The EU Meat Market/Trade

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1 EUROPEAN LIVESTOCK AND MEAT TRADES UNION UECBV The EU Meat Market/Trade Jean-Luc Mériaux Secretary General

2 What is the UECBV? EU meat trade/imports TRQ administration FTA negotiation AOB Brazil: roadmap towards a better access to the EU market Hilton Beef TRQ / Bison / Definition Horse meat import: safeguard clause-mexico / 6-month residency period

3 What is the UECBV? Today, UECBV represents 52 associations out of: 24 EU Member States as well as certain EFTA countries and EU candidate countries (Turkey). Other countries, EU trade partners in the meat sector, are also associated to the UECBV (Japan, Russia) 3 European Associations Livestock markets (AEMB) Casings industry (ENSCA) Ship suppliers (OCEAN) In total, some 20,000 firms of all sizes and over 230,000 jobs are represented within the UECBV through its national member federations.

4 What is the UECBV? Farmer Livestock Market Livestock Trader Slaughterhouse Processing Plant Deboning and cutting plant Exporter Meat preparation plant Importer Retail Sale Butcher Supermarket Catering

5 EU meat trade Imports

6 EU meat trade (imports) The EU fortress a false idea!!! The European Union is the world's largest importer of agricultural and fishery products and the largest exporter with the USA.

7 EU meat trade (imports): beef

8 EU meat trade (imports): beef

9 EU beef imports: TRQ

10 EU beef import: HBTRQ Source: DG AGRI

11 EU beef imports: GBTRQ Source: DG AGRI

12 EU meat trade (imports): sheep & goat

13 EU meat trade (imports): pork

14 Imports of Poultry meat from selected origins Jan-Dec 14 Compared tonnes % tonnes % tonnes % tonnes % tonnes % to Jan-Dec 13 Brazil ,1% ,9% ,3% ,2% ,6% - 3% Thailand ,3% ,2% ,8% ,1% ,9% + 10% Chile ,2% ,2% ,9% ,8% ,1% - 15% Ukraine 2 0,0% 31 0,0% 276 0,0% ,4% % China ,2% ,6% ,8% ,2% ,4% + 8% Argentina ,9% ,8% ,6% ,3% ,3% + 2% Sw itzerland 673 0,1% ,1% ,4% ,5% ,5% + 10% Israel ,9% ,8% ,7% ,8% ,3% - 62% Others ,4% ,4% ,5% ,2% ,5% #N/A EXTRA EU % change + 4% + 1% - 6% + 2,4% EU market situation for Poultry 02 Mars 2015

15 TRQ administration

16 TRQ Administration Methods Basic legislation: Administration of import tariff quotas Article 184 of the Common Market Organisation [Reg. (EU) No. 1308/2013): 1. FCFS (DG TAXUD): consideration of the applications on the chronological order in which they are lodged. 2. Licences (DG AGRI) a) Simultaneous examination method : Allocation in proportion to the quantities requested. b) Traditional operators/newcomers : Taking into account of the traditional trade flows, The methods can be combined with each other.

17 TRQ administration Source: DG AGRI

18 TRQ administration Source: DG AGRI

19 TRQ administration/ Background Source: DG AGRI

20 TRQ administration/ Background Source: DG AGRI

21 TRQ administration/ Background Source: DG AGRI

22 TRQ administration/ Background Source: DG AGRI

23 TRQ administration/ Background Source: DG AGRI

24 TRQ administration/ Background Source: DG AGRI

25 TRQ administration/ Background Source: DG AGRI

26 TRQ administration/ Background Source: DG AGRI

27 TRQ Administration Current Legislation Implementing legislation (DG AGRI) Reg. (EU) No. 1301/2006: horizontal import quota regulation Reg. No. 376/2008: horizontal licensing regulation Specific Regulations laying down rules for specific import tariff quotas

28 TRQ administration Key elements of the discussion (1) Eligibility (trade performance proof) Two options: Stricter limitation Full liberalization: in other words = abolition of the trade performance proof and of the related administration A major simplification

29 TRQ administration (2) Transferability of licences Yes, as before No Rigid, but less bureaucratic Simplification (at least from the administration point of view)

30 TRQ administration (3) Quota year Tranches Yes, as before No, less flexible, but also involving less red tape Simplification

31 TRQ administration (4) Affiliated companies Possibly in future only one application Self-declaration: authenticated by a notary or a bank (?) Simplification

32 TRQ administration (5) Conversion of quotas with licences to FCFS quotas Can possibly be considered for under/over-used quotas Question: Will they remain under/over-used also in future? => Simplification if they remain under/over-used also in future

33 TRQ administration Next steps Up until now, only discussion/working documents No draft(da&ia) Proposals expected by December/Q Delegated Act: EU Commission adoption Q Implementing Act: vote probably Q2 2016

34 FTA negotiations

35 EU Free Trade Agreements

36 EU Free Trade Agreements TTIP is far from concluded EU currently negotiating also with Japan and India Mercosur deal seems stalled CETA agreed but not entered into force (2017?) EU Agreement with Ukraine: January 2016 EU Vietnam deal agreed Next: o Australia o Chile o Mexico o New Zealand

37 EU Free Trade Agreements What about DDA?

38 Thank you very much for your attention!