CELEX: 31986R4024
Language: en
Date: 1986-12-18 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 4024/86 of 18 December 1986 opening tariff quotas for the importation into Spain of certain fishery products falling within heading Nos 03.01, 03.02, 03.03, 16.04 and 23.01 B of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in the Canary Islands, or in Ceuta and Melilla (1987)

No L 375 / 22                                Official Journal of the European Communities                                             31 . 12 . 86
                                            COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) No 4024 / 86
                                                               of 18 December 1986
                   opening tariff quotas for the importation into Spain for certain fishery products falling within
                   headings No 03.01 , 03.02 , 03.03 , 16.04 and 23.01 B of the Common Customs Tariff,
                                 originating in the Canary Islands, or in Ceuta and Melilla ( 1987)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                                       — 21 387 tonnes for products of heading No 03.03 ,
                                                                                      excluding subheadings 03.03 B I a ) and 03.03 B III ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                            — 10 007 tonnes for products of heading No 16.04 and
Economic Community ,
                                                                                 — 27 483 tonnes for products of subheading 23.01 B ;
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal ,
and in particular Article 3 of Protocol No 2 annexed                             Whereas the other products are not imported ;
thereto ,
                                                                                 Whereas when the products are imported into that part of
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,                              Spain included in the Customs territory of the Community
                                                                                 they may not be deemed to be in free circulation , within the
                                                                                 meaning of Article 10 of the Treaty , if they are reconsigned to
Whereas Article 3 of Protocol No 2 provides that fishery                         another Member State ; whereas the tariff quotas in question
products falling within headings and subheadings 03.01 ,                         should therefore be opened for 1987 ,
03.02 , 03.03 , 05.15 A , 16.04 , 16.05 and 23.01 B of the
Common Customs Tariff, originating in the Canary Islands
or in Ceuta and Melilla , shall qualify for duty-free entry into
that part of Spain which is included in the customs territory                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
of the Community within the limits of annual Community
tariff quotas ; whereas this tariff preference applies only to
products which have been imported over the years 1982 ,
1983 and 1984 ; whereas the quota amounts calculated on
                                                                                                              Article 1
the basis of Article 3 cited above amount to :
— 17 596 tonnes for the products of heading No 03.01                              1.    From 1 January to 31 December 1987 , the applicable
    excluding subheadings 03.01 Ale) and d ), 03.01 A IV ,                        Common Customs duties on the importations of the
    03.01 B I a ) 1,03.01 Bib ) 1, 03.01 B I c) 1 and 03 . 01 B I                 following products into that part of Spain which is included
    o) 1 ,                                                                        in the Customs territory of the Community shall be
                                                                                  suspended at the levels and within the limits of the
— 596 tonnes for products of heading No 03.02 ,                                   Community tariff quotas as shown herewith :
                                                                                                            Quota          Quota
                     CCT                                                                                   volume
                                                               Description                                                 duties
                  heading No                                                                            ( in tonnes )
               ex 03.01         Fish , fresh ( live or dead ), chilled or frozen , excluding products
                                of subheadings 03.01 Ale ) and d ), 03.01 A IV , 03.01 B I a ) 1 ,
                                03.01 B I b ) 1 , 03.01 B I c ) 1 and 03.01 B I o ) 1 , originating in
                                the Canary Islands or in Ceuta and Melilla                                 17 596           free
                   03.02        Fish , dried , salted or in brine ; smoked fish , whether or not
                                cooked before or during the smoking process , originating in the
                                Canary Islands or in Ceuta and Melilla                                         596          free
               ex 03 . 03       Crustaceans or molluscs , whether in shell or not , fresh ( live or
                                dead ), chilled, frozen , salted , in brine or dried ; crustaceans , in
                                shell , simply boiled in water , excluding products of sub­
                                headings 03.03 B I a ) and 03.03 B III , originating in the Canary
                                Islands or in Ceuta and Melilla                                            21 387           free
                   16.04        Prepared or preserved fish , including caviar and caviar
                                substitutes , originating in the Canary Islands or in Ceuta and
                                Melilla                                                                    10 007           free
                   23.01 B      Flours and meals of fish , crustaceans or molluscs ; originating in
                                the Canary Islands or in Ceuta and Melilla                                 27 483           free
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2.       The products imported into that part of Spain included         Crangon spp . ( 3 ), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
in the customs territory of the Community under the tariff              3118 / 85 ( 4 ).
quotas may not be deemed to be in free circulation within the
meaning of Article 10 of the Treaty , if they are reconsigned to
another Member State .                                                                                  Article 2
3. The products referred to in this Article cannot qualify              1.       The Member State in question shall ensure that
under the tariff quotas unless , at the time of their                   importers of the products concerned have free access to the
presentation to the authorities responsible for import                  tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 .
formalities in that part of Spain included in the customs
territory of the Community , in whatever form , they are                2.       The Member State in question shall charge imports of
presentedin packings bearing the following information in a             the products concerned against the tariff quotas as and when
clearly visible and perfectly legible form :                            these products are entered for free circulation .
— the marking , 'Origin : Canary Islands' or 'Origin : Ceuta            3.       The extent to which the tariff quotas have been used up
       and Melilla' or a translation thereof in another official        shall be determined on the basis of the imports charged in
       Community language printed in Latin characters of a              accordance with paragraph 2 .
       height of not less than 20 millimetres ,
— the net weight in kilograms of the fish contained in the                                              Article 3
       packings .
                                                                        At the Commission's request , the Member State in question
In addition , pre-packaged foodstuffs falling within heading            shall inform it of imports actually charged against the tariff
No 16.04 must carry , on each immediate packing, in an                   quotas .
easily visible , clearly legible and indelible form the marking
'Made in the Canaries' or 'Made in Ceuta and Melilla', or a
translation thereof in another official Community                                                       Article 4
language .
                                                                        The Member State in question and the Commission shall
 This paragraph shall apply without prejudice to the specific            cooperate closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied
                                                                        with .
 rules laid down by Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 103 / 76 of
 19 January 1976 laying down common marketing standards
 for certain fresh or chilled fish ( 1 ) as last amended by
 Regulation ( EEC ) No 3396 / 85 ( 2 ), and by Council                                                  Article 5
 Regulation ( EEC ) No 104 / 76 of 19 January 1976 laying
 down common marketing standards for shrimps of the genus                This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1987 .
                     This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member State in
                    question .
                     Done at Brussels , 18 December 1986 .
                                                                                                           For the Council
                                                                                                             The President
                                                                                                               G. HOWE
 0 ) OJ No L 20 , 28 . 1 . 1976 , p. 29 .                                ( 3 ) OJ No L 20 , 28 . 1 . 1976 , p. 35 .
 ( 2 ) OJ No L 322 , 3 . 12 . 1985 , p. 1 .                              ( 4 ) OJ No L 297 , 9 . 11 . 1985 , p. 3 .