2006/187/EC: Council Decision of 21 December 2005 on the conclusion of Agreements in the form of Exchanges of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania, respectively, on reciprocal preferential trade concessions for certain wines, and amending Regulation (EC) No 933/95

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Bulgaria on reciprocal preferential trade concessions for certain wines, attached to this Decision, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Romania on reciprocal preferential trade concessions for certain wines, attached to this Decision, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the two Agreements in order to bind the Community.

The Commission is hereby authorised to adopt the necessary acts for the implementation of the two Agreements, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 75 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999.

1 From 1 January 2005, and without prejudice to paragraph 2, the customs duties applicable on importation of the following products originating in Bulgaria and Romania shall be suspended at levels and within the limits of tariff quotas as indicated with respect to each product: (a) Wines originating in Bulgaria: Order No CN code (5) Description (6) Annual quantity from 1.1.2005 (hl) Yearly increase from 1.1.2006 (hl) Tariff quota duty 09.7001 ex 2204 10 Sparkling wine, in containers holding not more than 2 litres 4 000 200 free 09.7003 ex 2204 21 Wine of fresh grapes 510 000 25 500 free 09.7005 ex 2204 29 Wine of fresh grapes 195 000 0 free (b) Wines originating in Romania: Order No CN code (7) Description (8) Annual quantity from 1.1.2005 (hl) Tariff quota duty 09.7013 ex 2204 10 ex 2204 21 ex 2204 29 Wine of fresh grapes 345 000 free

2 Admission under the tariff quotas referred to in paragraph 1 shall be confined to wines accompanied by a completed document VI 1 or an extract VI 2, in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 of 24 April 2001 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards trade with third countries in products in the wine sector (*1).