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13.4.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union
L
98/1
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(Non-legislative acts)
REGULATIONS
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 354/2011
of 12 April 2011
opening and providing for the management of tariff quotas of the Union for certain fish and fishery
products originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
fishery products originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina
may be imported into the European Union, within the
limits of tariff quotas of the Union (‘quotas’), at a reduced
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
or a zero rate of customs duty.
Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 594/2008 of
(4) The
tariff
quotas
provided
for
in
the
Interim
Agreement
16 June 2008 on certain procedures for applying the Stabili
and in the Stabilisation and Association Agreement are
sation and Association Agreement between the European
annual and have been adopted for an indefinite period. It
Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and
is necessary to open the tariff quotas for 2008 and
Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part, and for applying
following years and to provide for a common system
the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters
for their management.
between the European Community, of the one part, and
Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part ( 1 ), and in particular
Article 2 thereof,
(5) This
common
management
should
ensure
that
all
importers in the European Union have equal and
Whereas:
continuous access to the tariff quotas and that the rates
laid down for the quotas are applied uninterruptedly to
all imports of the products in question into all Member
(1) A
Stabilisation
and
Association
Agreement
between
the
States until the quotas are exhausted. In order to ensure
European Communities and their Member States, of the
the efficiency of the system, Member States should be
one part, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part
authorised to draw from the quota volumes the
(‘the Stabilisation and Association Agreement’), was
necessary quantities corresponding to actual imports.
signed in Luxembourg on 16 June 2008. The Stabili
Close cooperation between the Member States and the
sation and Association Agreement is in the process of
Commission is required and the latter must in particular
ratification.
be able to monitor the rate at which the quotas are used
up and inform the Member States accordingly. For
reasons of speed and efficiency, communication
(2) On
16
June
2008
an
Interim
Agreement
was
concluded
between the Member States and the Commission
on trade and trade-related matters between the European
should, as far as possible, take place by electronic trans
Community, of the one part, and Bosnia and Herze
mission.
govina, of the other part ( 2 ) (‘the Interim Agreement’),
which was approved by Council Decision
2008/474/EC ( 3 ). The Interim Agreement provides for
the early entry into force of the trade and trade-related
(6) The
quotas
opened
by
this
Regulation
should
therefore
provisions of the Stabilisation and Association
be managed in accordance with the system for
Agreement. It entered into force on 1 July 2008.
management of tariff quotas designed to be used
following the chronological order of dates of acceptance
of customs declarations which is provided for in
(3) The
Interim
Agreement
and
the
Stabilisation
and
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July
Association Agreement provide that certain fish and
1993 laying down provisions for the implementation
of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing
the Community Customs Code ( 4 ).
( 1 ) OJ L 169, 30.6.2008, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 169, 30.6.2008, p. 13.
( 3 ) OJ L 169, 30.6.2008, p. 10.
( 4 ) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.

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(7) As
the
Interim
Agreement
entered
into
force
on
1
July
Article 2
2008, this Regulation should apply from the same date
and should remain in force after the entry into force of
1. The
tariff
quotas
referred
to
in
Article
1
shall
be
managed
the Stabilisation and Association Agreement.
by the Commission in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and
308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.
(8) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code
Committee,
2. Communications
referring
to
the
management
of
tariff

quotas between the Member States and the Commission shall
be effected, as far as possible, by electronic transmission.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Article 3
Fish and fishery products originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely
and listed in the Annex that are put into free circulation in the
to ensure compliance with this Regulation.
European Union shall benefit from a reduced or a zero rate of
customs duty, at the levels and within the limits of the annual
tariff quotas of the Union set out in the Annex.
Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publi
In order to benefit from these preferential rates, the products in
cation in the Official Journal of the European Union.
question shall be accompanied by a proof of origin as provided
for in Protocol 2 to the Interim Agreement with Bosnia and
Herzegovina or in Protocol 2 to the Stabilisation and
Association Agreement with Bosnia and Herzegovina.
It shall apply from 1 July 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 12 April 2011.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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13.4.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union
L
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ANNEX
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 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.
FISH AND FISHERY PRODUCTS
Annual Tariff Quota
Order No CN
Code
TARIC
Rate of
subdivision
Description
volume (in tonnes net
weight)
quota duty
09.1594 0301
91
10 Trout
(Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus
60 tonnes Free
mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncor
hynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae,
0301 91 90
Oncorhynchus apache and Onchor
hynchus chrysogaster): live; fresh or
0302 11 10
chilled; frozen; dried, salted or in
brine, smoked; fillets and other fish
0302 11 20
meat; flours, meals and pellets, fit
for human consumption
0302 11 80
0303 21 10
0303 21 20
0303 21 80
0304 19 15
0304 19 17
ex 0304 19 19 ( 1 ) 30
ex 0304 19 91 10
0304 29 15
0304 29 17
ex 0304 29 19 ( 2 ) 30
ex 0304 99 21 11,
12,
20
ex 0305 10 00 10
ex 0305 30 90 50
0305 49 45
ex 0305 59 80 61
ex 0305 69 80 61
09.1595 0301
93
00 Carp:
live;
fresh
or
chilled;
frozen;
130 tonnes Free
dried, salted or in brine, smoked;
fillets and other fish meat; flours,
0302 69 11
meals and pellets, fit for human
consumption
0303 79 11
ex 0304 19 19 ( 1 ) 20
ex 0304 19 91 20

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Annual Tariff Quota
Order No CN
Code
TARIC
Rate of
subdivision
Description
volume (in tonnes net
weight)
quota duty
ex 0304 29 19 ( 2 ) 20
ex 0304 99 21 16
ex 0305 10 00 20
ex 0305 30 90 60
ex 0305 49 80 30
ex 0305 59 80 63
ex 0305 69 80 63
09.1596 ex
0301
99
80 80 Sea
bream
(Dentex dentex and Pagellus
30 tonnes Free
spp.): live; fresh or chilled; frozen;
dried, salted or in brine, smoked;
0302 69 61
fillets and other fish meat; flours,
meals and pellets, fit for human
0303 79 71
consumption
ex 0304 19 39 80
ex 0304 19 99 77
ex 0304 29 99 50
ex 0304 99 99 20
ex 0305 10 00 30
ex 0305 30 90 70
ex 0305 49 80 40
ex 0305 59 80 65
ex 0305 69 80 65
09.1597 ex
0301
99
80 22 Sea
bass
(Dicentrarchus labrax): live;
30 tonnes Free
fresh or chilled; frozen; dried, salted
or in brine, smoked; fillets and other
0302 69 94
fish meat; flours, meals and pellets, fit
for human consumption
ex 0303 77 00 10
ex 0304 19 39 85
ex 0304 19 99 79
ex 0304 29 99 60
ex 0304 99 99 70
ex 0305 10 00 40
ex 0305 30 90 80
ex 0305 49 80 50
ex 0305 59 80 67
ex 0305 69 80 67

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13.4.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union
L
98/5
Annual Tariff Quota
Order No CN
Code
TARIC
Rate of
subdivision
Description
volume (in tonnes net
weight)
quota duty
09.1598 1604
13
11 Prepared
or
preserved
sardines 50
tonnes 6
%
1604 13 19
ex 1604 20 50 10,
19
09.1599 1604
16
00 Prepared
or
preserved
anchovies 50
tonnes 12,5
%
1604 20 40
( 1 ) From 1 January 2010 the CN code ex 0304 19 19 changed to ex 0304 19 18.
( 2 ) From 1 January 2010 the CN code ex 0304 29 19 changed to ex 0304 29 18.

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