Council Regulation (EC) No 55/2008Show full title

Article 2 Conditions for entitlement to the preferential arrangements

1. Entitlement to benefit from the preferential arrangements introduced by Article 1 shall be subject to:

(a) compliance with the rules of origin of products and the procedures related thereto as provided for in Title IV, Chapter 2, section 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93;

(b) compliance with the methods of administrative cooperation as provided for in Articles 121 and 122 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93;

(c) Moldova’s involvement in effective administrative cooperation with the Community in order to prevent any risk of fraud;

(d) Moldova’s abstention from introducing new duties or charges having equivalent effect and new quantitative restrictions or measures having equivalent effect for imports originating in the Community or from increasing existing levels of duties or charges or from introducing any other restrictions from the day of the entry into force of this Regulation;

(e) Moldova’s continued engagement in the implementation of the priorities set in the ENP Action Plan for Moldova of 2005, in particular as regards effective economic reform; and

(f) Moldova’s maintaining the ratification and effective implementation of the covenants, conventions and protocols listed in Annex II and accepting regular monitoring and review of its implementation record in accordance with the implementation provisions of the covenants, conventions and protocols it has ratified.

2. The Commission shall keep under review the status of ratification and effective implementation of the relevant covenants, conventions and protocols referred to in paragraph 1(f).

3. In the event of non-compliance with the conditions set in paragraph 1, the Commission may, in accordance with Article 10, take measures to suspend the preferential arrangements provided for in Article 1.