Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION (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 (1993)
Date: 1992-10-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Faroes, fishery resources, tariff ceiling, tariff quota

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

C0M(92) 438  final 

Brussels, 26  October  1992 

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 
(1993) 

(presented  by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

1.  Council  Decision  No  91/668/EEC,  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  of  certain 
fish  and  fishery  products  listed  in Annexes  I,  II  and  III. 

2.  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. 

3.  The  preferential  rates  of  duty  specified  in Annexes  I,  M  and  III  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. 

4.  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. 

5.  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. 

I 

6.  As  in  the  case  of  other  Community  tariff  quota,  the  proposal  do  not  provide 

for  the  quota  volumes  to be  allocated  among  the  Member  States,  which  will 
make  drawings  from  the  quota  volumes  to cover  actual  imports. 

7.  The  statistical  surveillance  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  stat ist ics. 

This  is  the  purpose  of  the  attached  proposal. 

2» 

Proposal  for  a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EEC)  No 

192 

of 

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 
Faroe  Islands  (1993) 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 

reference  price  set,  or  to  be set,  by  the  Community  for  the 
products  or  categories  of  products  concerned; 

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

Council  Decision  yi/668/LEC.  of 
to 
Having  regard 
the 
concerning 
2  December  1991 
Agreement  between  the  European  Economic  Community, 
the Government  of Denmark  and the Home Government of 
Faroe  Islands (')• 

the  conclusion  of 

Having  regard  to  the  proposal  from  the  Commission, 

Whereas  Articles  3  and  8 of  the  abovementioned  Decision 
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  Faroe  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  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 
n;ipo;i->  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  («rand  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; 

tariff 

to  Community 

Whereas,  in  respect  of  products  listed  in  Annex  II  and 
subject 
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 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  3796/81  of 
29  December  1981  on  the  common  organization  of  the 
market  in  fishery  products (2)  is  at  least  equal  to  the 

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 
the  Member  States  accordingly;  whereas  this 
inform 
should  be  close  enough 
cooperation 
the 
to  take  the  appropriate  steps  to  restore 
Commission 
customs  duties  as  soon  as  one  of  the  ceilings  is reached; 

to  allow 

(')  OJ NoL  371,  31.  12. 1991, p. 1. 
(2)  OJ No L 379, 31.  12. 1981, p. 1. Regulation  as last amended 
by  Regulation  (EEC)  No  3468/88  (OJ  No  L  305, 
10.  11. 1988, p. 1). 

Whereas,  for  the  products  listed  in  Annex  III,  it  would 
to  have  recourse  to  the  system  of 
seem  appropriate 

H 

statistical  surveillance  administered  by  the  Commission 
pursuant  to  the  relevant  provisions  of  Regulation  (EEC) 
No  2 6 5 8 / 87  (>)  and  (EEC)  No  1736/75  (2), 

the  requirements.  The  Member  States  shall  be  informed  by 
the  Commission  of  the  quantities  drawn. 

HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION. 

Article  4 

Article  1 

to 

into 

imports 

1.  From  1  January  to  31  December  1993,  the  customs 
duty  applicable 

the  Community 
of  products  listed  in 
Annex  I  and  originating 
in  the  Faroe  Islands  shall  be 
suspended  at  the  level  indicated  in  the  said  Annex  and 
within  the  limits  of  the  Community  tariff  quotas  specified 
therein. 

1.  From  1 January  to  31  December  1993imports  into  the 
Community  as  constituted  on  31  December  1985  of  certain 
products  listed  in  Annexes  II  and  III  and  originating  in  the 
Faroe  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. 

Article  2 

tariff  quotas  referred 

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

to 

for 

$. 
Imports  shall  be  charged  against  the  ceilings  as  and 
when  the  products  are  presented  to  customs  under  cover  of 
declarations 
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  Decision  9 1 / 6 6 8 / E E C. 

free 

Article  3 

free  circulation 

importer  enters  a  product  covered  by  this 
Where  an 
Regulation 
in  a  Member  State 
for 
accompanied  by  a request  for  preferential  treatment  and  by 
a  movement  certificate,  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,  proviced  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,  allocation  shall  be  made  in proportion  to 

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  first  and  second  subparagraphs. 

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

B-  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. 

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

(>)  OJ  N oL  256,7.  9.  1987,  p.  1. 
(2)  OJ  No  L 183,  14.  7.  1975,  p.  3. 

£.  The  statistical  surveillance  provided  for  in  respect  of 
products  specified  in  Annex  III  to  this  Regulation  shall  be 

^ 

as 

specified 

carried  out  at  Community  level  on  the  basis  of  imports 
ol 
charged 
paragraph  3  and  notified  to  the  Statistical  Office  of  the 
European  Communities  pursuant  to  Regulations  (EEC)  No 
2 6 5 8 / 87  and  (EEC)  No  1 7 3 6 / 7 5. 

subparagraph 

first 

the 

in 

Community 
products  concerned. 

in  respect  of  the  products  or  categories  of 

Article  6 

Article  5 

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

the 

Rates  of  duty  specified  in  Annexes  I,  II  and  HI  shall  apply 
price  determined  by 
only  where 
Member  States 
the  provisions  of 
Regulations  (EEC)  No  3 7 9 6 / 81  and  (EEC)  No  3 4 6 8 / 88  is 
at  least  equal  to  the  reference  price  set  or  to  be  set  by  the 

in  accordance  with 

free-at-frontier 

Article  7 

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  1 January  1993. 

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

Done  at  Brussels, 

For  the  Council 

The  President 

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ANNEX 

I 

On  certain  fish  and  fishery  products  subject  to  tariff  quotas 

Order  No 

CN  code 
(a) 

(1) 

(2) 

Description 

(3) 

09.0671 

0301 

Live  fish: 

—  Other  live  fish: 

ex  0301  91  00 

—  —  Trout  (Salmo 

Salmo  aguabonita, 

trutta,  Salmo  gairdneri, 
Salmo  gilae): 

Rate  of dury 

Tariff 
quota 
(in tonnes) 

(4) 

(5) 

700  (») 

Salmo 

clarkt, 

—  Trout  (Salmo 

gairdneri) 

0302 

Fish,  fresh  or  chilled,  excluding  tibli  fillets  and  othei  iish  moat 
of  heading  No  0304: 

—  Salmonidae,  excluding  livers  and  roes: 

ex  0302  11  00 

—  —  Trout  (Salmo 

Salmo  aguabonita, 

trutta,  Salmo  gairdneri, 
Salmo  gilae): 

Salmo 

clarki, 

—  Trout  (Salmo 

gairdneri) 

0303 

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

—  Other  salmonidae,  excluding  livers  and  roes: 

ex  0303  21  00 

—  —  Trout  (Salmo 

Salmo  aguabonita, 

trutta,  Salmo  gairdneri, 
Salmo  gilae): 

Salmo 

clarkt, 

—  Trout  (Salmo 

gairdneri) 

0304 

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

0304  10 

—  Fresh  or  chilled: 

Fillets: 

—  —  —  Of  freshwater  fish: 

ex  0304  10  11 

—  —  —  —  Of  trout  (Salmo 

trutta,  Salmo  gairdneri, 

Salmo 

clarki,  Salmo  aguabonita, 

Salmo  gilae): 

—  Of  trout  (Salmo 

gairdneri) 

0304  20 

—  Frozen  fillets: 

—  —  Of  freshwater  fish: 

ex  0304  20  11 

—  —  —  Of 

trout  (Salmo 

trutta, 

Salmo  gairdneri, 

Salmo 

0304  90 

ex  0304  90  10 

clarki,  Salmo  aguabonita, 

Salmo  gilae): 

—  Of  trout  (Salmo 

gairdneri) 

—  Other: 
—  —  Of  freshwater  fish: 

—  Of  trout  (Salmo 

gairdneri) 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

(a)  The  Taric codes  are set  out  in  Annex  IV. 
(')  Figures  refer  to  the commercial  presentation  whole  and  gutted.  For  imports  falling  within  HS code  0304,  a  coefficient  of  2  shall  be applied  for  quantities 

drawn  from  the  respective  tariff  quota  reference  ceiling. 

> 

Order No 

CN  code 
(a) 

(1) 

(2) 

Description 

(.1) 

09.0673 

0301 

Live  fish: 

—  Other  live  fish: 

0301 99 

Other: 

—  —  —  Freshwater  fish: 

Rate  of duty 

Tariff 
quota 
(in  tonnes) 

(S) 

4  9 0 0 ( >) 

ex 0301 99 11 

Pacific  salmon  (Oncorhynchus 
salmon 
(Salmo 
(Hucho  hucho): 

salar)  and  Danube 

spp.),  Atlantic 
salmon 

—  Atlantic  salmon  (Salmo  salar) 

0302 

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

—  Salmonidae,  excluding  livers  and  rocs: 

ex 0302 12 00 

—  —  Pacific  salmon  (Oncorhynchus 

spp.),  Atlantic  salmon 

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

—  Atlantic  salmon  (Salmo  salar) 

0303 

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

—  Other  salmonidae,  excluding  livers  and  roes: 

ex 0303 22 00 

—  —  Atlantic  salmon  (Salmo  salar)  and  Danube  salmon 

(Hucho  hucho): 

—  Adanric  salmon  (Salmo  salar) 

0304 

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

Î304 10 

—  Fresh  or  chilled: 

Fillets: 

—  —  —  Of  freshwater  fish: 

ex 0304 10 13 

—  —  —  —  Of  Pacific 

salmon 

(Oncorhynchus 

spp.), 

Atlantic  salmon 
salmon  (Hucho  hucho): 

(Salmo 

salar)  and  Danube 

—  Of  Atlantic  salmon  (Salmo 

salar) 

0304 20 

—  Frozen  fillets. 

—  —  Of  freshwater  fish: 

ex 0304 20 13 

—  —  —  Of  Pacific  salmon  (Oncorhynchus 

salmon  (Salmo  salar)  and  Danube  salmon 
hucho): 

spp.),  Atlantic 
(Hucho 

—  Of  Atlantic  salmon  (Salmo  salar) 

0304 90 

—  Other: 

ex 0304 90 10 

—  —  Of  freshwater  fish: 

—  Of  Atlantic  salmon  (Salmo  salar) 

(a)  The  Taric codes  are  set  out  in  Annex  IV. 
(')  Figures  refer  to  the  commercial  presentation  whole  and gutted.  For imports  falling  within  HS code  0304,  a coefficient  of  2 shall  be  applied  for  quantities 

drawn  from  the  respective  tariff  quota  reference  ceiling. 

I 

Tarill 
quota 
(in  tonnes) 

(S) 

400 

Order  No 

CN  code 

Description 

Rare  of  duty 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

09.0675 

1604 

Prepared  or  preserved 
prepared  from  fish  eggs: 

fish;  caviar  and  caviar 

substitutes 

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

ex  1604  11  00 

—  —  Salmon: 

—  Atlantic  Salmon  (Salmo  salar) 

1604  19 

Other: 

ex  1604  19  10 

—  —  —  Salmonidae,  other  than  salmon: 

—  Trout  (Salmo  gairdneri) 

1604  20 

—  Other  prepared  or  preserved  fish: 

ex  1604  20  10 

—  Of  s.ilmon: 

—  Of  Atlantic  salmon  (Salmo  salar) 

ex  1604  20  30 

—  —  Of  salmonidae,  other  than  salmon 

—  Of  trout  (Salmo  gairdneri) 

(4) 

0 

0 

09.0677 

1604 

Prepared  or  preserved 
prepared  from  fish  eggs: 

fish;  caviar  and  caviar 

substitutes 

2 000 

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

1604 12 

—  —  Herrings: 

1604 12 10 

—  —  —  Fillets, 

raw,  merely 

or 
breadcrumbs,  whether  or  not  pre-fried  in  oil,  deep 
frozen 

coated  with 

batter 

1604 15 

—  —  Mackerel: 

Fillets 

ex1604  15  11 

of  Scomber  scombrus 

ex1604  15  19 

-  Other 
—  of  Scomber  scombrus 

1604  19 

ex  1604  19  91 

1604  19 92 

1604  19 93 
1604  19 94 
1604  19 95 

1604  19 98 

Other: 

—  Other: 

-  Fillets,  raw,  merely  coated  with  batter  or 
in  oil, 

breadcrumbs,  whether  or  not  pre-fried 
deep  frozen 

Cod  (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus 

macrocephalus) 

Coalfish  (RDllachius virens) 
Hake  (Merluccius spp., Urophycis sppJ 
Alaska pollack  (Theragra chalcogranomaJ 
and pollack  (Fbllachius pollachius) 
Other 

1604 19 99 

Other 

1604 20 

—  Other  prepared  or  preserved  fish: 

ex 1604 20 50 

—  —  Of  sardines,  bonito,  mackerel  of  the  species  Scomber 
fish  of  the  species 

scombrus  and  Scomber  japonicus, 
unicolor: 
Orcynopxis 

—  Of  mackerel  of  the  species  Scomber 

scombrus 

1604 20 90 

—  —  Of  other  fish 

09.0679 

1605 

Crustaceans,  molluscs 
prepared  or  preserved: 

and  other 

aquatic 

invertebrates, 

2 000 

1605  20  00 

—  Shrimps  and  prawns 

ex  1605  40  00 

—  Other  crustaceans: 

—  Nephrops  norvegicus 

°, 

A N N EX  // 

On  certain  fishery  products  subject  to  Community  tariff  ceilings 

Order  No 

CN  code 
(a) 

(1) 

(2) 

17.0011 

0302 

Description 

(3) 

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

Rate  of  duty 

Amount of 
tariff  ceiling 
(in tonnes) 

(4) 

(S) 

2  000C) 

0 3 02  40 

—  Herrings  (Clupea  harengus,  Clupea  pallasti), 

excluding 

livers  and  roes: 

0 3 02  40  90 

—  —  From  16  June  to  14  February 

V  )U.i 

Fish,  fro/en,  excluding  tish  fillets  and  otlici 
heading  No  0304: 

lisii 

incut  of 

0303  50 

—  Herrings  {Clupea  harengus,  Clupea  pallasti), 

excluding 

livers  and  roes: 

0 3 03  50  90 

—  —  From  16  June  to  14  February 

0 3 04 

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

0 3 04  20 

—  Frozen  fillets: 

0 3 04  20  75 

—  —  Of  herring  (Clupea  harengus,  Clupea 

pallasii) 

—  Other: 

Other: 

—  —  —  Of  herring  {Clupea  harengus,  Clupea 

pallasii): 

0304 90 25 

—  —  —  —  From  16  June  to  14  February 

17.0013 

0302 

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

3 000 

0302 64 

—  —  Mackerel  (Scomber  scombrus,  Scomber 

australasicus, 

Scomber 

japonicus): 

ex 0302 64 90 

—  —  From  16  June  to  14  February: 

—  Mackerel  (Scomber 

scombrus) 

17.0015 

0304 

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

25  000 

0304 20 

—  Frozen  fillets: 

0304 20 31 

—  —  Of  coalfish  (Pollachius 

virens) 

(a)  The  Taric codes  are set  out  in Annex  IV. 
(')  Figures  refer  to  the  commercial  presentation  whole  and  gutted.  For  imports  falling  within  HS  code  0304,  a coefficient  of  2  shall  be applied  for  quantities 

drawn  from  the  respective  tariff  quota  reference  ceiling. 

Ao 

Order  No 

CNcode 
(a) 

(1) 

(2) 

Description 

(3) 

17.0015 
(cont'd) 

0304  90 

Other: 

-  Othe 

0304  90  41 

Of  coalfish  (Pollachtus 

virens) 

Rate of  duty 

Amount of 
tariff  ceiling 
(in  tonnes) 

(4) 

(S) 

17.0017 

0305 

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

0305  30 

—  Fish  fillets,  dried,  salted  or  in  brine,  but  not  smoked: 

0305  30  50 

—  —  Of  lesser  or  Greenland  halibut  (Remhardtius 

htppo-

glossoides), 

salted  or  in  brine 

0305  30  90 

Other 

17.0019 

0305 

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

5  000 

1 0 00 

—  Smoked  fish,  including  fillets: 

ex 0305 41 00 

—  —  Pacific  salmon  (Oncorhynchus 

spp.),  Atlantic  salmon 

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

0305 49 

0305 49 10 

0305 49 20 

ex 0305 49 30 

—  Atlantic  salmon  (Salmo  salar) 

Other: 

—  —  —  Lesser  or  Greenland  halibut 

(Reinhardtius 

hippoglossoides  ) 

—  —  —  Atlantic  halibut  (Htppoglossus 

htppoglossus) 

—  —  —  Mackerel  (Scomber  scombrus. 

Scomber 

ex 0305 49 40 

australasicus,  Scomber 

japonicus): 

—  Mackerel  (Scomber 

scombrus) 

—  —  —  Trout  (Salmo  trutta,  Salmo  gairdneri,  Salmo  clarki, 

0305  49  50 

0305  49  90 

Salmo  aguabonila,  Salmo  gilae): 

—  Trout  (Salmo  gairdneri) 

—  —  —  Eels  (Anguilb 

spp.) 

17.0021 

0302 

Other 

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

12  600(») 

—  Other  fish,  excluding  livers  and  roes: 

0 3 02  69 

Other: 

—  —  —  —  Redfish  (Sebastes  spp.): 

0 3 02  69  31 

—  —  —  —  —  Of  the  species  Sebastes  marinus 

(a)  The  Taric codes  are set out  in Annex  IV. 
(')  Figures  refer  to the  commercial  presentation  whole  and  gutted.  For  imports  falling  within  HS code  0304,  a coefficient  of  3  shall  be  applied  for  quantities 

drawn  from  this  reference  ceiling. 

M 

Order  No 

CN  code 
(a) 

(1) 

(2) 

Description 

(3) 

Rate  of duty 

Amount of 
tariff  ceiling 
(in tonnes) 

(4) 

(5) 

17.0021 

(cont  d) 

ex  0302  69  33 

Other: 

—  Of  the  species  Scbastes  mentella 

0303 

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

—  Other  fish,  excluding  livers  and  roes: 

0303  79 

Other: 

—  —  —  Saltwater  fish: 

—  —  —  —  Redfish  (Sebastes  spp.): 

0303  79  35 

ex  0303  79  37 

Other: 

—  Of  the  species  Sebastes  mentella 

0 3 04 

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

0304  10 

—  Fresh  or  chilled 

Fillets 

Other: 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 3 04  10  35 

Of  redfish  (Sebastes  spp.) 

0 

0 3 04  20 

—  Frozen  fillets: 

—  —  Of  redfish  (Sebastes  spp.): 

0 3 04  20  35 

—  —  —  Of  the  species  Sebastes  marinus 

ex  0 3 04  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: 

0 3 04  10 

—  Fresh  or  chilled: 

Fillets: 

Other: 

0304  10  33 

Of  coalfish  (Pollachius  virens) 

ex0504 10 38 

Other 

O17.0025 

0 3 04 

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

0 3 04  20 

—  Frozen  fillets: 

ex  0304  20  43 

—  —  Of  ling  (Molva  spp.) 

(a)  The  Tanc codes  are  set  Annex  IV. 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

3 0 00 

550 

A'L 

Order  No 

CN  code 
(a) 

(1) 

(2) 

17.0027 

0 3 04 

Description 

(3) 

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

Rate  of  duty 

(4) 

Amount  of 
tariff  ceiling 
(in  tonnes) 

(5) 

1  800 

0 3 04  20 

—  Frozen  fillets: 

ex  0304  20  97 

Other: 

—  Of  blue  whiting 

0 3 04  90 

—  Other: 

Other: 

0304  90  59 

—  —  —  Of  blue  whiting 
poutassou) 
Gadus 

(Micrnmeststtus 

poutassou 

or 

17.0029 

0305 

Fish,  dried,  salted  or  in  brine,  smoked  IIMI,  whether  oi  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: 

0305 69 

Other: 

0304 69 90 

Other 

17.0031 

0306 

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

—  Frozen: 

0306 13 

—  —  Shrimps and prawns: 

0306 13 10 

—  —  —  Of  the family  pandalidae 

17.0033 

0305 

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: 

0305 61 00 

—  —  Herrings  (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasit) 

1604 

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

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

1604 12 

—  —  Herrings: 

1604 12 90 

Other 

(a) The Taric codes are set out in Annex IV. 

0 

0 

1 4uu 

11 000 

500 

fo 

ANNEX 

III 

On  fish  subject  to  statistical  surveillance 

Order  No 

CN  code 
(a) 

(1) 

(2) 

Description 

(J) 

Rate  of  duty 

(4) 

0302 

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

—  Flat 

fish 

(Pleuronectidae, 

Bothtdae, 

Soleidae,  Scophthalmidae 
livers,  and  roes: 

and  Cithandae), 

Cynoglossidae, 
excluding 

0 3 02  29 

Other: 

17.0035 

0 3 02  29  90 

Other 

—  Other  ti-,ii,  excluding  livers  and  roes: 

0 3 02  69 

Other: 

—  —  —  Saltwater  fish: 

17.0037 

0302 69 91 

0302  69  9  7 

0 3 03 

Horse mackerel  (scad)  (Caranx  trachjjrus,  Trachuruc  trachurus) 

0 

Other 

0 

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

—  Other  fish,  excluding  livers  and  roes: 

0303  79 

Other: 

—  —  —  Saltwater  fish: 

17.0039 

0303 79 91 

0303  79  97 

0304 

Horse mackerel  (scad)  (Caranx  trachuf-us,  Trachurus  trachurus) 

0 

Other 

0 

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

0 3 04  20 

—  Frozen  fillets: 

17.0041 

ex  0 3 04  20  97 

Other: 

—  Other  excluding  blue  whiting 

0 3 04  90 

—  Other: 

Other: 

17.0043 

0 3 04  90  97 

Other 

(a)  The  Taric codes  are set  out  in Annex  IV. 

\*\ 

ANNEX 

IV 

Tarie  codes 

Order  No 

CN  code 

Taric  code 

09.0671 

09.0673 

09.0675 

„,  _ ._ 
09.0677 

09.0679 

17.0013 

17.0019 

17.0021 

ex  0301  91  00 
ex  0302  11  00 
ex  0303  21  00 
ex  0304  10  11 
ex  0304  20  11 
ex  0304  90  10 

ex  0301  99  11 
ex  0302  12  00 

ex  0303  22  00 

ex  0304  10  13 
ex  0304  20  1 \ 
ex  0304  90  10 

ex  1604  11  00 
ex  1604  19  10 
ex  1604  20  10 

0301  91  00*  10 
0302  II  0 0 * 10 
0 3 01  21  0 0 * 10 
0304  10  11*10 
0304  20  11*10 
0304  90  10*10 

0 3 0 1 99  11*10 
0302  12  00*1 1 
0302  12  0 0 *n 
0 302  12  00*1S 
0302  12  00*19 
030?  U  00*20 

0104  10  1 1*10 
0 304  20  13*10 
0.104  90  10* 11 

1604  11  0 0 * 30 
1604  19  10*10 
1604  20  10*10 

ex  1604  20  30 
e x 1 604  15  11 
ex 1604 15  19 
ex  1604  20  SO 
ex 1605 40 00 

n 

1604  20.10*10 
1604  15  11  *10 
1604  15  19  *10 
1604  20  S0*4() 

160S 40 00*20 

ex 0302 64 90 

0302 64 90*10 

ex 0305 41 00 
ex 0305 49 10 
ex 0305 49 40 

ex 0302 69 13 
ex 0303 79 37 

0305 4100*10 
0305 49 10*10 
0305 49 40* 10 

0102 69 33*10 
03037937*10 

ex 0304 20 37 

0304 20 37*10 

17.0023 

ex 0304 10 38 

0304 1(38'10 
0104 103g*90 

17.0027 

ex 0304 20 97 

0304 20 97*40 

17.0041 

ex 0304 20 97 

0104 20 97 *20 

1 

*9U • 

4Ï 

FINANCIAL  STATEMENT 

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

2.  Legal  basis: Art. 113 of the Treaty 

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  (1993) 

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 

VoIume 
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) 

6X0301 91 00 
ex0302 11 00 
ex0303 21 00 
6X0304 10 11 
ex0304 20 11 
6X0304 90 10 

Atlant ic 
salmon 

Prepared or 
preserved 
Atlantic 
salmon 

6X0301 99 11 
ex0302 12 00 
6X0303 22 00 
6X0304 10 13 
ex0304 20 13 
ex0304 90 10 

ex1604 11 00 
6X1604 19 10 
6X1604 20 10 

700 

0 

12 

400 

33 600 

8 

0 

4 900 

0 

2 

5 049 

497 967 

400 

0 

8 

1 458 

5.5 
7 
5.5 

9 401 

225 624 

Ab 

Descr ipt ion 
of 
products 

CN code 

VoIume 
of 
quota 
ecu/t 

Rate of 
duty 
(%) 

CN 
rate of 
duty 
(%) 

Est im. 
pr ice 
ecu/t 

LOSS 
Of 
revenue 
(ecu) 

Herr ings and 
prepared or 
preserved 
herr ings 

6X0305 61 00 
1604 12 10 
6X1604 12 90 
6X1604 15 10 
1604 19 91 
1604 19 99 
6X1604 20 50 
1604 20 90 

2 000 

0 

Shr imps and 
nephrops 
norvegicus 

1605 20 00 
6X1605 40 00 

2 000 

0 

12 
15 
20 
25 
15 
20 
25 
20 

20 
20 

948 
2 836 
1 617 
2 797 
4 420 
4 465 
2 670 
3 892 

6 050 
5 502 

1 123 137 

2 310 400 

(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 1993 stands  at ECU 4 190 728 
stood  at ECU 4 089 333. 

In 1992, loss of  revenue 

4 

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