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Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (FC^ 
opening and providing for the administration of 
one autonomous Community tariff quota for 
a fishery product (Fourth series 1994) 
(presented by the Commission) 
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
1. Subsequent to requests made by various Member States, the services 
of the Commission have examined, in conjunction with the Government 
experts concerned, the question of renewing a tariff quota for a 
fishery product, valid until 30 June. 
2. Following this examination, which took place during the "Economic 
Tariff" group meetings, it has been determined that the opening of 
one tariff quota for the following product could have the agreement 
of the Member States without disturbing the market for such a 
product : 
- Eels: 5 000 tonnes at 0 % 
This is the purpose of this proposal 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 3 
opening and providing for the administration of 
one autonomous Community tariff quota for 
a fishery product (Fourth series 1994) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the 
European Community, and in particular Article 
28 thereof, 
Having regard 
Commission, to the proposal from the 
Whereas production in the Community of a 
fishery product is unable to meet the specific 
requirements of the user industries in the 
Community supplies of products of this type 
will depend to a considerable extent on imports 
from third countries; whereas the most urgent 
Community requirements for the product in 
question should be met immediately on the most 
favourable terms; whereas the Community tariff 
quota at zero duty should therefore be opened 
within the limits of the appropriate volume 
for a period from 1 July 1994 until 30 June 
1995, taking account of the need not to disturb 
the markets for such a product nor the starting 
out or development of Community production. Whereas the decision for the opening of autonomous 
tariff quotas should be taken by the Community ; 
whereas, to ensure the efficiency of a common adminis­
tration of these quotas, there is no reasonable obstacle to 
authorizing the Member States to draw from the quota-
volumes the necessary quantities corresponding to actual 
imports ; whereas 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 accordingly ; 
Whereas it is necessary, in particular, to ensure for all 
Community imports equal and uninterrupted access to 
the said quotas and to ensure the uninterrupted applica­
tion fo 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 ; 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 
Article I 
1. From 1 July 1994 until 30 June 1995 the 
duty applicable to imports of the following 
product shall be suspended at the level and up 
to the limit of the Community tariff quota 
shown below: 
Order 
No 
09.2701 CN code 
(') 
ex 0301 92 00 
ex 0302 66 00 
ex 0303 76 00 Description 
Eels (Anguilla spp.), live, fresh, chilled or 
frozen, intended for processing by curing or 
skinning enterprises or for use in the industrial 
manufacture of products falling within CN Amount 
of quota 
(in tonnes) 
5 000 Quota 
duty 
(%) 
0 Date 
of expiry 
30. 6. 19^5 
(') Taric codes 0301 92 00*10, 0302 66 00*10, 0303 76 00*10 
(a) Checks on use for this specific purpose shall he carried oui under ilu- relev.int Community provisions 
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Article 2 
The tariff quota referred to in Article 1 shall be managed 
by the Commission, which may take any appropriate 
administrative measures to ensure that they are managed 
efficiently. 
Article 3 
Where an importer submits a product covered by this 
Regulation for release for free ciruclation in a Member 
State, applying to take advantage of the preferential arran­
gements, and the entry is accepted by the customs autho­
rities, the Member State concerned shall, by notifying the 
Commission, draw an amount corresponding to its requi­
rements from the appropriate quota volume. 
Requests for drawings, indicating the date on which the 
entries were accepted must be sent to the Commission 
without delay. 
Drawings shall be granted by the Commission in chrono­
logical order to the dates on which the customs authori­
ties of the Member States concerned accepted the entries 
for release for free circulation, to the extent that the avai­
lable balance so permits. If a Member State does not use a drawing in full, it shall 
return any unused portion to the corresponding quota 
volume as soon as possible. 
If the quantities requested arc greater than the available 
balance of the quota volume, the balance shall be allo­
cated among applicants pro rata. The Commission shall 
inform the Member States of the drawings made. 
Article 4 
Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the 
product in question have equal and continuous access to 
the quota for as long as the balance of the relevant quota 
volume so permits. 
Article 5 
Member States and the Commission shall cooperate 
closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with. 
Article 6 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day 
following its publication in the Official Journal of the 
liu rope a n Co m m u n it ies. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at Brussels, 
For the Council 
The President 
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FINANCIAL RECORD 
1. Budget line concerned : Chap. 12 Art. 120 
2. Legal basis : Art. 28 of the Treaty 
3. Title of the tariff measure concerned : Proposal for a Council 
Regulation opening and providing for the administration of one 
autonomous Community tariff quota for a fishery product (Fourth 
series 1994) 
4. Objective To ensure an adequate supply under favourable 
conditions for Community user-industries 
5. Method of calculation : 
CN Codes: 
Quota volume: 
Duty to be applled: 
Normal duty: ex0301 92 00 
6X0302 66 00 
ex0303 76 00 
5 000 T 
0 % 
3 % 
6. Duty-loss : 
Unit value: 
Total value: 
Duty-loss 6 969 ECU/T 
34 845 000 ECU 
1 045 350 ECU 
Compared with the preceding period, there is an increase in duty-
loss of 1 045 350 - 948 150 - 97 200 ECU. 
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