Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 440/2012 of 24 May 2012 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 439/2011 on a derogation from Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 in respect of the definition of the concept of originating products used for the purposes of the scheme of generalised tariff preferences to take account of the special situation of Cape Verde regarding exports of certain fisheries products to the European Union

By way of derogation from Articles 72, 73 and 75 to 79 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93, the following goods shall be regarded as originating in Cape Verde in accordance with the arrangements set out in Articles 2, 3 and 4 of this Regulation: (a) prepared or preserved fillets of mackerel of CN codes 16041511 and ex16041997 produced in Cape Verde from non-originating mackerel of HS headings 0302 or 0303; (b) prepared or preserved fillets of frigate tuna or frigate mackerel of CN code ex16041997 produced in Cape Verde from non-originating frigate tuna or frigate mackerel of HS headings 0302 or 0303.

The derogation provided for in Article 1 shall apply to products exported from Cape Verde and declared for release for free circulation in the Union, where the conditions specified in Article 74 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 are satisfied, during the periods from 1 January 2011 until 31 December 2011, 1 January 2012 until 31 December 2012, 1 January 2013 until 31 December 2013 and 1 January 2014 until 31 December 2014, up to the quantities listed in the Annex against each product imported.’;

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 1 January 2012.