Council Regulation (EC) No 377/2000 of 14 February 2000 adopting autonomous and transitional measures concerning the importation of certain processed agricultural products originating in Poland and Bulgaria
L 47/4 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 19. 2. 2000 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 377/2000 of 14 February 2000 adopting autonomous and transitional measures concerning the importation of certain processed agricultural products originating in Poland and Bulgaria THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Article 2 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas: If Poland or Bulgaria discontinues the application of the reci- procal measures in favour of the Community, the Commission may, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 3(2) of this Regulation, suspend application of the measures provided for in Article 1. (1) (2) (3) (4) Council Regulation (EC) No 27/1999 (1) was adopted pending the entry into force of the Adaptation Proto- cols, and in particular the part concerning Protocol 3, of the respective Europe Agreements concluded with coun- tries of Central and Eastern Europe. The procedures for formal adoption of the Adaptation the Europe Protocols adjusting the trade aspects of Agreements with Poland and Bulgaria were not completed in time for them to enter into force on 1 January 2000; it is therefore necessary to provide for the extension of the concessions made to Poland and Bulgaria on an autonomous basis until 31 December 2000. The measures provided for in the event of suspension 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 (2). 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 (3) consolidated the arrange- ments for managing tariff quotas, which are to be used in the chronological order of the dates of acceptance of the declarations for release for free circulation, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 3 1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee referred to in Article 15 of Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/ 93 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Committee’) (4). 2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, the procedure laid down in Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply. The period provided for in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/ 468/EC shall be set at one month. 3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure. Article 4 The concessions applying to trade in processed agricul- 1. tural products provided for in the Adaptation Protocols concluded with the States referred to in Article 1 shall replace the concessions provided for in the respective Annexes to this Regulation: (a) as from 1 January 2000, if the Adaptation Protocol is in force on that date, or (b) as from the date of entry into force of the Adaptation Protocol, if the latter enters into force after 1 January 2000. The detailed rules implementing the measures provided the respective 2. for in this Regulation shall also apply in respect of corresponding measures provided for Adaptation Protocols. in the Article 1 Article 5 From 1 January to 31 December 2000 the goods originating in Poland and Bulgaria listed respectively in Annexes I and II to this Regulation shall be granted concessions under the condi- tions indicated in those Annexes. The basic amounts to be taken into consideration in calculating the reduced agricultural components and additional duties applicable to imports into the Community from these countries are shown in Table 3 in the respective Annexes. (1) Council Regulation (EC) No 27/1999 of 21 December 1998 adop- ting autonomous and transitional measures for the preferential trade agreements with Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Romania and Bulgaria in certain processed agricultural products (OJ L 5, 9. 1. 1999, p. 7). (2) OJ L 184, 17. 7. 1999, p. 23. (3) OJ L 253, 11. 10. 1993, p. 1. Regulation last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1662/1999 (OJ L 197, 29. 7. 1999, p. 25). The quotas referred to in Table 1 in the Annexes to this Regulation shall be managed by the Commission in accordance with the provisions of Articles 308a to 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93. Article 6 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply as from 1 January 2000. (4) OJ L 318, 20. 12. 1993, p. 18. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 2491/98 (OJ L 309, 19. 11. 1998, p. 28). 19. 2. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 47/5 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 14 February 2000. For the Council The President J. GAMA L 47/6 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 19. 2. 2000 ANNEX I POLAND TABLE 1 Quotas applicable to the import of goods originating in Poland opened for 2000 Quota for 2000 (in tonnes) Preference (*) 21 RAC 7 180 RAC 4 805 RAC 490 RAC Order No CN code 09. 5401 09. 5403 09. 5404 09. 5405 0403 10 51 0403 10 53 0403 10 59 0403 10 91 0403 10 93 0403 10 99 0403 90 71 0403 90 73 0403 90 79 0403 90 91 0403 90 93 0403 90 99 1704 10 1704 90 30 1704 90 55 1704 90 71 1704 90 75 ex 1704 90 99 (Taric code 10) 1806 10 20 1806 20 10 1806 20 30 1806 20 50 1806 20 70 1806 20 80 1806 20 95 1806 31 00 1806 32 10 1806 32 90 1806 90 11 1806 90 19 1806 90 31 1806 90 39 1806 90 50 1806 90 60 1806 90 70 1806 90 90 1902 11 00 1902 19 10 1902 19 90 1902 20 91 1902 20 99 1902 30 10 1902 30 90 1902 40 10 1902 40 90 09. 5407 1903 00 00 55 RAC 19. 2. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 47/7 Order No CN code 09. 5408 09. 5409 09. 5411 09. 5413 1905 10 00 1905 20 1905 30 11 1905 30 19 1905 30 30 1905 30 51 1905 30 59 1905 30 91 1905 30 99 1905 40 1905 90 10 1905 90 20 1905 90 30 1905 90 40 1905 90 45 1905 90 55 1905 90 60 1905 90 90 2001 90 40 2004 10 91 2005 20 10 2008 99 91 2101 12 98 2101 20 98 2101 30 19 2101 30 99 09. 5415 2106 90 10 Quota for 2000 (in tonnes) Preference (*) 2 142 RAC 34 RAC 21 420 648 RAC RAC RAC (*) RAC = Reduced agricultural components applicable within the quota quantity limits. Imports exceeding these quantities are subject to the agricultural components (AC) shown in the Common Customs Tariff. L 47/8 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 19. 2. 2000 Duties applicable to the import of goods originating in Poland for 2000 TABLE 2 CN code Duty 1. 1—30. 6. 2000 1. 7—31. 12. 2000 1704 90 10 1806 10 15 1901 90 91 ex 2005 90 80 (Taric code 60) 2008 11 10 2008 91 00 2101 20 20 2101 20 92 2101 30 11 2101 30 91 2102 10 10 2102 10 90 2102 20 11 2102 20 19 2102 20 90 2102 30 00 2103 10 00 2103 20 00 2103 30 90 2103 90 90 2106 10 20 2106 90 92 2203 00 3302 10 21 3823 11 00 3823 12 00 3823 13 00 3823 19 00 3823 70 00 6,3 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 5,7 % 4,1 % 2,6 % 0 % 5,4 % 6,0 % 5,2 % 6,2 % 2,1 % 5,1 % 0 % 2,1 % 3,1 % 4,2 % 4,6 % 3,5 % 5,7 % 3,1 % 2,6 % 3,1 % 5,1 % 0 % 2,9 % 0 % 3,8 % 5,8 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 5,2 % 3,5 % 2,2 % 0 % 4,9 % 5,5 % 4,7 % 5,6 % 1,9 % 5,1 % 0 % 1,9 % 2,8 % 3,8 % 4,2 % 3,2 % 5,2 % 2,8 % 1,8 % 2,8 % 5,1 % 0 % 2,9 % 0 % 3,8 % 19. 2. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 47/9 Basic amounts to be taken into consideration in calculating reduced agricultural components and additional duties applicable to the import into the Community of the goods listed in Table 1 TABLE 3 from 1. 1 to 30. 6. 2000 from 1. 7 to 31. 12. 2000 EUR/100 kg Trigo blando — Blød hvede — Weichweizen — Μαλακό σιτάρι — Common wheat — Blé tendre — Grano tenero — Zachte tarwe — Trigo mole — Tavallinen vehnä — Vete 7,277 6,653 Trigo duro — Hård hvede — Hartweizen — Σκληρό σιτάρι — Durum wheat — Blé dur — Grano duro — Durum tarwe — Trigo duro — Durumvehnä — Durumvete 11,295 10,326 Centeno — Rug — Roggen — Σίκαλη — Rye — Seigle — Segala — Rogge — Centeio — Ruis — Råg Cebada — Byg — Gerste — Κριθάρι — Barley — Orge — Orzo — Gerst — Cevada — Ohra — Korn Maíz — Majs — Mais — Καλαµπόκι — Maize — Maïs — Granturco — Maïs — Milho — Maissi — Majs 7,090 7,090 7,193 6,483 6,483 6,577 Arroz descascarillado de grano largo — Ris, afskallet, langkörnig, geschält — Αποφλοιωµένο ρύζι µακρόσπερµο — Long-grain husked rice — Riz décortiqué à grains longs — Riso semigreggio a grani lunghi — Langkorrelige gedopte rijst — Arroz em películas de grãos longos — Pitkäjyväinen esikuorittu riisi — Ris, skalat långkornigt langkornet — Reis, Leche desnatada en polvo — Skummetmælkspulver — Magermilchpulver — Αποβουτυρω- µένο γάλα σε σκόνη — Skimmed-milk powder — Lait écrémé en poudre — Latte scremato in polvere — Mageremelkpoeder — Leite desnatado em pó — Rasvaton maitojauhe — Skummjölkspulver Leche entera en polvo — Sødmælkspulver — Vollmilchpulver — Πλήρες γάλα σε σκόνη — Whole-milk powder — Lait intero in polvere — Vollemelkpoeder — Leite inteiro em pó — Rasvainen maitojauhe — Mjölkpulver en poudre — Latte entier Mantequilla — Smør — Butter — Βούτυρο — Butter — Beurre — Burro — Boter — Manteiga — Voi — Smör Azúcar blanco — Hvidt sukker — Weißzucker — Λευκή ζάχαρη — White sugar — Sucre blanc — Zucchero bianco — Witte suiker — Açúcar branco — Valkoinen sokeri — Vitt socker 20,237 18,502 24,750 23,760 28,532 26,086 41,467 30,573 37,912 29,350 L 47/10 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 19. 2. 2000 ANNEX II BULGARIA TABLE 1 Quotas applicable to the import of goods originating in Bulgaria opened for 2000 Order No CN code Description 09. 5481 0405 20 10 0405 20 30 ex 2106 Dairy spreads of a fat content, by weight, of 39 % or more, but not exceeding 75 % Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included other than those falling within CN codes 2106 10 20, 2106 90 20 and 2106 90 92 and other than flavoured or coloured sugar syrups Quota for 2000 (in tonnes) Preference (*) 490 RAC 09. 5461 ex 1704 09. 5463 ex 1806 09. 5485 ex 1901 09. 5469 ex 1902 09. 5471 1904 09. 5473 1905 09. 5474 2101 12 98 2101 20 98 Sugar confectionery (including white chocolate), not containing cocoa; excluding liquorice extract containing more than 10 % by weight of containing other added substances, falling within CN code 1704 90 10 sucrose but not 168 RAC Chocolate and other food preparation containing cocoa other than those of CN code 1806 10 15 504 RAC Malt extract; food preparations of flour, meal, starch or malt extract, not containing cocoa powder or containing less than 40 % by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included; food preparations of goods of heading Nos 0401 to 0404, not containing cocoa powder or containing less than 5 % by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included, other than in CN code 1901 90 91 101 RAC Pasta, whether or not cooked or otherwise prepared excluding stuffed pasta falling within CN codes 1902 20 10 and 1902 20 30, couscous, whether or not prepared 336 RAC Prepared food obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products (for example cornflakes); cereals (other than maize (corn)), in grain form, or in the form of flakes or other worked grains (except flour and meal), pre-cooked, or other- wise prepared, not elsewhere specified or included Bread, pastry, cakes biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products Preparations with a basis of extracts, essences or concentrates of coffee or with a basis of coffee, other than those of CN code 2101 12 92 Extracts, essences and concentrates of tea or maté, and prepara- tions with a basis of these extracts, essences and concentrates or with a basis of tea or maté not falling within CN codes 2101 20 20 and 2101 20 92 252 RAC 588 RAC 168 RAC 19. 2. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 47/11 Order No CN code Description 09. 5476 2101 30 19 Roasted coffee substitutes 2101 30 99 Extracts, essences and concentrates of roasted coffee substitutes excluding those of roasted chicory 09. 5477 2102 10 31 2102 10 39 09. 5479 2105 00 09. 5483 2202 90 91 2202 90 95 2202 90 99 Baker's yeast Ice cream and other edible ice, whether or not containing cocoa Non-alcoholic beverages not including fruit or vegetable juices of CN code 2009 containing products of CN codes 0401 to 0404 or fat obtained from products of CN codes 0401 to 0404 Quota for 2000 (in tonnes) Preference (*) 22 RAC 84 84 17 RAC RAC RAC (*) RAC = Reduced agricultural components applicable within the quota quantity limits. Imports exceeding these quantities are subject to the agricultural components (AC) shown in the Common Customs Tariff. L 47/12 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 19. 2. 2000 Duties applicable to the import of goods originating in Bulgaria for 2000 TABLE 2 CN code Duty 1. 1—30. 6. 2000 1. 7—31. 12. 2000 1302 13 00 1302 20 10 1302 20 90 1704 90 10 1901 90 91 ex 2005 90 80 (Taric code 60) 2008 11 10 2008 91 00 2101 11 11 2101 11 19 2101 12 92 2101 20 20 2101 20 92 2101 30 11 2101 30 91 2102 10 10 2102 10 90 2102 20 11 2102 20 19 2102 20 90 2102 30 00 2103 10 00 2103 20 00 2103 30 90 2103 90 90 2104 10 2104 20 00 2106 10 20 2106 90 92 2202 10 2202 90 10 2203 00 2205 10 10 2205 90 10 3301 90 21 3302 10 21 3823 12 00 3823 70 00 2,0 % 7,4 % 5,4 % 6,3 % 12,8 % 0 % 5,7 % 4,1 % 3,7 % 3,7 % 5,4 % 2,6 % 0 % 5,4 % 6,0 % 5,2 % 4,2 % 2,1 % 2,8 % 0 % 2,1 % 3,1 % 4,2 % 4,6 % 3,5 % 4,9 % 6,0 % 5,7 % 3,1 % 2,1 % 4,2 % 2,6 % 1,9 % 7,1 % 5,2 % 5,8 % 12,8 % 0 % 5,2 % 3,5 % 3,2 % 3,2 % 4,9 % 2,2 % 0 % 4,9 % 5,5 % 4,7 % 3,8 % 1,9 % 2,6 % 0 % 1,9 % 2,8 % 3,8 % 4,2 % 3,2 % 4,5 % 5,5 % 5,2 % 2,8 % 1,9 % 3,8 % 1,8 % 5,6 EUR/hl 3,5 EUR/hl 5,1 EUR/hl 3,2 EUR/hl 0 % 3,1 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 2,8 % 0 % 0 % 19. 2. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 47/13 Basic amounts to be taken into consideration in calculating reduced agricultural components and additional duties applicable to the import into the Community of the goods listed in Table 1 TABLE 3 from 1. 1 to 30. 6. 2000 from 1. 7 to 31. 12. 2000 EUR/100 kg Trigo blando — Blød hvede — Weichweizen — Μαλακό σιτάρι — Common wheat — Blé tendre — Grano tenero — Zachte tarwe — Trigo mole — Tavallinen vehnä — Vete 2,079 1,901 Trigo duro — Hård hvede — Hartweizen — Σκληρό σιτάρι — Durum wheat — Blé dur — Grano duro — Durum tarwe — Trigo duro — Durumvehnä — Durumvete 11,295 10,326 Centeno — Rug — Roggen — Σίκαλη — Rye — Seigle — Segala — Rogge — Centeio — Ruis — Råg Cebada — Byg — Gerste — Κριθάρι — Barley — Orge — Orzo — Gerst — Cevada — Ohra — Korn Maíz — Majs — Mais — Καλαµπόκι — Maize — Maïs — Granturco — Maïs — Milho — Maissi — Majs 7,090 7,090 7,193 6,483 6,483 6,577 Arroz descascarillado de grano largo — Ris, afskallet, langkörnig, geschält — Αποφλοιωµένο ρύζι µακρόσπερµο — Long-grain husked rice — Riz décortiqué à grains longs — Riso semigreggio a grani lunghi — Langkorrelige gedopte rijst — Arroz em películas de grãos longos — Pitkäjyväinen esikuorittu riisi — Ris, skalat långkornigt langkornet — Reis, Leche desnatada en polvo — Skummetmælkspulver — Magermilchpulver — Αποβουτυρω- µένο γάλα σε σκόνη — Skimmed-milk powder — Lait écrémé en poudre — Latte scremato in polvere — Mageremelkpoeder — Leite desnatado em pó — Rasvaton maitojauhe — Skummjölkspulver Leche entera en polvo — Sødmælkspulver — Vollmilchpulver — Πλήρες γάλα σε σκόνη — Whole-milk powder — Lait intero in polvere — Vollemelkpoeder — Leite inteiro em pó — Rasvainen maitojauhe — Mjölkpulver en poudre — Latte entier 20,237 18,502 86,625 83,160 99,862 91,302 Mantequilla — Smør — Butter — Βούτυρο — Butter — Beurre — Burro — Boter — Manteiga — Voi — Smör 145,133 132,693 Azúcar blanco — Hvidt sukker — Weißzucker — Λευκή ζάχαρη — White sugar — Sucre blanc — Zucchero bianco — Witte suiker — Açúcar branco — Valkoinen sokeri — Vitt socker 30,573 29,350