Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1351/2011 of 20 December 2011 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 as regards the suspension of tariff quotas of the Union and reference quantities for certain agricultural products originating in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip

• Published date: 21 December 2011
• Subject Matter: Commercial policy,CCT: derogations
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Union, L 338, 21 December 2011

21.12.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 338/29

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1351/2011

of 20 December 2011

amending Council Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 as regards the suspension of tariff quotas of the Union and reference quantities for certain agricultural products originating in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 of 9 April 2001 providing for the management of Community tariff quotas and of reference quantities for products eligible for preferences by virtue of agreements with certain Mediterranean countries and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1981/94 and (EC) No 934/95 (1), and in particular Article 5(1)(b) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) An Agreement has been concluded in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union, of the one part, and the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, of the other part, providing further liberalisation of agricultural products, processed agricultural products and fish and fishery products and amending the Euro-Mediterranean Interim Association Agreement on trade and cooperation between the European Community, of the one part, and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, of the other part (2) (the Agreement). The Agreement was approved on behalf of the Union by Council Decision 2011/824/EU (3).

(2) The Agreement provides for a period of 10 years from the date of its entry into force, for enlarged tariff concessions applicable to imports into the European Union of unlimited quantities of products originating in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Moreover, a further possible extension of the enlarged tariff concessions is also envisaged in the Agreement, depending on the future economic development of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

(3) Since the Agreement provides for a further liberalisation of trade in agricultural products, processed agricultural products and fish and fishery products, it is necessary to suspend the application of the tariff quotas and reference quantities laid down in Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 for products originating in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, during the application period of the Agreement.

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