Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) amending Council Regulation (EC) No 992/95 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and fishery products originating in Norway and opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for live horses originating in Iceland
Date: 1995-10-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Norway, administrative cooperation, agricultural product, fishery product, originating product, tariff quota

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels,  19.10.1995 
COM(95)  484fmal 

95/  0259  (ACC) 

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EC) 

amending Council Regulation (EC) No 992/95 opening and providing for the 
administration of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and fishery products 
originating in Norway and opening and providing for the administration of Community 
tariff quotas for live horses originating in Iceland 

(presented  by  the  Commission) 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

1  By  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  992/95  the  Community  undertook 

to  open 
Community  tariff  quotas  for  a number  of agricultural  and fishery  products  originating 
in Norway. 

The  quotas  are  opened  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  the  Preferential 
Agreement  of  14 May  1973 between the Community and Norway. 

The  Agreement  was  amended  by  Council  Decision  86/557/EEC  following  the 
accession of Spain and Portugal to the Community. 

The Act  of Accession  of Austria,  Finland  and  Sweden  requires  further  adjustment  of 
the  above  Preferential  Agreement  as  from  1  January  this  year,  to  take  into  account 
the  trade  arrangements  for  fishery  products  between  the  three  new  Member  States 
and Norway. 

3.  Consequently, 

the  Community  has  concluded  an  Additional  protocol 

the 
Agreement  with  Norway  under  which  the  Community  opens tariff  quotas  for  certain 
fishery  products originating in Norway from  1  January to 31 December  each year. 

to 

As it was  not  possible to begin  implementing  these measures before  1 July,  provision 
has to be made to open quotas for  six months, but for the full  annual volume. 

4.  Furthermore,  the  Community  has  concluded  Agreements  in the form  of  exchange  of 
letters with  Iceland,  Norway  and  Switzerland  on  certain  agricultural  products.  These 
Agreements  are  the  result  of  negotiations  held  in  order  to  take  over  bilateral 
concessions which  had existed  between the three new Member  States and those  three 
countries before  the enlargement.  In the abovementioned  Agreements the  Community 
has notably undertaken  to open from  1 January  1995 annual  Community tariff  quotas 
at  zero  duty  for  certain  fats  and  oils of fish originating  in Norway  and for  live  horses 
originating in Iceland. 

A 

Proposal for  a Council Regulation 

amending Council  Regulation (EC) No 992/95 opening and providing for  the 
administration  of Community tariff quotas for  certain agricultural  and fishery products 
originating in Norway and opening and providing for the administration  of Community 
tariff quotas for live horses originating in Iceland 

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 Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and  Sweden, 

Having regard to the proposal from  the Commission, 

to 

Whereas  pursuant 
the  provisions  of  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No 992/95  of 
10 April  19951  Community  tariff  quotas  have  been  opened  for  certain  agricultural  and 
fishery  products  originating  in  Norway;  whereas  the  quotas  were  granted  under  an 
Agreement  between  the  European  Economic  Community  and  the  Kingdom  of  Norway 
concluded  on  14 May  19732;  whereas,  following  the  accession  of  Spain  and  Portugal  to 
the Community,  an Agreement  in the form  of exchanges of letters was concluded  between 
the Community and Norway and approved by Council Decision  86/557/EEC3; 

Whereas,  following  the  accession  of  Austria,  Finland  and  Sweden,  the  abovementioned 
quotas have to be adjusted  to take into account, inter alia, the existing trade  arrangements 
for fishery  products between these countries and Norway; 

Whereas  an  Additional  Protocol  to  the  above  Agreement  has  therefore  been  concluded 
between  the  Community  and  Norway  and  approved  by  a Council  Decision4;  whereas  by 
the  provisions  of  this  Protocol  the  Community  has  undertaken  to  open,  each  year  and 
subject to certain conditions, Community tariff quotas at zero duty for  a number  of  fishery 
products originating in Norway; 

Whereas  the  tariff  quotas  should  accordingly  be  opened  from  1  January  to  31 December 
each year;  whereas it has not been  possible to implement  these concessions before  1  July 
this year  and therefore,  exceptionally  for  1995, provision  must be  made for  the  quotas  to 
be opened for the period from  1  July to 31 December, but for the full  annual volume, 

Whereas  Agreements  in the  form  of  exchange  of  letters  for  certain  agricultural  products 
were  concluded  between  the  Community,  on  the  one  hand,  and  the  Republic  of  Iceland, 
the  Kingdom  of  Norway  and  Switzerland,  on  the  other  hand,  and  approved  by  Council 
/CE5; whereas  in the  abovementioned  Agreements the  Community  has 
Decision  95/ 
undertaken to open from  1 January  1995 annual  Community  tariff  quotas  at zero  duty  for 
certain agricultural products from  Iceland and Norway. 

(1) OJ No L  101, 4.5.1995, p. 1. 
(2) OJ No L  171, 27.6.1993, p. 2. 
(3) OJ No L 328, 22.11.1986, p. 76. 
(4) OJ No L  187, 8.8.1995, p. 15 
(5) OJ  No  L 

HAS ADOPTED THIS  REGULATION: 

Article 1 

Council Regulation  (EC) n° 992/95 shall be modified  as follows: 

1. 

2. 

In the Title, the following  phrase shall be added:  "and opening and providing  for 
the administration  of Community tariff quotas for live horses originating in 
Iceland" 

Annexes I and II shall be replaced by Annexes I and II of this Regulation; Annex 
III shall be added. 

3. 

In Article  1 (3) shall be replaced by the following text : 

"The  provisions  of the  Protocol  defining  the  concept  of  originating  products  and  setting 
out  the  arrangements  for  administrative  cooperation6  annexed  to  the  Agreement  between 
the  European  Economic  Community  and  the  Kingdom  of  Norway,  as  amended  by  the 
provisions of Article 3 of the Additional Protocol to the Agreement,  shall apply." 

4. 

In Article  1 (4) shall be added as follows: 

"The  provisions  of  the  Protocol  3  of  the  Agreement  between  the  European  Economic 
Community  and  the Republic  of Iceland  defining  the concept  of  originating  products  and 
setting  out  the  arrangements  for  administrative  cooperation  as  amended  at  last  by 
Decision No.  1/94  of the EC-Iceland Joint Committee of the 8 March  19947 shall apply." 

Article 2 

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

Annexes I and II shall apply from  1  January  1995 or during the periods indicated in Annex 
I; Annex III 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 

(6) OJ No L 171, 27.6.1973, p. 1, as amended by Decision No 1/94 of the EC-Norway Joint Committee 

(OJ No L 204, 6.8.1994 p. 90) and further  amended by the Additional Protocol (OJ No L 187, 8.8.95, 
p. 15). 

(7) OJ No L 204,  6.8.1994, p. 62 

ANNEX I 

Products originating in Norway 

Order 

CodeNC(l) 

No 

Description 

09.0701 

ex  1504 20  10 

Oils and fats of marine animals, other than whale oil and 

ex  1504 30  19 

spem oil, in packings of a net capacity of more than  1  kg 

ex 1516  10 90 

Amount of 
quotas 
(tones0) 

1 000 

Quota duty 

(%) 

8,5 

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 : 

- Dried fish, whether or not salted but not smoked : 

0305 51 

- - Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) : 

09.0703 

ex0305  5190 

Excluding cod of the species Gadus macrocephalus 

0305 59 

—Other : 

13 250 

0 

Fish of the species Boreogadus saida : 

0305  59 19 

From  1 April to 31 December 

Prepared or preserved fish, including caviar and caviar 
substitutes prepared from fish eggs ; 

ex 1604  13 90 

Other : 

Sardinella ; brisling or sprats excluding raw fillets 

merely coated with batter or breadcrumbs, whether 

or not prefried  in oil,  deep-frozen 

1604  19 92 

Other : 

macrocephalus) 

09.0711 

ex 1604  19 93 

Coalfish (Pollachius virens), excluding smoked 

400 

5,8 

1604  19 94 

1604  19 95 

1604  19 98 

coalfish 

Hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.) 

pollack(Pollachius pollachius) 
Other 

ex 1604 20 90 

Fish other than herring and smoked saithe : 

-Other than mackerel 

-Mackarel (Scomber australasicus) 

,0 

(1) See Taric codes in Annex 

Amount  of  quotas 
(tonne) 

Quota  duty 
(%) 

500 (2) 

6  100(2) 

580 (2) 

610(2) 

670 (2) 

370 (2) 

250 (2) 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

Order No 

CNcode(l) 

description 

09.0715 

0302  11 00 

trout, fresh or chilled 

0303 21 00 

frozen trout 

09.0716 

0302  12 00 

salmon, fresh  or chilled 

09.0717 

0303  10 00 

frozen  Pacific salmon 

ex 0303 22 00 

frozen  Atlantic salmon 

09.0718 

0304  10 13 

salmon fillets, fresh or chilled 

0304 20 13 

frozen salmon fillets 

09.0719 

0302  19 00 
0303 29 00 

other Salmonidae, fresh or chilled 
other frozen  Salmonidae 

09.0720 

0302 69 45 

ling, fresh or chilled 

09.0721 

0302 22 00 
0302 23 00 
0302 29  10 
0302 29 90 
0303 39 10 
0303 39 20 
0303 39 30 
0303 39 80 
0302 69 65 
0302 69 81 
0302 69 86 
0302 69 87 
0302 69 91 

0302 69 92 
0302 69 93 
0302 69 96 

plaice, fresh or chilled 
sole, fresh or chilled 
megrim, fresh or chilled 
other 
frozen  flounder 
frozen  megrim 
frozen fish of the genus Rhombosolea 
other 
hake, fresh or chilled 
monkfish, fresh or chilled 
southern blue whiting, fresh or chilled 
fresh or chilled sword fish 
fresh or chilled horse mackerel 

pink cusk-eel, fresh  or chilled 
fish  of the species Kathetostoma giganteum 
other 

(1) See Taric codes in Annex II. 
(2) Volumes applicable from  1  July to 31 December 95 and after  1  January to 31 December of each year. 

r 

Order No 

CNcode(l) 

Description 

Amount  of  quotas Quota  duty 
(tonnes) 

[%) 

S09.0722 

W04 90 35 
0304 90 38 
3304 90 39 
0304  90 41 
0304 90 45 
0304 90 47 
0304 90 49 
0304 90  59 
0304 90 61 
0304 90 65 
ex0304 90  97 

Erozcn meat  of  cod  and  of  fuh  of  tfae species  Borcogadb; 
aida 
other 
Irozen coalfish meat 
frozen  haddock meat 
iozen hake meat 
frozen  hake meat 
frozen  meat of blue whiting 
•neat of Alaska pollack, frozen 
neat of swordfish,  frozen 
frozen  meat of saltwater fish, excluding mackerel 

09.0723 

0302 40 90 

0303  50 90 

lemngs, fresh or chilled from  16 June to 
14 February 
frozen  herrings, from 16 June to  14 February 

09.0724 

0302 64 90 

mackerel, fresh or chilled, from 16 June to 
14 February 

09.0725 

0303 74  19 

frozen  maokerel, from 16 June to 14 February 

09.0726 

0302 69 31 
0302 69 33 

0303 79  35 
0303 79 37 

redflsh (Sebastes spp.), 
fresh  or chilled 

redlish (Sebastcs spp.). 
frozen 

500(2) 

0 

800 
(3) 

260 
(3) 

100 
(3) 

130 (2) 

0 

0 

0 

0 

(1) See Taric codes in Annex U. 
(2) Volumes applicable trorn 1 July to 31 December 95 and after  I January to 31 December of each year. 
(3) Volumes applicable from 1 July  1995. 

)rder No  KJN code ( 1 ) 

Description 

Amount of quotasjQuota duty 
(tonnes) 

(%) 

109.0727 

K)304 10 19 
W304 20  19 

illets of other freshwater fish, fresh  or chilled 
rozen fillets of other freshwater fish 

K)9.0728  0304 10 33 
0304 10 35 
0304 10 38 

fillets of coalfish, fresh  or chilled 
fillets of redfish, fresh  or chilled 
other 

K)9.0729  0304 10 92 
0304 10 93 
0304 10 98 

paps of herring, fresh  or chilled 
other 

110(2) 

180(2) 

130(2) 

W9.0730 

0304 
0304 
0304 
0304 
0304 
0304 
0304 
0304 

20 21 
20 29 
20 31 
20 33 
20 35 
20 37 
20 57 
20 59 

0304 20 71 
0304 20 83 
0304 20 85 
0304 20 87 
0304 20 91 
0304 20 96 

frozen fillets of cod and offish  of the species Boreogadus saida 
frozen  coalfish fillets 
frozen haddock fillets 
frozen fillets of redfish 
frozen filet of the species Scbastcs marinas 

9 000 (2) 

frozen  hake fillets (genus Merluccius) 
frozen  hake fillets (genus Urophycis) 

frozen  plaice fillets 
frozen fillets of monkfish 
frozen fillets of Alaska pollack 
frozen fillets of swordfish 
frozen fillets of blue grenadier 
other 

09.0731 

fex0305 20 00 

livers and roes, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked 

1 900 (2) 

W9.0732 

»305 41 00 

smoked salmon 

450 (2) 

(1) See Taric codes in Annex II. 
(2) Volumes applicable from 1 July to 31 December 95 and after  1  January to 31 December of each year. 

\ 

Order No 

CNcode(l) 

Description 

09.0733 

0305 42 00 
0305 49 10 
0305 49 20 
0305 49 30 
0305 49 40 
0305 49 50 
0305 49 90 

smoked herring 
smoked lesser or Greenland halibut 
smoiccd Atlantic halibut 
smoked mackerel 
smoked trout 
smoked eel 
other smoked  fish 

Amount of quotas Quota duty 
(tonnes) 

(%) 

140(2) 

0 

09.0734 

0305 69 90 

other fish, salted but not dried or smoked and 
fish in brine 

09.0735 

0305 6100 

iierrings, salted but not dried or smoked and herrings 
in brine 

09.0736 

0306  13 10 
0306  19 30 

frozen  Pandalidac shrimps 
frozen  Norway lobsters 

09.0737 

ex 0306 23 10 

Pandalidae shrimps, not frozen 

250 (2) 

1440(2) 

950 (2) 

800(2) 

09.0738 

ex0306 23  10(a) 

Pandalidae shrimps, not frozen, for processing (a) 

900(2) 

0306 29 30 

Norway lobsters, not  frozen 

(1) See Taric codes in Annex II. 
(2) Volumes applicable from 1  July to 31 December 95 and after  1  January to 31 December of each year. 

(a) 

Checks on compliance with this use shall be carried out in accordance with the relevant Community provisions. 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

t 

Order No 

CNcode(l) 

description 

Amount of quotas Quota duty 
(tonnes) 

(%) 

09.0739 

1604  1100 

prepared or preserved salmon, whole or in pieces 

170(2) 

09.0740 

1604  12 91 
1604  12 99 

prepared or preserved herrings, whole or in pieces, in 
airtight containers;  other 

3 000 (2) 

09.0741 

1604  13 90 

prepared or preserved sardines, sardinella and brisling 
or sprats, whole or in pieces 

09.0742 

1604  15 11 
1604  15 19 

prepared or preserved mackerel, whole or in pieces 

09.0743 

1604  19 92 
1604  19 93 
1604  19 94 
1604  19 95 
1604  19 98 
1604 20 90 

prepared or preserved cod, whole or in pieces 
prepared or preserved  coalfish 
prepared or preserved hake 
prepared or conserved Alaska pollack and pollack 
other fish, prepared or preserved 
prepared or preserved meat of other fish 

180(2) 

130(2) 

5 500(2) 

09.0744 

1604 20 10 

prepared or preserved salmon meat 

300 (2) 

09.0745 

exl605 20 10 
exl605 20 91 
exl605 20 99 

09.0746 

exl605 20 10 
exl605 20 91 
exl605 20 99 

peeled and frozen  shrimps and prawns 

5 500 (2) 

shrimps and prawns other than frozen and peeled 

1 000 (2) 

(1) See Taric codes in Annex II. 
(2) Volumes applicable from 1 July to 31 December 95 and after  1  January to 31 December of each year. 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

Order No 

CNcode(l) 

Description 

Amount of 
quotas (tonnes) 

Quota duty 
(%) 

09.0747 

2301 20 00 

flours, meals and pellets, offish  or of crustaceans, molluscs or 
other aquatic invertebrates 

28 000 (2) 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 
(3) 

0 
(3) 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

09.0748 

1605  10 00 

prepared or preserved crab 

09.0751 

ex 0704  10 10 

Cauliflowers,  fresh  or chilled, from  1  August to 
31 October 

09 0753 

ex 0704 90 90 

Broccoli, fresh  or chilled, from  1  July to 31 October 

09.0755 

ex 0704 90 90 

China cabbages, fresh  or chilled, from  1  July to 
28 February 

Cherries, fresh,  from  16 July to 31 August 

50(2) 

2000 

1000 

3000 

600 

09 0757 

09.0759 

0809 20 51 
0809 20 59 
0809 20 61 
0809 20 69 
ex 0809 20 71 
ex 0809 20 79 

ex 0809 40 30 
ex 0809 40 40 
ex 0809 40 90 

Plums and sloes, fresh, from  1 September to  15 October 

600 

09.0761 

ex0810  10 10 

Strawberries, fresh,from  15 July to 31 July 

09.0762 

ex 0810  10 90 

Strawberries, fresh, from  1  August to  15 September 

09.0775 

1504  10 10 

Fish-liver oils and their fractions, of a vitamin A 
content not exceeding 2500 UJ/g 

09.0776 

1504 20  10 

Solid  fractions  fats  and  oils and their fractions, of fish, other 
than liver oils 

09.0777 

1516  10 90 

Animal fats and oils and their fractions 

750 

750 

103 

384 

5141 

(1) See Taric codes in Annex II. 
(2) Volumes applicable from 1  July to 31 December 95 and after  1  January to 31 December of each year. 
(3) The specific additional duty shall be applied 

A& 

ANNEXE II 

Tarie  Codes 

Order numbers 

CN Codes 

TARIC Codes 

09.0701 

ex  1504 20  10 
ex  1504  30  19 
ex  1516  10 90 

09.0703 

ex 0305 51 90 

ex  1604  13 90 

1504 20  10*90 
1504 30  19*90 
1516  10 90*11 

0305 51  90*10 
*20 
1604  13 90*91 
*99 

09.0711 

ex 1604 19 93 
ex 1604 20 90 

1604 19 93*90 
1604 20 90*30 

09.0717 

ex 03032200 

09.0722 

ex 03049097 

09.0731 

ex 03052000 

09.0737 

ex 03062310 

09.0738 

ex 03062310 

I 

*40 
*90 

03032200*21 
23 
25 
29 

03049097*31 
39 
50 
60 
70 
80 
90 

03052000*11 
19 
93 
98 

03062310*20 
95 

03062310*11 
91 

1 

yu 

Order 

I CN Codes 

I TARIC Codes 

09.0745 

ex  16052010 

ex 16052091 

ex 16052099 

09.0746 

ex  16052010 

ex 16052091 

ex 16052099 

ex 0704 10 10 
ex 0704 90 90 
ex 0704 90 90 

ex 0809 20 71 
ex 0809 20 79 

09.0751 
09.0753 
09.0755 

09.0757 

16052010+20 

91 
16052091*20 
91 
16052099*20 
91 

16052010*30 

96 
99 
16052091*30 
96 
99 
16052099*30 
96 
99 

0704 10 10*30 
0704 90 90*13 
0704 90 90*92 

•94 
*97 
0809 20 71 * 10 
0809 20 79*11 
0809 20 79*19 

09.0759 

ex 0809 40 30 

0809 40 30*51 

09.0761 

ex 0809 40 40 
ex 0809 40 90 
ex 0809 10 10 

09.0762 

ex 0810 10 90 

09.0777 

ex 1516 10 90 

*52 
•53 
*54 
•55 
•56 

0809 40 40*20 
0809 40 90*50 
0810 10 10*60 

+80 

0810 10 90*12 

*J4 
1516 1090*11 
*19 

/<L. 

ANNEX III 

Products originating in Iceland 

Oder 

CN Codes 

Description 

Number 

09.0791 

0101  19 10 

Live horses 

0101  19 90 

Amount of 

quotas 

(pieces) 

100 

Quota 

duty 

(%) 

relief from 
customs duty 

1^> 

FINANCIAL  STATEMENT 

Budget  heading involved:  Chap.  12, Art.  120 

Legal basis: Article  113 

Proposal 

for  a  Council  Regulation 

Title: 
(EC)  amending  Council 
Regulation  (EC)  No 992/95  opening  and  providing  for  the  administration  of 
Community  tariff  quotas for  certain agricultural  and fishery products  originating in 
Norway  and  opening  and  providing  for  the  administration  of  Community  tariff 
quotas for  live horses originating in Iceland 

Objective:  To honour the undertakings given by the Community 

Loss of revenue:  ECU 3 213 670 

1 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

Description 

Quantity 
(t) 

Average 
price (ECU) 

Normal 
average rate 
ofduty(%) 

Duty 
applicable 
to quota  (%) 

Loss  of 
revenue 
(ECU) 

11.2 

11.3 

11.5 

Fresh or chilled fish 

9 080 

2 703 

Frozen fish 

2 610 

2 561 

Fish fillets and other 
fish meat 

Fish, dried,  salted or 
in brine 

10 530 

2 492 

4  180 

7 739 

13 

Crustaceans 

2 650 

3 582 

15 

Prepared  or  preserved 
fish 

9 280 

3 400 

17.56 

Prepared  or 
preserved  crustaceans 

6 550 

5 868 

17.2 

Fish flours and meals 

28 000 

425 

Fish-liver oils 

Other fats and oils of 
fish 

103 

5 525 

988 

527 

2 

5,6 

16 

Live horses 

100 heads 

3 600 
Ecu/head 

16,9 

P 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

274 880 

75 531 

301 760 

420 537 

143 884 

554 053 

672 619 

238  000 

5 698 

465  868 

60 840 

ECU 3 213 670 

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