WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/EEC/19
4 November 1999
(99-4773)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The attached notification concerning imports under tariff quotas ( Table  MA:2 ) for the
calendar year 1998  was received from the European Communities  on 28 October 1999.G/AG/N/EEC/19
Page 2Table MA:2
MARKET ACCESS:  European Communities
REPORTING PERIOD:  calendar year 1998 (1)
Lists relating to tariff and other quota commitments
Description of Products Tariff item number(s)
encompassed in product
descriptionTariff quota quantity for period in
questionIn-quota imports during period
12 3 4
Live sheep, other than pure-bred breeding animals ex 0104 10
ex 0104 20) 39,310 t
) (live weight)(01.01.98-31.12.98) 11,566 t
Live sheep and goats, other than pure-bred breeding
animals
Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozenex 0104 10
ex 0104 20
0204) 800 t
) (carcass
)weight)
)( " ) 800 t
Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen 0204 283,825 t
(carcass
weight)( " ) 228,939 t
Butter ex 0405 10 (2) ( " )
Cheese for processing ex 0406 90 11 4,500 t ( " ) 4,400 t
Cheddar ex 0406 90 21 10,250 t ( " ) 10,250 t
Cheddar ex 0406 90 21 4,000 t ( " ) 3,095 t
Manioc (cassava) 0714 10 5,500,000 t ( " ) 2,833,925 t
Manioc (cassava), other than pellets of flour and
meal
Arrowroot, salep and similar roots and tubers with a
high starch contentex 0714 10
ex 0714 90) 1,352,590 t
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)( "  ) 42,388 t
Sweet potatoes
-  Other than for human consumption 0714 20 90 5,000 t ( " ) 0 t
Sweet potatoes-  Other than for human consumption 0714 20 90 600,000 t ( " ) 0 t
Fresh bananas, other than plantains 0803 00 12 2,200,000 t ( " ) 2,200,000 t
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Page 3Description of Products Tariff item number(s)
encompassed in product
descriptionTariff quota quantity for period in
questionIn-quota imports during period
12 3 4
Oranges
-  Sweet orangesex 0805 10 20,000 t (01.02.98-30.04.98) 13,860 t
Other citrus fruit hybrids ex 0805 20 15,000 t ( " ) 9,720 t
Lemons 0805 30 10 10,000 t (15.01.98-14.06.98) 5,420 t
Table grapes, fresh 21.07-31.10 ex 0806 10 19 1,500 t (21.07.98-31.10.98) 1,500 t
Apples, fresh, 1.04-31.07 0808 10 99 600 t (01.04.98-31.07.98) 600 t
Pears, fresh, other than peery pears in bulk, 1.08-
31.120808 20 39 1,000 t (01.08.98-31.12.98) 1,000 t*
Apricots, fresh, 1.06-31.07 ex 0809 10 00 2,500 t (01.06.98-31.07.98) 180 t*
Cherries, fresh, other than sour cherries, 21.05-15.07 ex 0809 20 10 800 t (21.05.98-15.07.98) 800 t*
Maize 1005 90 00 2,000,000 t (01.01.98-31.12.98) 1,582,200 t (3)
Grain sorghum 1007 00 90 300,000 t ( " ) 262,436 t (3)
Broken rice, intended for the production of
foodstuffs of tariff heading 1901 101006 40 00 1,000 t ( " ) 321 t
Manioc starch ex 1108 14 00
(Thailand)10,000 t ( " ) (4)
Manioc starch ex 1108 14 00 (other
countries)10,500 t ( " ) 6,290 t see (4)
Mushrooms, prepared or preserved otherwise than
by vinegar or acetic acid:
-  Of the species Agaricus:
--  Provisionally preserved, completely cooked
--  OtherVegetables provisionally preserved but unsuitable in
that state for immediate consumption:
Mushrooms of the species Agaricus2003 10 20
2003 10 30
0711 90 40) 62,660 t
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Page 4Description of Products Tariff item number(s)
encompassed in product
descriptionTariff quota quantity for period in
questionIn-quota imports during period
12 3 4
Bran, sharps and other residues whether or not in the
form of pellets derived from the sifting, milling or
other working of cereals:)475,000 t
)
))(01.01.98-31.12.98) 48,392 t
-  Of wheat: )
--   Of which the starch content does not exceed
28 per cent by weight, and of which the proportionthat passes through a sieve with an aperture of0.2 mm does not exceed 10 per cent by weight or
alternatively the proportion that passes through the
sieve has an ash content, calculated on the dryproduct, equal to or more than 1.5 per cent byweight
--  Other
-  Of other cereals (than maize or rice):--  Of which the starch content does not exceed
28 per cent by weight, and of which the proportion
that passes through a sieve with an aperture of
0.2 mm does not exceed 10 per cent by weight oralternatively the proportion that passes through thesieve has an ash content, calculated on the dry
product, equal to or more than 1.5 per cent by
weight.
--  Other2302 30 10
2302 30 90
2302 40 10
2302 40 90)
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Preparation consisting of a mixture of malt sprouts
and of barley screenings before the malting process
(possibly including other seeds) with barleycleanings after the malting process, and containingby weight 15.5 per cent or more of protein.
Preparation consisting of a mixture of malt sprouts
and of barley screenings before the malting process(possibly including other seeds) with barleycleanings after the malting process, and containingby weight 15.5 per cent or more of protein and not
more than 23 per cent of starch.ex 2309 90 31
ex 2309 90 41) 100,000 t
)
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)( " ) 11,682 t*
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Page 5Description of Products Tariff item number(s)
encompassed in product
descriptionTariff quota quantity for period in
questionIn-quota imports during period
12 3 4
Preparation consisting of a mixture of malt sprouts
and of barley screenings before the malting process
(possibly including other seeds) with barleycleanings after the malting process, and containingby weight 12.5 per cent or more of protein
Preparation consisting of a mixture of malt sprouts
and of barley screenings before the malting process
(possibly including other seeds) with barleycleanings after the malting process, and containingby weight 12.5 per cent or more of protein and not
more than 28 per cent of starchex 2309 90 31
ex 2309 90 41)20,000 t
)
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)(01.01.98-31.12.98) 27 t*
Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding
-  Other:
--  Containing no milk products or containing less
than 10 per cent by weight of such products
--  Containing no or less than 10 per cent by weight
of starch
--  Containing more than 10 per cent but not more
than 30 per cent by weight of starch
--  Containing more than 30 per cent by weight of
starch2309 90 31
2309 90 41
2309 90 51)2,800 t
)
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))( " ) 2,800 t
Potatoes, fresh or chilled, new, 1.01-15.05 0701 90 51 4,000 t (01.01.98-15.05.98) 4,000 t*
Carrots and turnips, fresh or chilled 0706 10 00 1,200 t (01.01.98-31.12.98) 1,200 t*
Sweet peppers, fresh or chilled 0709 60 10 500 t ( " ) 500 t*
Dried onions 0712 20 00 12,000 t ( " ) 12,000 t*
Almonds, other than bitter ex 0802 11
ex 0802 1290,000 t ( " ) 90,000 t*
Orange juice
-  Frozen
--  Of a density not exceeding 1.33 g/cm3 at 20°C
---  Other ex 2009 11 991,500 t ( " ) 401 t*
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Page 6Description of Products Tariff item number(s)
encompassed in product
descriptionTariff quota quantity for period in
questionIn-quota imports during period
12 3 4
Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen:
-   Fresh or chilled:
--  of domestic swine---  loins and cuts thereof, bone-in-  Frozen:--  of domestic swine
---  bellies, streaky and cuts thereof0203 19 13
0203 29 15)7,000 t
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))(01.01.98-31.12.98) 3,316 t
- Poultry cuts and offal other than liver, frozen:
--  Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus:---  Cuts:----  Boneless
----  With bone in:
----  Breasts and cuts thereof----  Other (than halves and quarters;  whole wings
with or without tips;  backs, necks, backs with necks
attached, rumps and wing tips;  legs and cuts
thereof)0207 14 10
0207 14 50
0207 14 70)15,500 t
)
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)( " ) 15,500 t
Poultry cuts and offal other than livers, frozen:
- Of turkeys:
--  Cuts:---  Boneless---  With bone in:
----  Halves or quarters
----  Other (than whole wings, with or without tips;
backs, necks, backs with necks attached, rumps andwing tips, breasts and cuts thereof;  legs and cuts
thereof.0207 27 10
0207 27 20
0207 27 80)2,500 t
)
)
)))( " ) 2,500 t
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Page 7Description of Products Tariff item number(s)
encompassed in product
descriptionTariff quota quantity for period in
questionIn-quota imports during period
12 3 4
Wheat ex 1001 10 50
ex 1001 90 95)300,000 t
)(01.01.98-31.12.98) 300,000 t
Husked (brown) rice 1006 20 20,000 t ( " ) 20,000 t  (5)
Semi-milled or wholly milled rice 1006 30 63,000 t ( " ) 62,981 t (5)
Grape juice (including grape must):
-  Of a density exceeding 1.33 g/cm3 at 20°C:--  Of a value not exceeding 22 ECU/100 kg. net
weight
--  Other
-  Of a density not exceeding 1.33 g/cm3 at 20°C:--  Of a value exceeding 18 ECU/100 kg. net weight:---  Concentrated
--  Of a value not exceeding 18 ECU/100 kg. net
weight:
---  Other2009 60 11
2009 60 19
2009 60 51
2009 60 90)14,000 t
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))(01.09.97-31.08.98)568 t
-  Rum and Taffia:
--  In containers holding 2 litres or less:---  Other:----  Valued over ECU 7.9 per litre of 100 per cent
alcohol
--  In containers holding more than 2 litres:---  Other:----Valued over ECU 2.0 per litre of 100 per cent
alcohol2208 40 31
2208 40 91)1,950,000
litres of)100 per cent)alcohol
)
)))(01.07.98-31.12.98)31,434
litres of 100 per cent alcohol*
Notes to Table MA: 2
*The figures represent effective imports.  For cases not marked, the quantity indicated is based on authorizations to import.
(1)  For grape juice and must, the notification relates to the tariff quota opened during the period 01.09.97-31.08.98.(2)  This information will be notified at a later stage.
(3)  The quota quantity is reduced by imports of maize gluten feed, brewers' grains and citrus pulp as stipulated in the commit ments.
(4)  The figure shown represents the imports under the two tariff quotas together for  the calendar year 1998 (quotas are manag ed together since manufacturing requirements have been lifted on an autonomous
basis).
(5) The 1997 quota for the United States has been staggered over a period of three years:  25 per cent in 1998 (Total:  21,910 t), 50 per cent in 1999 and 20 per cent in 2000.  The tariff quotas for 1998 are not
filled as regards shares allocated to the United States.
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