Date: 2022-10-26Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Council Regulation (EU) 2022/2057 of 13 October 2022 amending Regulation (EU) 2020/1706 opening and providing for the management of autonomous Union tariff quotas for certain fishery products for the 2021-2023 period (Text with EEA relevance)
Executive Summary:
Council Regulation (EU) 2022/2057 amends Regulation (EU) 2020/1706 to establish new autonomous Union tariff quotas for certain fishery products, effective from November 1, 2022, until December 31, 2023. This action addresses the need for continued duty suspension or reduction on specific fishery imports due to delays in negotiating new protocols with Iceland and Norway. The regulation aims to ensure an adequate supply for the Union processing industry.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2020/1706:**
* The Annex to Regulation (EU) 2020/1706 is amended as per the Annex in this regulation, adding new tariff quotas.
* **Establishment of New Tariff Quotas:**
* New quotas are established for specific fishery products, including herrings, frozen fish (Chilean jack mackerel, other *Trachurus* spp., Cobia, other fish, rays and skates, Gilthead sea bream), and fillets of herring and redfish.
* Quotas are valid from November 1, 2022, to December 31, 2023.
* Specific annual amounts in tonnes and duty rates are defined for each quota (see Annex).
* **Specific Conditions:**
* For certain herring products (CN codes ex 1604 12 91 13 and ex 1604 12 99 16), the amount is expressed in net drained weight.
* For certain frozen herrings and flaps of herring, the benefit of the tariff quota is not granted for goods declared for release for free circulation between February 15 and June 15.
* **Entry into Force:**
* The regulation entered into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (applies from November 1, 2022).
Impact Analysis:
European Union Processing Industry:
Impact: Ensures continued access to fishery products at suspended or reduced duty rates, maintaining supply for processing.
Action Required: Utilize the new tariff quotas for eligible fishery products within the specified periods and conditions, noting the restrictions between February 15 and June 15 for specific herring products.
Member States:
Impact: Required to apply and enforce the amended regulation and manage the autonomous Union tariff quotas.
Action Required: Implement the regulation from November 1, 2022, and ensure compliance with the defined quota amounts, periods, and conditions.
Importers of Fishery Products:
Impact: Can benefit from the tariff quotas by importing eligible fishery products at reduced or suspended duty rates.
Action Required: Be aware of the specific CN codes, quota amounts, validity periods, and any conditions (e.g., restrictions between February 15 and June 15 for certain herring products) when importing fishery products.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Council Regulation (EU) 2022/2057: A regulation of the European Council amending Regulation (EU) 2020/1706 regarding Union tariff quotas for certain fishery products.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union.
European Commission: An institution of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, and managing the EU budget.
Republic of Iceland: A European island country in the North Atlantic.
Kingdom of Norway: A Nordic country in Northern Europe, whose mainland territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula.
Council Regulation (EU) 2020/1706: A regulation of the European Council opening and providing for the management of autonomous Union tariff quotas for certain fishery products for the 2021-2023 period.
Council Regulation (EU) 2021/1203: A regulation of the European Council amending Regulation (EU) 2020/1706 as regards inclusion of autonomous Union tariff quotas for certain fishery products.
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REGULATIONS
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2022/2057
of 13 October 2022
amending Regulation (EU) 2020/1706 opening and providing for the management of autonomous
Union tariff quotas for certain fishery products for the 2021-2023 period
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 31 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Union supplies of certain fishery products currently depend on imports from third countries. Over recent decades,
the Union has become more dependent on imports to meet its consumption of fishery products. In order not to
jeopardise the Union production of fishery products and to ensure an adequate supply to the Union processing
industry, import duties should be suspended or reduced for a number of fishery products within tariff quotas of an
appropriate volume.
(2) Council Regulation (EU) 2020/1706(1)opens and provides for the management of autonomous Union tariff quotas
for certain fishery products for the period 2021-2023. Appropriate volumes have been decided for each tariff quota
to ensure an adequate supply to the Union processing industry for that period.
(3) On 19 July 2021, Regulation (EU) 2020/1706 was amended by Council Regulation 2021/1203(2)adding, among
others, new quotas valid until 31 October 2022, due to the expiry of bilateral protocols with the Republic of
Iceland and with the Kingdom of Norway providing for quotas for certain fish and fishery products.
(4) However, the negotiations of new additional protocols with the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway
providing for quotas for certain fish and fishery products will not be concluded before 31 October 2022.
(5) It is therefore necessary to establish new quotas valid until the end of the application of Regulation (EU) 2020/1706.
(6) For reasons of urgency in order to avoid a shortage of duty-free fisheries materials for processing in the Union, this
Regulation should enter into force on the day following that of its publication,
(1) Council Regulation (EU) 2020/1706 of 13 November 2020 opening and providing for the management of autonomous Union tariff
quotas for certain fishery products for the 2021-2023 period (OJ L 385, 17.11.2020, p. 3).
(2) Council Regulation (EU) 2021/1203 of 19 July 2021 amending Regulation (EU) 2020/1706 as regards inclusion of autonomous
Union tariff quotas for certain fishery products (OJ L 261, 22.7.2021, p. 1).L 276/38 EN Official Journal of the European Union 26.10.2022
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex to Regulation (EU) 2020/1706 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 November 2022.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Luxembourg, 13 October 2022.
For the Council
The President
P. BLAŽEKANNEX
In the table in the Annex to Regulation (EU) 2020/1706, the following entries are added:
TARIC Annual amount of quota Quota
Order no CN code Description Quota period
code (tonnes) (1) duty
09.2509 ex 1604 12 91 13 Herrings, spiced and/or vinegar-cured, in brine, for processing 17 500(net drained 0% 1.11.2022–31.12.2023
weight)
93
ex 1604 12 99 16
17
09.2510 ex 0303 51 00 10 Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), frozen, for processing(2) 11 670 0% 1.11.2022–31.12.2023
20
09.2512 Frozen fish, for processing 3 850 0% 1.11.2022–31.12.2023
0303 55 30 10 Chilean jack mackerel (Trachurus murphyi)
ex 0303 55 90 95 Other fish of Trachurus spp., excluding Trachurus trachurus, Trachurus murphyi
and horse mackerel (scad) (Caranx trachurus)
0303 56 00 10 Cobia (Rachycentron canadum)
0303 69 90 10 Other fish
0303 89 90 11
21
30
91
0303 82 00 10 Rays and skates (Rajidae)
0303 89 55 10 Gilt-head sea bream (Sparus aurata)
09.2513 0304 86 00 20 Fillets of herring (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), frozen, for processing 29 170 0% 1.11.2022–31.12.2023
ex 0304 99 23 10 Flaps of herring (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii) (butterflies), frozen, for
processing(2)
20
09.2514 0304 49 50 10 Fillets of redfish (Sebastes spp.), fresh or chilled, for processing 1 520 0% 1.11.2022–31.12.2023
(1) Expressed in net weight unless otherwise stated.
(2) From 15 February to 15 June, the benefit of the tariff quota shall not be granted to goods declared for release for free circulation.
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