CELEX: 51993PC0206
Language: en
Date: 1993-05-14
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for frozen hake fillets and for processing work in respect of certain textile products under Community outward processing arrangements

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                                                               C0M(93) 206 final
                                                               Brussels, 14 May 1993
                                                Proposal for a
                                          COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
                       opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff
                           quotas for frozen  hake fillets and for processing work in
                              respect of certain textile products under Community
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                      EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
 Iho Europoan Economic Community undortook in the GATT or in an
Arrangement      concluded with the Swiss Confederation on
 1 August 1969. to open Community tariff quota of 5 000 tonnes at 10 %
 for frozen fillets of hake, presented in the form of industrial
blocks, with bones ("standard"), and, after various adaptations, a
duty-free quota for 1 870 000 ECUS of added value for various kinds
of processing work in respect of certain textile products under
Community outward processing arrangements.
As with other Community tariff quotas, the proposal does not provide
for the quota-volumes to be divided up between Member States but
offers them the opportunity of drawing from the quota-volumes the
nocossary quantities corresponding to actual imports.
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                                            .COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) N o                                           /93
                                                                  of
                   o p e n i n g a n d p r o v i d i n g 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 t a n f f quotas for
                    frozen hake fillets a n d for processing w o r k i n respect o f c e r t a i n textile products
                                       u n d e r C o m m u n i t y o u t w a r d processing a r r a n g e m e n t s
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES.                                             Whereas provision should be made in particular to ensure
                                                                                     equal and continuous access for those concerned to the
                                                                                     quotas in question and consistent application, until the
 Having icgard to the Treaty establishing the Euiopean                               quotas are exhausted, of the rate prescribed for the said
 Economic Community, and in paiticulai Article I I )                                 quotas to all goods which arc imported or re-importcd
 thereof,                                                                            into any of the Member States and which meet the pres-
                                                                                     cribed conditions ;
 Having regard to the proposal from the Cominission,
                                                                                     Whereas t h e d e c i s i o n f o r the o p e n i n g , i n
                                                                                      tho e x e c u t i o n of i t s i n t e r n a t i o n a l
 Whereas the Community has undertaken, within the                                    o b l i g a t i o n s , o f t a r i f f q u o t a s s h o u l d be
 framework of its external relations, to open each year for                           t a k o n by t h e Community; w h e r e a s , t o
                                                                                     e n s u r e the e f f i c i e n c y o f a common
 periods of, respectively, I July to 31 Decern her and 1
                                                                                     a d m i n i s t r a t i o n o f these q u o t a s , t h e r e i s
 September to 31 August of the following year, Commit
                                                                                     no r e a s o n a b l e o b s t a c l e t o a u t h o r i s i n g
 nity tariff quotas for 5 000 tonnes at 10 % duty for frozen
                                                                                     t h e Member S t a t e s t o draw from the
 fillets of hake presented in the form of industrial blocks                          quota-volumes the necessary q u a n t i t i e s
 with bones ("standard') and, after various adaptations, a                           c o r r e s p o n d i n g t o a c t u a l i m p o r t s ; whereas
 duty-free Community tariff quota for ECU I 870 000 of                               t h i s method o f a d m i n i s t r a t i o n r e q u i r e s
 added value for various kinds of processing work in                                 c l o s e c o o p e r a t i o n between t h e Member
 respect of certain textile products under outward proces-                           S t a t e s and t h e Commission and t h e l a t t e r
 sing arrangements ; whereas the tariff quotas in question                           must i n p a r t i c u l a r be a b l e t o m o n i t o r
 should accordingly be opened for the agreed periods and                             t h e r a t e a t w h i c h t h e quotas a r e used up
 in accordance with the agreed elements •                                            and i n f o r m t h e Member S t a t e s
                                                                                     accordingly;
                                                                                     Whereas, s i n c e the Kingdoa of B e l g i u a , the Kingdoa o f
                                                                                     the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy o f Luxeabourg are
                                                                                     u n i t e d w i t h i n , and j o i n t l y represented b y , the Benelux
                                                                                     i c o n o a i c U n i o n , a l l t r a n s a c t i o n s concerning the admi-
                                                                                     n i s t r a t i o n o f the shares l e v i e d by t h a t econoaic union
                                                                                     aay be c a r r i e d out by any one o f i t s aeabers,
                                                                                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                                                                       Article      I
                                                                                      I.      From I July to 31 December 1993 the customs duty
                                                                                     applicable to the import of the proaucts listed below shall
                                                                                     be suspended at the levels and within the limit of the
                                                                                     Community tariff quota shown herewith :
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     Oitln No                                                        Dru option                                                                     Quou duly
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09.003/          rx 0.104 20 S 7       Frozen fillets of hake (Merlutaus spp.) presented in the form of
                                      industrial blocks with bones ("standard")
(') Taru code» 0304 20 S J \ I | «ml 0304 20 M S9
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 2.     Where the Community has fixed a reference price                       equal or lower customs duty under other preferential tariff
 for the products or categories of products concerned,                        treatment.
 imports of fillets of hake shall benefit from the relevant
 quota fixed in paragraph 1 only if the frec-at-fronticr
 price determined by the Member States in accordance
                                                                                                           Article  2
 with Article 22 of Regulation (EEC) N o 3759/92('). i s
at l e a s t equal t o the r e f e r e n c e p r i c e .
                                                                              1.    Erom I September 1993 to 31 August 1994 the
                                                                              customs duties applicable to re-imports of the following
 3.     Imports of these products shall not be charged                        products shall be totally suspended within the limit of the
 against this tariff quota if they are already eligible for an                Community tariff quota shown herewith :
                                                                                                                          Volume of
     Order N<>      CN codr                                             Description
                                                                                                                          tariff quota
 09.2501                          Goods resulting from processing work as provided for in the arrangement
                                  with Switzerland on processing traffic in textiles as follows :
                                  (a) processing work on woven fabrics falling within Chapters 50 to 55 and
                                       CN code 5809 00 00
                                  (1>) twisting or throwing, cabling and texturizing (whether oi not combined
                                       with other processing work) of yarns falling within Chapters .50 to 55 and
                                       CN code 5605 00 00
                                  (c) processing work on products falling within the following CN codes :
                 5606 00          Gimped yarn, and strip and the like.of code 5404 or 5405, gimped (other than
                                  those of code 560.5 and gimped horsehair yarn) : chenille yarn (including
                                  flock chenille yarn) ; loop wale-yarn :
                                       Other :
                 5606 00 91               (•imped yarn
                 5606 00 99               Other
                 5801              Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics, other than fabrics of code 5802 or
                                   5806 :
                 5801 10 00           Of wool or fine animal haii
                                      OI cotton :
                 5801 22 00                Cut corduroy
                 5801 23 00         -   - Other weft pile fabrics
                 5801 24 00         -  - Warp pile fabrics, épingle (uncut)
                                                                                                                       ECU I 870 000
                 5801 25 00         -  - Warp pile fabrics, cut
                                                                                                                       of value added
                 5801 26 00         -   • Chenille fabrics
                                    - Of man-made fibres :
                 5801 32 00         - — Cut corduroy
                 5801 .33 00        -  - Other weft pile fabrics
                 5801 34 00         -  — Warp pile fabrics, épingle (uncut)
                 5801 35 00                Waip pile fabrics, cut
                  S80I U. 00               Chenille fahiits
                  5801 90              Oi othet textile materials:
                  5801 90 10               Of flax
                  5801 90 90               Other
                 5802              Terry towelling and similar woven terry fabrics, other than narrow fabrics of
                                   code 5806 . tufted textile fabrics, other than products of code 5703
                  5804              Tulles and other net fabrics, not including woven, knitted or crocheted
                                   fabrics, lace in the piece, in strips or in motifs
                  5806             Nanow woven fabrics, other than goods of code 5807 , narrow fabrics consis-
                                   ting oi warp without weft assembled by means of an adhesive (bolducs)
                  5808             Braids in the piece , ornamental trimmings in the piece, without embroidery
                                   other than knitted or crocheted ; tassels, pompoms and similar articles
                 6001              Pile fabrics, including 'long pile' fabrics and terry fabrics, knitted or crocheted
                 6002              Other knitted or crocheted fabrics
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2.     For the purposes of this Article :                                                  Article   4
(a) 'processing work' shall mean :                               If an importer presents in a Member State an entry for
                                                                 release for free circulation, including a request for prefe-
     •— for the purposes of paragraph I (a) and (c) appea-       rential benefit for a product covered by this Regulation,
         ring in the table : bleaching, dyeing, printing,        and if this declaration is accepted by the customs authori-
         flocking, impregnating, dressing and other work         ties, the Member State concerned shall draw, from the
         which changes the appearance or quality of the          tariff quota, by means of notification to the Commission,
         goods, without however changing their nature,           a quantity corresponding to these needs.
     — for the purposes of paragraph 1 (b) appearing in
         the table : twisting or throwing, cabling and textu-    The request for drawing, with the indication of the date of
         rizing, whether or not combined with reeling,           acceptance of the said declarations, must be communi-
         dyeing or other work which changes the appea-           cated to the Commission without delay.
         rance, quality or finish of the goods, without
                                                                 The drawings arc granted by the Commission on the basis
         however changing their nature ;
                                                                 of the date of acceptance of the entries for release for free
(b) 'value added' shall mean the difference between the          circulation by the customs authorities of the Member
     value for customs purposes as defined in Community          State concerned, to the extent that the available balance
     regulations on this subject at the time of                  so permits.
     re-importation and the value for customs purposes as
     it would be if the products were re-imported in the         If a Member State docs not use the quantities drawn, it
     state in which they were exported.                          shall return them as soon as possible to the tariff quota.
3.     Re-imports of products, resulting from this proces-       If the quantities requested are greater than the available
sing work may not be charged to the tariff quota if they         balance of the tariff quota, allocation shall be made on a
are already free of customs duties under other preferential      pro rata basis with respect to the requests. Member States
tariff arrangements.                                             shall be informed thereof by the Commission.
                                                                                           Article     5
                                                                 Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the
                                                                 products concerned have equal and continuous access to
                                                                 the quotas for such times as the balance of the tariff quota
                                                                 so permits.
                                                                                           Article   6
                            Article  3                           Member States and the Commission shall cooperate
                                                                 closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with.
The tariff quota referred to in Articles 1 and 2 shall be
administered by the Commission, which may take any                                         Article 7
appropriate measure with a view to ensuring the efficient
administration thereof.                                          This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1993.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                   Done at Brussels,
                                                                              For the Council
                                                                               The President
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FINANCIAL RECORD
 1. Budget 11ne concerned : Chap. 12 Art. 120
2.  Legal basis : Art. 113 of the Treaty
3. Title of the tariff measure concerned : Proposal for a Council
    regulation (EEC) opening and providing for the administrât ion of
    Community tariff quotas for frozen hake fillets and for processing work
     in respect of certain textile products under Community outward
    processing arrangements.
4-  OblectIve : Fulfilment of contractual obligations of the Community.
5. Method of calculation :
    CCT heading:           ex 0304 20 57               Various
    Volume of the quota:   5 000 T                     187 000 ecus
    Duty to be applied:    10 %                        0 %
    Normal CCT duty:       15 %
6.  Duty-loss :
    Unit value (ecus) :       1 333
    Total value (ecus) : 6 665 000
    Duty-loss (ecus) :      333 250                    187 000
Compared with the preceding period : increased of (333 250 + 187 000) -
(317 500 + 187 000) - 15 750 ecus.
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