Decision No 2/2003 of the European Community - Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Cooperation Council

of 22 December 2003

implementing further liberalisation of the trade in agricultural and fisheries products

THE COOPERATION COUNCIL,

Having regard to the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, and in particular Article 16 and Article 38(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, entered into force on 1 June 2001.

(2) Article 16 of the said Agreement stipulates that the Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall examine in the Cooperation Council, product by product and on an orderly and appropriate reciprocal basis, the opportunities for granting each other further concessions with a view to implementing greater liberalisation of the trade in agricultural and fishery products.

(3) Having taken account of the volume of trade in agricultural and fishery products between the Parties, of their particular sensitivities, of the rules of the Community common policies for agriculture and fisheries, of the rules of the agricultural policies of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the role of agriculture in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia's economy, of the production and export potential of its traditional branches and markets, and of the consequences of the accession of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the WTO,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION I AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

Article 1

Zero-duty tariff

From 1 January 2004 the Annex IV(a) of the Interim Agreement shall be replaced by the text of Annex I to this Decision.

Article 2

Zero-duty tariff within tariff quotas

From 1 January 2004 the Annex IV(b) of the Interim Agreement shall be replaced by the text of Annex II to this Decision.

Article 3

Progressive tariff reduction during the transition period, zero-duty tariff from 1 January 2011

1. At the end of Article 14(3) of the Interim Agreement, the following point shall be inserted:

"(d) reduce progressively the customs duties applicable on imports of certain agricultural products originating in the Community, listed in Annex IV(d), in accordance with the following timetable:

- on 1 January 2004 each duty shall be reduced to 95 % of MFN,

- on 1 January 2005 each duty shall be reduced to 90 % of MFN,

- on 1 January 2006 each duty shall be reduced to 85 % of MFN,

- on 1 January 2007 each duty shall be reduced to 80 % of MFN,

- on 1 January 2008 each duty shall be reduced to 70 % of MFN,

- on 1 January 2009 each duty shall be reduced to 60 % of MFN,

- on 1 January 2010 each duty shall be reduced to 50 % of MFN,

- on 1 January 2011 the remaining duties shall be abolished."

2. The text of Annex III to this Decision shall be added to the Interim Agreement as Annex IV(d).

Article 4

For those products where during the reduction process referred to in Articles 2 and 3 the preferential tariff duty reaches a residual value of 1 per cent or less for ad valorem duties and of EUR 0,01 per kg (or the appropriate specific unit) or less for specific duties, the customs duties shall be eliminated at that point.

SECTION II FISHERIES PRODUCTS

Article 5

Article 15(2) of the Interim Agreement shall be replaced by the following:

"2. The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall abolish all charges having an equivalent effect to a customs duty and abolish the customs duties applicable on imports of fish and fisheries products originating in the Community with the exception of products listed in Annex V(b) of the Interim Agreement, which shall lay down the tariff reductions for the products listed therein."

Article 6

The expression "Year 3" in the heading of the last column of the tables in Annexes V(a) and (b) to the Interim Agreement shall be replaced by "Year 3 and beyond".

SECTION III PROCESSED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

Article 7

From 1 January 2004 the table in Annex II to Protocol 3 of the Interim Agreement shall be replaced by the table in Annex IV to this Decision.

SECTION IV GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 8

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 2004.

Done at Brussels, 22 December 2003.

For the Cooperation Council

The Chairman

A. Matteoli

ANNEX I

"ANNEX IV(a)

IMPORTS INTO THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THE COMMUNITY

(zero-duty tariff)

(referred to in Article 14(3)(a))

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ANNEX II

"ANNEX IV(b)

IMPORTS INTO THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THE COMMUNITY (ZERO-DUTY TARIFF WITHIN TARIFF QUOTAS)

(referred to in Article 14(3)(b))

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(1) Tariff quota.

(2) Applicable duty for exceeding quantities."

ANNEX III

"ANNEX IV(d)

IMPORTS INTO THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THE COMMUNITY (PROGRESSIVE TARIFF REDUCTION DURING THE TRANSITION PERIOD, ZERO-DUTY TARIFF FROM 1 JANUARY 2011)

(referred to in Article 14(3)(d))

0102 90 21 00

0102 90 29 00

0102 90 41 00

0102 90 49 00

0102 90 51 00

0102 90 59 00

0102 90 61 00

0102 90 69 00

0102 90 71 00

0102 90 79 00

0102 90 90 00

0105 11 19 00

0105 11 99 00

0105 12 00 00

0105 13 20 00

0105 19 90 00

0105 92 00 00

0105 93 00 00

0105 99 10 00

0105 99 20 00

0105 99 30 00

0105 99 50 00

0201 10 00 00

0201 20 20 00

0201 20 30 00

0201 20 50 00

0201 20 90 00

0201 30 00 00

0202 10 00 00

0202 20 10 00

0202 20 30 00

0202 20 50 00

0202 20 90 00

0202 30 10 00

0202 30 50 00

0202 30 90 00

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0206 29 91 00

0206 29 99 00

0207 11 10 00

0207 11 30 00

0207 11 90 00

0207 12 10 00

0207 12 90 00

0207 13 10 00

0207 13 20 00

0207 13 30 00

0207 13 40 00

0207 13 50 00

0207 13 60 00

0207 13 70 00

0207 13 91 00

0207 13 99 00

0207 14 10 00

0207 14 20 00

0207 14 30 00

0207 14 40 00

0207 14 50 00

0207 14 60 00

0207 14 70 00

0207 14 91 00

0207 14 99 00

0207 24 10 00

0207 24 90 00

0207 25 10 00

0207 25 90 00

0207 26 10 00

0207 26 20 00

0207 26 30 00

0207 26 40 00

0207 26 50 00

0207 26 60 00

0207 26 70 00

0207 26 80 00

0207 26 91 00

0207 26 99 00

0207 27 10 00

0207 27 20 00

0207 27 30 00

0207 27 40 00

0207 27 50 00

0207 27 60 00

0207 27 70 00

0207 27 80 00

0207 27 91 00

0207 27 99 00

0207 32 11 00

0207 32 15 00

0207 32 19 00

0207 32 51 00

0207 32 59 00

0207 32 90 00

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0207 33 19 00

0207 33 51 00

0207 33 59 00

0207 33 90 00

0207 34 10 00

0207 34 90 00

0207 35 11 00

0207 35 15 00

0207 35 21 00

0207 35 23 00

0207 35 25 00

0207 35 31 00

0207 35 41 00

0207 35 51 00

0207 35 53 00

0207 35 61 00

0207 35 63 00

0207 35 71 00

0207 35 79 00

0207 35 91 00

0207 35 99 00

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0207 36 15 00

0207 36 21 00

0207 36 23 00

0207 36 25 00

0207 36 31 00

0207 36 41 00

0207 36 51 00

0207 36 53 00

0207 36 61 00

0207 36 63 00

0207 36 71 00

0207 36 79 00

0207 36 81 00

0207 36 85 00

0207 36 89 00

0207 36 90 00

0209 00 30 00

0209 00 90 00

0210 11 11 00

0210 11 19 00

0210 11 31 00

0210 11 39 00

0210 11 90 00

0210 12 11 00

0210 12 19 00

0210 12 90 00

0210 19 10 00

0210 19 20 00

0210 19 30 00

0210 19 40 00

0210 19 51 00

0210 19 59 00

0210 19 60 00

0210 19 70 00

0210 19 81 00

0210 19 89 00

0210 19 90 00

0210 20 10 00

0210 20 90 00

0402

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0402 10 19 00

0402 10 91 00

0402 10 99 00

0402 21 11 00

0402 21 17 00

0402 21 19 00

0402 21 91 00

0402 21 99 00

0402 29 11 00

0402 29 15 00

0402 29 19 00

0402 29 91 00

0402 29 99 00

0402 91 11 00

0402 91 19 00

0402 91 31 00

0402 91 39 00

0402 91 51 00

0402 91 59 00

0402 91 91 00

0402 91 99 00

0402 99 11 00

0402 99 19 00

0402 99 31 00

0402 99 39 00

0402 99 91 00

0402 99 99 00

0405 10 11 00

0405 10 19 00

0405 10 30 00

0405 10 50 00

0405 10 90 00

0405 20 10 00

0405 20 30 00

0405 20 90 00

0405 90 10 00

0405 90 90 00

0602 90 30 00

0602 90 41 00

0602 90 45 00

0602 90 49 00

0602 90 51 00

0602 90 59 00

0602 90 70 00

0602 90 91 00

0602 90 99 00

0603 10 10 10

0603 10 10 90

0603 10 20 90

0603 10 30 10

0603 10 30 90

0603 10 40 10

0603 10 40 90

0603 10 50 10

0603 10 50 90

0603 10 80 10

0603 10 80 90

0603 90 00 00

0604 10 10 00

0604 10 90 00

0604 91 21 00

0604 91 29 00

0604 91 41 00

0604 91 49 00

0604 91 90 00

0604 99 10 00

0604 99 90 00

0709 90 60 00

0710 80 10 00

0710 80 80 00

0710 80 85 00

0711 20 10 00

0711 20 90 00

0712 20 00 00

0712 31 00 00

0712 32 00 00

0712 33 00 00

0712 39 00 00

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0712 90 19 00

0712 90 30 00

0712 90 50 00

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0802 22 00 00

0802 31 00 00

0802 32 00 00

0802 40 00 00

0802 50 00 00

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0802 90 50 00

0802 90 60 00

0802 90 85 00

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0803 00 19 00

0803 00 90 00

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0804 20 90 00

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0810 40 30 00

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0810 90 40 00

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0811 20 19 00

0811 20 31 00

0811 20 39 00

0811 20 51 00

0811 20 59 00

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0812 90 99 90

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0813 20 00 00

0813 30 00 00

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0813 40 30 00

0813 40 50 00

0813 40 60 00

0813 40 70 00

0813 40 95 00

0813 50 12 00

0813 50 15 00

0813 50 19 00

0813 50 31 00

0813 50 39 00

0813 50 91 00

0813 50 99 00

0901 11 00 00

0901 12 00 00

0901 21 00 00

0901 22 00 00

0901 90 10 00

0901 90 90 00

0902 10 00 00

0902 20 00 00

0902 30 00 00

0902 40 00 00

1003 00 90 20

1003 00 90 90

1004 00 00 90

1102 10 00 00

1102 20 10 00

1102 20 90 00

1102 30 00 00

1102 90 10 00

1102 90 30 00

1102 90 90 00

1103 13 90 90

1103 19 10 00

1103 19 30 00

1103 19 50 00

1103 19 90 00

1103 20 10 00

1103 20 20 00

1103 20 30 00

1103 20 40 00

1103 20 50 00

1103 20 60 00

1103 20 90 00

1104 12 10 00

1104 12 90 00

1104 19 10 00

1104 19 30 00

1104 19 50 00

1104 19 61 00

1104 19 69 00

1104 19 91 00

1104 19 99 00

1104 22 20 00

1104 22 30 00

1104 22 50 00

1104 22 90 00

1104 22 98 00

1104 23 10 00

1104 23 30 00

1104 23 90 00

1104 23 99 00

1104 29 01 00

1104 29 03 00

1104 29 05 00

1104 29 07 00

1104 29 09 00

1104 29 11 00

1104 29 15 00

1104 29 19 00

1104 29 31 00

1104 29 35 00

1104 29 39 00

1104 29 51 00

1104 29 55 00

1104 29 59 00

1104 29 81 00

1104 29 85 00

1104 29 89 00

1104 30 10 00

1104 30 90 00

1106 10 00 00

1106 30 10 00

1106 30 90 90

1107 10 11 00

1107 10 19 00

1107 10 91 00

1107 10 99 00

1107 20 00 00

1209 21 00 00

1509 10 10 00

1509 10 90 00

1509 90 00 00

1510 00 10 00

1510 00 90 00

1514 99 10 00

1514 99 90 00

1517 90 93 00

1603 00 10 00

1603 00 80 00

1701 91 00 00

1701 99 90 00

1901 20 00 00

2005 70 10 00

2005 70 90 00

2007 10 10 00

2007 10 91 00

2007 10 99 00

2007 91 10 00

2007 91 30 00

2007 91 90 00

2007 99 10 00

2007 99 20 00

2007 99 31 10

2007 99 31 90

2007 99 33 10

2007 99 33 90

2007 99 35 10

2007 99 35 90

2007 99 39 10

2007 99 39 90

2007 99 51 00

2007 99 55 00

2007 99 58 00

2007 99 91 00

2007 99 93 00

2007 99 98 10

2007 99 98 90

2101 11 11 00

2101 11 19 00

2101 12 92 00

2101 12 98 00

2101 20 20 00

2101 20 92 00

2101 20 98 00

2101 30 11 00

2101 30 19 00

2101 30 91 00

2101 30 99 00

2309 10 11 00

2309 10 13 00

2309 10 15 00

2309 10 19 00

2309 10 31 00

2309 10 33 00

2309 10 39 00

2309 10 51 00

2309 10 53 00

2309 10 59 00

2309 10 70 00

2309 10 90 00"

ANNEX IV

"ANNEX II

Duties applicable to goods originating in the Community on import into the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

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