LegalizeCouncil Regulation (EC) No 2793/1999 of 17 December 1999 on certain procedures for applying the Trade, Development and Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of South Africa
Article 1
For the application of preferential duty under the Agreement, the expression ‘duty effectively applied’ shall be taken to mean either:
— the lowest rate of duty appearing in column 3 or 4, taking into account the periods of application mentioned or referred to in that column, of the second part of Annex I of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (4), or
— the GSP rate according to Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2820/98 of 21 December 1998 applying a multiannual scheme of generalised tariff preferences for the period 1 July 1999 to 31 December 2001 (5),
whichever is the lower. However, the expression ‘duty effectively applied’ shall not be taken to refer to a duty set up within the framework of a tariff quota under Article 26 of the Treaty or under Annex 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2658/87.
Where the result of calculating the rate of preferential duty in application of paragraph 3 is one of the following, the preferential rate shall be considered a full exemption:
— 1 % or less in the case of ad valorem duties, or
— EUR 0,5 or less per individual euro amount in the case of specific duties.
Article 2
Article 3
The Commission shall open an annual duty-free tariff quota for cheese and curd of CN codes 0406 10 20 , 0406 10 80 , 0406 20 90 , 0406 30 10 , 0406 30 31 , 0406 30 39 , 0406 30 90 , 0406 40 90 , 0406 90 01 , 0406 90 21 , 0406 90 50 , 0406 90 69 , 0406 90 78 , 0406 90 86 , 0406 90 87 , 0406 90 88 , 0406 90 93 and 0406 90 99 originating in the Republic of South Africa. The initial annual volume of this tariff quota shall be 5 000 tonnes. An annual growth factor of 5 % shall apply to this volume. The resulting figure shall be rounded up to the next complete unit.
Article 4
After the first year, the tariff quotas referred to in Article 2 shall be increased each year by the percentage specified as the annual growth factor in the Annex. The resulting figure shall be rounded up to the next complete unit.
Article 5
Without prejudice to Articles 2 to 4, the amendments and technical adaptations of this Regulation made necessary by amendments to the Combined Nomenclature and Taric codes or arising from the conclusion of agreements, protocols or exchanges of letters between the Community and the Republic of South Africa, shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the management procedure set out in Article 6(2).
Article 6
The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.
Article 7
Article 8
The tariff quota referred to at order number 09.1825 in the Annex shall be opened for the first time from the entry into force of the EC/RSA agreement on wines and spirits.
Article 9
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from the date of entry into force of the Agreement (6).
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
ANNEX
concerning products referred to in Article 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.
| Order No | CN code | TARIC code | Description | Annual tariff quota volume, and annual growth factor (1) (2) | Tariff quota duty (% reduction) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09.1803 | 0603 10 30 | Fresh orchids, from 1 June to 31 October | 500 tonnes (agf 3 %) | 50 MFN or 20 GSP (3) | |
| 0603 10 10 | Fresh roses, from 1 January to 31 May, from 1 November to 31 December | ||||
| 0603 10 50 | Fresh chrysanthemums, from 1 January to 31 May, and from 1 November to 31 December | ||||
| 09.1805 | 0603 10 80 | Other fresh flowers, from 1 June to 31 October | 600 tonnes (agf 3 %) | 50 MFN or 20 GSP (3) | |
| 09.1807 | ex 0603 10 80 | 30 | Proteas, from 1 January to May 31, and from 1 November to 31 December | 900 tonnes (agf 5 %) | 100 |
| 09.1809 | 0603 90 00 | Other than fresh flowers | 500 tonnes (agf 3 %) | 75 MFN | |
| 09.1811 | 0811 10 90 | Strawberries, frozen | 250 tonnes (agf 3 %) | 100 | |
| 09.1813 | 2008 40 51 2008 40 59 2008 40 71 2008 40 79 2008 40 90 | Pears, not containing added spirit | 40 000 tonnes gross weight (agf 3 %) with an additional volume (from 1.5.2004) of 1 225 (5) tonnes gross weight (agf 3 %) | 50 MFN | |
| 2008 50 61 2008 50 69 2008 50 71 2008 50 79 2008 50 92 2008 50 94 2008 50 99 | Apricots, not containing added spirit | ||||
| 2008 70 61 2008 70 69 2008 70 71 2008 70 79 2008 70 92 2008 70 98 | Peaches, not containing added spirit | ||||
| 09.1815 | 2008 92 59 2008 92 74 2008 92 78 2008 92 98 | Mixtures of fruit, other than tropical fruit | 18 000 tonnes gross weight (agf 3 %) with an additional volume (from 1.5.2004) of 340 (5) tonnes gross weight (agf 3 %) | 50 MFN | |
| 09.1817 | 2008 92 72 | Mixture of tropical fruit | 2 000 tonnes gross weight (agf 3 %) | 50 MFN | |
| 09.1819 | 2009 11 99 | Frozen orange juice | 700 tonnes (agf 3 %) | 50 MFN | |
| 09.1821 | 2009 41 10 2009 49 30 | Pineapple juice | 5 000 tonnes (agf 3 %) | 50 MFN | |
| 2009 71 10 2009 71 91 2009 71 99 2009 79 11 2009 79 19 2009 79 30 2009 79 91 2009 79 93 2009 79 99 | Apple juice | ||||
| 09.1823 | ex 2204 10 19 | 91, 99 | Sparkling wine | 450 000 litres (agf 5 %) | 100 |
| ex 2204 10 99 | 91, 99 | ||||
| 09.1825 | 2204 21 79 2204 21 80 2204 21 83 2204 21 84 | Other wine | 35 300 000 litres (agf 3 %) (4) | 100 | |
| 09.1827 | 7202 41 10 7202 41 90 | Ferro-chromium, containing by weight more than 4 % of carbon | 515 000 tonnes | 100 | |
| (1) Annual growth factor (agf) = % of base year volume. (2) Net weight, unless otherwise stated. (3) Whichever results in the lower duty applicable. (4) For each year from 2002 to 2011 a set volume of 6 720 000 litres will be added to the basic annual quota volume. The annual growth factor will apply from 2003 to the basic quota volume of 35 300 000 litres only. (5) For the year 2004, the additional volume for this tariff quota shall be calculated as a pro rata of the basic volume, taking into account the part of the period elapsed before 1 May 2004. |
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