COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
COM (89) 488 final 
Brussels, 17 October 1989 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff 
quotas for cod and fish of the species Boreogadus saida, 
originating in Norway 
(1990) 
(presented by the Commission) 
Explanatory Memorandum &-*ittf 
1. The Agreements in the form of exchanges of letters between the European 
Economic Community and Norway concerning agriculture and fisheries, 
approved by the Council Decision of 15 September 1986, provide in 
particular for the annual opening, on a date to be arranged by common 
accord, of Community tariff quotas for the following products originating 
in Norway, for which the volumes and duties applicable are given below: 
I Common Customs 
I Tariff heading 
I No 
I 03.02 Description 
Fish, dried, salted or in brine; 
smoked fish, whether or not cooked 
before or during the smoking process: 
A. Dried, salted or in brine: 
I. whole, headless or in pieces: 
b) Cod (Gadus morhua, 
Boreogadus saida, Gadus 
ogac): 
-Dried, unsalted 
-Dried, salted 
-Wet salted, or in brine Quota 
volume 
(tonnes) 
3 900 
13 250 
10 000 Rate of | 
duty | 
OX | 
ox I 
OX | 
2. The purpose of this proposal is to implement these tariff quotas for the 
period 1 April to 31 December 1990, taking into account the entry into 
force of the Combined Nomenclature, which replaces the 
nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff. 
3. In order to respect the ruling of the Court of Justice of 
27 September 1988 in case 51/87 the 
Ooiraission proposes not to allocate tne tariff quota volumes among 
the Mentor States Dut to alLow the 'latter to draw against the said 
volumes quantities corresponding to their immediate needs, as is 
the visual practice in similar cases. In addition, this procedure is 
mote in fcaeping with the Community nature of tne se tariff quotas. 
1 0J Not 328, 22.11.1986, p. 76. 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 
of 
opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for 
cod and fish of the species Borcogadus snida, 
originating in Norway ( 199U) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. 
Hiving regard to the Treary establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 
thereof, 
Having regard to the Act ot Accession ot Spain and 
Portugal, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas an Agreement between the European Economic 
Community and the Kingdom of Norway was concluded 
on 14 May 1973 ; whereas, consequent on the accession of 
the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to 
the Community, an Agreement in the form of Exchanges 
of Letters was concluded and approved bv Decision 
86/557/EECO; 
Whereas, the latter Agreement provides for the opening, 
on a date to be fixed by common accord, of Community 
tariff quotas at reduced or zero duty tor cod and fish of 
the species Bovtogodus sutdu originating in Norway; 
whereas the tariff quotas in question should therefore be 
opened for the period agreed from 1 April to 31 
December 1990; 
Whereas equal and continuous access to the said quotas 
should be ensured for all Community importers and the 
rates laid down for the quotas should be applied consis­
tently to all imports of the products m question into all the Member States until the quot:is are exhausted ; 
Whereas, the necessary measures should be taken to 
ensure that these tariff quotas are adninistred 
effeciently and on a Ccrmuiity basis, so that Member 
States have the option of drawing the necessary 
quantities corresponding to actual imports recorded, 
from the quota volumes; whereas, this method of 
aduinistration calls for close cooperation between 
the Member States and the Ccnmission; 
Whereas, s-ince the Kingdom of Belgian, 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 
acini ni st rat ion of the quotas may by carried out by any 
one of ^ts members, 
HAS ADOPTED THIb REGULATION 
Article J 
1. From ! April to 31 December ! ^90 the customs 
duties applicable to imports ot the reviewing products 
originating in Norway shall be suspended at the levels 
indicated jr.d within the limits oî C .;nmunity tariff 
quotas as shown below ; 
Order No CN code (2 j Description Volume J Rate 
ol qiit.:.. ot dutv 
'ton-cv ' (%) 
09.0707 0305 
0305 51 
0305 51 10 
0305 59 
09J0703 
094)705 0305 59 1I 
0305 51 
0305 51 90 
0305 59 
0305 59 19 
0305 62 00 
0305 69 
0305 69 10 Fish, dried, salted or in brine . smoked fish, whether or not cooked 
before or during the smoking process ; tish mc;il tir tor human 
consumption : 
— Dried tish. whether or not salted but noi s:u«Ai-u 
— — Cod (GuJus morhuu. Gudus oguc. Gudus muirtmphulus): 
— — — Dried, unsalted : 
- Excluding of cod of the species (GaJu* »M, rmephutus 
Other : 
— — — Fish of the species Borrogadus sutdu : 
— — — — Dried, unsalted * 
— — Cod (Cudui morhuu, CuJus oguc, GaJu\ mucrocephulusj : 
— - — Dried, salted : 
— Excluding cod of the species CuJu.\ mutrocephulus 
Other : 
— — — Fish of the species Boreogadus suiJu : 
— — — - Dried, salted 
— Fish, salted but not dried or smoked and tish in brine : 
— — Cod (Gadus morhuu. GaJut oguc GuJm mutrocephulus) : 
— Excluding the species Gudus mucroctphului 
Other : 
— — — Fish of the species Boreogadus sutdu I t 
1 0 Ot.H, 
O OJ No L JM, 22. il. IVK6. p. 76 
(2) Se* TWIC codes in annex. 
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Within the limits of the above tariff quotas the Kingdom 
of Spain and the Portuguese Republic shall apply duties 
of 2,6 «nd 0 % respectively. 
2. Where the Community has fixed a reference price 
for the products or categories of products concerned, 
imports of those products shall benefit from the quotas 
referred to in paragraph 1 only if the frec-a-frontier price 
determined by the Member States in accordance with 
Article 21 of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/SI (:), as last 
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1A95/89(:). li at ^cast 
equal to the reterence price. 
3. The Protocol concerning the definition of the 
concept of 'originating products' and methods of adminis­
trative cooperation annexed tc the Agreement between 
the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of 
Norway shall apply. 
Article 2 
The tariff quota 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. the Member States 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 corresponding 
quota amount. 
If the quantities requested are greater than the available 
balance ot the quota amount, allocation shall be made on 
a pro rata basis with respect to the requests. Member 
States shall be informed thereof by the Commission. 
Article 4 
Each Member State shall ensure importers of 
the products concerned 1 access to the quotas for 
such time as the residual balance of the quota volumes so 
permits. 
Y equal and continous 
Article 3 
If an importer presents in a Member State a declaration ot 
entry into free circulation, including a request for benefit 
under the preferential system for a product covered by 
this Regulation and if this V is accepted by the 
customs authorities, the Member Sûtes concerned shall 
inform the Commission and draw an amount corres­
ponding to its requirements from the quota volume. 
The drawing requests, with indication of the date of 
acceptance ot 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 ot the declarations of 
entry into free circulation by the customs authorities of r declaration 
A rticle 5 
The Member States and the Commission shall coopéra» 
closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with. 
A rtult 6 
This Regulation shall enter into forcer on I April 1990-
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in al! Member 
States. 
Done at Brussels. 
For the Council 
The President 
0) OJ No L .}-•*. ïl '2. 1981. p. !. 
OOJ No L148. i .6.1989 . P i 
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ANNEX 
TARI G codes 
Order N° 
09.0707 
09.0703 
09.0705 CN code 
ex 0305 51 10 
ex 03C5 51 90 
ex 0305 62 00 TARIC codes 
0305 51 10*10 
*20 
0305 51 90*11 
•19 
«20 
0305 62 00*11 
•19 
•21 
*29 
«31 
•39 
FICHE FINANCIERE 
1. Ligne budgétaire concernée : Chap. 12 art.120 
2. Base juridique : art. 113 du traité 
3. Intitulé de la mesure tarifaire : Proposition de règlement du 
Conseil portant ouverture et mode de gestion de contingents 
tarifaires communautaires pour des morues et des poissons de 
l'espèce Boregadus saida, originaires de Norvège 
4. Objectif : Respecter les engagements contractés par la Communauté 
vis-à-vis de la Norvège 
5. Mode de calcul : 
- codes de la N.C.: ex 0305 51 10 ex 0305 51 90 ex 03C5 62 00 
ex 0305 59 11 0305 59 19 0305 69 10 
- volumes des contingents 3 900 13 25û 10 000 
(en tonnes) 
- droit à appliquer 0 * 0 % O % 
- droit normal 13 % 13 % 13 % 
6. Perte de recettes : 
- valeur d'une tonne 13 563 écus 4 338 écus 3 395 ecus 
- valeur totale : 52 895 700 écus 57 478 500 écus 33 950 000 écus 
- Perte de recette : 6 876 441 écus 7 472 205 écus 4 413 500 écus 
Perte totale 18 762 146 écus 
Par rapport à 1989, augmentaton des pertes de 18 762 146 écus 
18 318 759 écus = 443 387 écus. 
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FICHE D'IMPACT SUR LA COMPETITIVITE ET L'EMPLOI 
Cette proposition est formulée en conformité avec des engagements contractuels de 
la Communauté. L'impact découlant de ces concessions a été pris en considératio 
lors de la prise de décision d'adoption de ces contingent?et il n'aura pas an 
caractère sérieux sur la compétitivité et l'emploi dans la Communauté. 
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