title: 2006/376/EC: Council Decision of  31 January 2005  on the signing and provisional application of a Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part, to take account of the accession 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 to the European Union

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               2.6.2006

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 149/1

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 31 January 2005
   on the signing and provisional application of a Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part, to take account of the accession 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 to the European Union
   (2006/376/EC)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 310 in conjunction with Articles 300(2) and 300(3) thereof,
   Having regard to the 2003 Act of Accession and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)(2)(3)(4)

               On 10 February 2004 the Council authorised the Commission, on behalf of the Community and its Member States, to open negotiations with Israel with a view to adjusting the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part (1), to take account of the accession of the new Member States to the EU.These negotiations have been concluded to the satisfaction of the Commission.The text of the Protocol negotiated with Israel provides, in Article 13, for the provisional application of the Protocol before its entry into force.Subject to its conclusion at a later date, the Protocol should be signed on behalf of the Community and its Member States and applied provisionally,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign, on behalf of the European Community and its Member States, the Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part, to take account of the accession 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 to the European Union.
   The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.
   Article 2
   The European Community and its Member States hereby agree to apply provisionally the terms of the Protocol, subject to its conclusion.

      Done at Brussels, 31 January 2005.

            For the Council

            The President

         J. ASSELBORN

      (1)  OJ L 147, 21.6.2000, p. 3.
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               2.6.2006

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 149/2

         PROTOCOL
   to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union
   THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM,
   THE CZECH REPUBLIC,
   THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK,
   THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,
   THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA,
   THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC,
   THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN,
   THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,
   IRELAND,
   THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,
   THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS,
   THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA,
   THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA,
   THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG,
   THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY,
   THE REPUBLIC OF MALTA,
   THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS,
   THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA,
   THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND,
   THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC,
   THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA,
   THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC,
   THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND,
   THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN,
   tHE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND,
   (hereinafter referred to as Member States),
   represented by the Council of the European Union, and
   the European Community and the European Atomic Energy Community,
   (hereinafter referred to as the Communities),
   represented by the Council of the European Union and the European Commission
   of the one part, and
   the State of Israel
   of the other part
   WHEREAS the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement’, was signed in Brussels on 20 November 1995 and entered into force on 1 June 2000.
   WHEREAS the Treaty concerning the accession 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 to the European Union and the Act of Accession thereto was signed in Athens on 16 April 2003 and entered into force on 1 May 2004.
   WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 6(2) of the Act of Accession the accession of the new Contracting Parties to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement must be agreed by the conclusion of a protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement.
   WHEREAS consultations pursuant to Article 21 of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement have taken place in order to ensure that account has been taken of the mutual interests of the Community and Israel,
   HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   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, hereinafter ‘the new Member States’ hereby become contracting parties to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part and shall respectively adopt and take note, in the same manner as the other Member States of the Community, of the texts of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement, as well as the Joint Declarations, Declarations and Exchanges of Letters.
   Article 2
   To take into account recent institutional developments within the European Union, the Parties agree that following the expiry of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, existing provisions in the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement referring to the European Coal and Steel Community shall be deemed to refer to the European Community, which has taken over all rights and obligations contracted by the European Coal and Steel Community.
   CHAPTER 1
   AMENDMENTS TO THE TEXT OF THE EURO-MEDITERRANEAN AGREEMENT INCLUDING ITS ANNEXES AND PROTOCOLS
   Article 3
   Agricultural products
   Protocols 1 and 2 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement are replaced by Protocols 1 and 2 of this Protocol and their Annexes.
   Article 4
   Processed agricultural products
   Table 2 of Annex VI to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement, setting out tariff concessions on imports into Israel of goods originating in the Community, is complemented by one additional tariff concession, defined as follows:

                  CN code

                  Description

                  Annual quota
                  (tonnes)

                  Concession within limits of quota

                  2005 20 10

                              —

                              Potatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, in form of flour, meal or flakes

                  30

                  20 % reduction of the Israeli MFN duty rate

   Article 5
   Rules of origin
   Protocol 4 is amended as follows:

               1.

               Article 19(4) is replaced by the following:
               ‘Movement certificates EUR1 issued retrospectively must be endorsed with one of the following phrases:

                           ES

                           “EXPEDIDO A POSTERIORI”

                           CS

                           “VYSTAVENO DODATEČNĚ”

                           DA

                           “UDSTEDT EFTERFØLGENDE”

                           DE

                           “NACHTRÄGLICH AUSGESTELLT”

                           ET

                           “TAGANTJÄRELE VÄLJA ANTUD”

                           EL

                           “ΕΚΔΟΘΕΝ ΕΚ ΤΩΝ ΥΣΤΕΡΩΝ”

                           EN

                           “ISSUED RETROSPECTIVELY”

                           FR

                           “DÉLIVRÉ A POSTERIORI”

                           IT

                           “RILASCIATO A POSTERIORI”

                           LV

                           “IZSNIEGTS RETROSPEKTĪVI”

                           LT

                           “RETROSPEKTYVUSIS IŠDAVIMAS”

                           HU

                           “KIADVA VISSZAMENŐLEGES HATÁLLYAL”

                           MT

                           “MAHRUG RETROSPETTIVAMENT”

                           NL

                           “AFGEGEVEN A POSTERIORI”

                           PL

                           “WYSTAWIONE RETROSPEKTYWNIE”

                           PT

                           “EMITIDO A POSTERIORI”

                           SL

                           “IZDANO NAKNADNO”

                           SK

                           “VYDANÉ DODATOČNE”

                           FI

                           “ANNETTU JÄLKIKÄTEEN”

                           SV

                           “UTFÄRDAT I EFTERHAND”

                           HE

                        “
                              ”’

               2.

               Article 20(2) is replaced by the following:
               ‘The duplicate issued in this way must be endorsed with one of the following words:

                           ES

                           “DUPLICADO”

                           CS

                           “DUPLIKÁT”

                           DA

                           “DUPLIKAT”

                           DE

                           “DUPLIKAT”

                           ET

                           “DUPLIKAAT”

                           EL

                           “ΑΝΤΙΓΡΑΦΟ”

                           EN

                           “DUPLICATE”

                           FR

                           “DUPLICATA”

                           IT

                           “DUPLICATO”

                           LV

                           “DUBLIKĀTS”

                           LT

                           “DUBLIKATAS”

                           HU

                           “MÁSODLAT”

                           MT

                           “DUPLIKAT”

                           NL

                           “DUPLICAAT”

                           PL

                           “DUPLIKAT”

                           PT

                           “SEGUNDA VIA”

                           SL

                           “DVOJNIK”

                           SK

                           “DUPLIKÁT”

                           FI

                           “KAKSOISKAPPALE”

                           SV

                           “DUPLIKAT”

                           HE

                        “
                              ”’.

         Article 6
   Presidency of the Association Committee
   Article 71(3) is amended as follows:

      ‘The Association Committee shall be chaired in turn by a representative of the Commission of the European Communities and by a representative of the Government of the State of Israel.’

   CHAPTER 2
   TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
   Article 7
   Proofs of origin and administrative cooperation
   1.   Proofs of origin properly issued by either Israel or a new Member State under preferential agreements or autonomous arrangements applied between them shall be accepted in the respective countries under this Protocol, provided that:

               (a)

               the acquisition of such origin confers preferential tariff treatment on the basis of the preferential tariff measures contained in the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement;

               (b)

               the proof of origin and the transport documents were issued no later than the day before the date of accession;

               (c)

               the proof of origin is submitted to the customs authorities within a period of four months from the date of accession.

         Where goods were declared for importation in either Israel or a new Member State, prior to the date of accession, under preferential agreements or autonomous arrangements applied between Israel and that new Member State at that time, proof of origin issued retrospectively under those agreements or arrangements may also be accepted provided that it is submitted to the customs authorities within a period of four months from the date of accession.
   2.   Israel and the new Member States are authorised to retain the authorisations with which the status of ‘approved exporters’ has been granted under preferential agreements or autonomous arrangements applied between them, provided that:

               (a)

               such a provision is also provided for in the agreement concluded prior to the date of accession between Israel and the Community; and

               (b)

               the approved exporter applies the rules of origin in force under that agreement.

         These authorisations shall be replaced no later than one year after the date of accession, by new authorisations issued under the conditions of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement.
   3.   Requests for subsequent verification of proof of origin issued under the preferential agreements or autonomous arrangements referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be accepted by the competent customs authorities of either Israel or the Member States for a period of three years after the issue of the proof of origin concerned and may be made by those authorities for a period of three years after acceptance of the proof of origin submitted to those authorities in support of an import declaration.
   Article 8
   Goods in transit
   1.   The provisions of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement may be applied to goods exported either from Israel to one of the new Member States or from one of the new Member States to Israel, which comply with the provisions of Protocol 4 and which, on the date of accession are either en route or in temporary storage, in a customs warehouse or in a free zone in Israel or in that new Member State.
   2.   Preferential treatment may be granted in such cases, subject to the submission to the customs authorities of the importing country, within four months of the date of accession, of a proof of origin issued retrospectively by the customs authorities of the exporting country.
   General and final provisions
   Article 9
   By this Protocol it is agreed that no claim, request or referral can be submitted nor any concession pursuant to GATT 1994 Articles XXIV.6 and XXVIII can be modified or withdrawn in relation to this enlargement of the Community.
   Article 10
   For the year 2004, the volumes of the new tariff quotas and the increases in the volumes of existing tariff quotas shall be calculated as a pro rata of the basic volumes, taking into account the part of the period elapsed before the date of entry into force of this Protocol.
   Article 11
   This Protocol shall form an integral part of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement. The Annexes and declarations to this Protocol shall form an integral part thereof.
   Article 12
   1.   This Protocol shall be approved by the Communities, by the Council of the European Union on behalf of the Member States and by the State of Israel in accordance with their own procedures.
   2.   The Parties shall notify each other of the accomplishment of the corresponding procedures referred to in the preceding paragraph. The instruments of approval shall be deposited with the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union.
   Article 13
   1.   This Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the first month following the date of deposit of the last instrument of approval.
   2.   This Protocol shall apply provisionally as from 1 May 2004.
   Article 14
   This Protocol is drawn up in duplicate in the Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish and Hebrew languages, each of these texts being equally authentic.
   Article 15
   The text of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement, including the Annexes and Protocols forming an integral part thereof, and the Final Act together with the declarations annexed thereto shall be drawn up in the Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovak and Slovenian languages and these texts shall be authentic in the same way as the original texts. The Association Council shall approve these texts.

      Hecho en Bruselas, el veintitrés de febrero del dos mil seis.
      V Bruselu dne dvacátého třetího února dva tisíce šest.
      Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den treogtyvende februar to tusind og seks.
      Geschehen zu Brüssel am dreiundzwanzigsten Februar zweitausendsechs.
      Kahe tuhande kuuenda aasta veebruarikuu kahekümne kolmandal päeval Brüsselis.
      Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις είκοσι τρεις Φεβρουαρίου δύο χιλιάδες έξι.
      Done at Brussels on the twenty-third day of February in the year two thousand and six.
      Fait à Bruxelles, le vingt-trois février deux mille six.
      Fatto a Bruxelles, addì ventitré febbraio duemilasei.
      Briselē, divtūkstoš sestā gada divdesmit trešajā februārī.
      Priimta du tūkstančiai šeštų metų vasario dvidešimt trečią dieną Briuselyje.
      Kelt Brüsszelben, a kettőezer hatodik év február huszonharmadik napján.
      Magħmul fi Brussel, fit-tlieta u għoxrin jum ta' Frar tas-sena elfejn u sitta.
      Gedaan te Brussel, de drieëntwintigste februari tweeduizend zes.
      Sporządzono w Brukseli, dnia dwudziestego trzeciego lutego roku dwutysięcznego szóstego.
      Feito em Bruxelas, em vinte e três de Fevereiro de dois mil e seis.
      V Bruseli dňa dvadsiateho tretieho februára dvetisícšest'.
      V Bruslju, triindvajsetega februarja leta dva tisoč šest.
      Tehty Brysselissä kahdentenakymmenentenäkolmantena päivänä helmikuuta vuonna kaksituhattakuusi.
      Som skedde i Bryssel den tjugotredje februari tjugohundrasex.

         Por los Estados miembros
         Za členské státy
         For medlemsstaterne
         Für die Mitgliedstaaten
         Liikmesriikide nimel
         Για τα κράτη μέλη
         For the Member States
         Pour les États membres
         Per gli Stati membri
         Dalībvalstu vārdā
         Valstybių narių vardu
         A tagállamok részéről
         Għall-Istati Membri
         Voor de lidstaten
         W imieniu Państw Członkowskich
         Pelos Estados-Membros
         Za členské štáty
         Za države članice
         Jäsenvaltioiden puolesta
         På medlemsstaternas vägnar

         Por las Comunidades Europeas
         Za Evropská společenství
         For De Europæiske Fællesskaber
         Für die Europäischen Gemeinschaften
         Euroopa ühenduste nimel
         Για τις Ευρωπαϊκές Κοινότητες
         For the European Communities
         Pour les Communautés européennes
         Per le Comunità europee
         Eiropas Kopienu vārdā
         Europos Bendrijų vardu
         Az Európai Közösségek részéről
         Għall-Komunitajiet Ewropej
         Voor de Europese Gemeenschappen
         W imieniu Wspólnot Europejskich
         Pelas Comunidades Europeias
         Za Európske spoločenstvá
         Za Evropske skupnosti
         Euroopan yhteisöjen puolesta
         På europeiska gemenskapernas vägnar

         Por el Estado de Israel
         Za Stát Izrael
         For Staten Israel
         Für den Staat Israel
         Iisraeli Riigi nimel
         Για το Κράτος του Ισραήλ
         For the State of Israel
         Pour l'État d'Israël
         Per lo Stato di Israele
         Izraēlas Valsts vārdā
         Izraelio Valstybės vardu
         Izrael Állam részéről
         Għall-Istat ta' l-Iżrael
         Voor de Staat Israël
         W imieniu Państwa Izrael
         Pelo Estado de Israel
         Za Izraelský štát
         Za Državo Izrael
         Israelin valtion puolesta
         På Staten Israels vägnar

   ANNEX I
   ‘
         PROTOCOL 1
         concerning the arrangements applicable to imports into the Community of agricultural products originating in Israel

                     1.

                     The products listed in the Annex, originating in Israel shall be admitted for importation into the Community, according to the conditions contained hereafter and in the Annex.

                     2.

                                 (a)

                                 Customs duties are eliminated or reduced as indicated in column “a”.

                                 (b)

                                 For certain products, for which the Common Customs Tariff foresees the application of an ad valorem duty and a specific duty, the rates of reduction, indicated in columns “a” and “c”, only apply to the ad valorem duty. However, for the products corresponding to the Codes 0105 12 00, 0207, 0404 10, 0407 00, 0709 90 60, 2204 21 and 2209, the duty reductions also apply to the specific duty.

                                 (c)

                                 For certain products, customs duties are eliminated within the limit of the tariff quotas listed in column “b” for each of them. These tariff quotas shall apply on an annual basis from 1 January to 31 December, unless otherwise specified.

                                 (d)

                                 For the quantities imported in excess of the quotas, the common customs duties are, according to the product concerned, applied in full or reduced, as indicated in column “c”.

                     3.

                     For certain products, the exemption of customs duties is granted in the framework of reference quantities as indicated in column “d”.
                     Should the volume of imports of one of these products exceed the reference quantity, the Community, having regard to an annual review of trade flows which it shall carry out, may make the product in question subject to a Community tariff quota, the volume of which shall be equal to the reference quantity. In that case, for quantities imported in excess of the quota, the common customs duty is, according to the product concerned, applied in full or reduced as indicated in column “c”.

                     4.

                     As indicated in column “e”, for some products, for which neither a quota nor a reference quantity is fixed, the Community may fix a reference quantity as provided for in point 3 if, in the light of the annual review of trade flows which it shall carry out, it establishes that the volume of imports of a product or products threatens to cause difficulties on the Community market. If subsequently, the product is subject to a tariff quota under the conditions set out in point 3, for quantities imported in excess of the quota, the customs duty is, according to the product concerned, applied in full or reduced, as indicated in column “c”.

                     5.

                     For the first year of application, the volumes of the tariff quotas and the reference quantities shall be calculated as a pro rata of the basic volumes, taking into account the part of the period elapsed before the application of this Protocol.

                     6.

                     For all the products listed in the Annex, the tariff quota and references quantity volumes are increased from 1 January 2004 to 1 January 2007, in four equal instalments, each corresponding to 3 % of these volumes.

         ANNEX TO PROTOCOL 1

                     CN code (1)

                     Description (2)

                     a

                     b

                     c

                     d

                     e

                     Reduction of the MFN customs duty (3)

                     (%)

                     Tariff quota (tonnes, unless otherwise indicated)

                     Reduction of the MFN customs duty beyond current or possible tariff quota (3)

                     (%)

                     Reference quantity (tonnes, unless otherwise indicated)

                     Specific provisions

                     0105 12 00

                     Live domestic turkeys weighing not more than 185 g

                     100

                     116 000 pieces

                     0

                     0207 25

                     Turkeys, not cut in pieces, frozen

                     100

                     1 400

                     0

                     0207 27 10

                     Boneless turkeys cuts, frozen

                     0207273040506070

                     Turkeys cuts with bone in, frozen

                     ex02 07 32

                     Meat of ducks and geese, not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled

                     100

                     500

                     0

                     ex02 07 33

                     Meat of ducks and geese, not cut in pieces, frozen

                     ex02 07 35

                     Other meat and edible offal of ducks and geese, fresh or chilled

                     ex02 07 36

                     Other meat and edible offal of ducks and geese, frozen

                     0207 34 10

                     Fatty livers of geese, fresh or chilled

                     100

                     —

                     0

                     0404 10

                     Whey and modified whey, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter

                     100

                     800

                     0

                     0407 00

                     Birds’ eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked

                     100

                     520 000 pieces

                     0

                     0601
                     0602

                     Bulbs and the like and other live plants

                     100

                     —

                     0

                     Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4.

                     0603 10

                     Cut flowers and flower buds, fresh

                     100

                     19 800

                     0

                     0603 10 80

                     Other fresh cut flowers and buds from 1 November to 15 April

                     100

                     7 000

                     0

                     0603 90 00

                     Cut flowers and flower buds, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared

                     100

                     100

                     0

                     ex06041090

                     Mosses and lichens other than reindeer moss, fresh

                     100

                     —

                     0

                     Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4.

                     0604 91

                     Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without flowers or flower buds, and grasses, fresh

                     0604 99 90

                     Dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without flowers or flower buds, grasses, for bouquets or for ornamental purposes (excluding dried)

                     100

                     10

                     0

                     ex07019050

                     New potatoes, from 1 January to March 31, fresh or chilled

                     100

                     30 000

                     0

                     0701 90 50

                     New potatoes, from 1 January to 30 June, fresh or chilled

                     100

                     300

                     0

                     0702 00 00

                     Tomatoes, fresh or chilled

                     100

                     9 000 for cherry tomatoes  (4) + 1 000 for others

                     0

                     0703 90 00

                     Leeks and other alliaceous vegetables, fresh or chilled

                     100

                     1 500

                     0

                     0703 10 11

                     Onions sets, fresh or chilled, from 15 February to 15 May

                     100

                     1 500

                     0

                     0703 10 19

                     Other onions, fresh or chilled, from 15 February to 15 May

                     ex07099090

                     Wild onions (Muscari comosum), fresh or chilled, from 15 February to 15 May

                     ex07049090

                     Chinese cabbage, fresh or chilled, from 1 November to 31 March

                     100

                     1 250

                     0

                     0705 11 00

                     Cabbage lettuce (head lettuce), fresh or chilled, from 1 November to 31 March

                     100

                     336

                     0

                     ex07061000

                     Carrots, fresh or chilled, from 1 January to 30 April

                     100

                     6 832

                     40

                     0706 90 90

                     Fresh or chilled salad beetroot, salsify, radishes and similar edible roots

                     100

                     2 000

                     0

                     0709 30 00

                     Aubergines (eggplants), fresh or chilled, from 1 December to 30 April

                     100

                     —

                     60

                     1 440

                     ex07094000

                     Stick celery (Apium graveolens‚ var. dulce), fresh or chilled, from 1 January to 30 April

                     100

                     13 000

                     50

                     0709 60 10

                     Sweet peppers, fresh or chilled

                     100

                     15 400

                     40

                     0709 90 60

                     Sweet corn, fresh or chilled

                     100

                     1 500

                     0

                     0709 90 70

                     Courgettes, fresh or chilled, from 1 December to end February

                     100

                     —

                     60

                     Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4.

                     ex07099090

                     Other fresh or chilled vegetables, other than wild onions (Muscari comosum)

                     100

                     2 000

                     0

                     ex07108059

                     Fruits of the genus Capsicum, from 15 November to 30 April

                     100

                     —

                     30

                     Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4.

                     0711 90 50

                     Onions provisionally preserved but unsuitable for immediate consumption

                     100

                     300

                     0

                     0712 90 30

                     Dried tomatoes, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared

                     100

                     700

                     0

                     2002 90 91
                     2002 90 99

                     Tomato powder with a dry matter content of more than 30 % by weight, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid

                     0712 90 50

                     Dried carrots, whole, cut, sliced, broken, or in powder, but not further prepared

                     100

                     180

                     0

                     0712 90 90

                     Other dried vegetables and mixtures of vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared

                     0910 40 19

                     Crushed or ground thyme

                     0910 40 90

                     Bay leaves

                     0910 91 90

                     Crushed or ground mixtures of different types of spices

                     0910 99 99

                     Other crushed or ground spices

                     0804 10 00

                     Dates, fresh or dried

                     100

                     —

                     0

                     Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4.

                     0804 40 00

                     Avocados, fresh or dried

                     100

                     —

                     80

                     37 200

                     0804 50 00

                     Guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried

                     100

                     —

                     40

                     Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4.

                     ex08 05 10

                     Oranges, fresh

                     100

                     200 000  (5)

                     60

                     ex08 05 20

                     Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas), clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids, fresh

                     100

                     21 000

                     60

                     ex08 05 20

                     Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas), clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids, fresh from 15 March to 30 September

                     100

                     14 000

                     60

                     ex08054000

                     Grapefruit, fresh

                     100

                     —

                     80

                     Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4.

                     ex08055010

                     Lemons, fresh

                     100

                     7 700

                     40

                     ex08055090

                     Limes, fresh

                     100

                     1 000

                     0

                     ex08059000

                     Kumquats

                     100

                     —

                     0

                     Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4.

                     0806 10 10

                     Table grapes, fresh from 15 May to 20 July

                     100

                     —

                     0

                     0807 11 00

                     Watermelons, fresh from 1 April to 15 June

                     100

                     9 400

                     50

                     0807 19 00

                     Other fresh melons (excluding watermelons), from 15 September to 31 May

                     100

                     11 500

                     50

                     0810 10 00

                     Strawberries fresh, from 1 November to 31 March

                     100

                     2 600

                     60

                     0810 50 00

                     Kiwi fruit, fresh, from 1 January to 30 April

                     100

                     —

                     0

                     240

                     0810 90 95

                     Other fresh fruits

                     100

                     500

                     0

                     ex08109095

                     Pomegranates, fresh

                     100

                     —

                     0

                     Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4.

                     Persimmons, fresh, from 1 November to 31 July

                     ex08119019
                     ex08119039

                     Grapefruit segments, frozen

                     80

                     —

                     0

                     ex08119095

                     Dates frozen

                     100

                     —

                     0

                     Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4.

                     ex08119095

                     Grapefruit segments, frozen

                     100

                     —

                     80

                     Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4.

                     ex08129020

                     Oranges, comminuted, provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption

                     100

                     10 000

                     80

                     ex08129099

                     Other citrus fruits, comminuted provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption

                     100

                     —

                     80

                     1 320

                     0904 12 00

                     Pepper, crushed or ground

                     100

                     —

                     80

                     Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4.

                     0904 20 10

                     Sweet peppers, neither crushed nor ground

                     100

                     —

                     0

                     Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4.

                     0904 20 30

                     Other fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta, neither crushed nor ground, from 15 November to 30 April

                     100

                     —

                     30

                     Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4.

                     0904 20 90

                     Fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta, crushed or ground

                     0910 40 13

                     Thyme, neither crushed nor ground (excluding wild thyme)

                     100

                     200

                     0

                     1302 20

                     Pectic substances, pectinates and pectates

                     100

                     25

                     Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4.

                     1602 31

                     Prepared or preserved meat or meat offal of turkeys

                     100

                     2 250

                     0

                     2001 10 00

                     Cucumbers and gherkins prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid

                     100

                     200

                     0

                     2001 90 20

                     Fruits of the genus Capsicum other than sweet peppers or pimentos, from 15 November to 30 April

                     100

                     —

                     30

                     Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4.

                     ex20019093
                     ex20019099

                     Little onions having an equatorial diameter of less than 30 mm and okras, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid

                     100

                     —

                     0

                     Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4.

                     2002 10 10

                     Peeled tomatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid

                     100

                     3 500

                     30

                     ex20049098

                     Celeriac, other than in mixture, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen, other than products of heading 2006

                     100

                     —

                     30

                     Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4.

                     ex20049098

                     Carrots prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen, other than products of heading 2006

                     100

                     2 000

                     0

                     ex07108095

                     Carrots, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen

                     ex20049098

                     Other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen, other than products of heading 2006, other than celeriac and than carrots

                     100

                     150

                     0

                     ex20051000
                     ex20059080

                     Celeriac, cabbages (excluding cauliflowers), gumbos, okras, other than in mixture, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading 2006

                     100

                     —

                     30

                     Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4.

                     2005 90 10

                     Fruits of the genus Capsicum other than sweet peppers or pimentos, from 15 November to 30 April, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading 2006

                     100

                     —

                     30

                     Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4.

                     2005 90 80

                     Other vegetables, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading 2006

                     100

                     1 300

                     0

                     2008 11 92
                     2008 11 94

                     Groundnuts, in immediate packings of a net content exceeding 1 kg

                     100

                     —

                     0

                     Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4.

                     2008 30 51
                     2008 30 71

                     Grapefruit segments

                     100

                     —

                     80

                     16 440

                     ex20083055

                     Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas), clementines, wilkings and other similar citrus hybrids, comminuted

                     100

                     —

                     80

                     Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4.

                     ex20083059

                     Comminuted oranges and lemons

                     Grapefruit, other than segments

                     ex20083059

                     Orange, segments

                     100

                     1 000

                     0

                     ex20083059

                     Oranges, other than segments and other than comminuted

                     100

                     1 000

                     0

                     ex20083075

                     Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas), clementines, wilkings and other similar citrus hybrids, comminuted

                     100

                     —

                     80

                     Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4.

                     ex20083079

                     Grapefruit, other than segments

                     100

                     80

                     2 400

                     ex20083079

                     Comminuted oranges and lemons

                     100

                     —

                     80

                     ex20083090

                     Grapefruit,

                     100

                     —

                     80

                     8 480

                     Citrus fruit pulp

                     Comminuted citrus fruits

                     ex20084071

                     Slices of pears, fried in oil

                     100

                     100

                     0

                     ex20085071

                     Slices of apricots, fried in oil

                     ex20087071

                     Slices of peaches, fried in oil

                     ex20089274

                     Mixtures of sliced fruits, fried in oil

                     ex20089278

                     Mixtures of sliced fruits, fried in oil

                     ex20089967

                     Slices of apples, fried in oil

                     2008 50 61
                     2008 50 69

                     Prepared or preserved apricots, not containing added spirit, containing added sugar

                     100

                     —

                     20

                     Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4.

                     ex20085092
                     ex20085094

                     Prepared or preserved apricot halves, not containing added spirit, not containing added sugar, in immediate packings of 45 kg or more

                     100

                     —

                     20

                     Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4.

                     ex20085092
                     ex20085094

                     Apricot pulp, not containing added spirit, not containing added sugar, in immediate packings of 45 kg or more

                     100

                     180

                     0

                     2008 92 51
                     2008 92 59
                     2008 92 72
                     2008 92 74
                     2008 92 76
                     2008 92 78

                     Mixtures of fruits, not containing added spirit, containing added sugar

                     100

                     250

                     0

                     2009 11 11
                     2009 11 19
                     2009 11 91
                     2009 11 99
                     2009 12 00
                     2009 19 11
                     2009 19 19
                     2009 19 91
                     2009 19 98

                     Orange juice

                     100

                     46 000 of which, in packs of 2 l or less not more than 19 000

                     70

                     2009 21 00
                     2009 29 11
                     2009 29 19
                     2009 29 99

                     Grapefruit juice

                     100

                     —

                     70

                     34 440

                     2009 29 91

                     Grapefruit juice

                     70

                     —

                     2009 39 11

                     Juice of any other single citrus fruit, of a Brix value exceeding 67, of a value not exceeding EUR 30 per 100 kg net weight

                     100

                     —

                     60

                     Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4.

                     ex20093111
                     ex20093119
                     ex20093931
                     ex20093939

                     Juice of any other single citrus fruit of a Brix value not exceeding 67, of a value exceeding EUR 30 per 100 kg net weight, excluding lemon juice

                     100

                     —

                     60

                     Subject to the provisions of Protocol 1, point 4.

                     2009 39 19

                     Other juice of any other single citrus fruit of a Brix value exceeding 67, of a value exceeding EUR 30 per 100 kg net weight

                     60

                     —

                     2009 50

                     Tomato juice

                     100

                     10 200

                     60

                     2009 61
                     2009 69

                     Grape juice, including grape must

                     100

                     2 000

                     0

                     2009 80 89

                     Other juice of any other single fruit or vegetable, unfermented, not containing added spirit, of a Brix value not exceeding 67 and of a value not exceeding EUR 30 per 100 kg net weight, with an added sugar content not exceeding 30 % by weight

                     100

                     350

                     0

                     ex20 09 90

                     Mixtures of citrus fruit juices with tropical juices of a Brix value not exceeding 67, of a value exceeding EUR 30 per 100 kg net weight, not containing added sugar

                     100

                     2 800

                     0

                     Mixtures of citrus fruit juices of a Brix value not exceeding 67, of a value exceeding EUR 30 per 100 kg net weight, not containing added sugar

                     ex20098097

                     Juice of guavas, of a Brix value not exceeding 67, not containing added sugar

                     100

                     100

                     0

                     ex20098099

                     Prickle pear juice, of a Brix value not exceeding 67, not containing added sugar

                     100

                     100

                     0

                     ex22 04 21

                     Wine of fresh grapes including fortified wines in containers holding 2 litres or less

                     100

                     3 760 hl

                     0

                     For 3 760 hl, 100 % reduction of the specific duty

                     2209 00 11
                     2209 00 19

                     Wine vinegar

                     100

                     —

               ’

      (1)  CN codes corresponding to Regulation (EC) No 1789/2003 (OJ L 281, 30.10.2003).

      (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 the application of the CN codes and corresponding description taken together.

      (3)  Duty reduction only applies to ad valorem customs duties except for the products corresponding to the following codes: 0105 12 00, 0207, 0404 10, 0407 00, 0709 90 60, 2204 21and 2209.

      (4)  Entry under this subheading is subject to the conditions laid down in the relevant Community provisions (Regulation (EC) No 790/2000 (OJ No L 95, 15.4.2000), and subsequent amendments.

      (5)  Within this tariff quota, the specific duty provided in the Community's list of concessions to the WTO is reduced to zero, for the period from 1 December to 31 May, if the entry price is not less than EUR 264/tonne, being the entry price agreed between the European Community and Israel. If the entry price for a consignment is 2, 4, 6 or 8 % lower than the agreed entry price, the specific customs quota duty shall be equal respectively to 2, 4, 6 or 8 % of this agreed entry price. If the entry price of a consignment is less than 92 % of the agreed entry price, the specific customs duty bound within the WTO shall apply.
   ANNEX II
   ‘
         PROTOCOL 2
         concerning the arrangements applicable to imports into Israel of agricultural products originating in the Community

                     1.

                     The products listed the Annex originating in the Community shall be admitted for importation into Israel according to the conditions contained herein and in the Annex.

                     2.

                     Import duties on imports are either eliminated or reduced to the level indicated in column “a”, within the limit of the annual tariff quota listed in column “b”, and subject to the specific provisions indicated in column “e”.

                     3.

                     For the quantities imported in excess of the tariff quotas, the customs duties are, according to the product concerned, applied in full or reduced as indicated in column “c”.

                     4.

                     For certain products for which no tariff quota is fixed, reference quantities are fixed as indicated in column “d”.
                     Should the volume of imports of one of the products exceed the reference quantity, Israel, having regard to an annual review of trade flows which it shall carry out, may make the product in question subject to a tariff quota, the volume of which shall be equal to the reference quantity. In that case, for quantities imported in excess of the quota, the duty referred to in point 3 shall apply.

                     5.

                     For products for which neither a tariff quota nor a reference quantity is fixed, Israel may fix a reference quantity as provided for in point 4 if, in the light of the annual review of trade flows which it shall carry out, it establishes that the volume of imports of a product or products threatens to cause difficulties on the Israeli market. If subsequently, the product is subjected to a tariff quota under the conditions set out in point 4, the provisions of point 3 shall apply.

                     6.

                     For the first year of application, the volumes of the tariff quotas and the reference quantities shall be calculated as a pro rata of the basic volumes, taking into account the part of the period elapsed before the date of entry into force of this agreement.

                     7.

                     For all the products listed in the Annex, the tariff quota and references quantity volumes are increased from 1 January 2004 to 1 January 2007, in four equal instalments, each corresponding to 3 % of these volumes.

         ANNEX TO PROTOCOL 2

                     HS or Israeli code

                     Description (1)

                     a

                     b

                     c

                     d

                     e

                     Reduction of the MFN customs duty
                      (%)

                     Tariff quota (tonnes, unless otherwise indicated)

                     Reduction of the MFN customs duty beyond current or possible tariff quota
                     (%)

                     Reference quantity (tonnes)

                     Specific provisions

                     ex01 05

                     Live poultry, that is to say, fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, ducks, geese, turkeys, and guinea fowls, weighing not more than 185g

                     100

                     500 000 pieces

                     0

                     0102

                     Live bovine animals

                     100

                     3 000 heads

                     0

                     ex01 02

                     Live bovine animals for fattening

                     100

                     8 500 heads

                     0

                     ex01 02

                     Live bovine animal for slaughter

                     100

                     1 000

                     0

                     0201

                     Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled

                     100

                     1.000

                     0

                     0202 30

                     Meat of bovine animals, boneless, frozen

                     100

                     6.000

                     0

                     0206 29

                     Other edible offal of bovine animals, frozen

                     100

                     500

                     0

                     0402 10

                     Milk and cream in powder, granules or other solid form, of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 15 %

                     100

                     1 500

                     55 % within an additional tariff quota of 1 500 tonnes

                     0402 21

                     Milk and cream in powder, granules or other solid form, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 15 %, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter

                     100

                     3 500

                     0

                     0404

                     Whey, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter; products consisting of natural milk constituents, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, not elsewhere specified or included

                     100

                     800

                     0

                     0405 00

                     Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk; diary spreads

                     100

                     350

                     0

                     0406

                     Cheese and curd

                     100

                     500

                     0

                     0407 00

                     Bird's eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked

                     100

                     40 000 pieces

                     0

                     0409 00 10

                     Natural honey

                     100

                     150

                     0

                     0603 90 00

                     Dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared cut flowers and flower buds

                     100

                     50

                     0

                     ex06 04 10

                     Mosses and lichens, fresh

                     100

                     —

                     0

                     Subject to the provisions of Protocol 2, point 5.

                     0604 91

                     Foliage, branches and other parts of plants and grasses, fresh

                     ex06 04 99

                     Foliage, not further prepared than dried

                     0701 10 00

                     Potatoes, seed, fresh or chilled

                     100

                     17 000

                     0

                     0603 10

                     Cut flowers and flower buds, fresh

                     100

                     —

                     0

                     1 000

                     0701 90

                     Other potatoes, fresh or chilled

                     100

                     2 500

                     0

                     0703 10

                     Onions and shallots, fresh or chilled

                     100

                     2 000

                     0

                     0703 20 00

                     Garlic, fresh or chilled

                     100

                     200

                     25

                     0710 21 00

                     Shelled or unshelled peas (Pisum sativum), uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen

                     100

                     700

                     0

                     0710 22 00

                     Shelled or unshelled beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.), uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen

                     100

                     400

                     0

                     0710 29 00

                     Other leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen

                     100

                     350

                     0

                     0710 30 00

                     Spinach, New Zeeland spinach and orache spinach (garden spinach), uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen

                     100

                     300

                     0

                     0710 80

                     Other vegetables, (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water), frozen

                     100

                     500

                     0

                     0710 90 00

                     Mixtures of vegetables, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen

                     ex07 12 90

                     Other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables, dried, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared, other than garlic

                     100

                     300

                     0

                     0712 90 81

                     Garlic, dried, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared

                     100

                     50

                     0

                     0713 10 10

                     Peas, Pisum sativum, dried and shelled, for sowing

                     100

                     100

                     0

                     0713 10 90

                     Peas, Pisum sativum, dried and shelled, whether or not skinned or split (excluding Peas for sowing)

                     100

                     150

                     0

                     0713 33

                     Kidney beans. including white pea beans, dried

                     100

                     100

                     0

                     0713 39 00

                     Other beans, dried

                     100

                     150

                     0

                     0713 50 00

                     Broad beans (Vicia faba var. major) and horse beans (Vicia faba var. equina, Vicia faba var. minor), dried

                     100

                     2 500

                     0

                     0713 90

                     Other dried leguminous vegetables

                     100

                     100

                     15

                     0802 50 00

                     Fresh or dried pistachios, whether or not shelled or peeled

                     100

                     250

                     0

                     0802 90

                     Other nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled

                     100

                     500

                     15

                     ex08 04 20

                     Figs, dried

                     100

                     500

                     20

                     0806 20

                     Grapes, dried

                     100

                     100

                     25

                     0808 10

                     Apples, fresh

                     100

                     2 300

                     0

                     ex08 08 20

                     Pears, fresh

                     100

                     1 100

                     0

                     ex08 08 20

                     Quinces, fresh

                     100

                     200

                     0

                     0811 20 31

                     Raspberries, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, unsweetened

                     100

                     100

                     0

                     0811 20 39

                     Black currants, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, unsweetened

                     0811 20 51

                     Red currants, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, unsweetened

                     0811 20 59

                     Blackberries and mulberries, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, unsweetened

                     0811 90

                     Other fruit and nuts, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, whether or not containing added sugar, or other sweetening matter

                     100

                     400

                     0

                     0812 10 00

                     Cherries, provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption

                     100

                     500

                     0

                     0813 20 00

                     Dried prunes

                     100

                     150

                     0

                     0904 20 90

                     Crushed or ground fruits of genus Capsicum or Pimenta

                     25

                     50

                     0

                     1001 10

                     Durum wheat

                     100

                     9 500

                     0

                     1001 90

                     Other wheat and meslin

                     100

                     150 000

                     0

                     1002 00 00

                     Rye

                     100

                     10 000

                     0

                     1003 00

                     Barley

                     100

                     210 000

                     0

                     1005 90 00

                     Maize other than seed

                     100

                     11 000

                     0

                     1006 30

                     Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed

                     100

                     25 000

                     0

                     1103 13

                     Groats and meal of maize (corn)

                     100

                     235 000

                     0

                     ex11 03 20

                     Pellets of other cereals than rye, barley, oats, maize, rice and wheat

                     100

                     7 500

                     0

                     1104 12

                     Rolled or flaked oat grains

                     34

                     —

                     0

                     Subject to the provisions of Protocol 2, point 5.

                     1107 10

                     Malt, not roasted

                     100

                     7 500

                     0

                     1108

                     Starches, inulin

                     25

                     —

                     0

                     1208 10

                     Flour and meal of soya beans

                     100

                     400

                     0

                     1209 91

                     Vegetable seeds

                     100

                     500

                     0

                     1209 99

                     Other seeds

                     100

                     500

                     0

                     1214 10

                     Lucerne (alfalfa) meal and pellets

                     100

                     1 500

                     0

                     1404 20

                     Cotton linters

                     100

                     1 000

                     0

                     ex15 07

                     Soya bean crude oil, whether or not degummed

                     40 for edible oils

                     —

                     0

                     ex15 12

                     Sunflower-seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified

                     40 for edible oils

                     —

                     0

                     ex15 14

                     Rape, colza or mustard oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified

                     40 for edible oils

                     —

                     0

                     1515

                     Other fixed vegetable fats and oils (including jojoba oil) and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified

                     100 for edible oils

                     —

                     0

                     1602 50

                     Prepared or preserved meat or meat offal of bovine animals

                     100

                     300

                     0

                     ex16 04 13

                     Sardines, in airtight container

                     100

                     300

                     0

                     ex16 04 14

                     Tuna in airtight container

                     1701 91 00

                     Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form, containing added flavouring or colouring matter, other than raw sugar

                     100

                     —

                     0

                     1701 99

                     Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter, other than raw sugar

                     1702 30

                     Glucose and glucose syrup, not containing fructose or containing in the dry state less than 20 % by weight of fructose

                     15

                     1 200

                     15

                     1702 60

                     Other fructose and fructose syrup, containing in the dry state more than 50 % by weight of fructose, excluding invert sugar

                     100

                     200

                     0

                     2001 10 00

                     Cucumbers and gherkins, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid

                     17

                     50

                     0

                     ex20 02 90

                     Tomatoes, other than whole or in pieces, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, in powder form

                     100

                     200

                     0

                     2003 10

                     Mushrooms of the genus Agaricus, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid

                     100

                     1 200

                     10

                     ex20 04 90

                     Other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables, in the form of flour or meal

                     75

                     300

                     0

                     ex20 04 90

                     Other vegetables

                     65

                     2005 90 90

                     Other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other

                     100

                     900

                     0

                     ex20 07 99

                     Other jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit or nut purée and fruit or nut pastes, obtained by cooking with a sugar content exceeding 30 % by weight

                     264

                     590

                     0

                     2008 50

                     Apricots, otherwise prepared or preserved

                     100

                     150

                     0

                     2008 60 51

                     Sour cherries, prepared or preserved, containing no spirit but with added sugar, in packings of more than 1 kg

                     92

                     200

                     0

                     2008 60 61

                     Sour cherries, prepared or preserved, containing no spirit but with added sugar, in packings of not more than 1 kg

                     2008 70

                     Peaches including nectarines otherwise prepared or preserved

                     100

                     1 600

                     0

                     ex20088090

                     Strawberries, prepared or preserved, in packings of not less than 45 kg (excluding added sugar or spirit)

                     90

                     100

                     0

                     ex20 08 92

                     Mixtures of tropical fruit, without strawberries, nuts and citrus

                     100

                     500

                     0

                     ex20 09 11
                     ex20 09 19

                     Orange juice, frozen and not frozen, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a Brix value not exceeding 67, in packings of more than 230 kg

                     100

                     —

                     0

                     ex20 09 29

                     Grapefruit juice, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a Brix value not exceeding 67, in packings of more than 230 kg

                     ex20 09 31

                     Lemon juice, unfermented and not containing added spirit, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a Brix value not exceeding 20

                     100

                     500

                     0

                     ex20 09 39

                     Other lemon juice, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a Brix value exceeding 67

                     2009 41

                     Pineapple juice, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a Brix value not exceeding 20

                     100

                     —

                     0

                     ex20 09 49

                     Other pineapple juice, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a Brix value exceeding 67

                     2009 61

                     Grape juice, (including grape must), unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a Brix value not exceeding 30

                     100

                     200

                     0

                     ex20 09 69

                     Other grape juice (including grape must), unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a Brix value exceeding 67

                     2009 71

                     Apple juice, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a Brix value not exceeding 20

                     100

                     1400

                     0

                     ex20 09 79

                     Other apple juice, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter of a Brix value exceeding 67

                     ex20 09 80

                     Juice of any other single fruit or vegetable, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a Brix value exceeding 67

                     100

                     510

                     0

                     2204

                     Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines; grape must other than that of heading 2009

                     100

                     2 000 hl

                     0

                     2207 10

                     Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80 % vol or higher

                     100

                     3 000

                     0

                     2209 00

                     Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid

                     100

                     —

                     0

                     2301 10

                     Flours, meals and pellets of meat or meat offal; greaves

                     100

                     14 000

                     0

                     2303 10

                     Residues of starch manufacture and similar residues

                     100

                     2 200

                     0

                     2304 00 00

                     Oilcake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil

                     Applicable duty: 92 %

                     1 800

                     0

                     2306 41 00

                     Rapeseed meal

                     Applicable duty : 45 %

                     3 500

                     0

                     2309 10 20

                     Dog or cat food, put up in packing for retail sale, containing, by weight, not less than 15 % and not more than 35 % protein materials and not less than 4 % fat materials

                     100

                     1 000

                     0

                     2309 10 90
                     2309 90 90

                     Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding, other than preparations containing, by weight, not less than 15 % and not more than 35 % protein materials and not less than 4 % fat materials and other than prepared food for ornamental fishes and birds

                     100

                     —

                     0

                     2309 90 20
                     2309 90 30

                     Other preparations of a kind used in animal feeding, containing, by weight, not less than 15 % and not more than 35 % protein materials and not less than 4 % fat materials and prepared food for ornamental fishes and birds

                     100

                     1 400

                     0

                     2401 10

                     Tobacco not stemmed/stripped

                     100

                     1 000

                     Applicable duty 007 NIS/kg

                     2401 20

                     Tobacco partly or wholly stemmed/stripped

               ’

      (1)  Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Harmonised System (HS) or of the Israeli tariff 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 HS codes or of the Israeli tariff codes. Where “ex” HS codes or “ex” Israeli tariff codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by the application of the HS codes or Israeli tariff codes and corresponding description taken together.
   DECLARATION BY THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
   The amendments to the Association Agreement adopted under the Additional Protocol do not concern outstanding questions about rules of origin and related issues thereto.
   DECLARATION BY THE STATE OF ISRAEL
   The amendments of the Association Agreement adopted under the Additional Protocol are without prejudice to any future outcome of the issue of rules of origin.


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83/518/EEC: Council Decision of 17 October 1983 concluding the Convention supplementing the Convention between the European Economic Community and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) concerning aid to refugees in the countries of the Near East

Official Journal L 293 , 25/10/1983 P. 0017

*****COUNCIL  DECISION  of 17 October 1983  concluding the Convention supplementing the Convention between the European Economic Community and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) concerning aid to refugees in the countries of the Near East  (83/518/EEC)  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43 and 235 thereof,  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),  Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),  Whereas the Convention between the European Economic Community and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) concerning aid to refugees in the countries of the Near East (3) was signed on 17 February 1982;  Whereas this Convention was amended on 21 December 1982 (4), in order to take account of the changing needs of refugees in receipt of aid from UNRWA;  Whereas this Convention should be supplemented for the period 1 January to 31 December 1983,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  Article 1  The Convention supplementing the Convention between the European Economic Community and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) concerning aid to refugees in the countries of the Near East is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.  The text of the Convention is attached to this Decision.  Article 2  The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Convention in order to bind the Community.  Done at Luxembourg, 17 October 1983.  For the Council  The President  G. VARFIS  (1) OJ No C 192, 19. 7. 1983, p. 6.  (2) OJ No C 277, 17. 10. 1983, p. 142.  (3) OJ No L 392, 31. 12. 1981, p. 4.  (4) OJ No L 371, 30. 12. 1982, p. 42.


title: Council Decision of 28 February 2005 appointing the Director of Europol

text:
               10.3.2005

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               C 60/2

      COUNCIL DECISION

   of 28 February 2005
   appointing the Director of Europol
   (2005/C 60/02)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Convention on the establishment of a European Police Office (Europol Convention) (1), and in particular Article 29(1) thereof,
   Acting as the authority vested with the power to appoint the Director of Europol,
   Having regard to the opinion of the Management Board,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Due to the expiry of the term of office of the Director of Europol appointed by Council Decision of 29 April 1999 (2), it is necessary to appoint a Director.

               (2)

               The Staff Regulations applicable to Europol employees (3), and in particular their Appendix 8, establish special provisions on the procedure for the selection of the Director or a Deputy Director of Europol.

               (3)

               The Management Board presented the Council with a short list of suitable applicants for appointment, together with the full file of each of those applicants, as well as the full list of the applicants.

               (4)

               On the basis of all relevant information provided by the Management Board, the Council wishes to appoint the applicant who, according to the Council, meets all the requirements of the vacant position of Director,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   Mr Max-Peter RATZEL is hereby appointed as Director of Europol from 16 April 2005 to 15 April 2009.
   Article 2
   This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.
   It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Brussels, 28 February 2005.

            For the Council

            The President

         F. BODEN

      (1)  OJ C 316 of 27.11.1995, p. 2.

      (2)  OJ C 149 of 28.5.1999, p. 18.

      (3)  See Council Decision of 3 December 1998 laying down the staff regulations applicable to Europol employees (OJ C 26 of 30.1.1999, p. 23) as amended by Council Decision of 19 December 2002 (OJ C 24 of 31.1.2003, p. 1).


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2003/892/EC: European Parliament Decision of 6 November 2003 on the discharge to the Director of the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia in respect of the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2001

Official Journal L 333 , 20/12/2003 P. 0078 - 0078

European Parliament Decisionof 6 November 2003on the discharge to the Director of the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia in respect of the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2001(2003/892/EC)THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,- having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the financial statements of the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia for the financial year 2001, together with the Centre's replies(1) (C5-0094/2003),- having regard to the Council's recommendation of 7 March 2003 (C5-0095/2003),- having regard to the EC Treaty, and in particular Article 276 thereof,- having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities(2) and in particular Article 185 thereof,- having regard to Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2343/2002 of 23 December 2002 on the framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities(3) and, in particular, Article 94 thereof,- having regard to Rule 93a and Annex V of its Rules of Procedure,- having regard to its decision of 8 April 2003 on the postponement of the decision concerning discharge and its resolution containing the comments accompanying that decision(4),- having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A5-0360/2003),1. Gives discharge to the Director of the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia in respect of the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2001;2. Records its comments in the accompanying resolution;3. Instructs its President to forward this decision and the accompanying resolution to the Director of the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia, the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors and to have them published in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).The Secretary-GeneralJulian PriestleyThe PresidentPat Cox(1) OJ C 326, 27.12.2002, p. 72.(2) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.(3) OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 72.(4) OJ L 148, 16.6.2003, pp. 16 and 18.


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Commission Decision No 1699/2001/ECSC of 28 August 2001 initiating a "new exporter" review of Decision No 283/2000/ECSC imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain flat rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, not clad, plated or coated, in coils, not further worked than hot-rolled, originating, inter alia, in India, repealing the duty with regard to imports from one exporter in this country and making these imports subject to registration

Official Journal L 231 , 29/08/2001 P. 0003 - 0005

Commission Decision No 1699/2001/ECSCof 28 August 2001initiating a "new exporter" review of Decision No 283/2000/ECSC imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain flat rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, not clad, plated or coated, in coils, not further worked than hot-rolled, originating, inter alia, in India, repealing the duty with regard to imports from one exporter in this country and making these imports subject to registrationTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community,Having regard to Commission Decision No 2277/96/ECSC of 28 November 1996 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Coal and Steel Community(1) ("the Basic Decision"), as last amended by Commission Decision No 435/2001/ECSC(2), and in particular Article 11(4) thereof,After consulting the Advisory Committee,Whereas:A. Request for a review(1) The Commission has received an application for a "new exporter" review pursuant to Article 11(4) of the Basic Decision. The application was lodged by Jindal Vijayanagar Steel Ltd ("the applicant"), an exporting producer in India ("the country concerned").B. Product(2) The product under investigation is certain flat rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, not clad, plated or coated, in coils, not further worked than hot-rolled ("hot-rolled coils") originating in India ("the product concerned"). It is currently classifiable within CN codes 7208 10 00, 7208 25 00, 7208 26 00, 7208 27 00, 7208 36 00, 7208 37 10, 7208 37 90, 7208 38 10, 7208 38 90, 7208 39 10 and 7208 39 90. These CN codes are only given for information.C. Existing measures(3) The measures currently in force are a definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Commission Decision No 283/2000/ECSC(3), as last amended by Decision No 1357/2001/ECSC(4), under which imports into the Community of the product concerned and produced by the applicant are subject to a definitive anti-dumping duty of 9 %, with the exception of imports from several companies specifically mentioned, which are subject to individual duty rates.D. Grounds for the review(4) The applicant alleges that it did not export the product concerned to the Community during the period of investigation on which the anti-dumping measures were based, i.e. the period from 1 January 1998 to 31 December 1998 ("the original investigation period").The applicant further alleges that it has begun exporting the product concerned to the Community after the end of the original investigation period, and that it is not related to any of the exporting producers of the product concerned which are subject to the abovementioned anti-dumping measures.E. Procedure(5) Community producers known to be concerned have been informed of the above application and have been given an opportunity to comment. No comments have been received.(6) Having examined the evidence available, the Commission concludes that there is sufficient evidence to justify the initiation of a review pursuant to Article 11(4) of the Basic Decision with a view to determining the applicant's individual margin of dumping and, should the dumping be found, the level of duty to which its imports of the product concerned into the Community should be subject.(a) QuestionnairesIn order to obtain the information it deems necessary for its investigation the Commission will send a questionnaire to the applicant;(b) Collection of information and hearingsAll interested parties are hereby invited to make their views known in writing and to provide supporting evidence. Furthermore, the Commission may hear interested parties, provided that they make a request in writing and show that there are particular reasons why they should be heard.F. Repeal of the duty in force and registration of imports(7) Pursuant to Article 11(4) of the Basic Decision, the anti-dumping duty in force should be repealed with regard to imports of the product concerned which are produced and sold for export to the Community by the applicant. At the same time, such imports should be made subject to registration in accordance with Article 14(5) of that Decision, in order to ensure that, should the review result in a finding of dumping in respect of the applicant, anti-dumping duties can be levied retroactively from the date of the initiation of this review. The amount of the applicant's possible future liabilities cannot be estimated at this stage of the proceeding.G. Time limits(8) In the interest of sound administration, time limits should be stated within which:- interested parties may make themselves known to the Commission, present their views in writing and submit the replies to the questionnaire mentioned in recital 6(a) of this Decision or any other information to be taken into account during the investigation,- interested parties may make a written request to be heard by the Commission.H. Non-cooperation(9) In cases in which any interested party refuses access to, or otherwise does not provide, necessary information within the relevant time limits, or significantly impedes the investigation, findings, affirmative or negative, may be made in accordance with Article 18 of the Basic Decision, on the basis of the facts available.(10) Where it is found that any interested party has supplied false or misleading information, the information shall be disregarded and use may be made of the facts available,HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:Article 1A review of Decision No 283/2000/ECSC is hereby initiated pursuant to Article 11(4) of Decision No 2277/96/ECSC, in order to determine if, and to what extent, imports of hot-rolled coils falling within CN codes 7208 10 00, 7208 25 00, 7208 26 00, 7208 27 00, 7208 36 00, 7208 37 10, 7208 37 90, 7208 38 10, 7208 38 90, 7208 39 10 and 7208 39 90, originating in India, produced and sold for export to the Community by Jindal Vijayanagar Steel Ltd (TARIC additional code A270), India, should be subject to the anti-dumping duty imposed by Decision No 283/2000/ECSC.Article 2The anti-dumping duty imposed by Decision No 283/2000/ECSC is hereby repealed with regard to imports of the product identified in Article 1 of this Decision.Article 3The customs authorities are hereby directed, pursuant to Article 14(5) of Decision No 2277/96/ECSC, to take the appropriate steps to register the imports identified in Article 1 of this Decision. Registration shall expire nine months following the date of entry into force of this Decision.Article 4Interested parties, if their representations are to be taken into account during the investigation, must make themselves known by contacting the Commission, present their views in writing and submit the replies to the questionnaire mentioned in recital 6(a) of this Decision or any other information, unless otherwise specified, within 40 days from the date of entry into force of this Decision. Interested parties may also apply in writing to be heard by the Commission within the same 40-day time limit. This time limit applies to all interested parties, including parties not named in the application, and it is consequently in the interest of these parties to contact the Commission without delay.All submissions and requests made by interested parties must be made in writing (not in electronic format, unless otherwise specified), and must indicate the name, address, e-mail address, telephone and fax, and/or telex numbers of the interested party.Any information relating to the matter and any request for a hearing should be sent to the following address: European Commission Trade Directorate-GeneralTERV-0/13Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200 B - 1049 Brussels Fax (32-2) 295 65 05 Telex COMEU B 21877.Article 5This Decision shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Decision shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 28 August 2001.For the CommissionPascal LamyMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 308, 29.11.1996, p. 11.(2) OJ L 63, 3.3.2001, p. 14.(3) OJ L 31, 5.2.2000, p. 15.(4) OJ L 182, 5.7.2001, p. 27.