Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) amending Regulation (EC) No. 3379/94 opening and administering certain Community tariff quotas in 1995 for certain agricultural products and for beer
Date: 1995-09-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Central and Eastern Europe, agricultural product, beer, import licence, tariff quota

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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels,  6.09.1995 
COM(95)385 final 

95/0210 (ACC) 

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION ŒC> 

amending  Regulation  (EC) No.  3379/94  opening  and  administering  certain 
Community  tariff  quotas  in 1995 for certain  agricultural  products  and for 

beer 

(presented  by the Commission) 

Explanatory Memorandum 

Council  Regulation  (EC) No. 3379/94  of  22 December  1994 opened  in Article 2 
autonomous  tariff quotas  for a number of products  listed in Annex  III of the 
Regulation.  The  quotas  corresponded  to Austria's  commitments  in GATT  prior 
to  accession.  The  quotas  were  opened  for  the  period  1 January  to  3 0  June 
1995  and  are  subject  to  the  ongoing  negotiations  under  GATT  Article  XXIV 
(enlargement). 

Since  these  negotiations  are not  yet  concluded  it  is proposed  to extend  the 
application of the autonomous tariff quotas until 31 December 1995. 

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Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION 

amending  Regulation  (EC)  No.  3379/94  opening  and  administering  .certain 
Community  tariff  quotas  in  1995  for  certain  agricultural  products  and  for 
beer 

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  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No.  3379/94 (!) opened  until  30  June  1995 
some  tariff  quotas  in  order  to  respect  commitments  undertaken  by  Austria 
under GATT; whereas these commitments are under renegotiation as a result of 
Austria's accession to the Community; whereas the renegotiations have not yet 
been concluded; whereas similar tariff quotas should be opened for the second 
half of 1995, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION 

Article 1 

Annex  III  to  Regulation  (EC) No.  3379/94  is  replaced  by  the Annex  to  this 
Regulation. 

Article 2 

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

It shall apply from 1 July 1995. 

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

Done at Brussels, 

For the Council 
The President 

(1) OJ No. L 366, 31.12.1994, p.3 

ANNEX 

"ANNEX  III 

AUTONOMOUS  COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS OPENED  FROM  1 JULY TO  31 DECEMBER  1995 

CN  code 

Description 

Quantity 

Country 
of  origin 

Rate of  duty 
applicable 

ex  0201  30 
ex 0202  20 

1006  40  00 

ex 2309  10 
ex 2309  90 

High  quality  fresh,  chilled  or 
frozen meat  of bovine  animals 

200  tonnes 

20% 

Broken  rice  intended  for  the 
production of  foodstuffs  under 
tariff  heading  1901  10 

Dog  and  cat  food with a  sugar 
content  of  less  than 40% by 
weight, with a starch  content 
of  less  than 40% by weight  and 
with a  lactose  content  of  less 
than  2% by  weight 

326  tonnes 

Thailand 

free 

6 99  tonnes 
3 54  tonnes 
28  tonnes 

Hungary 
Switzerland 

Other 

countries 

15% 

ex 2203  00  10 
ex 2203  00  90 
(order No  09  5551) 

Beer made  from malt, with  an 
original  malt  content  of  less 
than  20%, in barrels 

389  hecto 

litres 

Czech 
Republic 

ECU  6,4  100 kg 

FINANCIAL  STATEMENT 

BUDGET  HEADING:  Chapter  10 

Date:  26.6.95 

APPROPRIATIONS:  ECU  946,2 
Million 

TITLE: 

Proposal  for  a Council  Regulation  amending  Regulation  (EEC) No  3379/94  opening  and  administering  certain 
Community  tariff  quotas  in  1995 for  certain  agricultural  products  and  for  beer. 

3. 

LEGAL  BASIS: Article  113 of the  Treaty. 

AIMS:  To change  the system  of GATT quota  levies negotiated  by Austria  to fixed duties  for  the period  1 July  to 
31  December  1995. 

FINANCIAL  IMPLICATIONS: 

PERIOD OF  12 
MONTHS 

(ECU  million) 

CURRENT 
FINANCIAL 
YEAR 
(95) 
(ECU  million) 

FOLLOWING 
FINANCIAL 
YEAR 
(96) 
(ECU  million) 

5.0. 

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: 

p.m. 

p.m. 

1997 

1998 

1999 

2000 

Given  the  small  quantities  of products and  low rates, the  impact  on  own  resources  is negligible. 

6.0. 

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

YES/NO 

6.1. 

6.2. 

6.3. 

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 

OBSERVATIONS 

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