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

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 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. In recent decades, the Union has become more dependent on imports to meet its demand for fishery products. In order to ensure that the Union’s production of fishery products is not jeopardised and that there is an adequate supply of fishery products to its processing industry, import duties should be suspended or reduced for a number of fishery products within tariff quotas of an appropriate volume. To ensure fair competition between imported fishery products and Union fishery products on the Union market, the impact of the measures on the competitiveness of Union fish producers, should also be taken into consideration. (2) Council Regulation (EU) 2018/1977 Council Regulation (EU) 2018/1977 of 11 December 2018 opening and providing for the management of autonomous Union tariff quotas for certain fishery products for the period 2019-2020 (OJ L 317, 14.12.2018, p. 2). opened and provided for the management of autonomous Union tariff quotas for certain fishery products for the 2019–2020 period. Given that the period of application of that Regulation expires on 31 December 2020, a new regulation providing for tariff quotas should be adopted for the 2021–2023 period. (3) All Union importers should benefit from equal and uninterrupted access to the tariff quotas provided for in this Regulation, and the rates set out for the tariff quotas should be applied without interruption to all imports of the fishery products concerned into all Member States until the tariff quotas have been used up. (4) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 of 24 November 2015 laying down detailed rules for implementing certain provisions of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the Union Customs Code (OJ L 343, 29.12.2015, p. 558). provides for a system of tariff-quota management, which follows the chronological order of the dates on which the custom declarations for release for free circulation were accepted. The tariff quotas opened by this Regulation should be managed by the Commission and the Member States in accordance with that system. (5) It is important to ensure transparency, predictability and legal certainty for all stakeholders. Since the tariff quotas are intended to ensure the adequate supply of fishery products to the Union’s processing industry, a minimum level of treatment or operation should be required for quota entitlement. (6) To ensure that the tariff quotas are managed in an efficient way, Member States should be allowed to draw from the tariff quota amount the necessary quantities corresponding to their actual imports. Since that method of management requires close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission, the Commission should be able to monitor the rate at which the tariff quotas are used up and should inform the Member States accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Import duties on the products listed in the Annex shall be suspended or reduced to fall within the tariff quotas at the rates, for the periods and up to the amounts indicated therein.

Article 2

The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation shall be managed in accordance with Articles 49 to 54 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447.

Article 3

The tariff quotas shall be subject to end-use customs supervision in accordance with Article 254 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code (OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1). .

Article 4

1. The suspension or reduction of import duties shall apply only to products intended for human consumption.
2. The tariff quotas shall not be available for products whose processing is carried out at retail or catering level.
3. The tariff quotas shall not be available for products intended solely for one or more of the following operations: (a) cleaning, gutting, tailing and heading; (b) cutting; (c) repacking of frozen individually quick-frozen (IQF) fillets; (d) sampling and sorting; (e) labelling; (f) packing; (g) chilling; (h) freezing; (i) deep-freezing; (j) defrosting; (k) glazing; (l) thawing; and (m) separation.
4. Notwithstanding paragraph 3, the tariff quotas shall be available for products intended for one or more of the following operations: (a) dicing; (b) cutting into rings and cutting into strips for materials under CN codes 03074391, 03074392 and 03074399; (c) filleting; (d) production of flaps; (e) cutting of frozen blocks; (f) splitting of frozen interleaved fillet blocks to obtain individual fillets; (g) slicing for materials under CN codes ex03036611, ex03036612, ex03036613, ex03036619, ex03038970 and ex03038990; (h) treatment by packaging gases as defined in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives (OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 16). for products under CN codes 03061699 (TARIC subdivision 20 and 30), 03061792 (TARIC subdivision 20), 03061799 (TARIC subdivision 10), 03063590 (TARIC subdivisions 12, 14, 92 and 93), 03063690 (TARIC subdivisions 20 and 30), 16052190 (TARIC subdivisions 45, 55 and 62) and 16052900 (TARIC subdivisions 50, 55 and 60); and (i) dividing the frozen product or subjecting the frozen product to heat treatment to enable the removal of internal waste material for materials under CN codes 03061110 (TARIC subdivision 10), 03061190 (TARIC subdivision 20) and 03063100 (TARIC subdivision 10).

Article 5

The Commission and the customs authorities of the Member States shall cooperate closely to ensure the proper management and control of the application of this Regulation.

Article 6

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2023. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 13 November 2020. For the Council The President M. Roth

Annex

ANNEX Expressed in net weight, unless otherwise stated. Body of cephalopod or the squid headless and without tentacle, with skin and fins. Order noCN codeTARIC codeDescriptionAnnual amount of quota (tonnes)Quota dutyQuota period09.2503ex0303398580Flatfish (Limanda aspera, Lepidopsetta bilineata, Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus, Limanda ferruginea, Lepidopsetta polyxystra), frozen, for processing75000 %1.1.2021–31.12.202309.250403021120Trout of the species Oncorhynchus mykiss, with heads and gills on, gutted, weighing more than 1,2 kg each, or with heads off, gilled and gutted, weighing more than 1 kg each100005 %1.1.2021–31.12.202309.2505ex0303541095Chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus), whole, fillets and flaps, for processing50007,5 %1.1.2021–31.12.2023ex0304894920ex030499991209.2746ex0302899030Southern red snapper (Lutjanus purpureus), fresh, chilled, for processing15000 %1.1.2021–31.12.202309.2748ex0302910096Hard fish roes, fresh, chilled or frozen, salted or in brine, for processing57000 %1.1.2021–31.12.2023ex0303919096ex030520004109.2750ex0305200035Hard fish roes, washed, cleaned of adherent organs and simply salted or in brine, for the manufacture of caviar substitutes12000 %1.1.2021–31.12.202309.2754ex0303591010Anchovies (Engraulis anchoita and Engraulis capensis), frozen, for processing5000 %1.1.2021–31.12.202309.2759ex0302511020Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) and fish of the species Boreogadus saida, excluding livers and roes, fresh, chilled or frozen, for processing1100000 %1.1.2021–31.12.2023ex0302519010ex0302591010ex0303631010ex0303633010ex0303639010ex0303691010 09.2760ex0303661110Hake (Merluccius spp. excluding Merluccius merluccius, Urophycis spp.), and pink cusk-eel (Genypterus blacodes and Genypterus capensis), frozen, for processing100000 %1.1.2021–31.12.2023ex0303661210ex0303661310ex030366191191ex0303897010ex030389903009.2761ex0304795010Blue grenadier (Macruronus spp.), frozen fillets and other frozen meat, for processing175000 %1.1.2021–31.12.2023ex030479901117ex03049590111709.2762ex0306111010Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.), live, chilled, frozen, for processing2000 %1.1.2021–31.12.2023ex0306119020ex030631001009.2765ex0305620020Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) and fish of the species Boreogadus saida, salted or in brine, but not dried or smoked, for processing20000 %1.1.2021–31.12.20232529ex030569101009.2770ex0305630010Anchovies (Engraulis anchoita), salted or in brine, but not dried or smoked, for processing15000 %1.1.2021–31.12.202309.2772ex0304931010Surimi, frozen, for processing600000 %1.1.2021–31.12.2023ex0304941010ex0304951010ex0304991010 09.2774ex0304741510Pacific hake (Merluccius productus) and Argentine hake (Southwest Atlantic hake) (Merluccius hubbsi), frozen fillets and other meat, for processing400000 %1.1.2021–31.12.2023ex0304741910ex03049550102009.2776ex0304711010Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus macrocephalus), frozen fillets and frozen meat, for processing500000 %1.1.2021–31.12.2023ex0304719010ex0304952110ex030495251009.2777ex0303670010Alaska pollack (Theragra chalcogramma), frozen, frozen fillets and other frozen meat for processing3400000 %1.1.2021–31.12.2023ex0304750010ex030494901009.2778ex0304839021Flatfish (Limanda aspera, Lepidopsetta bilineata, Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus, Limanda ferruginea, Lepidopsetta polyxystra), frozen fillets and other fish meat, for processing100000 %1.1.2021–31.12.2023ex030499996509.2785ex0307439110Pod of squid (Ommastrephes spp. – excluding Todarodes sagittatus (synonym Ommastrephes sagittatus) -, Nototodarus spp., Sepioteuthis spp.) and Illex spp., frozen, with skin and fins, for processing200000 %1.1.2021–31.12.2023ex0307439210ex030743992109.2786ex0307439120Squid (Ommastrephes spp. – excluding Todarodes sagittatus (synonym Ommastrephes sagittatus) -, Nototodarus spp., Sepioteuthis spp.) and Illex spp., frozen, whole or tentacles and fins, for processing50000 %1.1.2021–31.12.2023ex0307439220ex030743992909.2788ex0302410010Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), of a weight exceeding 100 g per piece or flaps of a weight exceeding 80 g per piece, excluding livers and roes, for processing100000 %

1.10.2021–14.2.2022 1.10.2022–14.2.2023 1.10.2023–31.12.2023 ex0303510010ex0304595010ex0304992310 09.2790ex1604142610Fillets known as loins of tunas and skipjack, for processing350000 %1.1.2021–31.12.2023ex1604143610ex160414461121929409.2792ex1604129916Herrings, spiced and/or vinegar-cured, in brine, preserved in barrels of at least 70 kg net drained weight, for processing500010 %1.1.2021–31.12.202309.2794ex1605219045Shrimps and prawns of the species Pandalus borealis, and Pandalus montagui, cooked and peeled, for processing45000 %1.1.2021–31.12.202362ex16052900505509.2798ex0306169920Shrimps and prawns of the species Pandalus borealis and Pandalus montagui, in shells, fresh, chilled or frozen for processing20000 %1.1.2021–31.12.202330ex030635901214929309.2800ex1605219055Shrimps and prawns of the species Pandalus jordani, cooked and peeled, for processing20000 %1.1.2021–31.12.2023ex160529006009.2802ex0306179220Shrimps and prawns of the specie Penaeus vannamei and Penaeus monodon, whether in shell or not, fresh, chilled or frozen, not cooked, for processing480000 %1.1.2021–31.12.2023ex030636903009.2804ex1605400040Crayfish tails of the species Procambarus clarkii, cooked, for processing25000 %1.1.2021–31.12.202309.282103074333Squid of the species Loligo pealei, frozen10000 %1.1.2021–31.12.2023 09.2822ex0303110020Pacific salmon of the species Oncorhynchus nerka (sockeye salmon (red salmon)), Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus keta and Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, headed and gutted, and in the form of fillets, frozen, for processing100000 %1.1.2021–31.12.2023ex0303120020ex030481002009.2823ex0303811510Piked dogfish (Squalus acanthias), whole, fillet and other fish meat, frozen, for processing20000 %1.1.2021–31.12.2023ex0304881110ex030496101009.2824ex0302520010Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) fresh, chilled or frozen with heads off, gilled and gutted, for processing35000 %1.1.2021–31.12.2023ex030364001009.2826ex0306179910Shrimps and prawns of the specie Pleoticus muelleri, whether in shell or not, fresh, chilled or frozen, for processing80000 %1.1.2021–31.12.2023ex0306369020