Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) amending Regulation (EC) No 3610/93 relating to the continuing of the import of New Zealand butter into the United Kingdom on special terms
Date: 1994-11-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: GATT, New Zealand, United Kingdom, butter, import

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Brussels, 18.11.1994 

Proposal  for  a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EC) 

amending  Regulation  (EC) No 3610/93  relating  to the  continuing  of the  import 
of  N ew  Zealand  butter  into  the  United  Kingdom  on special  terms 

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EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

Council Regulation  (EC) No. 3610/93 of 22 December  1993/ relating to 
the continued  import of New Zealand butter into the United Kingdom on 
special terms, was adopted  following the submission by the Commission 
firstly, of  its report on the functioning of these arrangements and 
secondly, of its proposal on access for the period  1 January to 
31 December  1994 both contained  in Com  (93) 639 final dated  1 December 
1993.  Taking  into account the report and the state of the 
negotiations in the context of the Uruguay Round, the council agreed 
to maintain for 1994 the same volume and reduced  levy as in 1993. 

Article 2(3) of Regulation  (EC) No. 3610/93  provides that before  1 
October  1994 the Council acting unanimously  on a proposal  from the 
Commission, accompanied by a report, shall take a decision on the 
maintenance of the exceptional arrangements  from  1 January 1995. 
During the period between the submission of the Commission's proposal 
in Com  (93) 639 and its adoption by the Council, agreement was reached 
on the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations which  included 
agreement on access for New Zealand butter to the European Union from 
1995. However, tarification  for this product will only enter into 
force with effect from the beginning of the 1995/96 marketing year 
i.e. on  1 July  1995 thereby necessitating  the extension of the 
existing New Zealand butter arrangements  in order to avoid a rupture 
in this trade. 

There are no new significant elements to report to the Council on the 
functioning of these arrangements beyond those outlined  in the report 
in Com  (93) 639.  It is expected that the full volume provided  for in 
Regulation  (EC) No. 3610/93 will be imported  in  1994 without 
disrupting the UK market.  Imports under this regime since  1973 are 
summarized  in the attached annex. 

The Council is urged to adopt the attached proposal to amend council 
Regulation  (EC) 3610/93 to enable the continuation of the import of 
New Zealand butter into the United Kingdom  in the period  1 January to 
30 June 1995. 

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Annex 

QUANTITIES  OF  NEW  ZEALAND  BUTTER  ELIGIBLE 
UNDER  PROTOCOL  N*  18 AND  VARIOUS  IMPLEMENTING 
REGULATIONS AND  THE QUANTITIES  ACTUALLY  IMPORTED  (1) 
INTO THE  UNITED  KINGDOM  OVER  22  YEARS 

QUANTITY 

CHANGE  COMPARED 
TO  PREVIOUS  YEARS 

Quota 
(tonnes) 

Imported 
(tonnes) 

of  which 
under  IPAs(2) 

Quota 
(tonnes) 

Imports 
(tonnes) 

165  811 
158  902 
151  994 
145  085 
138  176 
125  000 
120  000 
95  000 
94  000 
92  000 
87  000 
83  000 
81  000 
79  000 
76  500 
74  500 
64  500 
61  340 
58  170 
55  000 
51  830 
51  830 

131  957 
131  805 
123  460 
122  626 
116  973 
122  003 
115  789 
100  495 
101  912 
87  847 
91  206 
85  145 
77  439 
82  576 
76  508 
73  647 
61  778 
62  148 
57  819 
45  740 
57  483 
n.a. 

n.a. 
n.a. 
n.a. 
n.a. 
n.a. 
7 
23 
33 
410 
279 
555 
442 
6 

17 

n.a 

909 
908 
909 
909 
13  176 
5  000 
25  000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
500 
000 
10  000 
3  160 
170 
170 
170 
0 

151 
8  345 
834 
5  653 
5  030 
6  214 
15  294 
1  417 
14  065 
3  349 
061 
706 
137 
518 
861 
11  869 
370 
4  329 
12  079 
11  743 
n.a. 

In  the  early  years  the  import  allowance  was  not  fully  utilized 
partly  due  to  a  shortage  of  supply  and  partly  because  New 
Zealand  wanted  to maintain  outlets  other  than  the  United 
Kingdom. 

Year 

1973 
1974 
1975 
1976 
1977 
1978 
1979 
1980 
1981 
1982 
1983 
1984 
1985 
1986 
1987 
1988 
1989 
1990 
1991 
1992 
1993 
1994 

(1) 

(2) 

IPA  : Inward  Processing  Arrangements;  n.a.  =  not  available. 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION  (EC) No 

Of 

amending Regulation  (EC) No 3610/93 relating to the continuing of the import 
of New Zealand butter into the United Kingdom on special terms 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Act  of  Accession  of  Denmark,  Ireland  and  the  United 

Kingdom, and in particular Articles 5(2) of the Protocol  18 thereto, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 

Whereas  Regulation  ( EC)  No  3610/93<1)  authorized  the  United  Kingdom  to 

import  certain  quantities  of  New  Zealand  butter  on  special  terms  during 

calendar year 1994. 

Whereas  the agreement  on  agriculture  concluded  in  the  Uruguay  Round  of  the 

GATT  provides  for  continued  access  for  New  Zealand  butter  to  the  European 

Union;  Whereas,  since  certain  changes  to  the  arrangements  under  the  said 

agreement  for this product will not enter  into force until the beginning of 

the  1995/96  marketing  year  on  1 July  1995,  it  is  opportune  to  extend  the 

existing  arrangements  for the access of New Zealand butter on  special terms 

for the period  1 January to 30 June 1995. 

Whereas  the  exceptional  arrangements  should  continue  in  order  to  enable 

uninterrupted  imports from New Zealand, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

(1)  OJ No L 328, 29.12.1993 p.5 

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Article 1 

Regulation  ( EC) No 3610/93 is hereby amended as follows: 

1.  Article 2(1) is replaced by the following : 

'1.  These  arrangements  shall  apply  during  the  period  1 January  1994 to 

30 June 1995. 

The quantities which may be imported shall be as follows: 

-  51 830 tonnes in 1994, 

-  25 915 tonnes for the period  1 January  1995 to 30 June  1995." 

2.  Article 2(3) is deleted. 

Article 2 

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  the  third  day  following  its 

publication  in the Official Journal of the European Communities. 

This Regulation  shall be binding  in its entirety  and directly  applicable in 

all Member  states. 

Done at Brussels, 

For the Council 

The President 

FINANCIAL  STATEMENT 

1. 

BUDGET  HEADING: Chapter  B1-20 

Date: 

APPROPRIATIONS: 
(LA 94)  ECU 4  244 million 

2. 

TITLE: 
Draft  Council  Regulation  relating  to the continued  import  of  New Zealand  butter  on  special terms. 

LEGAL  BASIS: 
Article  5 of  Protocol  18 to the  1972 Act of  Accession. 

4. 
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AIMS: 
To permit the import of certain quantities  of New Zealand  butter between  1 January  1995 and  30 June  1995 on  special 
terms, particularly  as regards the levy. 

5. 

FINANCIAL  IMPLICATIONS: 

PERIOD OF  12 
MONTHS 

CURRENT 
FINANCIAL 
YEAR 
(94) 

FOLLOWING 
FINANCIAL 
YEAR 
(95) 

.0. 

EXPENDITURE 
- CHARGED TO THE  EC BUDGET 

(REFUNDS/INTERVENTION) 

- NATIONAL  AUTHORITIES 
-OTHER 

5.1. 

REVENUE 
-OWN  RESOURCES OF THE EC 
(LEVIES/CUSTOMS  DUTIES) 

-NATIONAL 

5.0.1. 
5.1.1. 

ESTIMATED  EXPENDITURE 
ESTIMATED  REVENUE 

5.2. 

METHOD  OF  CALCULATION: 

See Annex 

+  ECU 49 million 

+  ECU  10 million 

1996 

1997 

1998 

1999 

6.0. 

6.1, 

6.2. 

6.3. 

CAN  THE  PROJECT  BE FINANCED  FROM  APPROPRIATIONS  ENTERED  IN THE RELEVANT 
CHAPTER  OF THE CURRENT  BUDGET? 

CAN  THE  PROJECT  BE FINANCED  BY TRANSFER  BETWEEN  CHAPTERS  OF THE CURRENT 
BUDGET? 

WILL A  SUPPLEMENTARY  BUDGET BE NECESSARY? 

WILL  FUTURE  BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS BE NECESSARY? 

YES/NO 

YES/NO 

YES/NO 

YES/NO 

OBSERVATIONS 

It has already been assumed  in the draft  budget  for  1995 that  51  830 tonnes of New Zealand  butter will be 
imported  on special terms during the  12-month period  concerned  (i.e. 25  915 tonnes over six months). (See 
comments on page HI/335 of the  1995 draft  budget, Vol. 4). 

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A N N EX 

1. 

The calculations are based on the following hypotheses: 

(a)  The  proposed  Regulation  extends  the  agreements  with  New  Zealand  for  the  period 

1 January 1995 to 30 June 1995. 

(b)  If the normal levy were applied, there would be no imports of New Zealand butter. 

(c)  If the reduced levy is applied, the quantities imported will be the quantity laid down; there 
will be receipts nom the levy but, given the surpluses on the market, an equal quantity of 
Community butter will have to be exported 

(d)  The special  levy is ECU 328.10/tonne and the export refund ECU  1 580/tonne. 

2. 

Calculation of receipts from the levy: 

1995 (6 months):  25 9151  x  ECU328.1/t  x  1.207 (DR)  =+  ECU 10.3 million (B) 

3. 

Calculation of the cost of exporting  equal quantities of Community butter: 

1995(6inonths):  25 9151  x  ECU 1.580/1  x  1.207 (DR)  =+  ECU 49.4 million (B) 

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