Commission Regulation (EC) No 563/2000 of 15 March 2000 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1981/94, in relation to Community tariff quotas for certain products originating in Morocco and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 934/95, in relation to Community statistical surveillance in the framework of reference quantities for certain products originating in Morocco
L 68/46 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 16. 3. 2000 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 563/2000 of 15 March 2000 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1981/94, in relation to Community tariff quotas for certain products originating in Morocco and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 934/95, in relation to Community statistical surveillance in the framework of reference quantities for certain products originating in Morocco THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 of 25 July 1994, opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain products originating in Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Malta, Morocco, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, Tunisia and Turkey, and providing detailed rules for extending and adapting these tariff quotas (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2530/ 1999 (2), and in particular Articles 6 and 7 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 934/95 of 10 April 1995, establishing tariff ceilings and a Community statist- ical 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 (3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 519/98 (4), and in particular Articles 3 and 4 thereof, Whereas: (1) (2) The Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an asso- ciation between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part (5), provides that at import into the Community, certain products originating in Morocco can benefit from tariff concessions within the framework of Community surveillance of reference quantities. of Community quotas tariff or For some products, according to the agreement, the volumes of the tariff quotas and the reference quantities should be increased, between 1 January 1997 and 1 January 2000, in four annual and equal steps, each representing 3 % of the base volumes specified in the Agreement. The increases provided by the Agreement for implementation in 1997, 1998 and 1999, could not take place because of the entry into force of the Agree- ment only in 2000 and, consequently, the volumes of these tariff quotas and references quantities indicated in this Regulation take account of four increases. (3) The volumes of the new tariff quotas and reference quantities, as well as of the enlarged tariff quotas and reference quantities, shall for the first period of applica- (1) OJ L 199, 2. 8. 1994, p. 1. (2) OJ L 306, 1. 12. 1999, p. 17. (3) OJ L 96, 28. 4. 1995, p. 6. (4) OJ L 66, 6. 3. 1998, p. 3. (5) Not yet published in the Official Journal. tion, be calculated as a pro rata of the volumes indicated in this Regulation, taking into account the part of the period elapsed before the date of entry into force of the abovementioned Agreement. To implement the concessions provided for in the abovementioned Agreement, Regulation (EC) No 1981/ 94 and Regulation (EC) No 934/95 should be amended. The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee, (4) (5) HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1. In Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 the table relating to Community tariff quotas for certain products origin- ating in Morocco, shall be replaced by the table set out in Annex I to this Regulation. For the current quota period, the quantities which have 2. been imported within the framework of the tariff quotas with order numbers 09. 1105, 09. 1107, 09. 1115, 09. 1119, 09. 1122, 09. 1123, 09. 1124, 09. 1127, 09. 1131, 09. 1133, 09. 1135, 09. 1136, 09. 1137 and 09. 1190 applicable within Regulation (EC) No 1981/94, shall be taken into account for charging on the respective tariff quotas in Annex I to this Regulation. Article 2 In Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 934/95 the reference quant- ities for products originating in Morocco shall be replaced by the reference quantities set out in Annex II to this Regulation. Article 3 For the first period of application, the volume of the new tariff quotas and reference quantities, as well as of the enlarged tariff quotas and reference quantities, shall be calculated as a pro rata of the volume indicated in this Regulation, taking into account the part of the period elapsed before the date of entry into force of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part. 16. 3. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 68/47 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply with effect from 1 March 2000. Article 4 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 15 March 2000. For the Commission Frederik BOLKESTEIN Member of the Commission L 68/48 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 16. 3. 2000 ANNEX I ‘ANNEX IV MAROCCO 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 as they exist at the time of adoption of the current Regulation. 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 TARIC subdivision Description of goods Quota volume per year (from 1. 1 to 31. 12) or indicated period (in tonnes) Quota duty 09. 1135 3 000 Exemption Fresh cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes: ex 0603 10 10 ex 0603 10 40 ex 0603 10 50 ex 0603 10 20 Roses, gladioli and chrysanthemums: — from 15 October to 14 May Carnations: — from 15 October to 31 May 09. 1136 ex 0603 10 30 ex 0603 10 80 Orchids and other flowers: — from 15 October to 14 May 2 000 Exemption Fresh cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes: 09. 1115 ex 0701 90 50 ex 0701 90 90 *10 New potatoes and so-called “new potatoes”, chilled: fresh or 120 000 Exemption — from 1 December to 30 April 09. 1116 0702 00 00 Tomatoes, fresh or chilled 168 757 Exemption (1) 09. 1189 09. 1190 09. 1127 ex 0702 00 00 Tomatoes, fresh or chilled: — from 1 to 31 October — from 1 November to 31 March 5 000 (2) (3) 145 676 (2) (3) (4) (4) ex 0703 10 11 ex 0703 10 19 ex 0709 90 90 Onions, comosum, fresh or chilled: including wild onions of the species Muscari 7 840 Exemption *50 — from 15 February to 15 May 09. 1109 ex 0704 90 90 *20 Chinese cabbage, fresh or chilled: 120 Exemption — from 1 November to 31 December 09. 1111 ex 0705 11 00 *10 Iceberg lettuce, fresh or chilled: 120 Exemption — from 1 November to 31 December 09. 1139 0707 00 Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled 5 600 Exemption (1) 16. 3. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 68/49 Order No CN code TARIC subdivision Description of goods 09. 1137 ex 0707 00 05 Cucumbers, fresh or chilled: — from 1 November to 31 May Quota volume per year (from 1. 1 to 31. 12) or indicated period (in tonnes) 5 000 (2) (3) 09. 1138 ex 0709 10 00 Globe artichokes, fresh or chilled: 500 (2) (3) — from 1 November to 31 December Quota duty (5) — 09. 1132 09. 1133 09. 1141 ex 0709 90 70 Courgettes, fresh or chilled: — from 1 November to 31 May — from 1 October to 20 April 5 600 Exemption (1) 5 000 (2) (3) (6) Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: 8 960 Exemption 0709 40 00 ex 0709 51 10 0709 51 30 0709 51 50 ex 0709 51 90 0709 70 00 ex 0709 90 Celery other than celeriac *90 Mushrooms, other than cultivated mushrooms *90 Spinach, New Zealand spinach and orache spinach (garden spinach) Other vegetables, excluding courgettes of subheading 0709 90 70, okra and wild onions of subheading ex 0709 90 90 09. 1143 ex 0710 frozen, Vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water), subheadings 0710 21 00 and ex 0710 29 00 and excluding other fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta of subheading 0710 80 59 excluding peas of 6 720 Exemption 0805 10 10 0805 10 30 0805 10 50 ex 0805 10 80 *10 Fresh oranges: 09. 1121 09. 1122 09. 1129 ex 0805 20 10 ex 0805 20 30 ex 0805 20 50 ex 0805 20 70 ex 0805 20 90 *05 *05 *05 *05 *05, *09 — from 1 January to 31 December 380 800 Exemption (1) — from 1 December to 31 May 300 000 (2) (3) (7) Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas), clemen- tines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids, fresh 168 000 Exemption (1) 09. 1130 ex 0805 20 10 *05 Fresh clementines: 110 000 (2) (3) (8) — from 1 November to the end of February 09. 1145 0808 20 90 Fresh quinces 1 000 Exemption 09. 1147 ex 2001 10 00 *90 Gherkins, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid 3 584 Exemption L 68/50 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 16. 3. 2000 Order No CN code TARIC subdivision Description of goods 09. 1119 2004 90 50 2005 40 00 2005 59 00 Peas (Pisum sativum) and immature beans in pod prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, whether or not frozen Quota volume per year (from 1. 1 to 31. 12) or indicated period (in tonnes) Quota duty 10 440 Exemption 09. 1105 ex 2008 50 92 ex 2008 50 94 *20 *20 Apricot pulp, not containing added spirit or sugar, in immediate packings of a net content of 4,5 kg or more 9 899 Exemption 09. 1149 09. 1123 09. 1124 2008 92 51 2008 92 59 2008 92 72 2008 92 74 2008 92 76 2008 92 78 2009 11 11 2009 11 19 2009 11 91 2009 11 99 2009 19 11 2009 19 19 2009 19 91 2009 19 99 ex 2009 11 11 ex 2009 11 19 ex 2009 11 91 ex 2009 11 99 ex 2009 19 11 ex 2009 19 19 ex 2009 19 91 ex 2009 19 99 09. 1107 ex 2204 21 79 ex 2204 21 80 ex 2204 21 83 ex 2204 21 84 09. 1131 2204 10 19 2204 10 99 2204 21 10 2204 21 79 *10 *10 *10 *10 *91 *10 *10 *10 *10 *72 *72 *72 *72 Mixtures of containing added spirit fruit, containing added sugar, but not 100 Exemption Orange juice 37 640 Exemption of which: Orange juice imported in packings of a capacity of 2 l or less 11 292 Exemption Wines entitled to one of the following designations of origin: Berkane, Säis, Beni M'Tir, Guerrouane, Zemmour and Zennata, of an actual alcoholic strength by volume not exceeding 15 % vol and in containers holding 2 l or less 56 000 hl Exemption Other sparkling wine 95 200 hl Exemption Other wine of fresh grapes 16. 3. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 68/51 Order No CN code TARIC subdivision Description of goods Quota volume per year (from 1. 1 to 31. 12) or indicated period (in tonnes) Quota duty 09. 1131 (cont'd) ex 2204 21 80 2204 21 83 ex 2204 21 84 ex 2204 21 94 ex 2204 21 98 ex 2204 21 99 2204 29 10 2204 29 65 ex 2204 29 75 2204 29 83 ex 2204 29 84 ex 2204 29 94 ex 2204 29 98 ex 2204 29 99 *72 *79 *80 *10 *72 *79 *80 *10 *30 *10 *30 *10 *10 *10 *30 *10 *30 *10 *30 *10 (1) The exemption applies only to the ad valorem duty. (2) Within these tariff quotas, the specific duty provided in the Community's list of concessions to the WTO is reduced to zero, if the entry price is not less than the following between the European Community and Marocco agreed entry price: a) for tomatoes, 461/EUR from 1 October to 31 March; b) for cucumbers, 449/EUR from 1 November to 31 May; c) for globe artichokes, 571/EUR from 1 November to 31 December; d) for cougettes: — 424/EUR from 1 to 31 January, from to 20 April and from 1 October to 31 December, — during the period from 1 February to 31 March the “WTO” entry price which is more favourable than the agreed entry prices shall apply; e) for oranges: — 266/EUR from 1 December 1999 to 31 May 2000. — 264/EUR, for every period thereafter from 1 December to 31 May; f) for clementines, 484/EUR from 1 November to the end of February. (3) If the entry price for a consignment is 2, 4, 6 or 8 % lower than the agreed entry price as specified in footnote 2, the specific customs quota duty shall be equal respectively to 2, 4, 6 or 8 % of this agreed entry price. If the entry price of a consignment is less than 92 % of the agreed entry price, the specific customs duty bound within the WTO shall apply. (4) Also exemption of the ad valorem duty, in the framework of the tariff quota with order No 09. 1116. (5) Also exemption of the ad valorem duty, in the framework of the tariff quota with order No 09. 1139. (6) Also exemption of the ad valorem duty during the period form 1. 11 to 20. 4, in the framework of the tariff quota with order No 09. 1132. (7) Also exemption of the ad valorem duty, in the framework of the tariff quota with order No 09. 1121. (8) Also exemption of the ad valorem duty, in the framework of the tariff quota with order No 09. 1129. ’ L 68/52 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 16. 3. 2000 ANNEX II Reference quantities for products originating in Morocco Order No CN code TARIC subdivision Description of goods Period per year Origin Reference quantity per indicated period (in tonnes) 18. 0005 ex 0602 Other live plants (including their roots), cuttings slips; mushroom spawn; excluding roses of subheading 0602 40 and from 1. 1 to 31. 12 Morocco 336 18. 0020 0703 10 90 0703 20 00 0703 90 00 18. 0035 ex 0704 0705 0706 Shallots, garlic, vegetables, fresh or chilled leeks and other alliaceous from 1. 1 to 31. 12 Morocco 168 Cabbages, cauliflowers, kohlrabi, kale and similar edible brassicas, fresh or chilled, excluding Chinese cabbage Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and chicory (Cicho- rium spp. ), fresh or chilled from 1. 1 to 31. 12 Morocco 560 turnips, Carrots, salsify, celeriac, radishes and similar edible roots, fresh or chilled salad beetroot, 18. 0070 0709 60 10 Sweet peppers, fresh or chilled from 1. 1 to 31. 12 Morocco 3 360 18. 0075 0711 10 00 0711 40 00 ex 0711 90 Onions, cucumbers and gherkins, other vegetables vegetables, and mixtures of provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that consumption, immediate excluding fruits of the genus Capsicum or the genus Pimenta state for from 1. 1 to 31. 12 Morocco 560 18. 0085 ex 0712 Dried vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared, excluding onions and olives from 1. 1 to 31. 12 Morocco 560 18. 0100 0713 10 10 Peas (Pisum sativum), for sowing for 1. 1 to 31. 12 Morocco 18. 0115 0804 20 Figs, fresh or dried for 1. 1 to 31. 12 Morocco 500 336 18. 0127 ex 0805 10 80 *90 Oranges, other than fresh from 1. 1 to 31. 12 Morocco 1 120 ex 0805 20 10 ex 0805 20 30 ex 0805 20 50 ex 0805 20 70 ex 0805 20 90 *99 *99 *99 *99 *91, *99 ex 0805 30 10 ex 0805 30 90 *99 *91, *99 (including Mandarins and satsumas), clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids, other than fresh tangerines Lemons and limes, other than fresh 18. 0147 0809 10 00 Fresh apricots from 1. 1 to 31. 12 Morocco 560 0809 20 0809 30 Fresh cherries Peaches, including nectarines, fresh 16. 3. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 68/53 Order No CN code TARIC subdivision Description of goods Period per year Origin Reference quantity per indicated period (in tonnes) 18. 0150 ex 0810 50 00 Fresh kiwi-fruit from 1. 1 to 30. 4 Morocco 240 18. 0200 2008 50 61 2008 50 69 containing added spirit, Apricots, otherwise prepared or preserved, not containing added sugar and in immediate packings of a net content exceeding 1 kg from 1. 1 al 31. 12 Morocco 7 560 18. 0230 ex 2008 50 99 ex 2008 70 99 *10 *10 otherwise Apricot halves and peach halves (including nectarines), or preserved, not containing added spirit nor sugar, in immediate packings of a net content of less than 4,5 kg prepared from 1. 1 to 31. 12 Morocco 7 200 18. 0245 2009 20 99 Grapefruit juice from 1. 1 to 31. 12 Morocco 960