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Official Journal of the European Union
19.12.2012
REGULATIONS
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 1220/2012
of 3 December 2012
on trade related measures to guarantee the supply of certain fishery products to Union processors
from 2013 to 2015, amending Regulations (EC) No 104/2000 and (EU) No 1344/2011
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
system more coherent and streamline the procedures of
the Union’s autonomous preferences for fishery products,
a number of autonomous tariff quotas replacing those
suspensions should be established, and Regulation (EC)
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
No 104/2000 should be amended accordingly. The new
Union, and in particular Article 31 thereof,
autonomous tariff quotas should be of sufficient volume
so as to ensure an adequate supply of raw fishery
materials to the Union and to guarantee the predictability
and the continuity of imports.
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(4) Council
Regulation
(EU)
No
1344/2011
of
19
December
2011 suspending the autonomous Common Customs
Tariff duties on certain agricultural, fishery and industrial
products ( 3 ) contains a limited number of suspensions for
(1) Union supplies of certain fishery products currently
fishery products. In order to render the system more
depend on imports from third countries. In the last 15
coherent and streamline the procedures of the Union’s
years, the Union has become more dependent on imports
autonomous preferences for fishery products, a number
to meet its consumption of fishery products. The Union
of autonomous tariff quotas replacing those suspensions
self-sufficiency rate for fishery products has decreased
should be established. Consequently, Regulation (EU) No
from 57 % to 38 %. In order not to jeopardise the
1344/2011 should be amended accordingly. The new
Union production of fishery products and to ensure an
autonomous tariff quotas should be of sufficient
adequate supply to the Union processing industry,
volume so as to ensure an adequate supply of raw
customs duties should be partially or totally suspended
fishery materials to the Union and to guarantee the
for a number of products within tariff quotas of an
predictability and the continuity of imports.
appropiate volume. To guarantee a level playing field
for the Union producers, the sensitivity of individual
fishery products on the Union market should also be
taken into consideration.
(5)
It is important to provide the fishery processing industry
with security of supply of raw fishery materials to permit
continued growth and investment, and, most import
(2) By
Regulation
(EC)
No
1062/2009
( 1 ), the Council
opened and provided for the management of
antly, enable it to adapt to the replacement of
autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain
suspensions by quotas without any disruption of
fishery products for the period from 2010 to 2012.
supply. It is therefore appropriate to provide, in respect
Given that the period of application of that Regulation
of certain fishery products to which suspensions have
expires on 31 December 2012, it is important that
applied, for a system which triggers an automatic
relevant rules contained therein be reflected in the
increase of the applicable tariff quotas under certain
period from 2013 to 2015.
conditions.

(3) Council
Regulation
(EC)
No
104/2000
of
17
December
1999 on the common organisation of the markets in
(6) Equal
and
uninterrupted
access
to
the
tariff
quotas
fishery and aquaculture products ( 2 ) is being reviewed
provided for in this Regulation should be ensured for
in the context of the reform of the Common Fisheries
all Union importers and the rates laid down for the
Policy. That Regulation establishes suspensions of tariff
quotas should be applied without interruption to all
duties for certain fishery products. In order to render the
imports of the products concerned into all Member
States until the tariff quotas have been used up.
( 1 ) OJ L 291, 7.11.2009, p. 8.
( 2 ) OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22.
( 3 ) OJ L 349, 31.12.2011, p. 1.

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EN
19.12.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union
L
349/5
(7)
To ensure the efficient common management of the tariff
The increased annual tariff quota shall be the applicable tariff
quotas, Member States should be permitted to draw from
quota in respect of that fishery product for the relevant calendar
the quota amount the necessary quantities corresponding
year.
to their actual imports. Since that method of
management requires close cooperation between the
2. At a request of at least one Member State and without
Member States and the Commission, the Commission
prejudice to paragraph 1, the Commission shall ascertain
should be able to monitor the rate at which the quotas
whether 80 % of the annual tariff quota, in respect of a
are used up and should inform the Member States
fishery product to which this Article applies in accordance
accordingly.
with the Annex, has been used prior to 30 September of the
relevant calendar year. If that is the case, paragraph 1 shall
apply.
(8) Commission
Regulation
(EEC)
No
2454/93
of
2
July
1993 laying down provisions for the implementation
3. The
Commission
shall
without
undue
delay
inform
of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing
Member States that the conditions established in paragraphs 1
the Community Customs Code ( 1 ) provides for a system
or 2 have been fulfilled and shall publish information on the
of tariff quota management which follows the chro
newly applicable tariff quota in the C series of the Official
nological order of the dates of acceptance of the declar
Journal of the European Union.
ations of release for free circulation. The tariff quotas
opened by this Regulation should be managed by the
4. No
further
increase
may
apply
for
the
relevant
calendar
Commission and the Member States in accordance with
year to a tariff quota increased according to paragraph 1.
that system,
Article 4
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
The Commission and customs authorities of Member States
shall cooperate closely to ensure the proper management and
Article 1
control of the application of this Regulation.
Import duties on the products listed in the Annex shall be
Article 5
suspended within the tariff quotas, at the rates, for the
periods and up to the amounts indicated therein.
1. In
Regulation
(EC)
No
104/2000,
Article
28
and
Annex
VI are deleted.
Article 2
2. In
the
Annex
to
Regulation
(EU)
No
1344/2011,
the
The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be managed in
entries concerning fishery products with TARIC codes
accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and 308c (1) of Regu
0302 89 90 30,
0302 90 00 95,
0303 90 90 91,
lation (EEC) No 2454/93.
0305 20 00 11,
0305 20 00 30,
1604 11 00 20,
1604 32 00 10, 1605 10 00 11 and 1605 10 00 19 are
deleted.
Article 3
Article 6
1. Without
undue
delay,
the
Commission
shall
ascertain
whether, as at 30 September of the relevant calendar year,
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
80 % of the annual tariff quota in respect of a fishery product
that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European
to which this Article applies in accordance with the Annex has
Union.
been used. If that is the case, the annual tariff quota set in the
Annex shall be deemed to be automatically increased by 20 %.
It shall apply from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2015.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 3 December 2012.
For the Council
The President
N. SYLIKIOTIS
( 1 ) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.

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L 349/6
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Official Journal of the European Union
19.12.2012
ANNEX
Annual amount
Order No CN
code
TARIC
Quota
code
Description
of quota
(tons) (*)
duty
Quota period
09.2759 ex
0302
51
10 20 Cod
(Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, 70 000 ( 7 ) 0
% 1.1.2013-31.12.2015
Gadus macrocephalus) and fish of
ex 0302 51 90 10
the species Boreogadus saida,
ex 0302 59 10 10
excluding livers and roes, fresh,
chilled or frozen, for process
ex 0303 63 10 10
ing ( 1 ) ( 2 )
ex 0303 63 30 10
ex 0303 63 90 10
ex 0303 69 10 10
09.2765 ex
0305
62
00 20 Cod
(Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, 2 600 0
% 1.1.2013-31.12.2015
Gadus macrocephalus) and fish of
25
the species Boreogadus saida,
29
salted or in brine, but not dried
or smoked, for processing ( 1 ) ( 2 )
ex 0305 69 10 10
09.2776 ex
0304
71
10 10 Cod,
(Gadus morhua, Gadus macro 30 000 0
% 1.1.2013-31.12.2015
cephalus), frozen fillets and frozen
ex 0304 71 90 10
meat, for processing ( 1 ) ( 2 )
ex 0304 95 21 10
ex 0304 95 25 10
09.2761 ex
0304
79
50 10 Blue
grenadier
(Macruronus spp.), 25 000 ( 7 ) 0
% 1.1.2013-31.12.2015
frozen fillets and other frozen
ex 0304 79 90 11
meat, for processing ( 1 ) ( 2 )
17
ex 0304 95 90 11
17
09.2798 ex
0306
16
99 20 Shrimps
and
prawns
of
the
9 000 0
% 1.1.2013-31.12.2015
species Pandalus borealis, in
ex 0306 26 90 12
shells, fresh, chilled or frozen
92
for processing ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 4 )
09.2794 ex
1605
21
90 45 Shrimps
and
prawns
of
the
30 000 0
% 1.1.2013-31.12.2015
species Pandalus borealis cooked
ex 1605 29 00 50
and peeled, for process
ing ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 4 )
09.2800 ex
1605
21
90 55 Shrimps
and
prawns
of
the
2 000 0
% 1.1.2013-31.12.2015
species Pandalus jordani, cooked
ex 1605 29 00 60
and peeled, for process
ing ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 4 )
09.2802 ex
0306
17
92 10 Shrimps
and
praws
of
the
specie 20 000 0
% 1.1.2013-31.12.2015
Penaeus Vannamei, whether in
ex 0306 27 99 10
shell or not, fresh, chilled or
frozen, for processing ( 1 ) ( 2 )
09.2760 ex
0303
66
11 10 Hake
(Merluccius spp. excluding 12 500 0
% 1.1.2013-31.12.2015
Merluccius merluccius, Urophycis
ex 0303 66 12 10
spp.), and Pink cusk-eel
ex 0303 66 13 10
(Genypterus blacodes), frozen, for
processing ( 1 ) ( 2 )
ex 0303 66 19 11
91
ex 0303 89 70 10

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19.12.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union
L
349/7
Annual amount
Order No CN
code
TARIC
Quota
code
Description
of quota
(tons) (*)
duty
Quota period
09.2774 ex
0304
74
19 10 North
Pacific
hake
(Merluccius 12 000 0
% 1.1.2013-31.12.2015
productus), frozen fillets and
ex 0304 95 50 10
other meat for processing ( 1 ) ( 2 )
09.2770 ex
0305
63
00 10 Anchovies
(Engraulis anchoita), 2 500 0
% 1.1.2013-31.12.2015
salted or in brine, but not dried
or smoked, for processing ( 1 ) ( 2 )
09.2788 ex
0302
41
00 10 Herrings
(Clupea harengus, Clupea 17 500 0
% 1.10.2013-31.12.2013
pallasii), of a weight exceeding
ex 0303 51 00 10
100 g per piece or flaps of a
1.10.2014-31.12.2014
ex 0304 59 50 10
weight exceeding 80 g per piece,
1.10.2015-31.12.2015
excluding livers and roes, for
ex 0304 86 00 10
processing ( 1 ) ( 2 )
ex 0304 99 23 10
09.2792 ex
1604
12
99 1111 Herrings, spiced and/or vinegar- 15 000 ( 6 ) 6
% 1.1.2013-31.12.2015
cured, in brine, preserved in
barrels of at least 70 kg net
drained weight, for process
ing ( 1 ) ( 2 )
09.2790 ex
1604
14
16 21 Filets known as ‘loins’ of tunas 22 000 0
% 1.1.2013-31.12.2015
23
and skipjack, for processing ( 1 ) ( 2 )
31
33
41
43
91
93
09.2762 ex
0306
11
90 10 Rock
lobster
and
other
sea
200 6
% 1.1.2013-31.12.2015
crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus
ex 0306 21 90 10
spp., Jasus spp.), live, chilled,
frozen, for processing ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 )
09.2785 ex
0307
49
59 10 Pod
( 5 ) of squid (Ommastrephes 45 000 0
% 1.1.2013-31.12.2015
spp. - excluding Ommastrephes
ex 0307 99 11 10
sagittatus -, Nototodarus spp.,
Sepioteuthis spp.) and Illex spp.,
frozen, with skin and fins, for
processing ( 1 ) ( 2 )
09.2786 ex
0307
49
59 20 Squid
(Ommastrephes spp. - 3 000 0
% 1.1.2013-31.12.2015
excluding Ommastrephes sagittatus
ex 0307 99 11 20
-, Nototodarus spp., Sepioteuthis
spp.) and Illex spp., frozen,
whole or tentacles and fins, for
processing ( 1 ) ( 2 )
09.2777 ex
0303
67
00 10 Alaska
pollack
(Theragra chalco 350 000 ( 7 ) 0
% 1.1.2013-31.12.2015
gramma), frozen, frozen fillets
ex 0304 75 00 10
and other frozen meat, for
ex 0304 94 90 10
processing ( 1 ) ( 2 )
09.2772 ex
0304
93
10 10 Surimi,
frozen,
for
process 66 000 ( 7 ) 0
% 1.1.2013-31.12.2015
ing ( 1 ) ( 2 )
ex 0304 94 10 10
ex 0304 95 10 10
ex 0304 99 10 10
09.2746 ex
0302
89
90 30 Southern
red
snapper
(Lutjanus 1 650 ( 7 ) 0
% 1.1.2013-31.12.2015
purpureus), fresh, chilled, for
processing ( 1 ) ( 2 )

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L 349/8
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Official Journal of the European Union
19.12.2012
Annual amount
Order No CN
code
TARIC
Quota
code
Description
of quota
(tons) (*)
duty
Quota period
09.2748 ex
0302
90
00 95 Hard
fish
roes,
fresh,
chilled
or
11 000 ( 7 ) 0
% 1.1.2013-31.12.2015
frozen, salted or in brine
ex 0303 90 90 91
ex 0305 20 00 30
09.2750 ex
1604
32
00 10 Hard
fish
roes,
washed,
cleaned
6 600 ( 7 ) 0
% 1.1.2013-31.12.2015
of adherent organs and simply
salted or in brine, for process
ing ( 1 )
09.2764 ex
1604
11
00 20 Pacific
salmon
(Oncorhynchus 1 300 ( 7 ) 0
% 1.1.2013-31.12.2015
spp.), for the processing industry
for manufacture into pastes or
spreads ( 1 )
09.2784 ex
1605
10
00 11 Crabs of the species ‘King’ (Parali 2 750 ( 7 ) 0
% 1.1.2013-31.12.2015
19
thodes camchaticus), ‘Hanasaki’
(Paralithodes brevipes), ‘Kegani’
(Erimacrus isenbecki), ‘Queen’ and
‘Snow’ (Chionoecetes spp.), ‘Red’
(Geryon quinquedens), ‘Rough
stone’ (Neolithodes asperrimus),
Lithodes santolla, ‘Mud’ (Scylla
serrata), ‘Blue’ (Portunus spp.),
simply boiled in water and
shelled, whether or not frozen,
in immediate packings of a net
content of 2 kg or more
09.2778 ex
0304
83
90 21 Flatfish,
frozen
fillets
and
other
5 000 0
% 1.1.2013-31.12.2015
fish meat (Limanda aspera, Lepi
ex 0304 99 99 65
dopsetta bilineata, Pleuronectes quad
rituberculatus, Limanda ferruginea,
Lepidopsetta polyxystra), for
processing ( 1 ) ( 2 )
(*) Expressed in net weight, unless otherwise stated.
( 1 ) The quota is subject to the conditions laid down in the Articles 291 to 300 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.
( 2 ) The quota is not available for products intended solely for one or more of the following operations:
— cleaning, gutting, tailing, heading,
— cutting (excluding dicing, filleting, production of flaps or cutting of frozen blocks or splitting of frozen interleaved fillet blocks),
— repacking of frozen IQF fillets,
— sampling, sorting,
— labelling,
— packing,
— chilling,
— freezing,
— deep freezing,
— thawing, separation.
The quota is not available for products intended to undergo treatment or operations which give quota entitlement, where such
treatment or operations are carried out at retail or catering level. The quota is only available for products intended for human
consumption.
( 3 ) Products under CN codes 0306 11 90 (TARIC code 10) and 0306 21 90 (TARIC code 10) shall, notwithstanding footnote (2), qualify
for the quota if they undergo one or both of the following operations: dividing the frozen product, subjecting the frozen product to
heat treatment to enable the removal of internal waste material.
( 4 ) Products under CN codes 1605 21 90 (TARIC codes 45 and 55) and 1605 29 00 (TARIC codes 50 and 60) shall, notwithstanding
footnote (2), qualify for the quota if they undergo the operation of subjecting the shrimps and prawns to processing treatment by
packaging gases as defined in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of
16 December 2008 on food additives. ( 1 )
( 1 ) OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 16.
( 5 ) Body of cephalopod or the squid headless and without tentacle.
( 6 ) Expressed in net drained weight.
( 7 ) Article 3 applies.

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