Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 988/2014 of 18 September 2014 opening and providing for the management of Union tariff quotas for agricultural products originating in the Republic of Moldova
Modified by
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/557of 22 April 2020amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 988/2014 as regards Union tariff quotas for certain agricultural products originating in the Republic of Moldova, 32020R0557, April 23, 2020
  • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1987of 14 July 2020supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the lodging and release of securities in the administration of tariff quotas based on the chronological order of the submission of applications, 32020R1987, December 14, 2020
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 988/2014of 18 September 2014opening and providing for the management of Union tariff quotas for agricultural products originating in the Republic of Moldova
Article 1Union tariff quotas are opened for the goods originating in the Republic of Moldova and listed in the Annex.
Article 2The customs duties applicable to imports into the Union of goods originating in the Republic of Moldova and listed in that Annex shall, within the respective tariff quotas set out in that Annex, be suspended.
Article 3The goods listed in the Annex shall be accompanied by proof of origin as set out in Protocol II to the Agreement.
Article 4The tariff quotas set out in the Annex to this Regulation shall be managed in accordance with Articles 49 to 54 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 of 24 November 2015 laying down detailed rules for implementing certain provisions of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the Union Customs Code (OJ L 343, 29.12.2015, p. 558)..
Article 5This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 September 2014.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.ANNEXNotwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording of the description of the products shall have no more than an indicative value. The scope of the preferential scheme shall be determined, within the context of this Annex, by the CN codes as they exist at the time of adoption of this Regulation.
Order NoCN codeDescription of goodsQuota periodAnnual quota volume(in tonnes net weight unless otherwise specified)
09.680007020000Tomatoes, fresh or chilledFrom 1.9.2014 to 31.12.20142000
From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015 and for each calendar year thereafter2000
09.680107032000Garlic, fresh or chilledFrom 1.9.2014 to 31.12.2014220
From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015 and for each calendar year thereafter220
09.680208061010Table grapes, freshFrom 1.9.2014 to 31.12.201410000
From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015 and for each calendar year thereafter until 31.12.201910000
From 1.1.2020 to 31.12.2020 and for each calendar year thereafter20000
09.680308081080Apples, fresh (excluding cider apples, in bulk, from 16 September to 15 December)From 1.9.2014 to 31.12.201440000
From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015 and for each calendar year thereafter40000
09.680608092900Cherries (excl. sour cherries), freshFrom 23.1.2020 to 31.12.2020 and for each calendar year thereafter1500
09.680408094005Plums, freshFrom 1.9.2014 to 31.12.201410000
From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015 and for each calendar year thereafter until 31.12.201910000
From 1.1.2020 to 31.12.2020 and for each calendar year thereafter15000
09.680520096110Grape juice (including grape must), unfermented and not containing added spirit, of a Brix value not exceeding 30, of a value exceeding EUR 18 per 100 kg net weight, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterFrom 1.9.2014 to 31.12.2014500
From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015 and for each calendar year thereafter500
20096919Grape juice (including grape must), unfermented and not containing added spirit, of a Brix value exceeding 67, of a value exceeding EUR 22 per 100 kg net weight, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
2009695120096959Grape juice (including grape must), unfermented and not containing added spirit, of a Brix value exceeding 30 but not exceeding 67, of a value exceeding EUR 18 per 100 kg net weight, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter

Article 1Union tariff quotas are opened for the goods originating in the Republic of Moldova and listed in the Annex.
Article 2The customs duties applicable to imports into the Union of goods originating in the Republic of Moldova and listed in that Annex shall, within the respective tariff quotas set out in that Annex, be suspended.
Article 3The goods listed in the Annex shall be accompanied by proof of origin as set out in Protocol II to the Agreement.
Article 4The tariff quotas set out in the Annex to this Regulation shall be managed in accordance with Articles 49 to 54 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 of 24 November 2015 laying down detailed rules for implementing certain provisions of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the Union Customs Code (OJ L 343, 29.12.2015, p. 558)..
Article 5This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 September 2014.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.ANNEXNotwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording of the description of the products shall have no more than an indicative value. The scope of the preferential scheme shall be determined, within the context of this Annex, by the CN codes as they exist at the time of adoption of this Regulation.
Order NoCN codeDescription of goodsQuota periodAnnual quota volume(in tonnes net weight unless otherwise specified)
09.680007020000Tomatoes, fresh or chilledFrom 1.9.2014 to 31.12.20142000
From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015 and for each calendar year thereafter2000
09.680107032000Garlic, fresh or chilledFrom 1.9.2014 to 31.12.2014220
From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015 and for each calendar year thereafter220
09.680208061010Table grapes, freshFrom 1.9.2014 to 31.12.201410000
From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015 and for each calendar year thereafter until 31.12.201910000
From 1.1.2020 to 31.12.2020 and for each calendar year thereafter20000
09.680308081080Apples, fresh (excluding cider apples, in bulk, from 16 September to 15 December)From 1.9.2014 to 31.12.201440000
From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015 and for each calendar year thereafter40000
09.680608092900Cherries (excl. sour cherries), freshFrom 23.1.2020 to 31.12.2020 and for each calendar year thereafter1500
09.680408094005Plums, freshFrom 1.9.2014 to 31.12.201410000
From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015 and for each calendar year thereafter until 31.12.201910000
From 1.1.2020 to 31.12.2020 and for each calendar year thereafter15000
09.680520096110Grape juice (including grape must), unfermented and not containing added spirit, of a Brix value not exceeding 30, of a value exceeding EUR 18 per 100 kg net weight, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterFrom 1.9.2014 to 31.12.2014500
From 1.1.2015 to 31.12.2015 and for each calendar year thereafter500
20096919Grape juice (including grape must), unfermented and not containing added spirit, of a Brix value exceeding 67, of a value exceeding EUR 22 per 100 kg net weight, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
2009695120096959Grape juice (including grape must), unfermented and not containing added spirit, of a Brix value exceeding 30 but not exceeding 67, of a value exceeding EUR 18 per 100 kg net weight, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter