G/AG/N/EU/48  
 
30 October 2018  
(18-6813) Page: 1/11 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 25 October 2018, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation 
of the European Union . The notification concerns imports under tariff quotas ( Table MA:2 ) during 
the marketing year 2017/2018 . 
 
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MARKET ACCESS: EUROPEAN UNION  
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR 2017/2018  
Lists relating to tariff and other quota commitments  
Description  of products  Tariff item number(s) encompassed 
in product description ** Tariff quota quantity for period 
in question  In-quota imports during 
period  Fill rate  
(%) 
1 2 3 4 5 
((4/3) *100)  
Live bovine animals  ex 0102 29 710 head  
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  0 head*  0.0% 
Live bovine animals  ex 0102 29 711 head  
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  0 Head*  0.0% 
Live bovine animals  ex 0102 29 24 070 head  
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  0 Head*  0.0% 
Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled  
Meat of bovine animals, frozen  
Edible offal:  
- Of bovine animals, fresh or chilled  
-- Thick skirt and thin skirt  
- Of bovine animals, frozen  
-- Thick skirt and thin skirt  ex 0201  
ex 0202  
 
 
ex 0206 10 95  
 
ex 0206 29 91  37 950 t 
(product weight)  
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  26 256 t  69.2% 
Meat of bovine animals, frozen  
Edible offal  
- Of bovine animals, frozen  
-- Thick skirt and thin skirt, frozen  0202 
 
 
0206 29 91  54 875  t 
(without bone)  
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  54 875 t 100.0% 
Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled, or 
frozen  
- Boneless  
-- Buffalo meat   
 
 
ex 0201 30 0 0 
ex 0202 30 90  200 t 
(without bone)  
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  15 t 7.5%  
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- 3 - Description  of products  Tariff item number(s) encompassed 
in product description ** Tariff quota quantity for period 
in question  In-quota imports during 
period  Fill rate  
(%) 
1 2 3 4 5 
((4/3) *100)  
Meat of bovine animals, frozen  
- Boneless  
-- Buffalo meat   
 
ex 0202 30 90  2 250 t 
(without bone)  
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  0 t 0.0% 
Meat of bovine animals, frozen  
- Unseparated or separated forequarters  
– Boneless  
 
Edible offal  
- Of bovine animals, frozen  
-- Thick skirt and thin skirt   
ex 0202 20 30  
ex 0202 30  
 
 
 
ex 0206 29 91  63 703 t  
(bone -in) 
(01.07.17 -30.06.18 )  788 t 1.2% 
Edible offal  
- Of bovine animals, frozen  
-- Thin skirt (whole)   
 
ex 0206 29 91  1 500 t  
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  0 t 0.0% 
Boneless meat of bovine animals, fresh or 
chilled  
Edible offal of bovine animals: thick skirt and 
thin skirt, fresh or chilled   
ex 0201 30 00  
 
ex 0206 10 95  12 500  t 
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  11 866  t 94.9% 
Boneless meat of bovine animals, fresh or 
chilled  
Boneless meat of bovine animals, frozen:  
-  Other  
Edible offal of bovine animals:  
-  Thick skirt and thin skirt, fresh or chilled  
-  Thick skirt and thin skirt, frozen   
ex 0201 30 00  
 
ex 0202 30 90  
 
 
ex 020 6 10 95  
ex 0206 29 91  10 000 t 
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  5 060  t 50.6% 
Boneless meat of bovine animals, fresh or 
chilled  
Boneless meat of bovine animals, frozen:  
-  Other  
Edible offal of bovine animals:  
-  Thick skirt and thin skirt, fresh or chilled  
-  Thick skirt and thin skirt, frozen   
ex 0201 30 00  
 
ex 0202 30 90  
 
 
ex 0206 10 95  
ex 0206 29 91  4 076  t 
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  4 068  t 99.8%  
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in product description ** Tariff quota quantity for period 
in question  In-quota imports during 
period  Fill rate  
(%) 
1 2 3 4 5 
((4/3) *100)  
Meat of bovine animals, fresh, or chilled:  
-  Other cuts with bone in, other  
-  Boneless  
 
Meat of bovine animals, fr ozen:  
-  Other cuts with bone in, other  
-  Boneless  
 
Thick and thin bo vine skirt, fresh or chilled  
Thick and thin bovine skirt, frozen   
ex 0201 20 90  
ex 0202 30 00  
 
 
ex 0202 20 90  
ex 0202 30  
 
 
ex 0206 10 95  
ex 0206 29 91  1 300 t  
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  1 119 t 86.1% 
Meat of swine  
-  Carcasses and half -carcasses of domestic 
swine, fresh, chilled and frozen   
0203 11 10  
0203 21 10  15 067 t 
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  0 t* 0.0% 
Meat of swine  
-  Cuts of domestic swine, fresh, chilled or 
frozen, with or without bone, excluding 
tenderloin presented alone   
0203 12 11  
0203 12 19  
0203 19 11  
0203 19 13  
0203 19 15  
ex 0203 19 5 5 
0203 19 59  
0203 22 11  
0203 22 19  
0203 29 11  
0203 29 13  
0203 29 15  
ex 0203 2 9 55 
0203 29 59  10 759 t 
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  781 t  7.3% 
Meat of swine  
-  Boneless loins and hams, fresh or chilled  
-  Boneless loins and hams, frozen   
ex 0203 19 5 5 
ex 0203 29 5 5 35 265 t 
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  1 005 t  2.9% 
Boneless loins and hams of domestic swine, 
fresh, chilled or frozen  ex 0203 19 55  
ex 0203 29 55  4 922 t  
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  0 t 0.0%  
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- 5 - Description  of products  Tariff item number(s) encompassed 
in product description ** Tariff quota quantity for period 
in question  In-quota imports during 
period  Fill rate  
(%) 
1 2 3 4 5 
((4/3) *100)  
Meat of swine  
-  Tenderloins, fresh or chilled  
-  Tenderloins, frozen   
ex 0203 19 5 5 
ex 0203 29 55  5 000 t  
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  0 t* 0.0% 
Chicken carcass, fresh, chilled or frozen  0207 11 10  
0207 11 30  
0207 11 90  
0207 12 10  
0207 12 90  6 249 t  
(01.07.17 -30.06.18  4 872 t 78.0% 
Chicken cuts, fresh, chilled or frozen  0207 13 10  
0207 13 20  
0207 13 30  
0207 13 40  
0207 13 50  
0207 13 60  
0207 13 70  
0207 14 20  
0207 14 30  
0207 14 40  
0207 14 60  8 570 t  
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  8 570 t  100.0% 
-  Poultry cuts and offal other than liver, 
frozen:  
--  Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus:  
---  Cuts:  
----  Boneless   
 
 
 
0207 14 10  2 705 t  
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  2 705 t  100.0%  
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- 6 - Description  of products  Tariff item number(s) encompassed 
in product description ** Tariff quota quantity for period 
in question  In-quota imports during 
period  Fill rate  
(%) 
1 2 3 4 5 
((4/3) *100)  
Turkey meat, fresh, chilled  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 0207 24 10  
0207 24 90  
0207 25 10  
0207 25 90  
0207 26 10  
0207 26 20  
0207 26 30  
0207 26 40  
0207 26 50  
0207 26 60  
0207 26 70  
0207 26 80  
0207 27 30  
0207 27 40  
0207 27 50  
0207 27 60  
0207 27 70  1 781 t  
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  0 t 0.0% 
Meat and edible offal of poultry, fresh, chilled 
or frozen  0207 11 10  
0207 11 30  
0207 11 90  
0207 12 10  
0207 12 90  
 
0207 13 10  
0207 13 20  
0207 13 30  
0207 13 40  
0207 13 50  
0207 13 60  
0207 13 70  
 
0207 14 10  
0207 14 20  
0207 14 30  
0207 14 40  
0207 14 50  
0207 14 60  
0207 14 70  0207 24 10  
0207 24 90  
0207 25 10  
0207 25 90  
 
0207 26 10  
0207 26 20  
0207 26 30  
0207 26 40  
0207 26 50  
0207 26 60  
0207 26 70  
0207 26 80  
 
0207 27 10  
0207 27 20  
0207 27 30  
0207 27 40  
0207 27 50  
0207 27 60  
0207 27 70  
0207 27 80  21 345 t  
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  365 t  1.7%  
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- 7 - Description  of products  Tariff item number(s) encompassed 
in product description ** Tariff quota quantity for period 
in question  In-quota imports during 
period  Fill rate  
(%) 
1 2 3 4 5 
((4/3) *100)  
Salted poultry meat  ex 0210 99 39  264 245 t  
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  231 515  t 87.6% 
Skimmed milk powder  0402 10 19  68 537 t  
(01.07.17 -30.06.18 )  0 t 0.0% 
Butter  0405 10  
0405 90  11 360 t  
(01.07.17 -30.06.18 )  0 t 0.0% 
Fresh cheese (unripened or uncured), 
including whey cheese and curd:  
--  Pizza cheese, frozen, cut into pieces, each 
weighing not more than 1 gram, in containers 
of minimum 5 kg, with a moisture content of 
52%, and a fat content of minimum 38 %  
 
ex 0406 10 30 
ex 0406 10 50 
ex 0406 10 80  5 360 t  
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  0 t 0.0% 
Cheese and curd:  
-  Emmental, including processed  
   Emmental   
ex 0406 30 10  
0406 90 13  18 438 t 
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  0 t 0.0% 
Gruyere, Sbrinz, including processed  
Gruyere  ex 0406 30 10  
0406 90 15  5 413 t  
(01.07.17 -30.06.18  0 t 0.0% 
Cheese for processing  0406 90 01  20 007 t 
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  0 t 0.0% 
Cheddar  0406 90 21  15 005 t 
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  3 000 t  20.0%  
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in product description ** Tariff quota quantity for period 
in question  In-quota imports during 
period  Fill rate  
(%) 
1 2 3 4 5 
((4/3) *100)  
Other cheeses  ex 0406 10 30 
ex 0406 10 50  
ex 0406 10 80  
ex 0406 20 00 
0406 30 31  
0406 30 39  
0406 30 90  
0406 40 10  
0406 40 50  
0406 40 90  
0406 90 17  
0406 90 18  
0406 90 23  
0406 90 25  
0406 90 27  
0406 90 29  
0406 90 3 2 
0406 90 35  0406 90 37  
0406 90 39  
0406 90 50  
ex 0406 90 63  
0406 90 69  
0406 90 73  
0406 90 74  
ex 0406 90 75  
ex 0406 90 76  
0406 90 78  
ex 0406 90 79  
ex 0406 90 81  
0406 90 82  
0406 90 84  
0406 90 86  
0406 90 87  
0406 90 88  
0406 90 93  
0406 90 99  19 525 t  
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  194 t  1.0% 
Poultry eggs for consumption, in sh ell 0407 21 00  
0407 29 10  
0407 90 10  135 000 t  
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  2 088 t  1.6% 
Eggs yolks  
 
 
 
Bird eggs, not in shell  0408 11 80  
0408 19 81  
0408 19 89  
 
0408 91 80  
0408 99 80  7 000 t  
(shell egg equivalent)  
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  5 380 t 76.9% 
Garlic  0703 20 00  73 395 t  
(01.06.17 -31.05.18)  43 304 t  59.0% 
Cucumbers, fresh or chilled,  
- From 1 November to 15 May   ex 0707 00  05 1 134 t  
(01.11.17 -15.05.18 ) 13 t* 1.1% 
Apricots, fresh, 1.08 -31.05  ex 0809 10 00  500 t  
(01.08.17 -31.05.18)  36 t* 7.2%  
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- 9 - Description  of products  Tariff item number(s) encompassed 
in product description ** Tariff quota quantity for period 
in question  In-quota imports during 
period  Fill rate  
(%) 
1 2 3 4 5 
((4/3) *100)  
Durum wheat  ex 1001 1 9 00 50 000 t 
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  0 t* 0.0% 
Millet  1008 21 00  
1008 29 00  1 300 t  
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  1 300 t* 100.0% 
Worked oats, other than kibbled  1104 22 9 5 10 000 t  
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  99 t* 1.0% 
Sausages, dry or for spreading, uncooked  
Other sausages  1601 00 91  
1601 00 99  3 002 t  
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  601 t* 20.0% 
Prepared turkey meat  1602 31  103 896 t 
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  26 797  25.8% 
Processed chicken meat, uncooked, 
containing 57  or more by weight of poultry 
meat or offal  1602 32 11  16 140 t  
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  12 64 0 t 78.3% 
Cooked chicken meat  1602 32 19  250 953 t  
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  243 658  t 97.1% 
Processed chicken meat, containing 25 % or 
more but less than 57 % by weight of poultry 
meat or offal  1602 32 30  79 705 t  
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)   67 324  t 84.5% 
Processed chicken meat, containing less than 
25 % by weight of poultry meat or offal  1602 32 90  2 865 t  
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  2 100  t 73.3% 
Processed duck, geese, guinea fowl meat, 
uncooked, containing 57 % or more by 
weight of poultry meat or offal  1602 39 21  10 t  
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  0 t 0.0%  
Processed duck, geese, guinea fowl meat, 
cooked, containing 57 % or more by weight 
of poultry meat or offal  1602 39 29  13 720 t  
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  5 748  t 41.9%  
Processed duck, geese, guinea fowl meat, 
cooked, containing 25 % or more but less 
than 57 % by weight of poultry meat or offal  Ex 1602 39 85  748 t  
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  0 t 0.0%   
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in product description ** Tariff quota quantity for period 
in question  In-quota imports during 
period  Fill rate  
(%) 
1 2 3 4 5 
((4/3) *100)  
Processed duck, geese, guinea fowl meat, 
cooked, containing less than 25 % by weight 
of poultry meat or offal  Ex 1602 39 85  725 t  
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  10 t 1.4%  
Preserved meat of domestic swine  1602 41 10  
1602 42 10  
1602 49 11  
1602 49 13  
1602 49 15  
1602 49 19  
1602 49 30  
1602 49 50  6 161 t  
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  3 t* 0.1% 
Cane or beet sugar  1701 10 000  t (1) 
(White sugar equivalent)  
(01.10.17 -30.09.18 )  10 000 t 100.0%  
Raw cane sugar, for refining  1701 13 10  
1701 14 10  809 425  t 
(01.10.17 -30.09.18)  54 549  t 6.7%  
Chemically pure fructose  1702 50 00  4 504 t  
(01.01.17 -30.06.18)  30 t*  0.7% 
Sugar confectionary  1704 2 289 t  
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  109 t*  4.8% 
Chocolate  1806 20  
1806 31  
1806 32  
1806 90  2 026 t  
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  104 t*  5.1% 
Biscuits  1905 90  409 t  
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  409 t*  100.0%  
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in product description ** Tariff quota quantity for period 
in question  In-quota imports during 
period  Fill rate  
(%) 
1 2 3 4 5 
((4/3) *100)  
Grape juice (including grape must):  
--  Of a Brix value not exceeding 30  
---  Of a value not exceeding 18 EUR/100 kg 
net weight  
-- Other  
-- Of a brix value exceeding 67  
----  Of a value not exceeding 22  EUR/100  kg 
net weight  
----  Other  
---  Of a Brix value exceeding 30 but not 
exceeding 67  
----  Of a value exceeding 18 EUR/100 kg net 
weight:  
-----  Concentrated  
----  Of a value not exceeding 18  EUR/100  kg 
net weight  
-----  Other   
 
 
ex 2009 61 90  
 
 
 
ex 2009 69 11  
ex 2009 69 19  
 
 
 
ex 2009 69 51  
 
 
ex 2009 69 90  14 029 t 
(01.09.17 -31.08.18)  0 t* 0.0% 
Food preparation  2106 90 98  1 550 t  
(01.07.17 -30.6.18)  1 550 t*  100.0% 
Egg albumin  3502 11 90  
3502 19 90  15 500 t  
(shell egg equivalent)  
(01.07.17 -30.06.18)  1 320 t  8.5%  
* The figures represent effective imports. For cases not marked, the quantity indicated is based on authorizations to import.  
** In Combined Nomenclature CN2017  
(1) The TRQ of 1 294 700 tonnes, country allocated to ACP countries, is no longer opened:  
 Sugar of LDCs origin is subject to duty free quota free pursuant Article 18 of Regu lation (EU) No 2012/978 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012.  
 Sugar of ACP countries other than LDCs is subject to duty free quota free pursuant the Economic Partnership Agreements with t hese countries.  
 The overall obligation for an import licence for sugar expired on 30 September 2017 (Annex I to Commission Delegated Regulati on (EU) 2016/1237).  
 
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