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(Actswhosepublicationisobligatory)
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No3921/90
of20December1990
openingandprovidingfortheadministration ofautonomousCommunitytariffquotasfor
certainfisheryproducts(1991)
havebeenusedup;whereasthenecessarymeasuresshouldbe
takentoensureefficientCommunitymanagementofthe
tariffquotas,whileallowingMemberStatestodrawonthe
quotavolumesthenecessaryquantitieswhichcorrespondto
importations actuallymade;whereasthistypeof
management requiresclosecooperationbetweenthe
MemberStatesandtheCommission ;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomofthe
NetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgareunited
within,andjointlyrepresentedby,theBeneluxEconomic
Union,anyoperationrelatingtotheadministration ofthe
tariffquotasmaybecarriedoutbyanyofitsmembers,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle28
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasCommunitysuppliesofcertainspeciesoffishorfish
filletscurrentlydependonimportsfromthirdcountries;
whereasitisintheCommunity'sinteresttosuspendpartially
thecustomsdutiesfortheproductsinquestion,within
Communitytariffquotasofanappropriatevolume;
whereas,inordernottojeopardizethedevelopment
prospectsofthisproductionintheCommunityandtoensure
anadequatesupplytosatisfyuserindustries,itisadvisableto
openthesequotasfortheperiodfrom1Aprilto31December
1991applyingcustomsdutiesvariedaccordinglyto
sensitivityofthedifferentproductsontheCommunity
market;
Whereasitisnecessary,inparticular,toensureforall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted accesstothe
saidquotasandtoensuretheuninterruptedapplicationof
therateslaiddownforthequotastoallimportsofthe
productsconcernedintoallMemberStatesuntilthequotasHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Aprilto31December1991,thecustomsduties
applicableonimportationtoproductslistedbelowshallbe
suspendedatthelevelsandwithinthelimitsofthe
Communitytariffquotasindicatedforeachproduct:
Series
NoCNcode
(')DescriptionAmountof
quota
(intonnes)Quotaduty
(%)
09.2753 ex030250
ex03026935
ex030360
ex03037941Cod(Gadusmorhua,Gadusogac,Gadusmacrocephalus ),andfishof
thegenusBoreogadussaida,excluding,livers,roes,presentedfresh,
chilledorfrozen,forprocessing(a)(b) 40000 3,7
09.2755 ex03026300
ex03037300Coalfish(Pollachiusvirens),excludinglivers,roes,presentedfresh,
chilledorfrozen,forprocessing(a)(b) 15000 3,7
09.2757 ex03026200
ex03037200Haddock(Melanogrammus aeglefinus),excludinglivers,roes,
presentedfresh,chilledorfrozen,forprocessing(a)(b) 8000 3,7
09.2765 03056200
03056910Cod(Gadusmorhua,Gadusogac,Gadusmacrocephalus )andfishofthe
speciesBoreogadussaida,saltedorinbrine,butnotdriedorsmoked 55000 7

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Series
.NoCNcode
(')DescriptionAmountof
quota
(intonnes)Quotaduty
(%)
09.2767 03055110
03055911Cod(Gadusmorhua,Gadusorgac,Gadusmacrocephalus )andfishof
thespeciesBoreogadussaida,dried,unsalted,notsmoked 600 10
09.2769 03053011
03053019Fishfillets,dried,whetherornotsalted,ofcod(Gadusmorhua,Gadus
ogac,Gadusmacrocephalus )andoffishofthespeciesBoreogadus
saida 1200 11
09.2771 ex03053090Filletsofcoalfish(Pollachiusvirens),salted,forprocessing(a)(b) 3500 10
09.2773 ex03061310
ex03062310ShrimpsandprawnsofthespeciesPandalusborealis,inshell,fresh,
chilledorfrozen,forprocessing(a)(b) 5000 6
09.278?ex03022110
ex03033110LesserorGreenlandhalibut(Reinhardtiushippoglossoides ),fresh,
chilledorfrozen,forprocessing(aj(b) 5000 4
(')SeeTariccodesintheAnnex.
(a)ControloftheuseforthisspecialpurposeshallbecarriedoutpursuanttotherelevantCommunityprovisions.
(b)Thequotashallapplytoproductsintendedtoundergoanyoperationunlesstheyareintendedtoundergoexclusivelyoneormoreofthefollowing
operations :
—cleaning,gutting,tailing,heading,
—cutting(excludingfilletingorcuttingoffrozenblocks),
—sampling,sorting,
—labelling,
—packing,
—chilling,
—freezing,
—deepfreezing,
—thawing,separation.
Thequotaisnotallowedforproductsintended,inadditiontoundergotreatment(oroperations)qualifyingforthequotawheresuchtreatment(oroperations)is
(are)carriedoutatretailorcateringlevel.Thereductionofcustomsdutiesshallapplyonlytofishintendedforhumanconsumption .
benefitforaproductcoveredbythisRegulationandifthis
entryforreleaseisacceptedbythecustomsauthorities,the
MemberStatesconcernedshallinformtheCommissionand
drawanamountcorrespondingtoitsrequirementsfromthe
corresponding quotaamount.
Thedrawingrequests,withindicationofthedateof
acceptanceofthesaidentries,mustbetransmittedtothe
Commissionwithoutdelay.2.Withinthelimitsofthesetariffquotas,theKingdomof
SpainandthePortugueseRepublicshallapplycustomsduties
calculatedinaccordancewiththerelevantprovisionsinthe
ActofAccesion.
3.Importsoftheproductsinquestionshallnotbe
coveredbythequotasreferredtoinparagraph1unlessthe
free-at-frontier price,whichisdeterminedbytheMember
StatesinaccordancewithArticle21ofRegulation(EEC)No
3796/810),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
3468/88(2),isatleastequaltothereferencepricefixed,or
tobefixed,bytheCommunityfortheproductsunder
considerationofthecategoriesoftheproductsconcerned.
Article2
ThetariffquotasreferredtoinArticle1^hallbemanaged
bytheCommission,whichmaytakeallappropriate
administrative measuresinordertoensureeffective
administration thereof.
Article3/
IfanimporterpresentsinaMemberStateanentryforrelease
forfreecirculation,includingarequestforpreferentialThedrawingsaregrantedbytheCommissionbyreferenceto
thedateofacceptanceoftheentriesforreleaseforfree
circulationbythecustomsauthoritiesoftheMemberStates
concernedtotheextentthattheavailablebalanceso
permits.
IfaMemberStatedoesnotusethequantitiesdrawn,itshall
returnthemassoonaspossibletothecorresponding quota
amount.
I1)OJNoL379,31.12.1981,p.1.
mOTNoL305.10.11.1988.D.1.Ifthequantitiesrequestedaregreaterthantheavailable
balanceofthequotaamount,allocationshallbemadeona
proratabasiswithrespecttotherequests.MemberStates

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shallbeinformedbytheCommissionofthedrawings
made. v
Article4
EachMemberStateshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsconcernedhaveequalanduninterrupted accessto
thequotasforsuchtimeastheresidualbalanceofthequota
volumessopermits.Article5
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April1991.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20December1990.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
P.BUKMAN
ANNEX
SeriesNo CNcode Tariccode
09.2753 ex03025010 *10
\ ex03025090 »11
ex03025090 »91
ex03026935 *10
l ex03036011 *10
\ ex03036019 *10
ex03036090 *10
ex03037941 »10
09.2755 ex03026300 *10
ex03037300 *10
09.2757 ex03026200 *10
ex03037200 *10
09.2769 ex03053011 *10
lex03053019 *10
09.2771 ex03053090 *13
09.2773 ex03061310 *10
ex03062310 *11
\ex03062310 »91
09.2789 ex03022110 *10
Iex03023110 *10