COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
C0MC89) 616 final 
Brussels, 6 December 1989 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
opening and providing for the adni ni strati on of 
autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain 
fishery product 
(1990) 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
partially and temporarily suspending the autonomous 
duties of the Common Customs Tariff on 
certain fish fillets 
(presented by the Commission) 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
As part of the annual overall review within the Council concerning the granting 
of autonomous preferences for fishery products, the Commission has drawn up a 
report on the markets and supply needs of user industries for 1989. 
Having regard to the requirements of the internal and external policies of the 
Community, the Commission is proposing a certain number of tariff measures, 
notably reduced duty tariff quotas or suspensions, to ensure continuation of 
Community production in the content of the rules and obligations of the common 
organisation of the markets and to ensure supply of the processing industries 
while also taking into account the current and foreseeable situation on the in­
ternational market. 
In these conditions, the tariff preferences for the products specified are for 
products which meet the conditions laid down as regards the reference prices fixed, 
or to be fixed, and which are intended for processing. 
Furthermore, this proposal foresees the opening of autonomous quotas from 1 April 
1990 for a period extending to 31 December 1990 in order to allow planning of 
supply to the industry without destabilizing the revenue of Community producers. 
The tariff suspensions however will be in force from 1 January to 31 December 1990. 
This is the purpose of the attached proposals. 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 
of 
opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff 
quotas for certain fishery products (1590) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 28 
thereof, the necessary measures should be taken to ensure efficient 
Community management of the tariff quotas, while 
allowing Member States to draw on the quota volume the 
necessary quantities which correspond to importations 
actually made ; whereas this type of management requires 
close cooperation between the Member States and the 
Commission ; 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas Community supplies of certain species of fish or 
fish fillets currendy depend on imports 
from third countries ; whereas it is in the Community's 
interest to suspend partially the customs duties for the 
products in question, within Community tariff quotas of 
an appropriate volume ; whereas, in order not to 
jeopardize the development prospects of this production 
in the Community and to ensure an adequate supply to 
satisfy user industries, it is advisable to open these quotas 
for the period from 1 April until 31 December 1590 
applying customs duties varied according to sensitivity of 
the different products on the Community market; 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 relating to the adminis­
tration of the tariff quotas may be carried out by any of its 
members, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION 
Whereas it is necessary, in particular, to ensure for all 
Community importers equal and uninterrupted access to 
the said quotas and to ensure the uninterrupted 
application of the rates laid down for the quotas to all 
imports of the products concerned into all Member States 
until the quotas have been used up; whereas. Article 1 
1. From 1 April until 31 December 199Q the customs 
duties applicable on importation to products listed below 
shall be suspended at the levels and within the limits of 
the Community tariff quotas indicated for each product : 
Order No. 
(1) (H-COOB 11) Description Amount of quota Qn flgyg») Quou duty (•/.) 
iSX 
09.2753 ex 030250 
ex 0302 69 35 
ex 0303 60 
ex 0303 79 41 Cod (Gadus morbua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocepbalus) and 
fish of the genus Boreogadus saida, excluding, liven, roes, 
presented fresh, chilled or frozen, for processing (a) (b) 
40 000 3.7 
Order No 
09.2755 
092757 
092765 
09.2767 
092769 
092773 
09.2739 CN-cod? 
(1) 
ex 0302 63 00 
ex 0303 73 00 
ex 0302 62 00 
ex 0303 72 00 
0305 6200 
0305 69 10 
0305 51 10 
0305 59 11 
ex 0305 30 11 
ex 0305 30 19 
ex 0306 13 10 
ex 0306 23 10 Description 
Coalfish Pollachius virens), excluding livers, roes, presented 
fresh, chilled or frozen, for processing (a) (b) 
Haddock (Melanogrammus aegltfinus), excluding livers, roes, 
presented fresh, chilled or frozen, for orocessine fa) (b) 
Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephales) and 
fish of the species Boreogadus saida, salted or in brine, but not 
dried or smoked 
Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalas) and 
fish of the species Boreogadus saida, dried, unsalted, pot smoked 
Fish fillets, dried, whether or not saRftCVof cod (Gadus tdorhua, 
Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocepbalus) and of fish of the species 
Boreogadus saida 
Shrimps and prawns of the species Pandalus borealis, in shell, 
fresh, chilled or frozen, for processing (a) (b) 
ex 0304 2Q 98 Fillets of blue whiting (THnranesistius poutassoU 
' or Gadjs poutassou), in the -form of incus trial > 
blocks, frozen, for processing (a) Cb) c< qucu 
(in tonnes) 
15 000 
9000 
49 000 
500 
1 000 
4 000 
1 500 » 
3,7 
3,7 
9 
10 
12 
10 
(a) Control of the use for this special purpose shall be carried out pursuant to the relevant Community provisions. 
(b) The quota shall apply » products intended to undergo any operation unless they are intended to undergo exclusively one or more of the following 
operations : 
— cleaning, gutting, tailing, heading, 
— cutting (excluding, filleting or cutting of frozen blocks^ 
— sampling, sorting, 
— labelling, 
— packing, 
— chilling, 
— freezing, 
— deep freezing, 
— thawing, separation. 
The quota is not allowed for products intended, in addition, to undergo treatment (or operations) qualifying for the quota where such treatment (or 
operations) is (are) carried out at retail or catering level. The reduction of customs duties shall apply only to fish intended for human consumption. 
(1) See TARIC Cocfes in the Arrex 
2. Within the limits of these tariff quotas, the 
Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic shall 
apply customs duties calculated in accordance with the 
relevant provisions in the Act of Accession. 
3. Imports of the products in question shall not be 
covered by the quotas referred to in paragraph 1 unless 
the free-at-frontier price, which is determined by the 
Member States in accordance with Article 21 of 
Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 f]| is at least equal to the 
reference price fixed, or to be fixed, by the Community 
for the products under consideration or the categories of 
the products concerned. I 
as last anended by Reflation (EEC) 
No. 3468/88 (2). 
Article 2 Article 3 
If an importer presents in a Member State an entry for re­
lease for free circulation, including a request for 
preferential benefit for a product covered by this 
Regulation and if this request is accepted by the customs 
authorities, the Member States concerned shall inform the 
Commission and draw an amount corresponding to its 
requirements from the corresponding quota amount. 
The drawing requests, with indication of the date of 
acceptance of the said entries , must be transmitted 
to the Commission without delay. 
The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be managed 
by the Commission, which may take all appropriate 
administrative measures in order to ensure effective 
administration thereof. 
&' OJ No L 379, 31. 12. 1981, o. 1. 
0J No L 305, 10.11.198tV p. 1 The drawings are granted by the Commission by 
reference to the date of acceptance of the entries for re­
lease for tree circulation by the customs authorities of 
the Member States concerned to the extent that the 
available balance so permits. 
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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 amount 
If the quantities requested are greater than the available 
balance of the quota amount, allocation shall be made on 
a pro rata basis with respect to the requests. Member 
States -shall be informed by the Commission in 
accordance with the same procedures. 
Article 4 
Each Member State shall ensure that importers of 
the products concerned have . access to the quotas for 
such time as the residual balancelof the quota volumes so 
permits. • 
equal and uninterrupted Article 5 
The Member Stales and the Commission shall cooperate 
closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with. 
Article 6 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1590. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
Sûtes. 
Done at Brussels, 
For the Council 
The President 
r 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 
of 
partially and temporarily suspending the autonomous duties 
of the Common Customs Tariff on certain fish fillets 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 28 
thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
fi llets of * 
Whereas Community supplies of Jcertain species of fish 
currently depend on imports 
from third countries; whereas it is in the Community's ^ . . .. . _... , 
interest to suspend partially the customs duties forîtnT^unll,I,lted **ntltl« of 
products in question; 
whereas, in order not to 
jeopardize the development prospects of production of conpetitive prodjcts 
in the Community and to ensure an adequate supply to 
satisfy user industries, it is advisable to linit these suspension measures to a period 
fran 1 Jaruary to 31 Decenber TP90, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION 
Article 1 
1. Fran 1 January to 31 December 1990, the autonomous dities of the 
Common Customs Tariff applicable to the products listed in the 
table below shall be suspended to the level indicated in respect 
of each of them: 
CN code 
(1) 
ex 0304 20 57 
ex 0304 20 85 Description 
Fillets of hake (Merlucdus spp, excluding the 
genus Merlucdus merlucdus, Merlucdus Bilinearis and 
Merlucdus carpensisj^hozcn for processing (a) (b) 
in the torn of inctRtrial blocks. 
Fillets of Alaska pollack (Tberagra cbalco-
grammaL frozen, for processing (a) (b) 
*Tn the ifrrô.of industrial Rate of duty 
12 
12 
the ibna of traustHal blocks, 
urpoae shall he carried out pursuant to the r (a) Control of the use for this special purpose shall he carnedout pursuant to the relevant Community provisions. 
(b) The ™HEttPipply to products intended to undergo any operation unless they are intended to undergo exclusively one or more of the foltowin/ 
operations : 
— cleaning, gutting, tailing, heading, 
— cutting (excluding, filleting or cutting of frozen blocksX 
— sampling, sorting, 
— labelling, 
— packing, 
— chilling, 
—- freezing, 
— deep freezing, 
— thawing, separation. SUSpenSIOn 
The pu^nf&J^&for product, intended, in addition, to undergo treatment (or operation.) qudifying for the j where such treatment (or 
operations) is (are) carried out at retail or catering level. The reduction of customs dudes shall apply only to fish intended Cor human consumption. 
(1) See TARIC codes in the Annex 
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2. In the framework of these suspensions, the 
Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic shall 
apply customs duties calculated in accordance with the 
relevant provisions in the Act of Accession. 
3. Imports °f léfeBffBJKQl in quwdon shall not be 
covered by the |SUbPereterrea to in paragraph 1 unless 
the free-at-frontier price, which is determined by the 
Member Sûtes in accordance with Article 21 of 
Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 fi is at least equal to the 
reference price fixed, or to be fused, by the Community 
for the products under consideration or the categories of 
the products concerned. I 
as last amended by Reflation (EEC) 
No. 3468/88 (2). 
Article 2 
January 
This Regulation shall enter into force oa 1 ? 19W. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at Brussels, 
For the CmatcU 
The Président 
iV 0J No. L 379, 31.12.1981, p. 1 
(2) 01 No. L 305, 10.11.196cV pu 1 
rïCSE ï'.^TAÏCIïTiS £}J 
Ligne budgétaire concernée : Chap. 12 art. 120 
Base juridique : art. 28 du traité 
Intitulé de la mesure tarifaire : Propositions de 
règlements du Conseil portant ouverture et mode de gestion 
de contingents tarifaires communautaires ou suspension 
partielle des droits pour certains produits de la pêche. 
Objectif : Assurer l'approvisionnement, à des conditions 
favorables, des industries communautaires. 
5. Perte de recettes 
Especes ce poissons 
Pi lets de merlus en blocs, congeles 
Filets de lieus ce l1 Alaska, en blocs 
congeles 
forties, fraiches, refrigerees ou 
congelees 
Lieus noirs, frais, refrigsres ou 
conge les 
Eglefins, frais, re frige res ou concples 
forties salees 
forties sechees 
Filets de tnorues, seches 
Crevettes 
Iferlans poutasscu Quantites 
en tonnes 
30.000 
25.000 
40.OD0 
15.000 
9000 
49.000 
500 
1.000 
4.000 
1.500 f 
Prix en 
ECU/ton-ie 
1 200 
1 2CQ 
1 OCO 
800 
1 350 
3 400 
13 200 
4 600 
3 600 
350 Droit 
normal 
(enV 
15 
15 
12-15 
15 
15 
13 
13 
16 
12 
15 Droit corr 
tingentaire 
CenX) 
12 
12 
3,7 
3,7 
3,7 
7 
10 
12 
6 
10 f 
Perte cfe 
recites 
(en Ecus) 
1.080.000 
900.000 
3.320.0CO 
1.356.000 
1.372.V50 
6.664.000 
193X00 
1S4.QC0 
SS4.000 
26.250 
15.965.200 
Par rapporta l'année 1939, augmentation ces pertes de recettes ce 
15.965.200 Ecus - 14.493.100 Ecus - 1.472.100 Ecuâ 
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FICHE D/ IMPACT S?R LA COMPETITIVITE ST L1MELQI 
La présente proposition vise l'ouverture de contingents 
tarifaires communautaires autonomes ou la suspension partielle de 
certains droits destinées à couvrir, à des conditions favorables, 
les besoins des industries utilisatrices. Elle aura pour effet 
de permettre à ces industries de concurrencer celles des pays 
tiers sur les marchés de la Communauté et des pays tiers et de 
maintenir ou même d'améliorer l'emploi dans la Communauté. 

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