(1)Council Decision 81/359/EEC of 28 April 1981 (OJ L 137, 23.5.1981, p. 1).

28.2.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 61/28 ---|---|---|--- * * * COUNCIL DECISION of 22 February 2007 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland concerning additional trade preferences in agricultural products undertaken on the basis of Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area (2007/138/EC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof, in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas: (1) | Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA) foresees that the Contracting Parties undertake to continue their efforts with a view to achieving progressive liberalisation of agricultural trade between them. ---|--- (2) | The European Community and the Republic of Iceland held bilateral trade negotiations in agriculture in 2005, on the basis of Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area, which were concluded satisfactorily on 14 December 2006. ---|--- (3) | The Agreement, in the form of an Exchange of Letters, should be approved, ---|--- HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland concerning additional trade preferences in agricultural products undertaken on the basis of Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community. The text of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters is attached to this Decision. Article 2 The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters in order to bind the Community. Done at Brussels, 22 February 2007. For the Council The President F. MÜNTEFERING * * * AGREEMENT in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland concerning additional trade preferences in agricultural products undertaken on the basis of Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area A. Letter from the European Community Brussels, Sir, I have the honour to refer to the trade negotiations between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland on agricultural products, held from 6 March 2005 to 14 December 2006, undertaken on the basis of Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. With the aim of fostering a harmonious development of trade between the Parties, the European Community and the Republic of Iceland have agreed to additional bilateral trade preferences concerning agricultural products, with due consideration to the respective agricultural policies and circumstances, including the evolution of the bilateral trade and trade with other partners. I hereby confirm that the results of the negotiations were as follows: 1. | From 1 March 2007, the European Community and the Republic of Iceland will reciprocally consolidate at bilateral level the existing zero duty lines, be it applied duties or existing concessions, and, if not already at zero level, to reciprocally eliminate duties on bilateral imports, for all products originating in the parties, which are listed in Annex I. ---|--- 2. | From 1 March 2007, the European Community will provide tariff quotas on imports into the Community of products originating in Iceland, which are listed in Annex II. ---|--- 3. | From 1 March 2007, the Republic of Iceland will provide tariff quotas on imports into Iceland of products originating in the Community, which are listed in Annex III. ---|--- 4. | From 1 March 2007 the Republic of Iceland will grant the European Community the preferential tariffs listed in Annex IV. These bilateral concessions replace and consolidate all existing bilateral concessions in agricultural products that are currently in force, in application of Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area (1). ---|--- 5. | The Republic of Iceland agrees to end its unilateral and temporary erga omnes reductions in applied tariffs on agricultural products put in place in 2002 and prolonged so far on a yearly basis. ---|--- 6. | The provisions of Protocol 3 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland (2) concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of cooperation shall apply mutatis mutandis to the products mentioned in Annexes I, II, III and IV. ---|--- 7. | The Parties will take steps to ensure that the benefits, which they grant each other, will not be jeopardised by other restrictive import measures. ---|--- 8. | The Parties agree to take the necessary steps in order to ensure that tariff quotas will be managed in such a way that imports may take place regularly and that the quantities agreed for import can effectively be imported. ---|--- 9. | The Parties agree to strive for promoting trade of eco-friendly products and products with a geographical indication. The Parties agree to engage in further bilateral discussion with a view to better understanding respective legislation and registration procedures, in order to identify ways to enhance the protection of geographical indications in the territories of both Parties. ---|--- 10. | The Parties agree to exchange at regular intervals information on traded products, tariff quota management, price quotations and any useful information concerning the respective domestic markets and the implementation of the results of these negotiations. ---|--- 11. | Consultations will be held at the request of either party on any question relating to the implementation of the results of these negotiations. In case of difficulty in the implementation of the results of these negotiations, these consultations will be held as promptly as possible, with a view to the adoption of appropriate corrective measures. ---|--- 12. | The first consultations relating to the results of these negotiations will be held before those implementing arrangements are put in place, with a view to facilitating the smooth implementation of these negotiations. ---|--- 13. | The results of these negotiations will be implemented as from 1 March 2007 (3). Where necessary, tariff quotas will be opened on a pro-rata basis. ---|--- 14. | The Parties agree to resume bilateral negotiations in the framework of Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area in two years' time, with particular consideration to the outcome of the WTO negotiation process in agriculture. ---|--- I have the honour to confirm that the European Community is in agreement with the contents of this letter. I should be obliged if you would confirm that the Government of the Republic of Iceland is in agreement with the above. Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration. Съставено в Брюксел на двадесет и втори февруари две хиляди и седма година Hecho en Bruselas, el veintidós de febrero del dos mil siete. V Bruselu dne dvacátého druhého února dva tisíce sedm. Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den toogtyvende februar to tusind og syv. Geschehen zu Brüssel am zweiundzwanzigsten Februar zweitausendsieben. Kahe tuhande kuuenda aasta veebruarikuu kaheteistkümnendal päeval Brüsselis. Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις είκοσι δύο Φεβρουαρίου δύο χιλιάδες επτά. Done at Brussels, on the twenty-second day of February in the Year two thousand and seven. Fait à Bruxelles, le vingt-deux février deux mille sept. Fatto a Bruxelles, addì ventidue febbraio duemilasette. Briselē, divtūkstoš septītā gada divdesmit otrajā februārī. Priimta du tūkstančiai septintų metų vasario dvidešimt antrą dieną Briuselyje. Kelt Brüsszelben, a kettőezer hetedik év február huszonkettedik napján. Magħmul fi Brussel, fit-tnejn u għoxrin jum ta' Frart tas-sena elfejn u sebgħa Gedaan te Brussel, de tweeëntwintigste februari tweeduizend zeven. Sporządzono w Brukseli, dnia dwudziestego drugiego lutego roku dwa tysiące siódmego. Feito em Bruxelas, em vinte e dois de Fevereiro de dois mil e sete. Întocmit la Bruxelles, douăzeci și doi februarie două mii șapte. V Bruseli dňa dvadsiateho druhého februára dvetisícsedem. V Bruslju, dvaindvajsetega februarja leta dva tisoč sedem. Tehty Brysselissä kahdentenakymmenentenätoisena päivänä helmikuuta vuonna kaksituhattaseitsemän. Som skedde i Bryssel den tjugoandra februari tjugohundrasju. За Европейската общност Por la Comunidad Europea Za Evropské společenství For Det Europæiske Fællesskab Für die Europäische Gemeinschaft Euroopa Ühenduse nimel Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Κοινότητα For the European Community Pour la Communauté européenne Per la Comunità europea Eiropas Kopienas vārdā Europos bendrijos vardu az Európai Közösség részéről Għall-Kominità Ewropea Voor de Europese Gemeenschap W imieniu Wspólnoty Europejskiej Pela Communidade Europeia Pentru Comunitatea Europeană Za Európske spoločenstvo za Evropsko skupnost Euroopan yhteisön puolesta På Europeiska gemenskapens vägnar ANNEX I Bilateral trade in products of the following chapters or parts of chapters is freed: ex Chapter 1, Live animals: --- Icelandic Code | Icelandic Description of products | CN Code | CN Description of products 0101 | Live horses, asses, mules and hinnies | 0101 | Live horses, asses, mules and hinnies ex Chapter 2, Meat and edible meat offal: Icelandic Code | Icelandic Description of products | CN Code | CN Description of products ex ex 0208.9008 | carcasses and half-carcasses of reindeer meat, frozen | ex 0208 90 60 | carcasses and half-carcasses of reindeer meat, frozen ex Chapter 4, Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included: Icelandic Code | Icelandic Description of products | CN Code | CN Description of products 0409 | Natural honey | 0409 00 00 | Natural honey 0410 | Edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 0410 00 00 | Edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included Chapter 5 (4), Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included ex Chapter 6, Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage: Icelandic Code | Icelandic description of products | CN Code | CN Description of products 0601 | Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant, in growth or in flower; chicory plants and roots other than roots of heading 1212 | 0601 | Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant, in growth or in flower; chicory plants and roots other than roots of heading 1212 ex ex 0602 | Other live plants (including their roots), cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn: | ex 0602 | Other live plants (including their roots), cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn: – Other than other potted indoor plants not exceeding 1 m in height (tariff heading 0602.9095 ) | ex 0602 90 91 ex 0602 90 99 | Other indoor plants, other than cacti and thickleaves, potted plants of the genus Bromelia, the plants Erica gracilis and calluna, orchids and other potted plants not exceeding 1 m in height ex ex 0603 | Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared: | ex 0603 | Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared: 0603.1001 | – – Imported from 1 December to 30 April | ex 0603 10 20 | Carnations, fresh, other than imported from 1 May to 30 November 0603.1003 | – Of the genera Protea, Banksis, Leucadendron and Brunia | 0603 10 30 | Orchids ex 0603 10 80 | Fresh flowers of the genera Protea, Banksia, Leucadendron, Brunia and Forsythia 0603.1004 | – Cut branches with berries or fruit on, not edible, of the genera: Ligustrum, Callicarpa, Gossypium, Hypericum, Ilex or Symphoricarpos | | 0603.1005 | – Flowers of Orchids | | 0603.1006 | – Forsythia | | 0603.9000 | – Other | 0603 90 00 | Other 0604 | Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without flowers or flower buds, and grasses, mosses and lichens, being goods of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared | 0604 | Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without flowers or flower buds, and grasses, mosses and lichens, being goods of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared ex Chapter 7, Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers: Icelandic Code | Icelandic Description of products | CN Code | CN Description of products 0702 | Tomatoes, fresh or chilled | 0702 00 00 | Tomatoes, fresh or chilled ex ex 0703 | Onions, shallots, garlic and other alliaceous vegetables, fresh or chilled | ex 0703 | Onions, shallots, garlic and other alliaceous vegetables, fresh or chilled ex ex 0704 | Cabbages, cauliflowers, kohlrabi, kale and similar edible brassicas, fresh or chilled: | ex 0704 | Cabbages, cauliflowers, kohlrabi, kale and similar edible brassicas, fresh or chilled: 0704.2000 | – Brussels sprouts | 0704 20 00 | Brussels sprouts 0704.9005 | – – Curly kale (brassica oleracea acepjala) | ex 0704 90 90 | Other, excluding Chinese cabbage 0704.9009 | – – Other | 0705 | Lettuce (lactuca sativa) and chicory (Cichorium spp.), fresh or chilled: | 0705 | Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and chicory (Cichorium spp.), fresh or chilled ex ex 0706 | Carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac, radishes and similar edible roots, fresh or chilled: | ex 0706 | Carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac, radishes and similar edible roots, fresh or chilled: 0706.9009 | – Other | 0706 90 | Other 0707 | Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled: | 0707 | Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled 0708 | Leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled, fresh or chilled | 0708 | Leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled, fresh or chilled ex ex 0709 | Other vegetables, fresh or chilled | ex 0709 | Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: 0709.10 | – Globe artichokes, fresh or chilled | 0709 10 00 | Globe artichokes 0709.20 | – Asparagus, fresh or chilled | 0709 20 00 | Asparagus 0709.30 | – Aubergines (eggplants) | 0709 30 00 | Aubergines (eggplants) 0709.52 | – – Truffles, fresh or chilled | 0709 52 00 | Truffles 0709.60 | – Fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta | 0709 60 | Fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta 0709.70 | – Spinach, N-Z spinach and orache spinach (garden spinach), fresh or chilled | 0709 70 00 | Spinach, New Zealand spinach and orache spinach (garden spinach) 0709.9001 | – – Sweet corn | 0709 90 60 | Sweet corn 0709.9002 | – – Courgettes | 0709 90 70 | Courgettes 0709.9003 | – – Olives | | Olives: 0709 90 31 | — For uses other than the production of oil 0709 90 39 | — Other 0709.9004 | – – Parsley (percille) | 0709 90 90 | Other 0709.9009 | – – Other ex ex 0710 (4) | Vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water), frozen: | ex 0710 (4) | Vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water), frozen: | Other than potatoes | 0710 21 00 | Peas (Pisum sativum) 0710 22 00 | Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.) 0710 29 00 | Other 0710 30 00 | Spinach, New Zealand spinach and orache spinach (garden spinach) 0710 40 00 | Sweetcorn 0710 80 | Other vegetables 0710 90 00 | Mixtures of vegetables 0711 (4) | Vegetables provisionally preserved (for example, by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions), but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption | 0711 (4) | Vegetables provisionally preserved (for example, by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions), but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption 0712 | Dried vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared | 0712 | Dried vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared 0713 | Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled, whether or not skinned or split | 0713 | Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled, whether or not skinned or split 0714 | Manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes and similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets; sago pith | 0714 | Manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes and similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets; sago pith Chapter 8, Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons Chapter 9 (4), Coffee, tea, maté and spices Chapter 10 (5), Cereals Chapter 11 (5), Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten Chapter 12 (5), Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder Chapter 13 (4), Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts Chapter 14 (4), Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included Chapter 15 (4) (6), Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes ex Chapter 18 (4), Cocoa and cocoa preparations: Icelandic Code | Icelandic Description of products | CN Code | CN Description of products 1801 | Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted | 1801 | Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted 1802 | Cocoa shells, husks, skins and other cocoa waste | 1802 | Cocoa shells, husks, skins and other cocoa waste ex Chapter 20, Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants: Icelandic Code | Icelandic Description of products | CN Code | CN Description of products ex ex 2001 (4) | Vegetable, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid: | ex 2001 (4) | Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid: 2001.1000 | – Cucumbers and gherkins | 2001 10 00 | Cucumbers and gherkins – Other | 2001 90 | Other 2001.9005 | – – Onion | 2001 90 93 | Onions 2001.9009 | – – Other | 2001 90 99 | Other, excluding potatoes and products thereof 2002 | Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid | 2002 | Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid 2003 | Mushrooms and truffles, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid | 2003 | Mushrooms and truffles, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid 2004 (4) | Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen: | 2004 (4) | Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen, other than products of heading 2006 : 2004.9002 | – – Globe artichokes | ex 2004 90 98 | Globe artichokes 2004.9003 | – – Green or black olives | ex 2004 90 30 | Green or black olives 2004.9004 | – – Green peas and beans | 2004 90 50 | Peas (Pisum sativum) and immature beans of the species Phaseolus spp., in pod 2004.9005 | – – Preparations with a basis of flours of leguminous plants | ex 2004 90 98 | Preparations with a basis of flours of leguminous plants 2004.9009 | – – Other | ex 2004 90 98 | Other, excluding products containing meat in a proportion of 3 % up to and including 20 % by weight 2005 (4) | Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen: | 2005 (4) | Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading 2006 : 2005.1000 | – Homogenised vegetables | 2005 10 00 | Homogenised vegetables 2005.4000 | – Peas (Pisum sativum) | 2005 40 00 | Peas (Pisum sativum) – Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.): | Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.): 2005.5100 | – Beans, shelled | 2005 51 00 | Beans, shelled 2005.5900 | – – Other | 2005 59 00 | Other 2005.6000 | – Asparagus | 2005 60 00 | Asparagus 2005.7000 | – Olives | 2005 70 | Olives – Other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables: | 2005 90 | Other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables: 2005.9009 | – Other | ex 2005 90 80 | Other, excluding products containing meat in a proportion of 3 % up to and including 20 % by weight 2008 (4) | Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included | 2008 (4) | Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included 2009 | Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetable juices, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | 2009 | Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetable juices, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter ex Chapter 22, Beverages, spirits and vinegar: Icelandic Code | Icelandic Description of products | CN Code | CN Description of products 2201 | Waters, including natural or artificial mineral waters and aerated waters, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured; ice and snow | 2201 | Waters, including natural or artificial mineral waters and aerated waters, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured; ice and snow 2204 | Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines; grape must other than that of heading 2009 | 2204 | Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines; grape must other than that of heading 2009 ex Chapter 23, residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder: Icelandic Code | Icelandic Description of products | CN Code | CN Description of products ex ex 2309 | Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding: | ex 2309 | Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding: ex ex 2309.1000 | – Dog or cat food, put up for retail sale, containing no starch or containing not more than 30 % by weight of starch and containing no milk products or containing less than 10 % by weight of such products | 2309 10 11 2309 10 31 | Dog or cat food, put up for retail sale, containing no starch or containing not more than 30 % by weight of starch and containing no milk products or containing less than 10 % by weight of such products Chapter 24 (4), Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes ANNEX II Tariff quotas granted by the European Community The European Community will open the following annual tariff quota for the following products originating in Iceland (*1) CN custom tariff heading | Description of products | Annual quantity | Rate of duty ---|---|---|--- ex 0204 | meat of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen sheepmeat, smoked | 1 850 tons (net weight) | 0 ex 0210 | 0 ex 0405 | natural butter | 350 tons (net weight) | 0 ex 0403 (*2) | ‘Skyr’ | 380 tons (net weight) | 0 ex 1601 | sausages | 100 tons (net weight) | 0 ANNEX III Tariff quotas granted by Iceland Iceland will open the following annual tariff quotas for the following products originating in the European Community (*3) Icelandic custom tariff heading | Description of products | Annual quantity | Rate of duty ---|---|---|--- 0201 and 0202 | meat of bovine animals, fresh, chilled or frozen | 100 tons (net weight) | 0 0203 | meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen | 200 tons (net weight) | 0 0207 | meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading 0105 , fresh, chilled or frozen | 200 tons (net weight) | 0 0208.9003 | ptarmigans, frozen | 20 tons (net weight) | 0 ex ex 0210 | meat and edible meat offal, salted, in brine, dried or smoked; edible flours and meals of meat offal; with protected designation of origin or protection geographical indication (*4) | 50 tons (net weight) | 0 ex ex 0406 | cheese with protected designation of origin or protection geographical indication (*4) | 20 tons (net drained weight) | 0 0406 | cheese | 80 tons (net drained weight) | 0 0701.9001 | potatoes, fresh or chilled, with a minimal length of 65 mm | 100 tons (net weight) | 0 ex ex 1601 | sausages | 50 tons (net weight) | 0 1602 | other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or blood | 50 tons (net weight) | 0 ANNEX IV Tariff concessions granted by Iceland Iceland will grant the following preferential tariffs for products originating in the European Community: | % | ISK/kg ---|---|--- 0201 | | Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled: | | 0201.1000 | — | Carcasses and half-carcasses | 18 | 214 | — | Other cuts with bone in: | | 0201.2001 | — | Loins and cuts thereof | 18 | 422 0201.2002 | — | Round and cuts thereof | 18 | 300 0201.2003 | — | Shoulders and cuts thereof | 18 | 189 0201.2009 | — | Other | 18 | 189 | — | Boneless: | | 0201.3001 | — | Minced | 18 | 306 0201.3002 | — | Tenderloin | 18 | 877 0201.3003 | — | Top loin | 18 | 652 0201.3004 | — | Round | 18 | 608 0201.3009 | — | Other | 18 | 359 0202 | | Meat of bovine animals, frozen: | | 0202.1000 | — | Carcasses and half-carcasses | 18 | 214 | — | Other cuts with bone in: | | 0202.1001 | — | Loins and cuts thereof | 18 | 422 0202.1002 | — | Round and cuts thereof | 18 | 300 0202.1003 | — | Shoulders and cuts thereof | 18 | 189 0202.1009 | — | Other | 18 | 189 | — | Boneless: | | 0202.3001 | — | Minced | 18 | 306 0202.3002 | — | Tenderloin | 18 | 877 0202.3003 | — | Top loin | 18 | 652 0202.3004 | — | Round | 18 | 608 0202.3009 | — | Other | 18 | 359 0203 | | Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen: | | | — | Fresh or chilled: | | 0203.1100 | — | Carcasses and half-carcasses | 18 | 217 | — | Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in: | | 0203.1201 | — | Round and cuts thereof | 18 | 302 0203.1209 | — | Shoulders and cuts thereof | 18 | 278 | — | Other: | | | — | With bone: | | 0203.1901 | — | Loins and cuts thereof | 18 | 465 0203.1902 | — | Other | 18 | 217 | — | Boneless: | | 0203.1903 | — | Minced | 18 | 274 0203.1904 | — | Tenderloin | 18 | 717 0203.1905 | — | Top loin | 18 | 664 0203.1906 | — | Round | 18 | 613 0203.1909 | — | Other: | 18 | 274 | — | Frozen: | | 0203.2100 | — | Carcasses and half-carcasses | 18 | 217 | — | Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in: | | 0203.2201 | — | Round and cuts thereof | 18 | 302 0203.2209 | — | Shoulders and cuts thereof | 18 | 278 | — | Other: | | | — | With bone: | | 0203.2901 | — | Loins and cuts thereof | 18 | 465 0203.2902 | — | Other | 18 | 217 | — | Boneless: | | 0203.2903 | — | Minced | 18 | 274 0203.2904 | — | Tenderloin | 18 | 717 0203.2905 | — | Top loin | 18 | 664 0203.2906 | — | Round | 18 | 613 0203.2909 | — | Other | 18 | 274 0204 | | Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen: | | 0204.1000 | — | Carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb, fresh or chilled | 18 | 164 | — | Other meat of sheep, fresh or chilled: | | 0204.2100 | — | Carcasses and half-carcasses | 18 | 164 | — | Other cuts with bone in: | | 0204.2201 | — | Loins and cuts thereof | 18 | 229 0204.2202 | — | Round and cuts thereof | 18 | 229 0204.2203 | — | Shoulders and cuts thereof | 18 | 145 0204.2209 | — | Other | 18 | 145 | — | Boneless: | | 0204.2301 | — | Minced | 18 | 234 0204.2302 | — | Tenderloin | 18 | 568 0204.2303 | — | Top loin | 18 | 530 0204.2304 | — | Round | 18 | 530 0204.2309 | — | Other | 18 | 234 0204.3000 | — | Carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb, frozen | 18 | 164 | — | Other meat of sheep, frozen: | | 0204.4100 | — | Carcasses and half-carcasses | 18 | 164 | — | Other cuts with bone in: | 0 | 0 0204.4201 | — | Loins and cuts thereof | 18 | 229 0204.4202 | — | Round and cuts thereof | 18 | 229 0204.4203 | — | Shoulders and cuts thereof | 18 | 145 0204.4209 | — | Other | 18 | 145 | — | Boneless: | | 0204.4301 | — | Minced | 18 | 234 0204.4302 | — | Tenderloin | 18 | 568 0204.4303 | — | Top loin | 18 | 530 0204.4304 | — | Round | 18 | 530 0204.4309 | — | Other | 18 | 234 0204.5000 | — | Meat of goats | 18 | 229 0205 | 0205.0000 | Meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen | 18 | 154 0206 | | Edible offal of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen: | | 0206.1000 | — | Of bovine animals, fresh or chilled | 18 | 253 | — | Of bovine animals, frozen: | | 0206.2100 | — | Tongues | 18 | 253 0206.2200 | — | Livers | 18 | 146 0206.2900 | — | Other | 18 | 210 0206.3000 | — | Of swine, fresh or chilled | 18 | 121 | — | Of swine, frozen: | | 0206.4100 | — | Livers | 18 | 121 0206.4900 | — | Other | 18 | 121 | — | Other, fresh or chilled: | | 0206.8001 | — | Sheep heads | 18 | 130 0206.8009 | — | Other | 18 | 130 | — | Other, frozen: | | 0206.9001 | — | Sheep heads | 18 | 130 0206.9009 | — | Other | 18 | 130 0207 | | Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading 0105 , fresh, chilled or frozen: | | | — | Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus: | | 0207.1100 | — | Not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled | 18 | 362 0207.1200 | — | Not cut in pieces, frozen | 18 | 263 | — | Cuts and offal, fresh or chilled: | | 0207.1301 | — | Boneless | 18 | 299 0207.1302 | — | Liver | 18 | 299 0207.1309 | — | Other | 18 | 299 | — | Cuts and offal, frozen: | | 0207.1401 | — | Boneless | 18 | 540 0207.1402 | — | Liver | 12 | 299 0207.1409 | — | Other | 18 | 263 | — | Of turkeys: | | 0207.2400 | — | Not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled | 18 | 362 0207.2500 | — | Not cut in pieces, frozen | 18 | 362 | — | Cuts and offal, fresh or chilled: | | 0207.2601 | — | Boneless | 18 | 299 0207.2602 | — | Liver | 18 | 299 0207.2609 | — | Other | 18 | 299 | — | Cuts and offal, frozen: | | 0207.2701 | — | Boneless | 18 | 600 0207.2702 | — | Liver | 12 | 299 0207.2709 | — | Other | 18 | 362 | — | Of ducks, geese or guinea fowls: | | 0207.3200 | — | Not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled | 18 | 362 0207.3300 | — | Not cut in pieces, frozen | 18 | 362 0207.3400 | — | Fatty livers, fresh or chilled | 18 | 154 | — | Other, fresh or chilled: | | 0207.3501 | — | Boneless | 18 | 299 0207.3502 | — | Liver | 18 | 299 0207.3509 | — | Other | 18 | 299 | — | Other, frozen: | | 0207.3601 | — | Boneless | 18 | 600 0207.3602 | — | Liver | 12 | 299 0207.3609 | — | Other | 18 | 362 0208 | | Other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen: | | 0208.1000 | — | Of rabbits or hares | 18 | 236 | — | Other: | | 0208.9001 | — | Pigeons | 18 | 218 0208.9002 | — | Pheasants | 18 | 218 0208.9003 | — | Ptarmigans, frozen | 18 | 268 0208.9004 | — | Deer | 18 | 218 0208.9007 | — | Boneless reindeer meat, frozen | 18 | 608 0208.9008 | — | Reindeer meat with bone, frozen (7) | 18 | 608 0208.9009 | — | Frogs' legs | 18 | 236 0208.9019 | — | Other | 18 | 218 0209 | 0209.0000 | Pig fat, free of lean meat, and poultry fat, not rendered or otherwise extracted, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked | 18 | 60 0210 | | Meat and edible meat offal, salted, in brine, dried or smoked; edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal: | | | — | Meat of swine: | | 0210.1100 | — | Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in | 18 | 302 0210.1200 | — | Bellies (streaky) and cuts thereof | 18 | 217 | — | Other: | | | — | Smoked: | | 0210.1901 | — | Boneless | 30 | 447 0210.1902 | — | Other | 18 | 717 0210.1909 | — | Other | 18 | 465 | — | Meat of bovine animals: | | 0210.2001 | — | Boneless | 18 | 877 0210.2009 | — | Other | 18 | 422 | — | Other: | | 0210.9910 | — | Poultry liver, dried or smoked | 18 | 299 | — | Sheep meat, salted: | | 0210.9921 | — | Boneless | 18 | 568 0210.9929 | — | Other | 18 | 270 | — | Sheep meat, smoked (hangikjöt): | | 0210.9931 | — | Boneless | 18 | 568 0210.9939 | — | Other | 18 | 270 0210.9990 | — | Other | 30 | 363 B. Letter from the Republic of Iceland Reykjavik, Sir, I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today's date which reads as follows: ‘I have the honour to refer to the trade negotiations between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland on agricultural products, held from 6 March 2005 to 14 December 2006, undertaken on the basis of Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. With the aim of fostering a harmonious development of trade between the Parties, the European Community and the Republic of Iceland have agreed to additional bilateral trade preferences concerning agricultural products, with due consideration to the respective agricultural policies and circumstances, including the evolution of the bilateral trade and trade with other partners. I hereby confirm that the results of the negotiations were as follows: 1. | From 1 March 2007, the European Community and the Republic of Iceland will reciprocally consolidate at bilateral level the existing zero duty lines, be it applied duties or existing concessions, and, if not already at zero level, to reciprocally eliminate duties on bilateral imports, for all products originating in the parties, which are listed in Annex I. ---|--- 2. | From 1 March 2007, the European Community will provide tariff quotas on imports into the Community of products originating in Iceland, which are listed in Annex II. ---|--- 3. | From 1 March 2007, the Republic of Iceland will provide tariff quotas on imports into Iceland of products originating in the Community, which are listed in Annex III. ---|--- 4. | From 1 March 2007 the Republic of Iceland will grant the European Community the preferential tariff listed in Annex IV. These bilateral concessions replace and consolidate all existing bilateral concessions in agricultural products that are currently in force, in application of Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area (8). ---|--- 5. | The Republic of Iceland agrees to end its unilateral and temporary erga omnes reductions in applied tariffs on agricultural products put in place in 2002 and prolonged so far on a yearly basis. ---|--- 6. | The provisions of Protocol 3 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland (9) concerning the definition of the concept of “originating products” and methods of cooperation shall apply mutatis mutandis to the products mentioned in Annexes I, II, III and IV. ---|--- 7. | The Parties will take steps to ensure that the benefits, which they grant each other, will not be jeopardised by other restrictive import measures. ---|--- 8. | The Parties agree to take the necessary steps in order to ensure that tariff quotas will be managed in such a way that imports may take place regularly and that the quantities agreed for import can effectively be imported. ---|--- 9. | The Parties agree to strive for promoting trade of eco-friendly products and products with a geographical indication. The Parties agree to engage in further bilateral discussion with a view to better understanding respective legislation and registration procedures, in order to identify ways to enhance the protection of geographical indications in the territories of both Parties. ---|--- 10. | The Parties agree to exchange at regular intervals information on traded products, tariff quota management, price quotations and any useful information concerning the respective domestic markets and the implementation of the results of these negotiations. ---|--- 11. | Consultations will be held at the request of either party on any question relating to the implementation of the results of these negotiations. In case of difficulty in the implementation of the results of these negotiations, these consultations will be held as promptly as possible, with a view to the adoption of appropriate corrective measures. ---|--- 12. | The first consultations relating to the results of these negotiations will be held before those implementing arrangements are put in place, with a view to facilitating the smooth implementation of these negotiations. ---|--- 13. | The results of these negotiations will be implemented as from 1 March 2007 (10). Where necessary, tariff quotas will be opened on a pro-rata basis. ---|--- 14. | The Parties agree to resume bilateral negotiations in the framework of Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area in two years' time, with particular consideration to the outcome of the WTO negotiation process in agriculture. ---|--- I have the honour to confirm that the European Community is in agreement with the contents of this letter. I should be obliged if you would confirm that the Government of the Republic of Iceland is in agreement with the above.’. I have the honour to confirm that the Government of the Republic of Iceland is in agreement with the content of your letter. Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration, Done at Brussels, on the twenty-second day of February in the Year two thousand and seven. Съставено в Брюксел на двадесет и втори февруари две хиляди и седма година Hecho en Bruselas, el veintidós de febrero del dos mil siete. V Bruselu dne dvacátého druhého února dva tisíce sedm. Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den toogtyvende februar to tusind og syv. Geschehen zu Brüssel am zweiundzwanzigsten Februar zweitausendsieben. Kahe tuhande kuuenda aasta veebruarikuu kaheteistkümnendal päeval Brüsselis. Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις είκοσι δύο Φεβρουαρίου δύο χιλιάδες επτά. Fait à Bruxelles, le vingt-deux février deux mille sept. Fatto a Bruxelles, addì ventidue febbraio duemilasette. Briselē, divtūkstoš septītā gada divdesmit otrajā februārī. Priimta du tūkstančiai septintų metų vasario dvidešimt antrą dieną Briuselyje. Kelt Brüsszelben, a kettőezer hetedik év február huszonkettedik napján. Magħmul fi Brussel, fit-tnejn u għoxrin jum ta' Frart tas-sena elfejn u sebgħa Gedaan te Brussel, de tweeëntwintigste februari tweeduizend zeven. Sporządzono w Brukseli, dnia dwudziestego drugiego lutego roku dwa tysiące siódmego. Feito em Bruxelas, em vinte e dois de Fevereiro de dois mil e sete. Întocmit la Bruxelles, douăzeci și doi februarie două mii șapte. V Bruseli dňa dvadsiateho druhého februára dvetisícsedem. V Bruslju, dvaindvajsetega februarja leta dva tisoč sedem. Tehty Brysselissä kahdentenakymmenentenätoisena päivänä helmikuuta vuonna kaksituhattaseitsemän. Som skedde i Bryssel den tjugoandra februari tjugohundrasju. For the Government of the Republic of Iceland За правителството на Република Исландия Por el Gobierno de la República de Islandia Za vládu Islandské republiky For regeringen for Republikken Island Für die Regierung der Republik Island Islandi Vabariigi Valitsuse nimel Για την Κυβέρνηση της Δημοκρατίας της Ισλανδίας Pour le gouvernement de la République d'Islande Per il governo della Repubblica d'Islanda Islandes Republikas valdības vārdā Islandijos Respublikos Vyriausybės vardu az Izlandi Köztársaság Kormánya részéről Għall-Gvern tar-Repubblika ta' l-Islanda Voor de Regering van de Republiek IJsland W imieniu Rządu Republiki Islandii Pelo Governo da República da Islândia Pentru Guvernul Republicii Islanda Za vládu Islandskej republiky Za Vlado Republike Islandije Islannin rasavallan hallituksen puolesta På Republiken Islands regerings vägnar * * * (1) Council Decision 81/359/EEC of 28 April 1981 (OJ L 137, 23.5.1981, p. 1). Council Decision 93/239/EEC of 15 March 1993 (OJ L 109, 1.5.1993, p. 1). Council Decision 93/736/EC of 13 December 1993 (OJ L 346, 31.12.1993, p. 16). Council Decision 95/582/EC of 20 December 1995 (OJ L 327, 30.12.1995, p. 17). (2) Decision No 2/2005 of the EC-Iceland Joint Committee of 22 December 2005 (OJ L 131, 18.5.2006, p. 1). (3) The opening of the EC tariff quotas will be made as from 1 July, on the basis of nine months quantities for 2007. (4) Other than products covered by Protocol 3 to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. (5) Other than for animal feeding. (6) Other than fish product. (*1) the quotas shall apply annually unless otherwise specified. (*2) custom code subject to modification, pending confirmation of classification of the product (*3) the quotas shall apply annually unless otherwise specified. (*4) registered under Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12). (7) Tariff concession for products not already covered by the duty free concession granted in Annex I for ex ex 0208.9008 ‘carcasses and half- carcasses of reindeer meat, frozen’. (8) Council Decision 81/359/EEC of 28 April 1981 (OJ L 137, 23.5.1981, p. 1). Council Decision 93/239/EEC of 15 March 1993 (OJ L 109, 1.5.1993, p. 1). Council Decision 93/736/EC of 13 December 1993 (OJ L 346, 31.12.1993, p. 16). Council Decision 95/582/EC of 20 December 1995 (OJ L 327, 30.12.1995, p. 17). (9) Decision No 2/2005 of the EC-Iceland Joint Committee of 22 December 2005 (OJ L 131, 18.5.2006, p. 1). (10) The opening of the EC tariff quotas will be made as from 1 July, on the basis of nine months quantities for 2007. * * *