. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/LTU/1
30 October 2003
(03-5777)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The attached notification concerning the administration of tariff quotas ( Table MA:1 ) for the
calendar year 2002  was received from the delegation of Lithuania  on 1 October 2003.G/AG/N/LTU/1
Page 2Table MA:1 MARKET ACCESS:  Lithuania
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2002
Implementation of market access opportunities: tariff  and other quota commitments
Description of products Tariff item number(s)
encompassed in product
descriptionDescription of import arrangement applicable
(from Section I-B (or I-A) of  Part
I of the Schedule)(from Section I-B (or I-A)
of  Part I of the Schedule)
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Description of the arrangements to be applied in order to provide the market access opportunities specified in the Member's Sch edule, including, as
appropriate:
High quality beefEx 0201
Pig fat, free of lean meat, and
poultry fat, not rendered orotherwise extracted, fresh, chilled,
frozen, salted, in brine, dried or
smoked0209
--- Other (part of rape, colza or
mustard oil and fractions thereof,
whether or not refined, but not
chemically modified)1514.90.90
Cane sugar 1701.11(a) (i) Import tariff quota of agricultural products shall be applicable to global trade.
(ii) The tariff quota shall be allocated 45 days prior to beginning of the calendar year.
(b) (i) Commission for the management of tariff quotas of imported and exported goods (hereinafter – Commission)  which is formed  at the
Ministry of Agriculture is responsible for granting licences or access to quota of agricultural products.
(ii) Applicants applying for import tariff quota have to be registered as economical entity in the Republic of Lithuania and hav e to meet all
tariff quota requirements. Tariff quota allocation conditions and obligations to applicants set up by Commission are announced and
published in the annex "Informaciniai pranesimai" of the Official Gazette "Valstybes zinios".  Applicants have to present theapplication form, the duplicate of the economical entities registration document, records from Customs authorities, Taxation In spection
about the fulfilment of obligations and other documents mentioned in the advertisement.
(iii) Import tariff quota for general trade shall be allocated with reference to the volumes for which applicants have applied, taking into
account previous import performance and production capacity as we ll as other applicable commercial standards.  Import tariff qu otas
are granted and licences (permits) are issued by means of a tender or on a " pro rata " basis.  If using " pro rata " basis the quantities for
which licences have been applied for exceed the quantities available, a reduction coefficient is applied to the quantities requ ested.
(iv) Licence shall remain valid from the date of issuance to 31 December of the same year.  The licence issuing authority (Minis try of
Agriculture) is entitled to pass a decision on withdrawal of a licence if the licence is not used or any conditions of the lice nce or any
provisions laid down by regulatory documents are not met.
(c) No.(d) Please refer to the volume of the tariff rate quotas, which are determined by the other international treaties and by the de cisions of the
Government of the Republic of Lithuania. For application conditions and allocation principles for import of major agricultural products
see Government Resolution No. 901 "On the Administration of Imports and Exports Tariff Rate Quotas" of June 13, 2002 published in
Official Gazette "Valstybes zinios" No. 60-2462 and the Orders of the Minister of Agriculture No. 374 "On the Administration of  Imports
and Exports Tariff Rate Quotas" of September 25, 2002 published in Official Gazette "Valstybes zinios" No.94-4067 and the Order  of the
Minister of Agriculture No. 447 "On the Rules of Distribution of Imports and Exports Tariff Rate Quotas" of 18 November 2002, p ublished
in Official Gazette "Valstybes zinios" No.111-4942.
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