COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
C0M(91) 283 final 
Brussels, 23 July 1991 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for 
certain agricultural and fishery products originating in certain EFTA countries 
(presented by the Commission) 

1. Certain agreements concluded between the European Economic CorommiV/ en 
the one hand and Norway, Austria, Switzerland and Sweden on. the otl-*c\ 
aîroroved bv Council Decisions 86/555/EEC , 86/557/EEC . 86/598/ESC ard 
~ (1) 66/559/EEC |, provide for the opening by the Community of certain annual 
Corrraurrlty tariff quotas laying down specific volumes and customs dutu^ for 
certain agricultural and fishery products. 
2. The aim of the attached proposal is the application of these taritf 
quotas for 199*1, including the Norwegian request for a quota for 
dried, unsalted cod, which is normally opened on 1st April. 
3. As in the case of other Community tariff quotas, the proposal 
.1 • does not provide for 
the allocation among the Member States of the quota volumes but enables the 
Member States to draw from the quota volumes the quantities required to 
cover the actual imports recorded. 
lOJNoL 328, 22.11.1986, p. 5^. 
. P- ??• . p.99. 
. p. 90. 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 
of m 
opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for 
certain agricultural and fishery products originating in certain EFTA countries 
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 the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas, in agreements concluded between the Commu­
nity and certain EFTA countries and approved by Deci­
sions 86/555/EEC, 86/557/EEC, 86/558/EEC and 
86/559/EEC ('), the Community undertook to open each 
year, subject to certain conditions, Community tariff 
quotas at a reduced or zero rate of duty for a number of 
agricultural and fishery products originating in those 
countries ; whereas those tariff quotas should be opened 
for 1992, and, where necessary, the conditions of eligibi­
lity laid down should be specified ; 
Whereas all Community importers should be ensured 
equal and continuous access to the said quotas and the 
duty rates laid down for the quota should be applied 
consistently to all imports of the product in question into 
all Member States until the quotas are exhausted ; whereas 
the necessary measures should be taken to ensure that 
these tariff quotas are administered efficiently and on a Community basis, so that the Member States can draw the 
necessary quantities, corresponding to actual imports 
recorded, from the quota volumes ; whereas this method 
of administration calls for close cooperation between the 
Member States and the Commission ; 
Whereas since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of 
the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 
are united within, and jointly represented by, the Benelux 
Economic Union, any operation concerning the adminis­
tration of these quotas may be carried out by any one of 
its members, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION 
Article 1 
1. From 1 January to 31 December 1992 the customs 
duties applicable to imports of the products listed below 
shall be suspended at the levels indicated below and 
within the limits of the Community tariff quotas as 
shown below : 
(a) The following products, originating in Sweden 
Order No 
09.0601 
09.0603 < CN code 
0 
0102 
0302 50 10 
OÏ02 62 00 
0302 63 00 
0304 
0304 10 
ex 0 304 10 31 Description 
Fish, fresh or chilled, exc hiding fish fillets aiul oilier fish ine.it 
falling within CN code 0304 : 
— Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), 
excluding livers and roes : 
— — Of the species Gcidus morhua 
— Other fish, excluding livers and roes : 
— — Haddock (Aie/ano^rammus avglefinus) 
— — Coalfisli (I'ollciihius virais) 
Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, 
chilled or frozen : 
— Fresh or chilled : 
— - Filets : 
Other : 
— — — — Of cod (Gcidus morhua, Gadus ogt^c; Gadus 
macrocephalus) and of fish of the species Bore-
ogadus saida : 
— Of the species Gadus morhua Amount 
of quota 
in Kinnri) 
3 500 
1 500 Quota duty 
(%) 
(") See Taric codes in the Annex. 
(') OJ No L 328, 22. I!. 1986, pp. 58, 77, 90 and 99. 
Order No CN code 
0 -2-
Description Amount 
of quota 
(in tonnes) Quota duty 
(•/.) 
09.0605 < 
09.0607 ( 
09.0609 
09.0611 1604 
1604 12 
1604 12 90 
1604 13 
1604 13 90 
1604 19 
1604 19 99 
I 604 20 
1604 20 90 
1604 30 
1604 30 90 
1605 
ex 1605 20 00 Prepared or preserved fish ; caviar and caviar substitutes 
prepared from fish eggs : 
— Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced : 
— — Herrings : 
Other : 
— — Sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats : 
Other 
Other: 
Other : 
Other 
— Other prepared or preserved fish : 
— - Of other fish 
— Caviar and caviar substitutes : 
— — Caviar substitutes 
Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared 
or preserved : 
— Shrimps and prawns : 
— Shelled, whether or not frozen, excluding shrimps and 
prawns of the Crangon variety 250 
/ 200 
60 
120 7,5 
(") See Taric codes in the Annex. 
(b) The following products, originating in Norway 
Order No CN code 
0 Description Amount 
of quota 
(in tonnes) Quota duty 
09.0701 
09.0707 
09.0709 
09.0711 1504 20 10 
1504 30 19 
1516 10 90 
0305 
0105 51 
ex 0305 51 10 
0305 59 
0305 59 1 1 
0305 30 19 
ex 1604 1390 
1604 19 99 
I 604 20 90 Oils and fats of marine animals, other than whale oil and 
sperm oil, in packings of a net capacity of more than 1 kg 
Fish, dried, salted or in brine ; smoked fish, whether or not 
cooked before or during the smoking process ; fish meal fit for 
human consumption : 
— Dried fish, whether or not salted but not smoked : 
— — Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogai, Gadus mairoa-
phalus) : 
— — — Dried, unsalted : 
— Excluding of cod of the species Gadus macroa-
phalus 
Other : 
— — — Fish of the species lioreo»adus saida : 
— — — — Dried, unsalted 
Fillets of cod of the species Gadus morhua and Gadus ogac, 
and fish fillets of the species Boreogadus saida, dried, salted or 
in brine 
Prepared or preserved fish, including caviar and caviar substi­
tutes prepared from fish eggs : 
Other : 
— Sardinella, brisling or sprats, not including fillets, raw, 
merely coated with batter or breadcrumbs, whethe/ or not 
pre-fried in oil, deep-frozen 
Other, not including smoked saithe 
Fish other than herring and smoked saithe i 1 000 
3 900 
3 000 
/ 400 8,5 
(*) See Taric codes in the Annex. 
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(c) The following products, originating in Austria : 
Order No 
09.0801 CN code 
2009 80 1 1 
2009 80 19 Description 
Concentrated pear juice Amount 
ol quota 
(in hi) 
2 000 Quota duty 
(%) 
30 + AGR 
possibly 
applicable 
(d) The following products, originating in Switzerland 
Order No 
09.0901 CN code 
0 
0809 20 10 
ex 0KO9 20 90 Description 
Table cherries excluding Morello cherries Amount 
of quota 
(in tonnes) 
1 000 Quota dutv 
(%) 
0 
C) See Taric codes in the Annex. 
2. Within the limits of the quotas referred to in para­
graph 1 under order Nos 09.0701, 09.0801 and 09.0901, 
the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic shall 
apply customs duties calculated in accordance with the 
relevant provisions of the 1985 Act of Accession. 
For the other quotas, the Kingdom of Spain and the 
Portuguese Republic shall apply the duties set out below : 
Order No Spain (%) Portugal (%) 
09.0601 0 0 
09.0603 0 0 
09.0605 1,7 3,8 
09.0607 1,7 3,8 
09.0609 1,7 3,8 
09.0611 7,3 10,3 
09.0707 0,9 0 
09.0709 0,9 0 
09.07! I 10,5 12,b 
3. Imports of the products listed in paragraph 1 which 
already qualify for a lower or the same rate of customs 
duty under other preferential tariff arrangements may not 
be charged against the corresponding tariff quota. 
4. Imports of the products referred to in paragraph 1 
under order Nos 09.0601 to 09.0611, 09.0707, 09.0709 
and 09.0711 shall not qualify for the quota unless the 
free-at-frontier price, which is determined by the Member 
States in accordance with Article 21 of Council Regula­
tion (EEC) No 3796/81 of 21 December 1981 on the 
common organization of the market in fishery 
products ('), as last amended by Regulation (L:liC) No 2886/89 ('), shall be at least equal to the reference price, if 
such a price has been fixed by the Community, for the 
products or categories of products in question. 
5. The protocols on the. definition of the concept of 
originating products and on methods of administrative 
cooperation, annexed to the Agreement between the 
European Economic Community on the one hand and 
the Kingdom of Sweden, the Kingdom of Norway, the 
Republic of Austria and the Swiss Confederation on the 
other, shall be applicable. 
Article 2 
The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be adminis­
tered by the Commission, which may take any appro­
priate administrative measure in order to ensure efficient 
administration. 
Article 3 
If an importer presents in a Member State n declaration of 
entry into free circulation including a request for prefe­
rential benefit for a product covered by this Regulation, 
and if this declaration is accepted by the customs authori­
ties, the Member State concerned shall draw, from the 
quota volume by means of notification to the Commis­
sion, a quantity corresponding to those needs. 
The requests for drawing, with the indication of the date 
of acceptance of the said declarations, must be communi­
cated to the Commission without delay. 
The drawings are granted by the Commission on the basis 
of the date of acceptance of the declaration of entry into 
free circulation by the customs authorities of the Member 
State concerned, to the extent that the available balance 
so permits. 
') OJ No L 379, 31. 1981 O OJ No L 282. 2. 10. 1989. p. l. 
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If a Member State does not use the quantities drawn, it 
shall return them as soon as possible to the corresponding 
quota volume. 
If the quantities requested are greater than the available 
balance of the quota volume, allocation shall be made on 
a pro rata basis with respect to the requests. Member 
States shall be informed thereof by the Commission. Article 5 
Member States and the Commission shall cooperate 
closely in order to ensure that this Regulation is complied 
with. 
Article 4 
Each Member State shall guarantee importers of the 
products in question equal and continuous access to the 
quotas as long as the balance of the corresponding quota 
volume allows. Article 6 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January l9Sg 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at Brussels, 
ANNEX 
Taric codes For the Council 
The President 
°^doer CN code Taric code 
09.0603 ex 0304 10 31 0304 10 31 " 10 
09.0611 ex 1605 20 00 1605 20 00*91 
1605 20 00-92 
1605 20 00-96 
09.0701 ex 1504 20 10 1504 20 10*90 
ex 1504 30 19 1504 30 19V/0 
ex 1516 10 90 1516 10 90*11 
09.0707 ex 0305 51 10 0305 51 10'10 
0305 51 10*20 
09.0711 ex 16041390 16041390*91 
1604 13 90*99 
ex 1604 19 99 1604 19 99'90 
ex 1604 20 90 1604 20 90'30 
1604 20 90'90 
09.0901 ex 0809 20 10 0809 20 10 * 91 
ex 0809 20 90 0809 20 90' 12 
0809 20 90 ' 25 
0809 20 90 ' 33 
0809 20 90 * 45 
0809 20 90 * 75 
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FICHE FINANCIERE DATE 
1- Ligne budgétaire concernée : Chap. 12 art. 120 
Base juridique : article 113 2. 
3. Intitulé de la mesure tarifaire : Proposition de règlement 
du Conseil portant ouverture et mode de gestion de 
contingents tarifaires communautaires pour certains 
produits agricoles originaires de certains pays de l'AELE. 
Objectif : Respecter les engagements contractés par la 
Communauté. 
Perte de recettes : 
Désignation des 
produits Quantités Prix en 
Ecus/tome Droit 
normal (en %) Droit contin­
genta ire (en %) Perte de 
recettes (en écus) 
Norvège 
1) Graisses et 
huiles marines 
2) Filets de 
morues 
3) Préparations 
de poissons 
4) Morues séchées 
Autriche 
4) Jus de poires 
Suisse 
5) Cerises de 
table 
Suéde 
6) Morues,égle-
flns. Ileus 
7)Filets de morue 
8) Préparations 
de harengs 
9) Autres prépa­
rât ions de 
poissons 
10)Succédanés du 
caviar 
"IDCrevettes 
décortiquées 1 000 T 
3 000 T 
400 T 
3 900 T 
2 000 hl 
(ou 300 T) 
1 000 T 
3 500 T 
1 500 T 
250 T 
200 T 
60 T 
120 T 514 
5 046 
2 394 
14 723 
800 
752 
1 082 
2 696 
2 848 
3 650 
7 524 
10 546 17 
20 
20 
13 
42 
15 
13 
18 
20 
20 
30 
20 8,5 
0 
10 
0 
30 + AGR 
éventueI 
0 
0 
7,5 43 690 
3 027 600 
95 760 
7 464 456 
28 800 
112 800 
492 310 
727.920 
142.400 
146 000 
135 432 
158 199 
12 575 367 
Par rapport à l'année 1991, augmentation dss pertes de : 
12 575 367 écus - 12 278 780 écus - 296 587 écus. 

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