Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) opening and providing for the administration of one autonomous Community tariff quota for a fishery product (Fourth series 1994)
Date: 1994-05-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: anhydride, import, plastics, sea fish, tariff quota, third country

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COM(94) 188 final 

Brussels,  19.05.1994 

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION  (FC^ 

opening and providing  for the administration of 
one autonomous Community  tariff quota for 
a fishery product  (Fourth series  1994) 

(presented  by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

1.  Subsequent  to  requests made  by  various  Member  States,  the  services 
of  the Commission  have examined,  in conjunction with  the Government 
experts  concerned,  the  question  of  renewing  a  tariff  quota  for  a 
fishery  product,  valid until  30 June. 

2.  Following  this  examination,  which  took  place  during  the  "Economic 
Tariff"  group  meetings,  it has  been  determined  that  the opening  of 
one  tariff  quota  for  the  following  product  could  have  the agreement 
of  the  Member  States  without  disturbing  the  market  for  such  a 
product : 

-  Eels: 5 000 tonnes at  0 % 

This  is the purpose of  this proposal 

COUNCIL REGULATION  (EC) 

opening  and  providing  for  the  a d m i n i s t r a t i on  of 
one  autonomous  Community  t a r i ff  quota  for 
a  f i s h e ry  product  (Fourth  s e r i es  1994) 

3 

THE  COUNCIL  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  UNION, 

regard  to  the  Treaty  e s t a b l i s h i ng 

Having 
the 
European  Community,  and  in  p a r t i c u l ar  A r t i c le 
28  thereof, 

Having 
Commission, 

regard 

to 

the  proposal 

from 

the 

in 

t h is 

the  user 

industries 

requirements 

the  Community  of  a 
Whereas  production 
is  unable  to  meet  the  s p e c i f ic 
fishery  product 
in  the 
requirements  of 
Community  supplies  of  products  of 
type 
w i ll  depend  to  a  considerable  extent  on  imports 
from  t h i rd  c o u n t r i e s;  whereas  the  most  urgent 
in 
Community 
question  should  be  met  immediately  on  the  most 
favourable 
t a r i ff 
quota  at  zero  duty  should  therefore  be  opened 
w i t h in 
from  1  July  1994  u n t il  30  June 
for  a  period 
1995,  taking  account  of  the  need  not  to  d i s t u rb 
the  markets  f or  such  a  product  nor  the  s t a r t i ng 
out  or  development  of  Community  production. 

terms;  whereas  the  Community 

the  appropriate  volume 

the  product 

l i m i ts  of 

the 

f or 

Whereas  the  decision  for  the  opening  of  autonomous 
tariff  quotas  should  be 
taken  by  the  Community ; 
whereas,  to  ensure  the  efficiency  of  a  common  adminis 
tration  of  these  quotas,  there  is  no  reasonable  obstacle  to 
authorizing  the  Member  States  to  draw  from  the  quota-
volumes  the  necessary  quantities  corresponding  to  actual 
imports ; whereas  this  method  of  administration  requires 
close  cooperation  between  the  Member  States  and  the 
Commission  and  the  latter  must  in  particular  be  able  to 
monitor  the  rate  at  which  the  quotas  are  used  up and 
inform  the  Member  States  accordingly ; 

Whereas  it  is  necessary,  in  particular,  to  ensure  for  all 
Community  imports  equal  and  uninterrupted  access  to 
the  said  quotas  and  to  ensure  the  uninterrupted  applica 
tion  fo the rates  laid  down  for the quotas  to all imports of 
the  products  concerned  into  all  Member  States  until  the 
quotas  have  been  used  up ; 

HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION : 

Article  I 

From  1 July  1994 until  30 June  1995 the 

1. 
duty  applicable  to  imports  of the following 
product  shall be suspended at the level and up 
to  the limit  of the Community  tariff  quota 
shown  below: 

Order 
No 

CN  code 
(') 

Description 

Amount 
of  quota 
(in  tonnes) 

Quota 
duty 
(%) 

Date 
of  expiry 

09.2701 

ex  0301  92 00 
ex  0302 66 00 
ex  0303 76 00 

Eels  (Anguilla 
spp.),  live,  fresh,  chilled  or 
frozen,  intended  for  processing  by  curing  or 
skinning  enterprises  or for use in the industrial 
manufacture  of  products  falling  within  CN 

5 000 

0 

30.  6. 19^5 

Taric  codes 

(') 
(a)  Checks  on  use  for  this  specific  purpose  shall  he  carried  oui  under  ilu-  relev.int  Community  provisions 

0 3 02  66  0 0 * 1 0, 

0 3 01  92  0 0 * 1 0, 

0 3 03  76 

0 0 * 10 

y 

Article  2 

The  tariff  quota  referred  to  in  Article  1 shall  be  managed 
by  the  Commission,  which  may  take  any  appropriate 
administrative  measures  to  ensure  that  they  are  managed 
efficiently. 

Article  3 

Where  an  importer  submits  a  product  covered  by  this 
Regulation  for  release  for  free  ciruclation  in  a  Member 
State, applying  to  take  advantage  of  the  preferential  arran 
gements,  and  the  entry  is  accepted  by  the  customs  autho 
rities,  the  Member  State  concerned  shall,  by  notifying  the 
Commission,  draw  an  amount  corresponding  to  its  requi 
rements  from  the  appropriate  quota  volume. 

Requests  for  drawings,  indicating  the  date  on  which  the 
entries  were  accepted  must  be  sent  to  the  Commission 
without  delay. 

Drawings  shall  be  granted  by  the  Commission  in  chrono 
logical  order  to  the  dates  on  which  the  customs  authori 
ties  of  the  Member  States  concerned  accepted  the  entries 
for  release  for  free  circulation,  to  the  extent  that  the  avai 
lable  balance  so  permits. 

If  a  Member  State  does  not  use  a  drawing  in  full,  it  shall 
return  any  unused  portion  to  the  corresponding  quota 
volume  as  soon  as  possible. 

If  the  quantities  requested  arc  greater  than  the  available 
balance  of  the  quota  volume,  the  balance  shall  be  allo 
cated  among  applicants  pro  rata.  The  Commission  shall 
inform  the  Member  States  of  the  drawings  made. 

Article  4 

Each  Member  State  shall  ensure  that  importers  of  the 
product 
in  question  have  equal  and  continuous  access  to 
the  quota  for  as  long  as  the  balance  of  the  relevant  quota 
volume  so  permits. 

Article  5 

Member  States  and 
closely  to  ensure  that  this  Regulation  is complied  with. 

the  Commission  shall  cooperate 

Article  6 

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  the  seventh  day 
following  its  publication  in  the  Official  Journal  of  the 
liu rope a n  Co m m u n it ies. 

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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FINANCIAL  RECORD 

1.  Budget  line concerned  : Chap. 12 Art. 120 

2.  Legal basis  : Art. 28 of  the Treaty 

3.  Title  of  the  tariff  measure  concerned  :  Proposal  for  a  Council 
Regulation  opening  and  providing  for  the  administration  of  one 
autonomous  Community  tariff  quota  for  a  fishery  product  (Fourth 
series 1994) 

4.  Objective 

To  ensure  an  adequate  supply  under  favourable 

conditions for Community user-industries 

5.  Method of calculation : 

CN Codes: 

Quota volume: 
Duty  to be applled: 
Normal  duty: 

6.  Duty-loss : 

Unit value: 
Total  value: 
Duty-loss 

ex0301  92 00 
6X0302 66 00 
ex0303 76 00 

5 000 T 
0  % 
3 % 

6 969 ECU/T 
34 845 000 ECU 
1 045 350 ECU 

Compared  with  the  preceding  period,  there  is an  increase  in duty-
loss of  1 045 350 - 948 150 - 97 200 ECU. 

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