CELEX: 51979PC0531
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Date: 1979-10-11
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) ON THE OPENING, ALLOCATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR FROZEN BEEF AND VEAL FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING No 02.02 A II b) OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF (1980) (presented by the Commission to the Council)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                    COM (79 ) 531 final
                                    Brussels , 11th October 1979
            PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
         ON THE OPENING, ALLOCATION AND ADMINISTRATION
            OF A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA   FOR FROZEN
    BEEF AND VEAL FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING No 02.02 A II b )
              OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ( 1980 )
         (presented by the Commission to the Council )
 ---pagebreak---                             EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.      During the GATT multilateral negotiations the European Economic
Community undertook to open an annual Community tariff quota of
50,000 tonnes of frozen beef and veal , expressed as boned or boneless
meat , falling within subheading 02,01 A II b) of the Common Customs
Tariff at 2Q$ duty , Compensatory amounts introduced in connection
with fluctuations in exchange rates are to be levied on J 6 500 tonnes
of this, quota ,
       The Commission j,s aware that this concession is still subject
to the formal conclusion by the contracting        parties .
                                                 Pending a final decision
on this subject , this proposal constitutes the instrument (having
regard to the obligation to consult the European Parliament as provided
for in Article 43 which is invoked as one of the legal bases ) which
would ensure that the commitments entered into by the Community are
observed ,
        The Commission therefore reserves the right to amend its proposal
during the procedure , in order to adapt it , if necessary , to the final
outcome of the negotiations .
2 . Consequently , to meet the Community 's obligations , a regulation
should be abopted before 1 January 1980 on the opening , allocation and
administration of the Community tariff quota in question .
        In this^connection, it should be mentioned that., as a result of the
possibility to apply the system of monetary compensatory amounts to a vo­
 lume of 1 6 500 tonnes , the Commission has been led in its proposal to split
 the total quota volume of 50 000 tonnes into two parts , one of 33 500 tonnes
 and the other of 16 500 tonnes , to be allocated separately among all the
Member States .
 ( 1 ) OJ L 359 , 30.12.1976 , p. 25 .
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3.    The Community s imports of frozen beef and veal from non-member
countries , expressed in tonnes of unboned (bone-in) meat , for the last
three years were as follows :
                                                                        i
                                    1976                     1977                  1978
                              t            %         t1             %        t            %
                                                 .
    Bénélux              ;  13 649        8.88     •24 339        17.28      23 682         19.37
                                                                         I
    DenmarK.                    785
                                       I
                                          0.51          899        0.64 jI
                                                                               1 . 014       0.83
    Germany                 40 127       26.10 ι    41 985     I  29.81      39 530         32.32
    France                  13 182
                                      ι
                                          8.57       9 274         6.58  | 10 780 j          8.82
    Ireland                       0          0             0          0                0        0
    Italy                   34 385       22.37      23 531        16.71      15 040         12.30
    United Kingdom          51 612       33.57      40 810        28.98      32 230         26.36
                         I
                           153 740               140 838                   122 276
      However , during these years , importations of frozen veal and beef have
      almost exclusively been carried out under the special regimes ( such as
      GATT quota , Exim regime , exchange systems , the AC? preferential regime
      and the balance of meat destined for manufacture ). Therefore , these
      statistics cannot    be representative of the trend of . imports into each
      Member State . Having regards to these statistics and seeing that the
      economic prospects for the quota year in question cannot be assessed
       sufficiently accurately , the Commission proposes to retain the repar­
       tition applied in 1979 , for the amount of 38,500 tonnes agreed in 1979 ,
      with the exception of Ireland which , receives a percentage of 0.01 %
       in order to retain the Community character of the quota , and to use for
       the supplementary reserve of 11,500 tonnes resulting from those MTN
       a repartition based on the estimated needs of each of the Member States
       in the course of the quota period 'concerned , taking into account the
       trade regime in the beef sector .                 !j
                                                                           '# * • /•• • •
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                                                 . : ι
 4.    I « view of the relatively high level of the . Community tariff . quota
 opened initially in relation to import requirements , the Commission
 believes that it would run contrary the Community nature of the quota
 to allocate the tariff Volumes in definitive shares to the Member States *
For this reason , the proposal annexed hereto provides for the
creation of Community reserves which , even if they are limited to
 10 % of each of the quota volume , will assist in ensuring equal
access for all importers and' in avoiding a possible situation in
which customs preference is no longer applied ia one or more Member
States while it is still applied in others *
 ---pagebreak---                              Proposal for a
                    COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
           on the opening , allocation and administration of
           a Community tariff quota for frozen beef and veal
           falling within subheading 02.01 A II b ) of the
                      Common Customs Tariff ( 1980)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
and in particular Articles 113 and 43 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ,
Whereas in the course of the GATT multilateral negotiations the European
Economic Community undertook to open an annual Community tariff quota at 20 %
duty in respect of 50,000 tonnes of frozen beef and veal , falling within subheading
02.01 A II b ) and expressed as boned or boneless meat , of which 16,500 tonnes may
    (
be subjected to the application of compensatory amounts introduced because of the
fluctuations in exchange rates ; whereas the Community tariff quota in question must
therefore be opened on 1 January. 1980, the total quota volume of 50,000 tonnes being
divided into two parts according to the tariff arrangements applicable ;
Whereas equal and continuous access to the quota should be ensured for all
Community imports and the rate of duty for the tariff quota should be applied
regularly in all Member States to all imports of the product in question until
the quota is exhausted ; whereas in the light of these principles , arrangements
for the utilization of the Community tariff quota based on an allocation among
the Member States would seem to be consistent with the Community nature of the
quota ;
whereas , in order that it may correspond as closely as possible to the actual
trend of the market in the product in question , allocation of the quota should
be in proportion to the requirements of the Member States as calculated by re­
ference to statistics of imports from third countries during a representative
reference period and to the economic outlook for the quota year in question ;
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas , for the last three '.years for which statistics are available ,
corresponding imports of each Member State represent , in relation to
total imports of the product in question , the percentages shown below :
                                 19.76   '            1977         1978
                                                             Ν
            BÉNÉLUX              8,88                 17,28       19.37
            DENMARK              OL, 5.1               Q.,64        0.83
            GERMANY             26,10.           _    29,81        32.32
            FRANCE               8.57                  6.58         8,82
            IRELAND                    0                   0            0
            ITALY               22,37         .       16,71        12,30
      \              .                          . ' '            '
            United KXtigdom "   33,57                 28,98    .   26,36
whereas , for these 3 years , imports of beef and -veal from third countries
were almost exclusively carried out under special regimes *
whereas , therefore , these statistics may not be representative of the trend of
imports into each Member State ;                                          '
Whereas , having regard to these statistics and seeing that an estimate of
the import needs of the Member States for 3980 is difficult to make , it is
advisable , in order to apportion the tariff quota in ari equitable way and
to preserve i^ts Community nature , to fix the- initial percentage shares of
each Member State at the leyels gWefi below ;
             BÉNÉLUX .                     10,82
             DENMARK -                      0,48
             GERMANY                       20,43
             FRANCE           .             6,93
             IRELAND ■                      0,01
           ' Italy                         30,84 .
             United Kingdom •              30,49 .
 ---pagebreak---  uheroaw , to toko account of future 't rondo of importo into tho varioun
Koine or Sxates- o-f tho produo t un <jU -r consideration j tho quote, volumes" should b
 divided intp two trcuiohea , the first "boing allocatod among " tho Koirfbor
  States and tho second held as a ro3orvo to covor subsequently who
  requirements 'of ' Member States , should thoy ojdmust thoir initial . sharo's ;
  whereas , to givo importord in ^aoh Kembor State somo degree of •
   certaintyt tho' first tronoho of 'each quotd ;-volume-, should *b© _ fixed '
   at approximately 90 /« of its full amount ;          .
   Whereas Mcm"bor Staton»may exhaust their initial shares at aifforent . ,
  •rates'; whereas to avoid . disruption1 of supplies on this account it
   should "bo provxdod that any Member Stato 'tohioh .has almost need Up" ono
   of it a initial sharos should ; dratv an additional share from tho             * -
' appropriate 'recsorve ; ' whereas each time its additional share is almost'
    oxhauotod a Mombor.' Stato should draw a further sha.ro , and bo on ao         ' :
   many times as the resorvo allows ; wheroao tho initial and > cdditoncl
    chores should ho valid until tho ond of tho quota period ; v/heroas this
r form of administration requires olosd'' collaboration botwoon the Ilc.v.oor
    St at oa and tho Commission', and tho Corarnissioil mue-fc "be in a position
'•to keep account of tho oxtent to whioh tho quotas have boon - used up"             •
: and . to inform the Jiomber States accordingly;                  /
              *■       i                          *        *                       « •• »
 ■ whoroaa if at a given dato in the quota period a considerable quantity
    of a Mombor Stato 's initial share remains unuaody it is essential , •
    to provent a part of tho tariff quota from romainin# unused in ono
   Mcmbor State while it could be "used in othorp , - that such Si ate should
   roturn a significant proportion thoroof to the apx>ropriato reserve ;
                                              . .   . • •
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas , since the Kingdom of Belgium., the Kingdom of Netherlands
and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg are united within and jointly
represented by the Benelux Economic Union , any transaction in re­
spect of the administration of _the share allocated to that Economic
Union may be carried out by any one of its members ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                          -    i
                          Article 1
                                                                 "      y
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1 . There is hereby opened in respect of the period 1 January to
31 December 1980 a Community tariff quota of 50,000 tonnes of fro­
                                                        !
zen beef and veal , expressed as boned or boneless meat , falling
                                              1                       .
within subheading 02.01 A II b ) of the Common Customs Tariff ,
    For the purpose of charging imports against this quota , 100 Kilo­
grammes of unboned (bone-in) meat shall be taken to be equivalent to
77 Kilogrammes of boned or boneless meat .                         ,
                                                                     *
                                   ^   –    i               ■'
2.   Imports of these goods which have been admitted under the bene­
fit of some other preferential tariff regime shall not be set off against
this tariff quota .                                  i - "
3.  The Common Customs Tariff duty for this' quota shall be 20 % .
 ---pagebreak---                                         Article 2
   1.       The quantity , of ; 50,000 to.nnep referred to 1n Article 1(1 ) skall
   be divided into two parts , one of 33,500 tonnes , the other of 16-                                  5QC
   tonnes .     Each one of those parts shall be subdivided into two tranches *
   2 - Th6 . first tranches of 30.000 tonnes and 15,000 tonnes respectively                                                >
   shall be allocated as follows among the Member States , the shares being ,                                            '
   subject to the provisions* of Arti cle 5 , valid from 1 January until 31
   Oacember 19 80 ï             , •     v          .            • ' /      ' . .                                '■ i
                                         • Of the 33,500 tonnes                    Of the 16 500 torwes
          Bénélux           ?                '  3 2^ 6 tonnes                            1.623 tonnes
          Denmark        v ' ,                       144 . tonnes      '                     72 tonnes        '
;         Germany ,                      ,      6 ' .1 29 -, tonnes         •;. v . . . 3 065 tonnes
       . .France         v            ' ' . 2- 079 tonnes .                             1 03.9 tonnes 1          .
          Ireland     ,»             .1                 3 tonnes                              1 tonne       /
          Italy                           ■ r 9 252 tonnes                           , 4 626 tonnes
          United Kingdom • \               . gf 147 * -tonnes . ' <■ '"               . ^ 57<i tonnes
     •*'                                       30 0Ô0 - tonnes .                      15 000 tonnes
  J.      Tho second tranches of 3 500 end 1 5^0 tonnes                                    respectively Ghall
  conotitute . tho rosorvos »                                                         v               "
                                  .•   .•               . . •       _■    / • ■                         •»  . ;        1
                                                 "Article 3              *                     *
                                                                                        *·
-1 .       As coon as a llonibor State has usod 907»                     moro ' of ono of ito initial
  chares as fixed in Article 2(2), or of that"- eharo ro'inua any portion
  to turned to . the appropriate reserve pursuant to tho pix>viBions of
  Article 5 » it shall forthwith, "by notifying tjio' Commission , draw a. oocond
  shard , to the csrtont thp.t tho appropriato roserve so permits ,                                 or^al to
  1C$ of its initial shares rounded up , 1f necessary, to the next whole nqmber
  2 . As soon as a? Kcniber State , having c^hxa\s.t©d ono of its
  initial sh&reG , has used 9ty* or more of tho oocond sHare drawn Toy it ,                                          .
  thai Monfoor Stat© ehall forthwith ? in tho weurinor ar.d to the escfcent
  provided in paragraph 1 P draw a third nh&r© 'equal to                                   of its initial'
  oh&rcu                  •      •*         • .             - -                                  .■ ■
 ---pagebreak---        >• '  As coon as a Kcmbor Stato ,          having orlv^actc-d oho' Of i'is
       iocond ^h^ss , \v.-a u<acis $0$ or wor-a of tho .-third' sharp drawn* *by 11;, -i-hat
      Member 5" ato shall , S.n                      «ndr-to.            c<xifo»-fc jxa -^Jorocaid ,. drat/
      a fourth share equal +o the "third ,
      Xi shall'" continue in this fa-ahion until, tho recervo is exhausted .
      4 . . By ^ay.of derogation from paragraphs- 1 "to 3 f - a Ifembcr State may draw
      pharos iowor than those specified in those paragraphs if there arc grounds
      for bolioving-that those specified, may not "be usod in full ,                                    Any ilorober
      St ato applying the provisions . of thie paragraph shall - inform tho Commission
                                                                     t           ,               • •
     •of i"fcc grounds for BO doing*                                                           '
   ;                    '            '* . '     Article A.             -                   .■ ■■
      Each of tho additional oharos drawn pursuant to the provisions of Artiolo 3
      shall "be valid until 31 Deoember 1980 . ;
                  •                              •'        , ..            v'
                              Articlo 5            . •                        \        . '■' ••• '         ■   " • .
       Tho iTeniber States shall roturn to tho reserve , not 1'at orthan 1 October 1980
'.•■tho unused portion of their initial shares whicTy on 15 Sept onoer 19 80 is in
        CXCGOS of 20    of the initial amount . ' They may return a greater portion if
- there aro ground n for boliovin^; that suoh portion mny not "bo used in full.'
      Kembor St^toa shall , not later than 1                     October 1980 • notify . she - Commission •
      of "the t'otsl quantities of thff product iri qubstion imported up to and
      including 15 September 1980         and charged against tho Community quota and of .
   • any portion of their initial chares ro turned to tho approriate reserve .
                                      .        Article 6                        •        :           ~ 1     - :
                          ,                  , m     « Mil      il ! .    . •
 i The Commission shall keep an account of the chares opened by the Hcnfoor ■
      States pursuant to the provisions of Articles 2 and 3 and shall , as soon                                      -
      as the infortnc.tior. reaches it , inform each State of tho extent to > which                                  •
  • the. rooorvoo have "been used up .                    » ; \                              .         • '
 ---pagebreak---    It nball,' not later "than $ Octrobtfr 1980 , inform the MeriVior States                                                               "tKe .■
   amounto ntill in reservo folio-wing flny return of ahdro3 pursuant to
   Artici 8 3 .                                 '
   It r;llal 1 . ensure that whon aav 'amount exhausting a reserve ic drown' the amouri
  'so drawn does not exceed the balance available-, v and to this end shall .
   notify tho amount . of that "balance to the 1-leinber State waking the last
  ■drawing* .                       ' ' . ■"              •'              '       ' v                                               •
.     ' '                                                    v      Artide' 7              ■.    . -                  .    ■
  1.       Every Kemoer State shall take all appropriate meauurco to ensure that
  additional ehoroo drawn purcruant to Article 3 are opened in such a vw.y that
  importations may he chargod \>rithout interruption againet ita accumulated
.ehareo of the Community quota, •                                                    /          V , !
              ■               .                                 •'                                                                     '
  2 .- It shall encure that importoru of the product in question ectahlichod
  in ito territory have free aocesa to the ehareo allocated to it , '
        9.        *           >-     K                                                      y ,                     . •                    ^
3.         £he extent to whion a Hcmbor State hao ueed up ito ohare3 shell "be                                                                    •
  determined "by i-efovcnoo to the imports                                             of the product in queotion v
  entered with the customs authorities .for home Use .
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                    »       ,                                     1                      - '             - •              • .
                                              ' ,                   Article 0                                                               '
            *                      «                 ' v'                                     ■                                 «
  On reoeipt of a roquest from the OommioGion, the Member States shall
  notify it of the imports effectively . charged against their shares .
                                       .*   «                         •       ' i      •  «       • I* >
                                                                    Article 0
The Ilcmber States and the Commiooion shall . cooperate olouoly to cnGure
that this fiogulation io oonipliol with . ,                                                  , -.              • • » ,•         N\"
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                                .Arti de 1u ,
: Thio Regulation shall critor into/orco on 1 Jarnaxy 19 80 , -       "
  This Regulation shall -'*® Wair,g in- its ' entirety and directly- applioabl©
  in" all MeiKbor. States#    >  ■     1 ■                . '      ' ' •
                                                            For the Council
  Eono at Brussels , •                                  • ν      ■
                                                            The President ^
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 X « Ligne budgétaire concernée : Chap . 12 art . 120
 2.          juridique jArticles 113 èt 43 du traité       -
 3 . Intitulé de la mesure tarifaire s
          Proposition de règlement du Conseil portant ouverture , répartition
          et mode de gestion du contingent tàrifaire communautaire de viande
   ,      bovine congelée de la sous-position 02.01 A II b du TDC
 4 , Objectif î                                    '
            Respect des engagements contractés au GATT
 5 . Mode de calcul :                                •         '
         N „ du T.D.C.                   : 02.01 A II b
       - Volume du /des contingent ( s ) s 5U.000 saris os (= 65.000 t avec os)
       - Droits à appliquer              s 20 % *
       - Droits du T.D.C.                1 20 % + P
 6 , Perte de recettes :
       Prélèvement moyen ^ selon qualités importées : 72 ECU / 100 kg ( sans os )
       Perte de prélèvement s 720 ECU x 65.000 = 46.800.000 ECU