CELEX: 51995PC0308
Language: en
Date: 1995-06-28
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION ON THE CONCLUSION OF THE ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY CONSEQUENT ON THE ACCESSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA, THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND AND THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN TO THE COMMUNITY

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                               Brussels, 28.06.1995
                                               COM(95) 308 final
                                               95/0174 (ACC)
                                Proposal for a
                           COUNCIL DECISION
ON THE CONCLUSION OF THE ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
    EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY CONSEQUENT ON THE
   ACCESSION OF THE REPUBUC OF AUSTRIA, THE REPUBUC OF FINLAND AND THE
                   KINGDOM OF SWEDEN TO THE COMMUNITY
                       (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---  ---pagebreak---                             EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Following the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom
of Sweden, it is necessary to adjust the arrangements for the import into the EU of certain
fish products from Norway.
The Council authorized the Commission to negotiate with Norway and the negotiations have
led to a draft Additional Protocol to the 1973 Norway-EC trade agreement. This Protocol
includes tariff quotas based on imports into the three new Member States from Norway, as
well as provisions on rules of origin.
The Council is invited to approve the conclusion of the Additional Protocol in sufficient time
to allow entry into force on 1 July 1995.
 ---pagebreak---                                              PROPOSAL
                                            FORA
                                   COUNCIL DECISION
on the conclusion of the Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European
Community and the Kingdom of Norway consequent on the accession of the Republic of
Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the Community
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
Having regard to die Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article
113 thereof and 228 (3) first sub-paragraph thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                            >w •=
Whereas it is necessary to approve the Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the
European Community and the Kingdom of Norway (1), signed in Brussels on 14 May 1973,
to take account of the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the
Kingdom of Sweden to the Community,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
                                           Article 1
The Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and the
Kingdom of Norway consequent on the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of
Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the Community is hereby approved on behalf of the
Community.
The text of the protocol is attached to this Decision.
                                           Article 2
The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for in Article 5 of the
Protocol.
                                                            Done at Brussels,
                                                            For the Council
                                                            The President
(1 )    OJ No L171, 27.6.1973, p.2
                                            3
 ---pagebreak---                                ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL
to the agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway consequent
on the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of
Sweden to the Community:
THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY,
of the one part,
and
THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY
of the other part,
HAVING REGARD to the Agreement beween the European Community and the Kingdom
of Norway signed in Brussels on 14 May 1973, hereinafter called the "Agreement";
HAVING REGARD to the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and
the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union on 1 January 1995;
 CONSIDERING that in order to maintain trade flows between Norway on the one hand and
 the new Member States on the other hand, it is necessary to make adjustments to the
 arrangements to trade infisheriesbetween Norway and the Community;
 HAVE DECIDED to determine by common accord the adjustments to the Agreement
 consequent on the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the
 Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union, AND TO CONCLUDE THIS PROTOCOL :
                                          Article 1
 The text of the Agreement, the Annexes and Protocols, which form an integral part thereof,
 the Final Act and the declarations annexed thereto shall be drawn up in the Finnish and
 Swedish languages and those texts shall be authentic in the same way as the original texts.
 The Joint Committee shall approve the Finnish and Swedish texts.
                                          Article 2
  The special provisions applicable to imports into the Community of certain fish products
  originating in Norway are laid down in Annex I to this Protocol.
 ---pagebreak---                                            Article 3
The provisions of Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of "originating products"
and methods of administrative cooperation shall be amended in accordance with Annex II to
this Protocol.
                                           Article 4
The Annexes to this Protocol form an integral part thereof. This Protocol forms an integral
part of the Agreement.
                                           Article 5
This Protocol shall be approved by the Contracting Parties in accordance with their own
procedures. It shall enter into force on 1 July 1995, provided that the Contracting Parties
have notified each other before that date that the procedures necessary to this end have been
completed. After that date, the Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the second
month following such notification.
                                           Article 6
This Protocol is drawn up in duplicate, in the Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French,
 German, Greek, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish languages, each of
 these texts being equally authentic.
                                            5"
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                Annex 1
                                                TARIFF OUOTAS : NORWAY
List of products referred to in Article 2
Products originating in Norway for which the Community grants tariff quotas.
                                                                                            a
                                                                             <">IJ<Yt"A
                                                                          (in tonnes)
                                                                                        500
                  0303 21 00     frozen trout
                    EST:         salmon, fresh or chilled
                                 frozen Pacific salmon
                                                                                        580
                 exÔ*Ô3 i l ÔÔ   frozen Atlantic salmon
                  0304 10 13     salmon fillets, fresh or chilled
                                                                                        610
                                                                                              VÛ
                 0304 20 13      frozen salmon fillets
                 0302 19 00     othêrSâlmômclâênSëshiô^hil^
                                                                                        670
                 0303 29 00     other frozen Salmonidae
      IF         0302 69 45     ling, fresh or chilled                                  370
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     CODES                                              (in tonnes)
   0304 90   35 frozen meat of cod and of fish of the
   0304 90   38 species Boreogadus saida
   0304 90   39
   0304 90  41  frozen coalfish meat
   0304 90  45  frozen haddock meat                                 500
   0304 90  47  frozen hake meat
   0304 90  49
   0304 90   59 frozen meat of blue whiting
   0304 90  61  frozen meat ÔT saltwater          fish,
   0304 90  65  excluding mackerel
   ex 0304 90
   97
   0302 40 90 herrings, fresh or chilled, 16/6 to 14/2
                                                                    800
   0303 50 90 frozen herrings, 16/6 to 14/2
10 0302 64 90 mackerel, fresh or chilled, 16/6 to                   260 fcO
                14/2
   0303 74 19 frozen mackerel, 16/6 to 14/2                         100
   0302 69 31 redfish, fresh or chilled
   0302 69 33                                                       130
   0303 79 35 frozen redfish
   0303 79 37
 ---pagebreak---                           *     PRODUCT                    I'    ' <*Wttx
.       CODES
  13 "w«naMw     Fillets of other freshwater fish, Fresh
                 or chilled                                                no
      0304 20 19 Frozen fillets of other freshwater fish
  14  0304 10 33 fillets of saltwater fish, fresh or                       rar
      0304 10 35 chilled
      0304 10 38
  15  0304 10 92 meat or1 saltwater fish, fresh or chilled   ","" -"•""•"•••wr
      0304 10 93
      0304 1098
 ---pagebreak---         CN                     PRODUCT                    qucrmmmm
     CODES                                               (in tonnes)
16 0304 20 21   frozen fillets of cod and of fish of the
   0304 20 29   species Boreogadus s ai da
   0304 20 31   frozen coalfish fillets
   0304 20 33   frozen haddock fillets
   0304 20 57   frozen hake fillets                                 9.000
   0304 20 59
   0304 20 71   frozen plaice fillets
   0304 20 85   frozen fillets of saltwater fish
   0304 20 87
   0304 20 91
   0304 20 96
   0304 20 35   frozen redfish fillets
   0304 20 37
   0304 20 83   frozen monkfish fillets
17 ex0305 20 00 livers and roes, dried, salted or in                 1.900
                brine, but not smoked                                      *
18 0305 41 00   smoked salmon                                          450
 ---pagebreak---         as                 PRODUCT
      CODES                                        (in tonnes)
19 0305 42 00 smoked herring
   0305 49 10 smoked Greenland halibut
   0305 49 20 smoked Atlantic halibut
   0305 49 40 smoked trout                                       140
   0305 49 50 smoked eels
   0305 49 90 other smoked fish
   0305 49 30 smoked mackerel
20 0305 69 90 other fish salted but not dried or                 250
              smoked and fish in brine
21 0305 61 00 herrings, salted but not dried or                1.440
              smoked and herrings in brine
22 0306 13 10 frozen Pandalidae shrimps                          950
   0306 19 30 frozen Norway lobsters
23 ex 0306 23 Pandalidae shrimps,     not  frozen,               800
   10         boiled on board                                        *
24 ex 0306 23 Pandalidae shrimps, not frozen, for
   10         processing                                         900
   0306 29 30 Norway lobsters, not frozen
 ---pagebreak---        CN                   PHODVCT                   QUOTA
     CODES                                           (in tonnes)
25 1604 11 00 prepared or preserved salmon, whole                  170
              or in pieces
26 1604 12 91 prepared or preserved herrings, whole              3.000
   1604 12 99 or in pieces
27 1604 13 90 prepared or preserved sardinella,
              brisling or sprats, whole or in pieces               180
28 1604 15 11 prepared or preserved mackerel,                      130
   1604 15 19 whole or in pieces
29 1604 19 92 prepared or preserved fish, whole or
   1604 19 93 in pieces
                                                                 5.500
   1604 19 94
   1604 19 95
   1604 19 98
   1604 20 90 prepared or preserved meat of other
30 1604 20 10
              fish
              prepared or preserved salmon meat                    300
                                                                       3
 ---pagebreak---                           CN                      PRODUCT                             QUOTA
                        CODES                                                       (in tonnes)
             31       1605 20 10    prepared or preserved shrimps and         5.500 peeled frozen
                                                                              1.000 other
                      1605 20 91    prawns
                      1605 20 99
             32       2301 20 00    flours, meals and pellets, of fish or of                   28.000
                                    crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic
                                    invertebrates
             33       1605 10 00   prepared or preserved crab                                      50
These tariff quotas apply from 1 January to 31 December each year, except for 1995 when they will apply from 1 July 1995 to 31 December
1995. For the amount indicated for each product group, Community imports originating in Norway can be released for free circulation at 0%
                                                                   import duty.
 ---pagebreak---                                                                       ANNEXEE
           .; . —
HS Heading        Description of        Working or processing carried out on non-
                  product.              originatmg materials that confers
                                        originating status
        (D                  (2)                            (3) or (4)
exCh. 3           Fish and              manufacture in
                  crustaceans,          which all the
                  molluscs and other    materials of Chapter
                  aquatic invertebrates 3 used must be
                                        wholly obtained
1604              Prepared or           Mamifacluie in
                  preserved fish,       Which all! the Hsu oi
                  caviare and caviare   fish eggs used must
                  substitutes prepared  be 'wholly obtained
                  from fish eggs
ex 1605           Crustaceans and       Manufacture in
                  molluscs, prepared    which all the
                  or preserved          crustaceans or
                                        molluscs must be
                                        wholle obtained
ex 2301           Whale meal; tiroirs,  Manufacture in
                  meals and pellets of  which all the
                  fish or of            materials of Chapter
                  crustaceans,          3 used must be
                  molluscs or other     wholly obtained
                  aquatic invertebrates
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