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| 26.10.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 276/37 |
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26.10.2022

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 276/37

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2022/2057

of 13 October 2022

amending Regulation (EU) 2020/1706 opening and providing for the management of autonomous Union tariff quotas for certain fishery products for the 2021-2023 period

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 31 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

| (1) | Union supplies of certain fishery products currently depend on imports from third countries. Over recent decades, the Union has become more dependent on imports to meet its consumption of fishery products. In order not to jeopardise the Union production of fishery products and to ensure an adequate supply to the Union processing industry, import duties should be suspended or reduced for a number of fishery products within tariff quotas of an appropriate volume. |
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(1)

Union supplies of certain fishery products currently depend on imports from third countries. Over recent decades, the Union has become more dependent on imports to meet its consumption of fishery products. In order not to jeopardise the Union production of fishery products and to ensure an adequate supply to the Union processing industry, import duties should be suspended or reduced for a number of fishery products within tariff quotas of an appropriate volume.

| (2) | Council Regulation (EU) 2020/1706 (1) opens and provides for the management of autonomous Union tariff quotas for certain fishery products for the period 2021-2023. Appropriate volumes have been decided for each tariff quota to ensure an adequate supply to the Union processing industry for that period. |
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(2)

Council Regulation (EU) 2020/1706 (1) opens and provides for the management of autonomous Union tariff quotas for certain fishery products for the period 2021-2023. Appropriate volumes have been decided for each tariff quota to ensure an adequate supply to the Union processing industry for that period.

| (3) | On 19 July 2021, Regulation (EU) 2020/1706 was amended by Council Regulation 2021/1203 (2) adding, among others, new quotas valid until 31 October 2022, due to the expiry of bilateral protocols with the Republic of Iceland and with the Kingdom of Norway providing for quotas for certain fish and fishery products. |
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(3)

On 19 July 2021, Regulation (EU) 2020/1706 was amended by Council Regulation 2021/1203 (2) adding, among others, new quotas valid until 31 October 2022, due to the expiry of bilateral protocols with the Republic of Iceland and with the Kingdom of Norway providing for quotas for certain fish and fishery products.

| (4) | However, the negotiations of new additional protocols with the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway providing for quotas for certain fish and fishery products will not be concluded before 31 October 2022. |
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(4)

However, the negotiations of new additional protocols with the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway providing for quotas for certain fish and fishery products will not be concluded before 31 October 2022.

| (5) | It is therefore necessary to establish new quotas valid until the end of the application of Regulation (EU) 2020/1706. |
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(5)

It is therefore necessary to establish new quotas valid until the end of the application of Regulation (EU) 2020/1706.

| (6) | For reasons of urgency in order to avoid a shortage of duty-free fisheries materials for processing in the Union, this Regulation should enter into force on the day following that of its publication, |
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(6)

For reasons of urgency in order to avoid a shortage of duty-free fisheries materials for processing in the Union, this Regulation should enter into force on the day following that of its publication,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EU) 2020/1706 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 November 2022.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Luxembourg, 13 October 2022.

For the Council

The President

P. BLAŽEK

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(1)  Council Regulation (EU) 2020/1706 of 13 November 2020 opening and providing for the management of autonomous Union tariff quotas for certain fishery products for the 2021-2023 period (OJ L 385, 17.11.2020, p. 3).

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(2)  Council Regulation (EU) 2021/1203 of 19 July 2021 amending Regulation (EU) 2020/1706 as regards inclusion of autonomous Union tariff quotas for certain fishery products (OJ L 261, 22.7.2021, p. 1).

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ANNEX

In the table in the Annex to Regulation (EU) 2020/1706, the following entries are added:

| Order no | CN code | TARIC code | Description | Annual amount of quota (tonnes)  (1) | Quota duty | Quota period |
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| 09.2509 | ex 1604 12 91 | 13 | Herrings, spiced and/or vinegar-cured, in brine, for processing | 17 500 (net drained weight) | 0  % | 1.11.2022–31.12.2023 |
| 93 |
| ex 1604 12 99 | 16 |
| 17 |
| 09.2510 | ex 0303 51 00 | 10 | Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), frozen, for processing (2) | 11 670 | 0  % | 1.11.2022–31.12.2023 |
| 20 |
| 09.2512 | | | Frozen fish, for processing | 3 850 | 0  % | 1.11.2022–31.12.2023 |
| 0303 55 30 | 10 | Chilean jack mackerel (Trachurus murphyi) |
| ex 0303 55 90 | 95 | Other fish of Trachurus spp., excluding Trachurus trachurus, Trachurus murphyi and horse mackerel (scad) (Caranx trachurus) |
| 0303 56 00 | 10 | Cobia (Rachycentron canadum) |
| 0303 69 90 | 10 | Other fish |
| 0303 89 90 | 11 |
| 21 |
| 30 |
| 91 |
| 0303 82 00 | 10 | Rays and skates (Rajidae) |
| 0303 89 55 | 10 | Gilt-head sea bream (Sparus aurata) |
| 09.2513 | 0304 86 00 | 20 | Fillets of herring (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), frozen, for processing | 29 170 | 0  % | 1.11.2022–31.12.2023 |
| ex 0304 99 23 | 10 | Flaps of herring (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii) (butterflies), frozen, for processing (2) |
| 20 |
| 09.2514 | 0304 49 50 | 10 | Fillets of redfish (Sebastes spp.), fresh or chilled, for processing | 1 520 | 0  % | 1.11.2022–31.12.2023 |

Order no

CN code

TARIC code

Description

Annual amount of quota (tonnes)  (1)

Quota duty

Quota period

09.2509

ex 1604 12 91

13

Herrings, spiced and/or vinegar-cured, in brine, for processing

17 500 (net drained weight)

0  %

1.11.2022–31.12.2023

93

ex 1604 12 99

16

17

09.2510

ex 0303 51 00

10

Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), frozen, for processing (2)

11 670

0  %

1.11.2022–31.12.2023

20

09.2512

Frozen fish, for processing

3 850

0  %

1.11.2022–31.12.2023

0303 55 30

10

Chilean jack mackerel (Trachurus murphyi)

ex 0303 55 90

95

Other fish of Trachurus spp., excluding Trachurus trachurus, Trachurus murphyi and horse mackerel (scad) (Caranx trachurus)

0303 56 00

10

Cobia (Rachycentron canadum)

0303 69 90

10

Other fish

0303 89 90

11

21

30

91

0303 82 00

10

Rays and skates (Rajidae)

0303 89 55

10

Gilt-head sea bream (Sparus aurata)

09.2513

0304 86 00

20

Fillets of herring (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), frozen, for processing

29 170

0  %

1.11.2022–31.12.2023

ex 0304 99 23

10

Flaps of herring (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii) (butterflies), frozen, for processing (2)

20

09.2514

0304 49 50

10

Fillets of redfish (Sebastes spp.), fresh or chilled, for processing

1 520

0  %

1.11.2022–31.12.2023

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(1)  Expressed in net weight unless otherwise stated.

(2)  From 15 February to 15 June, the benefit of the tariff quota shall not be granted to goods declared for release for free circulation.

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