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'^m COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
COMC89) 523 final 
Brussels,20 October 1989 
Proposal for 
OCGNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
opening and providing for the administration of Ccamnunity tariff quotas for 
agricultural and fishery products originating in certain EFTA countries 
(presented by the Commission) 
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mPUMXm MBCTflTOM 
1. Certain agreements concluded between the European Economic Community on 
the one hand and Norway, Austria, Switzerland and Sweden on the other, 
approved by Council Decisions 86/557/EEC1, 86/555/EEC2, 86/559/EEC3 and 
86/558/EEC4, provide for the opening by the Community of certain annual 
Community tariff quotas laying down specific volumes and customs duties for 
certain agricultural and fishery products. 
2. The aim of the attached proposal is the application of these tariff 
quotas for 1990. 
3. As in the case of other Community tariff quotas, the proposal 
does not provide for 
the allocation among the Member States of the quota volumes hut enables the 
Member States to draw from the quota volumes the quantities required to 
cover the actual imports recorded. 
IOJNOL 328, 22.11.1986, p. 77. 
2 OJ NO L 328, 22.11.1986, p. 58. 
3 OJ NO L 328, 22.11.1986, p. 99. 
4 OT No L 328, 22.11.1986, p. 90. 
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Proposal for 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 
Of 
opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for 
certain agricultural and fishery products originating in certain EPEA 
oountries 
THE COUNCIL OF 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 in agreements concluded between the European Economic Community 
and certain EPEA countries, approved by Decisions 86/555/EEC, 86/557/EEC, 
86/558/EEC, and 86/559/EEC,1 the Community undertook to open each year, 
subject to certain conditions, Community tariff quotas at a reduced or zero 
rate of duty for a number of agricultural and fishery products originating 
in those countries; whereas these tariff quotas should be opened for 1990, 
and where necessary the conditions of eligibility laid down should be 
specified; 
Whereas *-*n Community importers should be ensured equal and continuous 
access to the said quota and the duty rates laid down for the quota should 
be applied consistently to all imports of the product in question into all 
Member States until the quota is exhausted; whereas the necessary measures 
should be taken to ensure that these tariff quotas are administered 
efficiently and on a Community basis, so that the Member States can draw 
the necessary quantities, corresponding to actual imports recorded, from 
the quota volumes; whereas this method of administration calls for close 
cooperation between the Member States and the Commission; 
whereas since Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg are united within and 
jointly represented by the Benelux Economic Union, any operation concerning 
the administration of these quotas may be carried out by any one of its 
members, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS RBGOLATICN: 
Article 1 
1. From 1 January to 31 December 1990 the customs duties applicable to 
imports of the products listed below shall be suspended at the levels 
indicated below and within the limits of the Community tariff quotas as 
shown below: 
1 QJ No L 328, 22.11.1986, p. 58, 77, 90 and 99. 
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(a) Thft following pmrtnnta. originating in Sweden 
Order 
No 
09.0601 
09.0603 CNcode 
09.0605 
09.0607 < 
09.0609 
09.0611 < 0302 
0302 50 10 
0302 62 00 
0302 63 00 
0304 
0304 10 
ex 0304 10 31 
1604 
1604 12 
1604 12 90 
1604 13 
1604 13 90 
1604 19 
1604 19 99 
1604 20 
1604 20 90 
1604 30 
1604 30 90 
1605 
ex 1605 20 00 Description 
Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat 
failing within CN code 0304: 
— Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), 
excluding livers and roes: 
— Of the species Gadus morhua 
— Other fish, excluding livers and roes: 
— — Haddock {Melanogrammus aeglefinus) 
— — Coalfish (Pollachius virens) 
Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, 
chilled or frozen: 
— Fresh or chilled: 
Fillets: 
Other: 
_ _ _ _ Of cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus 
macrocephalus) and of fish of the species 
Boreogadus saida: 
— Of the species Gadus morhua 
Prepared or preserved* fish; caviar and caviar substitutes 
prepared from fish eggs: 
— Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced: 
— — Herrings: 
Other: 
— — Sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats: 
Other 
Other: 
Other: 
Other 
— Other prepared or preserved fish: 
— - Of other fish 
— Caviar and caviar substitutes: 
— — Caviar substitutes 
Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, 
prepared or preserved: 
— Shrimps and prawns: 
— — Shelled, whether or not frozen, excluding shrimps and 
prawns of the Crangon variety Quota volume 
(tonnes) 
3 500 
1 500 
250 
200 
60 
120 Rate od duty 
(%) 
7,5 
(b) Thlft tVP™**? ppndMQta nrMrtrnMitf in Norway 
Order 
No 
09.0701 
09.0709 CNcode 
Ml 
ex 1504 20 10 
ex 1504 30 19 
ex 1516 10 90 
0305 3019 Description 
Oils and fats of marine animals, other than whale oil and 
sperm oil, in packings of a net capacity of more than 1 kg 
originating in Norway 
Fillets of cod of die species Gadus morhua and Gadus ogac, 
and fish fillets of the species Boreogadus saida, dried, salted or 
in brine, originating in Norway Amount of tariff 
quota (tonnes) 
1000 Rate of duty 
(%) 
8,5 
3 000 
09.0711 
ex 1604 13 90 
ex 1604 19 99 
ex 1604 20 90 Prepared or preserved fish, including caviar and caviar 
substitutes prepared from fish eggs: 
Other: 
— Sardinella, brisling or sprats, not including fillets, raw, 
merely coated with batter or breadcrumbs, whether or not 
pre-fried in oil, deep-frozen 
Other, not including smoked saithe 
Fish other than herring and smoked saithe 400 10 
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(o) Thfl foil m*"g yrndMotR. originating 
Order No CNcodc 
UL Description Amount of tariff 
quota 
(in hi) Rate of duty 
(in%) 
09.0801 2009 80 11 
2009 80 19 Concentrated pear juice, originating in Austria 2 000 30 + AGR 
possibly 
applicable 
(d) Thft following pmrtimtfl. orlglnatlig in Svitzerlaand 
Order 
No 
09.0901 ar 
0809 20 10 
ex 0809 20 90 Description 
Table cherries excluding Morello cherries, originating in 
Switzerland Amount of tariff 
quota (tonnes) 
1 000 Rjtc of dutv 
(%) 
0 
(-fl Sis. "Tftft'il cock.; Irv. QA^«, 
5" 
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ain (%) Portugal (%) 
0 0 
0 0 
5.2 11.3 
5.2 11.3 
5.2 11.3 
7 16 
2.6 0 
11.4 17.5 2. Within the limits of the quotas referred to in paragraph 1 under serial 
numbers 09.0701, 09.0601 and 09.0901, the Kingdom of Spain and the 
Portuguese Republic shall apply customs duties calculated in accordance 
with the relevant provisions of the 1985 Act of Accession. 
For the other quotas, the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic 
shall apply the duties set out below: 
Serial No 
09/0601 
09.0603 
09.0605 
09.0607 
09.0609 
09.0611 
09.0709 
09.0711 
3. Imports of the products listed in paragraph 1 which already qualify for 
a lower or the same rate of customs duty under other preferential tariff 
arrangements may not be charged against the corresponding tariff quota. 
4. Imports of the products referred to in paragraph 1 under serial numbers 
09.0601 to 09.0611, 09.0709 and 09.0711 shall not qualify for the quota 
uniesr> the free-at-frontier price, which is determined by the Member States 
in accordance with Article 21 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 of 
21 December 1981 on the common organization of the market in fishery 
products,1 as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4W /89,2 shall be at 
least equal to the reference price, if such a price has been fixed by the 
Community for the products or categories of products in question. 
5. The protocols on the definition of the concept of originating products 
and on methods of administrative cooperation, annexed to the Agreement 
between the European Economic Community on the one hand and the Kingdom of 
Sweden, the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria and the Swiss 
Confederation on the other, shall be applicable. 
1 OJ NO L 379, 31.12.1981, p. 1. 
2 0JNoL<ltf , al.cXo.l989, p. 1. 
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Article 2 
The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be administered by the 
Commission, which may taise any appropriate administrative measure In order 
to ensure efficient administration. 
Article 3 
If an importer presents in a Member State a declaration of entry into 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 draw, from the quota 
volume by means of notification to the Commission, a quantity corresponding 
to those needs. 
The requests for drawing, with the Indication of the date of acceptance of 
the said declarations, must be communicated to the Commission without 
delay. 
The drawings are granted by the Commission on the basis of the date of 
acceptance of the declaration of entry into 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 corresponding quota volume. 
If the quantities requested are greater than the available balance of the 
quota volume, allocation shall be made on a pro. xaja basis with respect to 
the requests. Member States shall be informed thereof by the Commission. 
Article 4 
Each Member State shall guarantee importers of the products in question 
equal and continuous access to the quotas as long as the balance of the 
corresponding quota volume allows. 
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Article 5 
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TARIC codes 
Order No 
09.0603 
09.0611 
09.0701 
09.0711 
09.0901 .___-__r___ ex 
ex 
ex 
ex 
ex 
ex 
ex 
ex 
ex 
ex CN code 
0304 
1605 
1504 
1504 
1516 
1604 
1604 
1604 
0809 
0809 10 
20 
20 
30 
10 
13 
19 
20 
20 
20 31 
00 
10 
19 
90 
90 
99 
90 
10 
90 TARIC 
0304 
1605 
1605 
1504 
1504 
1516 
1604 
1604 
1604 
1604 
1604 
0809 
0809 
0809 
0809 10 
20 
20 
20 
30 
10 
13 
13 
19 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 code 
31*10 
00*91 
00*92 
10*90 
19*90 
90*11 
90*91 
90*99 
99*90 
90*30 
90*90* 
10*91 
90*12 
90*25 
90*85 
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FICHE FINANCIERE PATE 
1. Ligne budgétaire concernée : Chap. 12, art. 120 
2. Base juridique : article 113 
3. Intitulé de la mesure tarifaire : Proposition de règlement du Conseil 
portant ouverture et mode de gestion de contingents tarifaires 
communautaires pour certains produits agricoles originaires de certains 
pays de l'AELE. 
4. Objectif : Respecter les engagements contractés par la Communauté 
5. Perte de recettes : 
Désignation des 
produits Quantité Prix en Droit 
Ecu/tonne normal 
iX) Droit 
contingen-
taire (%) Perte d 
recette 
(en écus 
Norvège 
1) Graisses et huiles 
marines 
2) Filets de morues 
3) Préparations de 
poissons 
Autriche 
4) Jus de poires 
Suisse 
5) Cerises de table 
Suède 
6) Morues, églefins, 
lieus 
7) Filets de morues 
8) Préparations de 
harengs 
9) Autres préparations 
de poissons 
10)Succédanés du caviar 
11)Crevettes décortiquées 1 000 T 
3 000 T 
400 T 
2 000 hi 
(OU 300 T) 
1 000 T 
3 500 T 
1 500 T 
250 T 4 
2 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 748 
584 
365 
1 42 
183 
010 
824 
729 1 7 
20 
20 
42 
15 
13 
18 
20 
200 T 
60 T 
1 20 : 3 809 
5 2BA 
9 720 20 
30 
20 8,5 63 58 
0 2 750 40 
10 94 60 
30 * AGR 41 1 1 
€ventuel 
0 177 45 
0 459 55 
0 762 48 
0 136 45 
0 15Z 36 
0 95 11 
7,5 H5 80 
4 878 894 
Par rapport à l'année 1989, augmentation des pertes GC 
4 878 894 écus - 4 642 828 écus = 236 066 écus 
AO 
FICHE D'IMPACT SUB LA COMPETITIVITE ET L'EMPLOI 
Ces propositions sont formulées en conformité avec des engagements 
contractuels de la Communauté. L'impact découlant de ces concessions a 
été pris en considération lors de la prise de décision d'adoption de 
ces contingents et il n'aura pas un caractère sérieux sur la 
compétitivité et l'emploi dans la Communauté. 

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