |
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2008 99 37 |
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2008 99 38 |
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2008 99 40 |
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2008 99 43 |
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2008 99 45 |
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2008 99 46 |
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2008 99 47 |
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2008 99 49 |
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2008 99 61 |
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2008 99 62 |
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2008 99 67 |
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2008 99 72 |
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2008 99 78 |
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2008 99 99 |
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2106 90 30 |
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2106 90 51 |
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2106 90 55 |
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2106 90 59 |
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2206 00 |
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2209 00 |
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2303 10 11 |
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2306 90 19 |
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2307 00 19 |
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2308 00 |
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2309 10 13 |
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2309 10 15 |
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2309 10 19 |
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2309 10 33 |
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2309 10 51 |
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2309 10 53 |
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2309 10 59 |
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2309 10 70 |
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2309 10 90 |
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2309 90 |
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3502 11 90 |
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3502 19 90 |
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3502 20 91 |
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(1) As defined in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1789/2003 of 11 September 2003 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 281, 30.10.2003, p. 1).
(2) This concession is only applicable to products not benefiting from any kind of export subsidies.
ANNEX A(b)
Imports into the Community of the following products originating in Romania shall be subject to the concessions set out below
(MFN = Most Favoured Nation duty)
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Description (1) |
Applicable duty (% of MFN) |
Annual quantity from 1.7.2004 (tonnes) |
Yearly increase as from 1.7.2005 (tonnes) |
Specific provisions |
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0102 90 05 0102 90 21 0102 90 29 0102 90 41 0102 90 49 0102 90 51 0102 90 59 0102 90 61 0102 90 71 |
Live bovine animals |
Free |
46 000 heads |
0 |
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0201 0202 |
Meat of bovines, fresh, chilled or frozen |
Free |
4 000 |
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Meat of domestic swine, fresh, chilled or frozen |
Free |
15 625 |
0 |
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0206 10 95 |
Fresh or chilled edible bovine thick and thin skirt |
Free |
100 |
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0206 29 91 |
Frozen edible bovine thick and thin skirt |
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Meat of bovine animals, salted, in brine, dried or smoked |
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0210 99 51 |
Thick and thin skirt of bovine animals |
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Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading 0105 |
Free |
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0 |
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Milk and cream, in powder or other solid forms |
Free |
1 500 |
0 |
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0403 10 11 to 0403 10 39 |
Yoghurt, not flavoured nor containing added fruits, nuts or cocoa |
Free |
1 000 |
0 |
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Other, not flavoured nor containing added fruits, nuts or cocoa |
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Cheese and curd |
Free |
2 800 |
200 |
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0407 00 11 0407 00 19 0407 00 30 |
Birds eggs in shell |
Free |
2 330 |
0 |
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Birds eggs not in shell |
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0702 00 00 |
Tomatoes |
Free 100 |
9 750 — |
0 — |
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0702 00 00 |
Tomatoes |
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ex 0704 10 00 |
Cauliflower and headed broccoli, from 15 April to 30 November. |
Free |
Unlimited |
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0707 00 05 |
Cucumbers |
Free |
Unlimited |
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Free |
10 000 |
0 |
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Free |
4 000 |
0 |
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0709 10 00 |
Artichokes |
Free |
Unlimited |
0 |
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0709 90 70 |
Courgettes |
Free |
Unlimited |
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Aubergines, from 1 January to 31 March |
Free |
Unlimited |
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Pumpkins and other gourds, from 1 January to 31 March |
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Other, except parsley, from 1 January to 31 March |
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0711 51 00 2003 10 20 2003 10 30 |
Mushroom of the genus Agaricus |
Free |
500 |
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Horseradish |
Free |
Unlimited |
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0805 excluding 0805 10 50 0805 10 80 0805 50 90 0805 90 00 |
Citrus fruit, fresh or dried |
Free |
Unlimited |
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ex 0806 10 10 |
Fresh table grapes, from 1 January to 14 July (excl. emperor variety, from 1 to 31 January only) |
Free |
Unlimited |
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ex 0807 11 00 |
Watermelons, from 1 November to 30 April |
Free |
Unlimited |
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0808 10 20 0808 10 50 0808 10 90 |
Apples, other than cider apples |
Free |
250 |
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0808 10 20 |
Apples, other than cider apples |
100 |
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100 |
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0808 10 90 |
100 |
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0808 20 50 |
Pears, other than perry pears |
Free |
Unlimited |
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0809 10 00 |
Apricots |
Free |
Unlimited |
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0809 20 |
Cherries |
Free |
Unlimited |
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0809 30 |
Peaches including nectarines |
Free |
Unlimited |
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Plums |
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Free |
Unlimited |
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Unlimited |
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Wheat and meslin |
Free |
230 000 |
0 |
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Barley |
Free |
89 000 |
0 |
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1102 90 10 |
Barley flour |
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1103 19 30 |
Barley groats and meal |
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1103 20 20 |
Barley pellets |
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1004 00 00 |
Oats |
Free |
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0 |
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1102 90 30 |
Oats flour |
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1103 19 40 |
Groats and meal of oats |
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1103 20 30 |
Pellets of oats |
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1005 10 90 |
Maize seed, other than hybrid seed |
Free |
1 000 |
0 |
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1005 90 00 |
Maize, other than seed |
Free |
149 000 |
0 |
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1101 00 |
Wheat and meslin flour |
Free |
18 000 |
0 |
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1103 11 |
Wheat groats and meal |
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1103 20 60 |
Wheat pellets |
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Malt |
Free |
10 000 |
0 |
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1602 31 1602 32 1602 39 |
Prepared or preserved meat of poultry |
Free |
1 200 |
0 |
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Preserved meat of domestic swine |
Free |
2 125 |
0 |
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ex 1602 50 39 ex 1602 50 80 |
Prepared or preserved tongue of bovine animals |
Free |
Unlimited |
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1602 50 |
Prepared or preserved meat or offal of bovine animals |
Free |
500 |
0 |
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Sugar |
Free |
5 500 |
0 |
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Other sugars |
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2003 10 20 2003 10 30 |
Mushrooms of the genus Agaricus |
Free |
250 |
0 |
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Other, with the exception of orange jams and marmalades |
Free |
Unlimited |
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2007 99 31 |
Cherry jam |
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Fruit preparations, with sugar content > 30 % by weight, fruit within headings 0801 , 0803 , 0804 (except figs and pineapples), 0807 20 00 , 0810 20 90 , 0810 30 90 , 0810 40 10 , 0810 40 50 , 0810 40 90 ,0810 50 , 0810 60 , 0810 90 |
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2204 30 |
Other grape must |
Free |
Unlimited |
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(1) Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording of the description of the products is to be considered as having no more than indicative value, the preferential scheme being determined, within the context of this Annex, by the coverage of the CN code. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by application to the CN code and corresponding description taken together.
(2) In cases where a MFN minimum duty exists, the applicable minimum duty is equal to the MFN minimum duty multiplied by the percentage indicated in this column.
(3) This concession is only applicable to products not benefiting from any kind of export subsidies.
(4) Excluding tenderloin presented alone.
(5) The exemption applies only to the ad valorem part of the duty.
(6) Entry price system: for all imports (within and outside the tariff quotas, as applicable) of CN codes 0702 (tomatoes), 0707 00 05 (cucumbers), 0709 90 70 (courgettes), 0809 10 (apricots) and 0809 20 (cherries), five additional stages (10 %, 12 %, 14 %, 16 % and 18 %) are herewith introduced which have to be used before the application of the full specific duty as mentioned in the Combined Nomenclature.
(6a) For imports from Romania to the Community of 4 000 tonnes of cucumbers other than for processing (CN code ex 0707 00 05), the entry price level (from which specific duties will be reduced to zero) will be reduced by 10 % from July 2004, 20 % from July 2005 and 30 % from July 2006.
(6b) Imports from Romania to the Community of 10 000 tons of cucumbers destined for processing (CN code ex 0707 00 05) will be exempted from ad valorem and the specific duty. Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions laid down in the relevant Community provisions – see Articles 291 to 300 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1) and subsequent amendments.
(7) Entry price system: for all imports (within and outside the tariff quotas) of CN codes0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90 (apples), the following concessions should be applied:
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five additional stages (10 %, 12 %, 14 %, 16 % and 18 %) are herewith introduced for the period 1 January to 14 February, which have to be used before the application of the full specific duty as mentioned in the Combined Nomenclature, |
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three additional stages (14 %, 16 % and 18 %) are herewith introduced for the period 15 February to 31 March, which have to be used before the application of the full specific duty as mentioned in the Combined Nomenclature, |
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two additional stages (16 % and 18 %) are herewith introduced for the period 1 April to 15 July, which have to be used before the application of the full specific duty as mentioned in the Combined Nomenclature, |
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five additional stages (10 %, 12 %, 14 %, 16 % and 18 %) are herewith introduced for the period 16 July to 31 December, which have to be used before the application of the full specific duty as mentioned in the Combined Nomenclature. |
(8) Entry price system: for all imports of CN code 0808 20 50 (pears), the following concessions should be applied:
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five additional stages (10 %, 12 %, 14 %, 16 % and 18 %) are herewith introduced for the period 1 January to 31 March, which have to be used before the application of the full specific duty as mentioned in the Combined Nomenclature, |
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two additional stages (16 % and 18 %) are herewith introduced for the periods 1 to 30 April and 1 to 15 July, which have to be used before the application of the full specific duty as mentioned in the Combined Nomenclature, |
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five additional stages (10 %, 12 %, 14 %, 16 % and 18 %) are herewith introduced for the period 16 July to 31 December, which have to be used before the application of the full specific duty as mentioned in the Combined Nomenclature. |
(9) Entry price system: for all imports of CN code 0809 30 (peaches and nectarines), the following concessions should be applied:
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three additional stages (10 %, 12 % and 14 %) are herewith introduced for the period 11 June to 31 July, which have to be used before the application of the full specific duty as mentioned in the Combined Nomenclature, |
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five additional stages (10 %, 12 %, 14 %, 16 % and 18 %) are herewith introduced for the periods 1 August to 30 September, which have to be used before the application of the full specific duty as mentioned in the Combined Nomenclature. |
(10) Entry price system: for all imports of CN code ex 0809 40 05 (plums other than destined for processing, in immediate containers of a net capacity weight exceeding 250 kg), three additional stages (10 %, 12 % and 14 %) are herewith introduced which have to be used before the application of the full specific duty as mentioned in the Combined Nomenclature.
In addition imports from Romania to the Community, of plums destined for processing in immediate containers of a net capacity weight exceeding 250 kg (CN code ex 0809 40 05) will be exempted from ad valorem and the specific duty. Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions laid down in the relevant Community provisions, see Articles 291 to 300 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 and subsequent amendments.
(11) Quantities of goods subject to this existing tariff quota and released for free circulation as from 1 July 2004 before the entry into force of this Protocol shall be fully counted against the quantity provided for in the fourth column.
ANNEX B(a)
Custom duties on imports applicable in Romania to products originating in the Community and listed below shall be abolished — Romanian tariff codes (1)
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0101 |
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0102 10 |
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0102 90 90 |
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0103 10 00 |
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0103 91 |
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0103 92 11 |
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0103 92 90 |
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0104 |
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0105 11 |
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0105 92 00 |
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0105 93 00 |
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0105 99 |
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0106 |
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0203 11 90 |
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0203 12 90 |
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0203 19 90 |
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0203 21 90 |
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0203 22 90 |
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0203 29 90 |
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0204 |
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0205 00 |
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0206 10 91 (2) |
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0206 10 99 (2) |
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0206 21 00 (2) |
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0206 22 00 (2) |
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0206 29 99 (2) |
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0206 30 00 |
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0206 41 00 |
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0206 49 20 |
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0206 49 80 |
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0206 80 91 |
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0206 80 99 |
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0206 90 91 |
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0206 90 99 |
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0208 |
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0209 00 19 |
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0209 00 30 |
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0209 00 90 |
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0210 91 00 |
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0210 92 00 |
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0210 93 00 |
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0210 99 10 |
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0210 99 21 |
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0210 99 29 |
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0210 99 31 |
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0210 99 39 |
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0210 99 41 |
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0210 99 49 |
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0210 99 59 |
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0210 99 60 |
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0210 99 71 |
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0210 99 79 |
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0210 99 80 |
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0210 99 90 |
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0407 00 90 |
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0408 11 20 |
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0408 19 20 |
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0408 91 20 |
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0408 99 20 |
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0409 00 00 |
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0410 00 00 |
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0501 00 00 |
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0502 90 00 |
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0503 00 00 |
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0504 00 00 |
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0505 10 10 |
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0506 |
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0507 |
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0508 00 00 |
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0509 00 10 |
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0510 00 00 |
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0511 91 |
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0511 99 |
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0601 |
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0602 |
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0603 90 00 |
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0604 |
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0703 10 11 |
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0703 10 90 |
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0703 90 00 |
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0704 20 00 |
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0704 90 10 |
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0704 90 90 |
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0705 29 00 |
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0706 90 30 |
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0706 90 90 |
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0707 00 90 |
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0708 |
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0709 20 00 |
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0709 40 00 |
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0709 52 00 |
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0709 59 |
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0709 60 |
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0709 70 00 |
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0709 90 10 |
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0709 90 20 |
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0709 90 31 |
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0709 90 40 |
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0709 90 50 |
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0709 90 60 |
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0709 90 90 |
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0710 80 10 |
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0710 80 61 |
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0710 80 69 |
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0710 80 85 |
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0711 20 |
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0711 30 00 |
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0711 40 00 |
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0711 51 00 |
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0711 59 00 |
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0711 90 10 |
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0711 90 50 |
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0711 90 80 |
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0711 90 90 |
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0712 |
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0713 |
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0714 |
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0801 |
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0802 |
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0803 00 |
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0804 |
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0805 |
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0806 10 90 |
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0806 20 |
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0807 20 00 |
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0808 10 10 |
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0808 20 |
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0809 20 |
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0809 40 |
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0810 20 |
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0810 30 |
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0810 40 10 |
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0810 40 50 |
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0810 40 90 |
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0810 50 00 |
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0810 60 00 |
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0810 90 |
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0811 |
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0812 |
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0813 |
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0814 00 00 |
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0901 |
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0904 20 |
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0909 |
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0910 20 |
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0910 40 11 |
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0910 40 13 |
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0910 40 19 |
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1102 90 90 (2) |
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1103 19 90 (2) |
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1103 20 90 (2) |
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1104 |
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1106 |
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1108 11 00 |
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1108 12 00 |
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1108 13 00 |
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1108 20 00 |
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1202 |
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1204 00 10 |
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1206 00 10 |
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1207 30 |
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1207 40 |
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1207 50 |
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1207 60 |
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1207 91 |
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1209 |
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1210 |
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1211 30 00 |
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1211 40 00 |
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1211 90 |
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1212 10 |
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1213 00 00 |
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1214 |
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1301 |
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1302 11 00 |
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1302 14 00 |
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1302 19 05 |
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1302 19 98 |
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1302 32 90 |
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1302 39 00 |
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14 |
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1501 00 |
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1502 |
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1503 00 |
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1504 |
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1507 10 10 |
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1507 90 10 |
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1508 |
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1509 |
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1510 00 |
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1512 11 10 |
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1512 11 99 |
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1512 19 10 |
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1514 |
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1515 |
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1516 10 |
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1516 20 91 |
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1516 20 95 |
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1516 20 96 |
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1516 20 98 |
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1517 90 91 |
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1517 90 99 |
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1518 00 31 |
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1518 00 39 |
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1522 00 31 |
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1522 00 39 |
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1522 00 91 |
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1522 00 99 |
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1602 20 11 |
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1602 20 19 |
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1602 41 90 |
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1602 42 90 |
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1602 49 90 |
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1602 90 |
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1603 00 |
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1702 19 00 |
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1702 20 |
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1702 30 |
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1702 40 |
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1702 60 |
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1702 90 30 |
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1702 90 50 |
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1702 90 60 |
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1702 90 71 |
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1702 90 75 |
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1702 90 79 |
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1702 90 80 |
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1702 90 99 |
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1703 |
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1801 00 00 |
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1902 20 30 |
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2001 90 10 |
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2001 90 20 |
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2001 90 50 |
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2001 90 65 |
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2001 90 91 |
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2003 |
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2004 10 10 |
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2004 10 99 |
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2004 90 30 |
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2004 90 50 |
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2004 90 91 |
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2004 90 98 |
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2005 10 00 |
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2005 60 00 |
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2005 90 |
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2006 00 |
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2007 10 91 |
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2007 99 93 |
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2008 11 |
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2008 19 11 |
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2008 19 13 |
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2008 19 91 |
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2008 19 93 |
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2008 20 19 |
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2008 20 39 |
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2008 20 51 |
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2008 20 59 |
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2008 20 71 |
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2008 20 79 |
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2008 20 90 |
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2008 30 |
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2008 92 72 |
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2008 99 11 |
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2008 99 19 |
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2008 99 25 |
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2008 99 26 |
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2008 99 41 |
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2008 99 46 |
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2008 99 47 |
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2008 99 49 |
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2008 99 51 |
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2008 99 61 |
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2008 99 62 |
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2009 12 00 |
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2009 21 00 |
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2009 29 19 |
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2009 29 99 |
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2009 31 19 |
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2009 31 51 |
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2009 31 59 |
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2009 31 91 |
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2009 31 99 |
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2009 39 19 |
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2009 39 39 |
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2009 39 55 |
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2009 39 59 |
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2009 39 91 |
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2009 39 95 |
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2009 39 99 |
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2009 41 91 |
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2009 41 99 |
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2009 49 19 |
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2009 49 93 |
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2009 49 99 |
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2009 80 32 |
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2009 80 33 |
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2009 80 36 |
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2009 80 73 |
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2009 80 83 |
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2009 80 84 |
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2009 80 88 |
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2009 80 97 |
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2009 90 41 |
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2009 90 49 |
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2009 90 71 |
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2009 90 73 |
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2009 90 79 |
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2009 90 92 |
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2009 90 95 |
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2009 90 97 |
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2106 90 30 |
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2106 90 51 |
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2106 90 55 |
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2106 90 59 |
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2204 30 |
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2206 00 |
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2301 |
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2302 |
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2303 |
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2304 00 00 |
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2305 00 00 |
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2306 |
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2307 00 |
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2308 00 |
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2309 90 |
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3502 11 90 |
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3502 19 90 |
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3502 20 91 |
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3502 20 99 |
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5301 10 00 |
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5301 29 00 |
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5301 30 90 |
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5302 |
(1) As defined in Law No 680/2003, MO I No 928/23.12.2003.
(2) This concession is only applicable to products not benefiting from any kind of export subsidies.
ANNEX B(b)
Imports into Romania of the following products originating in the Community shall be subject to the concessions set out below
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Romanian tariff code |
Description (*1) |
Applicable custom duty (% ad valorem) |
Annual quantity from 1.7.2004 (tonnes) |
Yearly increase as from 1.7.2005 (tonnes) |
Specific provisions |
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ex ex 0102 90 41 ex ex 0102 90 49 |
Heifers (female bovines that have never calved), weighing more than 220 kg |
Free |
Unlimited |
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0102 90 51 0102 90 59 0102 90 61 0102 90 71 |
Heifers and cows of a weight exceeding 300 kg. |
15 |
15 000 heads |
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0103 92 19 |
Live domestic swine weighing >= 50 kg (excluding sows having farrowed at least once and weighing >= 180 kg and those pure bred for breeding) |
15 |
14 000 |
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0201 0202 |
Meat of bovine animals, fresh, chilled or frozen |
Free |
4 000 |
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0203 22 0203 29 0210 11 0210 12 0210 19 |
Meat of domestic swine, frozen |
Free |
23 000 |
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0206 10 95 |
Fresh or chilled edible bovine thick and thin skirt |
Free |
100 |
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0206 29 91 |
Frozen edible bovine thick and thin skirt |
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0210 20 |
Meat of bovine animals, salted, in brine, dried or smoked |
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0210 99 51 |
Thick and thin skirt of bovine animals |
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0207 |
Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading No 0105 |
Free |
9 000 |
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0209 00 11 |
Fresh chilled or frozen subcutaneous pig fat salted in brine |
20 |
850 |
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0402 10 19 0402 21 11 0402 21 19 0402 21 91 |
Milk and cream, in powder or other solid forms |
Free |
1 500 |
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0403 10 11 to 0403 10 39 |
Yoghurt, not flavoured nor containing added fruits, nuts or cocoa |
Free |
1 000 |
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0403 90 11 to 0403 90 69 |
Other, not flavoured nor containing added fruits, nuts or cocoa |
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0404 10 02 to 0404 10 16 |
Whey, in powder or other solid forms, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter |
18,8 |
Unlimited |
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0405 10 0405 90 |
Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk |
Free |
1 900 |
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0406 |
Cheese and curd |
Free |
2 800 |
200 |
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0407 00 11 0407 00 19 0407 00 30 |
Birds eggs in shell |
Free |
2 330 |
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0408 11 80 0408 19 81 0408 19 89 0408 91 80 0408 99 80 |
Birds eggs not in shell |
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ex ex 0603 10 |
Cut flowers and flower buds, fresh in the period 1 November to 31 May |
Free |
Unlimited |
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ex ex 0701 10 00 |
Seed potatoes, fresh or chilled, of superior biological categories |
Free |
Unlimited |
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0701 90 10 0701 90 50 0701 90 90 |
Potatoes, fresh or chilled other than seed. |
Free |
20 000 |
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0702 00 00 |
Tomatoes |
Free |
300 |
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0703 10 19 |
Onions fresh or chilled (excl sets) |
Free |
5 000 |
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ex ex 0703 20 00 |
Garlic, fresh or chilled in the period 1 January to 30 June |
Free |
Unlimited |
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ex ex 0704 10 00 |
Cauliflower and headed broccoli, fresh or chilled in the period 1 December to 30 April |
Free |
Unlimited |
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ex ex 0705 21 00 |
Witloof chicory, fresh or chilled in the period 1 January to 30 June |
Free |
Unlimited |
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0706 10 00 |
Carrots and turnips, fresh or chilled |
Free |
1 000 |
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0706 90 10 |
Celeriac (rooted celery or German celery), fresh or chilled |
Free |
250 |
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0707 00 05 |
Cucumbers, fresh or chilled |
Free |
200 |
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0709 10 |
Globe artichokes, fresh or chilled |
18,8 |
Unlimited |
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0709 90 39 |
Olives, for the production of oil |
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ex ex 0709 30 00 |
Aubergines, fresh or chilled in the period 1 January to 31 March |
Free |
Ulimited |
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0709 51 00 |
Mushrooms of the genus Agaricus, fresh or chilled |
Free |
300 |
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ex ex 0709 90 70 |
Courgettes, fresh or chilled in the period 1 January to 31 March |
Free |
Unlimited |
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0710 10 00 0710 21 00 0710 22 00 0710 29 00 0710 30 00 0710 80 51 0710 80 59 0710 80 70 0710 80 80 0710 80 95 0710 90 00 |
Vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water) frozen |
7 |
Unlimited |
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ex ex 0806 10 10 |
Fresh table grapes, from 1 January to 14 July (excl. emperor variety, from 1 to 31 January only) |
Free |
Unlimited |
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ex ex 0807 11 00 |
Fresh watermelons in the period 1 November to 30 June |
Free |
Unlimited |
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ex ex 0807 19 00 |
Fresh melons in the period 1 November to 30 June |
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0808 10 90 |
Fresh apples (excluding cider apples in bulk from 16 September to 15 December and the varieties Golden Delicious and Granny Smith) |
Free |
500 |
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0809 10 00 |
Fresh apricots |
Free |
200 |
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ex ex 0809 30 10 |
Fresh nectarines in the period 1 November to 31 May |
Free |
Unlimited |
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ex ex 0809 30 90 |
Fresh peaches in the period 1 November to 31 May |
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ex ex 0810 10 00 |
Fresh strawberries in the period from 1 September to 15 April |
Free |
Unlimited |
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ex ex 1001 10 00 |
Durum wheat, seed |
Free |
Unlimited |
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ex ex 1001 |
Wheat and meslin, except durum wheat seed |
Free |
125 000 |
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1002 00 00 |
Rye |
Free |
30 000 |
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1003 00 |
Barley |
Free |
57 000 |
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1102 90 10 |
Barley flour |
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1103 19 30 |
Barley groats and meal |
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1103 20 20 |
Barley pellets |
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1004 00 00 |
Oats |
Free |
7 000 |
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1102 90 30 |
Oats flour |
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1103 19 40 |
Groats and meal of oats |
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1103 20 30 |
Pellets of oats |
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1005 10 |
Maize seed |
Free |
3 700 |
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1005 90 00 |
Maize, other than seed |
Free |
49 000 |
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1006 |
Rice |
Free |
10 000 |
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1102 30 00 |
Rice flour |
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1103 19 50 |
Rice groats and meal |
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1103 20 50 |
Rice pellets |
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1101 00 |
Wheat and meslin flour |
Free |
3 000 |
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1103 11 |
Wheat groats and meal |
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1103 20 60 |
Wheat pellets |
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1101 00 |
Wheat and meslin flour |
15 |
40 000 |
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1103 11 |
Wheat groats and meal |
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1103 20 60 |
Wheat pellets |
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1105 |
Potato flour or meal |
Free |
100 |
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1107 |
Malt |
Free |
31 100 |
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1507 10 90 |
Crude soya bean oil |
Free |
2 500 |
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1507 90 90 |
Other |
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1517 10 90 |
Margarine containing =< 10 % milk fat (excl liquid) |
Free |
1 000 |
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1601 00 10 |
Liver sausages and similar products and food preparations based thereon |
Free |
1 125 |
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1601 00 91 |
Uncooked sausages of meat, offal or blood (excl liver) |
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1601 00 99 |
Sausages and similar products of meat, offal or blood and food preparations based thereon (excl. liver sausages and uncooked sausages) |
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1602 10 00 |
Homogenised prepared meat, offal or blood put up for retail sale infant food or for dietetic purposes, in containers of = 250g. |
15 |
1 250 |
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1602 20 90 |
Preparations of liver, other than goose or duck liver |
18,8 |
Unlimited |
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1602 49 19 |
Meat preparations of domestic swine, other |
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1602 31 to 1602 39 |
Prepared or preserved meat of poultry |
Free |
1 200 |
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1602 41 10 1602 42 10 1602 49 11 1602 49 13 1602 49 15 1602 49 30 1602 49 50 |
Hams and cuts thereof, of domestic swine |
Free |
2 125 |
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1602 50 |
Meat preparations of bovine animals |
Free |
500 |
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1701 11 |
Raw cane sugar |
Free |
20 000 |
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1701 12 |
Raw beet sugar |
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1701 91 |
Other sugar |
18,8 |
15 000 |
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1701 99 |
White or other sugar, not containing added flavouring or colouring |
|
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2001 10 00 2001 90 70 2001 90 93 2001 90 99 |
Cucumbers and gherkins, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid |
Free |
2 000 |
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2002 |
Tomatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid |
Free |
2 000 |
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2005 20 20 2005 20 80 |
Potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading 2006 |
Free |
250 |
|
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2005 40 00 |
Peas, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading 2006 |
Free |
1 200 |
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2005 51 00 |
Beans shelled |
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2005 59 00 |
Other |
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2005 70 |
Olives, prepared or conserved |
Free |
5 000 |
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2007 10 10 2007 10 99 2007 99 10 2007 99 20 2007 99 31 2007 99 33 2007 99 39 2007 99 55 2007 99 57 2007 99 91 2007 99 98 |
Jam, fruit jellies, marmalades |
Free |
500 |
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2008 19 19 2008 19 95 2008 19 99 2008 20 11 2008 20 31 |
Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants |
6 |
Unlimited |
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2008 40 |
Pears, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit. |
6 |
Unlimited |
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2007 91 |
Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, puree and pastes of citrus fruits |
18,8 |
Unlimited |
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2007 99 35 |
Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, puree and pastes of raspberries |
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2009 11 |
Frozen orange juice |
18,8 |
Unlimited |
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2009 19 |
Other orange juice |
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2009 29 11 2009 29 91 |
Grapefruit juice |
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2009 31 11 2009 39 11 2009 39 31 |
Other citrus fruit juice |
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2009 39 51 |
Lemon juice |
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2009 41 10 2009 49 11 2009 49 30 2009 49 91 |
Pineapple juice |
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2008 50 11 |
Apricots, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit |
6 |
Unlimited |
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2009 50 10 2009 50 90 |
Tomato juice |
Free |
100 |
|
|
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2009 61 2009 69 |
Grape juice (including grape must) unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter. |
Free |
1 000 |
|
|
|
2009 71 2009 79 |
Apple juice, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter. |
12 |
Unlimited |
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|
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2009 80 11 2009 80 19 2009 80 35 2009 80 38 2009 80 50 2009 80 61 2009 80 63 2009 80 69 2009 80 71 2009 80 79 2009 80 86 2009 80 89 2009 80 95 2009 80 96 2009 80 99 2009 90 11 2009 90 19 2009 90 21 2009 90 29 2009 90 31 2009 90 39 2009 90 51 2009 90 59 2009 90 94 2009 90 96 2009 90 98 |
Pear juice, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter. |
Free |
300 |
|
|
|
2209 00 11 |
Wine vinegar, in containers holding <= 2 litres |
Free |
1 000 |
100 |
|
|
2209 0019 |
Wine vinegar, in containers holding > 2 litres |
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2209 00 91 |
Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid, in containers holding <= 2 litres (excl Wine vinegar) |
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|
2209 00 99 |
Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid, in containers holding > 2 litres (excl Wine vinegar) |
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|
2309 10 |
Dog or cat food |
Free |
11 000 |
|
|
|
2401 excluding 2401 30 00 |
Un-manufactured tobacco |
Free |
3 200 |
|
|
|
ex ex 2401 30 00 |
Tobacco strips |
Free |
500 |
|
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(*1) The wording of the description of the products is to be considered as having no more than indicative value, the preferential scheme being determined, within the context of this Annex, by the coverage of the code. Where ex codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by application to the code and corresponding description taken together.
(1) This concession is only applicable to products not benefiting from any kind of export subsidies.
(2) Quantities of goods subject to the existing tariff quota and released for free circulation as from 1 July 2004 before the entry into force of this Protocol shall be fully counted against the quantity provided for in the fourth column.
(3) This product is subject to a 1 000 head increase in July 2005.
(4) This concession will be managed on a calendar year basis 1 January to 31 December. The annual quantity will increase to 60 000 tons from 1 January 2005 and to 80 000 tons from 1 January 2006.