Council Regulation (EC) No 267/2006 of 30 January 2006 concerning the implementation of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Australia pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic in the course of their accession to the European Union, supplementing Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
EU Regulation No 267/2006 · Adopted 30 January 2006 · Extends to United Kingdom
Council Regulation (EC) No 267/2006
of 30 January 2006
concerning the implementation of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Australia pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic in the course of their accession to the European Union, 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 tshe European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87f1 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 2006/106/EC of 30 January 2006 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Australia pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic in the course of their accession to the European Unionf2, the Council approved, on behalf of the Community, the said Agreement with a view to closing negotiations initiated pursuant to Article XXIV:6 of GATT 1994.
(3)
Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 should therefore be supplemented accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
- f1
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OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 493/2005 (OJ L 82, 31.3.2005, p. 1).
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See page 52 of this Official Journal.
Contents
1
In Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, Annex 7 entitled WTO Tariff Quotas to be opened by the competent Community authorities, of Section III of Part Three of Annex I, shall be supplemented with the volumes as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
2
This Regulation shall enter into force six weeks after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Signature
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 January 2006.
For the Council
The President
U. Plassnik
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.
| This rate applies to raw sugar with a yield of 92 % (see also additional note 2 to Chapter 17). | ||
| Qualification for these quotas is subject to conditions laid down in the relevant Community provisions | ||
|---|---|---|
| CN code | Description | Other terms and conditions |
| Tariff item number 0204 | Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen | Add 136 tonnes (carcase weight) to the allocation for Australia |
| Tariff item number 1701 11 10 | Raw cane sugar, for refining | A country allocated (Australia) tariff rate quota 9 925 tonnes, in quota rate EUR 98 per tonnef1 |
| Tariff item number 0202 20 30 0202 30 0206 29 91 | Meat of bovine animals, frozen; unseparated or separated forequarters; boneless and edible offal of bovine animals, frozen; thick skirt and thin skirt. The meat imported shall be used for processing | Add 4 003 tonnes (erga omnes) in EC tariff quota |
| Tariff item number ex 0201 ex 0202 ex 0206 10 95 and ex 0206 29 91 | High quality meat of bovine animals, fresh, chilled or frozen, with or without bone; edible offal of bovine animals, fresh, chilled or frozen | Add 150 tonnes (product weight) to the allocation for Australia |
| Tariff item number ex 0406 90 21 | Cheddar cheese | Add 461 tonnes to the allocation for Australia |
| Tariff item number 0405 10 0405 90 | Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk | Add 1 360 tonnes (erga omnes) in the EC tariff rate quota |