Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1024

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THE 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 Code^note, 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) 2019/1121^note. The Agreement was concluded, on behalf of the Union, on 12 June 2020 by Council Decision (EU) 2020/753^note.

(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) 2015/2447^note.

(6)The Agreement is to enter into force on 1 August 2020^note. 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:

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Union tariff quotas are opened for goods originating in Viet Nam as set out in the Annex.

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The tariff quotas set out in the Annex to this Regulation shall be managed in accordance with Articles 49 to 54 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447.

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The goods listed in the Annex to this Regulation shall comply with the rules of origin set out in Protocol 1 of the Agreement in order to be eligible to benefit from the tariff quotas set out in this Regulation. Products originating in Viet Nam shall, on importation into the Union, benefit from the quotas upon submission of a certificate of origin or an origin declaration as set out in Article 15(2) of Protocol 1 of the Agreement.

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This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 August 2020.

Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the scope of the preferential scheme shall be determined, within the context of this Annex, by the CN codes as set out in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87^note, in the version as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1776^note and by the description of the product in the fourth column of the table in this Annex, taken together.

Order No	CN code	TARIC subdivision	Description of products	Quota period	Quota volume (in tonnes net weight unless otherwise specified)	Duty Rate
09.8200		0408118004081981040819890408918004089980		Birds’ eggs, not in shell, and egg yolks	From 1.8.2020 to 31.12.2020From 1.1.2021 to 31.12.2021 and for each calendar year thereafter	208,334 tonnes500 tonnes	0 %
09.8201		07032000		Garlic	From 1.8.2020 to 31.12.2020From 1.1.2021 to 31.12.2021 and for each calendar year thereafter	167,668 tonnes400 tonnes	0 %
09.8202	exex	0710400020019030	991099	Sweetcorn (Zea mays var. saccharata) other than in cobs with a diameter of 8 mm or more, but not more than 12 mm	From 1.8.2020 to 31.12.2020From 1.1.2021 to 31.12.2021 and for each calendar year thereafter	2083,334 tonnes5000 tonnes	0 %
ex	20058000	1099
09.8203		11081400		Manioc (cassava) starch	From 1.8.2020 to 31.12.2020From 1.1.2021 to 31.12.2021 and for each calendar year thereafter	12500 tonnes30000 tonnes	0 %
09.8204		160414211604143116041441160414281604143816041448160414901604193916042070		Tuna, skipjack, bonito and other fish of the genus Euthynnus	From 1.8.2020 to 31.12.2020From 1.1.2021 to 31.12.2021 and for each calendar year thereafter	4791,668 tonnes11500 tonnes	0 %
09.8205		16042005		Preparations of surimi	From 1.8.2020 to 31.12.2020From 1.1.2021 to 31.12.2021 and for each calendar year thereafter	208,334 tonnes500 tonnes	0 %
09.8206		1701131017011390170114101701910017019910170199901702305017029050170290711702907517029079170290951806103018061090		Sugar and other products containing high levels of sugar	From 1.8.2020 to 31.12.2020From 1.1.2021 to 31.12.2021 and for each calendar year thereafter	8333,334 tonnes (expressed in raw sugar equivalent)20000 tonnes (expressed in raw sugar equivalent)	0 %
09.8207		17011490		Speciality Sugar	From 1.8.2020 to 31.12.2020From 1.1.2021 to 31.12.2021 and for each calendar year thereafter	166,668 tonnes400 tonnes	0 %
09.8208		07115100200190502003102020031030		Mushrooms	From 1.8.2020 to 31.12.2020From 1.1.2021 to 31.12.2021 and for each calendar year thereafter	145,834 tonnes350 tonnes	0 %
09.8209		2207100022072000		Ethanol	From 1.8.2020 to 31.12.2020From 1.1.2021 to 31.12.2021 and for each calendar year thereafter	416,668 tonnes1000 tonnes	0 %
09.8210		29054300290544112905441929054491350510103505109038246019		Mannitol, Sorbitol, Dextrins and other modified starches	From 1.8.2020 to 31.12.2020From 1.1.2021 to 31.12.2021 and for each calendar year thereafter	833,334 tonnes2000 tonnes	0 %

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