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Tariff Rate Quotas in The EU

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 September 2016

Jean-Christophe Bureau  and
Stefan Tangermann
Jean-Christophe Bureau
Affiliation:
Institute National Agronomique and INRA Paris-Grignon
Stefan Tangermann
Affiliation:
Institute of Agricultural Economics at the University of Göttingen
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Abstract

The European Union has opened tariff rate quotas (TRQs) after the Uruguay Round (UR), following the agreement that minimum access should be provided and current access not be restricted. The EU TRQs are described and their origin is explained. Descriptive statistics are provided in order to assess the implementation of the market access provisions of the 1994 UR Agreement. Transparency of the EU TRQ system and fill rates of TRQs are examined. Overall, the EU's record in the area of TRQs is relatively satisfactory, compared with those of other countries. Concerns remain, however, as to the exact articulation of the (regional) Europe Agreement and some quotas under minimum access.

Type
Issues in the Administration of Tariff-Rate Import Quotas in the Agreement on Agriculture in the WTO
Information
Agricultural and Resource Economics Review , Volume 29 , Issue 1 , April 2000 , pp. 70 - 80
Copyright
Copyright © 2000 Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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