Proposal for a Council Decision relating to the conclusion of an agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Hungary concerning fishery products, in the form of an additional protocol completing the europe agreement establishing an association between the european communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Hungary of the other part
Date: 2001-07-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, European Community, Hungary, association agreement (EU), cooperation policy, fishery product, trading operation

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 13.07.2001
COM(2001) 393 final

2001/0150 (ACC)

Proposal for a

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(presented by the Commission)

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On  29 May 2000,  the  Council  approved  the  negotiating  mandate  for  the  Commission  to
undertake  negotiations  with  the  associated  CEECs,  including  the  Republic  of  Hungary,  to
conclude  reciprocal  tariff  concessions  in  the  fisheries  sector.  As  a  result,  negotiations  were
held  with  the  Republic  of  Hungary  on  13 October 2000  and  14 December 2000  to  finalise
these  bilateral  concessions.  The  details  of  the  bilateral  concessions  are  contained  in  Agreed
Minutes  that  were  signed  on  behalf  of  the  Commission  and  the  Hungarian  authorities  on
14 December 2000.  The  two  parties  agreed  on  a  model  for  gradual  and  reciprocal
liberalisation of trade on all fish and fishery products.

The agreement states that both the Community and Hungary, from the date of entry into force
of the agreement, will apply a 50% reduction of the tariff duties applied to all fish and fishery
products. The following year a further reduction of 25% will be applied and two  years  after
the entry into  force of the  agreement, full free trade of all  fish  and  fishery  products  will  be
applied.  In  addition,  Hungary  will  open  a  ceiling  of  USD 40 million  for  fishery  products
originating in the Community in 2001, followed by a ceiling of USD 44 million in 2002 and
the  ceiling  and  the  corresponding  import  licensing  will  be  eliminated  two  years  after  entry
into force of this agreement. For the product under Hungarian CN Code ex 1902 2010 00, this
agreement will replace the concession laid down in Annex II to Protocol 3 on trade between
Hungary and the Community in processed agricultural products.

The  Commission  services  are  of  the  opinion  that  the  results  of  the  technical  negotiations
represent a balanced and acceptable result which, in a simple administrative manner, and on a
gradual  basis,  will  lead  to  full  free  trade,  without  any  exceptions,  between  the  Republic  of
Hungary and the European Community.

The present proposal is one of a series of seven on which the Commission is being asked to
take  a  decision.  They  are  being  presented  individually  as  they  are  not  identical  in  content
although all adhere to the same principles of gradual liberalisation of trade in fish and fishery
products.  In  addition,  they  may  not  all  follow  the  same  timetable  as  the  date  of  entry  into
force  of  each  protocol,  to  be  fixed  by  mutual  agreement,  will  depend  on  the  internal
administrative procedures of each party.

In light of the above, the Council is requested to adopt the present decision to add a Protocol
concerning  trade  concessions  in  the  fisheries  sector  to  the  Europe  Agreement  with  the
Republic of Hungary.

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Proposal for a

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THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Community,  and  in  particular
Article 133 in conjunction with Article 300(2), first sub-paragraph, first sentence, thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) 

It is desirable to complete by means of an additional Protocol the Europe Agreement
establishing  an  association  between  the  European  Communities  and  their  Member
States,  of  the  one  part,  and  the  Republic  of  Hungary,  of  the  other  part1,  so  as  to
provide for preferential conditions for the importation into the Community of certain
fish and fishery products originating in the Republic of Hungary, and into the Republic
of Hungary of certain fish and fishery products originating in the Community;

(2) 

To  that  end  a  new  Protocol  laying  down  the  trade  arrangements  for  certain  fish  and
fishery products should be added to the said Europe Agreement;

(3) 

The Agreement in the form of a Protocol should be approved,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

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The Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Hungary in the form
of  an  additional  Protocol  concerning  fishery  products,  completing  the  Europe  Agreement
establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of
the one part, and the Republic of Hungary, of the other part, is hereby approved on behalf of
the Community.

The text of the Agreement in the form of a Protocol is attached to this Decision.

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OJ L 347 of 31.12.1993, p. 2.

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The  President  of  the  Council  is  authorised  to  designate  the  person  empowered  to  sign  the
Agreement in order to bind the Community.

Done at Brussels,

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AGREEMENT

BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY

AND THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY

CONCERNING FISHERY PRODUCTS

IN THE FORM OF AN ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL

TO THE EUROPE AGREEMENT

ESTABLISHING AN ASSOCIATION BETWEEN

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND THEIR MEMBER STATES

OF THE ONE PART, AND THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY

OF THE OTHER PART

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PROTOCOL 8

LAYING DOWN THE TRADE ARRANGEMENTS FOR

CERTAIN FISH AND FISHERY PRODUCTS BETWEEN

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY

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THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITY,  hereinafter  referred  to  as  ‘the  Community’  of  the  one
part, and

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY, of the other part,

WHEREAS  the  Europe  Agreement  establishing  an  association  between  the  European
Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Hungary, of the
other  part,  hereinafter  referred  to  as  ‘the  Europe  Agreement’,  was  signed  in  Brussels  on
16 December 1991 and entered into force on 1 February 1994;

WHEREAS  Chapter III  of  Title  III  of  the  Europe  Agreement  provides  for  negotiations  to
conclude reciprocal tariff concessions in the fisheries sector;

WHEREAS  to  this  effect  technical  negotiations  based  on  Article 20(5)  of  the  Europe
Agreement  were  carried  out  and  successfully  concluded  between  the  Community  and  the
Republic of Hungary to agree on reciprocal tariff concessions in the fisheries sector;

WHEREAS  the  negotiated  concessions  in  the  fisheries  sector  shall  affect  the  bilateral
concessions granted under the Agreement, which should, therefore, be amended by means of
a Protocol adjusting the trade aspects of the Agreement;

WHEREAS the Community and the Republic of Hungary also agreed on an administratively
simple  manner  of  implementing  the  negotiated  tariff  concessions  as  soon  as  possible  on  a
gradual basis;

HAVE DECIDED to apply the agreed tariff concessions in view of establishing full free trade
of all fish and fishery products:

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From the date of entry into force of this Protocol for fish and fishery products as defined in
Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 both Parties shall apply a 50% reduction
of  the  tariff  duties  applied  by  the  Community  and  Hungary  respectively  for  all  fish  and
fishery products.

One year after the date of entry into force of this trade arrangement, both Parties shall apply a
further 25% reduction of the tariff duties as they were at the time of the entry into force of this
arrangement.

Two years after the date of entry into force of this trade arrangement, or if commonly agreed
earlier, full free trade of all fish and fishery products shall be applied. . Any such agreement
on earlier application of full free trade of all fish and fishery products shall be implemented in
accordance with Article 6 of this Protocol.

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The calculation of the reductions mentioned in Article 1 will be carried out by using common
mathematics principles taking into account that:

all  the  figures  which  have  less  than  50  (included)  after  the  decimal  point  should  be

(a)
rounded down;

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(b)

all the figures which have more than 50 after the decimal point should be rounded up;

all  the  tariffs  below  2%  should  automatically  be  fixed  at  0%.  The  parties  will

(c)
exchange information on those cases where the above principles apply.

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Hungary  shall  open  an  import  ceiling  of  USD 40 million  for  fishery  products  originating  in
the  Community  in  2001  and  a  ceiling  of  USD 44 million  in  2002.  The  ceiling  and  the
corresponding  import  licensing  procedure  shall  be  eliminated  two  years  after  the  entry  into
force of this Protocol. Products falling within this category are specified in the Annex to this
Protocol.

Hungary  will  eliminate  import  licensing  on  imports  of  all  fishery  products  not  listed  in  the
Annex, originating in the Community, at the entry into force of this Protocol.

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Regarding the product under Hungarian CN code ex 19 02 20 10 00 (Pasta stuffed only with
fish) the  present Protocol  shall  replace  the  concession  concerning  this  product  laid  down  in
Annex II to Protocol 3 on trade  in processed  agricultural  products  to  the  Europe  Agreement
establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of
the one part, and the Republic of Hungary, of the other part,

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This Protocol will enter into force on the first day of the month following the date on which
the Parties have notified each other of the accomplishment of their internal procedures.

This Protocol may be amended by decision of the Association Council.

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ANNEX

(cid:19)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:24)

(cid:19)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:24)(cid:22)(cid:19)

ex (cid:19)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:24)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:20)(cid:20)(cid:19)(cid:19)

ex (cid:19)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:24)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:19)(cid:19)

ex (cid:19)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:24)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19)

FISH, FIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, DRIED, SALTED OR IN BRINE; SMOKED
FISH, FIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, WHETHER OR NOT COOKED BEFORE OR
DURING THE SMOKING PROCESS; FLOURS, MEALS AND PELLETS OF FISH, FIT
FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

FISH FILLETS, DRIED, SALTED OR IN BRINE, NOT SMOKED

FILLETS OF COD ’GADUS MACROCEPHALUS’, DRIED, SALTED OR IN BRINE, BUT
NOT SMOKED

FILLETS OF COD ’GADUS MORHUA, GADUS OGAC’ AND OF FISH OF THE SPECIES
’BOREOGADUS SAIDA’, DRIED, SALTED OR IN BRINE, BUT NOT SMOKED

FILLETS OF PACIFIC SALMON ’ONCORHYNCHUS SPP.’, OF ATLANTIC SALMON
’SALMO SALAR’ AND DANUBE SALMON ’HUCHO HUCHO’, SALTED OR IN BRINE,
BUT NOT SMOKED

ex (cid:19)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:24)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:24)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19)

FILLETS OF LESSER OR GREENLAND HALIBUT ’REINHARDTIUS
HIPPOGLOSSOIDES’, SALTED OR IN BRINE, BUT NOT SMOKED

(cid:19)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:24)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:28)(cid:19)

OTHER:

ex (cid:19)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:24)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:28)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:20)

FILLETS OF FISH, DRIED, SALTED OR IN BRINE, BUT SMOKED OF SALMON AND
HERRINGS

ex (cid:19)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:24)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:28)(cid:19)(cid:28)(cid:28)

FILLETS OF FISH, DRIED, SALTED OR IN BRINE, BUT SMOKED OF OTHER FISH

FISH, DRIED OR SMOKED INCL. FILLETS

(cid:19)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:24)(cid:23)(cid:20)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19)

PACIFIC SALMON ’ONCORHYNCHUS SPP.’, ATLANTIC SALMON ’SALMO SALAR’
AND DANUBE SALMON ’HUCHO HUCHO’, SMOKED, INCL. FILLETS

(cid:19)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:24)(cid:23)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19) HERRINGS ’CLUPEA HARENGUS, CLUPEA PALLASII’, SMOKED, INCL. FILLETS

(cid:19)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:24)(cid:23)(cid:28)

OTHER:

(cid:19)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:24)(cid:23)(cid:28)(cid:20)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19) LESSER OR GREENLAND HALIBUT, SMOKED, INCL. FILLETS

(cid:19)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:24)(cid:23)(cid:28)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19) ATLANTIC HALIBUT ’HIPPOGLOSSUS HIPPOGLOSSUS’, SMOKED, INCL. FILLETS

(cid:19)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:24)(cid:23)(cid:28)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19) MACKEREL ’SCOMBER SCOMBRUS, SCOMBER AUSTRALASICUS, SCOMBER

JAPONICUS’, SMOKED, INCL. FILLETS

(cid:19)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:24)(cid:23)(cid:28)(cid:23)(cid:24)(cid:19)(cid:19) TROUT ’SALMO TRUTTA, ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS, ONCORHYNCHUS CLARKI,

ONCORHYNCHUS AGUABONITA, ONCORHYNCHUS GILAE, ONCORHYNCHUS
APACHE AND ONCORHYNCHUS CHRYSOGASTER’, SMOKED, INCL. FILLETS

(cid:19)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:24)(cid:23)(cid:28)(cid:24)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19) EELS ’ANGUILLA SPP.’, SMOKED, INCL. FILLETS

(cid:19)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:24)(cid:23)(cid:28)(cid:27)(cid:19)

OTHER:

(cid:19)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:24)(cid:23)(cid:28)(cid:27)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:20)

SARDINIA

(cid:19)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:24)(cid:23)(cid:28)(cid:27)(cid:19)(cid:28)(cid:28) OTHER:

(cid:19)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:24)(cid:25)(cid:20)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19) HERRINGS ’CLUPEA HARENGUS, CLUPEA PALLASII’, SALTED OR IN BRINE ONLY

(cid:19)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:24)(cid:25)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19) COD ’GADUS MORHUA, GADUS OGAC, GADUS MACROCEPHALUS’, SALTED OR

IN BRINE ONLY

(cid:19)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:24)(cid:25)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19) ANCHOVIES ’ENGRAULIS SPP.’, SALTED OR IN BRINE ONLY

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(cid:19)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:24)(cid:25)(cid:28)

OTHER:

(cid:19)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:24)(cid:25)(cid:28)(cid:20)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19)

FISH OF THE SPECIES BOREOGADUS SAIDA, SALTED OR IN BRINE ONLY

(cid:19)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:24)(cid:25)(cid:28)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19) LESSER OR GREENLAND HALIBUT ’REINHARDTIUS HIPPOGLOSSOIDES’ AND
PACIFIC HALIBUT ’HIPPOGLOSSUS STENOLEPIS’, SALTED OR IN BRINE ONLY
(EXCL. FILLETS)

(cid:19)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:24)(cid:25)(cid:28)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19) ATLANTIC HALIBUT ’HIPPOGLOSSUS HIPPOGLOSSUS’, SALTED OR IN BRINE

ONLY (EXCL. FILLETS)

(cid:19)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:24)(cid:25)(cid:28)(cid:24)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19)

PACIFIC SALMON ’ONCORHYNCHUS SPP.’, ATLANTIC SALMON ’SALMO SALAR’
AND DANUBE SALMON ’HUCHO HUCHO’, SALTED OR IN BRINE ONLY (EXCL.
FILLETS)

(cid:19)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:24)(cid:25)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:19)

OTHER:

(cid:19)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:24)(cid:25)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:20)

SARDINIA

(cid:19)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:24)(cid:25)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:19)(cid:28)(cid:28) OTHER:

(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:23)

PREPARED OR PRESERVED FISH; CAVIAR AND CAVIAR SUBSTITUTES
PREPARED FROM FISH EGGS

FISH, WHOLE OR IN PIECES (EXCL. MINCED)

(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:23)(cid:20)(cid:20)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19)

SALMON

(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:23)(cid:20)(cid:21)

HERRINGS

(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:23)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:20)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19)

FILLETS OF HERRING, RAW, MERELY COATED WITH BUTTER OR
BREADCRUMBS, WHETHER OR NOT PREFRIED IN OIL, FROZEN

OTHER:

(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:23)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:28)(cid:20)(cid:19)(cid:19)

IN AIRTIGHT CONTAINERS

(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:23)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:19)(cid:19) OTHER:

(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:23)(cid:20)(cid:22)

PREPARED OR PRESERVED SARDINES, SARDINELLA AND BRISLING OR SPRATS

SARDINIA

(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:23)(cid:20)(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:20)(cid:19)(cid:19)

IN OLIVE OIL

(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:23)(cid:20)(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:19)(cid:19) OTHER:

(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:23)(cid:20)(cid:22)(cid:28)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19) OTHER:

(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:23)(cid:20)(cid:23)

TUNAS, SKIPJACK AND ATLANTIC BONITO

TUNAS, SKIPJACK

(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:23)(cid:20)(cid:23)(cid:20)(cid:20)(cid:19)(cid:19)

IN VEGETABLE OIL

OTHER:

(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:23)(cid:20)(cid:23)(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:19) LOIN

(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:23)(cid:20)(cid:23)(cid:20)(cid:27)(cid:19)(cid:19) OTHER:

(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:23)(cid:20)(cid:23)(cid:28)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19) BONITO ’SARDA SPP.’

(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:23)(cid:20)(cid:24)

MACKEREL

OF THE SPECIES SCOMBER SCOMBRUS AND SCOMBER JAPONICUS

(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:23)(cid:20)(cid:24)(cid:20)(cid:20)(cid:19)(cid:19)

FILLETS

(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:23)(cid:20)(cid:24)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:19)(cid:19) OTHER:

(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:23)(cid:20)(cid:24)(cid:28)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19) OF SPECIES SCOMBER AUSTRALASICUS

(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:23)(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19) ANCHOVIES:

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(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:23)(cid:20)(cid:28)

OTHER:

(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:23)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:20)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19)

SALMONIDAE (EXCL. SALMON)

FISH OF THE SPECIES EUTHYNNUS (EXCL. SKIPJACK [EUTHYNNUS
KATSUWONUS PELAMIS])

(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:23)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:22)(cid:20)(cid:19)(cid:19) LOINS

(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:23)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:22)(cid:28)(cid:19)(cid:19) OTHER:

(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:23)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:24)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19)

FISH OF SPECIES ORCYNOPSIS UNICOLOR

OTHER:

(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:23)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:20)(cid:19)(cid:19) DEEP FROZEN RAW FISH FILLETS, COATED WITH BATTER OR BREADCRUMBS

OTHER:

(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:23)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:19) COD OF THE SPECIES GADUS MORHUA, GADUS OGAC, GADUS

MACROCEPHALUS

(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:23)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:19) COALFISH ’POLLACHIUS VIRENS’

(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:23)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:23)(cid:19)(cid:19) HAKE ’MERLUCCIUS SPP., UROPHYCIS SPP.’

(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:23)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:24)(cid:19)(cid:19) ALASKA POLLACK ’THERAGRA CHALCOGRAMMA’ AND POLLACK ’POLLACHIUS

POLLACHIUS’

(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:23)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:27)(cid:19)(cid:19) OTHER:

(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:23)(cid:21)(cid:19)

PREPARED OR PRESERVED FISH

(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:23)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:24)(cid:19)(cid:19)

PREPARATIONS OF SURIMI

OTHER:

(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:23)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:20)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19)

 OF SALMON

(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:23)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:22)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19) OF SALMONIDAE (EXCL. SALMON)

(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:23)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:23)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19) ANCHOVIES:

(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:23)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:24)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19) OF SARDINES, BONITO, MACKEREL OF SPECIES SCOMBER SCOMBRUS AND JAPONICUS

AND FISH OF SPECIES ORCYNOPSIS UNICOLOR

(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:23)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:26)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19) OF TUNAS, SKIPJACK OR OTHER FISH OF THE GENUS ’EUTHYNNUS’

(cid:20)(cid:25)(cid:19)(cid:23)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:28)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:19) OF OTHER FISH

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(cid:20)(cid:17)

7,7/((cid:3)2)(cid:3)23(5$7,21

Proposal to add a Protocol to the Europe Agreement with Hungary implementing an
agreement on concessions on fish and fishery products. These concessions have been
agreed  and  will  be  implemented  over  a  period  of  three  years,  leading  to  full  trade
liberalisation of the products concerned.

(cid:21)(cid:17)

%8’*(7(cid:3)+($’,1*(cid:11)6(cid:12)(cid:3),192/9(’

Chapter 12, Article 120

(cid:22)(cid:17)

/(*$/(cid:3)%$6,6

Article  133  in  conjunction  with  Article 300(2)  of  the  Treaty  establishing  the
European Community

’(6&5,37,21(cid:3)2)(cid:3)23(5$7,21

*HQHUDO(cid:3)REMHFWLYH

Full  trade  liberalisation  of  trade  in  fish  and  fishery  products  in  preparation  for
accession of the Republic of Hungary to the European Union

&/$66,),&$7,21(cid:3)2)(cid:3)(;3(1’,785((cid:3)25(cid:3)5(9(18(

7\SH(cid:3)RI(cid:3)UHYHQXH(cid:3)LQYROYHG

Import duties

(cid:23)(cid:17)

(cid:23)(cid:17)(cid:20)

(cid:24)(cid:17)

(cid:24)(cid:17)(cid:22)

(cid:25)(cid:17)

7<3((cid:3)2)(cid:3)(;3(1’,785((cid:3)25(cid:3)5(9(18(

–  Will  the  proposed  operation  cause  any  change  in  the  level  of  revenue?  If  so,

what sort of change and what type of revenue is involved?

– 

The proposed operation will cause a reduction in import duties levied on  fish
and fishery products originating in the Republic of Hungary

(cid:26)(cid:17)

(cid:26)(cid:17)(cid:20)

),1$1&,$/(cid:3),03$&7

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WRWDO(cid:3)FRVWV(cid:12)

The cost of the operation has been based on trade in 1998, 1999 and 2000. Due to the
unpredictable  levels  of  trade  and  the  varying  rates  of  duty  applied  to  the  products
concerned,  an  average  estimated  duty  level  of  12%  has  been  used  to  calculate  the

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duty levied in 1998, 1999 and 2000. Import duties levied in 1999 showed an increase
of almost 4% over 1998; however, duties in 2000 showed a decrease of almost 30%
over  1999.  No  increase  in  duty  level  has  thus  been  used  to  calculate  the  estimated
import  duties  foreseen.  The  estimated  duty  has  been  reduced  by  50%  for  year  one
and a further 25% for year two.

As the entry into force of the arrangements is expected to take place in the course of
the year 2001, the estimated cost will be made as though 2001 is year one, 2002 is
year two, 2003 is year three.

(cid:26)(cid:17)(cid:21)

,WHPLVHG(cid:3)EUHDNGRZQ(cid:3)RI(cid:3)FRVW

Commitment appropriations EUR million (at current prices)

Breakdown

2001

2001+1

2001+2

 0.71

 0.53

Estimated import duties =
(yr 2000)-50% =
(1.42)-50%

Estimated import duties =
(yr 2001)-25% =
(0.71)-25%

Estimated import duties =
2001+2

Total

 0.71

0.53

0

 0

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