COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 03.03.1997 
COM(97) 82 final 
97/0064 (ACC) 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 
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 and defining 
detailed provisions for amending and adapting these measures 
(presented by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
The Council adopted a decision on 6 December 1996 concerning the conclusion of a 
new Agreement between the European Community, the Government of Denmark and 
the Home Government of the Faroe Islands in place of the agreement covered by 
Council Decision 91/668/EEC. The new agreement entered into force on 1 January 
1997. 
To give effect to the new agreement, particularly with respect to fishery products, it 
would be necessary to replace Regulation (EC) No 1983/95, which implemented 
measures under the old agreement. 
The attached proposal is identical with the text of that regulation, except for taking 
account of an enlargement of the scope of the agreement and an updating of the CN 
codes and descriptions concerned. 
This sums up the purpose of the attached proposal. 
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Proposal for a 
Council Regulation (EC) No /97 
of 
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 and defining 
detailed provisions for amending and adapting these measures 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,and in particular 
Article 113 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas Article 3 and 8 of the Agreement between the European Community, of the 
one part, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faroe 
Islands, of the other part, signed on 6 December 1^96!, provides for the abolition of 
customs duties applicable to imports into the Community of certain fish and fishery 
products listed in Protocol 1 attached to the said Decision; 
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 for the volumes indicated respectively in Annexes I and II to this 
Regulation and Community statistical surveillance established in respect of the products 
listed in Annex III thereto; 
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 22 of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 on the common 
organization of the market in fishery products and aquaculture2 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, for reasons of simplification, provision should be made to empower the 
Commission to give effect, following receipt of the opinion of the Customs Code 
Committee set up by Article 247 of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/923, to necessary 
amendments and technical adaptations to the Annexes to this Regulation arising from 
amendments of the combined nomenclature and Taric codes and to adaptations of 
volume, periods and quota rates arising from decisions by the Council or by the 
Commission; 
OJNoL53, 22.2.1997, p. 1. 
OJ No L 388, 31.12.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3318/94 (OJ 
No L 350, 31.12.1994, p. 1). 
OJNoL302, 19.10.1992, p. 1. 
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Whereas this Regulation may apply in the case of any amendment of the said 
Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters which may specify the products 
eligible for tariff quotas or subject to statistical surveillance, quota-volumes, duties and 
tariff periods, and any eligibility criteria; whereas provision should therefore be made 
for the Commission to make corresponding amendments to this Regulation and the 
Annexes thereto, after first having obtained the opinion of the Customs Code 
Committee; 
Whereas the Agreement provides for tariff quotas, tariff ceilings and statistical 
surveillance for an indefinite period; whereas, therefore, to make its implementation 
more efficient and simpler, this Regulation should apply on a multiannual basis; 
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 Community should take the decision to open tariff quotas in the execution 
of its international obligations; whereas, to ensure the efficiency of a common 
administration of these quotas, there is no reason why the Member States should not 
be authorized to draw from the quota-volumes the necessary quantities corresponding 
to actual imports; whereas this method of administration does, however, require close 
cooperation between the Member States and the Commission, which must be able to 
monitor the rate at which the quotas are used up and inform the Member States 
accordingly; 
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 Regulations (EC) No 1172/95 and (EEC) No 
265S7875, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
4 OJNoL 118, 25.5.1995, p. 10. 
5 OJ No L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1. 
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Article 1 
From 1 January to 31 December each year, the customs duties applicable to imports 
into the Community of products listed in Annex I and originating in the Faroe Islands 
shall be suspended at the levels 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 
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 annexed to Decision 97/126/EC, 
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 Sate shall be informed by the 
Commission of the quantities drawn. 
Article 4 
1. From 1 January to 31 December each year imports into the Community of certain 
products originating in the Faroe Islands, listed in Annexes II and III, 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. 
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2. Imports shall be charged against the ceilings as and when the products are 
presented to customs under cover of declarations for free circulation accompanied by a 
movement certificate as specified in Article 3, first paragraph. 
Goods may be charged against the ceiling only if 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 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 (EC) No 1172/95 and (EEC) No 
2658/87. 
Article 5 
1. The provisions necessary to apply this Regulation, in particular: 
(a) any technical amendments and adaptations which may be needed as a result of 
changes to the combined nomenclature or Taric codes; 
(b) any adaptations needed following a change to the Agreement between the 
European Community and the Faroe Islands, as approved by an act of the 
Council, 
shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 6 (2). 
2. The provisions adopted pursuant to paragraph 1 do not authorize the Commission 
to: 
- carry over preferential quantities from one quota period to another, 
- amend the timetables laid down in the Agreements or protocols, 
- transfer quantities from one quota to another, 
- open and administer quotas resulting from new agreements, 
- adopt legislation affecting the administration of quotas subject to import certificates. 
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Article 6 
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Customs Code Committee. 
2. The Commission's representative shall submit a proposal to the Committee 
concerning the measures to be taken. The Committee shall give its opinion on the 
proposal within a time limit to be specified at the chairman's discretion, depending on 
the urgency of the matter in question. The Committee shall give its opinion by a 
majority vote as laid down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty for acts which the Council 
is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. In Committee votes, the 
Member States' votes shall be weighted according to the method given in Article 148 
(2). The chairman shall not vote. 
The measures adopted by the Commission shall apply with immediate effect. 
However, if they differ from the Committee's opinion, the Commission shall 
immediately submit the proposed measures to the Council. In this case, the 
Commission shall delay their implementation for three months from the date of 
submission. 
The Council may take a different decision, by a qualified majority, within the time 
limit specified in the previous subparagraph. 
3. The Committee may examine any question concerning the application of this 
Regulation which is raised by its chairman either at the latter's initiative or at the 
request of a Member State. 
Article 7 
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 Regulation (EEC) No 
3759/92 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 8 
The Commission shall adopt all appropriate measures, in close cooperation with the 
Member States, to apply this Regulation. 
Article 9 
Regulation (EC) No 1983/95 of 24 July 19956 shall be repealed. 
Article 10 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the 
Official Journal of the European Communities. 
OJNoL 192, 15.8.1995, p. 1. 
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It shall apply from 1 January 1997. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at Brussels, 
For the Council 
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ANNEX I 
On fish and fishery products subject to tariff quotas 
Order No 
09.0671 
09.0673 CN code 
0301 
ex 0301 91 90 
0302 
ex 0302 1 ! 90 
0303 
ex 0303 21 90 
0304 
0304 10 
ex 0304 10 11 
0304 20 
ex 0304 20 11 
0304 90 
ex 0304 90 10 
0301 
0301 99 
ex 0301 99 11 
0302 
ex 0302 12 00 
0303 
ex 0303 22 00 TARIC 
sub­
division 
10 
10 
10 
10 
10 
11 
20 
30 
10 
30 Description 
Live fish : 
- other live fish : 
- Trout of the species Oncorhynchus mykiss 
Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish 
meat of heading No 0304: 
- Salmonidae, excluding livers and roes : 
- Trout of the species Oncorhynchus mykiss 
Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of 
heading No 0304: 
- Trout of the species Oncorhynchus mykiss 
Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), 
fresh, chilled or frozen: 
- Fresh or chilled : 
- - Fillets : 
- - - of freshwater fish: 
of trout of the species Oncorhynchus mykiss 
- Frozen fillets: 
- - Of freshwater fish: 
Of trout of the species Oncorhynchus mykiss 
- Other : 
- Of freshwater fish: 
- - Of trout of the species Oncorhynchus mykiss 
Live fish: 
- Other live fish: 
- - Other: 
Freshwater fish: 
Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) : 
young 
other 
Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish 
meat of heading No 0304 : 
— Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) 
Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of 
heading No 0304 : 
— Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Rate of duty 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 Quota volume 
(tonnes) 
700(1) 
4 925(1) 
2> 
Order No 
09.0673 
(cont'd) 
09.0675 
09.0677 
09.0679 CN code 
0304 
0304 10 
ex 0304 10 13 
0304 20 
ex 0304 20 13 
0304 90 
ex 0304 90 10 
1604 
ex 1604 11 00 
1604 19 
ex 1604 19 10 
1604 20 
ex 1604 20 10 
ex 1604 20 30 
1604 
1604 12 
1604 12 10 
1604 15 
ex 1604 15 11 
ex 1604 15 19 
1604 20 
ex 1604 20 50 
ex 1604 20 90 
1605 
1605 20 
1605 20 10 
1605 20 91 
1605 20 99 
ex 1605 40 00 TARIC 
sub­
division 
10 
10 
13 
30 
10 
30 
10 
10 
10 
40 
10 
20 Description 
Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), 
fresh, chilled or frozen: 
- Fresh or chilled: 
- - Fillets : 
- Of freshwater fish : 
Of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) 
- Frozen fillets : 
- - Of freshwater fish: 
Of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) 
- Other: 
- ? - Of freshwater fish: 
Of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) 
Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes 
prepared from fish eggs: 
- Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced: 
- - Salmon: 
— Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) 
- - Other: 
— Salmonidae, other than salmon: 
Trout of the species Oncorhynchus mykiss 
- Other prepared or preserved fish: 
— Of salmon: 
Of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) 
— Of salmonidae other than salmon: 
Of trout of the species Oncorhynchus mykiss 
Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes 
prepared from fish eggs: 
- Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced: 
- - Herring : 
- - - Fillets, raw, merely coated with batter or breadcrumbs, 
whether or not pre-fried in oil, deep frozen 
- - Mackerel : 
- Of the species Scomber scombrus and Scomber 
japonicus : 
Fillets : 
Of the species Scomber scombrus 
Other : 
Of the species Scomber scombrus 
- Other prepared or preserved fish : 
- Of sardines, bonito, mackerel of the species Scomber 
scombrus and Scomber japonicus, fish of the species 
Orcynopsis unicolor : 
Of mackerel of the species Scomber scombrus 
---Of other fish: 
Of herring 
Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, 
prepared or preserved : 
- Shrimps and prawns : 
- - In air-tight containers 
- - Other : 
- In immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 
2 kg 
- - - Other 
- Other crustaceans : 
- - Nephrops norvégiens Rate of duty 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 Quota volume 
(tonnes) 
400 
150 
2 000 
^Jvo 
Order No 
09.0681 
09.0683 CN code 
1604 
1604 19 92 
1604 19 93 
1604 19 94 
1604 19 95 
1604 19 98 
1604 20 
1604 20 05 
ex 1604 20 90 
0304 
0304 20 
0304 20 58 
0304 90 
0304 90 47 TARIC 
sub­
division 
20 
30 
35 
40 
50 
90 Description 
Prepared or preserved fish ; caviar and caviar substitutes 
prepared from fish eggs : 
- Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced : 
Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus 
macrocephalus) 
Coalfish (Pollachius virens) 
- - - Hake (Merluccius spp, Urophycis spp.) 
Alaska pollack (Theragra chalcogrammd) and 
pollack {Pollachius pollachius) 
Other 
- Other prepared or preserved fish : 
- - Preparations of surimi 
---Ofotherfish: 
Preserved smoked coalfish 
Brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus) : 
In airtight cans (*) 
Other 
Of mackerel (Scomber australasicus) 
Lamprey 
Other 
Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), 
fresh, chilled or frozen : 
- Frozen fillets : 
Of hake of the genus Merluccius : 
Other 
- Other : 
Of hake of the genus Merluccius Rate of duty 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 Quota volume 
(tonnes) 
1 200 
110 
(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 relevant tariff quota. 
(*) "Airtight cans" means cans which are soldered or bonded in such a manner that neither air nor germs can penetrate and which 
cannot be opened without sustaining damage. 
f) 
ANNEX II 
on fish and fishery products subject to Community tariff ceilings 
Order 
number 
17.0011 
17.0013 
17.0015 
17.0017 CN Code 
0302 
0302 40 
0302 40 05 
0302 40 98 
0303 
0303 50 
0303 50 05 
0303 50 98 
0304 
0304 20 
0304 20 75 
0304 90 
0304 90 20 
0304 90 27 
0302 
0302 64 
ex 0302 64 05 
ex 0302 64 98 
0304 
0304 20 
0304 20 31 
0304 90 
0304 90 41 
0305 
0305 30 
0305 30 50 
0305 30 90 TARIC 
Sub­
division 
10 
10 Description 
Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish 
meat of heading No 0304 : 
- Herring (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), excluding 
livers and roes : 
- - from 1 January to 14 February 
- - from 16 June to 31 December 
Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of 
heading No 0304 : 
- Herring (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), excluding 
livers and roes : 
- - from 1 January to 14 February 
- - from 16 June to 31 December 
Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or nor minced), 
fresh, chilled or frozen : 
- Frozen fillets : 
- - Of herring (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii) 
- Other : 
of herring (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii): 
from 1 January to 14 February 
from 16 June to 31 December 
Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish 
meat of heading No 0304 : 
— - Mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, 
Scomber japonicus): 
— from 1 January to 14 February : 
Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) 
— from 16 June to 31 December : 
Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) 
Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), 
fresh, chilled or frozen : 
- Frozen fillets : 
- - Of coalfish (Pollachius virens) 
- Other : 
Of coalfish (Pollachius virens) 
Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not 
cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals 
and pellets offish fit for human consumption : 
- Fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked : 
- - Of lesser or Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius 
hippoglossoides), salted or in brine 
- - Other Rate of duty 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 Level of tariff 
ceiling 
(tonnes) 
2 000(1) 
3 000 
25 000 . 
5 000 
/iz 
Order 
number CN Code TARIC 
Sub­
division Description Rate of duty Level of tariff 
ceiling 
(tonnes) 
17.0019 0305 
ex 0305 41 00 
0305 49 
0305 49 10 
0305 49 20 
ex 0305 49 30 
ex 0305 49 45 
0305 49 50 
0305 49 80 10 
10 
10 Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not 
cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals 
and pellets offish fit for human consumption : 
— Smoked fish, including fillets : 
— Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) 
— - Other : 
— Lesser or Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius 
hippoglossoides) 
— Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) 
— Mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, 
Scomber japonicus) : 
Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) 
Trout of the species Oncorhynchus mykiss 
— Eels (Anguilla spp.) 
— - - Other 1000 
17.0021 
17.0023 0302 
0302 69 
0302 69 31 
ex 0302 69 33 
0303 
0303 79 
0303 79 35 
ex 0303 79 37 
0304 
0304 10 
0304 10 35 
0304 20 
0304 20 35 
ex 0304 20 37 10 
10 
0304 
0304 10 
0304 10 33 
0304 10 38 10 Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish 
meat of heading No 0304 : 
- Other fish excluding livers and roes : 
- - Other : 
Redfish (Sebastes spp.,) : 
Of the species Sebastes marinus 
Other : 
- Of the species Sebastes mentella 
Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of 
heading n° 0304 : 
- Other salmonidae, excluding livers and roes : 
- - Other : 
- Saltwater fish : 
Redfish (Sebastes spp.) : 
Of the species Sebastes marinus 
Other: 
Of the species Sebastes mentella 
Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), 
fresh, chilled or frozen: 
7 Fresh or chilled: 
- - Fillets: 
- - - Other: 
Of redfish (Sebastes spp.) 
- Frozen fillets: 
- - Of redfish (Sebastes spp.): 
- Of the species Sebastes marinus 
- - - Other: 
Of the species Sebastes mentella 12 600 (2) 
Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), 
fresh, chilled or frozen: 
- Fresh or chilled: 
- - Fillets: 
- - - Other: 
Of coalfish (Pollachius virens) 
Other 3 000 
03 
Order 
number 
17.0025 
17.0027 
17.0029 
17.0031 
17.0033 CN Code 
0304 
0304 20 
0304 20 43 
0304 
0304 20 
ex 0304 20 96 
0304 90 
0304 90 59 
0305 
0305 69 
0305 69 90 
0306 
0306 13 
0306 13 10 
0305 
0305 61 00 
1604 
1604 12 
1604 12 91 
1604 12 99 TARIC 
Sub­
division 
40 Description 
Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), 
fresh, chilled of frozen: 
- Frozen fillets: 
- - Of ling (Molva spp. ) 
Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), 
fresh, chilled or frozen: 
- Frozen fillets: 
- - Other: 
- Of blue whiting (Micromensitius poutassou or Gadus 
poutassou) 
- Other: 
Of blue whiting (Micromesitius poutassou or Gadus 
poutassou) 
Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not 
cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals 
and pellets offish fit for human consumption : 
- Fish, salted but not dried or smoked, and fish in brine: 
- - Other: 
- - - Other 
Crustaceans, 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; flours, meals and 
pellets offish fit for human consumption : 
- Frozen: 
- - Shrimps: 
Of the family Pandalidae 
Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not 
cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals 
and pellets offish fit for human consumption : 
- Fish, salted but not dried or smoked, and fish in brine: 
- - Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii) 
Prepared or preserved fish, caviar or caviar substitutes 
prepared from fish eggs: 
- Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced: 
- - Herrings: 
- - - Other: 
In airtight containers 
Other Rate of duty 
0 
0 
0 . 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 Level of tariff 
ceiling 
(tonnes) 
550 
1 800 
1 400 
11000 
500 
(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 charged against the relevant ceiling. 
(2) 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 charged against the relevant ceiling. 
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ANNEX III 
on fish subject to statistical surveillance 
Order 
number 
17.0035 
17.0037 
17.0039 
17.0041 
17.0043 CN code 
0302 
0302 29 
0302 29 10 
0302 29 90 
0302 69 
0302 69 99 
0303 
0303 79 
0303 79 96 
0304 
0304 20 
ex 0304 20 96 
0304 90 
0304 90 05 
0304 90 97 Taric sub­
division 
20 
30 
70 
90 Description 
Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 
No 0304: 
- flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soléidae, 
Scophthalmidae and Citharidae), excluding livers and roes: 
- - Other: 
Megrim (Lepidorhombus spp.) 
- - - Other 
- Other fish, excluding livers and roes: 
- - Other: 
- Saltwater fish: 
Other 
Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of Heading No 
0304 : 
- Other fish, excluding livers and roes: 
- - Other: 
- Saltwater fish: 
Other 
Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or 
frozen: 
- Frozen fillets: 
- - Other: 
Of halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, Hippoglossus 
hippoglossus, Hippoglossus stenolepis) 
- Offish of the genus Allocyttus and of the species Pseudocyttus 
maculatus 
Of the species Patagonian grenadier (Macruronus magellanicus) and 
Argentine cod (Solilota australis) 
- - - Other 
- Other: 
- - Surimi 
Other Rate of duty 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
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FINANCIAL STATKMRNT 
1. Budget heading involved: Chapter 12, Article 120 
2. Legal basis: Article 113 of the Treaty 
3. Title of the tariff measures: 
Proposal for a Council Regulation 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 and defining detailed provisions for amending and adapting these 
measures. 
4. Objective: Fulfilment of an obligation resulting from a Council Decision. 
5. Financial details: 
1) The measures covered by the attached proposal have been already the 
subject of a financial statement under the proposal for Council 
Regulation (EC) No 1983/95 of 24 July 1995, which implemented the 
tariff quotas and ceilings and the system of Community surveillance for 
certain fish and fishery products originating in the Faroe Islands under 
the old agreement. 
2) Only the new or expanded tariff quotas, as specified below under 3), 
could entail an additional loss of revenue over and above that resulting 
from application of the previous EC-Faroe Islands Agreement. 
3) Method of calculation: 
Description of 
goods 
Atlantic salmon 
Frozen fillets of 
hake CN code 
ex 0301 99 11 
ex 0302 12 00 
ex 0303 22 00 
ex 0304 10 13 
ex 0304 20 13 
ex 0304 90 10 
0304 20 58 
0304 90 47 Quota 
volume 
(tonnes) 
4 925 
110 Quota rate of 
duty (%) 
0 
0 CN rate of 
duty (%) 
2 
10.5 Estimated 
price 
ECU/t 
5 566 
441 Estimatedl 
ossof 
revenue 
(in ECUs) 
548 251 
5 093 
4) The average additional annual loss of revenue is estimated to be 553 
344 ECU. 
Anti-fraud measures: 
/|G 
Provisions on the management of tariff quotas and ceilings provide the necessary measures 
to prevent and protect against fraud and irregularities. 
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