COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
C0MC92) 561 final 
Brussels, 16 December 1992 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
opening and providing for the administration of Community 
tariff quotas for oertaln agricultural and fishery 
products originating in certain EFTA 
countries 
(presented by the Commission) 
K 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
1. Certain agreements concluded between the European Economic 
Community on the one hand and Norway, Austria, Switzerland 
and Sweden on the other, approved by Council Decisions 
86/555/EEC, 86/557/EEC, 86/558/EEC and 86/559/EECt1), 
provide for the opening by the Community of certain annual 
Community tariff quotas laying down specific volumes and 
customs duties for certain agricultural and fishery 
products. 
2. The aim of the attached proposal is the application of 
these tariff quotas for 1993. 
3. As in the case of other Community tariff quotas, the 
proposal does not provide for the allocation among the 
Member States of the quota volumes byt enables the Member 
States to draw from the quota volumes the quantities 
required to oover the aotual imports recorded. 
(1) OJ No L 328 of 22.11.1986, pp. 58,77,90 and 99 
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Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 
of 192 
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/S59/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 1993, 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 decision for the opening, in the execution of 
its international obligations, of tariff 
quotas should be taken by the Community; whereas, to 
ensure the efficiency of a common administration of these 
quotas, there is no reasonable obstacle to authorising 
the Member States to draw from the quota-voltmes the 
necessary quantities corresponding to actual imports; 
whereas this method of administration requires close 
cooperation between the Member States and the Ccrrmission 
and the latter must in particular be able to monitor the 
rate at which the quotas are used up and inform the 
Member States accordingly; 
Whereas since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of 
the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 
iare united within, and jointly represented by, the Benelux 
jEconomic Union, any operation concerning the adminis­
tration of these quotas may be carried out by any one of 
(its members, 
(HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 
(a) The following products, originating in Sweden Article 1 
1. From 1 January to 31 December 1993 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 : 
Order No CN code 
0 Description Amount 
of quota 
(in tonnes) Quota duty 
(%) 
09.0601 
09.0603 0302 
0302 50 10 
0302 62 00 
0302 63 00 
0304 
0304 10 
ex 0304 10 31 Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat 
falling within CN code 0304 : 
— Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) 
excluding livers and roes : 
— — Of the species Gadus morhua 
— Other fish, excluding livers and roes : 
— — Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) 
— — Coalfish (Pollachius virens) 
Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, 
chilled or frozen : 
— Fresh or chilled : 
Fillets : 
Other : 
— — — — Of cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus 
macrocephalus) and of fish of the species Bore-
ogadus saida: 
— Of the species Gadus morhua I 3 500 
> 1 500 
(*) See Taric codes in the Annex. 
(') OJ No L 328, 22. 11. 1986, pp. 58, 77, 90 and 99. 
Order No 
f 
09.0605 I 
[ 
t 
09.0607 
i 
09.0609 | 
' 
09.0611 < 
i CN code 
0 
1604 
1604 12 
1604 12 90 
1604 13 
1604 13 90 
1604 19 
1604 19 99 
1604 20 
1604 20 90 
1604 30 
1604 30 90 
1605 
ex 1605 20 00 i 
Description 
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 Amount 
of quota 
(in tonnes) 
\ 
250 
J 
\ 
200 
t 
\ 60 
' 
120 
* Quota duty 
(%) 
0 
0 
0 
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 ex 1504 20 10 
ex 1504 30 19 
ex 151610 90 
0305 
0305 51 
ex 0305 51 10 
0305 59 
0305 59 11 
0305 30 19 
ex 160413 90 
1604 19 92 
ex1604 19 93 
1604 19 94 
1604 19 95 
1604 19 98 
ex 1604 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 ogac, Gadus macroce-
phalus): 
— — — Dried, unsalted : 
— Excluding of cod of the species Gadus macroce-
phalus 
Other : 
— — — Fish of the species Boreogadus 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, whether or not 
pre-fried in oil, deep-frozen 
other i 
CodCGadg^^Gadis ogac. Gads 
Coalfibh (PoUachius virens), excluding 
smoked coalfish 
Hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp. 
Alaska pollack (Theragra chalcogranr 
rna) and (PoUachius pollachius) other 
Fish other than herring and smoked saithe ' 1000 
3 900 
3 000 
400 8,5 
10 
0 See Taric codes in the Annex. 
-£ 
(c) The following products, originating in Austria : 
Order No 
09.0801 CN code 
ex 2009 80 11 
ex 2009 80 19 Description 
Concentrated pear juice Amount 
of 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 40 
ex 0809 20 80 Description 
Table cherries excluding Morello cherries Amount 
of quota 
(in tonnes) 
1 000 Quota duty 
(%) 
0 
(*) See Taric codes in the Annex. 
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. 
4. 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 
2. 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. 
3. 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 24 of Council Regula­
tion (EEC) NoSôaWl of 28 rJovember 1991 on the 
common organization of the market in fishery 
products ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No If an importer presents in a Member State a 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 354,23. 12.1991, P. l. (2) OJ No L 282, 2. 10. 1989, p. 1. 
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 1993 
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 
°Ndoer 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*96 
09.0701 ex 1504 20 10 1504 20 10 * 90 
ex 1504 30 19 1504 30 19* 10 
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 1604 13 90 1604 13 90*91 
1604 13 90*99 
ex 1604 19 93 1604 19 93*90 
ex 1604 20 90 1604 20 90*30 
1604 20 90*90 
09.0801 ex2C09 80 11 2009 80 11*40 
ex2009 80 19 2009 80 19*10 
09.0901 ex 0809 20 40 0809 20 40 *10 
ex 0809 20 80 0809 20 80 ' l1 
0809 2080*31 
0809 2080*81 
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FINANCIAL RECORD 
1. Budget line conoerned : Chap. 12 art. 120 
2. Legal basis : art. 113 
5. Title of the tariff measure concerned : Proposal for a 
Council Regulation opening and providing for the 
administration of Community tariff quotas for certain 
agricultural and fishery products originating in certain 
BFTA countries. 
Objeotlve : Fulfilment of oontraotual obligations of the 
Community. 
Duty-loss : 
Description of 
the predicts 
Norway 
1) Oils and fats 
of marine ani­
mals 
2) Filets of cod 
3) Prepared fish 
4) Dried cod 
Aistria 
4) Pear Juice 
Swiss 
5) Table cherries 
Sweden 
6) God, haddock, 
coalfish 
7) Filets of cod 
8) Prepared 
herrings 
9) Other prepared 
fish 
10)Caviar substi­
tutes 
11)Shelled 
shrimps Quant i t ies 
1 000T 
3000T 
400T 
3900T 
2 000 hi 
(or 300 T) 
1 000T 
...'" 'I'" 
3 500T 
1 600T 
250T 
200T 
60T 
120 T Price 
Ecus/tonne 
539 
5 298 
2 513 
15 459 
840 
789 
1 136 
2 830 
2 990 
3 832 
7 900 
11 073 Normal duty 
(in%) 
17 
20 
20 
13 
42 
15 
13 
18 
20 
20 
30 
20 Quota duty 
(%) 
8,5 
0 
10 
0 
30 + AGR 
possibly 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
7,5 Duty-loss 
(ecu) 
45 815 
3 178 800 
100 520 
7 837 713 
30 240 
118 350 
516 880 
764.100 
149.500 
153 280 
142 200 
166 095 
13 203 493 
Compared with 1992, increased loss of: 
13 203 493 ecus - 12 575 367 ecus - 628 126 ecus. 

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