Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1459of 24 July 2025on the derogations from the rules of origin laid down in Protocol 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tunisia, of the other part, that apply within quotas for certain products from Tunisia

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1459 of 24 July 2025 on the derogations from the rules of origin laid down in Protocol 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tunisia, of the other part, that apply within quotas for certain products from Tunisia THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/952/oj. , and in particular Article 58(1) thereof, Whereas: (1) Decision No 1/2025 of the EU-Tunisia Association Council amending the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tunisia, of the other part (the Agreement), by replacing Protocol 4 thereto concerning the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation Decision No 1/2025 of the EU-Tunisia Association Council of 22 January 2025 amending the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tunisia, of the other part, by replacing Protocol No 4 thereto concerning the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation (OJ L, 2025/324, 20.2.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/324/oj). was adopted on 22 January 2025 and entered into force on that date. (2) Article 6 of Protocol 4 provides for derogations from the rules of origin set out in that Protocol in the framework of annual quotas granted to Tunisia for a period of five years. It is therefore necessary to lay down the conditions for the application of that derogation for imports from Tunisia. (3) Article 1(1) of Appendix B to Protocol 4 provides that entitlement to benefit from the derogations is to be subject to the presentation of the relevant proof of origin to the customs authorities. (4) Article 1(4) of Appendix B to Protocol 4 provides that the Union is to manage those quotas on a first-come, first-served basis. The Commission is to manage those quotas in accordance with the rules on the management of tariff quotas laid down in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 of 24 November 2015 laying down detailed rules for implementing certain provisions of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the Union Customs Code (OJ L 343, 29.12.2015, p. 558, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2015/2447/oj). . (5) To ensure the effective application and management of the quotas granted under Protocol 4, this Regulation should apply from 22 January 2025, date of entry into force of that Protocol.

(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Union annual quotas are opened for goods originating in Tunisia as set out in the Annex and shall apply for a period of five years.

Article 2

To benefit from the derogations set out in Article 6 of Protocol 4 to the Agreement, the products listed in the Annex shall be accompanied by a movement certificate EUR.1 as set out in that Protocol, containing in box 7 the statement in French: Dérogation – Appendice B du Protocole 4.

Article 3

The quotas set out in the Annex shall be managed in accordance with Articles 49 to 54 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447.

Article 4

The drawings made from each annual quota shall be stopped on the twentieth working day of the Commission following the end of the annual period. Where less than 85 % of the volume of the listed annual quota is used in year N, the allocation of the quota for that specific line shall be carried over to a limit of 15 % of the quota for year N to the following year N+1.

Article 5

In the context of the management of products benefitting from the listed annual quotas, where a quota is exhausted, its initial volume is automatically increased by 10 % of the total volume of the quota provided for in year N+1. The volume of the quota for year N+1 shall be then limited to 90 %. The volumes not used in year N shall be added to those 90 % of the quota for year N+1.

Article 6

For the purposes of this Regulation and for the purposes of quotas management, year shall mean, for the first year, the period of 12 months from 22 January 2025, the date of entry into force of Protocol 4 to the Agreement and, for subsequent years, the period of 12 months from the end of the preceding year.

Article 7

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 22 January 2025. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 24 July 2025. For the Commission The President Ursula von der Leyen

Annex

ANNEX Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wording for the description of the products is to be considered as having no more than an indicative value, the derogation being determined, within the context of this Annex, by the coverage of the Combined Nomenclature codes (CN 2025) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2522 of 23 September 2024 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L, 2024/2522, 31.10.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/2522/oj). . Order No. Combined Nomenclature (CN 2025) Product descriptionWorking or processing carried out on non-originating materials conferring originating status Annual quota for Tunisian exports to the European Union:

from the first year to the end of the third year Annual quota for Tunisian exports to the European Union: from the fourth year to the end of the fifth year (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)09.122861034200Men’s or boys’ trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of cottonCutting of fabric and making up139000 units108000 units09.122961034900Men’s or boys’ trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of textile materials other than wool, cotton or synthetic fibresCutting of fabric and making up101700 units71100 units09.123061046200Women’s or girls’ trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of cottonCutting of fabric and making up310000 units213000 units09.123161046300Women’s or girls’ trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of synthetic fibresCutting of fabric and making up248600 units174200 units09.123261051000Men’s or boys’ shirts of cotton, knitted or crochetedCutting of fabric and making up235000 units160500 units09.123361062000Women’s or girls’ blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses of man-made fibres, knitted or crochetedCutting of fabric and making up71200 units51600 units09.123461082200Women’s or girls’ briefs and panties of man-made fibresCutting of fabric and making up610500 units416000 units 09.123561083100Women’s or girls’ nightdresses and pyjamas of cottonCutting of fabric and making up113000 units76800 units09.123661091000, 61099020T-shirts, singlets and other vests, of cotton, of wool or fine animal hair or of man-made fibres, knitted or crochetedCutting of fabric and making up4764080 units2635800 units09.123761123190Men’s or boys’ swimwear of synthetic fibresCutting of fabric and making up237300 units160400 units09.123861124190Women’s or girls’ swimwear of synthetic fibresCutting of fabric and making up768400 units595900 units09.123962013010Men’s or boys’ overcoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks, wind-jackets and similar articles of cottonCutting of fabric and making up45000 units33000 units09.124062014010Men’s or boys’ overcoats, car-coats, capes, anoraks, wind-jackets and similar articles of man-made fibresCutting of fabric and making up54000 units42000 units09.124162019000Men’s or boys’ overcoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks, wind-jackets and similar articles of other textile materialsCutting of fabric and making up26000 units20000 units09.124262032310Men’s or boys’ industrial and occupational ensembles of synthetic fibresCutting of fabric and making up113000 units88300 units09.124362033210Men’s or boys’ jackets and blazers of cotton, industrial and occupationalCutting of fabric and making up84750 units65300 units 09.124462033310Men’s or boys’ jackets and blazers of synthetic fibres, industrial and occupationalCutting of fabric and making up120000 units94000 units09.124562034211Men’s or boys’ industrial and occupational trousers and breeches of cottonCutting of fabric and making up237300 units194800 units09.124662034231Men’s or boys’ trousers and breeches of cotton denimCutting of fabric and making up3220000 units2540000 units09.124762034235Men’s or boys’ trousers and breeches of cotton (other than of denim or corduroy)Cutting of fabric and making up791000 units630000 units09.124862034290Men’s or boys’ shorts of cottonCutting of fabric and making up140000 units100000 units09.124962034311Men’s or boys’ work trousers and breeches of synthetic fibresCutting of fabric and making up240000 units170000 units09.125062034990Men’s or boys’ trousers, bib and brace, overalls breeches and shorts of textile materials other than wool, cotton or man-made fibresCutting of fabric and making up60500 units56000 units09.125162044200Women’s or girls’ dresses of cottonCutting of fabric and making up90400 units71000 units09.125262044300Women’s or girls’ dresses of synthetic fibresCutting of fabric and making up210000 units160000 units09.125362044400Women’s or girls’ dresses of artificial fibresCutting of fabric and making up150000 units122000 units09.125462046231Women’s or girls’ cotton denim trousers and breechesCutting of fabric and making up1515000 units1390000 units09.125562046239Women’s or girls’ trousers and breeches of cotton (other than of denim or corduroy)Cutting of fabric and making up580000 units470000 units