(8) According to Mauritius the forecasted sales to the EU amount to 125 tonnes for the year 2020/2021. However, given the low use of the derogations granted in the past, it does not appear appropriate to increase the quota for the requested period as compared to the quota granted for the year 2019/2020. Mauritius should therefore be provided with a derogation for 100 tonnes of salted snoek, which respects the ability of the existing industry to continue its exports to the Union, for one year.

(9) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 (4) lays down rules for the management of tariff quotas. Those rules should be applied to the management of the quantity in respect of which the derogation is granted by this decision.

(10) In order to allow efficient monitoring of the operation of the derogation, the Mauritian authorities should communicate regularly to the Commission details of the EUR.1 movement certificates issued,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

By way of derogation from Protocol 1 to the interim EPA and in accordance with Article 42(1) of that Protocol, salted snoek of HS Heading 0305 69 (CN code 0305 69 80) manufactured from non-originating snoek (barracouta) of HS Heading 0303 89 shall be regarded as originating in Mauritius in accordance with the terms set out in Articles 2 to 5 of this Decision.

Article 2

The derogation provided for in Article 1 shall apply to the product and the quantity set out in the Annex to this Decision, declared for release for free circulation into the Union from Mauritius for a period limited to one year from the date of adoption of this Decision.

Article 3

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

Article 4

The customs authorities of Mauritius shall carry out quantitative checks on exports of the products referred to in Article 1.

Before the end of the month following each quarter, the customs authorities of Mauritius shall forward to the Commission, via the Secretariat of the Customs Cooperation Committee, a statement of the quantities in respect of which movement certificates EUR.1 have been issued pursuant to this Decision and the serial numbers of those certificates.

Article 5

Box 7 of movement certificates EUR.1 issued under this Decision shall contain one of the following indications:

‘Derogation – Decision No 1/2020 of the ESA-EU Customs Cooperation Committee of 5 May 2020’;

‘Dérogation – Décision n° 1/2020 du Comité de Coopération Douanière AfOA-UE du 5 mai 2020’.

Article 6

1. Mauritius and the Union shall take the measures necessary on their part to implement this Decision.