CELEX: 51994PC0499
Language: en
Date: 1994-11-18
Title: 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

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 ---pagebreak---                            EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
 1.  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.
2.  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.
3.  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.
4.  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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 ---pagebreak---                                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
                                                  CHANGE COMPARED
                     QUANTITY                     TO PREVIOUS YEARS
Year     Quota       Imported     of which        Quota       Imports
        (tonnes)      (tonnes)  under IPAs(2)    (tonnes)     (tonnes)
1973   165   811      131 957      n.a.
1974   158   902      131 805      n.a.             909           151
1975   151  994       123 460      n.a.             908         8 345
1976   145  085       122 626      n.a.             909           834
1977   138   176      116 973      n.a.             909         5 653
1978   125  000       122 003         7         13  176         5 030
1979   120  000       115 789        23           5 000         6 214
1980     95 000       100 495        33         25  000        15 294
1981     94 000       101 912      410              000         1 417
1982     92 000        87 847      279              000        14 065
1983     87 000        91 206      555              000         3 349
1984     83 000        85 145      442              000           061
1985     81 000        77 439         6             000           706
1986     79 000        82 576                       000           137
1987     76 500        76 508                       500           518
1988     74 500        73 647                       000           861
1989     64 500        61 778                   10  000        11 869
1990     61 340        62 148        17           3 160           370
1991     58 170        57 819                       170         4 329
1992     55 000        45 740                       170        12 079
1993     51 830        57 483      n.a              170        11 743
1994     51 830          n.a.                         0          n.a.
(1)    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.
(2)    IPA : Inward Processing Arrangements;    n.a. = not available.
 ---pagebreak---                                   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
 ---pagebreak---        FINANCIAL STATEMENT
                                                                                        Date:
 1.    BUDGET HEADING: Chapter B1-20                                                    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.     AIMS:
  v    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              CURRENT             FOLLOWING
                                                                  MONTHS                 FINANCIAL            FINANCIAL
                                                                                            YEAR                 YEAR
                                                                                             (94)                 (95)
.0.    EXPENDITURE
       - CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET
         (REFUNDS/INTERVENTION)                                                                            + ECU 49 million
       - NATIONAL AUTHORITIES
       -OTHER
5.1.   REVENUE
       -OWN RESOURCES OF THE EC                                                                            + ECU 10 million
         (LEVIES/CUSTOMS DUTIES)
       -NATIONAL
                                                                 1996              1997             1998             1999
5.0.1. ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
5.1.1. ESTIMATED REVENUE
5.2.   METHOD OF CALCULATION:
                                           See Annex
6.0.   CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN THE RELEVANT
       CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET?                                                                             YES/NO
6.1,   CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF THE CURRENT
        BUDGET?                                                                                                    YES/NO
6.2.    WILL A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET BE NECESSARY?                                                                 YES/NO
6.3.    WILL FUTURE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS BE NECESSARY?                                                            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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 ---pagebreak---                                            ANNEX
 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 bereceiptsnom 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 exportrefundECU 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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