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COM(2008) 889 final

2008/0264 (CNS)

Amended Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No …/…

of […]

introducing exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the European Union's Stabilisation and Association process (codified version)

(presented by the Commission)

2008/0264 (CNS)

Amended proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No …/…

of […]

introducing exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the European Union's Stabilisation and Association process

(Codified version)

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1. On 5 September 2003, the Commission presented a proposal for a Council Regulation codifying Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 of 18 September 2000 introducing exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the European Union's Stabilisation and Association process, amending Regulation (EC) No 2820/98, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1763/1999 and (EC) No 6/2000[1].

2. In its opinion of 7 November 2003, the Consultative Working Party consisting of the respective Legal Services of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission set up under the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 on an accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts[2] stated that the proposal referred to in point 1 confined itself to straightforward codification, without any substantive changes to the acts covered by it.

3. Having regard to the amendments adopted[3] in respect of Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 and in view of the work already carried out in the Council on the proposal referred to in point 1, the Commission has decided to present – in accordance with Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty – an amended proposal for codification of the Regulation in question.

This amended proposal also takes account of the purely formal or editorial changes proposed by the Consultative Working Party of the Legal Services, where these are considered justified[4].

4. The changes made in this amended proposal, compared with the proposal referred to in point 1, are the following.

(1) In Recital 1, footnote 3 is replaced by the following:

“3 OJ L 240, 23.9.2000, p. 1.”

(2) Recital 3 is replaced by the following:

“(3) A continued Community market opening to imports from the Western Balkan countries is expected to contribute to the process of political and economic stabilisation in the region while not creating negative effects for the Community.”

(3) Recital 8 is replaced by the following:

“(8) Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Kosovo, as defined by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999) subject to international civil administration by the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) (hereinafter referred to as ‘Kosovo’), fulfil these conditions, and similar trade preferences should be granted to all of them in order to avoid discrimination within the region.”

(4) The following Recitals 9 and 10 are inserted:

“(9) The trade measures provided for in this Regulation should take into account that Serbia and Kosovo each constitute a separate customs territory.

(10) The Community has concluded an agreement on trade in textile products with Serbia*.

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* OJ L 90, 8.4.2005, p. 36.”

(5) The former Recital 9 is re-numbered Recital 11 and is replaced by the following:

“(11) Albania, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Montenegro should remain beneficiaries of this Regulation only in so far as this Regulation provides for concessions which are more favourable than the concessions existing under the contractual regimes between the Community and those countries.”

(6) The former Recital 10 is re-numbered Recital 12 and the corresponding footnote is replaced by the following:

“* OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.”

(7) The former Recital 11 is re-numbered Recital 13.

(8) The former Recital 12 is re-numbered Recital 14.

(9) The former Recital 13 is re-numbered Recital 15 and is replaced by the following:

“(15) The import arrangements provided for by this Regulation should be renewed on the basis of the conditions established by the Council and in the light of the experience gained in granting these arrangements under this Regulation. It is appropriate to limit the duration of the arrangements to 31 December 2010,”

(10) Article 1 is replaced by the following:

“Article 1

Preferential arrangements

1. Subject to the special provisions laid down in Article 3, products originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina or in the customs territories of Serbia or Kosovo, other than those of headings 0102, 0201, 0202, 0301, 0302, 0303, 0304, 0305, 1604, 1701, 1702 and 2204 of the Combined Nomenclature, shall be admitted for import into the Community without quantitative restrictions or measures having equivalent effect and with exemption from customs duties and charges having equivalent effect.

2. Imports of sugar products under headings 1701 and 1702 of the Combined Nomenclature originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina or in the customs territories of Serbia or Kosovo, shall benefit from concessions provided for in Article 3.

3. Products originating in Albania, in Croatia, in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia or in Montenegro shall continue to benefit from the provisions of this Regulation where so indicated or from any measures provided for in this Regulation which are more favourable than the trade concessions provided for in the framework of bilateral agreements between the Community and these countries.”

(11) Article 2 is replaced by the following:

“Article 2

Conditions for entitlement to the preferential arrangements

1. Entitlement to benefit from the preferential arrangements introduced by Article 1 shall be subject to the following:

(a) compliance with the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ provided for in Part I, Title IV, Chapter 2, Section 1, Subsection 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93;

(b) the abstention of the countries and territories referred to in Article 1 from introducing new duties or charges having equivalent effect and new quantitative restrictions or measures having equivalent effect in respect of imports originating in the Community or from increasing existing levels of duties or charges or from introducing any other restrictions from the date of the entry into force of this Regulation; and

(c) the involvement of beneficiaries in effective administrative cooperation with the Community in order to prevent any risk of fraud.

2. Without prejudice to the conditions provided for in paragraph 1, entitlement to benefit from the preferential arrangements introduced by Article 1 shall be subject to the readiness of the beneficiary countries to engage in effective economic reforms and in regional cooperation with other countries concerned by the European Union's Stabilisation and Association process, in particular through the establishment of free trade areas in conformity with Article XXIV of the GATT 1994 and other relevant WTO provisions.

In the event of non-compliance in that respect, the Council may take the appropriate measures by a qualified majority vote, on the basis of a Commission proposal.”

(12) Article 3 is deleted.

(13) Article 4 is re-numbered Article 3 and is amended as follows:

(a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

“1. For certain fishery products and for wine, as listed in Annex I, originating in the countries and territories referred to in Article 1, the customs duties applicable to imports into the Community shall be suspended during the periods, at the levels, within the limits of the Community tariff quotas and under the conditions indicated for each product and origin set out in that Annex.”;

(b) paragraph 2 is amended as follows:

(i) in the second subparagraph:

– the introductory sentence is replaced by the following:

“The volume of the annual tariff quota of 11 475 tonnes shall be distributed among the beneficiary countries and territories, as follows:”;

– point (b) is replaced by the following:

“(b) 9 175 tonnes (carcass weight) for ‘baby-beef’ products originating in the customs territories of Serbia or Kosovo.”;

(ii) the fourth subparagraph is replaced by the following:

“Any request for import within these quotas shall be accompanied by an authenticity certificate issued by the competent authorities of the exporting country and attesting that the goods originate in the country or territory concerned and correspond to the definition in Annex II to this Regulation. This certificate shall be drawn up by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 195(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007*.

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* OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.”;

(c) the following new paragraph 3 is inserted after paragraph 2:

“3. Imports of sugar products under headings 1701 and 1702 of the Combined Nomenclature originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the customs territories of Serbia or Kosovo shall be subject to the following annual duty-free tariff quotas:

(a) 12 000 tonnes (net weight) for sugar products originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina;

(b) 180 000 tonnes (net weight) for sugar products originating in the customs territories of Serbia or Kosovo.”;

(d) the former paragraph 3 is re-numbered paragraph 4.

(14) Article 5 is re-numbered Article 4 and is amended as follows:

(a) the title is replaced by the following:

“Implementation of tariff quotas for ‘baby beef’ and sugar”;

(b) the following second paragraph is added:

“The detailed rules for implementing the tariff quota for sugar products under heading Nos 1701 and 1702 of the Combined Nomenclature shall be determined by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 39(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006*.

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* OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 1.”

(15) Article 6 is re-numbered Article 5 and the first paragraph is replaced by the following:

“The tariff quotas referred to in Article 3(1) of this Regulation shall be administered by the Commission in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.”

(16) Article 7 is re-numbered Article 6.

(17) Article 8 is re-numbered Article 7.

(18) Article 9 is re-numbered Article 8.

(19) Article 10 is re-numbered Article 9.

(20) Article 11 is re-numbered Article 10.

(21) Article 12 is re-numbered Article 11.

(22) Article 13 is re-numbered Article 12 and the second paragraph is replaced by the following:

“It shall apply until 31 December 2010.”

(23) The text of Annex I is replaced by the text of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 407/2008.

(24) In Annex III, left column, the following is added:

“Council Regulation (EC) No 374/2005

(OJ L 59, 5.3.2005, p. 1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1282/2005

(OJ L 203, 4.8.2005, p. 6)

Council Regulation (EC) No 1946/2005

(OJ L 312, 29.11.2005, p. 1)

Council Regulation (EC) No 530/2007

(OJ L 125, 15.5.2007, p. 1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 407/2008

(OJ L 122, 8.5.2008, p. 7)”.

5. In Annex IV, the Correlation Table has been modified in accordance with the foregoing.

6. To facilitate reading and examination, the full text of the amended proposal for codification is attached hereto.

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(COD)

Amended Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No …/…

of […]

introducing exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the European Union's Stabilisation and Association process (codified version)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament[5],

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee[6],

Whereas:

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(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 of 18 September 2000 introducing exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the European Union's Stabilisation and Association process, amending Regulation (EC) No 2820/98, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1763/1999 and (EC) No 6/2000[7], has been substantially amended several times[8]. In the interests of clarity and rationality the said Regulation should be codified.

ê 2007/2000 Recital 1

(2) At its meeting in Lisbon on 23 and 24 March 2000, the European Council concluded that Stabilisation and Association Agreements with Western Balkan countries should be preceded by asymmetrical trade liberalisation.

ê 2007/2000 Recital 4 and 1946/2005 Recital 3 (adapted)

(3) Ö A continued Community Õ market opening Ö to imports from the Western Balkan countries Õ is expected to contribute to the process of political and economic stabilisation in the region while not creating negative effects for the Community.

ê 2007/2000 Recital 5

(4) It is, therefore, appropriate further to improve the Community’s autonomous trade preferences by removing all remaining tariff ceilings for industrial products and by further improving access to the Community market for agricultural and fishery products, including processed products.

ê 2007/2000 Recital 6

(5) These measures are proposed as part of the EU Stabilisation and Association process, in a response to the specific situation in the Western Balkans. They will not constitute a precedent for Community trade policy with other third countries.

ê 2007/2000 Recital 7

(6) In accordance with the EU Stabilisation and Association process, based on the earlier Regional Approach and the Council Conclusions of 29 April 1997, the development of bilateral relations between the European Union and the Western Balkan countries is subject to certain conditions. The granting of autonomous trade preferences is linked to respect for fundamental principles of democracy and human rights and to the readiness of the countries concerned to develop economic relations between themselves. The granting of improved autonomous trade preferences in favour of countries participating in the EU Stabilisation and Association process should be linked to their readiness to engage in effective economic reforms and in regional cooperation, in particular through the establishment of free trade areas in accordance with relevant GATT/WTO standards. In addition, entitlement to benefit from autonomous trade preferences is conditional on the beneficiaries’ involvement in effective administrative co-operation with the Community in order to prevent any risk of fraud.

ê 2007/2000 Recital 8

(7) Trade preferences can only be granted to countries or territories possessing a customs administration.

ê 2007/2000 Recital 9 (adapted)

(8) Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ö Serbia and Õ Kosovo, as defined by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999) subject to international civil administration by the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) (hereinafter referred to as ‘Kosovo’), fulfil these conditions, and similar trade preferences should be granted to all of them in order to avoid discrimination within the region.

ê 1946/2005 Recital 5 (adapted)

(9) The trade measures provided for in Ö this Õ Regulation should take into account that Serbia and Kosovo each constitute a separate customs territory.

ê 1946/2005 Recital 6

(10) The Community has concluded an agreement on trade in textile products with Serbia[9].

ê 2487/2001 Recital 5 (adapted)

(11) Ö Albania, Õ Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Ö and Montenegro Õ should remain Ö beneficiaries Õ of this Regulation only in so far as this Regulation provides for concessions which are more favourable than the concessions existing under the contractual regimes Ö between the Community and those countries Õ.

ê 2007/2000 Recital 14

(12) For the purposes of certification of origin and administrative co-operation procedures, the relevant provisions 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[10] should be applied.

ê 2007/2000 Recital 15

(13) For the sake of rationalisation and simplification, it is appropriate to provide that the Commission may, after consulting the Customs Code Committee and without prejudice to the specific procedures provided for in this Regulation, make any necessary changes and technical amendments necessary to this Regulation.

ê 2007/2000 Recital 16 (adapted)

(14) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation 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[11].

ê 2007/2000 Recital 19 (adapted)

(15) Ö The Õ import arrangements Ö provided for by this Regulation Õ should be renewed on the basis of the conditions established by the Council and in the light of the experience gained in granting these arrangements under this Regulation. It is appropriate to limit the duration of the arrangements to 31 December Ö 2010 Õ,

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

ê 407/2008 Art. 1 pt. 1

Article 1

Preferential arrangements

1. Subject to the special provisions laid down in Article 3 , products originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina or in the customs territories of Serbia or Kosovo, other than those of headings 0102, 0201, 0202, 0301, 0302, 0303, 0304, 0305, 1604, 1701, 1702 and 2204 of the Combined Nomenclature, shall be admitted for import into the Community without quantitative restrictions or measures having equivalent effect and with exemption from customs duties and charges having equivalent effect.

2. Imports of sugar products under headings 1701 and 1702 of the Combined Nomenclature originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina or in the customs territories of Serbia or Kosovo shall benefit from concessions provided for in Article 3.

3. Products originating in Albania, in Croatia, in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia or in Montenegro shall continue to benefit from the provisions of this Regulation where so indicated or from any measures provided for in this Regulation which are more favourable than the trade concessions provided for in the framework of bilateral agreements between the Community and these countries.

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Article 2

Conditions for entitlement to the preferential arrangements

1. Entitlement to benefit from the preferential arrangements introduced by Article 1 shall be subject to the following:

(a) compliance with the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ provided for in Part I, Title IV, Chapter 2, Section 1, Subsection 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93;

ê 2007/2000 (adapted)

(b) the abstention of the countries and territories Ö referred to Õ in Article 1 from introducing new duties or charges having equivalent effect and new quantitative restrictions or measures having equivalent effect in respect of imports originating in the Community or from increasing existing levels of duties or charges or from introducing any other restrictions from the date of the entry into force of this Regulation; Ö and Õ

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(c) the involvement of beneficiaries in effective administrative co-operation with the Community in order to prevent any risk of fraud.

ê 2007/2000 (adapted)

è1 2487/2001 Art. 1 pt. 3 (adapted)

2. Ö Without prejudice to the conditions provided for in paragraph 1, entitlement Õ è1 to benefit from the preferential arrangements introduced by Article 1 shall be subject to the readiness of the beneficiary countries to engage ç in effective economic reforms and in regional co-operation with other countries concerned by the European Union's Stabilisation and Association process, in particular through the establishment of free trade areas in conformity with Article XXIV of the GATT 1994 and other relevant WTO provisions.

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In the event of non-compliance in that respect, the Council may take the appropriate measures by a qualified majority vote, on the basis of a Commission proposal.

Article 3

Agricultural products — tariff quotas

ê 2487/2001 Art. 1 pt. 6 (adapted)

1. For certain fishery products and for wine, Ö as listed in Annex I, Õ originating in the countries and territories referred to in Article 1, the customs duties applicable to imports into the Community shall be suspended during the periods, at the levels, within the limits of the Community tariff quotas and under the conditions indicated for each product and origin set out in that Annex.

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è1 2487/2001 Art. 1 pt. 7(a)

2. The customs duties applicable to imports into the Community of ‘baby-beef’ products defined in Annex II and originating in the countries and territories referred to in Article 1(1) shall be 20% of the ad valorem duty and 20% of the specific duty as laid down in the Common Customs Tariff, within the limit of an annual tariff quota of è1 11 475 ç tonnes expressed in carcass weight.

ê 2007/2000 (adapted)

è1 2487/2001 Art. 1 pt. 7(a)

The volume of the annual tariff quota of è1 11 475 ç tonnes shall be distributed among the beneficiary Ö countries and territories Õ as follows:

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(a) 1 500 tonnes ( carcass weight) for ‘baby-beef’ products originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina;

ê 407/2008 Art. 1 pt. 3

(b) 9 175 tonnes (carcass weight) for ‘baby-beef’ products originating in the customs territories of Serbia or Kosovo.

ê 2563/2000 Art. 1 pt. 6(c)

Imports into the Community of ‘baby-beef’ products defined in Annex II and originating in Albania shall not benefit from a tariff concession.

ê 2007/2000 (adapted)

Any request for import within these quotas shall be accompanied by an authenticity certificate issued by the competent authorities of the exporting country and attesting that the goods originate in the country or territory concerned and correspond to the definition in Annex II Ö to this Regulation Õ. This certificate shall be drawn up by the Commission in accordance with the procedure Ö referred to Õ in Article 195(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007[12].

ê 407/2008 Art. 1 pt. 4 (adapted)

3. Imports of sugar products under headings 1701 and 1702 of the Combined Nomenclature originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the customs territories of Serbia or Kosovo shall be subject to the following annual duty-free tariff quotas:

(a) 12 000 tonnes (net weight) for sugar products originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina;

(b) 180 000 tonnes (net weight) for sugar products originating Ö in Õ the customs territories of Serbia or Kosovo.

ê 2563/2000 Art. 1 pt. 7 (adapted)

4. Notwithstanding other provisions of this Regulation, and in particular Article 10, given the particular sensitivity of the agricultural and fishery markets, where imports of agricultural and fishery products cause serious disturbance to the Community markets and their regulatory mechanisms, the Commission may take the appropriate measures in accordance with Ö the procedure referred to in Article 8(2) Õ.

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Article 4

ê 374/2005 Art. 1 pt. 3(a)

Implementation of tariff quotas for ‘baby beef’ and sugar

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The detailed rules for implementing the tariff quota for ‘baby-beef’ products shall be determined by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 195(2) of Regulation (EC) 1234/2007.

ê 374/2005 Art. 1 pt. 3(b) (adapted)

The detailed rules for implementing the tariff quota for sugar products under heading Nos 1701 and 1702 Ö of the Combined Nomenclature Õ shall be determined by the Commission in accordance with the procedure Ö referred to Õ in Article 39(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006[13].

ê 2007/2000 (adapted)

Article 5

Administration of tariff quotas

The tariff quotas referred to in Article 3(1) Ö of this Regulation Õ shall be administered by the Commission in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.

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Communication for that purpose between the Member States and the Commission shall be effected, as far as possible, by telematic link.

Article 6

Access to tariff quotas

Each Member State shall ensure that importers have equal and uninterrupted access to the tariff quotas for as long as the balance of the relevant quota volume so permits.

Article 7

Conferment of powers

The Commission shall, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 8(2), adopt the provisions necessary for the application of this Regulation, other than those provided for in Article 4, in particular:

(a) amendments and technical adjustments necessary following amendments to the Combined Nomenclature codes and to the TARIC-subdivisions;

(b) necessary adjustments following the conclusion of other agreements between the Community and the countries and territories referred to in Article 1.

Article 8

Committee

1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Customs Code Committee instituted by Article 247a of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92[14], hereinafter referred to as the ‘Committee’.

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.

The period referred to in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be one month.

3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.

Article 9

Co-operation

Member States and the Commission shall co-operate closely to ensure that this Regulation, and in particular the provisions set out in Article 10(1), are complied with.

ê 2007/2000 (adapted)

Article 10

Temporary suspension

1. Where the Commission finds that there is sufficient evidence of fraud or failure to provide administrative co-operation as required for the verification of evidence of origin, or that there is a massive increase of exports into the Community above the level of normal production and export capacity or a failure of compliance with the provisions of Article 2(1) by countries and territories Ö referred to in Article 1 Õ, it may take measures to suspend in whole or in part the arrangements provided for in this Regulation for a period of three months, provided that it has first:

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(a) informed the Committee;

(b) called on the Member States to take such precautionary measures as are necessary in order to safeguard the Community's financial interests and/or to secure compliance by the beneficiary countries and territories with Article 2(1);

(c) published a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union stating that there are grounds for reasonable doubts about the application of the preferential arrangements and/or compliance with Article 2(1) by the beneficiary country or territory concerned which may call into question its right to continue enjoying the benefits granted by this Regulation.

2. A Member State may refer the Commission's decision to the Council within 10 days. The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within 30 days.

3. On conclusion of the period of suspension, the Commission shall decide either to terminate the provisional suspension measure following consultation of the Committee or to extend the suspension measure in accordance with paragraph 1.

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Article 11

Repeal

Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 is repealed.

References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex IV.

ê 2007/2000 (adapted)

è1 1946/2005 Art. 1 pt. 4

Article 12

Entry into force and application

This Regulation shall enter into force on the Ö twentieth Õ day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

It shall apply until è1 31 December 2010 ç.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, […]

For the Council

The President

[…]

ê 407/2008 Art. 1 pt. 5 and Annex

ANNEX I

CONCERNING THE TARIFF QUOTAS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3(1)

Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording for the description of the products is to be considered as having no more than an indicative value, the preferential scheme being determined, within the context of this Annex, by the coverage of the CN codes. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description taken together.

Order No | CN Code | Description | Quota volume per year(1) | Beneficiaries | Rate of duty |

09.1571 | 0301 91 10 | Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster): live; fresh or chilled; frozen; dried, salted or in brine, smoked; fillets and other fish meat; flours, meals and pellets, fit for human consumption | 50 tonnes | Bosnia and Herzegovina, customs territories of Serbia or Kosovo | Exemption |

0301 91 90 |

0302 11 10 |

0302 11 20 |

0302 11 80 |

0303 21 10 |

0303 21 20 |

0303 21 80 |

0304 19 15 |

0304 19 17 |

ex 0304 19 19 |

ex 0304 19 91 |

0304 29 15 |

0304 29 17 |

ex 0304 29 19 |

ex 0304 99 21 |

ex 0305 10 00 |

ex 0305 30 90 |

0305 49 45 |

ex 0305 59 80 |

ex 0305 69 80 |

09.1573 | 0301 93 00 | Carp: live; fresh or chilled; frozen; dried, salted or in brine, smoked; fillets and other fish meat; flours, meals and pellets, fit for human consumption | 110 tonnes | Bosnia and Herzegovina, customs territories of Serbia or Kosovo | Exemption |

0302 69 11 |

0303 79 11 |

ex 0304 19 19 |

ex 0304 19 91 |

ex 0304 29 19 |

ex 0304 99.21 |

ex 0305 10 00 |

ex 0305 30 90 |

ex 0305 49 80 |

ex 0305 59 80 |

ex 0305 69 80 |

09.1575 | ex 0301 99 80 | Sea bream (Dentex dentex and Pagellus spp.): live; fresh or chilled; frozen; dried, salted or in brine, smoked; fillets and other fish meat; flours, meals and pellets, fit for human consumption | 75 tonnes | Bosnia and Herzegovina, customs territories of Serbia or Kosovo | Exemption |

0302 69 61 |

0303 79 71 |

ex 0304 19 39 |

ex 0304 19 99 |

ex 0304 29 99 |

ex 0304 99 99 |

ex 0305 10 00 |

ex 0305 30 90 |

ex 0305 49 80 |

ex 0305 59 80 |

ex 0305 69 80 |

09.1577 | ex 0301 99 80 | Sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax): live; fresh or chilled; frozen; dried; salted or in brine, smoked; fillets and other fish meat; flours, meals and pellets, fit for human consumption | 60 tonnes | Bosnia and Herzegovina, customs territories of Serbia or Kosovo | Exemption |

0302 69 94 |

ex 0303 77 00 |

ex 0304 19 39 |

ex 0304 19 99 |

ex 0304 29 99 |

ex 0304 99 99 |

ex 0305 10 00 |

ex 0305 30 90 |

ex 0305 49 80 |

ex 0305 59 80 |

ex 0305 69 80 |

09.1561 | 1604 16 00 | Prepared or preserved anchovies | 60 tonnes | Bosnia and Herzegovina, customs territories of Serbia or Kosovo | 12.5 % |

1604 20 40 |

09.1515 | ex 2204 21 79 | Wine of fresh grapes, of an actual alcoholic strength by volume not exceeding 15% vol, other than sparkling wine | 129 000 hl (2) | Albania(3), Bosnia and Herzegovina(4), Croatia, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia(5), Montenegro(6), customs territories of Serbia or Kosovo | Exemption |

ex 2204 21 80 |

ex 2204 21 84 |

ex 2204 21 85 |

2204 29 65 |

ex 2204 29 75 |

2204 29 83 |

ex 2204 29 84 |

(1) One global volume per tariff quota accessible to imports originating in the beneficiaries. (2) The volume of this global tariff quota shall be reduced if the quota volumes of the individual tariff quota applicable under order No 09.1588 for certain wines originating in Croatia are increased. (3) Access for wine originating in Albania to this global tariff quota is subject to the prior exhaustion of the individual tariff quotas provided for in the Additional Protocol on wine concluded with Albania. These individual tariff quotas are opened under order Nos 09.1512 and 09.1513. (4) Access for wine originating in Croatia to this global tariff quota is subject to the prior exhaustion of the individual tariff quotas provided for in the Additional Protocol on wine concluded with Croatia. These individual tariff quotas are opened under order Nos 09.1588 and 09.1589. (5) Access for wine originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to this global tariff quota is subject to the prior exhaustion of the individual tariff quotas provided for in the Additional Protocol on wine concluded with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. These individual tariff quotas are opened under order Nos 09.1558 and 09.1559. (6) Access for wine originating in Montenegro to the global tariff quota is subject to the prior exhaustion of the individual tariff quota provided for in the Protocol on wine concluded with Montenegro. This individual quota is opened under order No 09.1514. |

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ANNEX II

DEFINITION OF ‘BABY BEEF’ PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3(2)

Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording for the description of the products is to be considered as having no more than an indicative value, the preferential scheme being determined, within the context of this Annex, by the coverage of the CN codes. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description taken together.

CN code | TARIC subdivision | Description |

Live bovine animals: |

– Other: |

– – Domestic species: |

– – – Of a weight exceeding 300 kg: |

– – – – Heifers (female bovines that have never calved): |

ex 0102 90 51 | – – – – – For slaughter: |

10 | – | Not yet having any permanent teeth, of a weight of 320 kg or more but not exceeding 470 kg1 |

ex 0102 90 59 | – – – – – Other: |

11 21 31 91 | – | Not yet having any permanent teeth, of a weight of 320 kg or more but not exceeding 470 kg1 |

– – – – Other: |

ex 0102 90 71 | – – – – – For slaughter: |

10 | – | Bulls and steers not yet having permanent teeth, of a weight of 350 kg or more but not exceeding 500 kg1 |

ex 0102 90 79 | – – – – – Other: |

21 91 | – | Bulls and steers not yet having permanent teeth, of a weight of 350 kg or more but not exceeding 500 kg1 |

Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled: |

ex 0201 10 00 | – Carcasses and half-carcasses |

91 | – | Carcasses of a weight of 180 kg or more but not exceeding 300 kg, and half carcasses of a weight of 90 kg or more but not exceeding 150 kg, with a low degree of ossification of the cartilages (in particular those of the symphysis pubis and the vertebral apophyses), the meat of which is a light pink colour and the fat of which, of extremely fine texture, is white to light yellow in colour1 |

– Other cuts with bone in: |

ex 0201 20 20 | – – ‘Compensated’ quarters: |

91 | – | ‘Compensated’ quarters of a weight of 90 kg or more but not exceeding 150 kg, with a low degree of ossification of the cartilages (in particular those of the symphysis pubis and the vertebral apophyses), the meat of which is a light pink colour and the fat of which, of extremely fine texture, is white to light yellow in colour1 |

ex 0201 20 30 | – – Unseparated or separated forequarters: |

91 | – | Separated forequarters, of a weight of 45 kg or more but not exceeding 75 kg, with a low degree of ossification of the cartilages (in particular those of the vertebral apophyses), the meat of which is a light pink colour and the fat of which, of extremely fine texture, is white to light yellow in colour1 |

ex 0201 20 50 | – – Unseparated or separated hindquarters: |

91 | – | Separated hindquarters of a weight of 45 kg or more but not exceeding 75 kg (but 38 kg or more and not exceeding 68 kg in the case of ‘Pistola’ cuts), with a low degree of ossification of the cartilages (in particular those of the vertebral apophyses), the meat of which is a light pink colour and the fat of which, of extremely fine texture, is white to light yellow in colour1 |

1 Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions laid down in the relevant Community provisions. |

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ANNEX III

Repealed Regulation with list of its successive amendments

Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 (OJ L 240, 23.9.2000, p. 1) |

Council Regulation (EC) No 2563/2000 (OJ L 295, 23.11.2000, p. 1) |

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2487/2001 (OJ L 335, 19.12.2001, p. 9) |

Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2003 (OJ L 86, 3.4.2003, p. 18) | only Article 1 |

Council Regulation (EC) No 374/2005 (OJ L 59, 5.3.2005, p. 1) |

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1282/2005 (OJ L 203, 4.8.2005, p. 6) |

Council Regulation (EC) No 1946/2005 (OJ L 312, 29.11.2005, p. 1) |

Council Regulation (EC) No 530/2007 (OJ L 125, 15.5.2007, p. 1) |

Commission Regulation (EC) No 407/2008 (OJ L 122, 8.5.2008, p. 7) |

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ANNEX IV

Correlation Table

Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 | This Regulation |

Article 1(1) | Article 1(1) |

Article 1(2) | Article 1(3) |

Article 1(3) | Article 1(2) |

Article 2 | Article 2 |

Article 4(1) | Article 3(1) |

Article 4(2), first subparagraph | Article 3(2), first subparagraph |

Article 4(2), second subparagraph, introductory wording | Article 3(2), second subparagraph, introductory wording |

Article 4(2), second subparagraph, point (a) | Article 3(2), second subparagraph, point (a) |

Article 4(2), second subparagraph, point (d) | Article 3(2), second subparagraph, point (b) |

Article 4(2), third and fourth subparagraphs | Article 3(2), third and fourth subparagraphs |

Article 4(3) | Article 3(4) |

Article 4(4) | Article 3(3) |

Article 6 | Article 4 |

Article 7 | Article 5 |

Article 8 | Article 6 |

Article 9 | Article 7 |

Article 10 | Article 8 |

Article 11 | Article 9 |

Article 12 | Article 10 |

Article 13 | — |

Article 14 | — |

Article 15 | — |

Article 16 | — |

— | Article 11 |

Article 17 | Article 12 |

Annex I | Annex I |

Annex II | Annex II |

— | Annex III |

— | Annex IV |

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[1] COM(2003) 537 final of 5 September 2003.

[2] OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 2.

[3] Council Regulation (EC) No 374/2005 of 28 February 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 introducing exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the European Union’s stabilisation and association process (OJ L 59, 5.3.2005, p. 1); Commission Regulation (EC) No 1282/2005 of 3 August 2005 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 to take account of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1789/2003 and of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1810/2004 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 203, 4.8.2005, p. 6); Council Regulation (EC) No 1946/2005 of 14 November 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 introducing exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the European Union’s stabilisation and association process (OJ L 312, 29.11.2005, p. 1); Council Regulation (EC) No 530/2007 of 8 May 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 introducing exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the European Union’s stabilisation and association process (OJ L 125, 15.5.2007, p. 1); Commission Regulation (EC) No 407/2008 of 7 May 2008 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 introducing exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the European Union's Stabilisation and Association process (OJ L 122, 8.5.2008, p. 7).

[4] See the opinion of the Consultative Working Party of 7 November 2003.

[5] OJ C […], […], p. […].

[6] OJ C […], […], p. […].

[7] OJ L 240, 23.9.2000, p. 1.

[8] See Annex III.

[9] OJ L 90, 8.4.2005, p. 36.

[10] OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.

[11] OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

[12] OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.

[13] OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 1.

[14] OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.