PROPOSAL FOR COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) OPENING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERY PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN CERTAIN EFTA COUNTRIES
Date: 1989-10-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EFTA countries, fish, tariff quota

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 a nd fishery products  originating in certain  EFTA  countries 

(presented by the Commission) 

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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 

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. 

does not provide for 

I O J N OL  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 

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Order 
No 

CNcode 

Description 

Quota volume 
(tonnes) 

Rate od duty 
(%) 

0302 

Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish  fillets  and other fish  meat 
failing  within  CN  code  0304: 
— Cod (Gadus morhua,  Gadus ogac,  Gadus  macrocephalus), 

09.0601 

0302 50 10 

0302 62 00 
0302 63 00 

0304 

0304 10 

excluding livers and roes: 
—  Of  the species Gadus  morhua 
— Other  fish, excluding livers and roes: 
—  —  Haddock  {Melanogrammus  aeglefinus) 
—  —  Coalfish  (Pollachius  virens) 

3  500 

Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, 
chilled  or  frozen: 
—  Fresh or chilled: 
Fillets: 

09.0603 

Other: 

1  500 

ex 0304 10 31 

_  _  _  _  Of  cod  (Gadus  morhua,  Gadus  ogac,  Gadus 
macrocephalus)  and  of  fish  of 
the  species 
Boreogadus  saida: 
—  Of  the  species  Gadus  morhua 

09.0605 

09.0607 

< 

1604 

1604 12 
1604 12 90 

1604 13 
1604 13 90 
1604 19 

1604 19 99 
1604 20 
1604 20 90 

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 

09.0609 

1604 30 
1604 30 90 

—  Caviar and caviar substitutes: 
—  —  Caviar  substitutes 

250 

200 

60 

1605 

09.0611 

< 

ex 1605 20 00 

Crustaceans,  molluscs  and  other  aquatic 
prepared or preserved: 
—  Shrimps and prawns: 
—  —  Shelled, whether  or  not  frozen,  excluding  shrimps  and 

invertebrates, 

prawns of  the Crangon  variety 

120 

7,5 

(b)  Thlft tVP™**? ppndMQta  nrMrtrnMitf  in Norway 

Order 
No 

09.0701 

CNcode 
Ml 

ex  1504 20  10 
ex  1504 30  19 
ex  1516  10  90 

09.0709 

0305  3 0 19 

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 

Amount of tariff 
quota (tonnes) 

Rate of duty 
(%) 

1000 

8,5 

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 

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 

09.0801 

CNcodc 

UL 
2009  80  11 
2009  80  19 

Description 

Amount  of  tariff 
quota 
(in  hi) 

Rate of  duty 
(in%) 

Concentrated  pear  juice, originating  in  Austria 

2 000 

30  +  AGR 
possibly 
applicable 

(d)  Thft  following  pmrtimtfl.  o r l g l n a t l ig  in  Svitzerlaand 

Order 
No 

09.0901 

ar 

Description 

Amount  of  tariff 
quota  (tonnes) 

Rjtc  of  dutv 
(%) 

0809 20 10 
ex 0809 20 90 

Table  cherries  excluding  Morello  cherries,  originating  in 
Switzerland 

1 000 

0 

(-fl  Sis. 

"Tftft'il  cock.; 

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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 

ain (%) 

Portugal (%) 

09/0601 
09.0603 
09.0605 
09.0607 
09.0609 
09.0611 
09.0709 
09.0711 

0 
0 
5.2 
5.2 
5.2 
7 
2.6 
11.4 

0 
0 
11.3 
11.3 
11.3 
16 
0 
17.5 

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. 
,  al.cXo.l989,  p.  1. 
2  0JNoL<ltf 

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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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09.0603 

09.0611 

09.0701 

09.0711 

09.0901 

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ANNEX 

TARIC  codes 

CN code 

TARIC 

code 

ex 

0304 

10 

31 

0304 

10 

31*10 

ex 

1605 

20 

00 

ex 
ex 
ex 

1504 
1504 
1516 

20 
30 
10 

10 
19 
90 

ex 

1604 

13 

90 

ex 
ex 

1604 
1604 

19 
20 

99 
90 

ex 
ex 

0809 
0809 

20 
20 

10 
90 

1605 
1605 

20 
20 

00*91 
00*92 

1504 
1504 
1516 

20 
30 
10 

10*90 
19*90 
90*11 

1604 
1604 
1604 
1604 
1604 

13 
13 
19 
20 
20 

90*91 
90*99 
99*90 
90*30 
90*90* 

0809 
0809 
0809 
0809 

20 
20 
20 
20 

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 

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 

748 

3  000  T 
400  T 

4 
2 

584 
365 

iX) 

1 7 

20 
20 

Droit 
contingen-
taire (%) 

Perte d 
recette 
(en écus 

8,5 

63 58 

0 
10 

2 750 40 
94 60 

2  000  hi 
(OU  300  T) 

1 

1 42 

42 

30  * AGR 
€ventuel 

41  1 1 

1  000  T 

1 

183 

3  500  T 

1 

010 

1  500  T 
250  T 

2 
2 

824 
729 

200 T 

3 809 

60 T 
1 20 : 

5 
2BA 
9  720 

15 

13 

18 
20 

20 

30 
20 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

177 45 

459 55 

762 48 

136 45 

15Z 36 

0 
7,5 

95 11 
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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