22002D0869

Decision No 5/2001 of the Association Council between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lithuania, of the other part

of 19 December 2001

on improvements to the trade arrangements provided for processed agricultural products in Protocol 2 to the Europe Agreement

(2002/869/EC)

THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,

Having regard to the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lithuania, of the other part(1), and in particular Articles 1 and 2 of Protocol 2(2) thereto,

Whereas:

(1) Protocol 2 lays down the trade arrangements in processed agricultural products between the Community and Lithuania.

(2) Under Article 1(2) of Protocol 2, the Association Council is to decide, in particular, on any amendment of the duties mentioned in Annexes I and II to the Protocol and on any increase or abolition of tariff quotas mentioned therein.

(3) Under the second indent of Article 2 of Protocol 2, the Association Council may also decide that the duties applied may be reduced in response to reductions resulting from mutual concessions relating to processed agricultural products.

(4) The annual quotas provided for in Annex I to this Decision should be opened for the year 2001. In view of the fact that these annual quotas may be opened only after 1 January 2001, on a date to be fixed, they should be reduced on a pro rata basis according to the period already elapsed,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Annexes I and II to Protocol 2 on trade between the Community and Lithuania in processed agricultural products shall be replaced by Annexes I and II appearing in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

The annual quotas for the year 2001 provided for in Annex I appearing in the Annex to this Decision shall be reduced on a pro rata basis taking into account the period, based on whole months, already elapsed.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following that of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 19 December 2001.

For the Association Council

The President

M. A. Valionis

(1) OJ L 51, 20.2.1998, p. 3.

(2) OJ L 321, 30.11.1998, p. 31.

ANNEX

"ANNEX I

Table 1: Quotas applicable upon import into the Community of goods originating in Lithuania - exempt from duty

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Table 2: Duties applicable upon import into the Community of goods originating in Lithuania

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Table 3: Basic amounts taken into consideration in calculating the reduced agricultural components (EAR) and additional duties applicable on importation into the Community of goods listed in Table 2

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ANNEX II

Duties applicable to goods originating in the Community on import into Lithuania

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