Council Decision (EU) 2019/2245 of 19 December 2019 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Association Committee in Trade configuration established by the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, as regards the update of Annex XV (Elimination of customs duties) to the Agreement

The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the Association Committee in Trade configuration, as referred to in Article 438(4) of the Agreement, as regards the update of Annex XV to the Agreement shall be based on the draft Decision of the EU-Republic of Moldova Association Committee in Trade configuration concerning the update of Annex XV (Elimination of customs duties) to the Agreement attached to this Decision.

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Annex XV to the Agreement is amended as follows: (1) Annex XV-A is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision; (2) in Annex XV-B, in the list of products subject to entry price, the entry with the CN code 2012 08092900 and the product description ‘Cherries (excl. sour cherries), fresh’ is deleted; (3) in Annex XV-C, the trigger volumes for the following product categories are amended as follows: (a) for product category 6 (‘Wheat, flour and pellets’), in the column with the title ‘Trigger volume (tonnes)’, the amount ‘75000’ is replaced by the amount ‘150000’; (b) for product category 7 (‘Barley, flour and pellets’), in the column with the title ‘Trigger volume (tonnes)’, the amount ‘70000’ is replaced by the amount ‘100000’; (c) for product category 8 (‘Maize, flour and pellets’), in the column with the title ‘Trigger volume (tonnes)’, the amount ‘130000’ is replaced by the amount ‘250000’; and (d) for product category 10 (‘Cereal processed’), in the column with the title ‘Trigger volume (tonnes)’, the amount ‘2500’ is replaced by the amount ‘5000’; (4) in Annex XV-D, in the schedule of concessions (Republic of Moldova), the fourth column with the title ‘Category’ is amended as follows: (a) all references to ‘TRQ 1 (4000 t)’ are replaced by ‘TRQ 1 (4500 t; for the year 2021: 5000 t; and as of the year 2022: 5500 t)’; (b) all references to ‘TRQ 2 (4000 t)’ are replaced by ‘TRQ 2 (5000 t; for the year 2021: 5500 t; and as of the year 2022: 6000 t)’; (c) all references to ‘TRQ 3 (1000 t)’ are replaced by ‘TRQ 3 (1500 t; and as of the year 2021: 2000 t)’; (d) all references to ‘TRQ 5 (5400 t)’ are replaced by ‘TRQ 5 (7000 t; for the year 2021: 8000 t; and as of the year 2022: 9000 t)’.

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.