PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) OPENING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS FOR CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERY PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN CERTAIN EFTA COUNTRIES
Date: 1991-07-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EFTA countries, fish, tariff quota

COMMISSION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

C0M(91) 283  final 

Brussels, 23  July  1991 

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EEC) 

opening  and  providing  for  the  administration  of  Community  tariff  quotas  for 
certain  agricultural  and  fishery  products  originating  in  certain  EFTA  countries 

(presented  by  the Commission) 

1.  Certain agreements concluded between the European Economic CorommiV/ en 

the one hand and Norway, Austria, Switzerland and Sweden on. the otl-*c\ 

aîroroved bv Council Decisions 86/555/EEC  , 86/557/EEC . 86/598/ESC  ard 

~ (1) 

66/559/EEC |, provide for the opening by the Community of certain annual 

Corrraurrlty tariff quotas laying down specific volumes and customs d u t u^ for 

certain agricultural and fishery products. 

2.  The aim of the attached  proposal  is the application  of these  taritf 

quotas  for 199*1, including  the Norwegian  request  for a quota for 

dried,  unsalted  cod, which  is normally  opened  on 1st April. 

3. As in the case of other Community tariff quotas, the proposal 

.1  • 

does not provide for 

the allocation among the Member States of the quota volumes but enables the 

Member States to draw from the quota volumes the quantities required to 

cover the actual imports recorded. 

l O J N oL  328, 22.11.1986, p. 5^. 
. P- ??• 
. p.99. 
. p. 90. 

Proposal 

f or  a 

C O U N C IL  R E G U L A T I ON  (EEC)  No 

of 

m 

o p e n i ng  and  providing  for  the  a d m i n i s t r a t i on  of  C o m m u n i ty  tariff  quotas 

for 

certain  agricultural  and  fishery  products  o r i g i n a t i ng  in  certain  EFTA  c o u n t r i es 

THE  COUNCIL  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European 
in  particular  Article  113 
Economic  Community,  and 
thereof, 

Having  regard  to  the  proposal  from 

the  Commission, 

86/555/EEC, 

Whereas,  in  agreements  concluded  between  the  C o m m u 
nity  and  certain  EFTA  countries  and  approved  by  Deci 
sions 
and 
86/557/EEC, 
86/559/EEC  ('),  the  Community  undertook  to  open  each 
year,  subject 
tariff 
quotas  at  a  reduced  or  zero  rate  of  duty  for  a  n u m b er  of 
agricultural  and 
those 
countries  ;  whereas  those  tariff  quotas  should  be  opened 
for  1992,  and,  where  necessary,  the  conditions  of  eligibi 
lity  laid  down  should  be  specified  ; 

to  certain  conditions,  Community 

fishery  products  originating 

86/558/EEC 

in 

Whereas  all  Community 
importers  should  be  ensured 
equal  and  continuous  access  to  the  said  quotas  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  quotas  are  exhausted  ;  whereas 
the  necessary  measures  should  be  taken 
that 
these  tariff  quotas  are  administered  efficiently  and  on  a 

to  ensure 

(a)  The  following  products,  originating  in  Sweden 

C o m m u n i ty  basis,  so  that  the  Member  States  can  draw  the 
necessary  quantities,  corresponding 
imports 
recorded,  from  the  quota  volumes  ;  whereas  this  method 
the 
of  administration  calls  for  close  cooperation  between 
Member  States  and  the  Commission  ; 

to  actual 

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  these  quotas  may  be  carried  out  by  any  one  of 
its  members, 

HAS  A D O P T ED  T H IS  R E G U L A T I ON 

Article  1 

1. 
From  1  January  to  31  December  1992  the  customs 
duties  applicable  to  imports  of  the  products  listed  below 
indicated  below  and 
shall  be  suspended  at 
within 
tariff  quotas  as 
shown  below  : 

levels 
the  Community 

limits  of 

the 

the 

Order  No 

CN  code 
0 

0102 

Description 

Amount 
of  quota 
in  Kinnri) 

Quota  duty 
(%) 

Fish,  fresh  or  chilled,  exc hiding  fish  fillets  aiul  oilier  fish  ine.it 
falling  within  CN  code  0304  : 

— Cod  (Gadus  morhua,  Gadus  ogac,  Gadus 

macrocephalus), 

excluding 

livers  and  roes  : 

09.0601 

0302  50  10 

—  — Of 

the  species  Gcidus 

morhua 

3  500 

— Other  fish,  excluding  livers  and  roes  : 

OÏ02  62  00 

—  — Haddock  (Aie/ano^rammus 

avglefinus) 

0302  63  00 

—  —  Coalfisli  (I'ollciihius 

virais) 

0304 

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

0304  10 

— Fresh  or  chilled  : 

09.0603  < 

—  -  Filets  : 

Other  : 

ex  0 304  10  31 

—  —  —  — Of  cod 

(Gcidus  morhua,  Gadus 

ogt^c;  Gadus 
the  species  Bore-

macrocephalus) 
ogadus 

saida  : 

and  of  fish  of 

1  500 

—  Of 

the  species  Gadus 

morhua 

(")  See  Taric  codes  in  the  Annex. 

(')  OJ  No  L  328,  22.  I!.  1986,  pp.  58,  77,  90  and  99. 

- 2-

Description 

Amount 
of  quota 
(in  tonnes) 

Quota  duty 
(•/.) 

Prepared  or  preserved 
prepared  from  fish  eggs  : 

fish  ;  caviar  and  caviar 

substitutes 

Order  No 

CN  code 
0 

1604 

09.0605  < 

— Fish,  whole  or  in  pieces,  but  not  minced  : 

250 

1604  12 

—  —  Herrings  : 

1604  12  90 

1604  13 

1604  13  90 

1604  19 

1604  19  99 

09.0607 

( 

O t h er  : 

—  — Sardines,  sardinella  and  brisling  or  sprats  : 

O t h er 

O t h e r: 

Other  : 

O t h er 

I 604  20 

— O t h er  prepared  or  preserved  fish  : 

1604  20  90 

—  -  Of  other  fish 

09.0609 

1604  30 

— Caviar  and  caviar  substitutes  : 

1604  30  90 

—  — Caviar  substitutes 

/ 

200 

60 

1605 

Crustaceans,  molluscs  and  other  aquatic  invertebrates,  prepared 
or  preserved  : 

09.0611 

ex  1605  20  00 

— Shrimps  and  prawns  : 

120 

7,5 

— Shelled,  whether  or  not  frozen,  excluding  shrimps  and 

prawns  of  the  Crangon  variety 

(")  See  Taric  codes  in  the  Annex. 

(b)  T he 

f o l l o w i ng  p r o d u c t s,  o r i g i n a t i ng 

in  N o r w ay 

Order  No 

CN  code 
0 

09.0701 

1504  20  10 
1504  30  19 
1516  10  90 

0305 

Description 

Oils  and 
sperm  oil,  in  packings  of  a  net  capacity  of  more  than  1  kg 

fats  of  marine  animals,  other 

than  whale  oil  and 

Fish,  dried,  salted  or  in  brine  ;  smoked  fish,  whether  or  not 
cooked  before  or  during  the  smoking  process  ;  fish  meal  fit  for 
h u m an  consumption  : 
— Dried  fish,  whether  or  not  salted  but  not  smoked  : 

0105 51 

—  — Cod 

(Gadus  morhua,  Gadus 

ogai,  Gadus 

mairoa-

phalus)  : 

09.0707 

ex 0305 51 10 

—  —  —  Dried,  unsalted  : 

—  Excluding  of  cod  of  the  species  Gadus 

macroa-

0305 59 

O t h er  : 

phalus 

—  —  — Fish  of  the  species 

lioreo»adus 

saida  : 

0305 59 1 1 

—  —  —  —  Dried,  unsalted 

09.0709 

0305 30 19 

Fillets  of  cod  of  the  species  Gadus  morhua 
and  fish  fillets  of  the  species  Boreogadus 
in  brine 

and  Gadus 

ogac, 
saida,  dried,  salted  or 

09.0711 

Prepared  or  preserved  fish,  including  caviar  and  caviar  substi 
tutes  prepared  from  fish  eggs  : 

ex 1604 1390 

Other  : 

— Sardinella,  brisling  or  sprats,  not 

raw, 
merely  coated  with  batter  or  breadcrumbs,  w h e t h e/  or  not 
pre-fried 

in  oil,  deep-frozen 

including 

fillets, 

i 

1604  19  99 

Other,  not  including  smoked  saithe 

I 604  20  90 

Fish  other  than  herring  and  smoked  saithe 

(*)  See  Taric  codes  in  the  Annex. 

Amount 
of  quota 
(in  tonnes) 

Quota  duty 

1  000 

8,5 

3  900 

3 000 

/ 

400 

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(c)  The  following  products,  originating  in  Austria : 

Order  No 

CN  code 

Description 

09.0801 

2009 80  1  1 
2009 80 19 

Concentrated  pear  juice 

(d)  The  following  products,  originating  in  Switzerland 

Amount 
ol  quota 
(in  hi) 

2 000 

Quota  duty 
(%) 

30  +  AGR 
possibly 
applicable 

Order  No 

CN  code 
0 

09.0901 

0809 20  10 
ex  0KO9 20 90 

C)  See  Taric  codes  in  the  Annex. 

Description 

Amount 
of  quota 
(in  tonnes) 

Quota  dutv 
(%) 

Table  cherries  excluding  Morello  cherries 

1 000 

0 

2.  Within  the  limits  of  the  quotas  referred  to  in  para 
graph  1 under  order  Nos  09.0701,  09.0801  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 : 

Order  No 

Spain  (%) 

Portugal  (%) 

09.0601 

09.0603 

09.0605 
09.0607 
09.0609 

09.0611 

09.0707 

09.0709 

09.07! I 

0 

0 

1,7 
1,7 
1,7 

7 ,3 

0 ,9 

0 ,9 

1 0 ,5 

0 

0 

3,8 
3,8 
3,8 

1 0 ,3 

0 

0 

1 2 ,b 

Imports  of  the  products  listed  in  paragraph  1 which 
3. 
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. 

Imports  of  the  products  referred  to  in  paragraph  1 
4. 
under  order  Nos  09.0601  to  09.0611,  09.0707,  09.0709 
and  09.0711  shall  not  qualify  for  the  quota  unless  the 
free-at-frontier  price, which  is  determined  by  the  Member 
States  in  accordance  with  Article  21  of  Council  Regula 
tion  (EEC)  No  3796/81  of  21  December  1981  on  the 
common 
fishery 
products ('),  as  last  amended  by  Regulation  (L:liC)  No 

the  market 

organization 

of 

in 

2886/89 ('), 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 
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. 

the  Agreement  between 

to 

Article  2 

The  tariff  quotas  referred  to  in  Article  1 shall  be  adminis 
tered  by  the  Commission,  which  may  take  any  appro 
priate  administrative  measure  in  order  to  ensure  efficient 
administration. 

Article  3 

If  an  importer  presents  in  a Member  State  n declaration  of 
entry  into  free  circulation  including  a  request  for  prefe 
rential  benefit  for  a  product  covered  by  this  Regulation, 
and  if  this  declaration  is accepted  by  the  customs  authori 
ties,  the  Member  State  concerned  shall  draw,  from  the 
quota  volume  by  means  of  notification  to  the  Commis 
sion,  a  quantity  corresponding  to  those  needs. 

The  requests  for  drawing,  with  the  indication  of  the  date 
of  acceptance  of  the  said  declarations,  must  be  communi 
cated  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. 

')  OJ  No  L  379, 31. 

1981 

O  OJ  No  L  282.  2.  10.  1989.  p. 

l. 

- 4-

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  rata  basis  with  respect  to  the  requests.  Member 
States  shall  be  informed  thereof  by  the  Commission. 

Article  4 

Each  Member  State  shall  guarantee 
the 
products  in  question  equal  and  continuous  access  to  the 
quotas  as  long  as  the  balance  of  the  corresponding  quota 
volume  allows. 

importers  of 

Article  5 

the  Commission  shall  cooperate 
Member  States  and 
closely  in  order  to  ensure  that  this  Regulation  is  complied 
with. 

Article  6 

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  1 January  l9Sg 

This  Regulation  shall  be  binding  in  its  entirety  and  directly  applicable  in  all  Member 
States. 

Done  at  Brussels, 

For  the  Council 

The  President 

ANNEX 

Taric  codes 

°^d

er 

o

CN  code 

Taric  code 

09.0603 

ex  0304  10 31 

0304  10 31 " 10 

09.0611 

ex  1605 20 00 

09.0701 

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

09.0707 

ex  0305 51  10 

09.0711 

ex  16041390 

ex 1604 19 99 
ex 1604 20 90 

09.0901 

ex 0809 20 10 
ex 0809 20 90 

1605 20 00*91 
1605 20  00-92 
1605 20  00-96 

1504 20  10*90 
1504 30  19V/0 
1516  10 90*11 

0305 51  10'10 
0305 51  10*20 

16041390*91 
1604  13 90*99 

1604 19 99'90 
1604 20 90'30 

1604 20 90'90 

0809 20 10 * 91 
0809 20 90' 12 
0809 20 90 ' 25 
0809 20 90 ' 33 
0809 20 90 * 45 
0809 20 90 * 75 

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FICHE  FINANCIERE 

D A TE 

1- 

Ligne  budgétaire  concernée  : Chap.  12  a r t.  120 

2. 

3. 

Base  juridique  : article  113 

Intitulé  de  la  mesure  tarifaire  : Proposition  de  règlement 
du  Conseil  portant  ouverture  et  mode  de  g e s t i on  de 
contingents  tarifaires  communautaires  pour  certains 
produits  agricoles  originaires  de  certains  pays  de  l'AELE. 

Objectif  : Respecter  les  engagements  contractés  par  la 
Communauté. 

Perte  de  recettes  : 

Désignation des 
produits 

Quantités 

Prix en 
Ecus/tome 

Norvège 
1) Graisses et 

huiles marines 

1 000 T 

514 

2) Filets de 
morues 

3) Préparations 
de poissons 

4) Morues séchées 
Autriche 
4) Jus de poires 

Suisse 
5) Cerises de 
table 

Suéde 
6) Morues,égle-
flns. Ileus 
7)Filets de morue 
8) Préparations 
de harengs 
9) Autres prépa 
rât ions de 
poissons 

10)Succédanés du 

caviar 
"IDCrevettes 

3 000 T 

5 046 

400 T 

2 394 

3 900 T 

14 723 

2 000 hl 
(ou 300 T) 

800 

1 000 T 

752 

3 500 T 
1 500 T 

1 082 
2 696 

250 T 

2 848 

200 T 

3 650 

60 T 

7 524 

décortiquées 

120 T 

10 546 

Droit 
normal (en %) 

Droit contin 
genta ire (en %) 

Perte de 

recettes (en écus) 

17 

20 

20 

13 

42 

15 

13 
18 

20 

20 

30 

20 

8,5 

43 690 

0 

10 

0 

30 + AGR 
éventueI 

0 

0 

7,5 

3 027 600 

95 760 

7 464 456 

28 800 

112 800 

492 310 
727.920 

142.400 

146  000 

135  432 

158  199 

12  575  367 

Par  rapport  à l'année  1991, augmentation  dss pertes de  : 

12 575  367 écus  -  12 278 780 écus  - 296  587  écus. 

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