asked the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries if he will indicate in detail the duties and levies borne by Irish cattle and meat exports on entry to each of the EEC countries; and the amount per head in respect of each beast.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Cattle and Meat Exports.
97.
The reply is in the form of a tabular statement which with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to circulate with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
|
Present Customs Duty Ad valorem |
Present Accession Compensatory Amount |
Present Irish Monetary Compensatory Export Charge |
|
|
£per cwt. |
£per cwt. |
||
|
Adult Cattle |
12.8% |
0.84 |
0.70 |
|
Young Cattle (approximately up to 6 cwt.) |
6.4% |
Nil |
2.73 |
|
Mature Calves |
12.8% |
Nil |
0.93 |
|
Young calves (up to 1½ cwt. approximately) |
3.2% |
Nil |
3.29 |
|
Fresh and chilled beef |
16% |
from 1.302.90* |
from 1.57 to6.0* |
|
Frozen beef |
16% |
from 1 to1.70* |
from 1.18 to4.0* |
*According to form of presentation.
The amount per head depends on the weight and value of each beast. Custom duties, accession compensatory amounts or monetary compensatory export charges do not apply to trade between Ireland and the UK.
In addition to the above, monetary compensatory import charges at present apply to imports of Irish and British cattle to the Community countries as indicated below. These amounts are designed to negative the effects of currency changes. In the case of Italy, the monetary compensatory amount takes the form of an import subsidy.
Monetary compensatory amounts— imports of Irish/British cattle into:
|
Germany Charge |
Belgium Charge |
Netherlands Charge |
Italy Subsidy |
|
|
£/cwt. |
£/cwt. |
£/cwt. |
£/cwt. |
|
|
Adult Cattle |
3.08 |
0.62 |
0.61 |
3.50 |
|
Young Cattle (approximately 4 to 6 cwt.) |
3.08 |
0.62 |
0.61 |
3.50 |
|
Mature Calves |
3.71 |
0.75 |
0.74 |
4.28 |
|
Young Calves (up to 1½ cwt. approximately) |
3.71 |
0.75 |
0.74 |
4.28 |
|
Fresh and Chilled Beef |
from 4.7 to12.1* |
from 0.9 to 2.5* |
from (.93 to2.4* |
from 5.4 to13.9* |
|
Frozen Beef |
from 3.6 to8.2* |
from 0.7 to1.7* |
from 0.75 to 1.6* |
from 4.4 to9.3* |
*According to form of presentation.