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Official Journal of the European Union
13.12.2013
REGULATIONS
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 1325/2013
of 9 December 2013
amending Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on
the Common Customs Tariff
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
including fuel, in accordance with Commission Imple
menting Regulation (EU) No 1213/2012 ( 2 ).
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union, and in particular Article 31 thereof,
(5) The
imposition
of
customs
duties
on
jet
fuel
from
those
suppliers would likely cause an increase in the price of jet
fuel on the Union market as it is not economically viable
for refineries in the Union to increase their production of
aviation fuel to any significant degree.
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
(6)
It is therefore appropriate to suspend the autonomous
Whereas:
rate of customs duty for jet fuel. The suspension
should cover all products falling within CN code
2710 19 21. Taking into account possible future
changes in the market situation of jet fuel, the suspension
(1) The
Union
market
for
jet
fuel
depends
considerably
on
should be reviewed on the basis of an assessment within
imports of jet fuel from third countries.
five years.
(7) Annex
I
to
Council
Regulation
(EEC)
No
2658/87
(
(2) Although
bilateral
aviation
agreements
between
Member

3 )
States and third countries typically include provisions
should therefore be amended accordingly,
concerning duty relief for jet fuel, it is necessary to lay
down common rules on duty relief for jet fuel in order to
ensure clarity and uniformity in this regard, to provide
legal certainty for operators and to avoid any distortion
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
of competition resulting from differing practices and
rules.
Article 1
In Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, the text for CN
(3) A
significant
part
of
jet
fuel
imports
to
the
Union
orig
code 2710 19 21 in column 3 of the table in Chapter 27 of
inates in countries that benefit from the scheme of gener
Section V of Part Two, is replaced by the following:
alised tariff preferences or have preferential access to the
Union market, and thus the imports are duty-free.
‘4,7 (*)
(4) With
the
application
of
tariff
preferences
in
accordance
with Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European
___________
Parliament and of the Council
( 1 ) starting from
1 January 2014, a number of countries which are
(*) Autonomous rate of duty: Free.’
important exporters of jet fuel will cease to be bene
ficiaries of that preferential access to the Union market,
( 2 ) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1213/2012 of
and certain other exporting countries will not benefit
17 December 2012 suspending the tariff preferences for certain
from preferential access for certain product categories,
GSP beneficiary countries in respect of certain GSP sections in
accordance with Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European
Parliament and of the Council applying a scheme of generalised
( 1 ) Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of
tariff preferences (OJ L 348, 18.12.2012, p. 11).
the Council of 25 October 2012 applying a scheme of generalised
( 3 ) Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff
tariff preferences and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No
and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ
732/2008 (OJ L 303, 31.10.2012, p. 1).
L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).

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EN
13.12.2013 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union
L
334/3
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2014.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 December 2013.
For the Council
The President
A. PABEDINSKIEN

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