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 )
Date: 1989-10-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Norway, fish product, tariff quota

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 

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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 

Quota 
volume 
(tonnes) 

Rate of | 
duty  | 

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 

3 900 
13 250 
10 000 

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 N ot  328, 22.11.1986, p. 76. 

Proposal  for  a 

C O U N C IL  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. 

the  Member  States  until  the  quot:is  are  exhausted ; 

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 
sutdu  originating  in  Norway; 
the  species  Bovtogodus 
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 

Whereas,  the  necessary  measures  should  be  taken  to 
ensure  that  these  t a r i ff  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  f or  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  j o i n t ly  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 

From  !  April  to  31  December 

1. 
the  customs 
duties  applicable  to  imports  ot  the  reviewing  products 
in  Norway  shall  be  suspended  at  the  levels 
originating 
indicated 
tariff 
quotas  as  shown  below  ; 

limits  oî  C  .;nmunity 

jr.d  within 

!  ^90 

the 

Order No 

CN  code  (2  j 

Description 

Volume 
ol  qiit.:.. 
'ton-cv 

J 

' 

Rate 
ot  dutv 
(%) 

0305 

09.0707 

0305 51 
0305  51  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 
— — — Dried,  unsalted : 

muirtmphulus): 

-  Excluding  of cod of the species  (GaJu*  »M,  rmephutus 

0305 59 

Other : 

0305  59 1I 
0305 51 
0305  51 90 

0 9 J 0 7 03 

— — — Fish  of  the  species  Borrogadus  sutdu  : 
— — — — Dried,  unsalted 
—  — Cod  (Cudui  morhuu,  CuJus  oguc,  GaJu\  mucrocephulusj  : 
—  -  — Dried,  salted : 

* 

— Excluding  cod  of  the  species  CuJu.\  mutrocephulus 

0305 59 

Other : 

0305  59 19 

094)705 

0305 62 00 

— — — 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 

0305 69 
0305 69 10 

Other : 

—  — — Fish  of  the  species  Boreogadus  sutdu 

I  t 

1 0  Ot.H, 

O  OJ  No  L  J M,  22.  i l. 

IVK6.  p.  76 

( 2)  Se*  T W IC  codes 

in  a n n e x. 

-2 

-

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. 

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 

The  Protocol  concerning 

3. 
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. 

the  definition  of 

Article  2 

The  tariff  quota  referred  to  in  Article  1 shall  be  managed 
by  the  Commission,  which  may  take  all  appropriate 
administrative  measures 
to  ensure  effective 
administration  thereof. 

in  order 

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 
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. 

V 

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 

Each  Member  State  shall  ensure 

importers  of 
the  products  concerned 
access  to  the  quotas  for 
such  time  as  the  residual  balance  of  the  quota  volumes  so 
permits. 

1 

Y equal  and continous 

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° 

0 9 . 0 7 07 

CN  code 

ex  0 3 05  51  10 

09.0703 

ex  03C5  51  90 

09.0705 

ex  0 3 05  62  00 

TARIC  codes 

0 3 05  51  1 0 * 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 

- droit normal 

0 * 

13 % 

0 % 

13 % 

O % 

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. 

6 

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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