Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 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 and establishing the detailed provisions for adapting these quotas
Date: 1994-12-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Faroes, fishery product, statistics, suspension of customs duties, tariff ceiling, tariff quota

COMMISSION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMVIUNITIES 

COM(94) 641 final 
Brussels, 19.12.1994 

94/0309  (ACC) 

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION  (EC) 

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 
and establishing the detailed provisions for adapting these quotas 

(presented by the Commission) 

1. 

2. 

3. 

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

Council Decision No 91/668/EEC concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the 
European Economic Community, the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the 
Faroe Islands provided for customs duties to be abolished from  1  January  1992 on imports into 
thcCommunity of the fish and fishery products listed in Annexes I, II and III 

The attached annexes show how the abolition of customs duties applies to products of this kind 
originating in the Faroes: 

Annex I covers products subject to Community tariff quotas. 

Annex 2 covers products subject to Community tariff ceilings. 

Annex 3 covers products subject to Community statistical surveillance. 

The preferential  rates of duty specified  in Annexes I, II and III apply only if the  free-at-frontier 
price determined by the Member States in accordance with.Article 22 of Regulation (EEC) 
No 3759/92, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1891/93, 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. 

Following ^ Council Decision . 

concerning the conclusion of the Agreement  in the form 

of an exchange of letters between the European  Economic Community  . the Government of Denmark, and 
the home Government  of the Faroe  Islands amending the tables of the Annex  to Piotocol  I of the 
Agiccmcnt of 2 December  1991 l>ctwccn llic liuiopcan liconomic Community, the Government ol 
Denmark, and the home Government of the Faroe Islands , certain amendments were brought  in the tabic 
of products listed in Annex I; 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

Since the  Agreement provides for tariff quotas, tariff ceilings and statistical surveillance for an 
indefinite period, a multiannual Regulation would be the most effective  and simplest way of 
implementing the measures concerned. 

On the other hand, given that amendments may need to be made each year as a result of changes 
to the Combined Nomenclature, the TARIC, Council legislation implementing decisions taken 
by the EEC-Faroe Islands Joint Committee and any changes made to the Agreement itself, it is 
proposed that the Council empower the Commission to implement such changes by means of a 
Regulation for the duration of the Agreement. The Commission would be assisted in-this task by 
the Customs Code Committee, whose advice would be sought in line with the procedure set out 
in Article  10 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 
and on the Common Customs Tariff. 

the tariff and statistical  nomenclature 

With regard to Community tariff quotas, the proposal provides for Member States to draw the 
amounts they need to cover actual imports from  the quotas. 

As to the administration of the tariff ceilings, it is proposed to establish a surveillance system 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. 

The statistical surveillance proposed for certain products does not involve the adoption of 
common rules other than those currently applied uniformly by all the Member States in the  field 
of the Community's external trade statistics. 

This sums up the purpose of the attached proposal. 

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Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 
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 
and establishing the detailed provisions for adapting these quotas 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

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

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 

\ 

Whereas Articles 3 and 8 of the Council Decision 91/668/EEC of 2 December 1991 concerning the 
conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community, the Government of Denmark 
and the Home Government of the Faroe Islands,  provided for the abolition of 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; 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 were therefore to be opened for the 
volumes indicated respectively in Annexes I and II, and Community statistical surveillance established in 
respect of the products listed in Annex III; 

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 22 of Regulation (EEC) 
No 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 on the common organization of the market in fishery products and 
acquaculture  is at least equal to the reference price set, or to be set, by the Community for the products or 
categories of products concerned; 

/94 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement in the form 

Whereas following Council Decision nr 
of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community, the Government of Denmark, and 
the home Government of the Faroe Islands amending the tables of the Annex to Protocol 1 of the 
Agreement of 2 December 1991 between the European Economic Community, the Government of 
Denmark, and the home Government of the Faroe Islands, certain amendments were brought in the table 
of products listed in Annex I; 

Whereas, for reasons of simplification; provision should be made to empower the Commission to give 
effect, following receipt of the opinion of the Customs Code Committee, to necessary amendments and 
technical adaptations of this regulation arising from amendments of the combined nomenclature and 
TARIC codes and to adaptations of volume, periods and quota rates arising from decisions by the Council 
or by the Commission; 

Whereas this Regulation must apply subject to any amendment of the existing Agreement between the 
Community and the Faroe Islands which may specify the products eligible for tariff quotas or subject to 
statistical surveillance, quota-volumes, duties and tariff periods, and any eligibility criteria; whereas 
provision should therefore be made for the Commission to make corresponding amendments to this 
Regulation and the annexes thereto, after first having obtained the opinion of the Customs Code 
Committee; 

OJNrL 371, 31.12.1991, p. 1. 
OJ Nr L 388, 31.12.1992, p.l. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1891/93 (OJ 
Nr. L 172, 15.7.1993, p. 1). 
, 
OJNr.L 

,p. 

% 

Whereas the Agreement provides for tariff quotas, tariff ceilings and statistical surveillance for an 
indefinite period; whereas, therefore, to make its implementation more efficient  and simpler, this 
Regulation should apply on a multiannual basis; 

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 Community should take the decision to open tariff quotas in the execution of its international 
obligations; whereas, to ensure the efficiency  of a common administration of these quotas, there is no 
reason why the Member States should not be authorized to draw from the quota-volumes the necessary 
quantities corresponding to actual imports; whereas this method of administration  does, however, require 
close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission, which must be able to. monitor the 
rate at which the quotas are used up and inform the Member States accordingly; 

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 one of 
the ceilings is reached; 

Whereas, for the products listed in Annex III, it would seem appropriate to have recourse to the system of 
statistical surveillance administered by the Commission pursuant to the relevant provisions of Regulations 
(EEC) No 2Ô58/874 and (EEC) No 1736/75, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 

From 1 January to 31 December each year, the customs duty applicable to imports into the Community of 
products listed in Annex I and originating in the Faroe Islands shall be suspended at the levels and within 
the limits of the Community tariff quotas specified  therein. 

Article 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. 

Article 3 

Where an importer enters a product covered by this Regulation for free circulation in a Member State 
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. 

OJNr. L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1. 
OJNr. L  183, 14.7.1975, p.3. 

3 

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, allocation shall be made in 
proportion to the requirements. The Member States shall be informed by the Commission of the quantities 
drawn. 

Article 4 

V" 

1. From 1 January to 31 December each year imports into the Community of certain products originating 
in the Faroe Islands, listed in Annexes II and III, 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. 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 91/668/EEC. 

Goods may be charged against the ceiling only if 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 4. 

3. 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. 

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

5. The statistical surveillance provided for in respect of products specified in Annex Hi to this Regulation 
shall be carried out at Community level on the basis of imports charged as specified in the  first 
subparagraph of paragraph 2 and notified to the Statistical Office of the European Communities pursuant 
to Regulations (EEC) No 2658/87 and (EEC) No 1736/75. 

1. 

The provisions necessary to apply this Regulation, in particular: 

Article 5 

(a) 

any technical amendments and adaptations which may be needed as a result of changes 
to the Combined Nomenclature or TARIC codes; 

¥ 

(b) 

any adaptations needed following a change to the Agreement between the European 
Community and the Faroe Islands, as approved by an act of the Council, 

shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 6(2). 

2. 

1. 

2. 

The provisions adopted pursuant to paragraph  1 do not authorize the Commission to: 
—  carry over preferential  quantities from one quota period to another, 
—  amend the timetables laid down in the Agreements or protocols, 
—  transfer quantities from one quota to another, 
—  open and administer quotas resulting from new agreements, 
—  adopt legislation affecting  the administration of quotas subject to import  certificates 

Article 6 

The Commission shall be assisted by the Customs Code Committee established b^ Article 247 of 
Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92  6 

The Commission's representative shall submit a proposal to the Committee concerning the 
measures to be taken. The Committee shall give its opinion on the proposal within a time limit to 
be specified at the Chairman's discretion, depending on the urgency of the matter in question. 
The Committee shall give its opinion by a majority vote as laid down in Article  148(2) of the 
Treaty for acts which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. In 
Committee votes, the Member States' votes shall be weighted according to the method given in 
Article  148(2). The Chairman shall not vote. 

The measures adopted by the Commission shall apply with immediate effect.  However, if they 
differ from the Committee's opinion, the Commission shall  immediately submit the proposed 
measures to the Council anddelay their implementation for three months from the date of 
submission. 

The Council may take a different  decision, by a qualified  majority,  within the time limit  specified 
in the previous subparagraph. 

3. 

The Committee may examine any question concerning the application or adaptation of this 
Regulation which is raised by its chair either at the latter s initiative or at the request of a 
Member Slate. 

Article 7 

Rates of duty specified  in Annexes I, II and III shall apply only where the free-at-frontier  price 
determined by Member States in accordance with Regulations (EEC) No 3759/92 and (EEC) No 1891/93 
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. 

Article 8 

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

OJNr.L302,  19.10.1992, p. 1. 

5 

Article 9 

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official  Journal of the 
European Communities. 

It shall apply from 1 January 1995. 

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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Rate of 
duty 

Tariff 
quota 
(tonnes) 
700' 

ANNEXI 

On certain fish and fishery products subject to tariff quotas 

CNcode 

Description 

TARIC 
sub 
division 

09.0671 

0301 

ex03019100 

•10 

0302 

exD302 11 00 

*10 

0303 

ex 0303 21 00 

'10 

0304 

0304 10 

Live fish: 
- Other live fish: 
- - Trout (Salmo trutta, Salmo gairdneri, Salmo clarki, 
Salmo aguabonita, Salmo gilae): 
- Trout (Salmo gairdneri) 

Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other 
fish meat of heading No 0304: 
- Salmonidae, excluding livers and roes: 
- - Trout (Salmo trutta, Salmo gairdneri, Salmo clarki, 
Salmo aguabonita, Salmo gilae):  * 

- Trout (Salmo gairdneri) 

Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat 
of heading No 0304: 
- Other salmonidae, excluding livers and roes: 
- - Trout (Salmo trutta, Salmo gairdneri, Salmo clarki, 
Salmo aguabonita, Salmo gilae): 
- Trout (Salmo gairdneri) 

Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not 
minced), fresh, chilled or frozen: 
- Fresh or chilled: 
- - Fillets: 
-  Of freshwater fish: 

ex 0304 10 11 

10 

Of trout (Salmo trutta, Salmo gairdneri, Salmo 

0304 20 

ex 0304 20 11 

'10 

clarki, Salmo aguabonita, Salmo gilae). 
- Of trout (Salmo gairdneri) 

- Frozen fillets: 
- - Of freshwater fish: 
-  Trout (Salmo trutta, Salmo gairdneri, Salmo 
clarki, Salmo aguabonita, Salmo gilae). 
- Of trout (Salmo gairdneri) 

0304 09 

ex 0304 09 10 

•11 

-Other: 
-  Of freshwater fish: 

- Of trout (Salmo gairdneri) 

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. 
Note new scintific names: 

Obsolete scientific name  New name 

Salmo gairdneri 
Salmo clarki 
Salmo aguabonita 
Salmo gilae 

Oncorhynchus mykiss 
Oncorhynchus clarki 
Oncorhynchus aguabonita 
Oncorhynchus gilae 

H 

B  Order 
No 

CNcode 

09.0673 

0301 

0301 99 

Description 

TARIC 
sub 
division 

Live fish: 
- Other live  fish: 
- - Other: 
-  Freshwater  fish: 

ex030199 11 

•10 

Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.), Atlantic 

Rate of 
duty 

Tariff 
quota 
(tonnes) 
4 900J 

0302 

ex 0302 12 00 

0303 

*11 
•13 
•15 
•19 

ex 0303 22 00 

•20 

09.0673 
(cont'd) 

0304 

0304 10 

salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho 
hucho):10 

- Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) 

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

- Atlantic salmon (Salmo salart 

Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not 
minced), fresh, chilled or  frozen: 
- Eresh or chilled: 
--Fillets: 
- -.- Of freshwater fish: 

ex030410 13 

10 

Of Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.), Atlantic 

0304 20 

ex 0304 20 13 

•10 

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

- Of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) 

-Frozen  fillets: 
-  Of freshwater fish: 
-  Of Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.), Atlantic 
salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho 
hucho). 

- Of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) 

0304 09 
ex 0304 90 10 

'13 

-Other: 
-  Of freshwater fish: 

- Of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) 

1 

3-

10 

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. 

Oncorhynchus spp.:  with the exception of the species listed in footnote n  2, also Oncorhynchus apache and 
Oncorhynchus chryogaster. 

Note new scientific names: 

Obsolete scientific name 
Salmo gairdneri 
Salmo clarki 
Salmo aguabonita 
Salmo gilae 
J 
Oncorhynchus  spp.:  with  the  exception  of  the  species  listed  in  footnote  2,  also  Oncorhynchus  apache  and 
Oncorhynchus chryogaster. 

New name 
Oncorhynchus mykiss 
Oncorhynchus clarki 
Oncorhynchus aguabonita 
Oncorhynchus gilae 

.  ^ 

•> 

». 

~ 

v 

. 

$ 

Rate of 
duty 

Tariff 
quota 
(tonnes) 
400 

150 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

Order 
No 

CNcode 

09.0675 

1604 

Description 

TARIC 
sub 
division 

ex  1604 11 00 

*30 

1604 19 
ex  1604 19 10 

1604 20 
ex 1604 20 10 

•10 

•30 

ex 1604 20 30 

•10 

09.0677 

1604 

1604 12 
1604 12 10 

1604 15 

ex 1604 15 11 

*10 

Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar 
substitutes prepared from fish eggs: 
- Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced: 
- - Salmon: 

- Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) 

- - Other: 
- - - Salmonidae, other than salmon: 
- Trout (Salmo gairdneri) 
- Other prepared or preserved fish: 
-  Of salmon: 

- Of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) 
-  Of salmonidae, other than salmon: 
- Of trout (Salmo gairdneri) 

Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar 
substitutes prepared from fish eggs: 
- Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced: 
- - Herrings: 
- 
Fillets, raw merely coated with batter or 
breadcrumbs, whether or not pre-fried  in oil, deep 
frozen 
- - Mackerel: 
-  Of the species Scomber scombrus and Scomber 
japonicus 
<• —  Fillets: 

- Of the species Scomber scombrus 

ex 1604 15 19 

*10 

- - - - Other: 

- Of the species Scomber scombrus 

3 

Order 
No 

CNcode 

Description 

TARIC 
sub 
division 

1604 20 
ex 1604 20 05 

•10 

- Other prepared or preserved  fish: 
- - Preparations of surimi: 
—  Of herring and mackerel 

ex 1604 20 50 

•40 

—  Of sardines, bonito, mackerel of the species 

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

- Of mackerel of the species Scomber scombrus 

ex 1604 20 90 

•10 

- - - Of  other  fish 
Of herring 

1604 19 

1604 19 92 

1604 19 93 
1604 19 94 
1604 19 95 

- - Other: 
- - - Other: 

Other: 

Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus 

macrocephalus) 
Coalfish (Pollachius virens) 
Hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.) 
Alaska pollack (Theragra chalcogramma) and 

pollack (Pollachius pollachius) 

1604 19 98 
1604 20 
ex 1604 20 05 
ex 1604 20 05 

*90 

Other 

- Other prepared or preserved  fish: 
-  Preparations of surimi: 
- - - Other than of herring and mackerel 

1604 20 90 
ex 1604 20 90 

•90 

---Ofotherfish 
-  Of other than herring 

09.0679 

1605 

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

1605 20 
1605 20 10 

1605 20 91 

ex 1605 20 99 
ex 1605 40 00 

•20 

- Shrimps and prawns: 
- - In airtight containers 
- - Other: 
- 
exceeding 2 kg 
- - - Other 
- Other crustaceans: 

In immediate packings of a net content not 

- Nephrops norvegicus 

Rate of 
duty 

Tariff 
quota 
(tonnes) * 

•/» 

1200 

2 000 

0 

0 
0 
0 

0 
0 
0 

0 
0 

0 

0 

0 

0 
0 

0 

A& 

Rate of 
duty 

Amount  of 
tariff  ceiling 
(in  tonnes) 

2 000  ( ') 

ANNEX  II 

On  certain  fishery  products  subject  to  Community  tariff  ceilings 

Order 
No 

CNcode 

TARIC 
sub 
division 

Description 

17.0011 

0302 

0302 40 

0302 40 90 

0303 

0303 50 

0303 50 90* 

0304 

0304 20 

0304 20 75 

0304 90 25 

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

—  Herrings  (Clupea  harengus,  Clupea  pallasii),  excluding 

livers  and  roes: 

—  —  From  16  June  to  14  February 

Fish,  fr07.cn,  excluding  fish  fillets  and  other  hsh  moat  of 
heading  No  0304: 

—  Herrings  (Clupea  harengus,  Clupea  pallasii),  excluding 

livers  and  roes: 

—  —  From  16  June  to  14  February 

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

—  Frozen  fillets: 

—  —  Of  herring  (Clupea  harengus,  Clupea  pallasii) 

—  Other: 

Other: 

—  —  —  Of  herring  (Clupa  harengus,  Clupea  pallasii): 

—  —  —  —  —  From  16 June  to  14  February 

17.0013 

0302 

0302 64 

ex 0302 64 90 

• 10 

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

3  000 

—  —  Mackerel  (Scomber  scombrus.  Scomber  australasicus. 

Scomber  japonicus): 

—  —  —  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: 

2 S  000 

0304 20 

0304 20 31 

0304 90 

0304 90 41 

—  Frozen  fillets: 

—  —  Of  coalfish  (Pollachius i/irens) 

—  Other: 

Other. 

—  —  —  Of  coalfish  (Pollachius  virens) 

(')  Figures  refer  t<i  the  commercial  presentation  whole  and  R " " « l-  l or  imports  fallmp  w.rlnn  IfS  >, 

de  0  504,  a  coetlioeni  of  2  shall  l>c  applied  toi  <|iianini 

d r a wn  from  the  respective  tariff  quota  reference  ceilme, 

y" 

Order 
No 

CNcode 

TARIC 
sub 
division 

Description 

Rate of 
duty 

Amount  of 
tariff  ceiling 
(in tonnes) 

5 000 

ioop 

17.0017 

0305 

0305 30 

0305 30 50 

0j?05 30 90 

17.0019 

0305 

ex 0305 41 00| 

• 10 

0305 49 

0305 49 "10 

0305 49 20 

ex 0305 49 30 

-to 

ex 0305 49 40 

• 10 

0305 49  50 

0305 49  90 

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

—  —  Of 

lesser  or  Greenland 
hippoglossoidcs),  salted  or  in  brine 

halibut 

(Reinhardtius 

Other 

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

—  Smoked  fish,  including  fillets: 

—  —  Pacific  salmon  (Oncorhynchus  spp.),  Atlantic  salmon 
(Hucho 

and  Danube 

salmon 

salar) 

(Salmo 
hucho)  (3): 

—  Atlantic  salmon  (Salmo  salar) 

Other: 

—  —  —  Lesser 

or  Greenland 

halibut 

(Reinhardtius 

hippoglossoidcs) 

—  —  --  Atlantic  halibut  (Hippoglossus  hippoglossus) 

—  —  —  Mackerel  (Scomber  scombrus,  Scomber 

australasicus,  Scomber  japonicus): 

—  —  —  —  Mackerel  (Scomber  scombrus) 

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

Salmo  aguabonita,  Salmo  gilae) (2): 

—  —  —  Ttout  (Salmo  gairdneri) 

Eels  (Anguilla  spp.) 

Other 

17.0021 

0302 

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

12 600<«) 

—  Other  fish,  excluding  livers  and  roes: 

0302  69 

Other: 

—  —  —  —  Rcdfish  (Sebastes  spp.): 

(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  he applied  for  quantities 

drawn  from  this  reference  ceiling. 

(-)  Change  of  scientific  names: 

Ohsolete  scientific  name 

Replaced  hy 

Salmo  xairtliieri 
Salmo  clarki 
Saliito  agHdhomUi 
Salmo  gilae 

( hiioihynchus  myltiss 
( )>norhynchus  clarki 
( )m orhynchus  aguahomla 
Oncorhynchus  gilae 

(')  Oncorhynchus  spp.:  with  the  exception  ot  the  species  listed  in  footnote  2  as  well  as  Oncorhynchus  apache  and  Oncorhvnchin  chrysogaslc 

yfZ^ 

Order 
No 

CNcode 

TARIC 
sub 
division 

Description 

Rate of 
duty 

Amount of 
tariff  ceiling 
(in tonnes) 

17.0021 
(cont'd) 

0302 69 31 

ex 0302 69 33 

•10 

Of  the  species  Sebastes  marinus 

Other: 

—  Of  the  species  Sebastes  mcntella 

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 

Of  the  species  Sebastes  marinus 

ex 0303 79  37 

•10 

Other: 

—  Of  the  species  Sebastes  mentella 

0304 

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

0304 10 

—  Fresh  or  chilled 

Fillets 

Other: 

0304  10 35 

0304  20 

Of  red  fish  (Sebastes  spp.) 

—  Frozen  fillets: 

Of  redfish  (Sebastes  spp.): 

0304 20  35 

Of  the  species $ebastes  marinus 

ex 0304 20  37 

«10 

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 

0304  10 

—  Fresh  or  chilled 

- 

I.llels: 

._  (),hcr: 

0304  10  33 

0304  10 38 

— 

—  Of  coalfish  (Pollachius  virens) 

Other 

17.0025  \ 

0304 

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

550 

0304 20 

0304 20 43 

—  Frozen  fillets: 

Of  ling  (Molva  spp.) 

4-

/3 

Order 
No 

CNcode 

TARIC 
sub 
division 

Description 

Rate of 
duty 

Amount  of 
tarfff  ceiling 
(in tonnes) 

17.0027 

0304 

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

U 00 

0304*20 

—  Frozen  fillets: 

|cx 0304 20 97 

•40 

Other: 

0304  90 

0304  90  59 

17.0029  I  0305 

—  Of  blue  whiting 

—  Other: 

Other: 

Of  blue  whiting  (Micromesistius  poutassou  or 
Gadus  poutassou) 

•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  69 

0305  69  90 

Other: 

Other 

17.0031 

0306 

0306 13 

0306 13 10 

17.0033 

0305 

0305 61 00 

1604 

1604 12 

1604 12 91 

1604 12 99 

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: 

Shrimps  and  prawns: 

Of  the  family  pandalidae 

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

Fish,  salted  but  noi  dried  or  smoked  and  fish  in  hunt': 

—  —  I lerrings  (Clupea  harengus,  Clupea  pallasii) 

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

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

Herrings: 

Other: 

In  airtight  containers 

Other 

h 

1400 

11000 

500 

A 

ANNEX 

III 

On  fish  subject  to  statistical  surveillance 

Order 
No 

CNcode 

TARIC 
sub 
division 

Description 

Rate of 
duty 

0302 

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 

17.0035 

0302  29  90 

Other: 

Other 

0302  69 

—  Other  fish,  excluding  livers  and  roes: 

Other: 

Saltwater  fish: 

17.0037 

0302 69 91 

'•—  —  Horse  mackerel  (scad)  (Caranx 
Trachurus 

trachurus) 

trachurus, 

0302 69 97 

Other 

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: 

17.0039 

0303 79 91 

—  —  —  —  Horse  mackerel  (scad)  (Caranx 

trachurus, 

0303 79 97 

0304 

0304 20 

17.0041 

ex 0304 20 97 

•20 
•50 
•70 
•90 

Trachurus 

trachurus) 

Other 

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

—  Frozen  fillets: 

Other: 

—  Other  excluding  blue  whiting 

0304 90 

—  Other: 

Other: 

17.0043 

0304 90 97 

Other 

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FINANCIAL STATENfENT 

Budget heading concerned: Chapter 12, Article 120 

Legal basis: Article 113 of the Treaty. 

Description of tariff measures:  Proposal for a Council Regulation 
opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas and ceilings and 
establishing Commumty surveillance for certain fish and fishery products originating in the 
Faroe Islands and establishing the detailed provisions for adapting these quotas 

Aim: Fulfilment of an obligation ensuing from a Council Decision 

Method of calculation: 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

(a) 

Tariff quotas 

Product 
description 

CNcode 

Trout 
(salmo 
gairdneri) 

Atlantic 
salmon 

Prepared or 
preserved 
Atlantic 
salmon 

ex0301 91 00 
ex0302  1100 
ex0303 21 00 
ex0304  10 11 
ex0304 20  11 
ex0304 90 10 
ex0301 99 11 
ex0302  12 00 
ex0303 22 00 
ex0304  10 13 
ex0304 20 13 
ex0304 90 10 
e x l 6 0 4 H 00 
exl604  19 10 
exl604  20 10 

Volume of 
quota 
(ECU/T) 

Rate of 
duty(%) 

CN rate of 
duty  (%) 

Estimated 
price 
(ECUflT) 

Loss of 
revenue 
(ECU) 

700. 

0 

12 

441 

37 044 

4 900 

400 

0 

0 

8 

2 

8 
5.5 
7 
5.5 

5 566 

545 468 

1606 

10 364 

- 

248 736 

M 

Product 
description 

CNcode 

Volume of 
quota 
(ECU/T) 

Rate of 
duty (%) 

CN rate of 
duty (%) 

Estimated 
price 
(ECU/T) 

Loss of 
revenue 
(ECU) 

ex0305 61 00 
1604  12  10 
exl604  12 90 
exl604  15  10 
1604  19 91 
1604  19 99 
exl604 20 50 
1604 20 90 
1605 20 00 
exl605 40 00 

Herrings 
and 
prepared or 
preserved 
herrings 

1 Shrimps 

and 
^ 
nethrops " 
norvegicus 

2000 

2000 

0 

0 

12 
15 
20 
25 
15 
20 
25 
20 
20 
20 

971 
3 125 
1781 
3 149 
4 873 
4 922 
2 943 
4 290. 
6  669' 
..  6 0 6 5' 

1 237 565 

2 546 800 

(b) 

Tariff ceilings and statistical surveillance 

The tariff measures will not result in any additional loss of revenue. 

6. 

Loss of revenue 

The average annual loss of revenue is ECU 4 615 613. 

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