eurovoc_concepts:
CCT duties
fishery product
suspension of customs duties

text: COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Brussels, 14. 11 1996 COM(96)577 final Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) temporarily suspending all or some of the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain fishery products (1997) (presented by the Commission) EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 1. During the third quarter of this year, the Commission, assisted by the Economic Tariff Problems Group, has reviewed all the requests for temporary suspension of autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties presented to it by the Member States, including requests for extending suspensions at present in force. 2. The attached proposal concerns a number of fishery products. For industrial products, the proposals for Regulations temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties are also being prepared. 3. The requests for suspension relating to the above products were examined in the light of the criteria set out in the communication from the Commission to the Council and the Member States concerning autonomous tariff suspensions (see OJ C 235, 13. 9. 1989, p. 2). Following this review, the Commission considers that the suspension of duties is justified for the products listed in the Annex to the attached proposal of Regulation. 4. As seen from Article 1 of the above-mentioned proposal of Regulation, the period of validity of the proposed measure is 12 months. Ï ' ^Proposal" fera COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No /96 of 1996 temporarily suspending some or all of the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain fishery products (1997) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas the Community relies at present on imports from third countries for supplies of certain fishery products; whereas it is in the interest of the Community to suspend partially or totally the customs duties for these products; whereas, in order to avoid endangering the prospects for developing the production of competitive products in the Community while ensuring that the industries concerned receive the necessary supplies, it is advisable to adopt these suspension measures only from 1 January to 31 December 1997, Whereas it is for the Community to decide to suspend these autonomous duties, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1. From 1 January to 31 December 1997 the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on the products listed in the Annex are hereby suspended at the level indicated for each product. 2. Imports of these products shall qualify for the suspension referred to in paragraph 1 only provided that the free-at-frontier price laid down by the Member States, in accordance with Article 22 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 on the common organization of the market in fishery and aquaculture products,1 is not lower than the reference price fixed or to be fixed by the Community for the products or categories of products in question. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January Ï997. Article 2 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at , For the Council The President 1 OJ No L 388, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1891/93 of 12. 7. 1993 (OJ No L 172, 15. 7. 1993, p. l). CN c o de & TARIC Description IMJNEX Rate of autonomous duty (%) 0001 0302 65 20 0303 75 20 ex0304 10 98 60 ex0304 90 97 31 0002 ex0302 69 99 30 ex0303 79 96 30 Dogfish of the species Squalus acanthias, fresh, chilled or frozen Sturgeons, fresh, chilled or frozen, for processing (a) (b) 0003 ex0302 69 99 40 Lump fish (Cyclopterus processing (a) lumpus) with roe, fresh or chilled, for 0004 ex0302 69 99 50 ex0303 79 96 40 Red Snapper {Lutjanus processing (a) (c) purpureus), fresh, chilled or frozen, for 0005 ex0302 70 00 11 ex0302 70 00 91 Hard fish roes, fresh or chilled 0006 ex0303 10 00 10 Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus frozen and headless, for the processing industry for manufacture into pastes or spreads (a) spp. ), 0008 ex0304 20 55 34 ex0304 20 58 44 ex0304 90 47 30 0009 ex0304 20 85 10 ex0304 90 61 10 Fillets and meat of hake of the genus Merluccius, species Merluccius merluccius, Merluccius hubbsi, (a) (b) in the form of industrial blocks, frozen, for processing excluding the bilinearis and Merluccius Fillets and meat of Alaska pollack (Theragra form of industrial blocks, frozen, for processing chalcogramma), in the (a) (b) 8. 5 8. 5 0010 ex0305 20 00 11 ex0305 20 00 19 Hard fish roes, salted or in brine 0011 ex0306 19 90 10 ex0306 29 90 10 Krill for processing (a) 0022 exl604 11 00 20 exl604 20 10 20 Pacific salmon [Oncorhynchus manufacture into pastes or spreads (a) spp. ), for the processing industry for 0023 exl604 30 90 10 Hard fish roes, washed, cleaned of adherent organs and simply salted or in brine, for processing (a) 0024 exl605 10 00 11 exl605 10 00 19 brevipes), Crabs of the species 'King' (Paralithod. es {Paralithodes 'Snow' (Chionoecetes stone' {Neolithodes serrata), shelled, whether or not frozen, in immediate packings of a net content of 2 kg or more antarctica, simply boiled in water and spp. ), 'Red' {Geryon quinquedens), 'Rough 'Kegani' (Erimacrus 'Blue' [Portunus isenbecki), asperrimus), camchaticus), Lithodes 'Mud' spp. ), 'Hanasaki' 'Queen' and (Scylla (a) (b) Control of the use for this special purpose shall be carried out pursuant to the relevant Community provisions. The suspension shall apply to fish intended to undergo any operation unless they are intended to undergo exclusively one or more of the following operations: - cleaning, gutting, tailing, heading, - cutting (excluding filleting or cutting of frozen blocks), - sampling, sorting, - labelling, - packing, - chilling, - freezing, - deep freezing, - thawing, separation. The suspension is not allowed for products intended, in addition, to undergo treatment (or operations) qualifying for suspension where such treatment (or operations) is (are) carried out at retail or catering level. The suspension of customs duties shall apply only to fish intended for human consumption. ) (c) However, the suspension is not allowed where processing is carried out by retail or catering undertakings. sT 1. Budget heading involved : Chapter 12 Article 120 FINANCIAL STATEMENT 2. Title of operation : Proposal for a Council Regulation temporarily suspending all or some of the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain fishery products (1997). 3. Legal basis : Article 28 of the EC Treaty. 4. Objective: Suspension of the CCT duties for the above products. 5. Measures aimed at prevention and protection: Checks on the end-use of some of the products covered by this Council Regulation will be carried out in accordance with Articles 291 to 304 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 laying down provisions for the implementation of the Community Customs Code. 6. Cost : In relation to the previous year (for which the cost of the entire operation had been estimated at ECU 39 000 000), the following is proposed: - two products should be removed from the list of suspensions (CN 03038000 and 16053030) because for these products the customs duties were suspended definitively under the negotiations on Article XXIV. 6 of the GATT; - the rate of the duty for "fillets and meat of hake" should be changed from 10% to 8. 5%. It is difficult to estimate the cost owing to the lack of recent Community statistics and the accession of three new Member States for which no economic details are at present available. However, the present estimate, taking into account: - the most recent known EUROSTAT statistics (1994); - the period of validity of this Regulation (1. 1. 1997/31. 12. 1997); - the presence of three new Member States, the impact of which is estimated at about 15%, produces an increase of ECU 880 000, corresponding to the products removed from the list, and a loss of ECU 445 000 corresponding to the 1. 5% decrease in the rate of duty for "fillets and meat of hake". This represents a ECU 435 000 reduction of duties not collected. Estimated cost of the present operation (1. 1. 1997/3112. 1997). The uncollected duties generated by the proposed operation can therefore be estimated as costing ECU 38 565 000, i. e. ECU 435 000 less than ECU 39 000 000 not collected under the previous operation (1 1. 1996/31. 12. 1996). REMARK The increase from the removal of the two products mentioned above applies only to this operation since the customs duties are always suspended under another operation. Seen overall, the amendments to the existing regulation would bring a total loss of revenue of ECU 445 000. € •»HKn\>: :"'V'M •:-. ISSN0254-1475 COM(96) 577 final DOCUMENTS EN 02 03 01 Catalogue number : CB-CO-96-577-EN-C ISBN 92-78-11513-4 Office for Official Publications of the European Communities L-2985 Luxembourg 1-


title: Resolución sobre las penas de muerte y las graves condenas solicitadas para parlamentarios y destacados demócratas georgianos

eurovoc_concepts:
Georgia
death penalty
political violence

formats: html print


title: Resolução sobre bio-segurança e segurança alimentar

eurovoc_concepts:
agri-foodstuffs
genetically modified organism
public health


title: Regulamento (CE) nº 2190/96 da Comissão de 14 de Novembro de 1996 que estabelece as normas de execução do Regulamento (CEE) nº 1035/72 do Conselho, no que respeita às restituições à exportação no sector das frutas e produtos hortícolas

eurovoc_concepts:
exchange of information
export licence
export refund
fruit
quantitative restriction
vegetable

formats: html pdfa1b print


title: SCHRIFTLICHE ANFRAGE Nr. 3117/96 von Hiltrud BREYER an den Rat. EU-Förderung des "Chicken Map"-Projektes der Universität Edinburgh

eurovoc_concepts:
EU aid
EU financing
United Kingdom
genetic engineering
poultry
research project
university


title: Resolution on the report of the Group of Experts on competition policy in the new trade order: strengthening international cooperation and rules (COM(95)0359 - C4-0352/ 95)

eurovoc_concepts:
European Union
bilateral relations
competition law
competition policy
international cooperation
new economic order


title: Resolution on the Council Resolution on minimum guarantees for asylum procedures (5585/95 - C4-0356/95)

eurovoc_concepts:
international human rights law
political asylum
refugee
right of asylum


title: ΓΡΑΠΤΗ ΕΡΩΤΗΣΗ αρ θ. 3167/96 του Undine-Uta BLOCH von BLOTTNITZ προς την Επ τροπή. Αποθήκευση πυρηνικών υλικών στο Dounray

eurovoc_concepts:
EAEC Treaty
United Kingdom
nuclear safety
public health
radioactive waste
report
underground storage of waste


title: WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3156/96 by Christian ROVSING to the Commission. Competition in car ferry traffic between Denmark and Sweden and Denmark and Germany

eurovoc_concepts:
Denmark
Germany
Sweden
competition law
complaint to the Commission
ferryboat
reduced price
ticket


title: WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3157/96 by David THOMAS to the Commission. Welfare of calves

eurovoc_concepts:
animal welfare
calf
live animal
protection of animals
transport of animals
veterinary legislation


title: INTERROGAZIONE SCRITTA n. 3059/96 dell'on. Amedeo AMADEO al Consiglio. Energia elettrica

eurovoc_concepts:
common position
directive (EU)
economic consequence
electrical energy
energy consumption
environmental impact
impact study
labour market
public health
single market


title: Comunicação da Comissão relativa à análise da Estratégia Comunitária para a Gestão dos Resíduos e projecto de resolução do Conselho relativa à política em matéria de resíduos (COM(96)0399 - C4-0453/96)


title: Resolución sobre la seguridad biológica y la seguridad alimentaria


title: REGOLAMENTO (CE) N. 2192/96 DELLA COMMISSIONE del 14 novembre 1996 recante fissazione dei valori forfettari all'importazione ai fini della determinazione del prezzo di entrata di alcuni ortofrutticoli

eurovoc_concepts:
citrus fruit
fruit vegetable
grape
import price


title: INTERROGAZIONE SCRITTA n. 3157/96 dell'on. David THOMAS alla Commissione. Benessere dei vitelli


title: Entschließung zu dem Bericht der Kommission gemäß Artikel 189 b Absatz 8 des EG-Vertrags über den Anwendungsbereich der Mitentscheidung (SEK(96)1225 - C4-0464/96)

eurovoc_concepts:
European Commission
codecision procedure
drafting of EU law
report


title: Κανονισμός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 2190/96 της Επιτροπής της 14ης Νοεμβρίου 1996 περί λεπτομερειών εφαρμογής του κανονισμού (ΕΟΚ) αριθ. 1035/72 του Συμβουλίου όσον αφορά τις επιστροφές κατά την εξαγωγή στον τομέα των οπωροκηπευτικών


title: Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on the 'Draft Council Recommendation on a parking card for disabled persons'

eurovoc_concepts:
Council of the European Union
EC recommendation
facilities for the disabled
harmonisation of standards
parking area


title: Beslutning om de krævede dødsdomme henholdsvis hårde straffe for georgiske parlamentarikere og fremtrædende demokrater


title: KOMMISSIONENS FORORDNING (EF) Nr. 2187/96 af 14. november 1996 om suspension af præferencetolden og genindførelse af tolden ifølge den fælles toldtarif ved indførsel af enkeltblomstrede nelliker (standard) med oprindelse i Israel

eurovoc_concepts:
CCT duties
Israel
floriculture
import
suspension of customs duties
tariff preference


title: 96/660/CE: Decisione della Commissione del 14 novembre 1996 che adegua conformemente all'articolo 42, paragrafo 3, l'allegato II del regolamento (CEE) n. 259/93 del Consiglio relativo alla sorveglianza e al controllo delle spedizioni di rifiuti all'interno della Comunità europea, nonché in entrata e in uscita dal suo territorio (Testo rilevante ai fini del SEE)

eurovoc_concepts:
OECD
environmental protection
export of waste
public health
waste management
waste recycling


title: COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2210/96 of 14 November 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 3076/95 allocating, for 1996, certain catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in the Norwegian exclusive economic zone and the fishing zone around Jan Mayen

eurovoc_concepts:
EU Member State
Norway
authorised catch
catch quota
exclusive economic zone
fishing agreement


title: Resolutie over de mededeling van de Commissie betreffende de actualisering van de communautaire strategie voor het afvalbeheer en de ontwerp-resolutie van de Raad betreffende het afvalstoffenbeleid (COM(96)0399 - C4-0453/96)


title: Resolução sobre o Livro Branco da Comissão intitulado "Uma política energética para a União Europeia" (COM(95)0682 - C4-0018/96)

eurovoc_concepts:
Central and Eastern European Countries
European Union
USSR
energy policy
financial aid
gas
industrial region
industrial research
nuclear safety
renewable energy


title: VERORDNUNG (EG) Nr. 2187/96 DER KOMMISSION vom 14. November 1996 zur Aussetzung des bei der Einfuhr von einblütigen (Standard) Nelken mit Ursprung in Israel zu erhebenden Präferenzzolls und Wiedereinführung des Zolls des Gemeinsamen Zolltarifs


title: RÅDETS FORORDNING (EF) Nr. 2210/96 af 14. november 1996 om ændring af forordning (EF) nr. 3076/95 om fordeling for 1996 mellem medlemsstaterne af fangstkvoter for fartøjer, der udøver fiskeri i Norges eksklusive økonomiske zone og fiskerizonen omkring Jan Mayen


title: Resolution on the fire which has destroyed part of the historic 'Paços do Concelho' building in Lisbon

eurovoc_concepts:
Portugal
architectural heritage
fire


title: PERGUNTA ESCRITA n. 3117/96 do Deputado Hiltrud BREYER ao Conselho. Financiamento comunitário do projecto "Chicken Map" da Universidade de Edimburgo


title: PERGUNTA ESCRITA n. 3156/96 do Deputado Christian ROVSING à Comissão. Concorrência no sector dos ferries de transporte de automóveis entre a Dinamarca e a Suécia e entre a Dinamarca e a Alemanha


title: Resolución sobre el Tribunal Penal Internacional para la antigua Yugoslavia

eurovoc_concepts:
Yugoslavia
criminal court
international court
war crime


title: Komission kertomus hiiliteollisuudelle myönnettävää valtion tukea koskevien yhteisön sääntöjen soveltamisesta vuonna 1994

eurovoc_concepts:
State aid
coal industry
control of State aid
financial intervention
intervention policy

text: EUROOPAN YHTEISÖJEN KOMISSIO * * it it it it Bryssel, 14. 11. 1996 KOM(96) 575 lopull. KOMISSION KERTOMUS hiiliteollisuudelle myönnettävää valtion tukea koskevien yhteisön sääntöjen soveltamisesta vuonna 1994 Yhteenveto hiiliteollisuudelle myönnettävää valtion tukea koskevien yhteisön sääntöjen soveltamisesta vuonna 1994 annetusta komission kertomuksesta teräsyhteisön Komission 28 päivänä joulukuuta 1993 tekemän päätöksen 3632/93/EHTY1 10 artiklassa komissio velvoitetaan antamaan neuvostolle, Euroopan parlamentille ja Euroopan hiili- kertomus ja hiiliteollisuudelle myönnettävää valtion tukea koskevien yhteisön sääntöjen soveltamisesta. Jäljempänä esitetään yhteenveto Ranskan, Saksan, Portugalin, Espanjan ja Yhdistyneen kuningaskunnan vuoden 1994 aikana hiilialalle myöntämää rahoitustukea koskevasta kertomuksesta. neuvoa-antavalle komitealle vuosittain (EHTY) Komission päätöksen 3632/93/EHTY mukaisesti tukea voidaan pitää yhteensopivana yhteismarkkinoiden asianmukaisen toiminnan kanssa, jos sillä tuetaan seuraavista tavoitteista vähintään yhden toteuttamista: edistetään hiilen maailmanmarkkinahinta huomioon ottaen taloudellista elinkel poisuutta tukien pienentämiseksi, ratkaistaan tuotantoyksiköiden tuotannon kokonaisvaltaiseen tai osittaiseen vähen tämiseen liittyviä sosiaalisia ja alueellisia ongelmia, helpotetaan hiiliteollisuuden mukauttamista ympäristönormeihin. Vuonna 1994 yhteisön hiilentuotanto oli suuruudeltaan 131,2 miljoonaa tonnia eli 27,6 miljoonaa tonnia edellisvuotista pienempi. Kaivoksissa työskenteli vuoden 1994 lopussa 93 200 henkilöä eli 14 200 vähemmän kuin saman vuoden alussa. Yhteisön sisäiset hiilentoimitukset supistuivat 20,6 miljoonalla tonnilla eli 258,2 miljoonaan tonniin vuosien 1993 ja 1994 välisenä aikana. Merkittävimmät supistukset tapahtuivat energiantuotannon alalla. Hiilen tuonti nousi 1,3 miljoonalla tonnilla eli 118,1 miljoonaan tonniin. Yhteisön hiilentuottajien keskimääräiset tuotantokustannukset nousivat 114 ecusta/tee (ekvivalenttinen hiilitonni) vuonna 1993 119 ecuun/tee vuonna 1994. Tämä viiden prosentin lisäys johtui pääasiassa Ranskassa ja Saksassa todetusta kustannusten noususta, jota muissa tuottajamaissa tapahtunut lasku ei korvannut. Tavanomaiseen tuotantoon myönnetty komission hyväksymä tuki oli vuonna 1994 suuruudeltaan 5 896,5 miljoonaa ecua. Vuonna 1993 tukea maksettiin 5 034,4 miljoonaa ecua. Tuki nousi kaikissa tuottajamaissa lukuun ottamatta Portugalia, jossa tuotanto päättyi kokonaan vuoden 1994 lopussa. Komission vuonna 1994 komission päätöksen 3632/93/EHTY 3, 4, 5 ja 6 artiklan mukaisesti tavanomaiseen tuotantoon hyväksymä tuki voidaan jaotella seuraavasti: 1 EYVL N:o L 329, 30. 12. 1993, s. 12 - i - DM 9 327,7 miljoonaa (4 845,8 miljoonaa ecua)2; - Saksa: FF 1 962 miljoonaa (298 miljoonaa ecua); - Ranska: PTA 116 142 miljoonaa (730,8 miljoonaa ecua); - Espanja: - Portugali: ESC 358,7 miljoonaa (1,8 miljoonaa ecua); - Yhdistynyt kuningaskunta. GBP 15,6 miljoona (20,1 miljoonaa ecua). Komissio huomautti Saksalle ja Espanjalle komission päätöksen 3632/93/EHTY 9 artiklan 7 kohdan mukaisista olemassaolevien tukijärjestelmien muuttamiseksi, jotta ne saadaan yhdenmukaisiksi uuden puitepäätöksen määräysten kanssa. toimenpiteistä, toteutettava jotka on Saksan perustuslakituomioistuin julisti "Kohlepfennig" -maksujärjestelmän perustuslain lopussa. Saksan hallitus on myöhemmin hyväksynyt vastaiseksi vuoden 1994 hiiliteollisuuden tukea koskevan uuden lain ja poistanut "Kohlepfenning" -maksun. Espanjan hallitus ilmoitti, että komission päätöksen 3632/93/EHTY 3 artiklan mukaista tukea saavien yritysten osalta tuotantokustannusten vuotuiseksi vähenemistavoitteeksi on asetettu kaksi prosenttia (nykyisinä hintoina) kauden 1994-1997 aikana. Komission päätöksen 3632/93/EHTY 4 artiklan mukaista tukea saavien yritysten osalta tuotanto vähenee suljettaessa laitoksia osittain tai kokonaan. Ranskan viranomaiset toimittivat komissiolle kansallisen hiilialaa koskevan sopimuksensa vuoden 1994 lopussa, kun hiilialan eri eturyhmät olivat antaneet hyväksyntänsä. lopettamista vuoteen 2005 Sopimuksessa tavoitellaan kotimaisen hiilentuotannon mennessä. Portugalissa puolestaan viimeinen kaivos suljettiin joulukuussa 1994. Yhdistyneen kuningaskunnan hallitus ilmoitti komissiolle tavoitteensa, jotka koskevat kaikkien hiiliteollisuuden tukien poistamista ja Yhdistyneessä kuningaskunnassa tuotetun hiilen kilpailuttamista avoimilla markkinoilla tuontihiilen kanssa. Muun kuin tavanomaiseen tuotantoon liittyvän tuen määrä oli yhteensä 1 815,1 miljoonaa ecua ja se jakautuu seuraavasti: Saksa: DM 349,2 miljoonaa (181,4 miljoonaa ecua): varhaiseläkkeelle jäävien työntekijöiden sosiaaliturvamaksut; ilmaiset hiilitoimitukset uudelleenjärjestelyn myötä työttömäksi jääville työntekijöille; uudelleenjärjestelyn myötä työttömäksi jääviä työntekijöitä koskevat poikkeukselliset kustannukset; poikkeuksellinen sisäinen arvonalennus, joka johtuu uudelleenjärjestelyistä; louhosten peittäminen voimassa olevien lakien mukaisesti. Espanja: PTA 23 089 miljoonaa (145,3 miljoonaa ecua) uudelleenjärjestelyn myötä työttömäksi jäävien työntekijöiden erityisen sosiaalituen maksamiseen ja laitosten sulkemisesta aiheutuvien teknisten kustannusten kattamiseen. 2 Huomioon ei ole otettu 5 350 miljoonan Saksan markan (2 779 miljoonan ecun) luottojärjestelyä, jonka tarkoituksena on korvata Saksan kolmannen sähkö- ja hiililain nojalla perustetun korvausrahaston velat 31 päivään joulukuuta 1993 mennessä. Il Ranska: FF 4 047 miljoonaa (614,8 miljoonaa ecua) ennen lakisääteistä eläkeikää eläkkeelle siirtyvien työntekijöiden sosiaaliturvamaksuista aiheutuvien kustannusten kattamiseen; uudelleenjärjestelyn myötä työttömäksi jääviä työntekijöitä koskevat laki- ja hallinnollisista säännöksistä ja poikkeukselliset kustannukset; vero-, määräyksistä aiheutuvat jäännöskustannukset; uudelleenjärjestelyistä aiheutuvat ylimääräiset toimet; kaivostyön vauriot, jotka johtuvat aikaisemmin käytössä olleista louhoksista; poikkeuksellinen sisäinen arvonalennus, joka johtuu teollisuuden uudelleenjärjestelyistä; uudelleenjärjestelyistä seuranneesta maksajien vähenemisestä johtuva yritysten sosiaaliturvamaksujen suureneminen; tutkimus ja kehittäminen. Portugali: ESC 700 miljoonaa (3,6 miljoonaa ecua) hiiliteollisuuden lopettamisen vuoksi työttömäksi jääville työntekijöille maksettavien korvausten rahoittamiseen. Yhdistynyt kuningaskunta: GBP 675 miljoonaa (870 miljoonaa ecua) teollisuuden uudelleenjärjestelyn myötä irtisanotuille tai toisiin tuotantoyksiköihin siirretyille työntekijöille maksettavien erityisten näiden sosiaaliturvamaksujen kattamiseen; ennen valtiojohtoisen British Coal -yrityksen yksityistämistä hiilentuotannon aiheuttamien ympäristöön kohdistuvien ja aineellisten vaurioiden korjaamiseen hiilentuotannosta vastaavalle viranomaiselle. osalta maksettavien tai Lopuksi on mainittava, että yhteisön keskimääräiset tuotantokustannukset kasvoivat 119 ecuun/tee, kun tuontihiilen vastaava hinta oli noin 43 ecua/tee (alhaisin hinta 1970-luvun jälkeen). Myös tonnia kohden maksettava tuki nousi 32 ecusta tonnilta vuonna 1993 45 ecuun tonnilta vuonna 1994. Laajempi toisinto tästä kertomuksesta on saatavissa kaikilla yhteisön kielillä suomea ja ruotsia lukuun ottamatta. 1. Introduction Article 10 of Commission Decision No 3632/93/ECSC of 28 December 19931 requires the Commission to report each year to the Council, the European Parliament and the ECSC Consultative Committee on the application of the Community rules for State aid to the coal industry. This report examines the financial aid granted by France, Germany, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom to their coal industries in 1994. All Member States intending to grant aid to coal undertakings in 1994 were obliged to present to the Commission by 1 January 1994 information on all the measures they intended to take to support the coal industry directly or indirectly in 1994. Such measures may be considered compatible with the proper functioning of the common market provided they help to achieve at least one of the following objectives: to make, in the light of coal prices on international markets, further progress towards economic viability with the aim of achieving degression of aids; to solve the'social and regional problems created by total or partial reductions in the activity of production units; to help the coal industry adjust to environmental protection standards. OJL 329, 30. 12. 1993, p. 12 In accordance with Article 8 of the Decision, the following Member States submitted to the Commission their plans to modernize, rationalize and restructure the coal industry: Germany in a letter dated 29 April 1994; Spain in a letter dated 30 May 1994; France in a letter dated 9 December 1994; Portugal in a letter dated 5 August 1994; the United Kingdom in a letter dated 30 March 1994. Following notification of the plans the Commission delivered opinions on their conformity with the general and specific objectives set by Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC, and in particular the Decisions adopted on 13 December 19942 for Germany and Spain, 19 July 19953 for France, 3 November 19944 for Portugal and 1 June 19945 for the United Kingdom. In accordance with Article 9(1) of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC, the Member States also notified all the financial aid they intended to grant in respect of 1994. The Commission gave a ruling on these measures in Decisions adopted on 1 June 1994, 6 13 December 19947 and 19 July 19958 for Germany, 13 December 19949 and 30 April 199610 for Spain, 19 July 199511 for France, 3 November 199412 for Portugal and 1 June 1994,13 3 November 199414 and 30 November 199415 for the United Kingdom. The amounts of financial aid referred to in this document are the final figures authorized by the Commission for 1994 under Decision No 3632/93/ECSC. This is the first report under Article 10 of this Decision following its entry into force on 1 January 1994. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 OJL 385, 31. 12. 1994. OJ L 267, 9. 11. 1995, p. 46. OJL 379, 31. 12. 1994, p. 3. OJ L 220, 25. 8. 1994, p. 12. OJ L 220, 25. 8. 1994, p. 10. OJL 385, 31. 12. 1994, p. 18. OJL 287, 30. 11. 1995, p. 53. OJL 385, 31. 12. 1994, p. 31. OJL 259, 12. 10. 1996, p. 14. OJL 267, 9. 11. 1995, p. 46. OJL 379, 31. 12. 1994, p. 3. OJL 220, 25. 8. 1994, p. 12. OJL 379, 31. 12. 1994, p. 6. OJL 382, 31. 12. 1994, p. 1. 2. Coal Industry and Market 2. 1 Production In 1994 coal production in the European Union totalled 131. 2 million tonnes, down 27. 6 million tonnes compared with 1993 as a result of the restructuring, rationalization and modernization policies implemented by the Member States. Production dropped in all the producer countries in 1994 from 1993, the largest falls, in absolute terms, being recorded in the United Kingdom (-19. 7 million tonnes) and Germany (-6. 6 million tonnes). Production in 1995 should be slightly up on 1994, though the downward trend seems set to resume in 1996. Table 1 Coal production (* 1000 t) 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 76 553 72 744 72 153 64 175 57 623 58 853 19 440 17 922 18 551 18 402 18 194 17 675 10 487 10 127 9 478 8 576 7 538 5 976 281 270 221 197 147 0 89 301 92 712 83 987 67 463 47 717 51 937 1 139 661 330 11 1 0 197 201 194 436 184 720 158 824 131 220 134 441 variation 1994/93 % variation 1995/94 % -10. 2 -1. 1 -12. 1 -25. 4 -29. 3 -90. 9 -17. 4 +2. 1 -2. 9 -20. 7 -100. 0 +8. 8 -100. 0 +3. 2 Germany Spain (1) France Portugal United Kingdom Others European Union Source: Eurostat (1) Including "black lignite" 2. 2. Employment The continuation of the measures to rationalize and reduce activity in the coal industry in most coal-producing countries led to a further drop in employment figures. At the end of 1994 the industry employed 93 200 underground workers, i. e. 14 200 fewer than in 1993. The largest drop in absolute terms was in the United Kingdom (6 400), followed by Germany (5 000) and Spain (1 900). Table 2 Underground Staff Employed at the End of the Year (*1000) 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 77. 9 30. 6 10. 1 0. 6 73. 2 29. 8 8. 9 0. 5 68. 5 27. 0 8. 3 0. 5 62. 0 24. 0 7. 9 0. 4 50. 7 42. 3 30. 5 13. 0 57. 0 22. 1 7. 4 0. 0 6. 6 variation 1994/93 % -8. 1 -7. 9 -6. 3 -100. 0 -49. 2 171. 8 156. 5 135. 5 107. 4 93. 2 -13. 2 Germany Spain France Portugal United Kingdom European Union Source: Eurostat 2. 3. Coal Demand and Trade In 1994, total energy demand in the European Union was virtually unchanged (+0. 7%) against 1993. Nonetheless, demand for solid fuels continued to fall, and much more so for lignite (-5. 5%) than for coal (-0. 8%). Overall, internal deliveries of coal within the European Union fell by a further 20. 6 million tonnes in 1994 compared with 1993. This figure is even more striking when it is considered that deliveries had already fallen significantly in 1993 and 1992. This reduction was mainly due to a levelling-off of demand from all sectors. The main reductions concerned deliveries to the power-generating sector. The Member States registering the largest drops were the United Kingdom (-15. 7 million tonnes) and France (-5. 5 million tonnes). Internal deliveries in the other countries stabilized or even rose slightly. The 1994 figure of 258. 2 million tonnes is the lowest tonnage ever recorded in the European Union. After the upswing in 1995 the downward trend is set to continue for some years to come. Deliveries are falling in all sectors. The main reductions concern deliveries to public- sector power stations (-13. 9 million tonnes) and coking plants (-2. 4 million tonnes). The United Kingdom has recorded a particularly large fall (-15. 7 million tonnes). It should be noted that the biggest falls are occurring in the European Union's main coal producing countries, though if the United Kingdom and France were removed from the calculation the trend for 1994 would probably be upwards (+0. 6 million tonnes). Table 3 Internal deliveries of coal (Million tonnes) 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 variation 1994/93 % variation 1995/94 % 14. 9 10. 1 14. 0 12. 8 13,2 11. 4 11. 1 10. 2 11. 6 11. 6 13. 7 12. 9 +4. 5 + 18. 1 +13. 7 +11. 2 Belgium Denmark Germany Greece Spain France Ireland Italy Luxembourg 80. 3 87. 0 82. 8 75. 2 75. 0 76. 2 1. 4 2. 0 1. 9 2. 3 30. 2 31. 2 32. 9 30. 8 30. 4 31. 9 31. 5 26. 8 2. 4 29. 5 21. 3 1. 5 31. 8 22. 6 3. 2 2. 1 0. 2 3. 1 19. 3 0. 2 3. 4 3. 1 3. 0 2. 6 17. 5 14. 9 14. 4 17. 4 0. 3 0. 3 0. 3 0. 2 Netherlands 14. 9 13. 3 12. 7 13. 5 13. 9 14. 1 Portugal United Kingdom 5. 0 4. 4 4. 5 4. 8 5. 1 6. 0 107. 9 112. 4 102. 7 85. 7 70. 0 75. 2 Eur. Union 300. 5 331. 6 314. 8 278. 8 258. 2 274. 2 -7. 4 +6. 2 Source: Eurostat -0. 3 +4. 3 -4. 2 -20. 5 -3. 2 -3. 4 0. 0 +3. 0 +6. 3 -18. 3 +1. 6 -37. 5 +7. 8 +6. 1 -13. 3 +20. 8 -33. 3 +1. 4 + 17. 6 +7. 4 Coal imports from third countries rose slightly by 1. 3 million tonnes in 1994 to a level of 118. 1 million tonnes. This is attributable to a rise in consumption in certain sectors, notably steel, though most of the Community's coal producers were too uncompetitive to benefit from it. Table 4 Imports of coal from third countries (Million tonnes) 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 variation 1994/93 % variation 1995/94 % Belgium Denmark Germany Greece Spain France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Portugal 13. 2 9. 7 8. 6 1. 4 9. 8 13. 3 12. 6 13. 7 1. 4 13. 1 11. 8 14. 2 2. 1 12. 0 13. 7 17. 3 20. 2 21. 4 2. 6 2. 7 2. 7 11. 4 10. 3 12. 6 1. 3 12. 3 13. 9 2. 7 19. 5 19. 2 17. 6 14. 3 0. 2 0. 2 0. 3 0. 2 16. 5 15. 2 14. 7 14. 9 4. 5 4. 1 4. 4 4. 8 United Kingdom 12. 7 19. 1 19. 8 18. 1 13. 5 10. 0 13. 9 1. 4 12. 2 12. 0 2. 2 15. 4 0. 2 16. 0 5. 3 16. 0 13. 6 12. 8 15. 0 1. 3 12. 4 9. 8 2. 5 18. 8 0. 1 17. 1 5. 9 14. 9 Eur. Union 115. 9 133. 6 135. 9 116. 8 118. 1 124. 3 Source: Eurostat 18. 4 -2. 9 10. 3 7. 7 -0. 8 -13. 7 -18. 5 7. 7 0. 0 7. 4 10. 4 -11. 6 1. 1 0. 7 28. 0 7. 9 -7. 1 1. 6 -18. 3 13. 6 22. 1 -50. 0 6. 9 11. 3 -6. 9 5. 2 Table 5 Intra-Community Trade in Coal (exports^) (*000 t) Year Belgium Germany Spain France Netherlands United Kingdom Others Total 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 668 606 622 620 924 793 4 906 3 188 1 510 915 1 121 1 203 2 0 0 0 0 0 460 490 444 426 397 292 2 335 2 363 2 029 2 243 2 612 2 823 1 559 1 520 840 946 961 630 37 9 967 51 8 218 54 5 499 28 5 178 27 6 042 10 5 751 Source: Eurostat and market report Trade in coal within the European Union, including internal movements of coal of third-country origin in free circulation, rose by 0. 9 million tonnes in 1994. This trend is attributable essentially to the rise in imports (see above). 2. 4. Financial situation of European Union coal producers For the European Union as a whole, the average cost of production rose from ECU 114/tce in 1993 to ECU 119/tce in 1994, i. e. an increase of 5%. In fact, the increases recorded in France and Germany largely offset the reductions in cost observed in other producer countries. It should be mentioned that production costs in the United Kingdom fell appreciably in 1994. Table 6 Financial situation of the coal industry Production costs (1) ECU/tce 1991 1992 1993 1994 Returns ECU/tce Difference ECU/tce 1994/ 1993 % 1991 1992 1993 1994 1994/ 1993 % 1991 1992 1993 1994 Germany 138 143 151 154 + 2% 126 131 136 138 + 2% -12 -12 -15 - 16 Spain France 154 147 131 127 - 3% 109 109 91 100 110 125 + 13 % Portugal 103 121 112 107 - 4% United Kingdom 74 71 62 52 - 17 % 60 72 73 56 78 71 97 62 72 60 98 55 69 + 1 % -45 -39 -34 -29 - 11 % -32 -45 -49 -70 - 4% -31 -43 -40 -38 51 - 14 % -0 -0 -2 - 1 EU average 109 112 114 119 + 5% 97 101 99 101 + 2 % -12 -12 -15 -18 (1) Overall costs, including capital and depreciation costs Returns rose by 2% throughout the Union in 1994. Given the smaller increase in average returns in relation to production costs, which rose by 5%, it can be stated that the situation of the coal industry deteriorated in 1994. Mention should be made of the considerable differences in returns between the different producer countries. To a great extent these are due to indirect consumption-aid mechanisms in certain countries. In accordance with Articles 2(9) and 9(7) of the Decision, these mechanisms must be abolished by 31 December 1996. A considerable proportion of mines in the European Union showed (often appreciable) improvements in productivity, due largely to the restructuring and rationalization of the industry. The least productive pits are the first to be closed, and when the decision to close a pit in the relatively near future is taken, underground preparation work is reduced to a strict minimum, releasing workers for production or reducing the number of underground workers. Productivity increases in both cases. Table 7 Underground Output per Man/hour (kg) 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Germany Spain France United Kingdom 673 341 634 704 681 315 727 801 European Union 628 665 Source: Eurostat 698 328 743 919 703 1994/93 % 0. 1 4. 7 -20. 8 31. 1 706 402 824 707 421 653 1. 416 1. 857 743 773 4. 0 3. Financial aid scheduled for the coal industry This report covers the measures set out in Article 1 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC, viz: any direct or indirect measure or support by public authorities linked to production, marketing and external trade which, even if it is not a burden on public budgets, gives an economic advantage to coal undertakings by reducing the costs which they would normally have to bear; the allocation, for the direct or indirect benefit of the coal industry, of the charges rendered compulsory as a result of State intervention, without any distinction being drawn between aid granted by the State and aid granted by public or private bodies appointed by the State to administer such aid; aid elements contained in financing measures taken by Member States in respect of coal undertakings which are not regarded as risk capital provided to a company under standard market-economy practice. While the reports drafted within the framework of Decision No 2064/86/ECSC distinguished between aid linked to current production and aid not linked to current production, the present report introduces the more precise classification of aid set out in Articles 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC - in other words, it distinguishes between operating aid, aid for the reduction of activity, aid to cover exceptional costs, aid for research and development and aid for environmental protection. A breakdown of the overall amount of aid granted by the Member States among these different categories of aid also gives a fairly clear idea of the coal policy being pursued at national level and of the progress being made in the modernization, rationalization and restructuring process. Table 8 Breakdown of aid Decision No 2064/86/ECSC Decision No 3632/93/ECSC 1990 ECU million 1991 1992 1993 1994 4 576. 5 200. 6 4 502. 7 247. 5 4 497. 7 246. 7 4 462,6 256. 3 4 845. 8* ** 181. 4 499. 2 0 166. 2 792. 2 4. 6 0. 0 0. 0 103. 5 667. 4 267. 0 165. 3 783. 2 4. 5 0. 0 0. 0 13. 7 463. 3 108. 9 186. 9 774. 6 5. 8 0. 0 0. 0 13. 1 373. 3 0 190. 2 818. 1 6. 4 1. 0 1. 9 12. 4 730. 8 145. 3 298. 0 614. 8 1. 8 3. 6 20,1 870. 0 5 327. 1 1 096. 3 5 401. 1 1 3126 5 194. 6 1 145. 0 5 034. 4 1 087. 8 5 896,5 1 815. 1 Germany - linked to current production* - not linked to current production ** Spain - linked to current production* - not linked to current production ** France - linked to current production * - not linked to current production ** Portugal - linked to current production* - not linked to current production ** United Kingdom - linked to current production* - not linked to current production ** E. U. TOTAL - linked to current production* - not linked lo current production** *. **. * * *• aid granted under Articles 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Decision No 2064/86/ECSC and under Articles 3 and 4 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC inherited liabilities under Decision No 2064/86/ECSC and aid granted under Articles 5, 6 and 7 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC no account taken of the activation of DM 5 350 million (ECU 2 779 million) from a credit line to cover compensation fund debts in the context of the German Law of 19 July 1994 guaranteeing Coal Supplies for Power Stations 10 Compared with 1993 there is above all a clear increase in aid linked to production, except in Portugal, where extraction activity ceased completely at the end of 1994. The detailed situation in each Member State is as follows: 3. 1 Germany In 1993 the Commission authorized a total of DM 8 639 700 000 (ECU 4 462 600 000) In 1994 it authorized operating aid of financial aid relating to current production. (Article 3 totalling DM 14 677 700 000 (ECU 7 624 800 000), i. e. an increase of 71%. The two biggest items within this total were: of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC) a financial measure worth DM 5 800 million in connection with the Third Electricity-from-Coal Law to cover the amounts agreed between coal and electricity producers under the Jahrhundertvertrag; activation of DM 5 350 million, out of a credit line totalling DM 6 000 million, in the context of the German Law of 19 July 1994 guaranteeing Coal Supplies for Power Stations and amending the Third German Electricity-from-Coal Law. 16 This credit line is intended to cover the deficit in the compensation fund existing at 31 December 1993. It thus represents a clearing of the debts accumulated by the fund in previous years. Even disregarding the activation of the credit line, it must be stressed that the aid situation has not got any better, despite an appreciable fallback in production. In Decision 94/1070/ECSC of 13 December 1994 on German aid to the coal industry for 199417 the Commission reiterated the need for measures to be taken in accordance with Article 9(7) of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC to bring the rules on aid for coal intended for electricity production into line with the provisions of the new framework Decision. In this context, the German Constitutional Court, in a decision reached at the end of 1994, declared the levy known as the Kohlepfennig to be anti-constitutional and prohibited it as from 31 December 1995. The Court reached its judgment on the following grounds. By choosing to raise finances through a special contribution, the legislator had departed from three fundamental principles of financial organization. In making these fiscal rules, he had assumed legislative powers beyond the scope of financial organization; in view of the non-budgetary nature of the proceeds of the special contribution, he had called into question the budgetary powers of the Parliament; he had undermined the principle of equality in taxation by shifting the charge to the taxpayer from the common fiscal charge to a special charge. 16 17 BGBlof 28. 7. 1994, p. 1618. OJL 385, 31. 12. 1994, p. 18. 11 The Constitutional Court considered a special contribution of this type to be permissible only if strict constitutional conditions are observed. Further, it may be collected only from a category which has a particular interest in what is to be financed and which, ipso facto, has an inherent responsibility in terms of financing. Where financing is not the specific responsibility of a particular category it must be borne by the collectivity, i. e. through tax proceeds. The German authorities have since adopted a new law on aid for coal intended for electricity production. This Law includes aid in the budget and abolishes the Kohlepfennig. With regard to aid for the sale of coal and coke to the Community steel industry, the amounts authorized for 1994 in Decisions 94/1070/ECSC18 and 95/499/ECSC19 show relative stability compared with the previous year (a total of DM 3 232 million compared with 3 248 million for 1993). The remaining operating aid authorized in 1994 was: to maintain aid totalling DM110 million (Bergmannsprämie)\ aid totalling DM 127. 8 million for compensation between coalfields; aid totalling DM 57. 9 million for compensation for coal with a low volatile matter content. the underground workforce Being degressive, all three measures comply with the objectives and criteria set out in Article 2 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC. By Decision 94/573/ECSC of 1 June 199420 the Commission also authorized, under Article 5 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC, aid totalling DM 179. 1 million to RuhrKohle AG and aid totalling DM 170. 1 million to the companies Ruhrkohle AG, Saarbergwerke AG, Gewerkschaft Auguste Viktoria, Sophia Jacoba GmbH and Preussag, to cover exceptional costs. These included: social welfare benefits resulting from workers taking early retirement; supply of free coal to workers who lost their jobs as a result of restructuring; exceptional expenditure on workers who restructuring; exceptional intrinsic depreciation resulting from restructuring; backfilling of pits; the costs of pumping out pits closed down since 1967. lost their jobs as a result of 18 19 20 OJL 385, 31. 12. 1994, p. 18. OJL 287, 30. 11. 1995, p. 53. OJ L 220, 25. 8. 1994, p. 10. 12 3. 2 Spain The operating aid and aid for the reduction of activity authorized by the Commission in respect of 1994 totalled Pta 39 581 million (ECU 249 million) and Pta 76 561 million (ECU 481. 8 million) respectively, i. e. Pta 116 142 million in all, compared with financial measures relating to current production totalling Pta 55 657 million in respect of 1993. In Decision 94/1072/ECSC of 13 December 1994 authorizing the granting by Spain of aid to the coal industry in respect of 1994,21 the Commission assessed this aid in the context of the modernization, rationalization, restructuring and activity-reduction plan for the coal industry covering the period from 1 January 1994 to 31 December 1997, which Spain notified to the Commission by letter of 30 May 1994 and amended by letter of 7 November 1994. The plan is designed to make the coal industry more competitive and thereby lead to the degression of aids. It lays down restructuring, rationalization and modernization measures which coal undertakings must implement to reduce their production costs over the period 1994-97 in order to receive the operating aid provided for in Article 3 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC. Undertakings which are unable to reduce their production costs or which, despite reducing them, are still far from achieving economic viability, must be included in an activity- reduction plan as provided for in Article 4 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC. For undertakings receiving operating aid within the meaning of Article 3 of the Decision, Spain has introduced the objective of a 2% annual reduction in production costs at constant prices over the period 1994-97. Aid to these undertakings is financed, as in Germany, through a levy on electricity billing. Undertakings or production units receiving aid for the reduction of activity by virtue of Article 4, viz. the Hunosa, Minas de Figaredo SA and Mina de la Camocha companies, will be required gradually to reduce their production capacity through partial or total closure. The aid granted to these companies is financed through the State budgets. OJL 385, 31. 12. 1994. p. 31. 13 In assessing the plan put forward by the Spanish Government, the Commission noted that HI view of the unfavourable geological conditions of Spain's coalfields, which limit die possibility of modernization and rationalization, aid can be significantly reduced only through restructuring, or through the progressive and continuous reduction in mining activity by the undertakings in question, The Commission also reiterated the need for measures to be taken in accordance with Article 9(7) to bring the aid schemes into line with the provisions of the Decision. Subsequently, the Commission also took note of Spain's undertaking to bring the aid schemes in force during the transitional period provided for in Article 2(2) into line with the provisions laid down in that Article. In the same Decision the Commission authorized aid to cover exceptional charges (Article 5), viz: aid of Pta 14 715 million to cover exceptional welfare costs paid to workers who lost their jobs as a result of the measures to modernize, rationalize, restructure and reduce the activity of the Spanish coal industry; aid of Pta 8 374 million to cover the technical costs of closing down mining installations. The Commission underlines that this financial aid was made necessary by the process of modernizing, rationalizing and restructuring the Spanish coal industry and must therefore be considered to be related not to current production but to inherited liabilities. In Decision 96/591/ECSC of 30 April 199622 the Commission also authorized supplementary financial aid by Spain to the coal industry in respect of 1994. This aid, totalling Pta 10 362 million, was authorized in the light of the second indent of Article 3(1) of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC, which lays down that the aid actually paid must be subject to annual correction, based on actual costs and revenue. OJL 259, 12. 10. 1996, p. 14. 14 33 France In 1993 the amount of direct financial aid authorized by the Commission - representing all aid relating to current production - was FF 1 262 million (ECU 190. 2 million), i. e. FF 147. 15 (ECU 22. 18) per tonne. For 1994 the Commission authorized aid of FF 1 962 million (ECU 298 million) to cover operating losses. While aid relating to current production has clearly increased, on account of higher production costs resulting, in particular, from geological difficulties, it should be stressed that the authorization in respect of 1994 was given under Article 4 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC, since this aid goes towards the activity-reduction plan of the Charbonnages de France company, which is due to cease all mining by 2005. France notified the Commission on 9 December 1994 of the broad outlines of its plan to reduce activity in its coal industry. In Decision 95/465/ECSC of 19 July 1995 authorizing France to grant aid to the coal industry for 199423 the Commission examined France's financial aid in the context of this activity-reduction plan. It noted that, aware of the economic and social impact of implementing Decision No 3632/93/ECSC, the French authorities embarked on a wide general debate with all sides involved in the coalmining sector. This consultation process resulted in the drawing up and signing of a national pact for coal between Charbonnages de France and the trade union organizations. The Commission recognizes that if this plan provides for the complete cessation of coalmining only by 2005 it is because the acute nature of the social and regional problems did not allow the French authorities to hold to the deadline of 2002 set in Decision No 3632/93/ECSC. The main thing, however, is that the French authorities have realized there is no prospect of the French coal industry becoming competitive in the middle or long term and have begun resolutely on the programme of activity reduction and closure. In addition to the aid for the reduction of activity, the Commission also authorized aid totalling FF 4 032 million to cover exceptional charges under Article 5 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC and aid totalling FF 15 million for research and development under Article 6 of the Decision. The aid to cover exceptional costs (inherited liabilities) covers costs which are explicitly mentioned in the Annex to Decision No 3632/93/ECSC, viz: FF 636 million towards the costs of paying social welfare benefits resulting from the pensioning off of workers before they reach the statutory retirement age; 23 OJL 267, 9. 11. 1995, p. 46. 15 FF 252 million as exceptional expenditure on workers who lose their jobs as a result of restructuring and rationalization; FF 64 million as payment towards residual costs resulting from administrative, legal or tax provisions; FF 147 million towards additional work resulting from restructuring; FF 22 million towards mining damage caused by pits previously in service; FF 44 million towards exceptional intrinsic depreciation resulting from the restructuring of the industry; FF 2 867 million towards the increase in the contributions, outside the statutory system, to cover social security costs as a result of the drop, following restructuring, in the number of contributors. The aid for research and development concerns the improvement of mining technology, the improvement of safety and working conditions, the extension of remote monitoring and, where the utilization of coal is concerned, such aspects as the upgrading of ash, the analysis of gaseous pollutants and the development of fluidized bed combustion. 3. 4 Portugal In 1993 the Commission authorized aid linked to current production (direct support) totalling ESC 1 202. 8 million (ECU 6. 4 million), i. e. ESC 6 106 (ECU 32. 49) per tonne. For 1994, aid to cover operating losses fell to ESC 358. 7 million (ECU 1. 8 million), taking the form of aid for the reduction of activity under Article 4 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC. By letter of 5 August 1994, in accordance with Article 8 of the Decision, Portugal submitted to the Commission a plan to reduce the activity of its coal industry. By Decision 94/994/ECSC of 3 November 1994 authorizing the granting of aid by Portugal to the coal industry in 199424 the Commission delivered a favourable opinion on the plan and authorized the financial measures notified by the Portuguese authorities. The Commission noted that, according to the information forwarded by those authorities, coal extraction would cease definitively by the beginning of 1995. The Portuguese authorities have since confirmed that the last mine did indeed close on 31 December 1994. By enabling the closure process to be staggered, the aid to cover operating losses for 1994 helped resolve the social and regional problems linked to the reduction of the production units' activity, in accordance with Article 2 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC. The second financial measure notified by the Portuguese authorities in respect of 1994 was aid to cover exceptional social costs, totalling ESC 700 million (ECU 3. 6 million), intended to provide partial cover for the compensation to be paid to some 450 employees of the Carbonifera do Douro company who were to lose their jobs by 31 December 1994 as a result of the closure plan. In its authorizing decision, the Commission underlined that this aid was not connected to current production and must be regarded as covering inherited liabilities. As from 1995, Portugal must no longer grant aid connected to production and must confine its support to covering exceptional costs resulting from the cessation of coal mining. 24 OJL 379, 31. 12. 1994, p. 3. 16 3. 5 United Kingdom During 1994, the amount of aid linked to current production and actually paid was very small, totalling £15. 6 million compared with the £118. 8 million initially authorized by the Commission in Decisions 94/574/ECSC25 and 94/999/ECSC. 26 The outstanding feature of 1994 was the volume of aid authorized under Article 5 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC to cover exceptional costs, viz. the costs resulting from the modernization, rationalization and restructuring of the United Kingdom's coal industry, a process which accelerated considerably in 1994 in the context of privatization. This aid totalled £675 million (ECU 870 million), compared with the £9. 6 million (ECU 12. 4 million) authorized under the heading of inherited liabilities in 1993. By letter of 30 March 1994, in accordance with Article 8 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC, the United Kingdom Government submitted to the Commission a plan to modernize, rationalize and restructure its coal industry. In Decision 94/574/ECSC of 1 June 199427 the Commission examined the contents of the plan and re-authorized the operating aids referred to above. The Commission noted that the aim of the United Kingdom plan was to make coal produced in the United Kingdom fully competitive with imported coal and to abolish all aid. This meets the objective of the first indent of Article 2(1) of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC, namely, in the light of coal prices on international markets, to make further progress towards economic viability with the aim of achieving degression of aids. This degression is genuine, since, as the Commission underlines, the operating aid provided under the plan is of a temporary nature and is limited to the period leading up to the privatization of the British Coal Corporation, its aim being to render the production units competitive with imported coal. The aid of £675 million to cover exceptional costs, authorized by the Commission in Decision 94/995/ECSC of 3 November 1994,28 was granted because the United Kingdom Government has been forced, prior to the privatization of the British Coal Corporation, to assume responsibility for the obligations resulting from the process of modernization, rationalization and restructuring of the coal industry which cannot be considered to be related to current production, the aim being to prevent operations with a prospect of economic viability being burdened with inherited liabilities, especially those resulting from the sheer size of the British Coal Corporation. It must also be emphasized that the process of restructuring was unavoidable and that even without privatization, measures such as those covered by this aid authorization would have been indispensable; furthermore, these financial measures involve no direct or indirect aid to the new undertakings emerging from privatization. For the most part (£635 million) they cover exceptional social welfare payments to compensate workers who have lost their jobs or been transferred following restructuring measures and, to a lesser extent (£40 million) liabilities for environmental damage (subsidence, etc. ) caused by underground production activities before privatization of the British Coal Corporation. OJ L 220, 25. 8. 1994, p. 12. OJL 382, 31. 12. 1994, p. 1. OJL 220, 25. 8. 1994, p. 12. OJ L 379, 31. 12. 1994, p. 6. 17 4. Conclusions Despite considerable efforts to rationalize and restructure the coal industry, the average cost of production in the Community in 1994 was ECU 119/tce, while the price of imported coal scarcely exceeded ECU l43/tce. What is particularly worrying is that not only have costs resumed an upward trend since the beginning of the 1990s, but that aid per tonne has risen from ECU 32/t in 1993 to ECU 45/t in 1994, even though Germany's activation of a credit line has been left out of the calculation. Regarding exogenous factors, it must be stressed that in 1994 the price of imported coal reached its lowest level in real terms since the end of the 1970s, due partly to surpluses on the international markets and the arrival on the market of new exporters and partly to the almost constant appreciation of the ECU against the US dollar during that period. Even if prices have recovered somewhat since then, there are very few options for coal policy in the Member States. Choices are ultimately guided by geological conditions and by social and regional considerations. Firstly there are States where, for various reasons, "national" coal plays only a minor part in the energy balance and where geological conditions - generally in small coalfields - rule out any chance of improving productivity. These States opt for closure. This was the course taken by France and Portugal; the latter country has already completed its closure plan, while the French plan is staggered up to the beginning of the next century. This is a repeat of the way coal production ceased in the Netherlands and Belgium. Then there are the States with sizeable coal reserves, tfiough often in difficult geological conditions, where "national" coal has traditionally occupied an important place and where employment in coalmining has remained relatively high so as to ensure a smooth reconversion for the industrial areas concerned. These States, such as Germany and Spain, while encouraging their coal industries to cut costs further, have to take account of social and regional problems and set a realistic timetable for reducing aid and production capacity. Lastly, there is the case of the United Kingdom, where a draconian restructuring programme and concentration exclusively on profitable deposits have resulted in production costs almost as low as those charged on the world market. It is somewhat paradoxical, though, to note that British mines whose production costs were lower than those in other Member States and which were only slightly subsidized have had to be closed for lack of a market while high-cost mines are still being worked elsewhere in Europe - a situation which has helped push up the amount of aid per tonne in the Community very considerably. To sum up, while Decision No 2064/86/ECSC has indisputably given rise to far-reaching restructuring in the coal sector, there is no denying that the survival of a large part of the European coal industry will remain dependent on the granting of large amounts of aid. It the new Decision No 3632/93/ECSC will actually set the least loss-making part of the EU coal industry on the road to economic viability or merely assist the further decline of a large part of that industry. to tell whether the tighter framework of is too soon 18 ISSN 1024-4492 KOM(96) 575 lopullinen ASIAKIRJAT FI 12 01 Luettelonumero : CB-CO-96-576-FI-C ISBN 92-78- 11507-X Euroopan yhteisöjen virallisten julkaisujen toimisto L-2985 Luxemburg


title: Resolution on the detention of Mr Wang Dan and the human rights situation in the People's Republic of China

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China
dissidence
opposition
political prisoner
protection of freedoms


title: Resolution on the Middle East peace process

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Israel
Palestine question
peacekeeping


title: Propuesta de REGLAMENTO (CE) DEL CONSEJO por el que se establece la suspensión, temporal, total o parcial de los derechos autónomos del Arancel Aduanero Común para determinados productos de la pesca (1997)

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CCT duties
fishery product
suspension of customs duties

text: COMISIÓN DE LAS COMUNIDADES EUROPEAS Bruselas, 14. 11. 1996 COM(96)577 final Propuesta de REGLAMENTO (CE) DEL CONSEJO por el que se establece la suspensión temporal, total o parcial de los derechos autónomos del Arancel Aduanero Común para determinados productos de la pesca (1997) (presentada por la Comisión) EXPOSICIÓN DE MOTIVOS 1. Durante el tercer trimestre de este año, la Comisión, asistida por el grupo "Economía Arancelaria", procedió a un examen de todas las solicitudes de suspensión temporal de los derechos autónomos del Arancel Aduanero Común que le han sido presentadas por los Estados miembros, incluidas las demandas de renovación de las suspensiones actualmente en vigor. 2. La propuesta adjunta se refiere a cierto número de productos de la pesca. Para los productos industriales, las propuestas de Reglamentos por las que se establece la suspensión temporal de los derechos autónomos del Arancel Aduanero Común están también en preparación. 3. Las solicitudes de suspensiones relativas a los productos anteriormente mencionados se examinaron de acuerdo con los criterios recogidos en la comunicación de la Comisión al Consejo y a los Estados miembros en materia de suspensiones arancelarias autónomas (véase DO n° C 235 del 13. 9. 89, p 2). Tras este examen, la Comisión considera que está justificada la suspensión de los derechos para los productos que figuran en el anexo del propuesta de Reglamento adjunto. 4. Como se desprende del artículo 1 del propuesta de Reglamento antes citado, la duración de la medida propuesta se fija en 12 meses. ¿ Propuesta de REGLAMENTO (CE) N° de / 96 DEL CONSEJO 1996 por el que se establece la suspensión temporal, total o parcial de los derechos autónomos del arancel aduanero común para determinados productos de la pesca (1997) EL CONSEJO DE LA UNIÓN EUROPEA, Visto el Tratado constitutivo de la Comunidad Europea y, en particular, su artículo 28, Vista la propuesta de la Comisión, Considerando que para el abastecimiento de determinados productos de la pesca la Comunidad depende actualmente de importaciones procedentes de terceros países; que redunda en interés de la Comunidad suspender completa o parcialmente los derechos de aduana aplicables a los productos en cuestión; que, para no cuestionar las perspectivas de desarrollo de la producción en la Comunidad de productos competidores y garantizar al mismo tiempo el abastecimiento satisfactorio de las industrias usuarias, es conveniente adoptar estas medidas de suspensión solamente durante el período comprendido entre el 1 de enero y el 31 de diciembre de 1997; Considerando que incumbe a la Comunidad decidir la suspensión de estos derechos autónomos, HA ADOPTADO EL PRESENTE REGLAMENTO: Artículo 1 1. Desde el 1 de enero hasta el 31 de diciembre de 1997, los derechos autónomos del Arancel Aduanero Común aplicables a los productos que figuran en el Anexo quedarán suspendidos al nivel indicado frente a cada uno ellos. 2. Las inportaciones de los productos en cuestión sólo se beneficiarán de las suspensiones citadas en el apartado 1 a condición de que el precio franco frontera, establecido por los Estados miembros de acuerdo con el artículo 22 del Reglamento (CEE) n° 3759/92 del Consejo, de 17 de diciembre de 1992, por el que se establece la organización común de mercados en el sector de los productos de la pesca y de la acuicultura ('), sea al menos igual al precio de referencia que la Comunidad haya fijado o fije para los productos o las categorías de productos en cuestión. El presente Reglamento entrará vigor el 1 de enero de 1997. Artículo 2 El presente Reglamento será obligatorio en todos sus elementos y directamente aplicable en cada Estado miembro. Hecho en , el de 1996. Por el Consejo El Presidente (l) DO n°L 388 de 31. 12. 1992, p 1. Reglamento cuya última modificación la constituye el Reglamento (CEE) n°1891/93 de 12. 7. 1993 (DO n° L 172 de 15. 7. 1993, p i). ó ICódigo de la nomenclatura combinada & Taric 0001 0302 65 20 0303 75 20 ex0304 10 98 60 ex0304 90 97 31 ANEXO Designación de la mercancía Derechos autónomo:; (%) Mielgas {Squalus acanthias), frescas, refrigeradas o congeladas 0002 ex0302 69 99 30 ex0303 79 96 30 Esturiones, frescos, refrigerados o congelados, destinados a la transformación (a) (b) 0003 ex0302 69 99 40 0004 ex0302 69 99 50 ex0303 79 96 40 Lompas refigerado, destinadas a la transformación (a) (Cyclopterus lumpus) con sus huevas, en estado fresco o Lutianidos destinados a la transformación purpvreus), (Lutjanus frescos, refrigerados o congelados, (a) (c) 0005 ex0302 70 00 11 ex0302 70 00 91 Huevas de pescados, frescas o refrigeradas 8. 5 8. 5 0006 ex0303 10 00 10 0008 ex0304 20 55 34 ex0304 20 58 44 ex0304 90 47 30 Salmones del Pacífico destinados a las industrias transformadoras para la fabricación de «pâté» o de pasta para untar (a) congelados y descabezados, (Oncorhynchus spp. ) Filetes y carne de merluza del género Merlvccius, las especies Merluccius Merluccius destinados a la transformación merluccius, Merluccius (a) (b) hubbsi, en forma de planchas industriales, congelados, con exclusión de bilinearis y 0009 ex0304 20 85 10 ex0304 90 61 10 Filetes y carne de abadejo de Alaska (T h e r a g ra chalcogramma), forma de planchas industriales, congelados, destinados a la transformación (a) (b) en 0010 ex0305 20 00 11 ex0305 20 00 19 Huevas de pescado saladas o en salmuera 0011 ex0306 19 90 10 ex0306 29 90 10 «Krill» destinado a la transformación (a) 0022 exl604 11 00 20 exl604 20 10 20 Salmones del Pacífico de transformación para la fabricación de «pâté» o de pasta para untar (a) [Oncorhynchus destinados a la industria spp. ), 0023 exl604 30 90 10 Huevas de pescados, lavadas, limpiadas de las partículas de visceras adheridas y simplemente saladas o en salmuera, destinadas a la transformación (a) 0024 exl605 10 00 11 exl605 10 00 19 Cangrejos de mar de las especies «King» {Paralithodes «Hanasaki» [Paralithodes «Queen» y «Snow» «Rough stone» [Neolithodes serrata), [Scylla agua y pelados, incluso congelados, en envases inmediatos con un contenido neto de 2 kg o más antárctica, simplemente cocidos en «Kegani» [Erimacrus «Red» (Geryon «Blue» [Portunus asperrimus), brevipes), (Chionoecetes quinqvedens), Lithodes spp. ), spp. ), camchaticus), isenbecki), «Mud» (a) (b) El control de la utilización para este destino específico se lleva a cabo mediante la aplicación de las disposiciones comunitarias dictadas a este respecto. Se admite la suspensión para los pescados que se destinen a ser sometidos a cualquier operación, con exclusión de los que se destinen a ser sometidos exclusivamente a una o más de las siguientes operaciones : - limpiado, eviscerado, descolado, descabezado; - cortado, con exclusión del fileteado o del cortado de bloques congelados; - preparación de muestras, selección; - etiquetado; - envasado; - refrigeración; - congelación; - ultracongelación; * L i - descongelación, separación. No se admite la suspensión para los productos destinados a ser sometidos además a tratamientos (u operaciones) que concedan el beneficio de la suspensión, cuando se lleven a cabo estos tratamientos (u operaciones) en fase de venta al por menor o de restauración. La suspensión de los derechos de aduana se aplica únicamente a los pescados que se destinen al consumo humano. No obstante, no se admite la suspensión cuando el tratamiento sea realizado por empresas de venta al por menor o de restauración. (c) J" FICHA DE FINANCIACIÓN 1. Línea presupuestaria afectada: Capítulo 12 artículo 120 2. Título de la acción: Propuesta de Reglamento del Consejo por el que se establece la suspensión temporal, total o parcial de los derechos autónomos del Arancel Aduanero Común para determinados productos de la pesca (1997). 3. Fundamento jurídico: Artículo 28 del Tratado CE. 4. Objetivo de la acción: Suspensión de los derechos del A. A. C. para los productos mencionados. 5. Medidas de prevención y de protección: El control del destino especial de determinados productos contemplados por este Reglamento del Consejo se hará de conformidad con los artículos 291 a 304 del Reglamento de la Comisión (CEE) n°2454/93, por el que se fijan las disposiciones de aplicación del Código Aduanero Comunitario. 6. Coste de la acción: En relación con el año anterior (para el cual el coste de la acción global se estimó en 39 000 000 ECU), se propone: - suprimir dos productos de la lista de las suspensiones (CN 03038000 y 16053030) puesto que los derechos de aduana para estos productos se suspendieron definitivamente de conformidad con las negociaciones del artículo XXIV. 6 del GATT. - modificar el tipo de derecho para los "filetes y carnes de merluza", que pasa del 10 al 8,5%. Es difícil realizar la evaluación provisional del coste debido a la falta de estadísticas comunitarias recientes y a la llegada de tres nuevos Estados miembros para los que no se dispone actualmente de información económica concreta. las últimas estadísticas EUROSTAT conocidas (1994) No obstante, el presente cálculo, que tiene en cuenta: - - el período de validez del presente Reglamento (1. 1. 97/31. 12. 97), - la presencia de tres nuevos Estados miembros, cuya incidencia se ha calculado en aproximadamente el 15%, lleva a un aumento de 880 000 ECU, que corresponden a los productos suprimidos de la lista, y a una pérdida de 445 000 ECU, que corresponden a la disminución del 1,5% del tipo de derecho para los "filetes y carnes de merluza". Por lo tanto a una pérdida de ingresos de 435 000 ECU ecus. Coste provisional de la acción actual (1. 1. 97/31. 12. 97) La pérdida de ingresos de la acción propuesta es de 38 565 000 ECU, una disminución de 435 000 ECU en relación con la pérdida de derechos de 39 000 000 ECU previstos en la acción anterior (1. 1. 96/31. 12. 96). OBSERVACIÓN: El aumento, que corresponde a la supresión de los dos productos citados anteriormente, sólo existe para esta acción puesto que los derechos de aduana siempre se suspenden de conformidad con otra acción. Desde un punto de vista global, el conjunto de modificaciones del Reglamento actual corresponde a una pérdida de ingresos de 445 000 ECU. ISSN 0257-9545 COM(96) 577 final DOCUMENTOS ES 02 03 01 N° de catálogo : CB-CO-96-577-ES-C ISBN 92-78-11509-6 Oficina de Publicaciones Oficiales de las Comunidades Europeas L-2985 Luxemburgo ~T


title: VERORDNUNG (EG) Nr. 2191/96 DER KOMMISSION vom 14. November 1996 zur Festsetzung der Ausfuhrerstattungen für Getreide, Mehle, Grobgrieß und Feingrieß von Weizen oder Roggen

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cereal product
cereals
export refund


title: Voorstel voor een VERORDENING (EG) VAN DE RAAD houdende tijdelijke, gehele of gedeeltelijke schorsing van de autonome rechten van het gemeenschappelijk douanetarief voor bepaalde visserijprodukten (1997)

text: COMMISSE VAN DE EUROPESE GEMEENSCHAPPEN Brussel, 14. 11. 1996 COM(%)577 def. Voorstel voor een VERORDENING (EG) VAN DE RAAD houdende tijdelijke, gehele of gedeeltelijke schorsing van de autonome rechten van het gemeenschappelijk douanetarief voor bepaalde visserijprodukten ( 1997) (door de Commissie ingediend) TOELICHTING 1. 2. 3. In het derde kwartaal van dit jaar heeft de Commissie, bijgestaan door de Groep "Tariefvraagstukken van Economische Aard", de aanvragen onderzocht voor een tijdelijke schorsing van de autonome rechten van het gemeenschappelijk douanetarief die de Lid-Staten hebben ingediend, alsmede enkele aanvragen tot verlenging van de bestaande schorsingen Bijgaand voorstel heeft betrekking op enkele visserijprodukten. Voorstellen voor verordeningen tot tijdelijke schorsing van de autonome rechten van het gemeenschappelijke douanetarief voor industrieprodukten zijn eveneens in voorbereiding. De schorsingsaanvragen betreffende bovengenoemde produkten zijn onderzocht aan de hand van de criteria die zijn uiteengezet in de Mededeling van de Commissie aan de Raad en de Lid-Staten inzake Autonome Schorsingen van Rechten (PB nr. C 235 van 13. 9. 89, blz. 2). Bij dit onderzoek is de Commissie tot de conclusie gekomen dat een schorsing van rechten verantwoord is voor de in de bijlage bij bijgaande voorstel-verordening vermelde produkten. 4. Zoals uit artikel 1 van voornoemde voorstel-verordening blijkt is de duur van de voorgestelde maatregel twaalf maanden. Z Voorstel voor een VERORDENING (EG) nr. 196 VAN DE RAAD van 1996 houdende tijdelijke, gehele of gedeeltelijke schorsing van de autonome rechten van het gemeenschappelijk douanetarief voor bepaalde visserijprodukten (1997) DE RAAD VAN DE EUROPESE UNIE, Gelet op het Verdrag tot instelling van de Europese Gemeenschap, inzonderheid op artikel 28, Gezien het voorstel van de Commissie, Overwegende dat de voorziening van de Gemeenschap in bepaalde visserijprodukten momenteel van de invoer uit derde landen afhangt; dat het in het belang van de Gemeenschap is de douanerechten die op die produkten van toepassing zijn geheel of gedeeltelijk te schorsen; dat, om ervoor te zorgen dat de produktie in de Gemeenschap van concurrerende produkten niet in haar ontwikkeling wordt belemmerd, terwijl de verwerkende industrieën toch van de nodige grondstoffen worden voorzien, het dienstig is dat deze schorsingsmaatregelen slechts voor de periode van 1 januari tot en met 31 december 1997 worden genomen; Overwegende dat het de taak van de Gemeenschap is over de schorsing van deze autonome rechten een besluit te nemen; HEEFT DE VOLGENDE VERORDENING VASTGESTELD: Artikel 1 1. Van 1 januari tot en met 31 december 1997 worden de autonome rechten op de in bijlage vermelde produkten geschorst tot de naast die produkten vermelde percentages. 2. De in lid 1 bedoelde schorsingen zijn slechts op bedoelde produkten van toepassing indien de prijs franco grens Gemeenschap, zoals vastgesteld door de Lid-Staten overeenkomstig artikel 22 van Verordening (EEG) nr. 3759/92 van de Raad van 17 december 1992 houdende een gemeenschappelijke ordening der markten in de sector visserijprodukten en produkten van de acquacultuur ten minste gelijk is aan de door de Gemeenschap vastgestelde of vast te stellen referentieprijs voor de betrokken produkten of produktcategorieën. Deze verordening treedt in werking op 1 januari 1997. Artikel 2 Deze verordening is verbindend in al haar onderdelen en is rechtstreeks toepasselijk in elke Lid-Staat. Gedaan te Brussel, Voor de Raad, De Voorzitter 1 PB nr. L 388 van 31. 12. 1992, blz. 1. Verordening laatstelijk gewijzigd bij Verordening (EEG) nr. 1891/93 van 12. 7. 1993 (PB nr. L 172 van 15. 7. 1993, blz. 1) 3 BIJLAGE Omschrijving Autonoom recht (%) Doornhaai {Squalus acanthias), vers, gekoeld of bevroren 0001 GN-code & Taric- code 0302 65 20 0303 75 20 ex0304 10 98 60 ex0304 90 97 31 0002 ex0302 69 99 30 ex0303 79 96 30 Steur, vers, gekoeld of bevroren, bestemd om te worden verwerkt (a) (b) 0003 ex0302 69 99 40 Snotolf [Cyclopterus te worden verwerkt (a) lumpus), met kuit, vers of gekoeld, bestemd om 0004 ex0302 69 99 50 ex0303 79 96 40 Rode snapper {Lutjanus bestemd om te worden verwerkt purpureus) , vers, gekoeld of bevroren, (a) (c) 0005 ex0302 70 00 11 ex0302 70 00 91 Kuit, vers of gekoeld 0006 ex0303 10 00 10 Pacifische zalm (Oncorhynchus spp. ), bestemd voor de verwerkende industrie voor de vervaardiging van pasta's of smeersels (a) bevroren en ontdaan van de kop, 0008 ex0304 20 55 34 ex0304 20 58 44 ex0304 90 47 30 Filets en vlees van heek van het geslacht "Mer1uccius", met uitzondering van de soorten "Merluccius bilinearis" en "Merluccius blokken, bevroren, bestemd om te worden verwerkt merluccius", hubbsi", in de vorm van industriële (a) (b) "Merluccius 0009 ex0304 20 85 10 ex0304 90 61 10 Filets en vlees van Alaska koolvis (Theragra chalcogramma), vorm van industriële blokken, bevroren, betemd om te worden verwerkt (a) (b) in de 0010 ex0305 20 00 11 ex0305 20 00 19 Kuit, gezouten of gepekeld 0011 ex0306 19 90 10 ex0306 2 9 90 10 Kril, bestemd om te worden verwerkt (a) 0022 exl604 11 00 20 exl604 20 10 20 Pacifische zalm (Oncorhynchus industrie voor de vervaardiging van pasta's of smeersels (a) spp. ), bestemd voor de verwerkende 0023 exl604 30 90 10 Kuit, gewassen, ontdaan van het aanklevende bindweefsel, enkel gezouten of gepekeld, bestemd om te worden verwerkt (a) 1. 5 8. 5 0024 exl605 10 00 11 exl605 10 00 19 brevipes), Krabben van de soorten "King" (Paralithodes (Paralithod. es "Snow" {Chionoecetes stone" (Neolithodes serrata), van de schaal, ook indien bevroren, in verpakkingen met een netto- inhoud per onmiddellijke verpakking van 2 kg of meer camchaticus), isenbecki), "Red" [Geryon quinquedens), "Blue" (Portunus spp. ), enkel in water gekookt en ontdaan "Kegani" (Erimacrus "Queen" en asperrimus), antarctica, "Rough Lithodes "Hanasaki' "Mud" [Scylla spp. ), (a) (b) De controle op het gebruik voor deze bijzondere bestemming geschiedt door toepassing van de op dit gebied geldende communautaire bepalingen. De schorsing is van toepassing op vis die bestemd is om aan een andere behandeling dan uitsluitend een of meer van de volgende behandelingen te worden onderworpen: - schoonmaken, ontdoen van ingewanden, staart of kop, - in stukken snijden, met uitzondering van het fileren of van het in stukken snijden van vriesblokken, - sorteren, - etiketteren, - verpakken, - verpakken met ijs, - bevriezen, - diepvriezen, - ontdooien, scheiden. De schorsing is niet van toepassing op vis die aan voor begunstiging in aanmerking komende behandelingen wordt onderworpen door de kleinhandel, restaurantbedrijven, kantines en dergelijke. De M (c) schorsing geldt alleen voor vis die bestemd is voor menselijke consumptie. Schorsing is echter niet van toepassing indien de behandeling wordt verricht door de kleinhandel ol door restaurantbedrijven, kantines en dergelijke. X 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. FINANCIEEL MEMORANDUM Begrotingslijn: Hoofdstuk 12, art. 120 Titel van de maatregel: Voorstel voor een Verordening van de Raad houdende tijdelijke, gehele of gedeeltelijke schorsing van de autonome rechten van het gemeenschappelijk douanetarief voor bepaalde visserijprodukten (1997). Rechtsgrond: Art. 28 van het EG-Verdrag Doel van de maatregel. Schorsing van de rechten van het gemeenschappelijk douanetarief voor bovengenoemde produkten Preventie- en beschermingsmaatregelen: De bijzondere bestemming van bepaalde, bij deze verordening van de Raad bedoelde produkten wordt gecontroleerd overeenkomstig de artikelen 291 t/m 304 van Verordening (EEG) nr. 2454/93 van de Commissie houdende enkele bepalingen ter uitvoering van het communautaire douanewetboek. 6. Kosten van de maatregelen: Ten opzichte van het vorige jaar (waarin de kosten van de maatregelen in hun geheel op 39 000 000 ECU werd geschat) wordt voorgesteld : twee produkten op de lijst van schorsingen te schrappen (GN 0303 8000 en 1605 3030), want voor deze produkten zijn de douanerechten definitief geschorst op grond van de onderhandelingen over artikel XXIV, lid 6, van de GATT, de rechten op "filet en vlees van heek" te wijzigen, namelijk van 10 naar 8,5%. De kostenraming werd bemoeilijkt door het ontbreken van recente statistieken van de Gemeenschap en de toetreding van drie nieuwe Lid-Staten waarvoor momenteel geen becijferde economische gegevens beschikbaar zijn. Er werd echter rekening gehouden met: de meest recente gegevens van EURO STAT (1994), de geldigheidsduur van onderhavige verordening (1. 1. 1997 -31. 12. 1997), de aanwezigheid van drie nieuwe Lid-Staten, waarvan de invloed op ongeveer 15% wordt geschat. Dit leidt tot een winst van 880 000 ECU, gezien de produkten die van de lijst zijn geschrapt, en een verlies van 445 000 ECU, gezien de vermindering van 1,5% van het recht voor "filets en vlees van heek". Dit geeft als uiteindelijk resultaat een vermindering van de niet-geheven rechten van 435 000 ECU. Voorlopige kostenraming van de voorgestelde maatregelen (1. 1. 1997- 31121997) De niet-geheven rechten als gevolg van de voorgestelde maatregelen bedragen dus 38 565 000 ECU, een kostenvermindering van 435 000 ECU ten opzichte van de niet-geheven rechten van 39 000 000 E^Udie geschat zijn voor de vorige periode (1. 1. 1996 - 31. 12. 1996). NOOT: De winst die met de schrapping van de twee produkten verband houdt, heeft uitsluitend op deze actie betrekking, omdat de douanerechten altijd op grond van een andere actie worden geschorst. Globaal gezien komt het geheel der wijzigingen van de huidige vervordering neer op een inkomstenderving van 445 000 ECU. € 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. ^ FINANCIEEL MEMORANDUM Begrotingslijn: Hoofdstuk 12, art. 120 Titel van de maatregel: Voorstel voor een Verordening van de Raad houdende tijdelijke, gehele of gedeeltelijke schorsing van de autonome rechten van het gemeenschappelijk douanetarief voor bepaalde visserijprodukten Rechtsgrond: Art. 28 van het EG-Verdrag Doel van de maatregel: Schorsing van de rechten van het gemeenschappelijk douanetarief voor bovengenoemde produkten Preventie- en beschermingsmaatregelen: De bijzondere bestemming van bepaalde, bij deze verordening van de Raad bedoelde produkten wordt gecontroleerd overeenkomstig de artikelen 291 t/m 304 van Verordening (EEG) nr. 2454/93 van de Commissie houdende enkele bepalingen ter uitvoering van het communautaire douanewetboek. Kosten van de maatregelen: Ten opzichte van het vorige jaar (waarin de kosten van de maatregelen in hun geheel op 39 000 Kecu werd geschat) wordt voorgesteld : twee produkten op de Jijst van schorsingen te schrappen (GN 0309 8000 en 1605 3030), want voor deze produkten zijn de douanerechten definitief geschorst op grond van de onderhandelingen over artikel XXIV, lid 6, van de GATT, de rechten op "filet en vlees van heek" te wijzigen, namelijk van 10 naar 8,5%. De kostenraming werd bemoeilijkt door het ontbreken van recente statistieken van de Gemeenschap en de toetreding van drie nieuwe Lid-Staten waarvoor momenteel geen becijferde economische gegevens beschikbaar zijn. Er werd echter rekening gehouden met: de meest recente gegevens van EUROSTAT ( 1994), de geldigheidsduur van onderhavige verordening (1. 1. -31. 12. 1997), de aanwezigheid van drie nieuwe Lid-Staten, waarvan de invloed op ongeveer 15% wordt geschat. *o Dit leidt tot een winst van 880 Kecu, gezien de produkten die van de lijst zijn geschrapt, en een >7 verlies van 445 Kecu, gezien de vermindering van 1,5% van het recht voor "filets en vlees van heek". Dit geeft als uiteindelijk resultaat een vermindering van de niet-geheven rechten van 435 Kecu. jo Voorlopige kostenraming van de voorgestelde maatregelen (1. 1. -31. 12. 1997) ^° De niet-geheven rechten als gevolg van de voorgestelde maatregelen bedragen dus 38. 565 Kecu, ƒ3 ^o een kostenvermindering van 435 Kecu ten opzichte van de niet-geheven rechten van 39. 000 Kecu die geschat zijn voor de vorige periode (1. 1. -31. 12. 1996). NOOT: De winst die met de schrapping van de twee produkten verband houdt, heeft uitsluitend op deze actie betrekking, omdat de douanerechten altijd op grond van een andere actie worden geschorst. Globaal gezien komt het geheel der wijzigingen van de huidige vervordering neer op een z*Q inkomstenderving van 445 Kecu. ISSN 0254-1513 COM(96) 577 def. DOCUMENTEN NL 02 03 01 Catalogusnummer : CB-CO-96-577-NL-C ISBN 92-78-11516-9 Bureau voor officiële publikaties der Europese Gemeenschappen L-2985 Luxemburg >


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