CELEX: 51997PC0658
Language: en
Date: 1997-12-04
Title: Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) modifying Regulation (EC) No 702/97 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain fishery products

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                      Brussels, 04.12.1997
                                      COM(97) 658 final
                      Proposal for a
            COUNCIL REGULATION (EC)
          modifying Regulation (EC) No 702/97
opening and providing for the administration of autonomous
   Community tariff quotas for certain fishery products
             (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---  ---pagebreak---                      EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. Following the request made by a Member State, the Commission services conducted a
   study of the possibilities for modifying Regulation (EC) No 702/97 opening and
   providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for cod and for
   surimi.
2. Following the discussion, it was concluded that the Member States could approve
   increases to the quotas for cod and for surimi, without disturbing the markets for such
   products.
   This is the purpose of the attached proposal.
 ---pagebreak---                                           Proposal for a
                       COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) N°                          /97
                                            of      1997
                           modifying Regulation (EC) No 702/97
              opening and providing for the administration of autonomous
                  Community tariff quotas for certain fishery products
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 28
thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, by Regulation (EC) N° 702/97l, the Council opened autonomous tariff quotas for cod
(order number 09.2753) and for surimi (order number 09.2779);
Whereas their quotas amounts are insufficient to meet the needs of the Community industry;
whereas, consequently, these quotas amounts should be increased;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                              Article 1
For the quota period 1 April-31 December 1997, the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 702/97 is
amended as follows:
- order number 09.2753: the amount of the tariff quota is altered to 55.000 tonnes,
- order number 09.2779: the amount of the tariff quota is altered to 7.500 tonnes.
                                              Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 7th day following that of its publication in the
Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 April 1997.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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 ---pagebreak---                                      FINANCIAL RECORD
1.       Budget line concerned: Chap. 12 Art. 120
2.       Legal basis: Art. 28 of the Treaty
3.       Title of the tariff measure concerned: Proposal for Council Regulation (EC) modifying
         Regulation (EC) No 702/97 opening and providing for the administration of
         autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain fishery products.
4.       Objective: To ensure that the Community processing industry is supplied on favourable
         terms.
5.       Method of calculation:
    Product         Variation in quota    Variation in      Variation in  Variation in quota     Expected
   description            volume        estimated price   normal duty (%)    duty     (%)     variation in the
                      (Units/tonnes)       (ECU/Unit)                                         loss of revenue
                                                                                             in relation to the
                                                                                              previous quota
                                                                                              period (in ECU)
      Cod                + 5.000 t              0               -8,6              0               505.680
   (09.2753)         (initial volume:    (initial price:   (initial duty:
                         50.000 t)           1.176)             12,6)
     Surimi              + 3.0001    •          0                -9               0              513.000
   (09.2779)         (initial volume:    (initial price:   (initial duty:
                          4.500 t)           1.900)              15)
         Additional loss of revenue: 1.018.680 ECU
         Fight against fraud: Provisions on the management of these tariff quotas include the
         measures necessary for preventing frauds and irregularities and protecting against
         them.
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