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Document 91999E000686

WRITTEN QUESTION No. 686/99 by Daniel VARELA SUANZES- CARPEGNA 1999 tariff quotas for tuna loins

OL C 370, 1999 12 21, p. 87 (ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)

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91999E0686

WRITTEN QUESTION No. 686/99 by Daniel VARELA SUANZES- CARPEGNA 1999 tariff quotas for tuna loins

Official Journal C 370 , 21/12/1999 P. 0087


WRITTEN QUESTION E-0686/99

by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (PPE) to the Commission

(26 March 1999)

Subject: 1999 tariff quotas for tuna loins

The current structure and mechanisms for the supply of tuna loins to EU countries reflect the legitimate interests of the Community fleet in a balance that has been achieved with great difficulty.

Will the Commission therefore explain why it has requested the opening of a new tariff quota which is completely at odds with the interests of the Community fleet, in that its natural market will be drastically reduced?

Answer given by Mrs Bonino on behalf of the Commission

(7 May 1999)

The Commission does not consider that the opening of a quota, for a short period of time and a limited quantity, and subject moreover to tariff duty of 6 %, is likely to undermine the interests of Community shipowners or reduce their Community market share as regards supplies of tuna.

Indeed, the Community fleet disposes of a substantial part of its production in non-member countries in the light of requirements on the world market. It is significant in this respect that the fleet reduced its deliveries to the Community market by 15 % in 1998 as compared with 1996, and by 36 % in the case of yellowfin tuna, which is the species most sought after for high-quality canning.

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