Legal provisions of COM(2000)351 - Exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the EU's stabilisation and association process, amending Regulation (EC) No 2820/98, and repealing Regulations (EC) Nos 1763/1999 and 6/2000 - Main contents
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dossier | COM(2000)351 - Exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the EU's stabilisation and ... |
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document | COM(2000)351 |
date | September 18, 2000 |
Contents
- Article 1 - Preferential arrangements
- Article 2 - Conditions for entitlement to the preferential arrangements
- Article 3 - Limited concessions for certain textile products
- Article 4 - Agricultural products - tariff quotas
- Article 5 - Tariff quotas for aluminium products originating in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- Article 7 - Administration of tariff quotas
- Article 8 - Access to tariff quotas
- Article 9 - Conferment of powers
- Article 10 - Management Committee
- Article 11 - Cooperation
- Article 12 - Temporary suspension
- Article 13 - Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 2820/98
- Article 14 - Repeals
- Article 15 - Initial pro rata application
- Article 16 - Transitional measures
- Article 17 - Entry into force and application
Article 1 - Preferential arrangements
2. Wine imports originating in the Republic of Slovenia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall benefit from concessions provided for in Article 4.
3. Certain industrial products originating in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia shall benefit from concessions provided for in Article 5.
Article 2 - Conditions for entitlement to the preferential arrangements
(a) compliance with the definition of the concept of 'originating products' provided for in Title IV, Chapter 2, section 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93; and
(b) to the abstention of the countries and territories mentioned in Article 1 from introducing new duties or charges having equivalent effect and new quantitative restrictions or measures having equivalent effect from imports originating in the Community or from increasing existing levels of duties or charges or from introducing any other restrictions from the day of the entry into force of this Regulation.
2. For Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia, the entitlement to benefit from the preferential arrangements introduced by Article 1 shall equally be subject to their readiness 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 this respect, the Council may take the appropriate measures by a qualified majority vote, on the basis of a Commission proposal.
Article 3 - Limited concessions for certain textile products
2. For re-importations following an outward processing operation in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 3036/94 , the exemption from customs duties shall be limited to the Community annual quantities set in Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 517/94 when products are originate in countries or territories mentioned in Article 1(1) of this Regulation.
OJ L 322, 15.12.1994, p. 1.
Article 4 - Agricultural products - tariff quotas
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 10.900 tonnes expressed in carcass weight.
The volume of the annual tariff quota of 10.900 tonnes shall be distributed among the beneficiary republics, as follows:
(a) 1.500 tonnes (carcass weight) for baby-beef products originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina;
(b) 9.400 tonnes (carcass weight) for baby-beef products originating in Croatia.
Imports into the Community of baby-beef products defined in Annex II and originating in Albania and in Kosovo shall not benefit from a tariff concession.
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. This certificate shall be drawn up by the Commission according to the procedure provided for in Article 43 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 .
OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.
Article 5 - Tariff quotas for aluminium products originating in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The detailed rules for implementing the tariff quota for baby-beef products shall be determined by the Commission according to the procedure provided for in Article 43 of Regulation (EC) No 1254/99.
Article 7 - Administration of tariff quotas
Communication for that purpose between the Member States and the Commission shall be effected, as far as possible, by telematic link.
Article 8 - Access to tariff quotas
Article 9 - Conferment of powers
(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 10 - Management Committee
OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, the management procedure laid down in Article 4 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, in compliance with Article 7 thereof.
3. The period provided for in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be one month.
Article 11 - Cooperation
Article 12 - Temporary suspension
(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 Communities 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 the procedure provided for in paragraph 1.
Article 13 - Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 2820/98
"AL Albania(1)", 'BA Bosnia and Herzegovina(1)' and 'HR Croatia(1)'.
Article 14 - Repeals
Article 15 - Initial pro rata application
2. The volumes of the tariff quotas shall be calculated as a pro rata of the basic volumes indicated in Annexes I and III, account being taken of the part of the period elapsed before the date of application of this Regulation.
3. The quantities which have been imported within the framework of the tariff quotas with order numbers 09.1515 and 09.1561 applicable within Regulations (EC) Nos 6/2000 and 1763/1999 respectively, shall be taken into account for charging on the respective tariff quotas in Annex I to this Regulation.
4. The quantities which have been imported within the framework of the tariff quotas for 'baby beef' applicable within Article 5(3) and Annex F of Regulation (EC) No 6/2000 shall be taken into account for charging on the respective tariff quotas referred to in Article 4(2) and Annex II of this Regulation.
Article 16 - Transitional measures
(a) the goods concerned are covered by a purchase contract concluded before the date of entry into force of this Regulation; and
(b) it can be shown to the satisfaction of the customs authorities that those goods left the country of origin no later than the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
2. The customs authorities may regard paragraph 1(b) as having been satisfied if one of the following documents is submitted to them:
(a) in the case of transport by sea or waterway, the bill of loading showing that loading took place before the date of entry into force of this Regulation;
(b) in the case of transport by rail, the consignment note accepted by the railways of the expediting country before the date of entry into force of this Regulation;
(c) in the case of transport by road, the international road transport TIR carnet issued before the date of entry into force of this Regulation by the customs office in the country of origin or any other appropriate document authenticated by the relevant customs authorities of the country of origin before that date;
(d) in the case of transport by air, the air consignment note showing that the airline received the goods before the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
Article 17 - Entry into force and application
It shall apply from the first day of the second month after its entry into force until 31 December 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.