Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1024 of 14 July 2020 opening and providing for the management of Union tariff quotas for certain products originating in the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1024of 14 July 2020opening and providing for the management of Union tariff quotas for certain products originating in the Socialist Republic of Viet NamTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs CodeOJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1., and in particular Article 58(1) thereof,Whereas:(1)The Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam ("the Agreement") was signed on 30 June 2019 in accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2019/1121Council Decision (EU) 2019/1121 of 25 June 2019 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (OJ L 177, 2.7.2019, p. 1).. The Agreement was concluded, on behalf of the Union, on 12 June 2020 by Council Decision (EU) 2020/753Council Decision (EU) 2020/753 of 30 March 2020 on the conclusion of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (OJ L 186, 12.6.2020, p. 1)..(2)The Agreement stipulates that customs duties on imports into the Union of goods originating in Viet Nam are to be reduced or eliminated in accordance with the tariff schedule set out in Appendix 2-A-1 of Annex 2-A to the Agreement. Annex 2-A further provides that for certain goods the elimination of customs duties is granted within tariff quotas.(3)Annex 2-A to the Agreement specifies that the tariff quota is to apply annually and imports are therefore to be managed on a calendar-year basis. However, as the Agreement is applicable from 1 August 2020, the pro-rata quantities for 2020 and the annual quantities for the following years should be laid down in accordance with Section B of Annex 2-A to the Agreement.(4)Protocol 1 of the Agreement concerns the definition of the concept of "originating products" and methods of administrative cooperation. On importation into the Union, products originating in Viet Nam are to, benefit from the preferential scheme set out in this Regulation upon submission of any of the proofs of origin described in Article 15(2) of that Protocol.(5)The tariff quota should be managed by the Commission on the basis of the chronological order of dates of acceptance of customs declarations for release for free circulation in accordance with the rules for the management of tariff quotas laid down in 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)..(6)The Agreement is to enter into force on 1 August 2020Notice concerning the date of entry into force of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (OJ L 207, 30.6.2020, p. 3).. In order to ensure the effective management and timely application of the quotas set out in the Agreement, this Regulation should apply from that date.(7)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: