COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMVIUNITIES 
COM(94) 44 final 
Brussels, 21.02.1994 
94/0030 (ACC) 
' iJë§fe Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 
OPENING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION 
OF CERTAIN COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS FOR HIGH-QUALITY BEEF, 
AND FOR PIGMEAT, POULTRYMEAT, WHEAT AND MESLIN, 
AND BRANS, SHARPS AND OTHER RESIDUES 
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
1. On 20 December, the Council adopted the Decision concerning the 
conclusion of agreements on certain oilseeds between the European Union 
and Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Poland, Sweden and Uruguay. These 
agreements bring to a close the Community dispute with some GATT 
partners on the Community oilseeds support regime. 
2. These agreements involve EC annual import tariff quotas of 300.000 tons 
of quality wheat, 18.000 tons of beef, 15.500 tons of poultry, 2.500 
tons of turkey, 7.000 tons of pork and 475.000 tons of brans, sharps and 
other residues under certain conditions. It is necessary to open these 
quotas on a permanent basis. 
3. This draft regulation opens the mentioned quotas fixing the quantities, 
duties and levies which apply upon their import into the Community. It 
also establishes the implementation rules to be drawn up by the 
Commission according to the "management committees" rules on the market 
organizations involved. 
4. The new quota of brands, sharps and other residues involves the 
abolition of the 1988 quota agreed with Argentina in the context of the 
negotiations following the enlargement of the community. It is therefore 
necessary to abrogate Regulation 1058/88 (which opened that quota in 
1988). 
5. This proposal has no financial implications. 
Proposal for Council Regulation (EC) No .... 
of 
opening and providing for the administration of certain Community 
tariff quotas for high-quality beef, and for pigmeat, poultrymeat, 
wheat and meslin, and brans, sharps and other residues 
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 the Community negotiated new tariff concessions under Article XXVII of 
the GATT; whereas these negotiations led to agreements with Argentina, Brazil, 
Canada, Uruguay, Poland and Sweden; whereas these agreements were approved by 
Council Decision of 21.12.1993(*); 
whereas the agreements in question provide for the opening on 1 January 1994, 
under certain conditions, of annual tariff quotas for high-quality beef covered 
by CN codes 0201 30 00, 0202 30 90, 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91, pigmeat covered 
by CN codes 0203 19 13 and 0203 29 15, poultrymeat covered by CN codes 
0207 41 10, 0207 41 41, 0207 41 71, 0207 42 10, 0207 42 11 and 0207 42 71, wheat 
and meslin covered by CN codes 1001 10 00 and 1001 90 99, and brans, sharps and 
other residues covered by CN codes 2302 30 10, 2302 30 90, 2303 40 10 and 
2303 40 20; whereas these quotas have therefore to be opened with effect from 
1 January 1994; 
Whereas the management agreements cover an undetermined period; whereas in the 
interests of rationalization and efficiency, the quotas should therefore be 
opened on a multiannual basis; 
Whereas it is necessary to guarantee, in particular, that the rates fixed for 
these quotas are applied without interruption to all imports of the products in 
question until the quota volumes are used up; whereas, to this end, a system for 
using the Community tariff quotas based on the presentation of a certificate of 
authenticity guaranteeing the nature, provenance and origin of the products may 
prove to be appropriate; 
Whereas the Council's approval of the abovementioned agreements renders 
redundant the system provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1058/88 of 
28 March 1988 on the import of bran, sharps and other residues derived from 
sifting, milling or other working of cereals other than maize and rice and 
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature 
and on the common Customs Tariff(2); whereas that Regulation should 
consequently be repealed; 
(1) 
(2) 0J No L 104, 23.4.1988, p. 1 
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Whereas detailed rules for the application of this Regulation and, in 
particular, the provisions required for the sound administration of the quotas 
must be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 27 of 
Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 on the common organization of the market in beef and 
veal(3) or in the corresponding Articles of the other Regulations on the common 
organization of the markets affected by the opening of the quotas, 
whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 234/79 of 5 February 1979 on the procedure 
for adjusting the Common Customs Tariff nomenclature used for agricultural 
products<4) and Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the 
tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff(5) already 
provide that the commission may make the technical amendments and adjustments to 
this Regulation as are necessary following the amendments to the combined 
nomenclature and to the TARIC codes; whereas any adjustments to the quota 
volumes and other quota requirements adopted by the Council will also require 
that amendments to be made to this Regulation; whereas, for the purpose of 
simplifying matters, provision should be made for the Commission to make such 
amendments and adjustments to this Regulation in accordance with the procedure 
laid down in Article 27 of Regulation (EEC) No 806/68 or in the other 
abovementioned Regulations; 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
1. An annual Community tariff quota of a total volume of 18 000 tonnes 
expressed in product weight is hereby opened for high-quality beef, 
fresh, chilled or frozen covered by CN codes 02 01 and 0202 and for the 
products covered by CN codes 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91 (...). 
2. Within the quota volume, the common customs Tariff duty applicable shall 
be 20% and the variable levy 0%. 
Article 2 
1. An annual Community tariff quota of a total volume of 7 000 tonnes is 
hereby opened for pigmeat, fresh, chilled or frozen covered by CN 
codes 0203 19 13 and 0203 29 15 (...)• 
2. Within the quota volume, the variable levy shall be 0%. 
Article 3 
1. A Community tariff quota of an annual total volume of 15 500 tonnes is 
hereby opened for poultrymeat covered by CN codes 0207 41 10, 0207 41 41 
and 0207 41 71 (...). 
(3) 0J No L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 24. Regulation last amended by Regulation 
(EEC) No 
(4) OJ No L 34, 9.2.1975, p. 2. Regulation last amended by Regulation (EEC) 
No 3209/89, OJ No L 312, 27.10.1989, p. 5. 
(5) OJ No L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1. Regulation last amended by Regulation (EEC) 
No 1001/93, OJ No L 104, 29.4.1993, p. 28. 
2. Within the quota volume, the variable levy shall be 0%. 
Article 4 
1. An annual Community tariff quota of a total volume of 2 500 tonnes is 
hereby opened for turkeymeat covered by CN codes 0207 42 10, 0207 42 11 
and 0207 42 71 (...). 
2. Within the quota volume, the variable levy shall be 0%. 
Article 5 
1. An annual Community tariff quota of a total volume of 300 000 tonnes is 
hereby opened for quality wheat covered by CN codes 1001 10 00 and 
1001 90 99 (...) . 
2. Within the quota volume, the variable levy shall be 0%. 
Article 6 
1. An annual tariff quota of a total volume of 475 000 tonnes is hereby 
opened for brans, sharps and other residues of wheat and cereals other 
than maize and rice covered by CN codes 2302 30 10, 2302 30 90, 
2302 40 10 and 2302 40 90 (...). 
2. Within the quota volume, the variable levy shall be 0%. The Common 
Customs Tariff duty applicable shall be ECU 40,80 per tonne for products 
covered by CN codes 2302 30 10 and 2302 40 10, ECU 83,40 per tonne for 
products covered by CN code 2302 30 90 and ECU 83,00 per tonne for 
products covered by CN code 2302 40 90. 
Article 7 
The detailed rules for this Regulation and, as appropriate,: 
a) the provisions guaranteeing the nature, provenance and origin of the 
product; 
b) the provisions relating to the recognition of the document allowing the 
guarantees referred to in (a) to be verified, 
and 
c) the conditions for the issue of import licences and their term of 
validity 
shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 27 of 
Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 or in the corresponding Articles of the other 
Regulations on the common organization of the markets concerned. 
Article 8 
The adjustments to the quota volumes and other quota requirements provided for 
in this Regulation resulting from Decisions adopted by the Council shall be 
adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down [in Article 27 of Regulation 
(EEC) No 806/6 8] [or in the corresponding Articles of the other Regulations on 
the common organization of the markets concerned]. 
Article 9 
Regulation (EEC) No 1058/88 is hereby repealed. 
Article 10 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the 
official Journal of the European Communities. 
It shall apply from 1 January 1994. 
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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