OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesNoL56/1131.3.86
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No774/86
of28February1986
layingdownthearrangementsapplicabletotradeincertainagriculturalproductswith
Austria,Finland,Norway,SwedenandSwitzerlandasaresultoftheaccessionofSpain
andPortugal
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
Whereasunderthefreetradeagreementsbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,ontheonehand,and
Austria,Finland,Norway,SwedenandSwitzerland
(hereinafterreferredtoasthe'EFTAcountries'),onthe
other,agreementsintheformofexchangesofletters
concerningcertainagriculturalproductswereconcluded
withmostofthosecountries;
Whereas,onaccountoftheaccessionofSpainand
PortugaltotheCommunity,itwasnecessarytoadapt
thesaidagreementstotakeaccountinparticularofthe
arrangementsgoverningagriculturaltradebetweenthese
twoMemberStates,ontheonehand,andtheEFTA
countries,ontheother;
Whereastothatendnegotiationswereconductedwith
theEFTAcountrieswhichresultedinthesigningofadditionalagreementsintheformofexchangesof
letters;whereas,however,sincetheinternalprocedures
havenotbeencompleted,theseagreementscannotenter
intoforceon1March1986;
WhereastheCommunityisrequired,pursuanttoArticles
180and367oftheActofAccession,totakethe
necessarymeasurestodealwiththissituationandtake
accountoftheoutcomeofthenegotiationswiththe
countriesconcerned,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportarrangementsintheCommunityapplicable
tocertainagriculturalproductsoriginatinginand
comingfromAustria,Finland,Norway,Swedenand
SwitzerlandshallbethoselaiddownintheAnnexes.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March1986.
Itshallapplyuntiltheentryintoforceoftheadditional
agreementsintheformofexchangesoflettersoruntil
31December1986,whicheveristheearlier.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28February1986.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
H.vandenBROEK

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ANNEXI
ArrangementsapplicabletoimportsintotheCommunityofcertainagriculturalproductsoriginating
inandcomingfromAustria
1.From1March1986theCommunitywillgranttoAustria,onaunilateralbasis,atariffquotafor1986
of2000hectolitresforconcentratedpearjuicefallingwithinsubheadingex20.07AIIoftheCommon
CustomsTariffatarateofdutyof30°/o,withoutprejudice,whereappropriate,tothelevythatis
normallyapplicable.
2.From1Marchto31December1986,thedutiesapplicableinSpainandPortugaltoimportsofcheese
originatinginandcomingfromAustria,accompaniedbyanapprovedcertificate,shallbeasfollows,
withinthelimitsofthequantitiesindicatedbelow:
(a)onimportationintoSpain
Importduty
(ECU/100kg
netweight)Quantity
(tonnes)
—Emmentaler,Gruyere,SbrinzandBergkase,notgratedor
powdered,ofaminimumfatcontentof45°/obyweightinthe
drymatter,maturedforatleastthreemonths,fallingwithinsub­
heading04.04AoftheCommonCustomsTariff 18,13 622
—Blue-veinedcheesefallingwithinsubheading04.04Cofthe
CommonCustomsTariff- 55 309
—Processedcheese,notgratedorpowdered,intheblendingof
whichonlyEmmentaler,GruyereandAppenzellhavebeenused
andwhichmaycontain,asanaddition,Glarusherbcheese
(knownasSchabziger),putupforretailsale,ofafatcontent,by
weight,inthedrymatter,notexceeding56%,fallingwithinsub­
heading04.04DoftheCommonCustomsTariff 36,27 60
—Other55 79
(b)onimportationintoPortugal
Importduty
(ECU/100kg
netweight)-Quantity
(tonnes)
—Emmentaler,Gruyere,SbrinzandBergkase,notgratedor
powdered,ofaminimumfatcontentof45%byweightinthe
drymatter,maturedforatleastthreemonths,fallingwithinsub­heading04.04AoftheCommonCustomsTariff 18,13 30
—Processedcheese,notgratedorpowdered,ontheblendingof
whichonlyEmmentaler,GruyereandAppenzellhavebeenused
andwhichmaycontain,asanaddition,Glarusherbcheese
(knownasSchabziger),putupforretailsale,ofafatcontent,by
weight,inthedrymatter,notexceeding56%,fallingwithinsubheading04.04DoftheCommonCustomsTariff 36,27 30
TheapplicationoftheimportdutieslistedaboveshallnotprecludethelevyingofacompensatoryamountfixedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsoftheActofAccession.

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ANNEXII
ArrangementsapplicabletoimportsintotheCommunityofcertainagriculturalproductsoriginating
inandcomingfromFinland
1.From1March1986theCommunitywillgranttoFinlandatariffquotafor1986of2500tonnesfor
unroastedmaltfallingwithinsubheading11.07AIIb)oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originatingin
andcomingfromFinland,withareductioninthelevyof100ECUpertonne.
2.From1Marchto31December1986,thedutiesapplicableinSpainandPortugaltoimportsofcheese
originatinginandcomingfromFinland,accompaniedbyanapprovedcertificate,shallbeasfollows,
withinthelimitsofthequantitiesindicatedbelow:
(a)onimportationintoSpainr
Importduty
(ECU/100kg
netweight)Quantity
(tonnes)
—Emmentaler,Gruyère,SbrinzandBergkasenotgratedor
powdered,ofaminimumfatcontentof45%byweightinthe
drymatter,maturedforatleastthreemonths,fallingwithinsub­
heading04.04AoftheCommonCustomsTariff 18,13 347
—Blue-veinedcheesefallingwithinsubheading04.04Cofthe
CommonCustomsTariff 55 122
—Processedcheese,notgratedorpowdered,intheblendingof
whichonlyEmmentaler,Gruyere,andAppenzellhavebeenused
andwhichmaycontain,asanaddition,Glarusherbcheese
(knownasSchabziger),putupforretailsale,ofafatcontent,by
weight,inthedrymatter,notexceeding56%,fallingwithin
subheading04.04DoftheCommonCustomsTariff 36,27 78
—Edamofafatcontentexceeding40%butnotexceeding48%by
weight,inthedrymatter,inblocks,fallingwithinsubheading
04.04EIb)2oftheCommonCustomsTariff60 890
—Other 60 143
(b)onimportationintoPortugal
Importduty
(ECU/100kg
netweight)Quantity
(tonnes)
—Processedcheese,notgratedorpowdered,intheblendingof
whichonlyEmmentaler,GruyereandAppenzellhavebeenused
andwhichmaycontain,asanaddition,Glarusherbcheese
(knownasSchabziger),putupforretailsale,ofafatcontent,by
weight,inthedrymatter,notexceeding56°/o,fallingwithin
subheading04.04DoftheCommonCustomsTariff 36,27 5
—Other 60 5
Theapplicationoftheimportdutieslistedaboveshallnotprecludethelevyingofacompensatoryamount
fixedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsoftheActofAccession.

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ANNEXIII
ArrangementsapplicabletoImportsintotheCommunityofcertainagriculturalproductsoriginating
inandcomingfromNorway
1.From1March1986theCommunitywillopenforNorwayatariffquotafor1986of1000tonnesata
rateofdutyof8,5%inrespectofanimaloilsandfatsofmarineoriginotherthanofwhalesor
sperm-whales ,fallingwithinsubheadingex15.12BoftheCommonCustomsTariff,inimmediate
packingsofanetcapacityofmorethan1kilogram.
2.From1Marchto31December1986,thedutiesapplicableinSpaintoimportsofcheesefallingwithin
subheading04.04Elb)2,oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originatinginandcomingfromNorway,
accompaniedbyanapprovedcertificate,shallbeasfollows,withinthelimitsofthequantitiesindicated
below:
Quantity
(tonnes)Importduty
(ECU/100kg)
—Jarlsberg,ofaminimumfatcontentof45%byweight,inthedry
matter,andofadrymattercontent,byweight,ofnotlessthan
56%,maturedforatleastthreemonths:
—wholecheeses,withrind('),weighingfrom8to12kg
—rectangularblocksweighing7kgorless(1)
—piecespackedinvacuumorinertgas,ofanetweightofnotless
than150gbutnotmorethan1kg(2)
—Ridder,ofaminimumfatcontentof60%,byweight,inthedrymatterandmaturedforatleastfourweeks:
—wholecheese,withrind('),weighingfrom1to2kg
—inpiecespackedinvacuumorinertgas,withrindonatleastone
side('),ofanetweightofnotlessthan150g(2)90 55
OWholecheesesareconsideredtobestandardwholecheeseswithrind.Forthepurposesofthese
provisions,'rind'isdefinedasfollows:therindofsuchcheesesistheouterlayerformedfromthe
cheeseitselfhavingadistinctlymoresolidconsistencyandadistinctlydarkercolour.
(2)Theindicationsonthepackagingmustbesuchastoenabletheconsumertoidentifythecheese.
Theapplicationoftheimportdutyindicatedaboveshallnotprecludethelevyingofacompensatory
amountfixedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsoftheActofAccession.
3.From1Marchto31December1986,thetariffquotagrantedbytheCommunityforcheeseoriginating
inandcomingfromNorwayshallbe1820tonnes.
ANNEXIV
ArrangementsapplicabletoimportsintotheCommunityoffrozenpeasoriginatinginandcoming
fromSweden
From1March1986theCommunitywillopenatariffquotaforSwedenfor1986of6000tonnes,
ofwhich4500tonneswillbereservedforSpain,inrespectoffrozenpeasfallingwithinsubheadingex
07.02BoftheCommonCustomsTariff.
Thedutyapplicableunderthisquotawillbe4,5%onimportsintoSpainand6%onimportsintothe
otherMemberStatesoftheCommunity .

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ANNEXV
ArrangementsapplicabletoimportsintotheCommunityofcertainagriculturalproductsoriginating
inandcomingfromSwitzerland
1.From1Marchto31December1986,thedutiesapplicableinSpainandPortugaltoimportsofcheese
originatinginandcomingfromSwitzerland,accompaniedbyanapprovedcertificate,shallbeas
follows,withinthelimitsofthequantitiesindicatedbelow:
(a)onimportationintoSpain:
DescriptionImportduty
(ECU/100kg
netweight)
or%
advaloremQuantity
(tonnes)
1986
—Emmentaler,Gruyere,Sbrinz,Appenzell,Vacherinfribourgeois
andTfctedemoine,notgratedorpowdered,ofaminimumfat
contentof45%byweightinthedrymatter,maturedforatleast
twomonthsinthecaseofVacherinfribourgeoisandatleast
threemonthsfortheothers,fallingwithinsubheading04.04Aof
theCommonCustomsTariff:
—wholecheesesoftheconventionalflatcylindricalshape,ofa
free-at-frontier valuetobedetermined 18,13\
—piecespackedinvacuumorininertgas,withrindonatleast
oneside,ofanetweightofnotlessthan1kgbutlessthan
5kg,ofafree-at-frontier valuetobedetermined 18,13
—Emmentaler,Gruyere,Sbrinz,Appenzell,Vacherinfribourgeois
andTStedemoine,notgratedorpowdered,ofaminimumfat
contentof45%byweight,inthedrymatter,maturedforat
leasttwomonthsinthecaseoftheVacherinfribourgeoisandat
leastthreemonthsfortheothers,fallingwithinsubheading04.04
AoftheCommonCustomsTariff:
—wholecheesesoftheconventionalflatcylindricalshapewith
rind,ofafree-at-frontier valuetobedetermined 9,071844
—piecespackedinvacuumorininertgas,withrindonatleast
oneside,ofanetweightofnotlessthan1kgandofafree­
at-frontiervaluetobedetermined 9,07
—piecespackedinvacuumorininertgas,ofnotmorethan
450g,andofafree-at-frontier valuetobedetermined 9,07
—Glarusherbcheese(knownasSchabziger)madefromskimmed
milkandmixedwithfinely-groundherbs,fallingwithinsub­
heading04.04BoftheCommonCustomsTariff 6%
—Tilsit,ofafatcontent,byweight,inthedrymatter,not
exceeding48%,fallingwithinsubheading04.04E1b)2ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff levy
—Tilsit,ofafatcontent,byweight,inthedrymatter,exceeding
48%,fallingwithinsubheading04.04E1b)2oftheCommon
CustomsTariff levy
—Processedcheese,notgratedorpowdered,intheblendingof
whichonlyEmmentaler,GruydreandAppenzellhavebeenused
andwhichmaycontain,asanaddition,Glarusherbcheese
(knownasSchabziger),putupforretailsale,ofafree-at-frontier
valuetobedetermined,andofafatcontent,byweight,inthe
drymatter,notexceeding56%,fallingwithinsubheading04.04
DoftheCommonCustomsTariff 36,27 96

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(b)onimportationintoPortugal
DescriptionImportduty
(ECU/100kg
netweight)
or%
advaloremQuantity
(tonnes)
1986
—Emmentaler,Gruydre,Sbrinz,Appenzell,Vacherinfribourgeois
andTetedemoine,notgratedorpowdered,ofaminimumfat
contentof45%byweightinthedrymatter,maturedforatleast
twomonthsinthecaseofVacherinfribourgeoisandatleast
threemonthsfortheothers,fallingwithinsubheading04.04Aof
theCommonCustomsTariff:
—wholecheesesoftheconventionalflatcylindricalshape,ofa
free-at-frontier valuetobedetermined 9,07,50
—piecespackedinvacuumorininertgas,withrindonatleast
oneside,ofanetweightofnotlessthan1kg,ofafree-at­
frontiervaluetobedetermined 9,07
—piecespackedinvacuumorininertgas,ofnotmorethan
450g,andofafree-at-frontier valuetobedetermined 9,07
—Processedcheese,notgratedorpowdered,intheblendingof
whichonlyEmmentaler,GruyereandAppenzellhavebeenused
andwhichmaycontain,asanaddition,Glarusherbcheese
(knownasSchabziger),putupforretailsale,ofafree-at-frontier
valuetobedetermined,andofafatcontent,byweight,inthe
drymatter,notexceeding56%,fallingwithinsubheading04.04
DoftheCommonCustomsTariff36,27 85
(c)Theapplicationoftheimportdutieslistedaboveshallnotprecludethelevyingofacompensatory
amountfixedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsoftheActofAccession.
ThedutiesindicatedaboveshallbeapplicableprovidedSwitzerlandundertakestoobserveafree-at­
Spanish-frontierandfree-at-Portuguese-frontier valueAdhereapplicable.Atthebeginningofthe
transitionalperiod,thisvalueshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthepricelevelsrecordedonthe
SpanishandPortuguesemarketsforthecheeseinquestion,lessthetotalimportcharges.
(d)Theproceduresforapplyingtheabovementioned provisionsshallbelaiddownaccordingtothe
procedurereferredtoinArticle30ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68.
2.From1March1986,'VacherinMontd'Or'cheeseshallbeincludedinsubheading04.04AoftheCommonCustomsTariff.
3.From1March1986theCommunityshallopenatariffquotaforSwitzerland,for1986,of1000tonnes
atazerorateofdutyinrespectofcherries,excludingMorellcherries,fallingwithinsubheadingex
08.07CoftheCommonCustomstariff,originatinginandcomingfromSwitzerland .