COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COflVMUNITIES 
C0M(93) 15 final 
Brussels, 22 January 1993 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
completing and modifying Regulation (EEC) no 3412/92 
opening and providing for the administration of autonomous 
Community tariff quotas for certain fishery products 
(1993) 
(presented by the Commission) 
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
1. By its Regulation (EEC) No 3412/92 of 23 November 1992 (1), the 
Council determined the autonomous Community policy for fishery 
products for 1993. 
2. This decision was taken under the condition that the agreement of the 
European Economic Space would be put into application starting on 1 
January 1993. 
3. Given that it was not possible to keep to this date, the Commission 
proposes : 
- to increase the amount of one of the quotas opened by the 
aforementioned Regulation and 
- to foresee the opening of tariff quotas at reduced duty for certain 
other products in such a way as to take account of the needs of the 
Community user industries. 
This is the purpose of the attached proposal. 
(1) OJ No L 347, 28.11.1992, p. 1 
Proposal for a 
Council Regulation (EEC) No /93 
of 
completing and modifying Regulation (EEC) No 3412/92 
opening and providing for the administration of autonomous 
Community tariff quotas for certain fishery products 
(1993) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, 
and in particular Article 28, thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas by its Regulation (EEC) No 3412/92 (1) of 23 November 1992 the 
Council partially suspended the customs duty applicable in 1993 to certain 
fishery products, wlhtln the limit of Community tariff quotas; whereas this 
measure seeks to ensure an adequate supply to satisfy Community user 
industries, according to the sensitivety of the development of the 
Community market. 
Whereas a detailed study of the Community market of the products in 
question conducted since then has made it appear necessary to increase the 
amount of one of the quotas opened by the above-mentioned regulation and, 
at the same time, to foresee the opening of tariff quotas at reduced rates 
for other products. 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
The table shown at the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3412/92 is replaced by 
the table shown below in this Regulation. 
Article 2 
This Régulât ion sha11 enter into force on 1 April 1993. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in 
a 11 Member States. 
Done at Brussels, 
For the CounciI 
The President 
(1) OJ no L 347, 28.11.1992, p. 1 
Series 
No CN code 
09.2753 
09.2755 
09.2757 
09.2765 
09.2767 
09.2769 
09.2771 
09.2773 
09.2775 
09.2777 
09.2779 
09.2789 ex 0302 50 
ex 0302 69 35 
ex 0303 60 
ex 0303 79 41 
ex 0302 63 00 
ex 0303 73 00 
ex 0302 62 00 
ex 0303 72 00 
0305 62 00 
0305 69 10 
0305 51 10 
0305 59 11 
0305 30 11 
0305 30 19 
ex 0305 30 90 
ex 0306 13 10 
ex 0306 23 10 
ex 0302 69 51 
ex 0303 79 55 
ex 0302 69 65 
ex 0303 78 10 
ex 0304 90 61 
ex 0304 90 97 
ex 0302 21 10 
ex 0303 31 10 Description Amount of 
quota 
(in tonnes) 
Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), 
and fish of the genus Boreogadus saida, excluding, 
livers, roes, presented fresh, chilled or frozen, for 
processing (a) (b) 
Coalfish (Pollachius vtrens), excluding livers, rocs, 
presented fresh, chilled or frozen, for processing (a) (b) 
Haddock (Melanogrammus aegleftnus), excluding livers, 
roes, presented fresh, chilled or frozen, for 
processing (a) (b) 
Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) 
and fish of the species Boreogadus saida, salted or in brine, 
but not dried or smoked 
Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus orgac, Gadus macrocephalus) 
and fish of the species Boreogadus saida, dried, unsalted, not 
smoked 
Fish fillets, salted or in brine, of cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus 
ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) and of fish of the species 
Boreogadus saida 
Fillets of coalfish (Pollachius virens). salted, for 
processing (a) (b) 
Shrimps and prawns of the species Pandalus borealis, in 
shell, fresh, chilled or frozen, for processing (a) (b) 70 000 
24 000 
7 200 
60 000 
500 
3 000 
2 000 
5 000 
Alaska pollack (Tberagra chalcogramma), excluding livers, roes, 
presented fresh, chilled or frozen for processing (a) (b) 
Hake (Merluccius spp., excluding of the species Merluccms 
merluccius and Merluccius bilenearis) excluding livers, roes, 
presented fresh, chilled or frozen, for processing (a) (b) 
Surimi, frozen, for processing (a) (b) 
Lesser or Greenland halibut (Remhardtius hippogtossoides), 
fresh, chilled or frozen, for processing (a) (b) Quota duty 
(%) 
3,7 
3,7 
10 
6 
2 000 
4 000 
2 500 
? 200 
(') Sec Taric codes in the Annex. 
(a) Control of the use for this special purpose shall be carried out pursuant to the relevant Community provisions 
(b) The quota shall apply to products intended to undergo any operation unless they are intended to undergo exclusively one or more oi the following 
operations: 
— cleaning, gutting, tailing, heading, 
— cutting (excluding filleting or cutting of frozen blocks), 
— sampling, sorting, 
— labelling, 
— packing, 
— chilling, 
— freezing, 
— deep freezing, 
— thawing, separation. 
The quota is not allowed for products intended, in addition to undergo treatment (or operations) qualifying for the quota where such treatment (or operations) is 
(are) carried out at retail or catering level. The reduaion of customs duties shall apply only to fish intended for human consumption 
ANNEX 
Tarie code 
Order Nô 
09.2753 w 
••«V'»f 
09 2755 
09.2757 
09.2769 
09.2771 
09^2773 
092775 
092777 
092779 
09.2789 CN code 
ex 0302 50 10-
ex 0302 50 90 • 
ex 0302 50 90 
ex 0302 69 35 
ex 0303 60 11 
ex 0303 60 19 
ex 0303 60 90 
ex030J 79 41 
ex 0302 63 00 
ex 0303 73 00 
ex 0302 62 00 
ex 0303 72 00 
exQ305 30 11 
exQ305 30 19 
ex0305 30 19 
exOJOS 30 90 
ex 0306 13 10 
ex 0306 2iJ0 
ex 0306 23 10 
0302 69 51 
0303 79 55 
ex 0302 69 65 
ex 0303 78 10 
ex 0304 90 61 
ex 0304 90 97 
ex 0302 21 10 
ex 0303 31 10 Taric code 
• 10 
• 11 
• 91 
• 10 
• 10 
• 10 
• 10 
• 10 
• 10 
• 10 
• 10 
• 10 
* -0 
• 21 
• 81 
• 13 
• 10 
• 11 
• 91 
' 10 
" 10 
91 
91 
20 
"85 
• 10 
• 10 U 
FINANCIAL RECORD 
1. Budget line concerned : Chap. 12 Art. 120 
2. Legal basis : Art. 28 of the Treaty 
3. Title of the tariff measure concerned : Proposal for a Council 
Regulation completing and modifying Regulation (EEC) No 3412/92 
opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community 
tariff quotas for certain fishery products (1993). 
4. Object ive To ensure an adequate supply for Community user 
Industr ies 
5. Cost of this tariff-measure: 
The increase in the cost, relative to the initial tariff-measure, is 
1 788 257 ECUs. 
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