Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1319 of 15 May 2024 on the derogations from the originating products rules laid down in the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand that apply within the limits of annual quotas for certain products from New Zealand
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1319of 15 May 2024on the derogations from the originating products rules laid down in the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand that apply within the limits of annual quotas for certain products from New ZealandTHE 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, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/952/oj., and in particular Article 58(1) thereof,Whereas:(1)By Council Decision (EU) 2024/244Council Decision (EU) 2024/244 of 27 November 2023 on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand (OJ L, 2024/244, 28.2.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/244/oj)., the Council adopted the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and New ZealandFree Trade Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand (OJ L, 2024/866, 25.3.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_internation/2024/866/oj). ("the Agreement").(2)Chapter 3 of the Agreement provides for the definition of the concept of "rules of origin and origin procedures" and Annex 3-B to the Agreement lays down a list of product-specific rules of origin. Appendix 3-B-1 to that Annex defines alternative rules that may apply, instead of the rules set out in Annex 3-B, for certain products to be considered as originating in New Zealand, within the limits of the applicable annual quota.(3)Products to which the alternative rules laid down in Appendix 3-B-1 apply and within the limits of the applicable annual quota, can be imported into the Union duty free, with the exception of goods under the Harmonised System code 0303.69, for which the customs duties will be eliminated in eight equal annual stages beginning at the entry into force of the Agreement, provided that they comply with the conditions set out in that Appendix.(4)For certain products, the volumes of the quotas are to be increased if the conditions laid down in Appendix 3-B-1 to the Annex 3-B to the Agreement are fulfilled.(5)The annual quotas set out in Appendix 3-B-1 should be managed based on the chronological order of the dates of acceptance of the 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, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2015/2447/oj)..(6)The Agreement entered into force on 1 May 2024.(7)In order to ensure the effective management and timely application of the origin quotas set out in Appendix 3-B-1 to the Annex 3-B, this Regulation should apply from the same date.(8)The measures provided for in this Regulation take into account the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: