Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas and ceilings and establishing Community surveillance for certain fish and fishery products originating in the Faeroe Islands ( 1992 )
Date: 1991-12-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Faroes, fishery resources, tariff ceiling, tariff quota

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COMVIISSION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

C0M(91)  478 final 

Brussels,  2  December  1991 

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EEC) 

opening  and providing  for the administration 
of  Community  tariff  quotas  and ceilings 
and  establishing  Community  surveillance  for certain  fish 
and  fishery  products  originating  in the Faeroe  Islands 
(1992) 

(presented  by the  Commission) 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

1.  Council  Decision No 

/91, concerning  the conclusion of  the 

Agreement  between  the Euopean  Economic Community, the Government  of  Denmark 
and  the Home Government  of  the Faeroe  Islands provides  for  the abolition on 
1 January  1992 of customs duties on  imports  into the Community  as 
constituted  on 31 December  1985 of certain  fish and  fishery  products  listed 
in Annexes  I, II and  III. 

2.  As part  of  these  tariff measures, Spain and Portugal  will  apply  customs 

duties calculated  in accordance with Article  173(1) and  (2) and 
Article 360(1)(b) and  (2) respectively  of  the Act of Accession. 

3.  For  the products originating  in the Faeroes, abolition of  customs duties 

will  take place as  indicated  in the appropriate annexes  to this proposal, 
viz: 

-  Annex  I: the abolition applies within  the  limits of  the Community  tariff 

quotas  therein; 

-  Annex  II: the abolition applies within  the Community  tariff ceilings 

therein; 

-  Annex  III: the abolition applies subject  to Community  statistical 

surveiI lance. 

4.  The preferential  rates of duty  specified  in Annexes  I,  II and  Mi  only 
apply  If the free-at-frontier  price determined  by  the Member  States  in 
accordance with Article 21 of Regulation  (EEC) No 3796/81  as  last  amended 
by Regulation  (EEC) No 3468/88  is at  least equal  to the reference price set 
or  to be set  by  the Community  for  the products or categories of  products 
concerned. 

5.  As for  the administration of  the tariff  quotas,  it  is proposed  to allocate 
the entirety of each quota  to the creation of Community  reserve  from which 
all Member  States will  draw  in accordance with  the procedure  laid down  in 
Article  3 of  the proposed  Regulation. 

6.  As  to the administration of  the tariff  ceilings,  it  is proposed  to 

determined  up a system of surveillance  for  imports of  products  listed in 
Annex  II and  to empower  the Commission  to restore  the customs duties  in 
certain circumstances.  This  involves  the adoption of  common  specific  rules 
to be applied  by all Member  States consistently  in a context  of  close 
cooperation between  the competent  departments of  the Member  States and  the 
Commission. 

7.  The statistical  surveiI lance envisaged  for certain products does not 

require  the adoption of common  rules other  than those currently  applied 
uniformly  by all  the Member  States  in the field of Community's external 
trade statistics. 

This  is the purpose of  the attached proposal. 

Proposal  for  a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EEC) 

/91 

opening  and  providing  for  the  administration  of  Community 
tariff  quotas  and  ceilings  and  establishing  Community 
surveillance  for  certain  fish  and  fishery  products 
originating  in  the  Faeroe  Islands 
(1992) 

THE  COUNCIL  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES, 

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

Having  regard  to Council  Decision 
Agreement  between  the  European  Economic  Community,  the  Government  of  Denmark 
and  the  Home  Government  of  Faeroe  Islands1, 

/91  concerning  the  conclusion  of  the 

Having  regard  to  the  proposal  from  the  Commission, 

Whereas  Articles  3 and  8 of  the  Decision  referred  to  above  provide  that  customs 
duties  applicable  to  imports  into  the  Community  of  Ten  of  certain  fish  and 
fishery  products  listed  in Protocol  1 attached  to  the  said  Decision  will  be 
abolished  on  1 January  1992; whereas  the  abolition  is subject  to  Community 
tariff  quotas  and  ceilings  and,  for  some  of  these  products,  Community 
statistical  surveillance;  whereas  the  said  Community  tariff  quotas  and  ceilings 
in respect  of  products  originating  in  the  Faeroe  Islands  should  therefore  be 
opened  from  1 January  1992  for  the  volumes  indicated  respectively  in Annexes I 
and  II  and  Community  statistical  surveillance  should  be  established  in  respect 
of  the  products  listed  in Annex  III; 

Whereas  in  the  context  of  these  tariff  measures  Spain  and  Portugal  will  apply 
customs  duties  calculated  in accordance  with  Article  173(1)  and  (2)  and 
Article  360(1)(b)  and  (2)  respectively  of  the  Act  of  Accession; 

Whereas  the  preferential  rates  of  duty  indicated  in Annexes  I,  II  and  III  apply 
only  where  the  free-at-frontier  price  determined  by  the Member  States  in 
accordance  with  Article  21  of  Regulation  (EEC)  No  3796/812,  as  last  amended  by 
Regulation  (EEC) No  3468/883  is at  least  equal  to  the  reference  price  set  or 
to  be  set  by  the  Community  for  the  products  or  categories  of  products 
concerned; 

1 
2 
3 

1991,  p. 
OJ  No  L...  , 
OJ  No  L  379;  31.12.1981,  p. 
OJ  No.  L  305;  10.11.1988,  p 

Whereas  equal  and  continuous  access  to  the  quotas  in  respect  of  the  products 
listed  in Annex  I should  be  ensured  for  all  Community  importers  and  the  rates 
of  duty  laid  down  for  the  quotas  should  be  applied  consistently  to  all  imports 
of  the  products  in question  in all  Member  States  until  the  quotas  are 
exhausted;  whereas  the  necessary  steps  should  be  taken  to  ensure  that  the 
tariff  quotas  are  administered  efficiently  at  Community  level, enabling  the 
Member  States  to  draw  from  the  quotas  the  quantities  required,  corresponding  to 
the  actual  imports  recorded;  whereas  this  method  of  administering  the  quotas 
calls  for  close  cooperation  between  the  Member  States  and  the  Commission; 

Whereas  the  Kingdom  of  Belgium,  the  Kingdom  of  the  Netherlands  and  the  Grand 
Duchy  of  Luxembourg  are  Joined  in and  represented  by  the  Benelux  economic 
union;  whereas  any  operation  concerning  the  administration  of  the  quotas  may 
therefore  be  carried  out  by  one  of  its members-, 

Whereas  in  respect  of  products  listed  in Annex  II  and  subject  to  Community 
tariff  ceilings,  Community  surveillance  may  be effected  by  charging  imports  of 
these  products  against  the  ceilings  at  Community  level  as  and  when  the  products 
are  presented  at  customs  and  declared  for  free  circulation;  whereas  this  method 
of  administering  the  ceilings  should  enable  customs  duties  to  be  restored  as 
soon  as  the  ceilings  in question  are  reached  at  Community  level; 

Whereas  this  method  of  administering  the  ceilings  calls  for  close  and  speedy 
cooperation  between  the  Member  States  and  the  Commission,  which  must  be  able  to 
monitor  the  level  reached  by  imports  charged  against  the  ceilings  and  inform 
the Member  States  accordingly;  whereas  this  cooperation  should  be  close  enough 
to  allow  the  Commission  to  take  the  appropriate  steps  to  restore  customs  duties 
as  soon  as  ona  of  the  ceilings  is  reached; 

Whereas  for  the  products  listed  in Annex  I l ia  system  of  statistical 
surveillance  administered  by  the  Commission  pursuant  to  the  relevant  provisions 
of  Council  Regulations  (EEC) No  2658/871  and  (EEC)  No  1736/752  should  be 
established, 

HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION 

Art icle 1 

From  1 January  to  31  December  1992  the  customs  duty  applicable  to  imports 
into  the  Community  as  constituted  on  31  December  1985  of  products  listed  in 
Annex  I and  originating  in  the  Faeroe  Islands  shall  be  suspended  at  the 
level  indicated  and  within  the  limits  of  Community  tariff  quotas  as 
specified  in  the  said  Annex. 

1 
2 

OJ  No  L  256;  7.9.1987,  p.  1. 
0J  NO  L  183;  14.7.1975,  p.  3 

2.  Within  the  limits  of  the  tariff  quotas,  Spain  and  Portugal  shall  apply 
customs  duty  calculated  in accordance  with  Articles  173(1)  and  (2)  and 
360(1)(b) and  (2)  respectively  of  the  Act  of  accession. 

Art icle  2 

The  tariff  quotas  referred  to  in Article  1 shall  be  administered  by  the 
Commission,  which  may  take  any  appropriate  administrative  measure  to  ensure 
efficient  operation. 

Art icle  3 

Where  an  importer  enters  a  product  covered  by  this  Regulation  for  free 
circulation  in a Member  State  accompanied  by  a  request  for  prefential  treatment 
and  his  declaration  is accepted  by  the  customs  authorities,  the  Member  State 
concerned  shall,  by  notifying  the  Commission  accordingly,  draw  a  quantity  from 
the  quota  concerned  to  satisfy  the  requirement. 

Applications  for  drawings  from  the  quotas  shall  indicate  the  date  on  which  the 
declarations  were  accepted  and  shall  be  sent  to  the  Commission  forthwith. 

Drawings  shall  be  granted  by  the  Commission  on  the  basis  of  the  date  when  the 
declarations  for  free  circulation  were  accepted  by  the  customs  authorities  of 
the  Member  State  concerned,  provided  the  available  balance  is  sufficient. 

Where  a Member  State  fails  to use  the  quantities  drawn  it  shall  return  them  as 
soon  as  possible  to  the  relevant  quota. 

Where  the  quantities  applied  for  are  in excess  of  the  available  balance, 
allocations  shall  be  made  in proportion  to  the  requirements.  The  Member  States 
shall  be  informed  by  the  Commission  of  the  quantities  drawn. 

Art icle  4 

1.  From  1 January  to  31  December  1992  imports  into  the  Community  as 

constituted  on  31  December  1985  of  products  listed  in Annexes  II  and  III 
and  originating  in  the  Faeroe  Islands  shall  be  subject  respectively  to 
import  ceilings  and  Community  surveillance. 

The  description  of  the  products  referred  to  in  the  first  subparagraph,  the 
ceilings  and  the  customs  duty  applicable  are  specified  in  the  said  Annexes 

2.  As  part  of  these  tariff  measures,  the  Kingdom  of  Spain  and  the  Portuguese 
Republic  shall  apply  duties  calculated  in  accordance  with  Articles  173(1) 
and  (2)  and  360(1)(b) and  (2)  respectively  of  the  Act  of  accession. 

Imports  shall  be  charged  against  the  ceilings  as  and  when  the  products  are 
presented  to  customs  under  cover  of  declarations  for  free  circulation 
accompanied  by  a  movement  certificate  complying  with  the  rules  laid  down  in 
the  protocol  concerning  the  definition  of  the  concept  of  originating 
products  and  methods  of  administrative  cooperation,  attached  to  Council 
Decision  No. 

/91. 

Goods  may  only  be  charged  against  the  ceiling  where  the  movement 
certificate  is presented  before  the  date  when  collection  of  customs  duty  is 
resumed. 

Utilization  of  ceilings  shall  be  recorded  at  Community  level  on  the  basis 
of  imports  charged  against  them  as  specified  in  the  preceding 
subparagraphs. 

The  Member  States  shall  inform  the  Commission  of  any  import  operation 
carried  out  in  accordance  with  the  procedure  determined  out  above  at  the 
intervals  and  within  the  deadlines  laid  down  in paragraph  5. 

As  soon  as  the  ceilings  are  reached,  the  Commission  may,  by  adopting  a 
Regulation,  resume  the  collection  of  the  customs  duties  applicable  to  third 
countries  until  the  end  of  the  calendar  year. 

The  Member  States  shall  send  the  Commission  no  later  than  the  15th  of  each 
month  the  statements  showing  the  quantities  charged  during  the  preceding 
month. 

The  statistical  surveillance  provided  for  in  respect  of  products  specified 
in Annex  III  to  this  Regulation  shall  be  carried  out  at  Community  level  on 
the  basis  of  imports  charged  as  specified  in Article  4(3)  first 
subparagraph  and  notified  to  the  Statistical  Office  of  the  European 
Communities  pursuant  to  Regulations  (EEC)  No  2658/87  and  (EEC)  No  1736/75. 

Art icle  5 

Rates  of  duty  specified  in Annexes  I,  II  and  III  shall  only  apply  where  the 
free-at-frontier  price  determined  by  the  Member  States  in  accordance  with  the 
provisions  of  Regulations  (EEC)  No  3796/81  and  3468/88  is  at  least  equal  to  the 
reference  price  set  or  to  be  set  by  the  Community  in  respect  of  the  products  or 
categories  of  products  concerned. 

The  Commission  shall  adopt  all  appropriate  measures,  in  close  cooperation  with 
the  Member  States,  to  implement  this  Regulation. 

Art icle  6 

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  1 January  1992. 

Art icle  7 

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

Done  at  Brussels 

For  the  Council 

The  President 

ANNEX 
on  certain  fish  and fishery  products  subject  to  t a r i ff  quotas 

I 

Order  No 

CN  Code 

D e s c r i p t i on 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

09.0671 

0301 

Live 

f i s h: 

- Other  live fish: 

ex0301  91 OOi —  Trout  (Salmo trutta, Salmo gairdneri, Salmo clarki, 

i 
! 

Salmo aguabonita, Salmo gilae) 

- Trout  (Salmo gairdneri) 

0 30 2 

J Fish,  fresh  or  c h i l l e d,  e x c l u d i ng  fish  filets  and  other 
1 fish meat of heading No 0304: 

- Salmonidae, excluding  livers and  roes: 

Rate  of 
duty 

(4) 

T a r i ff  quota 
amount  ( in  T ) ( 1) 

(5) 

700 

ex0302  11 0Q 

—  Trout  (Salmo trutta, Salmo gairdneri, Salmo clarke, 

Salmo aguabonita, Salmo  gilae): 

- Trout  (Salmo gairdneri) 

0303 

! Fish, frozen, excluding  fish fillets and other  fish meat 

of heading  No 0304: 

- Other salmonidae, excluding  livers and  roes: 

ex0303  21 ooj -- Trout  (Salmo trutta, Salmo gairdneri, Salmo clarki, 

Salmo aguabonita, Salmo  gilae): 

- Trout  (Salmo gairdneri) 

0304 

I Fish  fillets and other  fish meat  (whether or not minced), 

fresh, chilled  or frozen: 

0304 10 

- Fresh or chilled: 
-- Fillets: 

Of freshwater  fish: 

^O 

(1) 

09.0671 
(cont'd) 

(2) 

ex0304  10 ill 

(3) 

U; 

(5) 

Of trout  (Salmo trutta,  Salmo gairdneri, Salmo 
clarki, Salmo aguabonita, Salmo gilae): 

- Of trout  (Salmo Gairdneri) 

— 

0304 20 

- Frozen  fillets: 
-- Of  freshwater  fish: 

ex0304  20 11 

Of trout  (Salmo trutta, Salmo gairdneri, Salmo clarki, 
Salmo aguabonita,  Salmo  gilae): 

- Of trout  (Salmo gairdneri) 

J0304 90 

- Other: 

i 

bx0304 90 10 

-- Of  freshwater fish: 

- Of trout  (Salmo gairdneri) 

09.0673 

i0 3 0 1 

Live fish: 

4 900 (1) 

- Other  live fish: 

0 301 9 9 

- - Other: 
- - - Freshwater  fish: 

ex03 01 9 9 11 

- - - - Pacific  salmon  (Oncorhynchus  spp.),  Atlantic 

salmon  (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon  (Hucho 
hucho): 

- Atlantic  salmon  (salmo salar) 

ex0302 12 0 0 

0303 

Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding  fish  fillets and  other 
fish meat of heading  No  0304: 
- Salmonidae, excluding  livers and  roes: 
- - Pacific  salmon  (Oncorhynchus  spp.), Atlantic  salmon 
(Salmo salar) and  Danube  salmon  (Hucho  hucho): 

- Atlantic  salmon  (salmo salar) 

Fish, frozen, excluding  fish  fillets and other fish meat 
of heading  No 0304: 
- Other salmonidae, excluding  livers and  roes: 

bx0303  22 0Q 

- - Atlantic  salmon  (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon 

(Hucho  hucho): 

- Atlantic  salmon  (salmo salar) 

1) 

0 9 . 0 6 /3 
( c o n r ' d) 

(2) 

Î0304 

|  F i sh 
!  f r e s h, 

c h i l l ed  or 

f r o z e n: 

f i l l e ts  and  o t h er 

f i sh  meat 

( w h e t h er  or  n ot  m i n c e d ), 

(3) 

0 3 04 

10 

i  -  F r e sh  or  c h i l l e d: 

-  -  Fillets: 
-  -  -  Of  freshwater  fish: 

ex0304  10  13| 
| 
| 
: 

Of  Pacific  salmon  (Oncorhynchus  s p p . ),  Atlantic 
salmon  (Salmo  salar)  and  Danube  salmon  (Hucho 
hucho): 

-  Of  Atlantic  salmon  (salmo  salar) 

0304  20 

-  Frozen  fillets: 
-  -  Of  freshwater  fish: 

;ex0304  20  13 

-  -  - Of  Pacific  salmon  (Oncorhynchus  s p p . )/  Atlantic 

salmon  (Salmo  salar)  and  Danube  salmon  (Hucho 
hucho): 

-  Of  Atlantic  salmon  (salmo  salar) 

j 

0304  90 

! -  Other 

•J9.067i 

•i 

ex0304  90  10i 
,,  -  Of  freshwater  fish: 
I 
.--Of_^tlaJXtic_^aljmj2Jl_i^^_In]5__s_alarJrrrr-_-rrrrrr 
! Prepared  cr  preserved  fish;  caviar  and  caviar  substitutes 
| prepared  from  fish  eqgs : 

'16 0 4 

i -  Fish,  whole  or  in  pieces,  but  not  minced: 

!Xi6 04  11  0 0; -  -  Salmon: 
1 

* r*  ')  s. 

G the' 

ex 1G04  19  10 -  -  -  Sain: 

-  Atlantic  salmon  (salmo  salar)--

lac,  other  than  salmon: 
-  Trout,  (salmo  qairdneri ) 

1604  20 

; - Other  prepared  or  preserved  fish: 

|exI604  20  10! -  -  Of  salmon: 

-  Of  Atlantic  salmon  (salmo  salar) 

O 

Of  salmonidae,  other  than  salmon 

-  Of  trout  (salmo  gairdneri) 

(5 

u 900 
(crwtt ' d; 

400 

(1) 

(2) 

09.0677 

D3C 

(3) 

Fish, dried, salted  or  in brine; smoked  fish whether or 
not cooked  before or during  the smoking process; fish meal 
fit for human consumption: 
- fish, salted  but not dried  or smoked and  fish in brine: 

(4) 

(5) 

2 000 

p305  61  00 

-- Herrings  (clupea harengus, clupea  pallasii) 

'1604 

-Salted herrings (Clupea harengus, clupea paliasii) 
Prepared  or preserved  fish; caviar and caviar  substitutes 
prepared  from fish eggs: 
- Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced: 

11604 12 

- - Herrings: 

11604 12 10 

16C4 12 90 

11604 15 

- - - Fillets, raw, merely coated with batter or bread 

crumbs, whether or not prefried  in oil, deep 
frozen 

other 

-seasoned and/or in brine 

- - Mackerel: 

ex!604 15 10» - - - Of the species Scomber scombrus and  Scomber 

japonicus: 

- Of scomber scombrus 

1604 19 

- - Other: 
- - - Other : 

1604 19 91 

Fillets, raw, merely  coated  with batter or 
breadcrumbs, whether  or not prefried  in oil, 
deep frozen 

1604 19 99 
160 4 2 0 

- - - - Other 
- Other prepared  or preserved  fish: 

ex!604  20 50) - - Of sardines, bonito, mackerel  of the species Scomber 

scombrus and Scomber  japonicus, fish of the species 
Orcynopxis  umicolor: 

- Of mackerel  of the species scomber 

scombrus 

1604  20 90  - - Of other fish 

W 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4; 

(5) 

09.0679 

16C5 

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

2 000 

1 6 05  20  00 

- Shrimps and prawns 

b x l 6 05  40  001 

- Other crustaceans: 

- Nephrops norvegicus— 

(1) Figures  refer to the commercial  presentation  whole and gutted.  For  imports  falling  under HScode 
0304 a coefficient  of  2 shall be applied  for quantities drawn  from the respective  tariff quota of 
reference  ceiling. 

v 

^ 

(1) 

17.0011 

t2) 

I > *N ; - *. <v 

(3) 

Fish,  fresh  or chilled,  excluding  fish  fillets  and  other 
fish  meat  of  heading  No 0304 : 

M UX 

<1U 

-  Herrings  (CJupea  harengus,  Clupea  pallasii.),  excluding 

livers  and roes : 

0 3 02  4 0  9 0 

From  16 June  to 14 February 

u> 

?  000  M) 

j 0303 

| 
j ;303 50 

i J 

! 0303  50 90 

D304 

0 3 04  90  25 

1 7 . 0 0 13 

302 

Fish,  frozen,  excluding  fish  fillets  and other  fish  meat 
of  heading  No 0304 : 

-  Herrings  (Clupea  harengus,  Clupea  pallasii),  excluding 

livers  and roes : 

f i l l e ts  and  o t h er 

--  From  16  J u ne 
F i sh 
c h iI  l ed  or 
-  o t h er 
— o t h e r: 

f r o z e n: 

to  14  F e b r u a ry 
f i sh  meat 

( w h e t h er  or  n ot  m i n c e d ), 

f r e sh 

of  h e r r i ng 
f r om  16  June 

to  14  F e b r u a ry 

( C l u p ea  h a r e n g u s,  Clupea  p a l l a s i i) 

F i s h, 
f i sh  meat  of  h e a d i ng  No  0304 

f r e sh  or  c h i l l e d,  e x c l u d i ng 

: 

f i sh 

f i l l e ts  and  o t h er 

000 

0 3 02  64 

--  M a c k e r el 
Scomber 

(Scomber  s c o m b r u s,  Scomber  a u s t r a ] a s i c u s, 
j a p o n i c u s) 

: 

Iex0302  64  90  j 
; 

From  16  J u ne 

to  14  F e b r u a ry 

: 

-  Mackerel 

(Scomber 

s c o m b r us 

(1) Duty  exemption  for herring  falling  within  subheadings  0302  40 90, 0303  50 90  0304  10 93 
1 10  °3 04  lc  98 and 030n  90 25 within  the limits  of a global  annual  tariff  quota  of  34  000 tonnes' 

to be granted  by the competent  Community  authorities  and subject  to compliance  with  the reference 
price. 

(1) 

(2) 

17.0015 

0304 

(3) 

j F i sh  f i l l e ts  and  o t h er 
i f r e s h,  c h i l l ed  of 
i 
i 

f r o z en 

: 

f i sh  meat 

( w h e t h er  or  n ot  m i n c e d ), 

0304 20 

'— 

Frozen  fillets : 

0304  20 31  j-- Of coalfish  (Pollaechius  virens) 

0 3 04 90 

!- Other : 

17.0017 

17.0019 

I 
0304 90 41  ! 
0305 

Of coalfish  (Pollachius virens) 

jFish, dried,~sâïtëd  or in brine; smoked  fish, whether or 
'not cooked  before or during  the smoking process; fish 
meal  fit  for human consumption : 

0305  30 

j- Fish  fillets, dried, salted  or  in brine, but not 

smoked : 

0305 30 50  !—  Of lesser of Greenland  halibut  (Reinhardtius 

hippoglossoides), salted  or  in brine 

0305  30 90 

:—  Other 

0305 

jFish, dried, salted  or  in brine; smoked  fish, whether or 
; not cooked  before or during  the smoking  process; fish 
meal  fit for human consumption : 
I 
|- Smoked  fish, including  fillets : 
i 
ex0305 41 00 

—  Pacific  salmon  (Oncorhynchus  spp.), Atlantic  salmon 
(Salmo salar) and  Danube salmon  (Hucho hucho) : 

- Atlantic  salmon  (Salmo salar) 

0305 49 

—  Other : 

0305 49 10 

Lesser or Greenland  halibut  (Reinhardtius 
hippoglosoides) 

^ 

0305 49 20 

—  Atlantic halibut  ( Hippoglossus hippoglossus)-

(5) 

25 000 

5 000 

1 000 

(1) 

17.0019 
( c o n t ' d) 

(2) 

|ex0305  49  30J 

(3) 

( 4; 

M a c k e r el 
Scomber 

(Scomber  s c o m b r u s,  Scomber  a u s t r a l a s i e u s, 
j a p o n i c u s) 

: 

- Mackerel  (Scomber  scombrus) 

(5) 

1  000 
( c o n t ' d) 

e x 0 3 05  49  40 

Trout  (Salmo  trutta, Salmo gairdneri, Salmo clarki, 
Salmo  aguabonita, Salmo  gilae) : 
- Trout  (Salmo gairdneri) 

0305  49 50 

Eels  (Anguilla  spp.)-

0305  49 90 

O t h er 

17.0021 

0 3 02 

jFish, fresh  or chilled,  excluding  fish  fillets and  other 
jfish meat  of  heading  No  0304 : 
i 

12 600 (1) 

(Other  fish, excluding  livers  and  roes : 

0 3 02  69 

j--  Other : 

0 30 2  6 9  3 1 

e x 0 3 02  69  33 

0 3 03 

! 
i 
i 

Redfish  (Sebastes  spp.) : 

Of  the species  Sebastes  marinus 
Other : 

I 
Fish,  frozen, excluding  fish  fillets  and  other  fish  meat 
iof heading  No 0304 : 

- Of  the species  Sebastes  mentella 

- Other  fish, excluding  livers  and  roes : 

0303  79 

!-- Other : 

j 

i 
; 

Saltwater  fish : 

Redfish  (Sebastes  spp.) : 

0 3 03  79 35 

| 

of  the species  Sebastes  marinus 

ex0303  79 37 

Other : 

- Of  the  species  Sebastes  mentella. 

!  (1) Figures  refer  to the commercial  presentation  whole  and  gutted.  For  imports  falling  under 

US code  0304 a coefficient  of  3 shall  be applied  for quantities  drawn  from  this reference 

ceiling. 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

(5) 

17.0021 
(cont'd) 

0304 

0304  10 

Fish  fillets  and  other  fish  meat  (whether  or  not  m i n c e d ), 
fresh,  chilled  or  frozen  : 
-  Fresh  or  chilled 

12 600 
(cont'd) 

--  Fillets 

Other: 

ex0304  10  39 

Other: 

0304  20 

-  Of  red  fish: 
-  Frozen  fillets 

-  Of  redfish  (Sebastes  spp.)  : 

0304  20  35 

—  Of  the  species  Sebastes  marinus 

ex0304  20  37 

•—  Other  : 

-  Of  the  species  Sebastes  mentella. 

17.0023 

0304 

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

3 000 

• 4-. 

0304  10 

-  Fresh  or  chilled  : 

--  Fillets  : 

Other  : 

Other 

-  Other,  excluding  red  fish 

ex0304  10  39 

17.0025 

0304 

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

550 

0304  20 

-  Frozen  fillets  : 

6>> 

0304  20  43 

—  Of  ling  (Molva  spp. ) 

— 

(1) 

(2) 

17.0027 

0304 

0304  20 

(3) 

jFish  fillets  and  other  fish  meat  (whether  or  not  minced), 
! fresh,  chilled  or  frozen  : 
! 
i- Frozen  fillets  : 
l 

ex0304  20  97I--  Other  : 

0304  90 

Other 

-  Of  blue  whiting 

0304  90  59  | 
j 

Of  blue  whiting  (Micromesistius  poutassou  or  Gadus 
poutassou) 

17.0029 

0305 

0305  69 

! Fish, dried,  salted  or  in  brine;  smoked  fish, whether  or 
jnot cooked  before  or  during  the  smoking  process;  fish 
lineal fit  for  human  consumption  : 
j 
!- Fish,  salted  but  not  dried  or  smoked  and  fish  in 
!  brine  : 
! 
!-- Other  : 

0 30 5 6 9 9 0 

Other 

17.0031 

0306 

Crustaceans, whether  in  shell  or  not,  live,  fresh, 
chilled,  frozen, dried,  salted  or  in  brine;  crustaceans, 
lin shell,  cooked  by  steaming  or  by  boiling  in  water, 
whether  or  not  chilled,  frozen, dried,  salted  or  in 
' brine  : 

0306  13 

,- Frozen  : 
! 
i-- Shrimps  and  prawns  : 

0306  13  10  j 

Of  the  family  pandalidae 

1 
-T1 

(4; 

(5) 

1 300 

1 400 

11 000 

(1) 

(2) 

17.0033 

0305 

(3) 

Fish, dried, salted  or in brine; smoked  fish whether or 
not cooked  before or during  the smoking  process; fish meal 
fit for human consumption: 
- fish, salted  but not dried  or smoked  and  fish in brine: 

(4) 

(5) 

500 

0 3 05  61  00 

-- Herrings  (clupea harengus, clupea  pallasii) 

1 6 04 

Prepared  or preserved  fish, caviar or caviar  substitutes 
I prepared  from fish eggs: 

!- Fish, whole or  in pieces, but not minced 

1604 12 

1604 12 90 

;-- Herrings 
i 

Other 

i  M 

i  -.  ii 

(1) 

(2) 

0 3 02 

ANNEX I II 

(3) 

K u lL  l;l 
dut  y 

(4; 

! Fish,  fresh  or  chilled,  excluding "fish fillets  and  other 
|fish  meat  of  heading  No  0304 : 

-  Flat  fish  (Pleuronectidae,  Bothidae,  Cynoglossidae, 
Soleidae, Scophthalmidae  and  Citharidae),  excluding 
livers  and  roes : 

0302 29 

-- Other : 

17.003 5 

0302 29 90 

Other 

-Other  fish, excluding  livers  and  roes : 

I0 30  2  6  9 

-- Other : 

1 7 . 0 0 3^ 

|0 3 02  69 98 
! 0 3 03 

0 3 03  79 

17.003 9 

0 3 03  79  9, 
0 3 04 

Saltwater  fish : 

Other 

jFish,  frozen, excluding  fish  fillets  and  other  fish  meat 
|of heading  No  0304 : 

j-  Other  fish, excluding  livers  and  roes : 
! 
|-- Other : 
I 
i 
I 
I 
|Fish  fillets  and  other  fish  meat  (whether  or  not" mYrTCëoT, 

Saltwater  fish : 

Other 

0 3 04  20 

fresh,  chilled  or  frozen : 
-  Frozen  fillets : 

17 0041  ex0304  20  97 i-- Other : 

i 
! 

! -  O t h er 

: 

! 

j0 3 0 4  9 0 
i 
! 

| 

--  Other 

1 7 . 0 0 43 

P 3 04  90  97 

j 

Other 

- Other  excluding  blue  whiting 

FINANCIAL  STATEMENT 

1.  Budget  heading  involved:  Chap.12,  Art.120 

Legal  basis: Art. 113 of the Treaty. 

3.  Description  of  tariff  measures:  Proposal  for a Council  Regulation  opening 

and  administering  Community  tariff  quotas  and ceilings  and  establishing 
Community  surveillance on certain  fish  and fishery  products  originating  in 
the  Faeroe  Islands  (1992) 

4.  Object ive:  Fulfilment  of an obligation  ensuing  from  a Council  decision 

5.  Method  of  calculation: 

(a) Tariff  quotas 

Descr ipt ion 

of 

products 

CN code 

Vo 1 ume 
of 
quota 
ecu/t 

Rate of 
duty 
(%) 

CN 
rate of 
duty 
(%) 

Est im. 
pr ice 
ecu/t 

Loss 
of 
revenue 
(ecu) 

Trout  (salmo 
gairdner i) 

ex0301 91 00 
ex0302 11 00 
ex0303 21 00 
ex0304 10 11 
ex0304 20 11 
ex0304 90 10 

Atlant ic 
salmon 

Prepared or 
preserved 
Atlant ic 
salmon 

ex0301 99 11 
ex0302 12 00 
ex0303 22 00 
6X0304 10 13 
ex0304 20 13 
ex0304 90 10 

ex1604 11 00 
ex1604 19 10 
6X1604 20 10 

700 

0 

12 

318 

32 000 

8 

0 

4 900 

0 

2 

4 809 

474 255 

400 

0 

8 

1 389 

5.5 
7 
5.5 

8  954 

196 988 

St 

Descr ipt ion 

of 

products 

CN code 

VoIume 
of 
quota 
ecu/t 

Rate of 
duty 
(%) 

CN 
rate of 
duty 
(X) 

Est im. 
pr ice 
ecu/t 

Loss 
of 
revenue 
(ecu) 

Herrings and 
prepared or 
preserved 
herr ings 

ex0305 61 00 
1604 12 10 
ex1604 12 90 
ex1604 15 10 
1604 19 91 
1604 19 99 
ex 1604  20 50 
1604 20 90 

2 000 

0 

Shrimps and 
nephrops 
norvegicus 

1605 20 00 
ex 1605  40 00 

2 000 

0 

12 
15 
20 
25 
15 
20 
25 
20 

20 
20 

903 
2 701 
1 540 
2 664 
4  210 
4  253 
2 543 
3 707 

5 762 
5  240 

1 091  626 

2 294 464 

(b) Tariff  ceilings  and statistical  surveillance: 

These  tariff  measures  will  not  result  in any additional  loss of  revenue 

Loss of  revenue: 

Loss of  revenue  for 1992 stands  at ECU 4 089 333 
measures  were  not  applicable. 

In  1991 these  tariff 

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