CELEX: 51989PC0142
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Date: 1989-04-14
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for herrings, frozen fillets of hake and certain eels (presented by the Commission)

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                                                  COM ( 89) 142   final
                                                   Brussels , 14 April 1989
                            Proposai for a
                       COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
   opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas
      for herrings , frozen fillets of hake and certain eels
                     (presented by the Commission)
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                                EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1 . Certain agreements concluded under Article XXIV /6 of the General Agreement
    on Tariffs Trade ( GATT ) provide for the opening , for specified periods and
    quantities , by the Community of tariff quotas for fresh , chilled or frozen
    herrings and for frozen hake fillets (Merluccius spp .) presented in the
    form of industrial blocks with bones (" standard ").
    In addition , the Commission has examined the possibility of renewing for
    a further period of one year the duty-free -Community tariff quota opened
    for eels intended for certain processing uses . For these products , a
    solution which would renew under the same conditions the quota opened for
    the period 1 July 1988 to 30 June 1989 without disturbing the Community
    market for such products could be agreed by all Member States .
2 . This proposal would result in the application of these quotas for the
    quota periods decided , beginning on 16 June 1989 for herrings and 1 July
    1989 for the other products .
3 . As in the case of other Community tariff quotas , the proposal does not
    envisage allocation between Member States , but rather a' system whereby
    the latter will draw on the quota amounts in order to cover actual
    importations .
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                                    COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No
                                                   of
                opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas
                 for herrings , frozen fillets of hake and certain eels .
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular Articles 28 and 113
thereof.
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas , in some Agreements under Article XXIV . 6 of the General Agreement on
Tariffs and Trade ( GATT ), the Community has undertaken to open each year ,
subject to compliance with the reference prices , and for which the periods
the customs duties and the amounts applicable have been already determined.
 Community tariff quotas for herring , fresh , chilled or frozen , and for frozen
fillets of hake ( Merluccius spp .) presented in the form of industrial blocks
with bones (" standard "); whereas supplies to the processing industries of
eels , fresh , chilled or frozen , intended for processeng by curing or
skinning enterprises or for use in the industrial manufacture of products
 falling within CN code 1604 still depend to a large extent on imports
from third countries ;
                                          whereas, from 1 July
     1989 to 30 June 1990 the levy of the customs duty
     applicable should therefore be Suspended totally on
     imports of the relevant products up to an appropriate
     quantitative   limit ; whereas   the  introduction   of a
     Community measure of this.nature is unlikely to harm
     Community production ;
     Whereas               demand not met by Community
     production .                                           can
     be estimated at 5 250 tonnes for these period ;
                       whereas a tariff quote for the relevant
     types of eel should therefore be opened for this period on
     the conditions set out above ; whereas the fixing of the
     quota volume at this level does not, however, prevent its
     readjustment during the quote period ;
    Whereas it is necessary, in particular, to ensure for all
    Community importers equal and uninterrupted access to
    the said quotas and to ensure the uninterrupted
    application of the rates laid down for the quotes to all
    imports of the products concerned into all Member States
    until the quotes have been used up ; whereas.
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                                                                                                   in the present case , they should not
                                                                                    be allocated among the Member States, without prejudice
                                                                                    to the drawing against the quota volumes of such
                                                                                    quantites as they may need, under the conditions and
                                                                                    according to a procedure to be determined ; whereas this
                                                                                    method of administration requires close cooperation
                                                                                    between the Member States and the Commission and the
                                                                                    latter must in particular be able to monitor the rate at
                                                                                    which the quotas are used up and inform the Member
                                                                                    States accordingly ;
                                                                                    Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of
                                                                                    the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
                                                                                    are united within and jointly represented by the Benelux
                                                                                    Economic Union, all transactions concerning the
                                                                                    administration of shares allocated to that economic union
                                                                                    may be carried out by any one of its members,
                                                                                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                                                             Article 1
                                                                                     1 . The customs duty applicable, to the import of the
                                                                                    products listed below shall be suspended at the levels, during
                                                                                     the periods and within the Limits of the Community
                                                                                     tariff quotas indicated for each prociict :
  Older No            CN code                                                                             CLota-             Amount of quote   Quera duty
                                                               Description                                                        (toenes)        <*>
                                                                                                          ppHod
09.1)006         0302 40 90           Herring , fresh , chilled or frozen                               16 June 1989
                0303 50 90                                                                              to 14 February
               ex0304 10 99                                                                             1990                   34.000              0
                0304 90 25
09.0037        ex0304 20 57           Frozen fillets of hake ( Merluccius                               1 July to
                                      spp .) presented in the form of                                   31 December
                                      industrial blocks with bones                                      1989                     5.000            10
                                      ("standard ")
                                                                                                        1 July 1989
 092704.          ex 030! 92 00          Ed· (Anguilla spp.). live, fresh, chilled or frozen, intended       to
                  ex 03026600            for proctering by curing or skinning enterprises or for use 3© June.
                  ex 0303 76 00          in the industriei nunubetun of products felling within
                                         code 1604 of the combined nomenclature (*)                     1990                     5.250             0
 0 Control of the UK tor tUs tpaCMi pupott «*^n be earned eat pwsuent to the ttkwat Community ptxmtsoos.
                                                                                           2. Within these limits the Kingdom of Spain and the
                                                                                           Portuguese Republic shall apply a customs duty calculated
                                                                                           in accordance with the provisions laid down in this
                                                                                           respect in the Act of Accession.
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      3 . Imports of these products shall not be charged against these tariff
      quotas if they are already eligible for an equal or lower customs duty
      under other preferential tariff treatment .
      A. Where the Community has fixed a reference price for the products or
      categories of products concerned, imports of fillets of hake shall
      benefit from the relevant quota fixed in paragraph 1 only if the
      f ree-at -f rontier price determined by the Member States in accordance
      with Article 21 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 3796 / 81 ( 1 ) is at least equal
       to the reference price .
       The use of the tariff quota for herrings shall be subject to com¬
       pliance with any reference price which may be fixed .
                                       Arride     2
  The tariff ouctas referred to i r. Article 1 shall oe managed by the
  Commission , which may take all appropriate a cni ni s t r = r *. v e measu _ es
  in o r de r to ensure effective adni ni straticn the r eof .
                                        Article 3
  If an importer presents in a Member State a declaration of entry
  into free circulation, including a request for preferential benefit
   for a product covered by this Regulation and if tr.is request is
  accepted bv the customs authorities , the Member States concerned
  shall inform the Comission and draw an amount corresocndi no tc its
   requi cements from ^ corresponding quote amount .
                          *the
  The drawing requests , with indication cf the date cf acceptance of
   the said declarations , must be transmitted to the I cr.n i s s i o      without
   delay .
   The drawings are granted by the Commission by reference to tr.e ca"te
   of acceptance of the declarations cf entry into free circulation
   by the customs authorities of the Member States concerned to tne
   extent tr.at the available balance so permits .
    If a Memoer State does not use the quantities drawn, it shall return
    them, as seen as possible to the corresponding quota amount .
    If tne quantities requested are greater than the availaole balance
    cf the quota amount , allocation shall be nade on a pre rata basis
    with respect to the requests . Member States snail te in-'cnr.ed by
    the Commission in accedence with the same procedure :. .
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         ( 1 ) OJ No L 379 of 31.12.1981 , p. 1 .
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    Welter States shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that
    tneir drawings pursuant to Article 3 enable imports to be charged
    without interruption against their accumulated shares of the
    Community quota .
    Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the products
    concerned have free access to the quotas for such time as the
    residual balance of the quota volumes so permits .
    Member States shall charge imports of the said goods against their
     drawings as and when the goods are entered with the customs
     authorities for free circulation .
     The extent to which the quotas have been used up shall be de ¬
     termined on the basis of the imports charged in accordance with
     paragraph 3 .
                                         Article 5
At the request of the Commission, Member States shall inform it of
imports actually charged against the                 quotas .
                                          Article 6
The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate ‘‘closely to ensure
that this Regulation is complied with .
                                       Article 7
               This Regulation shall enter into force on the              day
               following its publication in the Official Journal of tbe
               European Communities.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels,
                                                                        ' For tbe Council
                                                                            Tbe President
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FICHE FINANCIERE
1.          Ligne budgétaire concernée : Chap . 12 art . 120
2.          Base juridique : art . 28 et 113 du traité
3.          Intitulé de la mesure tarifaire       :    Exposition de règlenent du
            Oonseil portant ouverture et mode          de gestion de contingents
            tarifaires ccrrmunautaire s pour des       harengs , filets de merlus
            congelés et anguilles .
4.       • Objectif : Inspecter les engagements de la Corrmunauté et assurer
            1' approvisionnement , à cfes conditions favorables , des industries
            communautaire s .
5.          Ffertes de recettes :
Produits                Quantités  Prix en    Droit     Droit contin¬   Iferte de
                       en tomes    ECU /tonne normal      gentarne      recettes
                                              ( en % )      ( en % )    ( en ECUS )
ili re ng s             34 000       420      15              0         2 142 000
Filets de
rerlus                   5 000     1 200      15           10              300 000
Anguilles                5 250     5 000        3             0            787 500
                                                                        3 229 500
            Ihr rapport à la période contingentaire préoédente , augmentation
            des pertes de 3 229 500 écus - (2 040 357 écus + 300 000 écus
            + 787 500 écus ) = 101 643 écus
 ---pagebreak---               FICHE D' IMPACT SUR LA COMPETITIVITE ET L' EMPLOI
                                                                         £N
La  présente  proposition    vise  1 ' ou\« rture de  contingents   tarifaires
ccxmunautaires destinés à couvrir , à cfcs conditions favorables , les besoins
des industries utilisatrices . Elle aura pour effet de permettre à œs
industries de concurrencer celles des pays tiers sur les marchés de 1a
Communauté et des pays tiers et de naintenir ou même d' améliorer l' emploi
dans la Communauté .