COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
C0M(94) 129 final 
Brussels, 15.04.1994 
94/0110 (ACC) 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 
Opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas fo' 
frozen hake fillets and for processing work in respect of certain textile 
products under Community outward processing arrangements 
(presented by the Commission) 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
The European Economic Community undertook in the GATT or in an 
Arrangement concluded with the Swiss Confederation on 1 August 1969, 
to open Community tariff quota from 1 July until 31 December or from 
1 September until 31 August of the following year of 5 000 tonnes at 
10% for frozen fillets of hake, presented in the form of industrial 
blocks, with bones ("standard"), and, after various adaptations, a 
duty-free quota for 1 870 000 ECUS of added value for various kinds 
of processing work in respect of certain textile products under 
Community outward processing arrangements. 
2. As with other Community tariff quotas, the proposal does not provide 
the quota-volumes to be divided up between Member States but offers 
them the opportunity of drawing from the quota-volumes the necessary 
quantities corresponding to actual imports. 
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Proposal for 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 
Of /94 
Opening «nd providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for 
frozen hake fillets and for processing work in respect of certain textile 
products under Community outward processing arrangements 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the 
European Conwiunity, and In particular Article 113 
thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas the Community has undertaken, within the 
framework of its external relations, to open each year for 
periods of, respectively, 1 July to 31 December and 1 
September to 31 August of the following year, Commu­
nity tariff quotas for 5 000 tonnes at 10 % duty for frozen 
fillets of hake presented in the form of industrial blocks 
with bones ("standard') and, after various adaptations, a 
duty-free Community tariff quota for ECU 1 870 000 of 
added value for various kinds of processing work in 
respect of certain textile products under outward proces­
sing arrangements ; whereas the tariff quotas in question 
should accordingly be opened for the agreed periods and 
in accordance with the agreed elements ; 
Whereas provision should be made in particular to ensure 
equal and continuous access for those concerned to the 
quotas in question and consistent application, until the 
quotas are exhausted, of the rate prescribed for the said 
quotas to all goods which are imported or re-imported 
into any of the Member States and which meet the pres­
cribed conditions ; 
Whereas the decision for the opening, in the execution of 
its international obligations, of tariff quotas should be taken by the Community; whereas, to ensure the effici­
ency of a common administration of these quotas, there is 
no obstacle to authorizing the Member States to draw 
from the quota-volumes the necessary quantities corres­
ponding to actual imports ; whereas, however, this method 
of administration requires close cooperation between the 
Member States and the Commission and the latter must 
in particular be able to monitor the rate at which the 
quotas are used up and inform the Member States accor­
dingly ; 
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, all transactions concerning the admi­
nistration of the shares levied by that economic union 
may be carried out by any one of its members, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION 
Article 1 
1. From 1 July to 31 December 1994 the customs duty 
applicable to the import of the products listed below shall 
be suspended at the levels and within the limit of the 
Community tariff quota shown herewith : 
Order No 
09.0037 CN cock 
0 
ex 0304 20 57 Description 
Frozen fillets of hake (MeHuccius spp.) presented in the form of 
industrial blocks with bones ('standard') Amount 
of quota 
(tonnes) 
5 000 Quota duty 
(%) 
10 
(<) Tsrw: code* 0304 2© 57 * 31 »nd 0304 20 57 ' 39. 
2. Where the Community has fixed a reference price for 
the products or categories of products concerned, imports 
of fillets of hake shall benefit from the relevant quota 
fixed in paragraph 1 only if the free-at-front1er price 
determined by the Member States in accordance with 
Article 22 of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/920). modified 
for the last time by Regulation (EEC) No 1891/93(2), is 
at least equal to the reference price. equal or lower customs duty under other preferential tariff 
treatment. 
Article 2 
3. Imports of these products shall not be charged 
against this tariff quota if they are already eligible for an 
(') Ol No 1. 3K8, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. 
(2) 0J No L 172, 15.07.1993, p. 1 1. From 1 September 1994 to 31 August 1995 the 
customs duties applicable to re-imports of the following 
products shall be totally suspended within the limit of the 
Community tariff quota shown herewith : 
\ 
Older N< 
09.2501 CN code 
5606 00 
5606 00 91 
5606 00 99 
5801 
5801 10 00 
5801 22 00 
5801 23 00 
5801 24 00 
5801 25 00 
5801 26 00 
5801 32 00 
5801 33 00 
5801 34 00 
5801 35 00 
5801 36 00 
5801 90 
5801 90 10 
5801 90 90 
5802 
5804 
5806 
5808 
6001 
6002 Description 
Goods resulting from processing work as provided for in the arrangement 
with Switzerland on processing traffic in textiles as follows : 
(a) processing work on woven fabrics falling within Chapters 50 to 55 and 
CN code 5809 00 00 
(b) twisting or throwing, cabling and texturizing (whether or not combined 
with other processing work) of yarns falling within Chapters 50 to 55 and 
CN code 5605 00 00 
(c) processing work on products falling within the following CN codes : 
Gimped yarn, and strip and the like of code 5404 or 5405, gimped (other than 
those of code 5605 and gimped horsehair yarn) : chenille yarn (including 
flock chenille yarn) ; loop wale-yarn : 
— Other: 
— — Gimped yarn 
Other 
Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics, other than fabrics of code 5802 or 
5806 : 
— Of wool or fine animal hair 
— Of cotton : 
— — Cut corduroy 
— — Other weft pile fabrics 
— — Warp pile fabrics, épingle (uncut) 
— — Warp pile fabrics, cut 
— — Chenille fabrics 
— Of man-made fibres : 
— — Cut corduroy 
— — Other weft pile fabrics 
— — Warp pile fabrics, épingle (uncut) 
— — Warp pile fabrics, cut 
— — Chenille fabrics 
— Of other textile materials : 
Of flax 
Other 
Terry towelling and similar woven terry fabrics, other than narrow fabrics of 
code 5806 ; tufted textile fabrics, other than products of code 5703 
Tulles and other net fabrics, not including woven, knitted or crocheted 
fabrics ; lace in the piece, in strips or in motifs 
Narrow woven fabrics, other than goods of code 5807 ; narrow fabrics 
consisting of warp without weft assembled by means of an adhesive (bolducs) 
Braids in the piece ; ornamental trimmings in the piece, without embroidery 
other than knitted or crocheted ; tassels, pompoms and similar articles 
Pile fabrics, including 'long pile' fabrics and terry fabrics, knitted or crocheted 
Other knitted or crocheted fabrics Volume of 
tariff quota 
ECU 1 870 000 
of value added 
2. For the purposes of this Article : 
(a) 'processing work' shall mean : 
— for the purposes of paragraph 1 (a) and (c) 
appearing in the table : bleaching, dyeing, prin­
ting, flocking, impregnating, dressing and other 
work which changes the appearance or quality of 
the goods, without however changing their nature, -— for the purposes of paragraph 1 (b) appearing in 
the table : twisting or throwing, cabling and textu­
rizing, whether or not combined with reeling, 
dyeing or other work which changes the appea­
rance, quality or finish of the goods, without 
however changing their nature ; 
(b) 'value added' shall mean the difference between tin-
value for customs purposes as defined in Community 
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regulations on this subject at the time of 
re-importation and the value for customs purposes as 
it would be if the products were re-imported in the 
state in which they were exported. 
3. Re-imports of products, resulting from this proces­
sing work may not be charged to the tariff quota if they 
are already free of customs duties under other preferential 
tariff arrangements. 
Article 3 
The tariff quota referred to in Articles 1 and 2 shall be 
administered by the Commission, which may take any 
appropriate measure with a view to ensuring the efficient 
administration thereof. 
Article 4 
If an importer presents in a Member State an entry for 
release for 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 
tariff quota, by means of notification to the Commission, 
a quantity corresponding to these needs. 
The request 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 entries for release for free circulation by the customs authorities of the Member 
State concerned, to the extent that the available balance 
so permits. 
If a Member State does not use the quantities drawn, it 
shall return them as soon as possible to the tariff quota. 
If the quantities requested are greater than the available 
balance of the tariff quota, 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 
Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the 
products concerned have equal and continuous access to 
the quotas for such times as the balance of the tariff quota 
so permits. 
Article 6 
Member States and the Commission shall cooperate 
closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with. 
Article 7 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1994. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at 
For the Council 
The President 
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FINANCIAL RECORD 
1. Budget line concerned : Chap. 12 Art. 120 
2. Legal basis : Art. 113 of the Treaty 
3. Title of the tariff measure concerned : Proposal for a Council 
regulation (EC) opening and providing for the administration of 
Community tariff quotas for frozen hake fillets and for processing 
work in respect of certain textile products under Community outward 
processing arrangements. 
4. Objective : Fulfilment of contractual obligations of the Community. 
5. Method of calculation : 
CCT heading: ex 0304 20 57 Various 
Volume of the quota: 5 000 T 1.870.000 ecus 
Duty to be applied: 10 X 0 % 
Normal CCT duty: 15 X 
6. Duty-loss : 
Unit value (ecus) : 1 399 
Total value (ecus) : 6 995 000 
Duty-loss (ecus) : 349 750 187 000 
Compared with the preceding period : increased of (349 750 + 187 000) -
(333 250 + 187 000) - 16 500 ecus. 
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