CELEX: 51991PC0283
Language: en
Date: 1991-07-23
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) OPENING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS FOR CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERY PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN CERTAIN EFTA COUNTRIES

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                      C0M(91) 283 final
                                                      Brussels, 23 July 1991
                                   Proposal for a
                           COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
     opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for
      certain agricultural and fishery products originating in certain EFTA countries
                        (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---  ---pagebreak--- 1.   Certain agreements concluded between the European Economic CorommiV/ en
the one hand and Norway, Austria, Switzerland and Sweden on. the otl-*c\
aîroroved bv Council Decisions 86/555/EEC , 86/557/EEC . 86/598/ESC ard
             ~ (1)
66/559/EEC |, provide for the opening by the Community of certain annual
Corrraurrlty tariff quotas laying down specific volumes and customs d u t u ^ for
certain agricultural and fishery products.
2. The aim of the attached proposal is the application of these taritf
    quotas for 199*1, including the Norwegian request for a quota for
    dried, unsalted cod, which is normally opened on 1st April.
3. As in the case of other Community tariff quotas, the proposal
       .1 •
                                                         does not provide for
the allocation among the Member States of the quota volumes but enables the
Member States to draw from the quota volumes the quantities required to
cover the actual imports recorded.
 l O J N o L 328, 22.11.1986, p. 5^.
                             . P- ??•
                             . p.99.
                             . p. 90.
 ---pagebreak---                                                                  Proposal f o r a
                                               C O U N C I L R E G U L A T I O N (EEC) N o
                                                                                                              m
                                                                of
                       o p e n i n g and providing for the a d m i n i s t r a t i o n of C o m m u n i t y tariff quotas for
                         certain agricultural and fishery products o r i g i n a t i n g in certain EFTA c o u n t r i e s
  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                          C o m m u n i t y basis, so that the Member States can draw the
                                                                                    necessary quantities, corresponding to actual imports
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                             recorded, from the quota volumes ; whereas this method
  Economic Community, and in particular Article 113                                 of administration calls for close cooperation between the
  thereof,                                                                          Member States and the Commission ;
  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                                Whereas since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of
                                                                                    the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
 Whereas, in agreements concluded between the C o m m u -                           are united within, and jointly represented by, the Benelux
  nity and certain EFTA countries and approved by Deci-                             Economic Union, any operation concerning the adminis-
 sions       86/555/EEC,          86/557/EEC,       86/558/EEC         and          tration of these quotas may be carried out by any one of
  86/559/EEC ('), the Community undertook to open each                              its members,
 year, subject to certain conditions, Community tariff
 quotas at a reduced or zero rate of duty for a n u m b e r of
 agricultural and fishery products originating in those
 countries ; whereas those tariff quotas should be opened
 for 1992, and, where necessary, the conditions of eligibi-                         HAS A D O P T E D T H I S R E G U L A T I O N
 lity laid down should be specified ;
 Whereas all Community importers should be ensured                                                                   Article     1
 equal and continuous access to the said quotas and the
 duty rates laid down for the quota should be applied                               1.      From 1 January to 31 December 1992 the customs
 consistently to all imports of the product in question into                       duties applicable to imports of the products listed below
 all Member States until the quotas are exhausted ; whereas                        shall be suspended at the levels indicated below and
 the necessary measures should be taken to ensure that                             within the limits of the Community tariff quotas as
 these tariff quotas are administered efficiently and on a                         shown below :
 (a) The following products, originating in Sweden
                          CN code                                                                                             Amount    Quota duty
         Order No                                                       Description                                           of quota
                               0                                                                                             in Kinnri)    (%)
                           0102           Fish, fresh or chilled, exc hiding fish fillets aiul oilier fish ine.it
                                          falling within CN code 0304 :
                                           — Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus            ogac, Gadus         macrocephalus),
                                              excluding livers and roes :
       09.0601             0302 50 10      — — Of the species Gcidus          morhua                                           3 500
                                           — Other fish, excluding livers and roes :
                           OÏ02 62 00      — — Haddock (Aie/ano^rammus               avglefinus)
                          0302 63 00      — — Coalfisli (I'ollciihius      virais)
                          0304            Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh,
                                          chilled or frozen :
                          0304 10         — Fresh or chilled :
                                          — -    Filets :
       09.0603 <                                    Other :                                                                    1 500
                      ex 0 304 10 31      — — — — Of cod (Gcidus morhua,                  Gadus      ogt^c; Gadus
                                                        macrocephalus)    and of fish of the species Bore-
                                                        ogadus saida :
                                                         — Of the species Gadus         morhua
     (") See Taric codes in the Annex.
(') O J No L 328, 22. I!. 1986, pp. 58, 77, 90 and 99.
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                                                                                                                             Amount
                            CN code                                               Description                                          Quota duty
       Order No                                                                                                              of quota
                                0                                                                                          (in tonnes)    (•/.)
                             1604                   Prepared or preserved fish ; caviar       and   caviar  substitutes
                                                    prepared from fish eggs :
     09.0605 <                                      — Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced :                                250
                             1604 12                — — Herrings :
                             1604 12 90                            Other :
                            1604 13                  — — Sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats :
                             1604 13 90                            Other
                             1604 19                           Other:
     09.0607       (                                               Other :                                               /      200
                             1604 19 99                               Other
                             I 604 20                — O t h e r prepared or preserved fish :
                             1604 20 90              — - Of other fish
                             1604 30                 — Caviar and caviar substitutes :
     09.0609                                                                                                                     60
                             1604 30 90             — — Caviar substitutes
                             1605                   Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared
                                                    or preserved :
     09.0611             ex 1605 20 00              — Shrimps and prawns :                                                      120        7,5
                                                          — Shelled, whether or not frozen, excluding shrimps and
                                                               prawns of the Crangon variety
   (") See Taric codes in the Annex.
(b) T h e f o l l o w i n g p r o d u c t s , o r i g i n a t i n g in  Norway
                                                                                                                             Amount
                            CN code                                               Description                                of quota  Quota duty
       Order No
                                0                                                                                          (in tonnes)
     09.0701                1504 20 10              Oils and fats of marine animals, other than whale oil and                  1 000        8,5
                            1504 30 19              sperm oil, in packings of a net capacity of more than 1 kg
                            1516 10 90
                            0305                    Fish, dried, salted or in brine ; smoked fish, whether or not
                                                    cooked before or during the smoking process ; fish meal fit for
                                                    h u m a n consumption :
                                                     — Dried fish, whether or not salted but not smoked :
                            0105 51                  — — Cod (Gadus          morhua,   Gadus  ogai,  Gadus       mairoa-
                                                               phalus) :
     09.0707             ex 0305 51 10               — — — Dried, unsalted :
                                                                   — Excluding of cod of the species Gadus       macroa-
                                                                      phalus                                                   3 900
                            0305 59                            Other :
                                                     — — — Fish of the species lioreo»adus       saida :
                            0305 59 1 1              — — — — Dried, unsalted
     09.0709                0305 30 19              Fillets of cod of the species Gadus morhua and Gadus ogac,                3 000
                                                    and fish fillets of the species Boreogadus saida, dried, salted or
                                                    in brine
     09.0711                                        Prepared or preserved fish, including caviar and caviar substi-
                                                    tutes prepared from fish eggs :
                         ex 1604 1390               Other :
                                                     — Sardinella, brisling or sprats, not including fillets, raw,
                                                         merely coated with batter or breadcrumbs, w h e t h e / or not  /       400
                                                         pre-fried in oil, deep-frozen                        i
                             1604 19 99             Other, not including smoked saithe
                             I 604 20 90            Fish other than herring and smoked saithe
   (*) See Taric codes in the Annex.
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  (c) The following products, originating in Austria :
                                                                                                                  Amount        Quota duty
        Order No        CN code                                    Description                                    ol quota
                                                                                                                   (in hi)
                                                                                                                                   (%)
      09.0801            2009 80 1 1      Concentrated pear juice                                                   2 000      30 + AGR
                         2009 80 19                                                                                              possibly
                                                                                                                                applicable
 (d) The following products, originating in Switzerland
                        CN code                                                                                   Amount        Quota dutv
        Order No                                                   Description                                    of quota         (%)
                            0                                                                                   (in tonnes)
      09.0901            0809 20 10      Table cherries excluding Morello cherries                                  1 000           0
                     ex 0KO9 20 90
     C) See Taric codes in the Annex.
 2.     Within the limits of the quotas referred to in para-                   2886/89 ('), shall be at least equal to the reference price, if
 graph 1 under order Nos 09.0701, 09.0801 and 09.0901,                        such a price has been fixed by the Community, for the
 the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic shall                       products or categories of products in question.
 apply customs duties calculated in accordance with the
 relevant provisions of the 1985 Act of Accession.                            5.    The protocols on the. definition of the concept of
                                                                              originating products and on methods of administrative
 For the other quotas, the Kingdom of Spain and the                           cooperation, annexed to the Agreement between the
 Portuguese Republic shall apply the duties set out below :                   European Economic Community on the one hand and
                                                                              the Kingdom of Sweden, the Kingdom of Norway, the
        Order No                Spain (%)             Portugal (%)
                                                                              Republic of Austria and the Swiss Confederation on the
                                                                              other, shall be applicable.
         09.0601                    0                      0
         09.0603                   0                       0                                              Article 2
         09.0605                    1,7                     3,8
                                                                              The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be adminis-
         09.0607                    1,7                     3,8               tered by the Commission, which may take any appro-
         09.0609                    1,7                     3,8               priate administrative measure in order to ensure efficient
                                                                              administration.
         09.0611                    7,3                    10,3
         09.0707                    0,9                    0
        09.0709                     0,9                    0                                              Article 3
        09.07! I                  10,5                    12,b
                                                                              If an importer presents in a Member State n declaration of
                                                                             entry into free circulation including a request for prefe-
                                                                             rential benefit for a product covered by this Regulation,
                                                                             and if this declaration is accepted by the customs authori-
3.     Imports of the products listed in paragraph 1 which                   ties, the Member State concerned shall draw, from the
already qualify for a lower or the same rate of customs                      quota volume by means of notification to the Commis-
duty under other preferential tariff arrangements may not                    sion, a quantity corresponding to those needs.
be charged against the corresponding tariff quota.
                                                                             The requests for drawing, with the indication of the date
4.     Imports of the products referred to in paragraph 1                    of acceptance of the said declarations, must be communi-
under order Nos 09.0601 to 09.0611, 09.0707, 09.0709                         cated to the Commission without delay.
and 09.0711 shall not qualify for the quota unless the
free-at-frontier price, which is determined by the Member                    The drawings are granted by the Commission on the basis
States in accordance with Article 21 of Council Regula-                      of the date of acceptance of the declaration of entry into
tion (EEC) No 3796/81 of 21 December 1981 on the                             free circulation by the customs authorities of the Member
common organization of the market in fishery                                 State concerned, to the extent that the available balance
products ('), as last amended by Regulation (L:liC) No                       so permits.
 ') OJ No L 379, 31.           1981                                          O O J N o L 282. 2. 10. 1989.     p.   l.
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If a Member State does not use the quantities drawn, it                                   Article 5
shall return them as soon as possible to the corresponding
quota volume.
                                                                 Member States and the Commission shall cooperate
If the quantities requested are greater than the available
                                                                 closely in order to ensure that this Regulation is complied
balance of the quota volume, allocation shall be made on
                                                                 with.
a pro rata basis with respect to the requests. Member
States shall be informed thereof by the Commission.
                         Article 4
Each Member State shall guarantee importers of the                                        Article 6
products in question equal and continuous access to the
quotas as long as the balance of the corresponding quota
volume allows.                                                   This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January l9Sg
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels,
                                                                             For the Council
                                                                               The President
                                                         ANNEX
                                                       Taric codes
                                     °^doer           CN code                Taric code
                                   09.0603         ex 0304 10 31          0304 10 31 " 10
                                   09.0611         ex 1605 20 00           1605 20 00*91
                                                                           1605 20 00-92
                                                                           1605 20 00-96
                                   09.0701         ex 1504 20 10           1504 20 10*90
                                                   ex 1504 30 19           1504 30 19V/0
                                                   ex 1516 10 90           1516 10 90*11
                                   09.0707         ex 0305 51 10          0305 51 10'10
                                                                          0305 51 10*20
                                   09.0711         ex 16041390             16041390*91
                                                                           1604 13 90*99
                                                   ex 1604 19 99           1604 19 99'90
                                                   ex 1604 20 90           1604 20 90'30
                                                                           1604 20 90'90
                                   09.0901         ex 0809 20 10          0809 20 10 * 91
                                                   ex 0809 20 90           0809 20 90' 12
                                                                          0809 20 90 ' 25
                                                                          0809 20 90 ' 33
                                                                          0809 20 90 * 45
                                                                          0809 20 90 * 75
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     FICHE FINANCIERE                                                               DATE
     1-       Ligne budgétaire concernée           : Chap. 12 a r t . 120
     2.       Base juridique        : article    113
     3.       Intitulé de la mesure tarifaire : Proposition d e règlement
              d u Conseil portant ouverture et mode d e g e s t i o n d e
              contingents tarifaires communautaires pour certains
              produits agricoles originaires d e certains pays d e l'AELE.
              Objectif : Respecter les engagements contractés par la
              Communauté.
              Perte de recettes :
 Désignation des    Quantités     Prix en  Droit        Droit contin-        Perte de
    produits                   Ecus/tome  normal (en %) genta ire (en %) recettes (en écus)
Norvège
1) Graisses et
   huiles marines    1 000 T       514        17              8,5               43 690
2) Filets de
   morues            3 000 T    5 046         20              0              3 027 600
3) Préparations
   de poissons         400 T    2 394         20             10                 95 760
4) Morues séchées    3 900 T   14 723         13              0              7 464 456
Autriche
4) Jus de poires     2 000 hl      800        42             30 + AGR           28 800
                    (ou 300 T)                               éventueI
Suisse
5) Cerises de
   table             1 000 T       752        15                               112 800
Suéde
6) Morues,égle-
   flns. Ileus       3 500 T    1 082         13                               492 310
7)Filets de morue    1 500 T    2 696         18                               727.920
8) Préparations
   de harengs          250 T    2 848         20                               142.400
9) Autres prépa-
   rât ions de
   poissons            200 T    3 650         20              0                146 000
10)Succédanés du
   caviar               60 T    7 524         30              0                135 432
"IDCrevettes
   décortiquées        120 T   10 546         20              7,5              158 199
                                                                            12 575 367
    Par rapport à l'année 1991, augmentation dss pertes de :
    12 575 367 écus - 12 278 780 écus - 296 587 écus.
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