CELEX: 51989PC0616(01)
Language: en
Date: 1989-12-06
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) OPENING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS FOR CERTAIN FISHERY PRODUCT ( 1990 )

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                         C0MC89) 616   final
                                         Brussels, 6 December 1989
                             Proposal for a
                       COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
          opening and providing for the adni ni strati on of
            autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain
                            fishery product
                                  (1990)
                             Proposal for a
                        COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
         partially and temporarily suspending the autonomous
                duties of the Common Customs Tariff on
                          certain fish fillets
                     (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---                              EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
As part of the annual overall review within the Council concerning the granting
of autonomous preferences for fishery products, the Commission has drawn up a
report on the markets and supply needs of user industries for 1989.
Having regard to the requirements of the internal and external policies of the
Community, the Commission is proposing a certain number of tariff measures,
notably reduced duty tariff quotas or suspensions, to ensure continuation of
Community production in the content of the rules and obligations of the common
organisation of the markets and to ensure supply of the processing industries
while also taking into account the current and foreseeable situation on the in-
ternational market.
In these conditions, the tariff preferences for the products specified are for
products which meet the conditions laid down as regards the reference prices fixed,
or to be fixed, and which are intended for processing.
Furthermore, this proposal foresees the opening of autonomous quotas from 1 April
1990 for a period extending to 31 December 1990 in order to allow planning of
supply to the industry without destabilizing the revenue of Community producers.
The tariff suspensions however will be in force from 1 January to 31 December 1990.
This is the purpose of the attached proposals.
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                                       COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No
                                                       of
                  opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff
                                         quotas for certain fishery products (1590)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                               the necessary measures should be taken to ensure efficient
                                                                       Community management of the tariff quotas, while
                                                                       allowing Member States to draw on the quota volume the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                  necessary quantities which correspond to importations
Economic Community, and in particular Article 28                       actually made ; whereas this type of management requires
thereof,                                                               close cooperation between the Member States and the
                                                                       Commission ;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Community supplies of certain species of fish or               Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of
fish          fillets          currendy depend on imports              the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
from third countries ; whereas it is in the Community's                are united within and jointly represented by the Benelux
interest to suspend partially the customs duties for the               Economic Union, any operation relating to the adminis-
products in question, within Community tariff quotas of                tration of the tariff quotas may be carried out by any of its
an appropriate volume ; whereas, in order not to                       members,
jeopardize the development prospects of this production
in the Community and to ensure an adequate supply to
satisfy user industries, it is advisable to open these quotas
for the period from 1 April until 31 December 1590
applying customs duties varied according to sensitivity of               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION
the different products on the Community market;
Whereas it is necessary, in particular, to ensure for all                                          Article 1
Community importers equal and uninterrupted access to
the said quotas and to ensure the uninterrupted                          1. From 1 April until 31 December 199Q the customs
application of the rates laid down for the quotas to all                 duties applicable on importation to products listed below
imports of the products concerned into all Member States                 shall be suspended at the levels and within the limits of
until the quotas have been used up; whereas.                             the Community tariff quotas indicated for each product :
  Order No.       (H-COOB 11)
                                                                                                          Amount        Quou duty
                                                             Description                                  of quota         (•/.)
                                                                                                         Qn flgyg»)
      (1)                                                                                                                  iSX
09.2753          ex 030250        Cod (Gadus morbua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocepbalus) and
                 ex 0302 69 35    fish of the genus Boreogadus saida, excluding, liven, roes,
                 ex 0303 60       presented fresh, chilled or frozen, for processing (a) (b)
                 ex 0303 79 41                                                                            40 000             3.7
 ---pagebreak---     Order No           CN-cod?                                                Description                                         c< qucu
                           (1)                                                                                                  (in tonnes)             »
 09.2755             ex 0302 63 00          Coalfish Pollachius virens), excluding livers, roes, presented
                     ex 0303 73 00          fresh, chilled or frozen, for processing (a) (b)                                       15 000                3,7
 092757              ex 0302 62 00          Haddock (Melanogrammus              aegltfinus), excluding livers, roes,
                     ex 0303 72 00          presented fresh, chilled or frozen, for orocessine fa) (b)                              9000                 3,7
 092765                   0305 6 2 0 0      Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephales) and
                          0305 69 10        fish of the species Boreogadus saida, salted or in brine, but not
                                            dried or smoked                                                                        49 000                9
 09.2767                  0305 51 10        Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalas) and
                          0305 59 11        fish of the species Boreogadus saida, dried, unsalted, pot smoked                        500                10
 092769              ex 0305 30 11          Fish fillets, dried, whether or not saRftCVof cod (Gadus tdorhua,
                     ex 0305 30 19          Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocepbalus) and of fish of the species
                                            Boreogadus saida                                                                      1 000                 12
 092773              ex 0306 13 10          Shrimps and prawns of the species Pandalus borealis, in shell,
                     ex 0306 23 10          fresh, chilled or frozen, for processing (a) (b)                                      4 000
  09.2739           ex 0304 2Q 98 Fillets of blue whiting (THnranesistius poutassoU
                                          ' or Gadjs poutassou), i n the -form of incus t r i a l >
                                            blocks, frozen, for processing (a) Cb)                                                 1 500                10
(a) Control of the use for this special purpose shall be carried out pursuant to the relevant Community provisions.
(b) The quota shall apply » products intended to undergo any operation unless they are intended to undergo exclusively one or more of the following
    operations :
    — cleaning, gutting, tailing, heading,
    — cutting (excluding, filleting or cutting of frozen blocks^
    — sampling, sorting,
    — labelling,
    — packing,
    — chilling,
    — freezing,
    — deep freezing,
    — thawing, separation.
    The quota is not allowed for products intended, in addition, to undergo treatment (or operations) qualifying for the quota where such treatment (or
    operations) is (are) carried out at retail or catering level. The reduction of customs duties shall apply only to fish intended for human consumption.
(1) See TARIC Cocfes i n the Arrex
2.      W i t h i n the limits of these tariff quotas, the                                                                Article    3
K i n g d o m of Spain and the Portuguese Republic shall
apply customs duties calculated in accordance with the
 relevant provisions in the A c t of Accession.
                                                                                           If an importer presents i n a M e m b e r State an e n t r y f o r r e -
                                                                                          l e a s e f o r free circulation, i n c l u d i n g a request for
3.      Imports of the products in question shall not b e
                                                                                           preferential benefit for a product covered by this
covered by the quotas referred to i n paragraph 1 unless
                                                                                          Regulation and if this request is accepted by the c u s t o m s
the free-at-frontier price, w h i c h is determined b y the
                                                                                          authorities, the M e m b e r States c o n c e r n e d shall inform the
Member States in accordance with Article 21 of
                                                                                          C o m m i s s i o n and draw an a m o u n t corresponding to its
Regulation (EEC) N o 3 7 9 6 / 8 1 f ] | is at least equal to the
                                                                                          requirements from the corresponding quota amount.
reference price fixed, or to be fixed, by the C o m m u n i t y
for the products under consideration or the categories of
the products concerned.                         I
                    as last anended by Reflation (EEC)                                    T h e drawing requests, with indication of the date of
                    No. 3468/88 ( 2 ) .                                                   acceptance of the said e n t r i e s           , must be transmitted
                                                                                           to the C o m m i s s i o n without delay.
                                  Article      2
T h e tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall b e managed
by the C o m m i s s i o n , w h i c h m a y take all appropriate                         T h e drawings are granted b y the C o m m i s s i o n by
administrative measures in order to ensure effective                                       reference to the date of acceptance of the e n t r i e s f o r r e -
 administration thereof.                                                                  l e a s e for tree circulation by the c u s t o m s authorities of
                                                                                          the M e m b e r States concerned to the extent that the
    OJ No L 379, 31. 12. 1981, o. 1.                                                      available balance s o permits.
& ' 0J No L 305, 10.11.198tV p. 1
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If a Member State does not use the quantities drawn, it
shall return them as soon as possible to the corresponding
quota amount
If the quantities requested are greater than the available
balance of the quota amount, allocation shall be made on
a pro rata basis with respect to the requests. Member
States -shall be informed by the Commission in
accordance with the same procedures.
                        Article 4
                                                                                          Article 5
                                                                The Member Stales and the Commission shall cooperate
                                                                closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with.
      Each Member State shall ensure that importers of
the products concerned have       . access to the quotas for
                                                                                          Article 6
such time as the residual balancelof the quota volumes so
permits.                           •                            This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1590.
                        equal and uninterrupted
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                Sûtes.
                Done at Brussels,
                                                                            For the Council
                                                                             The President
                                                                                                                         r
 ---pagebreak---                                                              Proposal for a
                                     COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No
                                                       of
     p a r t i a l l y and temporarily suspending the autonomous duties
           of the Common Customs T a r i f f on certain fish f i l l e t s
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular Article 28
thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                               fi llets of *
Whereas Community supplies of Jcertain species of fish
                                       currently depend on imports
from third countries; whereas it is in the Community's ^ . . .. .                                        _...        ,
interest to suspend partially the customs duties f o r î t n T ^ u n l l , I , l t e d * * n t l t l « of
products in question;
                                         whereas, in order not to
jeopardize the development prospects of                          production of conpetitive prodjcts
in the Community and to ensure an adequate supply to
satisfy user industries, it is advisable to l i n i t these suspension measures to a period
 fran 1 Jaruary to 31 Decenber TP90,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION
                                     Article 1
1.     Fran 1 January to 31 December 1990, the autonomous dities of the
       Common Customs Tariff applicable to the products listed i n the
       table below shall be suspended to the level indicated i n respect
       of each of them:
              CN code                                             Description                                   Rate of duty
                  (1)
         ex 0304 20 57           Fillets                   of hake (Merlucdus spp, excluding the
                                 genus Merlucdus          merlucdus,       Merlucdus      Bilinearis     and             12
                                 Merlucdus carpensisj^hozcn for processing (a) (b)
                                                          i n the torn of inctRtrial blocks.
         ex 0304 20 85           Fillets                      of Alaska pollack (Tberagra             cbalco-            12
                                 grammaL     frozen, for processing (a) (b)
                                          *Tn the ifrrô.of
                                                       ibna of traustHal
                                                                    industrial blocks,
  (a) Control of the use for this special purpose       shall he
                                               urpoae shall   he carried
                                                                  carnedout
                                                                          out pursuant
                                                                              pursuant to
                                                                                        to the
                                                                                           the rrelevant Community provisions.
  (b) The      ™HEttPipply to products intended to undergo any operation unless they are intended to undergo exclusively one or more of the foltowin/
      operations :
      — cleaning, gutting, tailing, heading,
      — cutting (excluding, filleting or cutting of frozen blocksX
      — sampling, sorting,
      — labelling,
      — packing,
      — chilling,
      —- freezing,
      — deep freezing,
      — thawing, separation.                                                                                                         SUSpenSIOn
      The       p u ^ n f & J ^ & f o r product, intended, in addition, to undergo treatment (or operation.) qudifying for the j         where such treatment (or
      operations) is (are) carried out atretailor catering level. The reduction of customs dudes shall apply only to fish intended Cor human consumption.
   (1) See TARIC codes in the Annex
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2.   In the framework of these suspensions,            the
Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic shall
apply customs duties calculated in accordance with the
relevant provisions in the Act of Accession.
3. Imports °f léfeBffBJKQl i n quwdon shall not be
covered by the | SUb P e reterrea to in paragraph 1 unless
the free-at-frontier price, which is determined by the
Member Sûtes in accordance with Article 21 of
Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 f i is at least equal to the
reference price fixed, or to be fused, by the Community
for the products under consideration or the categories of
the products concerned.            I
               as last amended by Reflation (EEC)
               No. 3468/88 (2).
                           Article 2
                                               January
This Regulation shall enter into force oa 1 ?     19W.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels,
                                                           For the CmatcU
                                                            The Président
   iV 0J No. L 379, 31.12.1981, p. 1
  (2) 01 No. L 305, 10.11.196cV pu 1
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                                                                                                      £}J
                      Ligne budgétaire concernée : Chap. 12 art. 120
                      Base juridique : art. 28 du traité
                      Intitulé de la mesure tarifaire : Propositions de
                      règlements du Conseil portant ouverture et mode de gestion
                      de contingents tarifaires communautaires ou suspension
                      partielle des droits pour certains produits de la pêche.
                      Objectif : Assurer l'approvisionnement, à des conditions
                      favorables, des industries communautaires.
          5.          Perte de recettes
                                                               f                                    f
Especes ce poissons                              Quantites         Prix en       Droit   Droit corr    Perte cfe
                                                 en tonnes         ECU/ton-ie    normal tingentaire    recites
                                                                                (enV       CenX)       (en Ecus)
  Pi lets de merlus en blocs, congeles             30.000           1 200          15        12       1.080.000
 Filets de lieus ce l 1 Alaska, en blocs
 congeles                                          25.000           1 2CQ          15        12         900.000
 forties, fraiches, refrigerees ou
 congelees                                         40.OD0           1 OCO        12-15        3,7     3.320.0CO
 Lieus noirs, f r a i s , refrigsres ou
  conge les                                        15.000             800          15         3,7     1.356.000
 Eglefins, f r a i s , re frige res ou concples     9000            1 350          15         3,7     1.372.V50
 forties salees                                    49.000           3 400          13         7       6.664.000
                                                       500         13 200          13        10          193X00
 forties sechees
 Filets de tnorues, seches                          1.000           4 600          16        12         1S4.QC0
 Crevettes                                          4.000           3 600          12         6         SS4.000
 Iferlans poutasscu                                 1.500             350          15        10           26.250
                                                                                                      15.965.200
 Par rapporta l'année 1939, augmentation ces pertes              de recettes ce
 15.965.200 Ecus - 14.493.100 Ecus -            1.472.100 Ecuâ
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         FICHE D/ IMPACT S?R LA COMPETITIVITE ST L1MELQI
La présente proposition vise l'ouverture de contingents
tarifaires communautaires autonomes ou la suspension partielle de
certains droits destinées à couvrir, à des conditions favorables,
les besoins des industries utilisatrices. Elle aura pour effet
de permettre à ces industries de concurrencer celles des pays
tiers sur les marchés de la Communauté et des pays tiers et de
maintenir ou même d'améliorer l'emploi dans la Communauté.
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