Regulation (EU) 2015/756 of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 29 April 2015
suspending certain concessions relating to the import into the Union of agricultural products originating in Turkey
(codification)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,
Whereas:
Turkey has since 1996 been applying a ban on the import of live animals of the bovine species (CN code 0102) and restrictions on the import of beef (CN codes 0201-0202). Those measures, being quantitative restrictions, are incompatible with the Agreement and prevent the Union from benefiting from the concessions granted to it under Decision No 1/98. Despite talks intended to achieve a negotiated solution with Turkey to the problem, the quantitative restrictions are still in place.
As a result of those measures, exports to Turkey of the products in question originating in the Union are blocked. In order to protect the Union's commercial interests, the situation should be counterbalanced by means of equivalent measures. The concessions set out in Annex I to this Regulation should therefore be suspended.
HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The two tariff quotas set out in Annex I are suspended.
Article 2
The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, terminate the suspension referred to in Article 1 once the barriers to preferential exports from the Union to Turkey have been lifted. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 3(2).
Article 3
1.
2.
Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.
3.
Where the opinion of the Committee is to be obtained by written procedure, that procedure shall be terminated without result when, within the time limit for delivery of the opinion, the chair of the Committee so decides or at least a quarter of committee members so request.
Article 4
Regulation (EC) No 1506/98 is repealed.
References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex III.
Article 5
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Strasbourg, 29 April 2015.
For the European Parliament
The President
M. Schulz
For the Council
The President
Z. Kalniņa-Lukaševica
ANNEX I
Serial No | CN code | Description of goods | Size of quota per year or per period indicated (tonnes) | Rate of duty applicable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
09.0217 | ex 0807 11 00 | Watermelons, fresh: | 14 000 | Free |
from 16 June to 31 March | ||||
09.0207 | 2002 90 31 | Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, other than whole or in pieces, with a dry matter content of 12 % or more by weight | 30 000 with a dry matter content of 28-30 % by weight | Free |
09.0209 | 2002 90 39 | |||
2002 90 91 | ||||
2002 90 99 |
ANNEX IIRepealed Regulation with the amendment thereto
Council Regulation (EC) No 1506/98 | |
Regulation (EU) No 255/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council | Article 3 only |
ANNEX IIICorrelation Table
Regulation (EC) No 1506/98 | This Regulation |
|---|---|
Article 1 | — |
Article 2 | Article 1 |
Article 3 | Article 2 |
Article 3a | Article 3 |
— | Article 4 |
Article 4 | Article 5 |
Annex I | — |
Annex II | Annex I |
— | Annex II |
— | Annex III |