# Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2008 of 20 November 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 55/2008 introducing autonomous trade preferences for the Republic of Moldova

EU Regulation No 1210/2008 · adopted 20 November 2008

Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2008 of 20 November 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 55/2008 introducing autonomous trade preferences for the Republic of Moldova

## Introductory text

Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2008
of 20 November 2008
amending Regulation (EC) No 55/2008 introducing autonomous trade preferences for the Republic of Moldova
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 (EC) No 55/2008 (hereinafter ‘the Regulation’) entered into force on 31 January 2008 and is being applied as of 1 March 2008. The Regulation gives all products originating in the Republic of Moldova (hereinafter: ‘Moldova’) free access to the Community markets, except for certain agricultural products listed in Annex I to the Regulation for which limited concessions have been given either in the form of exemption from customs duties within the limit of tariff quotas or of reduction of customs duties.
(2)
The wording of Article 14 of the Regulation created a gap between the application of the generalised system of preferences (hereinafter ‘GSP’) to which Moldova was entitled until the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 55/2008, and the application of the autonomous trade preferences (hereinafter ‘ATPs’), whereas the intention had been to ensure that the GSP would continue to apply for all eligible exports until the ATPs were introduced. According to Article 14 goods covered by the GSP, which have been exported to the Community between the entry into force of the ATPs and the start of the application of the regime would not be covered by either regime in cases where no purchase contract was made before 31 January 2008 and it could be shown that the goods left Moldova no later than 31 January 2008. To correct this situation the wording in Article 14 should be amended so as to refer to the date of application of the Regulation and not its entry into force.
(3)
In preparing the application of the Regulation (EC) No 55/2008 and the management of the quotas listed in its Annex I, a few inconsistencies between the quota descriptions and the applicable CN codes were detected. In order to correct those errors the word ‘domestic’ should be deleted in the description for quota No 09.0504, the CN code 1001 90 99 should be added to quota No 09.0509 and the description ‘of an actual alcoholic strength by volume not exceeding 15 %’ should be deleted in the description of quota No 09.0514. The proposed corrections do not contradict or change the methodology used to determine the size of the quotas for each product group, which was based on best export performance of the years 2004-2006 with yearly increases corresponding to the potential increases in production and export capacity of Moldova until 2012.
(4)
Regulation (EC) No 55/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5)
In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation can be applied without undue delay, it should enter into force on the day following its publication,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

## 1 

Regulation (EC) No 55/2008 is hereby amended as follows:
1.. Article 14 shall be amended as follows:
(a) Article 14(1), the introductory phrase, the words ‘the entry into force’ shall be replaced by the following: ‘the date of application’;
(b) Article 14(1)(a), (1)(b), (2)(a), (2)(b), (2)(c) and (2)(d), the words ‘the date of entry into force’ shall be replaced by the following: ‘the date of application’.
2.. Annex I shall be replaced by the text appearing in the Annex to this Regulation.

## 2 

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following 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, 20 November 2008.
For the Council
The President
B. Laporte

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ANNEX I
PRODUCTS SUBMITTED TO QUANTITATIVE LIMITS OR PRICE THRESHOLDS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3
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.
1.
Products subject to annual duty free tariff quotas
From 1 January until 31 December, except for 2008 from the first day of application of the Regulation until 31 December.
Tonnes (net weight).
Million units.
Hectolitres.
Order No
CN Code
Description
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
09.0504
0201 to 0204
Fresh, chilled and frozen meat of bovine animals, swine and sheep and goats
3 000
3 000
4 000
4 000
4 000
09.0505
ex 0207
Meat and edible offal of the poultry of heading 0105, fresh, chilled or frozen, other than fatty livers of subheading 0207 34
400
400
500
500
500
09.0506
ex 0210
Meat and edible meat offal of swine and bovine animals, salted, in brine, dried or smoked; edible flours and meals of meat or meat offals of domestic swine and bovine animals
400
400
500
500
500
09.4210
0401 to 0406
Dairy products
1 000
1 000
1 500
1 500
1 500
09.0507
0407 00
Birds’ eggs, in shell
90
95
100
110
120
09.0508
ex 0408
Birds’ eggs, not in shell and egg yolks, other than unfit for human consumption
200
200
300
300
300
09.0509
1001 90 91
1001 90 99
Other spelt (other than spelt for sowing), common wheat and meslin
25 000
30 000
35 000
40 000
50 000
09.0510
1003 00 90
Barley
20 000
25 000
30 000
35 000
45 000
09.0511
1005 90
Maize
15 000
20 000
25 000
30 000
40 000
09.0512
1601 00 91 and 1601 00 99
Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood; food preparations based on these products
500
500
600
600
600
ex 1602
Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or blood:
of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, uncooked,
of domestic swine,
of bovine animals, uncooked
09.0513
1701 99 10
White Sugar
15 000
18 000
22 000
26 000
34 000
09.0514
2204 21 and 2204 29
Wine of fresh grapes other than sparkling wine
60 000
70 000
80 000
100 000
120 000
2.
Products for which the ad valorem component of the import duty is exempted
CN Code
Description
0702
Tomatoes, fresh or chilled
0703 20
Garlic, fresh or chilled
0707
Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled
0709 90 70
Courgettes, fresh or chilled
0709 90 80
Globe artichokes
0806
Grapes, fresh or dried
0808 10
Apples, fresh
0808 20
Pears and quinces
0809 10
Apricots
0809 20
Cherries
0809 30
Peaches, including nectarines
0809 40
Plums and sloes

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