29.6.2007   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 169/1


COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 733/2007

of 22 February 2007

concerning the implementation of the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Canada on the conclusion of GATT Article XXIV:6 Negotiations, amending and supplementing Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

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

(2)

By its Decision 2007/444/EC of 22 February 2007 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Canada on the conclusion of GATT Article XXIV:6 Negotiations (2), the Council approved, on behalf of the Community, the Agreement with a view to closing negotiations initiated pursuant to Article XXIV:6 of GATT 1994.

(3)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, Annex 7 of Section III of Part Three (WTO tariff quotas to be opened by the Competent Community Authorities) shall be amended with the tariff quotas and supplemented with the volumes shown in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 1 August 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 February 2007.

For the Council

The President

F. MÜNTEFERING


(1)   OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 129/2007 (OJ L 56, 23.2.2007, p. 1).

(2)  See page 53 of this Official Journal.


ANNEX

Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording for the description of the products is to be considered as having no more than an indicative value, the concessions being determined, within the context of this Annex, by the coverage of the CN codes as they exist at the time of adoption of the current Regulation. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the concessions are to be determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description taken together.

PART THREE

Tariff Annexes

CN code

Description

Duty rate

0203 12 11

0203 12 19

0203 19 11

0203 19 13

0203 19 15

ex 0203 19 55

0203 19 59

0203 22 11

0203 22 19

0203 29 11

0203 29 13

0203 29 15

ex 0203 29 55

0203 29 59

Cuts of domestic swine, fresh, chilled or frozen, with or without bone, excluding tenderloin presented separately

A country allocated (Canada) tariff rate quota of 4 624 tonnes in quota rate of 233-434 EUR/tonne

0203 12 11

0203 12 19

0203 19 11

0203 19 13

0203 19 15

ex 0203 19 55

0203 19 59

0203 22 11

0203 22 19

0203 29 11

0203 29 13

0203 29 15

ex 0203 29 55

0203 29 59

Cuts of domestic swine, fresh, chilled or frozen, with or without bone, excluding tenderloin presented separately

Implemented through Council Regulation (EC) No 711/2006 (OJ L 124, 11.5.2006, p. 1)

ex 0203 19 55

ex 0203 29 55

Boneless loins and hams of domestic swine, fresh, chilled or frozen

Implemented through Council Regulation (EC) No 711/2006 (OJ L 124, 11.5.2006, p. 1)

0207 11 10

0207 11 30

0207 11 90

0207 12 10

0207 12 90

Chicken carcass, fresh, chilled or frozen

Implemented through Council Regulation (EC) No 711/2006 (OJ L 124, 11.5.2006, p. 1)

0207 13 10

0207 13 20

0207 13 30

0207 13 40

0207 13 50

0207 13 60

0207 13 70

0207 14 20

0207 14 30

0207 14 40

0207 14 60

Chicken cuts, fresh, chilled or frozen

Implemented through Council Regulation (EC) No 711/2006 (OJ L 124, 11.5.2006, p. 1)

0207 14 10

Boneless cuts of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, frozen

Implemented through Council Regulation (EC) No 711/2006 (OJ L 124, 11.5.2006, p. 1)

0207 24 10

0207 24 90

0207 25 10

0207 25 90

0207 26 10

0207 26 20

0207 26 30

0207 26 40

0207 26 50

0207 26 60

0207 26 70

0207 26 80

0207 27 30

0207 27 40

0207 27 50

0207 27 60

0207 27 70

Turkey meat, fresh, chilled or frozen

Implemented through Council Regulation (EC) No 711/2006 (OJ L 124, 11.5.2006, p. 1)

 

Cuts of turkey, frozen

Implemented through Council Regulation (EC) No 711/2006 (OJ L 124, 11.5.2006, p. 1)

0207 27 10

Boneless

0207 27 20

Halves or quarters

0207 27 80

Other

0402 10 19

Skimmed milk powder

Implemented through Council Regulation (EC) No 1839/2006 (OJ L 355, 15.12.2006, p. 1)

2204 29 65

2204 29 75

Wine of fresh grapes (other than sparkling wine and quality wine produced in specified regions) of an actual alcoholic strength by volume not exceeding 13 % vol., in containers holding more than 2 litres

Implemented through Council Regulation (EC) No 1839/2006 (OJ L 355, 15.12.2006, p. 1)

2204 21 79

2204 21 80

Wine of fresh grapes (other than sparkling wine and quality wine produced in specified regions) of an actual alcoholic strength by volume not exceeding 13 % vol., in containers holding 2 litres or less

Implemented through Council Regulation (EC) No 1839/2006 (OJ L 355, 15.12.2006, p. 1)

2205 90 10

Vermouth and other wine of fresh grapes flavoured with plants or aromatic substances, of an actual alcoholic strength by volume of 18 % vol. or less, in containers holding more than 2 litres

Implemented through Council Regulation (EC) No 1839/2006 (OJ L 355, 15.12.2006, p. 1)

2008 20 11

2008 20 19

2008 20 31

2008 20 39

2008 20 71

2008 30 11

2008 30 19

2008 30 31

2008 30 39

2008 30 79

2008 40 11

2008 40 19

2008 40 21

2008 40 29

2008 40 31

2008 40 39

2008 50 11

2008 50 19

2008 50 31

2008 50 39

2008 50 51

2008 50 59

2008 50 71

2008 60 11

2008 60 19

2008 60 31

2008 60 39

2008 60 60

2008 70 11

2008 70 19

2008 70 31

2008 70 39

2008 70 51

2008 70 59

2008 80 11

2008 80 19

2008 80 31

2008 80 39

2008 80 70

Preserved pineapples, citrus fruit, pears, apricots, cherries, peaches and strawberries

Implemented through Council Regulation (EC) No 711/2006 (OJ L 124, 11.5.2006, p. 1)

1003 00

Barley

Implemented through Council Regulation (EC) No 711/2006 (OJ L 124, 11.5.2006, p. 1)

1001 90 99

Soft wheat

Expansion of 853 tonnes of Canada's existing country allocation in the EC tariff rate quota, in quota rate of 12 EUR/tonnes

1005 90 00

1005 10 90

Maize

Implemented through Council Regulation (EC) No 711/2006 (OJ L 124, 11.5.2006, p. 1)

2309 10 13

2309 10 15

2309 10 19

2309 10 33

2309 10 39

2309 10 51

2309 10 53

2309 10 59

2309 10 70

Dog and cat food

Implemented through Council Regulation (EC) No 711/2006 (OJ L 124, 11.5.2006, p. 1)

2309 90 31

2309 90 41

2309 90 51

2309 90 95

2309 90 99

Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding

Open a tariff rate quota 2 700 tonnes (erga omnes) in EC tariff rate quota, in quota rate of 7 %

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