Commission Regulation (EC) No 519/98 of 5 March 1998 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 934/95, establishing tariff ceilings and a Community statistical surveillance in the framework of reference quantities for a certain number of products originating in Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Tunisia, Syria, Malta, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
6. 3. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 66/3 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 519/98 of 5 March 1998 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 934/95, establishing tariff ceilings and a Community statistical surveillance in the framework of reference quantities for a certain number of products originating in Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Tunisia, Syria, Malta, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, tariff Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 934/95 of 10 April 1995 establishing and a Community statistical surveillance in the framework of reference quantities for a certain number of products originating in Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Tunisia, Syria, Malta, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 553/ 97 (2), and in particular Articles 3 and 4 thereof, ceilings Whereas the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tunisia, of the other part (3), enters into force on 1 March 1998; whereas this agreement provides that certain prod- ucts originating in Tunisia can benefit from tariff conces- sions within the framework of reference quantities, when imported into the Community and are subject to a Community statistical surveillance; whereas the agree- ment provides that the volumes of the reference quanti- ties for these products are increased, between 1 January 1997 and 1 January 2000, in four yearly and equal steps, representing 3 % of these volumes; whereas the increases provided by the agreement for implementation in 1997 could not take place because of the entry into force of the agreement on 1 March 1998 and, consequently, the volumes of the reference quantities applicable in 1998 take account of two increases; whereas the new agreement provides a tariff concession for new potatoes from 1 January to 31 March, in the framework of a community tariff quota, but due to the entry into force of the agree- ment on 1 March 1998, it seems desirable to maintain for January and February 1998 the current concession for these products in the framework of a reference quantity; Whereas, as a means of implementing the new conces- sions provided in the above mentioned agreement, Regu- lation (EC) No 934/95 should be amended; whereas, for all the products listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 934/95, this amendment must also take account of the necessary technical adjustments resulting from amend- ments of the Combined Nomenclature and of TARIC subdivisions; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 934/95 shall be replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 January 1998, except for the refer- ence quantities with order numbers 18. 0110, 18. 0125 and 18. 0145, which shall apply from 1 March 1998. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 5 March 1998. For the Commission Mario MONTI Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 96, 28. 4. 1995, p. 6. (2) OJ L 85, 27. 3. 1997, p. 10. (3) Not yet published in the Official Journal. L 66/4 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 6. 3. 98 ANNEX ‘ANNEX II Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording for the description of the products is to 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 as they exist at the time of adoption of the current Regulation. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is to determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description taken together Order Number CN code Taric subdivision Description Period per year Origin Reference quantity per indicated period (in tonnes) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) 18. 0010 ex 0701 90 51 New potatoes, fresh or chilled 18. 0015 0701 90 51 ex 0701 90 59 New potatoes, fresh or chilled from 1. 1 to 28. 2. 1998 from 1. 1 to 15. 5 from 16. 5 to 31. 5 Tunisia 1 941 Malta 3 360 18. 0030 ex 0703 20 00 Garlic, fresh or chilled from 1. 2 to 31. 5 Egypt 1 920 18. 0040 ex 0707 00 05 01 to 06 Cucumbers of a length not exceeding 15 cm, fresh or chilled from 1. 1 to the end of February from 1. 1 to the end of February from 1. 1 to the end of February Globe artichokes, fresh or chilled from 1. 10 to 31. 12 18. 0050 ex 0709 10 00 50 70 72 74 76 78 80 Egypt Jordan Malta Egypt Cyprus 120 120 60 120 120 18. 0060 ex 0709 30 00 Aubergines (egg-plants), fresh or chilled from 1. 12 to 30. 4 Israel 1 440 18. 0070 0709 60 10 Sweet peppers, fresh or chilled from 1. 1 to 31. 12 Morocco 1 200 18. 0080 0712 20 00 Dried onions from 1. 1 to 31. 12 Syria 840 18. 0090 ex 0712 90 90 20 Dried garlic from 1. 1 to 31. 12 Egypt 1 200 18. 0100 0713 10 10 Peas (Pisum sativum), for sowing from 1. 1 to 31. 12 Morocco 500 18. 0110 0802 11 90 0802 12 90 Almonds, other whether or not shelled than bitter almonds, from 1. 3 to 31. 12. 1998 Tunisia 1 060 from 1. 1 to 31. 12. 1999 from 1. 1 to 31. 12 of the following years 1 090 1 120 6. 3. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 66/5 Order Number CN code Taric subdivision Description Period per year Origin Reference quantity per indicated period (in tonnes) (1) (2) 18. 0120 0804 40 18. 0125 ex 0805 10 82 ex 0805 10 84 ex 0805 10 86 18. 0130 ex 0806 10 10 18. 0140 ex 0807 19 00 (3) 90 90 90 30 10 91 (4) (5) (6) (7) Avocados from 1. 1 to 31. 12 Israel 37 200 Oranges, other than fresh from 1. 3 to 31. 12. 1998 from 1. 1 to 31. 12. 1999 from 1. 1 to 31. 12 of the following years Tunisia 1 590 1 635 1 680 Table grapes, fresh from 15. 5 to 11. 7 Israel 2 280 Other melons weighing 600 grams, or less, fresh from 1. 1 to 31. 3 from 1. 1 to 31. 3 Egypt Jordan Tunisia 18. 0145 0809 10 00 Apricots, fresh from 1. 3 to 31. 12. 1998 from 1. 1 to 31. 12. 1999 from 1. 1 to 31. 12 of the following years 18. 0150 ex 0810 50 10 Kiwifruit, fresh from 1. 1 to 30. 4 from 1. 1 to 30. 4 from 1. 1 to 30. 4 Israel Cyprus Morocco 120 120 2 120 2 180 2 240 240 240 240 18. 0160 ex 0812 90 95 11 20 Other citrus fruit, comminuted, provi- sionally preserved from 1. 1 to 31. 12 Israel 1 320 18. 0190 18. 0200 2008 30 51 2008 30 71 2008 50 61 2008 50 69 18. 0215 ex 2008 30 79 18. 0220 ex 2008 30 91 18. 0225 ex 2008 30 99 18. 0230 ex 2008 50 99 ex 2008 70 99 18. 0240 2009 20 11 2009 20 19 2009 20 99 Grapefruit and pomelo segments from 1. 1 to 31. 12 Israel 16 440 Apricots from 1. 1 to 31. 12 Morocco 7 560 Grapefruit and pomelos, other than in segments from 1. 1 to 31. 12 Israel 2 400 Grapefruit and pomelo segments; Grapefruit and pomelos, other than in segments; Citrus pulp; Comminuted ground citrus fruit from 1. 1 to 31. 12 Israel 3 480 Grapefruit and pomelo segments from 1. 1 to 31. 12 Israel 5 000 Apricot halves and peach halves (includ- ing nectarines) from 1. 1 to 31. 12 Morocco 7 200 Grapefruit and pomelo juice from 1. 1 to 31. 12 Israel 34 440 10 11 12 13 19 91 92 11 10 10 L 66/6 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 6. 3. 98 Order Number CN code Taric subdivision Description Period per year Origin (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 18. 0245 2009 20 99 Grapefruit and pomelo juice from 1. 1 to 31. 12 Morocco 18. 0310 ex 0702 00 00 01 to 06 08 to 13 60 to 65 68 to 73 80 to 85 88 to 93 Tomatoes, fresh or chilled from 1. 12 to 31. 3 18. 0320 ex 0709 30 00 Aubergines (egg-plants), fresh or chilled from 15. 1 to 30. 4 18. 0330 0709 60 10 Sweet peppers, fresh or chilled from 1. 1 to 30. 4 Reference quantity per indicated period (in tonnes) (7) 960 1 000 3 000 1 000 300 West Bank and the Gaza Strip West Bank and the Gaza Strip West Bank and the Gaza Strip West Bank and the Gaza Strip Courgettes, fresh or chilled from 1. 12 to the end of February Oranges, fresh from 1. 1 to 31. 12 West Bank and the Gaza Strip 25 000 Mandarins satsumas), similar citrus hybrids, fresh (including tangerines clementines, wilkings and and from 1. 1 to 31. 12 West Bank and the Gaza Strip 500 18. 0340 ex 0709 90 70 18. 0350 0805 10 10 0805 10 30 0805 10 50 ex 0805 10 82 ex 0805 10 84 ex 0805 10 86 18. 0360 ex 0805 20 10 ex 0805 20 30 ex 0805 20 50 ex 0805 20 70 ex 0805 20 90 01, 03, 05, 07, 08, 09, 10, 12, 14, 16, 17, 19, 70, 72, 74, 76, 77, 79 10 10 10 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 30, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 30, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 30, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 30, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50 10 to 15, 17 to 22, 24 to 29, 31, 33, 35, 37 to 42 6. 3. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 66/7 Order Number CN code Taric subdivision Description Period per year Origin (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 18. 0370 ex 0805 30 10 10 to 19 25 to 34 40 to 45 Lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum), fresh from 1. 1 to 31. 12 18. 0380 ex 0807 19 00 Other melons, fresh from 1. 11 to 31. 5 West Bank and the Gaza Strip West Bank and the Gaza Strip Reference quantity per indicated period (in tonnes) (7) 800 10 000'