CELEX: 51983PC0152
Language: en
Date: 1983-03-29
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) on a Community tariff quota for imports of high quality, fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal falling within subheading 02.01 A II (a) and 02.01 A II (b) of the Common Customs Tariff#Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) on a Community tariff quota for imports of frozen buffalo meat falling within subheading 02.01 A II (b) 4 (bb) 33 of the Common Customs Tariff (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

ARCHIVES HISTORIQUES
DE LA COMMISSION
COLLECTION RELIEE DES
DOCUMENTS "COM"
COM (83) 152
Vol. 1983/0043
 ---pagebreak--- Disclaimer
Conformément au règlement (CEE, Euratom) n° 354/83 du Conseil du 1er février 1983
concernant l'ouverture au public des archives historiques de la Communauté économique
européenne et de la Communauté européenne de l'énergie atomique (JO L 43 du 15.2.1983,
p. 1), tel que modifié par le règlement (CE, Euratom) n° 1700/2003 du 22 septembre 2003
(JO L 243 du 27.9.2003, p. 1), ce dossier est ouvert au public. Le cas échéant, les documents
classifiés présents dans ce dossier ont été déclassifiés conformément à l'article 5 dudit
règlement.
In accordance with Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 354/83 of 1 February 1983
concerning the opening to the public of the historical archives of the European Economic
Community and the European Atomic Energy Community (OJ L 43, 15.2.1983, p. 1), as
amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1700/2003 of 22 September 2003 (OJ L 243,
27.9.2003, p. 1), this file is open to the public. Where necessary, classified documents in this
file have been declassified in conformity with Article 5 of the aforementioned regulation.
In Übereinstimmung mit der Verordnung (EWG, Euratom) Nr. 354/83 des Rates vom 1.
Februar 1983 über die Freigabe der historischen Archive der Europäischen
Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft und der Europäischen Atomgemeinschaft (ABI. L 43 vom 15.2.1983,
S. 1), geändert durch die Verordnung (EG, Euratom) Nr. 1700/2003 vom 22. September 2003
(ABI. L 243 vom 27.9.2003, S. 1), ist diese Datei der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich. Soweit
erforderlich, wurden die Verschlusssachen in dieser Datei in Übereinstimmung mit Artikel 5
der genannten Verordnung freigegeben.
 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE E U R O P E A N COMMUNITIES
                                                      COM(83) 152 f i n a l
                                                      Brussels, 29 March 1983
                                  Proposal for a
                             COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
  on a Community t a r i f f quota for imports of high q u a l i t y ,      fresh,
     c h i l l e d or frozen beef and veal f a l l i n g within subheading
                    02.01 A II (a) and 02.01  A II (b)      if the
                               Common Customs T a r i f f
                                   Proposal for a
                             COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
      on a Community t a r i f f quota for imports of frozen buffalo
       meat f a l l i n g within subheading 02.01       A II (b) 4 (bb) 33
                           of the Common Customs T a r i f f
                   (submitted to the Council by the Commission)
  COM(83) 152 f i n a l
 ---pagebreak---                                             Proposal for a
                                   COUNCIL REGULATION (BBC)
                                                        .Imports ofi
                on      a Community tariff quota fotfhigh quality, Utah, chilled
                                                                                            o'f frozen beef
              and veal falling within subheading 02M A II' a) and 02.01 A
                                                                                              II b) of the
                                             Common Custom* Tariff
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
                                                               tion (BBC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on' the
 COMMUNITIES,
                                                               common organization of die market in beef and
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Burdpean >       vealf1) as lost amended/by Regulation (BBC) No
 Economic Community, and in particular Article 43                                  (2)
          thereof,
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Having regard to the opinion of the Buropeen
 Parliament ,                                >                                           Artide J
 Whereas the Community has undertaken within the
 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), to          1. As from 1 January f o r 1984 and f o r each year
 open an annual Community tariff quota at a rate of         t h e r e a f t e r , t h i s R e g u l a t i o n hereby opens a
duty of 20 % for a quantity, expressed in product           Community t a r i f f quota f o r the import i n t o
weight, fixed at?9300 tonnes of high quality fresh,         the European Economic Community from t h i r d
chilled or frozen beef and veal falling within
                                                            c o u n t r i e s of h i g h - q u a l i t y f r e s h , c h i l l e d or
subheading 02.01 A II a) and 02L01 A II b) of the
Common Customs Tariff;                                      f r o z e n beef and v e a l f a l l i n g w i t h i n sub­
                                                            headings 02.01 A I I (a) and 02.01 A I I (b)
                                                            of the Common Customs T a r i f f .
                                                                        total
Whereas there should be 8 guarantee of equal and                  The^annual volume of t h i s quota s h a l l be
continuing access by all interested operators within        29 800 t o n n e s , expressed i n product w e i g h t .
the Community to the seid quota and of uninter­
rupted application of the rate laid down for that quota
to all imports of the products in question in all tb.s          Detailed'rules for the application of this Regulation
Member States up to the limit of the volume of the             shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure
quota; whereas it seems appropriate to this end to set         laid down in Article 27 of Regulation (BBC) No
up a system of use of the Community tariff quota,              805/68 and in particular:
based on the presentation of s certificate of authenti­        (a) provisions to guarantee the (Mture of the products,
city guaranteeing the nature of the products, where                 where they are coming' from and their origin;
they are imported from and t h e i r o r i g i n .             (b) provisions concerning recognition of the docu­
Whereas the detailed rules to implement these provi­                ment to enable verification of the guarantee
sions should be drawn up in accordance with the                     provided for in (a).
procedure laid down in Article 27 of Council Regula­
                                                                                         Article 3
                                                               This Regulation shall enter into force oc 1 January
                                                                 1984.                       , >/
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable In all Member
              States.
              Done at Brussels,
                                                                             For the Council
 (1) 0J No L 148, 28.            6. 1968, p . 24.
 (2) 0J No L                                P.        a
 ---pagebreak---                        EXPLAh A TORY MEMOS At' r>T!M
   1. Council Regulation (>"KC) " 217/81 opened for the years 1QRl and 19&2
                                    0
      a Community tariff quota of 21,000 tonnes of high quality fresh, chi lied or f roJJi
      beef and ve;.l falling within subheadings 02.01 A IT a) and 02.01 A IT b) of the
      Common Customs Tariff. The amount has been increased to 29, 800 tonnes for
      1983 (C.T Mo L 353, 15.12.1982, p. 1).
  2. Council Regulation (EJlC) Mo 218/81 opened for the years 1981;1982 and 1983 a
      Community tariff quota of 2,250 tonnes of frozen buffalo meat falling within
      subheadings 02.01 A II' b) k bh) 33 of the Common Customs Tariff.
  3. These tariff quotas arise from obligations contracted by the Community under
      the GATT and are therefore permanent in character.
      T
       'his fact is reflected in the proposed Regulations, which, with nearly
      identical texts, are designed to secure more efficient ^oiwission management.
4.    In view of the agreements entered into under the GATT the Commission proposes
      to the Council to maintain these quota arrangements and to fix the tonnages at
      29,800 and 2,250 per year respectively.
 ---pagebreak---                                 FINANCIAL                        STATEMENT
                                                                                                       DATE i    14.2.1983
    1. BUDCi-T           L I N S COIICHWED I
                                                      100 Revenue                           Appropriations:        1,558.5 mio ECU
    2. ACTION            i     Draft C o u n c i l R e g u l a t i o n opening a t a r i f f        quota f o r imports of
                                high q u a l i t y beef ( M i l t o n b e e f ) .
   3. L E - ; a       BASIS «      A  R 1 : I C [ . E  43 f T r e a t y
                                                           0
   4.   OBJECTIVES 1                To open f o r 1984 and subsequent y e a r s a (GATT) quota of
                                    29,800 t of h i g h quality beef at 20% d u t y .
       PI!!A.':CIAL cortntxyjUJCE
   5.                                                               KOR 7tm xuaamm YKABCURRCrr PINAIICIAL TEAR           PCLLO«M0„?ZWA?ICIAL YEAR
   3. 0 i xi ,~:iirro;iF;                                                                         ^ 35 1                  ...       t?*     )   ••-
         -(•liAnOW) TO TUB EC BUDGET
                  1
            (Hl. H!U10/lHTJHVt.NTIO;»r»)
         - Q i A l t G L D TO NATIONAL AIMIHI3TH.
        -CHARGED TO OTHER NATIONAL CROUPS
  5-1   n':"nm
        - ^ • N najoiiR'::a.Dr..r.iE.£c                               - 95.4 mio ECU                                      - 95.4 mio ECU
        -NATIONAL
                                                                             1985          1986                 1987                     1938
  5.0.1      rUIRlA.VMML PATTEHM OP EXPEHBXTORE
  5.1.1      fLURI ANNUAL PATTERN OP                   RECE3FT3      •95.'4 mio ECU      95.4 mio ECU     - 95.4 mio ECU - 9 5 . 4 mio ECU
 5.2    KKT.IOD OP C A L C U L A T I O H
        Maximum q u a n t i t y                                  29,800 t
        Levy l o s t                                               3,200 ECU/t
        Maximum amount not                               char­
                                                                 95.4 mio ECU/t
        ged
 6.0 jnmmWB-tixaMT'KWHXORZJOTS                               XCXSDBZBEOXJXFIOXBUEMXR xaiwmx « K XXSSWW        ^ x x x x x x x x x x x xffcg^x
6.1;
6.2
6.3   C R ^ I T S TO B E WRITTEN INTO FUTURE BUDGETS                    ?                                                              TES,
COSOCENTS 1             C o n t i n u a t i o n of a quota e x i s t i n g , i n the past and i n 1983. In A s s e s s i n g
                        the f i n a n c i a l i m p l i c a t i o n s i t must be remembered t h a t without the l e v y
                        r e d u c t i o n i m p o r t s would be v e r y s m a l l and a l s o t h a t s e l f - s u f f i c i e n c y i n
                        the s e c t o r makes e x p o r t s n e c e s s a r y .
 ---pagebreak---                                     Proposal for si
                                    C O U N C I L REGULATION (EEC)
                                                           lJtlDQr.tS._Qf.
                                                               Y
                  on     « Community tariff quota for frozen buffalo meat falling within
                     subheading 02.01 A II b) 4 bb) 33 of the Common Customs Tariff
 THB COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN                                     tion (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the
 COMMUNITIES,                                                    common organization of the market in beef and
                                                                 veal (1) as last amended by Regulation (BBC) No
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community, and in particular Article 43,                              /      (2);
                                                                               i
                                                                 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                 -  .    -.
 Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia­                                      Article 1
 ment ,                                                                                                   f
 Whereas the Community has undertaken, within the            1. As from 1 January f o r 1984 and f o r each year
 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), to          t h e r e a f t e r , t h i s R e g u l a t i o n hereby opens a
 open on annual Community tariff quota at a rate of         Community t a r i f f quota f o r the import i n t o
 duty of 20 % for 2 250 tonnes of frozen buffalo meat       the European Economic Community from t h i r d
 falling within subheading 02.01 II b) 4 bb) 33 of the      c o u n t r i e s of f r o z e n b u f f a l o meat f a l l i n g
 Common Customs Tariff;
                                                            w i t h i n sub-headings 02.01 A I I (b) 4 (bb) 33
                                                            of the Common Customs T a r i f f .
                                                                    T , total. ,                    ,
 Whereas there should be a guarantee of equal and                   Tne annual volume of t h i s quota s h a l l be
                                                                            A
 continuing access by all interested traders within the     2 250             tonnes.
 Community to the said quota and of uninterrupted
 application of the rate laid down for that quota to all
 imports of the product in question in all the Member                                     Article 2
 States up to the limit of the volume of the quota;           ••    .  /
 whereas it seems appropriate to this end, to set up a         Detailed rules for the application of .this Regulation
 system of use of the Community tariff quota based on          shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure
 the presentation of a certificate of authenticity guaran­     laid down in Article 27 of Regulation (EEC) No
 teeing the nature of the product, where it is                 805/68 and in particular:
  imported from and i t s o r i g i n ;                       (a) provisions to guarantee the nature of the product,
                                                                     where it is coming from, and its origin;
 Whereas the detailed rules to implement these provi­
  sions should be drawn up in accordance with the             (b) provisions concerning recognition of the docu­
  procedure laid down in Article 27 of Council Reguls-                ment to enable verification of the guarantee
                                                                     referred to in (a).
                                                                                          Article 3
                                                             This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January
                                                                1984.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States.
              Done at Brussels,
                                                                                For the Council
(1) 0J n L 148 of 28. 6. 1968, P- 24.
(2) OJ n L            of                    r P.
 ---pagebreak---                                     FINANCIAL                   STATEMENT
                                                                                                       OATS i      14.2.1983
      l.    BwaobT L X W concaiMED                   i  1 0 ° Revenue                    Appropriations:       1,558.5 mio ECU
      2 . ACTIO.'! i Draft C o u n c i l R e g u l a t i o n               opening a t a r i f f   quota f o r   imports of
                                 f r o z e n b u f f a l o meat.
     3 . LEGAL BASIS                 t    A r t i c l e 43 of   Treaty
    4 . OBJECTIVES                 i    To open f o r 1983 and subsequent years a GATT quota of • 2,250 t of
                                        b u f f a l o meat at 20% d u t y .
    5.    F I N A N C I A L CONSEQUIJ»CE                           FOR THE HAJUO.TIH0 YEAH CURRENT P1WAJ1CIAL YEAR  FCLLOWINC F I M A N C I A L YEAR
    5.0     I ' M f-'HITUHG                                                                       LS5J                     B4         )
           - n i A R C B D TO THE EC BUDCET
               (l«l IK! ! W « J / l HT'JR VU/TIOHS )
           -CHARGED TO NATIONAL AIMIMISTR.
           -CHARGED TO OTHER NATIONAL CROUPS
   5.1      B K - n J T S
                      REJOUnCia OP TfE EC
              ' LEVI E3/5IWK)fJt XWXMS)                               - 6.9 mio ECU                                 - 6.9 mio ECU
          -NATIONAL
                                                                         1985              1986                  198/                1988
  5.0.1         rLURI ANNUAL PATTOUI OP EXPENDITURE"
  5.1.1         FLURIA-fKUAL PATTER1I OP RECEIPTS
                                                                  - 6.'9 mio ECU        -6.9     mio EQJ   - 6,9 mioECU - 6 . 9 m i o ECll
  5.2 tt.T.iOD OP CALCULATION
           Maximum q u a n t i t y                                     2,250 t
           Levy Loss                                                   3,080 ECU/t
           Maximum amount not .charged                                 6.9 mio ECU
 6.0
 6.1
6.2
6.3     C R E D I T S TO BE WRITT2H INTO FUTURE BUDGETS ?                                                                    ire
CO»XKT3           i C o n t i n u a t i o n of a quota e x i s t i n g i n the past and i n 1983.. In a s s e s s i n g
                       the f i n a n c i a l i m p l i c a t i o n s i t must be remembered t h a t without the Levy
                       r e d u c t i o n imports woulb be v e r y s m a l l and a l s o t h a t s e l f - s u f f i c i e n c y         in
                       the s e c t o r makes e x p o r t s n e c e s s a r y .