COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
C0M(92) 546 final 
Brussels, 15 December 1992 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
opening and providing for the administration of a 
Community tariff quota for frozen peas 
originating in Sweden 
(1993) 
(presented by the Commission) 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
1. The Agreement in form of an exchange of letters between the 
European Economic Community and Sweden concerning 
agriculture and fisheries, approved by the Council Decision 
of 15 September 1986 (1), provides for the opening of an 
annual Community tariff quota of 6 000 tonnes for frozen 
peas falling within subheading ex 07.02 B of the Common 
Customs Tariff and originating in Sweden. The rate of duty 
to be applied under this tariff quota is reduced to 6% to 
the import of this product within the Community. 
2. The purpose of this proposal is to implement the tariff 
quota for the period 1st January to 31 December 1993. 
Account is taken of the entry into force on 1st January 
1988 of the Combined Nomenclature in place of the Common 
Customs Tariff. 
3. The proposal does not provide for the quota volumes to be 
allocated among the Member States, which will make drawings 
from the quota volumes to cover actual imports. 
(1) O.J. No. L 328 Of 22.11.1986, p. 89 
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opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for 
frozen peas originating in Sweden (1993 
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 an Agreement between the European Economic 
Community and the Kingdom of Sweden was concluded 
on 22 July 1972; whereas following the accession of 
Spain and Portugal to the Community, an Agreement in 
the form of an Exchange of Letters has been concluded 
and approved by Council Decision 86/558/EEC (') ; 
Whereas the said Agreement provides for the opening of 
a 6 000-tonne Community tariff quota at a reduced rate of 
duty for frozen peas originating in Sweden 
; whereas, therefore, the 
tariff quota in question should be opened for the period 1 
January to 31 December 1993; 
Whereas equal and continuous access to the quota should 
be ensured for all Community importers and the rate laid 
down for the quota should be applied consistently to all 
imports until the quota is 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 administrât ion of these 
quotas, there is no reasonable obstacle to authorising 
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 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 concerning the adminis­
tration of this quota may be carried out by any one of its 
members, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 
Article 1 
1. From 1 January to 31 December 1993 the customs 
duty applicable to imports of the following products 
originating in Sweden, shall be suspended at the level 
indicated and within the limits of a Community tariff 
quota as shown below: 
Order No 
09.0613 CN code 
0710 21 00 
ex 0710 2900Q Description 
Frozen peas originating in Sweden Amount 
of quota 
(in tonnes) 
6 000 Quota duty 
(%) 
6 ! 
O T»ric code 0710 29 00 ' 10. 
{') OJ No L 328, 22. 11. 1986, p. 89. 
1 2P The Protocol on thé definition of the concept of 
originating products and on methods of administrative 
cooperation, annexed to the Agreement between the 
European Economic Community and the Kingdom of 
Sweden shall be applicable. 
Article 2 
If an importer presents, in a Member State, a declaration 
for release for free circulation, including a request for 
preferential -benefit for a product covered by this 
Regulation and if this declaration is accepted by the 
customs authorities, the Member State concerned shall 
inform the Commission and draw an amount corre­
sponding to its requirements from the quota amount, j 
The drawing requests, with indication of the date of I 
acceptance of the said declarations, must be transmitted ' 
to the Commission without delay. 
The drawings shall be granted by the Commission by 
reference to the date of acceptance of the declarations for i 
release for free circulation by the customs authorities of ! 
the Member State concerned to the extent that the 
available balance so permits. 
If a Member State does not use the quantities drawn, it 
shall return them as soon as possible to the 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 request. Member States 
shall be informed by the Commission thereof. 
Article 3 
Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the 
products concerned have equal and continuous access to 
the quota for such time as the residual balance of the' 
quota volume so permits. 
Article 4 
Member States and the Commission shall collaborate 
closely in order to ensure that this Regulation is complied 
with. 
Article 5 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 199 3 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at Brussels, 
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FINANCIAL RECORD 
1. Budget Une oonoerned : Chap. 12 art. 120 
2. Legal basis : art. 113 of the Treaty 
3. Title of the tariff measure oonoerned : Proposal for a 
Council Regulation opening and providing for the 
administration of a Community tariff quota for frozen peas 
originating in Sweden (1993). 
4. Objective : Fulfilment of contractual obligations between 
EEC/Sweden. 
5. Method of calculation : 
- CN codes: 0710 21 00 and ex 0710 29 00 
- volume of the quota: 6 000 tonnes 
- duty to be applied: 6 % 
- normal duty: 18 % 
6. Duty-loss : 
- unit value (ecus) : 858 
- total value (eous): 5 148 000 
- Loss (ecus): 617 760 ecus 
Oonpared with 1992, decreased loss of 26 415 eous. 

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