22006A1207(01)

Protocol

amending the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part, on tariff quotas for sugar and sugar products originating in Croatia or in the Community

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, hereinafter referred to as "the Community",

of the one part, and

THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA, hereinafter referred to as "Croatia",

of the other part,

Whereas:

(1) The Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part, (hereinafter referred to as the SAA) was signed in Luxembourg on 29 October 2001 and entered into force on 1 February 2005.

(2) Negotiations have taken place to alter the preferential arrangements in the SAA with regard to sugar and sugar products originating in Croatia or in the Community.

(3) Appropriate amendments to the SAA should be adopted,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The SAA is hereby amended as follows:

1. Article 27 shall be amended as follows:

(a) in paragraph 1, the first subparagraph shall be replaced by the following:

"1. The Community shall abolish the customs duties and charges having equivalent effect on imports of agricultural products originating in Croatia, other than those of heading Nos 0102, 0201, 0202, 1701, 1702 and 2204 of the Combined Nomenclature.";

(b) the following paragraph shall be added:

"5. Certain trade arrangements to apply to sugar and sugar products under the headings Nos 1701 and 1702 of the Combined Nomenclature are set out in Annex IV(h)."

2. The text set out in the Annex to this Decision shall be added as Annex IV(h).

3. In the table in Annex I to Protocol 3, the following references shall be deleted:

"17025000 ‘�Chemically pure fructose",

"17029010 ‘�Chemically pure maltose".

Article 2

The Parties shall meet in the second half of 2008 to review the effects of this Protocol.

Article 3

This Protocol shall form an integral part of the SAA.

Article 4

This Protocol shall enter into force on 1 January 2007.

Article 5

This Protocol is drawn up in duplicate in the Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish and Croatian languages, each of these texts being equally authentic.

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Por la Comunidad Europea

Za Evropské spole膷enstv铆

For Det Europ忙iske F忙llesskab

F眉r die Europ盲ische Gemeinschaft

Euroopa 脺henduse nimel

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For the European Community

Pour la Communauté européenne

Per la Comunit脿 europea

Eiropas Kopienas v膩rd膩

Europos bendrijos vardu

Az Eur贸pai K枚z枚sség részér艖l

G魔all-Komunit谩 Ewropea

Voor de Europese Gemeenschap

W imieniu Wsp贸lnoty Europejskiej

Pela Comunidade Europeia

Za Eur贸pske spolo膷enstvo

Za Evropsko skupnost

Euroopan yhteis枚n puolesta

F枚r Europeiska gemenskapen

Za Europsku zajednicu

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Por la Rep煤blica de Croacia

Za Chorvatskou republiku

For Republikken Kroatien

F眉r die Republik Kroatien

Horvaatia Vabariigi nimel

螕喂伪 蟿畏 螖畏渭慰魏蟻伪蟿委伪 蟿畏蟼 螝蟻慰伪蟿委伪蟼

For the Republic of Croatia

Pour la République de Croatie

Per la Repubblica di Croazia

Horv膩tijas Republikas v膩rd膩

Kroatijos Respublikos vardu

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G魔ar-Repubblika tal-Kroazja

Voor de Republiek Kroati毛

W imieniu Republiki Chorwacji

Pela Rep煤blica da Cro谩cia

Za Chorv谩tsku republiku

Za Republiko Hrva拧ko

Kroatian tasavallan puolesta

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Za Republiku Hrvatsku

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ANNEX

"ANNEX IV(h)

referred to in Article 27(5)

1. The Community shall apply duty-free access on imports into the Community for products originating in Croatia of headings 1701 and 1702 of the Combined Nomenclature within a limit of an annual quantity of 180000 tonnes (net weight).

2. Croatia shall apply a reduced duty access on imports into Croatia of products originating in the Community of headings 1701 of the Combined Nomenclature within a limit of an annual quantity of 80000 tonnes (net weight), to be applied only once imports from Croatia to the Community of headings 1701 and 1702 of the Combined Nomenclature reach 80000 tonnes (net weight). On this quantity Croatia will reduce duty rates as follows:

- on 1 January 2007 the duty shall be reduced to 75 % of the basic duty,

- on 1 January 2008 the duty shall be reduced to 70 % of the basic duty,

- on 1 January 2009 and onwards the duty shall be reduced to 50 % of the basic duty.

3. The Community undertakes not to pay export refunds from the Community budget for sugar, syrup and certain other sugar products falling under headings 1701 and 1702 of the Combined Nomenclature when exported in natural state to Croatia. Croatia undertakes not to pay export refunds for sugar exports to the Community."

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