
Article 1 
By way of derogation from Annex III to Decision 2001/822/EC, fresh and frozen meat of scallops of the genus Placopecten magellanicus falling with CN code 0307 and described in the Annex which are processed in Saint Pierre and Miquelon shall be regarded as originating in Saint Pierre and Miquelon where they are obtained from non-originating spat, shell-on scallops and scallop meat, in accordance with the terms of this Decision.
Article 2 
The derogation provided for in Article 1 shall apply to the quantities shown in the Annex which are imported into the Community from Saint Pierre and Miquelon during the period from 1 August 2005 to 31 July 2012.
Article 3 
Articles 308a, 308b and 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 relating to the management of tariff quotas shall apply mutatis mutandis to the management of the quantities referred to in the Annex.
Article 4 

1. The customs authorities of Saint Pierre and Miquelon shall take the necessary steps to carry out quantitative checks on exports of the products referred to in Article 1. To that end, all the certificates they issue pursuant to this Decision shall bear a reference to it.
2. The competent authorities of Saint Pierre and Miquelon shall forward to the Commission every three months 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 EUR 1 certificates issued under this Decision shall contain one of the following phrases:

— ‘Derogation — Commission Decision 2005/578/EC’,
— ‘Dérogation — Décision 2005/578/CE de la Commission’.
Article 6 
This Decision shall apply from 1 August 2005 to 31 December 2011.
In the event of the adoption of a new preferential scheme replacing Decision 2001/822/EC beyond 31 December 2011, this Decision shall continue to apply until the date of expiry of this new scheme, though not beyond 31 July 2012.
Article 7 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 July 2005.
For the Commission
László KOVÁCS
Member of the Commission
ANNEX
Order No CN code TARICsubdivision Description of goods Period Quantities(tonnes)
09.1643 0307 21 000307 29 90 2010 Fresh and frozen meat of scallops of the genus Placopecten magellanicus from 1.8.2005 to 31.7.2006 250
from 1.8.2006 to 31.7.2007 250
from 1.8.2007 to 31.7.2008 250
from 1.8.2008 to 31.7.2009 250
from 1.8.2009 to 31.7.2010 250
from 1.8.2010 to 31.7.2011 250
from 1.8.2011 to 31.7.2012 250