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Council Regulation (EC) No 530/2007 of 8 May 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 introducing exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the European Union's Stabilisation and Association process

Council Regulation (EC) No 530/2007of 8 May 2007amending Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 introducing exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the European Union's Stabilisation and Association process 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)Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000OJ L 240, 23.9.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1946/2005 (OJ L 312, 29.11.2005, p. 1). provides for unlimited duty-free access to the Community market for nearly all products originating in the countries and territories benefiting from the Stabilisation and Association process.(2)A Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part, was signed in Luxembourg on 12 June 2006. Pending the completion of the procedures necessary for its entry into force, an Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other partOJ L 239, 1.9.2006, p. 2., was signed and concluded and entered into force on 1 December 2006.(3)The Stabilisation and Association Agreements and the Interim Agreements establish a contractual trade regime between the Community and each of the beneficiary countries. The bilateral trade concessions on the Community side are equivalent to the concessions applicable within the unilateral autonomous trade measures under Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000.(4)It is therefore appropriate to amend Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 to take into account these developments. In particular, it is appropriate to remove the Republic of Albania from the list of beneficiaries of the tariff concessions granted for the same products under the contractual regime. In addition, it is necessary to adjust the global tariff quota volumes for specific products for which tariff quotas have been granted under the contractual regimes.(5)The Republic of Albania, the Republic of Croatia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia will remain beneficiaries of Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 insofar as that Regulation provides for concessions which are more favourable than the concessions existing under the contractual regimes,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 is hereby amended as follows:1.Article 1 shall be replaced by the following:

"Article 1Preferential arrangements1.Subject to the special provisions laid down in Articles 3 and 4, products originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Montenegro or in the customs territories of Serbia or Kosovo, other than those of heading Nos 0102, 0201, 0202, 1604, 1701, 1702 and 2204 of the Combined Nomenclature, shall be admitted for import into the Community without quantitative restrictions or measures having equivalent effect and with exemption from customs duties and charges having equivalent effect.2.Products originating in Albania, in the Republic of Croatia or in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall continue to benefit from the provisions of this Regulation when so indicated or from any measures provided in this Regulation which are more favourable than the trade concessions provided for in the framework of bilateral agreements between the European Community and these countries.3.Imports of sugar products under heading Nos 1701 and 1702 of the Combined Nomenclature originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Montenegro or in the customs territories of Serbia or Kosovo, shall benefit from concessions provided for in Article 4.";

2.in Article 4, paragraph 4 shall be replaced by the following:"4.Imports of sugar products under heading Nos 1701 and 1702 of the Combined Nomenclature originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and the customs territories of Serbia or Kosovo, shall be subject to the following annual duty-free tariff quotas:(a)12000 tonnes (net weight) for sugar products originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina;(b)180000 tonnes (net weight) for sugar products originating in Montenegro and the customs territories of Serbia or Kosovo.";3.Annex I shall be replaced by the text appearing in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2Goods which, on 16 May 2007, are either in transit or in the Community in temporary storage, customs warehouses or free zones, and for which before that date a proof of origin of Albania or of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has been properly issued in accordance with Title IV, Chapter 2, Section 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs CodeOJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 214/2007 (OJ L 62, 1.3.2007, p. 6)., shall continue to benefit from Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 until 16 September 2007.

Article 3This Regulation shall enter into force on the first day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 8 May 2007.For the CouncilThe PresidentP. SteinbrückANNEX"ANNEX I

CONCERNING THE TARIFF QUOTAS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4(1)Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording for the description of the products is to be considered as having no more than an indicative value, the preferential scheme being determined, within the context of this Annex, by the coverage of the CN codes. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description taken together.One global volume per tariff quota accessible to imports originating in the beneficiaries.The volume of this global tariff quota shall be reduced if the quota volumes of the individual tariff quotas applicable under order Nos 09.1588 and 09.1548 for certain wines originating in Croatia are increased.Access for wine originating in the Republic of Albania to this global tariff quota is subject to the prior exhaustion of the individual tariff quotas provided for in the Additional Protocol on wine concluded with Albania. These individual tariff quotas are opened under order Nos 09.1512 and 09.1513.Access for wine originating in the Republic of Croatia to this global tariff quota, is subject to the prior exhaustion of the individual tariff quotas provided for in the Additional Protocol on wine concluded with Croatia. These individual tariff quotas are opened under order Nos 09.1588 and 09.1589.Access for wine originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to this global tariff quota is subject to the prior exhaustion of the individual tariff quotas provided for in the Additional Protocol on wine concluded with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. These individual tariff quotas are opened under order Nos 09.1558 and 09.1559.".

Order No	CN Code	Description	Quota volume per year	Beneficiaries	Rate of duty
09.1571	03019110030191900302111003021120030211800303211003032120030321800304191503041917ex03041919ex030419910304291503042917ex03042919ex03049921ex03051000ex0305309003054945ex03055980ex03056980	Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster): live; fresh or chilled; frozen; dried, salted or in brine, smoked; fillets and other fish meat; flours, meals and pellets, fit for human consumption	70 tonnes	Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, customs territories of Serbia or Kosovo	Exemption
09.1573	030193000302691103037911ex03041919ex03041991ex03042919ex03049921ex03051000ex03053090ex03054980ex03055980ex03056980	Carp: live; fresh or chilled; frozen; dried, salted or in brine, smoked; fillets and other fish meat; flours, meals and pellets, fit for human consumption	120 tonnes	Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, customs territories of Serbia or Kosovo	Exemption
09.1575	ex030199800302696103037971ex03041939ex03041999ex03042999ex03049999ex03051000ex03053090ex03054980ex03055980ex03056980	Sea bream (Dentex dentex and Pagellus spp.): live; fresh or chilled; frozen; dried, salted or in brine, smoked; fillets and other fish meat; flours, meals and pellets, fit for human consumption	95 tonnes	Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, customs territories of Serbia or Kosovo	Exemption
09.1577	ex0301998003026994ex03037700ex03041939ex03041999ex03042999ex03049999ex03051000ex03053090ex03054980ex03055980ex03056980	Sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax): live; fresh or chilled; frozen; dried; salted or in brine, smoked; fillets and other fish meat; flours, meals and pellets, fit for human consumption	80 tonnes	Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, customs territories of Serbia or Kosovo	Exemption
09.1579	1604131116041319ex16042050	Prepared or preserved sardines	70 tonnes	Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, customs territories of Serbia or Kosovo	6 %
09.1561	1604160016042040	Prepared or preserved anchovies	260 tonnes	Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, customs territories of Serbia or Kosovo	12,5 %
09.1515	22042179ex2204218022042184ex2204218522042965ex2204297522042983ex22042984	Wine of fresh grapes, of an actual alcoholic strength by volume not exceeding 15 % volume, other than sparkling wine	145000 hl	Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, customs territories of Serbia or Kosovo	Exemption