Dec 6th, 2023
3 mins
On Friday 3rd November, BFFF chaired another very successful BFFF/Seafish Importers Forum, where one of the main topics of discussion were the negotiations on autonomous tariff quotas (ATQs).
We can now confirm that the EU proposal for the ATQs covering the period 2024 to 2026 was approved in the European Council, as announced in a recent press statement.
The European Council has also released the proposal for the regulation on the 2024–2026 ATQs which can be accessed here.
The regulation covers a certain number of fishery products for which, for a limited volume, the duty will either be suspended or reduced for the period 2024 to 2026. Duty and volume are specific to each product.
However, during this period fishery products from Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to be imported into the EU under the ATQ scheme and will instead be subject to the full EU tariffs. It is understood that Russian product that has undergone transformation in China or elsewhere will retain Russian origin for the purposes of the ATQ scheme.
Several articles on this subject have been published recently in the seafood press, which may also be of interest to members:
The Fishing Daily (free to read)
Undercurrent News (subscription required)
Intrafish (subscription required)
