Council Regulation (EC) No 1839/2006

of 28 November 2006

concerning the implementation of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Argentine Republic pursuant to Article XXIV:6 of GATT 1994, amending and supplementing 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,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 [1] established a goods nomenclature, hereinafter referred to as the "Combined Nomenclature", and set out the conventional duty rates of the Common Customs Tariff.

(2) By Decision 2006/930/EC of 28 November 2006 concerning the conclusion of Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Argentine Republic [2], the Council approved the Agreement, on behalf of the Community, with a view to closing negotiations initiated pursuant to Article XXIV:6 of GATT 1994.

(3) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 should therefore be amended and supplemented accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 Annex I shall be amended with the duties and supplemented with the volumes shown in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

Annex 7 of Section III of Part Three (WTO quotas to be opened by the Competent Community authorities) shall be amended as follows as regards CN Code 02013000:

(a) the description of the EC tariff rate quota of 11000 tonnes "Boneless "high quality" meat: "Special or good-quality beef cuts obtained from exclusively pasture-grazed animals, aged between 22 and 24 months, having two permanent incisors and presenting a slaughter live weight not exceeding 460 kilograms, referred to as "special boxed beef", cuts of which may bear the letters "sc" (special cuts)"" shall be replaced by: "Boneless high quality meat of bovine animals fresh or chilled";

(b) under "Other terms and conditions" the text: "Supplying country Argentina" shall be inserted.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 28 November 2006.

For the Council

The President

E. Hein盲luoma

[1] OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1549/2006 (OJ L 301, 31.10.2006, p. 1).

[2] See page 91 of this Official Journal.

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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 concessions being determined, within the context of this Annex, by the coverage of the CN codes as they exist at the time of adoption of the current Regulation. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the concessions are to be determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description taken together.

The exact tariff description of the EC-15 shall apply to all tariff lines and quotas above.

Part two Schedule of customs duties |

CN code | Description | Duty rate |

03042094 | Frozen fish fillets of other than freshwater fish | A lower applied duty of 11,4 % [1] |

03037998 | Other frozen saltwater fish, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304, excluding livers and roes | A lower applied duty of 12,4 % [1] |

Tariff item numbers 02022030 020230 02062991 | Meat of bovine animals, frozen; un-separated or separated forequarters; boneless Edible offal of bovine animals, frozen; thick skirt and thin skirt. The meat imported shall be used for processing. | Implemented through Regulation (EC) No 267/2006 |

Tariff item number 04021019 | Skimmed milk powder | Add 537 tonnes (erga omnes) in EC tariff rate quota |

Tariff item number ex08081080 | Apples | Add 96 tonnes (erga omnes) in EC tariff rate quota |

Tariff item numbers 10051090 10059000 | Maize | Implemented through Regulation (EC) No 711/2006 |

Tariff item numbers 20091111 20091119 20091911 20091919 20092911 20092919 20093911 20093919 20094911 20094919 20097911 20097919 20098011 20098019 20098034 20098035 20098036 20098038 20099011 20099019 20099021 20099029 | Fruit juices | Implemented through Regulation (EC) No 711/2006 |

Tariff item numbers 22042965 22042975 | Wine | Open a tariff rate quota 20000 hl (erga omnes) in quota rate EUR 8/hl |

Tariff item numbers 22042179 22042180 | Wine | Open a tariff rate quota 40000 hl (erga omnes) in quota rate EUR 10/hl |

Tariff item number 22059010 | Vermouth | Open a tariff rate quota 13810 hl (erga omnes) in quota rate EUR 7/hl |

[1] The lower applied rate indicated above is to be applied for three years or until the implementation of the results of the Doha Development Agenda Round reaches the tariff level above, whichever comes first.

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