Regulation 2008/1210 - Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 55/2008 introducing autonomous trade preferences for Moldova

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  1. Current status
  2. Key information
  3. Key dates
  4. Legislative text
  5. Original proposal
  6. Sources and disclaimer
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Current status

This regulation was in effect from December  7, 2008 until December 31, 2012.

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Key information

official title

Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2008 of 20 November 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 55/2008 introducing autonomous trade preferences for the Republic of Moldova
 
Legal instrument Regulation
Number legal act Regulation 2008/1210
Original proposal COM(2008)540 EN
CELEX number i 32008R1210

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Key dates

Document 20-11-2008
Publication in Official Journal 06-12-2008; OJ L 328, 6.12.2008,Special edition in Croatian: Chapter 11 Volume 081
Effect 07-12-2008; Entry into force Date pub. + 1 See Art 2
End of validity 31-12-2012; See 32008R0055

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Legislative text

6.12.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 328/1
 

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1210/2008

of 20 November 2008

amending Regulation (EC) No 55/2008 introducing autonomous trade preferences for the Republic of Moldova

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

 

(1)

Council Regulation (EC) No 55/2008 (1) (hereinafter ‘the Regulation’) entered into force on 31 January 2008 and is being applied as of 1 March 2008. The Regulation gives all products originating in the Republic of Moldova (hereinafter: ‘Moldova’) free access to the Community markets, except for certain agricultural products listed in Annex I to the Regulation for which limited concessions have been given either in the form of exemption from customs duties within the limit of tariff quotas or of reduction of customs duties.
 

(2)

The wording of Article 14 of the Regulation created a gap between the application of the generalised system of preferences (hereinafter ‘GSP’) to which Moldova was entitled until the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 55/2008, and the application of the autonomous trade preferences (hereinafter ‘ATPs’), whereas the intention had been to ensure that the GSP would continue to apply for all eligible exports until the ATPs were introduced. According to Article 14 goods covered by the GSP, which have been exported to the Community between the entry into force of the ATPs and the start of the application of the regime would not be covered by either regime in cases where no purchase contract was made before 31 January 2008 and it could be shown that the goods left Moldova no later than 31 January 2008. To correct this situation the wording in Article 14 should be amended so as to refer to the date of application of the Regulation and not its entry into force.
 

(3)

In preparing the application of the Regulation (EC) No 55/2008 and the management of the quotas listed in its Annex I, a few inconsistencies between the quota descriptions and the applicable CN codes were detected. In order to correct those errors the word ‘domestic’ should be deleted in the description for quota No 09.0504, the CN code 1001 90 99 should be added to quota No 09.0509 and the description ‘of an actual alcoholic strength by volume not exceeding 15 %’ should be deleted in the description of quota No 09.0514. The proposed corrections do not contradict or change the methodology used to determine the size of the quotas for each product group, which was based on best export performance of the years 2004-2006 with yearly increases corresponding to the potential increases in production and export capacity of Moldova until 2012.
 

(4)

Regulation (EC) No 55/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.
 

(5)

In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation can be applied without undue delay, it should enter into force on the day following its publication,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 55/2008 is hereby amended as follows:

 

1.

Article 14 shall be amended as follows:

 

(a)

Article 14(1), the introductory phrase, the words ‘the entry into force’ shall be replaced by the following: ‘the date of application’;
 

(b)

Article 14(1)(a), (1)(b), (2)(a), (2)(b), (2)(c) and (2)(d), the words ‘the date of entry into force’ shall be replaced by the following: ‘the date of application’.
 

2.

Annex I shall be replaced by the text appearing in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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