COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3721/92 of 7 December 1992 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas and ceilings and establishing Community surveillance for certain fish and fishery products originating in the Faroe Islands (1993)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 91/668/EEC of 2 December 1991 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community, the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faroe Islands(1) ,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas Articles 3 and 8 of the abovementioned Decision provide that customs duties applicable to imports into the Community of Ten of certain fish and fishery products listed in Protocol 1 attached to the said Decision will be abolished on 1 January 1992; whereas the abolition is subject to Community tariff quotas and ceilings and, for some of these products, Community statistical surveillance; whereas the said Community tariff quotas and ceilings in respect of products originating in the Faroe Islands should therefore be opened from 1 January 1992 for the volumes indicated respectively in Annexes I and II and Community statistical surveillance should be established in respect of the products listed in Annex III;

Whereas the preferential rates of duty indicated in Annexes I, II and III apply only where the free-at-frontier price determined by the Member States in accordance with Article 24 of Regulation (EEC) No 3687/91 of 28 November 1991 on the common organization of the market in fishery products(2) is at least equal to the reference price set, or to be set, by the Community for the products or categories of products concerned;

Whereas equal and continuous access to the quotas in respect of the products listed in Annex I should be ensured for all Community importers and the rates of duty laid down for the quotas should be applied consistently to all imports of the products in question in all Member States until the quotas are exhausted; whereas the necessary steps should be taken to ensure that the tariff quotas are administered efficiently at Community level, enabling the Member States to draw from the quotas the quantities required, corresponding to the actual imports recorded; whereas this method of administering the quotas calls for close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission;

Whereas the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg are joined in, and represented by, the Benelux economic union; whereas any operation concerning the administration of the quotas may therefore be carried out by one of its members;

Whereas, in respect of products listed in Annex II and subject to Community tariff ceilings, Community surveillance may be effected by charging imports of these products against the ceilings at Community level as and when the products are presented at customs and declared for free circulation; whereas this method of administering the ceilings should enable customs duties to be restored as soon as the ceilings in question are reached at Community level;

Whereas, this method of administering the ceilings calls for close and speedy cooperation between the Member States and the Commission, which must be able to monitor the level reached by imports charged against the ceilings and inform the Member States accordingly; whereas this cooperation should be close enough to allow the Commission to take the appropriate steps to restore customs duties as soon as one of the ceilings is reached;

Whereas, for the products listed in Annex III, it would seem appropriate to have recourse to the system of statistical surveillance administered by the Commission pursuant to the relevant provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87(3) and (EEC) No 1736/75(4) ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

From 1 January to 31 December 1993, the customs duty applicable to imports into the Community of products listed in Annex I and originating in the Faroe Islands shall be suspended at the level indicated in the said Annex and within the limits of the Community tariff quotas specified therein.

Article 2

The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be administered by the Commission, which may take any appropriate administrative measure to ensure efficient operation.

Article 3

Where an importer enters a product covered by this Regulation for free circulation in a Member State accompanied by a request for preferential treatment and by a movement certificate, and his declaration is accepted by the customs authorities, the Member State concerned shall, by notifying the Commission accordingly, draw a quantity from the quota concerned to satisfy the requirement.

Applications for drawings from the quotas shall indicate the date on which the declarations were accepted and shall be sent to the Commission forthwith.

Drawings shall be granted by the Commission on the basis of the date when the declarations for free circulation were accepted by the customs authorities of the Member State concerned, provided the available balance is sufficient.

Where a Member State fails to use the quantities drawn it shall return them as soon as possible to the relevant quota.

Where the quantities applied for are in excess of the available balance, allocation shall be made in proportion to the requirements. The Member States shall be informed by the Commission of the quantities drawn.

Article 4

1. From 1 January to 31 December 1993 imports into the Community of certain products listed in Annexes II and III and originating in the Faroe Islands shall be subject respectively to import ceilings and Community surveillance.

The description of the products referred to in the first subparagraph, the ceilings and the customs duty applicable are specified in the said Annexes.

2. Imports shall be charged against the ceilings as and when the products are presented to customs undercover of declarations for free circulation accompanied by a movement certificate complying with the rules laid down in the protocol concerning the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation, attached to Decision 91/668/EEC.

Goods may only be charged against the ceiling where the movement certificate is presented before the date when collection of customs duty is resumed.

Utilization of ceilings shall be recorded at Community level on the basis of imports charged against them as specified in the first and second subparagraphs.

Member States shall inform the Commission of any import operation carried out in accordance with the procedure determined above at the intervals and within the deadlines laid down in paragraph 4.

3. As soon as the ceilings are reached, the Commission may, by adopting a Regulation, resume the collection of the customs duties applicable to third countries until the end of the calendar year.

4. Member States shall send the Commission, no later than the 15th of each month, the statements showing the quantities charged during the preceding month.

5. The statistical surveillance provided for in respect of products specified in Annex III to this Regulation shall be carried out at Community level on the basis of imports charged as specified in the first subparagraph of paragraph 2 and notified to the Statistical Office of the European Communities pursuant to Regulations (EEC) No 2658/87 and (EEC) No 1736/75.

Article 5

Rates of duty specified in Annexes I, II and III shall apply only where the free-at-frontier price determined by Member States in accordance with the provisions of Regulations (EEC) No 3687/91 and (EEC) No 3468/88(5) is at least equal to the reference price set or to be set by the Community in respect of the products or categories of products concerned.

Article 6

The Commission shall adopt all appropriate measures, in close cooperation with the Member States, to apply this Regulation.

Article 7

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1993.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 December 1993.

For the Council The President D. HURD

(1) OJ No L 371, 31. 12. 1991, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 354, 23. 12. 1991, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1.

(4) OJ No L 183, 14. 7. 1975, p. 3.

(5) OJ No L 305, 10. 11. 1988, p. 1.

ANNEX I

On certain fish and fishery products subject to tariff quotas 09.06710301Live fish:(1) 700 (1)

- Other live fish:

ex 0301 91 00- - Trout (Salmo trutta, Salmo gairdneri, Salmo clarki, Salmo aguabonita, Salmo gilae):

- Trout (Salmo gairdneri)0

0302Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading No 0304:

- Salmonidae, excluding livers and roes:

ex 0302 11 00- - Trout (Salmo trutta, Salmo gairdneri, Salmo clarki, Salmo aguabonita, Salmo gilae):

- Trout (Salmo gairdneri)0

0303Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading No 0304:

- Other salmonidae, excluding livers and roes:

ex 0303 21 00- - Trout (Salmo trutta, Salmo gairdneri, Salmo clarki, Salmo aguabonita, Salmo gilae):

- Trout (Salmo gairdneri)0

0304Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen:

0304 10- Fresh or chilled:

- - Fillets:

- - - Of freshwater fish:

ex 0304 10 11- - - - Of trout (Salmo trutta, Salmo gairdneri, Salmo clarki, Salmo aguabonita, Salmo gilae):

- Of trout (Salmo gairdneri)0

0304 20- Frozen fillets:

- - Of freshwater fish:

ex 0304 20 11- - - Of trout (Salmo trutta, Salmo gairdneri, Salmo clarki, Salmo aguabonita, Salmo gilae):

- Of trout (Salmo gairdneri)0

0304 90- Other:

ex 0304 90 10- - Of freshwater fish:

- Of trout (Salmo gairdneri)0

(a)The Taric codes are set out in Annex IV.

(1)Figures refer to the commercial presentation whole and gutted. For imports falling within HS code 0304, a coefficient of 2 shall be applied for quantities drawn from the respective tariff quota reference ceiling.

09.06730301Live fish:4 900 (1)

- Other live fish:

0301 99- -Other:

- - - Freshwater fish:

ex 0301 99 11- - - - Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.), Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho):

- Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)0

0302Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading No 0304:

- Salmonidae, excluding livers and roes:

ex 0302 12 00- - Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.), Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho):

- Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)0

0303Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading No 0304:

- Other salmonidae, excluding livers and roes:

ex 0303 22 00- - Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho):

- Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)0

0304Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen:

0304 10- Fresh or chilled:

- - Fillets:

- - - Of freshwater fish:

ex 0304 10 13- - - - Of Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.), Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho):

- Of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)0

0304 20-Frozen fillets:

- - Of freshwater fish:

ex 0304 20 13- - - Of Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.), Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho):

- Of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)0

0304 90- Other:

ex 0304 90 10- - Of freshwater fish:

- Of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)0

(a)The Taric codes are set out in Annex IV.

(1)Figures refer to the commercial presentation whole and gutted. For imports falling within HS code 0304, a coefficient of 2 shall be applied for quantities drawn from the respective tariff quota reference ceiling.

09.06751604Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs: 400 (1)

- Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced:

ex 1604 11 00- - Salmon:

- Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)0

1604 19- - Other:

ex 1604 19 10- - - Salmonidae, other than salmon:

- Trout (Salmo gairdneri)0

1604 20- Other prepared or preserved fish:

ex 1604 20 10- - Of salmon:

- Of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)0

ex 1604 20 30- - Of salmonidae, other than salmon

- Of trout (Salmo gairdneri)0

09.06771604Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs:2 000 (1)

- Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced:

1604 12- - Herrings:

1604 12 10- - - Fillets, raw, merely coated with batter or breadcrumbs, whether or not pre-fried in oil, deep frozen0

1604 15- - Mackerel:

ex 1604 15 11- - - - Fillets:

- - - - - of Scomber scombrus0

ex 1604 15 19- - - - Other:

- - - - - of Scomber scombrus0

1604 19- - Other:

- - - Other:

ex 1604 19 91- - - - Fillets, raw, merely coated with batter or breadcrumbs, whether or not pre-fried in oil, deep frozen0

1604 19 92- - - - - Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macorcephalus)0

1604 19 93- - - - - Coalfish (Pollachius virens)0

1604 19 94- - - - - Hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.)0

16004 19 95- - - - - Alaska pollack (Theragra chalcogramma) and pollack (Pollachius pollachius)

1604 19 98- - - - - Other0

1604 20- Other prepared or preserved fish:

ex 1604 20 50- - Of sardines, bonito, mackerel of the species Scomber scombrus and Scomber japonicus, fish of the species Orcynopxis unicolor:

- Of mackerel of the species Scomber scombrus0

1604 20 90- - Of other fish0

(a)The Taric codes are set out in Annex IV.

09.06791605Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved:2 000 (1)

1605 20 00- Shrimps and prawns0

ex 1605 40 00- Other crustaceans:

- Nephrops norvegicus0

(a)The Taric codes are set out in Annex IV.

ANNEX II

On certain fishery products subject to Community tariff ceilings 17.00110302Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading No 0304:2 000 (1)

0302 40- Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), excluding livers and roes:

0302 40 90- - From 16 June to 14 February0

0303Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading No 0304:

0303 50- Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), excluding livers and roes:

0303 50 90- - From 16 June to 14 February0

0304Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen:

0304 20- Frozen fillets:

0304 20 75- - Of herring (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)0

- Other:

- - Other:

- - - Of herring (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii):

0304 90 25- - - - From 16 June to 14 February0

17.00130302Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading No 0304:3 000 (1)

0302 64- - Mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus):

ex 0302 64 90- - - From 16 June to 14 February:

- Mackerel (Scomber scombrus)0

17.00150304Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled of frozen:25 000 (1)

0304 20- Frozen fillets:

0304 20 31- -Of coalfish (Pollachius virens)0

(a)The Taric codes are set out in Annex IV.

(1)Figures refer to the commercial presentation whole and gutted. For imports falling within HS code 0304, a coefficient of 2 shall be applied for quantities drawn from the respective tariff quota reference ceiling.

17.0015

(cont'd)0304 90- Other:

- - Other:

0304 90 41- - - Of coalfish (Pollachius virens)0

17.00170305Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; fish meal fit for human consumption: 5 000 (1)

0305 30- Fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked:

0305 30 50- - Of lesser or Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides), salted or in brine0

0305 30 90- - Other0

17.00190305Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; fish meal fit for human consumption: 1 000 (1)

- Smoked fish, including fillets:

ex 0305 41 00- - Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.), Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho):

- Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)0

0305 49- - Other:

0305 49 10- - - Lesser or Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius

hippoglossoides)0

0305 49 20- - - Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus)0

ex 0305 49 30- - - Mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber

australasicus, Scomber japonicus):

- Mackerel (Scomber scombrus)0

ex 0305 49 40- - - Trout (Salmo trutta, Salmo gairdneri, Salmo clarki, Salmo aguabonita, Salmo gilae):

- Trout (Salmo gairdneri)0

0305 49 50- - - Eels (Anguilla spp.)0

0305 49 90- - - Other0

17.00210302Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading No 0304:12 600 (1)

- Other fish, excluding livers and roes:

0302 69- - Other:

- - - - Redfish (Sebastes spp.):

0302 69 31- - - - - Of the species Sebastes marinus0

(a)The Taric codes are set out in Annex IV.

(1)Figures refer to the commercial presentation whole and gutted. For imports falling within HS code 0304, a coefficient of 3 shall be applied for quantities drawn from this reference ceiling.

17.0021

(cont'd)ex 0302 69 33- - - - - Other:

- Of the species Sebastes mentella0

0

0303Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading No 0304:

- Other fish, excluding livers and roes:0

0303 79- - Other:

- - - Saltwater fish:

- - - - Redfish (Sebastes spp.):

0303 79 35- - - - - Of the species Sebastes marinus0

ex 0303 79 37- - - - - Other:

- Of the species Sebastes mentella0

0304Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen:

0304 10- Fresh or chilled

- - Fillets

- - - Other:

ex 0304 10 35- - - - Of red fish (Sebastes spp.)

0304 20- Frozen fillets:

- - Of redfish (Sebastes spp.):

0304 20 35- - - Of the species Sebastes marinus0

ex 0304 20 37- - - Other:

- Of the species Sebastes mentella0

17.00230304Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen: 3 000 (1)

0304 10- Fresh or chilled:

- - Fillets:

- - - Other:

0304 10 33- - - - Of coalfish (Pollachius virens)0

0304 10 38-- - Other0

17.00250304Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen: 550 (1)

0304 20- Frozen fillets:

ex 0304 20 43- - Of ling (Molva spp.)0

(a)The Taric codes are set Annex IV.

17.00270304Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen: 1 800 (1)

0304 20- Frozen fillets:

ex 0304 20 97- - Other:

- Of blue whiting0

0304 90- Other:

- - Other:

0304 90 59- - - Of blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou or Gadus poutassou)0

17.00290305Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; fish meal fit for human consumption: 1 400 (1)

- Fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in brine:

0305 69- - Other:

0304 69 90- - - Other0

17.00310306Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine:11 000 (1)

- Frozen:

0306 13- - Shrimps and prawns:

0306 13 10- - - Of the family pandalidae0

17.00330305Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; fish meal fit for human consumption: 500 (1)

- Fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in brine:

0305 61 00- - Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)0

1604Prepared or preserved fish, caviar or caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs:

- Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced:

1604 12- - Herrings:0

1604 12 90- - - Other0

(a)The Taric codes are set out in Annex IV.

ANNEX III

On fish subject to statistical surveillance 0302Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading No 0304:

- Flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae), excluding livers, and roes:

0302 29- - Other:

17.00350302 29 90- - - Other0

- Other fish, excluding livers and roes:

0302 69- - Other:

- - - Saltwater fish:

0302 69 91- - - - Horse mackeral (scad) (Caranx trachurus, Trachurus trachurus)0

17.00370302 69 97- - - - Other0

0303Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading No 0304:

- Other fish, excluding livers and roes:

0303 79- - Other:

- - - Saltwater fish:

0303 79 91- - - - Horse mackeral (scad) (Caranx trachurus, Trachurus trachurus)0

17.00390303 79 98- - - - Other0

0304Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen:

0304 20- Frozen fillets:

17.0041ex 0304 20 97- - Other:

- Other excluding blue whiting0

0304 90- Other:

- - Other:

17.00430304 90 97- - - Other0

(a) The Taric codes are set out in Annex IV.

ANNEX IV

Taric codes 09.06710301 91 000301 91 00*10

0302 11 000302 11 00*10

0303 21 000303 21 00*10

0304 10 110304 10 11*10

0304 20 110304 20 11*10

0304 90 100304 90 10*10

09.06730301 99 110301 99 11*10

0302 12 000302 12 00*11

0302 12 00*13

0302 12 00*15

0302 12 00*19

0303 22 000303 22 00*20

0304 10 130304 10 13*10

0304 20 130304 20 13*10

0304 90 100304 90 10*13

09.06751604 11 001604 11 00*30

1604 19 101604 19 10*10

1604 20 101604 20 10*30

1604 20 301604 20 30*10

09.06771604 15 111604 15 11*10

1604 15 191604 15 19*10

1604 20 501604 20 50*40

09.06791605 40 001605 40 00*20

17.00130302 64 900302 64 90*10

17.00190305 41 000305 41 00*10

0305 49 300305 49 30*10

0305 49 400305 49 40*10

17.00210302 69 330302 69 33*10

0303 79 370303 79 37*10

0304 20 370304 20 37*10

17.00270304 20 970304 20 97*40

17.00410304 20 970304 20 97*20

0304 20 97*90