Decision 2005/430

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THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 310 in conjunction with the second sentence of Article 300(2), first subparagraph and the second subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,Having regard to the Treaty concerning the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic (hereinafter referred to as the new Member States) to the European Union, and in particular Article 6(2) of the Act concerning the conditions of accession annexed to that Treaty,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament^note,Whereas:

(1)The Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part^note (hereinafter referred to as the Europe Agreement), entered into force on 1 February 1995.

(2)The Treaty concerning the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union (hereinafter referred to as Treaty of Accession) entered into force on 1 May 2004.

(3)An Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement is necessary to take account of the accession of the 10 new Member States.

(4)Consultations on this Additional Protocol have taken place in accordance with Article 28(2) of the Europe Agreement, so as to ensure that account is taken of the mutual interests of the Community and Bulgaria.

(5)The measures necessary for the implementation of this Decision should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission^note.

(6)The Additional Protocol should therefore be approved,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

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The Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Pola nd, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union is hereby approved.The text of the Additional Protocol is attached to this Decision.

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The Commission shall adopt detailed rules for the implementation of the Additional Protocol in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 4(2).

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1.The order numbers as attributed to the tariff quotas in the Annex to this Decision may be changed by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 4(2). Tariff quotas with an order number above 09.5100 shall be administered by the Commission in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and 308c 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 Code^note.

2.Quantities of goods subject to tariff quotas and released for free circulation as from 1 July 2004 under the concessions provided for in Annex A(b) of the Protocol approved under Decision 2003/286/EC^note shall be fully counted against the quantities provided for in the fourth column in Annex A(b) to the Additional Protocol attached to this Decision, except for quantities for which import licences were issued before 1 July 2004.

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1.The Commission shall be assisted by the Management Committee for Sugar as set up by Article 42 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector^note or, where appropriate, by the committee set up by the relevant provisions of the other Regulations on the common organisation of agricultural markets.

2.Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at one month.

3.The Committee shall adopt its Rules of Procedure.

Article 5 #

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person empowered to sign the Additional Protocol on behalf of the European Community.

Article 6 #

The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the European Community and its Member States, give the notification provided for in Article 9 of the Additional Protocol. The President of the Commission shall give such notification on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community.

Order numbers for EU tariff quotas for products originating in Bulgaria(as referred to in Article 3)

Quota Order No	CN code	Description
09.4783	0102900501029021010290290102904101029049	Live bovine animals
09.4651	02010202	Meat of bovines, fresh, chilled or frozen
09.4671	ex0203	Meat of domestic swine, fresh, chilled or frozen
021011021012021019	Meat of swine, salted, in brine, dried or smoked
160100	Sausages and similar products
160241160242160249	Prepared and preserved meat, meat offal or blood of swine
09.5854	ex0207	Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading 0105, excluding 02072791, 02073591, 02073689
09.4773	040210040221	Milk and cream, in powder or other solid forms
09.4675	04031011	Yoghurt, not flavoured nor containing added fruits, nuts or cocoa
0403101304031019040310310403103304031039	Other, not flavoured nor containing added fruits, nuts or cocoa
09.4660	0406	Cheese and curd
09.5891	04070030	Eggs of poultry, in shell, not for hatching
09.6225	07020000	Tomatoes
09.5938	ex07070005	Cucumbersfor processing
09.6231	ex07070005	Cucumbers, fresh or chilledother than for processing
09.4725	071151002003102020031030	Mushroom of the genus Agaricus
09.6247	080810	Apples, other than cider apples
09.4676	100111090000	Wheat and meslinWheat gluten
09.5893	10020000	Rye
11021000	Rye flour
11031910	Rye groats and meal
10032010	Rye pellets
09.5894	100300	Barley
11029010	Barley flour
11031930	Barley groats and meal
11032020	Barley pellets
09.5895	10040000	Oats
11029030	Oats flour
11031940	Groats and meal of oats
11032030	Pellets of oats
09.4677	1005109010059000	Maize
09.5941	100630	Rice, semi-milled or wholly milled
09.6277	160232160239	Prepared or preserved meat of poultry
09.4784	160250	Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or blood, of bovine animals
09.5902	1701	Sugar
1702	Other sugars

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