Considerations on COM(2005)652 - Community position in the EC-Turkey Association Council on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 2 of Decision No 1/98 of the EC Turkey Association Council on the trade regime for agricultural products

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table>(1)Decision No 1/98 of the EC-Turkey Association Council (3) of 25 February 1998 on the trade regime for agricultural products sets out the preferential regime applicable to trade in agricultural products between the Community and Turkey. Protocol 1 to that Decision contains details of the preferential regime applied by the Community to the importation of agricultural products originating in Turkey. Protocol 2 to that Decision contains details of the preferential regime applied by Turkey to the importation of agricultural products originating in the Community.
(2)The Community and Turkey (the Parties) have held consultations and agreed to adapt the preferential regime to take account of the recent enlargement of the Community.

(3)The relevant Annexes to Protocols 1 and 2 to Decision No 1/98 should be replaced by new consolidated Annexes reflecting the Parties’ agreement on their adaptation and certain technical developments as regards tariff codes.

(4)It is for the Association Council to decide on the scope of the preferential treatment granted to each other by the Parties and the arrangements therefor.

(5)Decision No 1/98 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Decision No 1/98 is hereby amended as follows:

1.Annex 1 to Protocol 1 shall be replaced by the text in Annex I hereto;

2.the Annex to Protocol 2 shall be replaced by the text in Annex II hereto.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

It shall apply from the first day of the month following the day of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 17 October 2006.

For the EC-Turkey Association Council

The President

E. TUOMIOJA



(1) OJ 217, 29.12.1964, p. 3687.

(2) OJ L 293, 29.12.1972, p. 4.

(3) OJ L 86, 20.3.1998, p. 1.



ANNEX I

‘ANNEX 1

ARRANGEMENTS APPLICABLE TO THE IMPORTATION INTO THE COMMUNITY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN TURKEY

For the purposes of this Annex, the term CCT means the rates shown in column 3 of Part Two or Section I of Part Three of Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1).

CN code (2)Description (3)CCT ad valorem dutySpecific duty
Duty reduction

(%)
Tariff quota

(tonnes net weight)
In-quota duty

(EUR/t)
Tariff quota

(tonnes net weight)
Over-quota duty

(EUR/t)
0204Meat of sheep or goats1000200
0207 25 10Meat of turkeys, not cut in pieces, frozen1701 000
0207 25 90186
0207 27 30Turkey cuts and offal other than liver, frozen134
0207 27 4093
0207 27 50339
0207 27 60127
0207 27 70230
0406 90 29Kashkaval cheese02 300671,9
0406 90 31Cheese made from sheep’s milk or buffalo milk, in containers containing brine, or in sheepskin or goatskin bottles
0406 90 50Other cheese made from sheep’s milk or buffalo milk, in containers containing brine, or in sheepskin or goatskin bottles
ex 0406 90 86

ex 0406 90 87

ex 0406 90 88
Tulum Peyniri, made from sheep or buffalo milk, in individual plastic or other kind of packings of less than 10 kg
0701 90 50New potatoes, from 1 January to 31 March100
0701 90Potatoes, fresh or chilled, other1002 500
0703 10 11

0703 10 19
Onions, from 15 February to 15 May100
0703 10 11

0703 10 19
Onions, from 16 May to 14 February1002 000
0703 20 00Garlic, fresh or chilled1000
0708 20 00Beans, from 1 November to 30 April100
ex 0708 90 00Broad beans (Vicia Faba major L.), from 1 July to 30 April100
0709 30 00Aubergines, from 15 January to 30 April100
0709 30 00Aubergines, from 1 May to 14 January1001 000
ex 0709 40 00Ribbed or stick celery (Apium graveolens L., var dulce (Mill) Pers.), from 1 January to 30 April100
0709 90 70Courgettes, from 1 December to end February100
0709 90 70Courgettes, from 1 March to 30 November100500
ex 0709 90 90Pumpkins, from 1 December to end February100
ex 0709 90 90Wild onions of the genus Muscari comosum, from 15 February to 15 May100
0802 21 00

0802 22 00
Hazelnuts or filberts (Corylus spp)Duty rate: 3 %
0806 10 10Fresh table grapes, from 1 May to 17 June and from 1 August to 14 November100350
0806 10 10Fresh table grapes, from 15 November to 30 April and from 18 June to 31 July100
0807 11 00Watermelons, from 1 April to 15 June100
0807 11 00Watermelons, from 16 June to 31 March10016 500
0807 19 00Other melons, from 1 November to 31 May100
0809 40 05Plums, from 1 May to 15 June100
0811 10 11Strawberries, frozen1000100
0811 20 11Raspberries, etc., frozen
0811 90 19Other fruits, frozen
1002 00 00RyeReduction according to Article 3 i (MFN — max EUR 11,68/t)
1107 10Malt, not roastedReduction of EUR 6,57/t
1107 20 00Malt, roastedReduction of EUR 6,57/t
1509 10 10Virgin lampante olive oil10 % reduction
1509 10 90 (4)Other virgin olive oil7,5 % ad valorem1000100
1509 10 90Other virgin olive oil10 % reduction
1509 90 00Other olive oil than virgin5 % reduction
1510 00 10Crude olive oil10 % reduction
1510 00 90Other olive oil5 % reduction
2002 10Prepared tomatoes, whole or in pieces1008 900
2002 90 11

2002 90 19
Other prepared tomatoes, with a dry matter content of less than 12 % by weight
2002 90 31

2002 90 39

2002 90 91

2002 90 99
Other prepared or preserved tomatoes, with a dry matter content of not less than 12 % by weight10030 000 (equivalence 28/30 % dry matter content)
2007 10 10

2007 91 10

2007 91 30

2007 99 20

2007 99 31

2007 99 33

2007 99 35

2007 99 39

2007 99 55

2007 99 57
Jams, jellies, marmalades, puree and pastes10067 % reduction1 750
2007 91 30Jams, jellies, marmalades, puree and pastes, obtained by cooking, other than homogenised preparations, of citrus fruit, with a sugar content exceeding 13 % but not exceeding 30 % by weight1000100
2007 99 39Other preparations, with a sugar content exceeding 30 % by weight1000100
2008 30 19

2008 50 19

2008 50 51

2008 50 92

2008 50 94

2008 60 19

2008 70 19

2008 70 51

2008 80 19
Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved1002 100
2009 11 11

2009 11 91

2009 19 11

2009 19 91

2009 29 11

2009 29 91

2009 39 11

2009 39 51

2009 39 91

2009 61 90

2009 69 11

2009 69 79

2009 69 90

2009 80 11

2009 80 32

2009 80 33

2009 80 35

2009 80 61

2009 80 83

2009 80 84

2009 80 86

2009 90 11

2009 90 21

2009 90 31

2009 90 71

2009 90 92

2009 90 94
Fruit juices10067 % reduction3 400
2204 10Sparkling wine0
2204 21Other wine, grape must with fermentation prevented or arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers holding 2 litres or less0
2204 29Other wine, grape must with fermentation prevented or arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers holding more than 2 litres0
2206 00Other fermented beverages; mixtures of fermented beverages and mixtures of fermented beverages and non-alcoholic beverages, not elsewhere specified or included0
ex 2207Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80 % vol or higher and ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any strength, obtained from agricultural goods listed in Annex I to the EC Treaty0
2209 00Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid0



(1) OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1758/2006 (OJ L 335, 1.12.2006, p. 1).

(2) CN codes corresponding to Regulation (EC) No 1810/2004 (OJ L 327, 30.10.2004, p. 1).

(3) 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. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description taken together.

(4) This concession consists of only one tariff quota volume of 100 tonnes with a 7,5 % in-quota duty.’



ANNEX II

‘ANNEX

ARRANGEMENTS APPLICABLE TO THE IMPORTATION INTO TURKEY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THE COMMUNITY

CN code (1)Description (2)Reduction of the MFN duty (%)Tariff quota (tonnes net weight)
0102 10Live bovines: pure bred breeding animals100unlimited
0102 90 29Live bovines, other than pure bred breeding animals, of a weight exceeding 80 kg but not exceeding 160 kg1002 260
ex 0102 90Live bovines, other than pure bred breeding animals, other than those of a weight exceeding 80 kg but not exceeding 160 kg504 025
0202 20Other cuts of bovine meat, with bone in, frozen50 % reduction with maximum duty of 30 %5 000
0202 20Other cuts of bovine meat, with bone in, frozen30 % reduction with maximum duty of 43 %14 100
0210Meat and edible meat offal, salted, in brine, dried or smoked; edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal52 % ad valorem250
0402 10Milk and cream in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 1,5 %1002 500 (3)
0402 21Milk and cream in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1,5 %, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter1002 500 (3)
0404Whey, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter; products consisting of natural milk constituents, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, not elsewhere specified or included30 % ad valorem700
0405 10

0405 20 90

0405 90
Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads1003 700
0406 30Processed cheese, not grated or powdered100300
0406 90Other cheese1002 000
ex 0406 90Cheese, other, excluding 0406 90 29 / 31 / 50 / 86 / 87 / 881001 000
0408 11 80Egg yolks, dried, other24 % ad valorem75
0601Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant, in growth or in flower; chicory plants and roots other than roots of heading No 1212100200
ex 0602 90Other live plants, excluding 0602 90 911003 400
0603 10Cut flowers, etc., fresh100100
0604Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without flowers or flower buds, and grasses, mosses and lichens, being goods of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared100100
0701 10 00Seed potatoes, fresh or chilled1006 000
0709 51 00Mushrooms of the genus Agaricus, fresh or chilled7 % ad valorem100
0710 22 00Beans, frozen11,5 % ad valorem100
ex 0808 10

(excl. (4)0808 10 80 00 110808 10 80 00 130808 10 80 00 14)
Apples, fresh, other than Golden Delicious, Starking and Starkrimson1001 750
0808 20Pears and quinces, fresh30 % ad valorem500
0809 30Peaches, including nectarines, fresh, from 15 July to 31 December1001 000
0810 90 30Tamarinds, cashew apples, lychees, jackfruit and sapodilla plums, fresh1001 000
0810 90 40Passion fruit, carambola and pitahaya, fresh100500
0810 90 95Other fruit, fresh100500
0811 10Strawberries, frozen20 % ad valorem100
0902TeaMaximum duty: 45 %200
1001Wheat and meslin, from 1 September to 31 May10030 000
1001 10 00Durum wheat, from 1 September to 31 May100100 000
1001 90Other wheat, from 1 September to 31 May100200 000
1002 00 00Rye, from 1 September to 31 May10022 500
ex 1003 00Barley, from 1 September to 31 May, for malting10049 500
1004 00 00Oats, from 1 September to 31 May505 000
1005 90 00Maize (corn), from 1 September to 31 May, other than seed10053 640
1005 90 00Maize (corn), from 1 December to 31 May, other than seed10052 000
1006 30Semi-milled or wholly milled rice10028 000
1104 12 90Flaked grains of oats50100
1107Malt, whether or not roasted100500
1206 00 91

1206 00 99
Other sunflower seeds, other than for sowing, from 1 January to 31 August1001 000
1207 20 90Cotton seeds, other than for sowing1001 500
ex 1209Seeds, fruit and spores, for sowing, except 1209 10 001001 050
1209 10 00Sugar beet seed100300
1502 00Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats1003 000
1507 10Soya bean crude oil, from 1 January to 31 August10060 000
1507 90Refined soya oil, from 1 January to 31 August502 000
1512 11Sunflower seed or safflower crude oil, from 1 January to 31 August10018 400
1514 11

1514 91
Crude rape, colza or mustard oil and fractions thereof, not chemically modified, containing 0 % erucic acid, from 1 January to 31 August10010 600
1602 10 00Homogenised preparations30 % ad valorem400
1701 99Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form, other than raw sugar, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter20 % reduction with a maximum duty of 50 %80 000
2001 90 50Mushrooms, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid50325
2001 90 99Other vegetables and fruit, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid
2002 90Tomatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, other1001 500
2003Mushrooms and truffles, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid13 % ad valorem50
2005 10Homogenised vegetables15 % ad valorem300
2005 40Peas prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen100300
2007 10Homogenised preparations25 % ad valorem450
2007 99 10

2007 99 33

2007 99 35

ex 2007 99 39

ex 2007 99 57

ex 2007 99 98
Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter (excluding hazelnut purée)20 % ad valorem1 000
2009 11

2009 12

2009 19
Orange juice15 % ad valorem1 000
2009 61Grape juice
2009 71

2009 79
Apple juice
2009 80 89Juice of any other single fruit or vegetable with an added sugar content not exceeding 30 % by weight
2009 80 96Cherry juice
2009 90 11

2009 90 19

2009 90 21

2009 90 29

2009 90 31

2009 90 39
Mixtures of juices
2204 10Sparkling wine35 % ad valorem750 hl
2209 00Vinegar and substitutes obtained from acetic acid1002 500
2301Flours, meals and pellets, of meat or meat offal, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, unfit for human consumption; greaves100
2304 00 00Oilcake and other solid residues resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil100
2309 10Dog or cat food, put up for retail sale1001 400
2309 90Other preparations of a kind used in animal feeding1006 700



(1) CN codes corresponding to Regulation (EC) No 1810/2004 (OJ L 327, 30.10.2004, p. 1).

(2) 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. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description taken together.

(3) These quotas are foreseen for imports under the inward processing scheme.

(4) Turkish customs codes.’