Commission Regulation (EC) No 2471/1999 of 23 November 1999 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 669/97 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain fish and fishery products originating in the Faroe Islands
24. 11. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 301/3 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2471/1999 of 23 November 1999 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 669/97 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain fish and fishery products originating in the Faroe Islands THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 669/97 of 14 April 1997 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas and ceilings, establishing Community surveillance for certain fish and fishery products originating in the Faroe Islands, defining detailed provisions for amending and adapting these measures and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1983/95 (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1034/98 (2), and in particular Articles 5 and 6 thereof, (1) Whereas Decision No 1/99 of the EC/Denmark-Faroe Islands Joint Committee (3) replaced Protocol 1 of the Agreement concerning the tariff treatment and arrange- ments applicable to certain fish and fishery products free circulation in the Community or released for imported into the Faroes; (2) Whereas the new Protocol 1 abolished the clause on reference prices, Community tariff ceilings, and the stat- istical surveillance currently applied to certain fish and fishery products exempt from customs duties; whereas, therefore, Regulation (EC) No 669/97 should be amended to delete the Articles which introduced these measures, along with Annexes II and III thereto; (3) Whereas the duty-free tariff quota for salmon (09. 0673) has been replaced by unlimited duty-free imports; whereas most-favoured-nation (MFN) status has been restored for certain products which currently enjoy relief from duty under tariff quotas, notably prepared and preserved herring and mackerel (09. 0677), hake fillets (09. 0687); (09. 0683), crab (09. 0685) and mussels whereas tariff quotas remain for four other products; whereas Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/97 should be amended to take account of these changes; (4) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EC) No 669/97 is amended as follows: 1. In the title, the words ‘and ceilings’ and the words ‘and establishing Community surveillance’ are deleted. 2. In Article 1 ‘Annex I’ is replaced by ‘the Annex’. 3. Articles 4 and 7 are deleted. 4. Annex I is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. 5. The quantities imported since 1 January 1999 under tariff quotas with order numbers 09. 0671, 09. 0675, 09. 0679 and 09. 0681 applicable by virtue of Regulation (EC) No 669/97 shall count towards the relevant tariff quotas listed in the Annex to this Regulation. 6. Annexes II and III are deleted. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply with effect from 1 August 1999. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 23 November 1999. For the Commission Frederik BOLKESTEIN Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 101, 18. 4. 1997, p. 1. (2) OJ L 148, 19. 5. 1998, p. 6. (3) OJ L 178, 14. 7. 1999, p. 58. L 301/4 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 11. 1999 ANNEX FISHERY PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO TARIFF QUOTAS Order number CN code TARIC sub-division Description Rate of duty 09. 0671 0301 Live fish: – Other live fish: ex 0301 91 90 *10 – – – Trout of the species Oncorhynchus mykiss 0302 Fish fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and othe fish meat of heading No 0304: ex 0302 11 90 *10 – – – Trout of the species Oncorhynclus mykiss – Salmonidae, excluding livers and roes: 0303 Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets or other fish meat of heading No 0304: ex 0303 21 90 *10 – – – Trout of the species Oncorhynclus mykiss 0304 0304 10 Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen: – Fresh or chilled: – – Fillets: – – – Of freshwater fish: ex 0304 10 11 *10 – – – – Trout of the species Oncorhynclus mykiss 0304 20 – Frozen fillets: – – Of freshwater fish: ex 0304 20 11 *10 – – – – Trout of the species Oncorhynclus mykiss 0304 90 – Other: ex 0304 90 10 – – – Of freshwater fish: *11 – – – – Trout of the species Oncorhynclus mykiss 09. 0675 1604 Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs: – Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced: ex 1604 11 00 – – Salmon: *30 – – – Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) 1604 19 – – Other ex 1604 19 10 – – – Salmonidae, other than salmon: *10 – – – – Trout of the species Oncorhynclus mykiss 1604 20 – Other prepared or preserved fish: ex 1604 20 10 – – – Salmon: *30 – – – – Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) ex 1604 20 30 – – – Salmonidae, other than salmon: *10 – – – – Trout of the species Oncorhynclus mykiss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quota volume (tonnes) 700 400 24. 11. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 301/5 Order number CN code TARIC sub-division Description Rate of duty 09. 0681 1604 Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs: 1604 19 92 1604 19 93 1604 19 94 1604 19 95 1604 19 98 1604 20 1604 20 05 – Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced: – – – – – Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) – – – – – Coalfish (Pollachius virens) – – – – – Hake (Merluccius spp. Urophycis spp. ) – – – – – Alaska pollack (Theragra chalcogramma) and Pollach (Pollachius pollachius) – – – – – Other – Other prepared or preserved fish: – – Preparations of surimi: ex 1604 20 90 – – – Of other fish: *20 – – – – Preserved smoked coalfish – – – – Brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus): *30 *35 *40 *50 *90 – – – – – In airtight cans (1) – – – – – Other – – – – Of mackerel (Scomber australasicus) – – – – Lamprey – – – – Other 09. 0679 1605 Crustaceans, molluscs, and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved: 1605 20 1605 20 10 1605 20 91 1605 20 99 – Shrimps and prawns: – – In airtight containers – – Other: – – – In immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 2 kg – – – Other ex 1605 40 00 – Other crustaceans: *20 – – Nephrops norvegicus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quota volume (tonnes) 1 200 2 000 (1) ‘Airtight cans’ means cans which are soldered or bonded in such a manner that neither air nor germs can penetrate and which cannot be opened without sustaining damage