Adjustment of Appendices to the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation for the 2011 Tariff-Rate Quota Year, 63538-63541 [2011-26480]
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Accordingly, MSPB amends 5 CFR
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PART 1201—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 1201
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7 CFR Part 6
Adjustment of Appendices to the Dairy
Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing
Regulation for the 2011 Tariff-Rate
Quota Year
Office of the Secretary, USDA.
Final rule.
AGENCY:
This document sets forth the
revised appendices to the Dairy TariffRate Import Quota Licensing Regulation
for the 2011 quota year reflecting the
cumulative annual transfers from
Appendix 1 to Appendix 2 for certain
dairy product import licenses
permanently surrendered by licensees
or revoked by the Licensing Authority.
DATES: Effective Date: October 13, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Abdelsalam El-Farra, Dairy Import
Licensing Program, Import Policies and
Export Reporting Division, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 1021,
Washington, DC 20250–1021; or by
telephone at (202) 720–9439; or by
e-mail at: abdelsalam.elfarra@fas.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Foreign Agricultural Service, under a
delegation of authority from the
Secretary of Agriculture, administers the
Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota
Licensing Regulation codified at 7 CFR
6.20–6.37 that provides for the issuance
of licenses to import certain dairy
articles under tariff-rate quotas (TRQs)
as set forth in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States. These
dairy articles may only be entered into
the United States at the low-tier tariff by
or for the account of a person or firm to
whom such licenses have been issued
and only in accordance with the terms
and conditions of the regulation.
Licenses are issued on a calendar year
basis, and each license authorizes the
license holder to import a specified
quantity and type of dairy article from
a specified country of origin. The Import
Policies and Export Reporting Division,
Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, issues these
licenses and, in conjunction with U.S.
Customs and Border Protection, U.S.
Department of Homeland Security,
monitors their use.
The regulation at 7 CFR 6.34(a) states:
‘‘Whenever a historical license
(Appendix 1) is not issued to an
applicant pursuant to the provisions of
§ 6.23, is permanently surrendered or is
revoked by the Licensing Authority, the
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amount of such license will be
transferred to Appendix 2.’’ Section
6.34(b) provides that the cumulative
annual transfers will be published in the
Federal Register. Accordingly, this
document sets forth the revised
Appendices for the 2011 tariff-rate quota
year.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 6
Issued at Washington, DC, the 22nd day of
September 2011.
Ronald Lord,
Licensing Authority.
Accordingly, 7 CFR part 6 is amended
as follows:
PART 6—IMPORT QUOTAS AND FEES
1. The authority citation for part 6,
Subpart—Dairy Tariff-Rate Import
Quota Licensing continues to read as
follows:
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Agricultural commodities, Cheese,
Dairy products, Imports, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
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Authority: Additional U.S. Notes 6, 7, 8,
12, 14, 16–23 and 25 to Chapter 4 and
General Note 15 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (19 U.S.C.
1202), Pub. L. 97–258, 96 Stat. 1051, as
amended (31 U.S.C. 9701), and secs. 103 and
404, Pub. L. 103–465, 108 Stat. 4819 (19
U.S.C. 3513 and 3601).
2. Appendices 1, 2 and 3 to Subpart—
Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota
Licensing are revised to read as follows:
■
Appendices 1–3 to Subpart—Dairy
Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing
ARTICLES SUBJECT TO: APPENDIX 1, HISTORICAL LICENSES; APPENDIX 2, NONHISTORICAL LICENSES; AND APPENDIX 3,
DESIGNATED IMPORTER LICENSES FOR QUOTA YEAR 2011
[Quantities in kilograms]
Article by additional U.S. note number
and country of origin
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Sum of
Appendix
1&2
Appendix 3
Tokyo R.
Uruguay R.
Harmonized
tariff
schedule
NON-CHEESE ARTICLES
BUTTER (G-NOTE 6) ..............................
EU–25 ...............................................
New Zealand .....................................
Other Countries ................................
Any Country ......................................
DRIED SKIM MILK (K-NOTE 7) ..............
Australia ............................................
Canada .............................................
Any Country ......................................
DRIED WHOLE MILK (H-NOTE 8) .........
New Zealand .....................................
Any Country ......................................
DRIED BUTTERMILK/WHEY (M-NOTE
12) ........................................................
Canada .............................................
New Zealand .....................................
BUTTER SUBSTITUTES CONTAINING
OVER 45 PERCENT OF BUTTERFAT
AND/OR BUTTER OIL (SU-NOTE 14)
Any Country ......................................
TOTAL: NON-CHEESE ARTICLES ......................................
5,096,498
75,459
110,045
43,017
4,867,977
........................
........................
........................
........................
3,175
3,175
........................
1,880,502
20,702
40,548
30,918
1,788,334
5,261,000
600,076
219,565
4,441,359
3,318,125
........................
3,318,125
6,977,000
96,161
150,593
73,935
6,656,311
5,261,000
600,076
219,565
4,441,359
3,321,300
3,175
3,318,125
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
6,977,000
........................
........................
........................
........................
5,261,000
........................
........................
........................
3,321,300
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
224,981
161,161
63,820
224,981
161,161
63,820
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
224,981
........................
........................
........................
........................
6,080,500
6,080,500
6,080,500
6,080,500
........................
........................
........................
........................
6,080,500
........................
5,099,673
16,765,108
21,864,781
........................
........................
21,864,781
9,661,128
92,310
758,830
........................
........................
1,132,568
223,691
593,304
29,000
6,506,528
........................
548,588
........................
........................
7,496,000
........................
1,750,000
........................
1,550,000
3,446,000
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
500,000
250,000
........................
48,626,859
100,000
3,050,000
1,141,000
1,550,000
27,846,224
353,000
673,000
323,000
11,322,000
150,000
1,720,000
250,000
201,635
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CHEESE ARTICLES
CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR
CHEESE (EXCEPT: SOFT RIPENED
COW’S MILK CHEESE; CHEESE
NOT CONTAINING COW’S MILK;
CHEESE
(EXCEPT
COTTAGE
CHEESE) CONTAINING 0.5 PERCENT OR LESS BY WEIGHT OF
BUTTERFAT; AND, ARTICLES WITHIN THE SCOPE OF OTHER IMPORT
QUOTAS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS
SUBCHAPTER) (OT-NOTE 16) ...........
Argentina ...........................................
Australia ............................................
Canada .............................................
Costa Rica ........................................
EU–25 ...............................................
Of which Portugal is ..................
Israel .................................................
Iceland ..............................................
New Zealand .....................................
Norway ..............................................
Switzerland .......................................
Uruguay ............................................
Other Countries ................................
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21,557,089
7,690
535,628
1,013,777
........................
15,775,975
65,838
79,696
294,000
2,964,645
124,982
593,952
........................
100,906
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9,912,642
........................
5,542
127,223
........................
7,491,681
63,471
........................
........................
1,850,827
25,018
77,460
........................
100,729
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31,469,731
7,690
541,170
1,141,000
........................
23,267,656
129,309
79,696
294,000
4,815,472
150,000
671,412
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ARTICLES SUBJECT TO: APPENDIX 1, HISTORICAL LICENSES; APPENDIX 2, NONHISTORICAL LICENSES; AND APPENDIX 3,
DESIGNATED IMPORTER LICENSES FOR QUOTA YEAR 2011—Continued
[Quantities in kilograms]
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Article by additional U.S. note number
and country of origin
Appendix 1
Any Country .............................................
BLUE-MOLD CHEESE (EXCEPT STILTON PRODUCED IN THE UNITED
KINGDOM) AND CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE CONTAINING, OR PROCESSED FROM,
BLUE-MOLD CHEESE (B-NOTE 17) ..
Argentina ...........................................
EU–25 ...............................................
Chile ..................................................
Other Countries ................................
CHEDDAR CHEESE, AND CHEESE
AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE
CONTAINING,
OR
PROCESSED
FROM, CHEDDAR CHEESE (C-NOTE
18) ........................................................
Australia ............................................
Chile ..................................................
EU–25 ...............................................
New Zealand .....................................
Other Countries ................................
Any Country ......................................
AMERICAN-TYPE CHEESE, INCLUDING COLBY, WASHED CURD AND
GRANULAR CHEESE (BUT NOT INCLUDING CHEDDAR) AND CHEESE
AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE
CONTAINING
OR
PROCESSED
FROM
SUCH
AMERICAN-TYPE
CHEESE (A-NOTE 19) ........................
Australia ............................................
EU–25 ...............................................
New Zealand .....................................
Other Countries ................................
EDAM AND GOUDA CHEESE, AND
CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR
CHEESE CONTAINING, OR PROCESSED FROM, EDAM AND GOUDA
CHEESE (E-NOTE 20) ........................
Argentina ...........................................
EU–25 ...............................................
Norway ..............................................
Other Countries ................................
ITALIAN-TYPE
CHEESES,
MADE
FROM COW’S MILK, (ROMANO
MADE
FROM
COW’S
MILK,
REGGIANO,
PARMESAN,
PROVOLONE,
PROVOLETTI,
SBRINZ, AND GOYA-NOT IN ORIGINAL LOAVES) AND CHEESE AND
SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE CONTAINING, OR PROCESSED FROM,
SUCH ITALIAN-TYPE CHEESES,
WHETHER OR NOT IN ORIGINAL
LOAVES (D-NOTE 21) .........................
Argentina ...........................................
EU–25 ...............................................
Romania ............................................
Uruguay ............................................
Other Countries ................................
SWISS OR EMMENTHALER CHEESE
OTHER THAN WITH EYE FORMATION,
GRUYERE-PROCESS
CHEESE AND CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE CONTAINING, OR PROCESSED FROM,
SUCH CHEESES (GR-NOTE 22) ........
........................
2,285,946
2,000
2,283,946
........................
........................
Sum of
Appendix
1&2
300,000
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Appendix 3
Harmonized
tariff
schedule
Tokyo R.
Uruguay R.
300,000
........................
........................
300,000
195,055
........................
195,054
........................
1
2,481,001
2,000
2,479,000
........................
1
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
430,000
........................
350,000
80,000
........................
2,911,001
2,000
2,829,000
80,000
1
2,799,576
902,462
........................
52,404
1,742,165
102,545
........................
1,484,280
82,037
........................
210,596
1,054,303
37,344
100,000
4,283,856
984,499
........................
263,000
2,796,468
139,889
100,000
519,033
215,501
........................
........................
303,532
........................
........................
7,620,000
1,250,000
220,000
1,050,000
5,100,000
........................
........................
12,422,889
2,450,000
220,000
1,313,000
8,200,000
139,889
100,000
2,711,009
771,136
149,683
1,639,549
150,641
454,544
109,862
204,317
122,450
17,915
3,165,553
880,998
354,000
1,761,999
168,556
357,003
119,002
........................
238,001
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
3,522,556
1,000,000
354,000
2,000,000
168,556
5,128,658
110,495
4,899,083
114,318
4,762
477,744
14,505
389,917
52,682
20,640
5,606,402
125,000
5,289,000
167,000
25,402
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
1,210,000
110,000
1,100,000
........................
........................
6,816,402
235,000
6,389,000
167,000
25,402
6,404,899
3,913,007
2,491,892
........................
........................
........................
1,115,648
212,476
890,108
........................
........................
13,064
7,520,547
4,125,483
3,382,000
........................
........................
13,064
795,517
367,517
........................
........................
428,000
........................
5,165,000
1,890,000
2,025,000
500,000
750,000
........................
13,481,064
6,383,000
5,407,000
500,000
1,178,000
13,064
5,325,713
1,325,601
6,651,314
823,519
380,000
7,854,833
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ARTICLES SUBJECT TO: APPENDIX 1, HISTORICAL LICENSES; APPENDIX 2, NONHISTORICAL LICENSES; AND APPENDIX 3,
DESIGNATED IMPORTER LICENSES FOR QUOTA YEAR 2011—Continued
[Quantities in kilograms]
Article by additional U.S. note number
and country of origin
EU–25 ...............................................
Switzerland .......................................
Other Countries ................................
CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR
CHEESE, CONTAINING 0.5 PERCENT OR LESS BY WEIGHT OF
BUTTERFAT (EXCEPT ARTICLES
WITHIN THE SCOPE OF OTHER
TARIFF-RATE QUOTAS PROVIDED
FOR IN THIS SUBCHAPTER), AND
MARGARINE CHEESE (LF-NOTE 23)
EU–25 ...............................................
Israel .................................................
New Zealand .....................................
Other Countries ................................
SWISS OR EMMENTHALER CHEESE
WITH EYE FORMATION (SW-NOTE
25) ........................................................
Argentina ...........................................
Australia ............................................
Canada .............................................
EU–25 ...............................................
Iceland ..............................................
Israel .................................................
Norway ..............................................
Switzerland .......................................
Other Countries ................................
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Sum of
Appendix
1&2
Appendix 3
Tokyo R.
Uruguay R.
Harmonized
tariff
schedule
4,056,523
1,235,692
33,498
1,095,471
183,795
46,335
5,151,994
1,419,487
79,833
393,006
430,513
........................
380,000
........................
........................
5,925,000
1,850,000
79,833
1,842,566
1,842,566
........................
........................
........................
2,582,342
2,582,341
........................
........................
1
4,424,918
4,424,907
........................
........................
1
1,050,000
........................
50,000
1,000,000
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
5,474,908
4,424,907
50,000
1,000,000
1
15,607,214
........................
209,698
........................
11,186,762
149,999
27,000
3,187,264
786,906
59,585
6,690,117
9,115
........................
........................
5,290,066
........................
........................
468,046
897,199
25,691
22,297,331
9,115
209,698
........................
16,476,828
149,999
27,000
3,655,310
1,684,105
85,276
9,557,945
70,885
290,302
70,000
4,003,172
150,001
........................
3,227,690
1,745,895
........................
2,620,000
........................
........................
........................
2,420,000
........................
........................
........................
200,000
........................
34,475,276
80,000
500,000
70,000
22,900,000
300,000
27,000
6,883,000
3,630,000
85,276
TOTAL: CHEESE ARTICLES ...
63,662,670
24,237,973
87,900,653
22,764,145
24,921,000
135,585,788
TOTAL: CHEESE ARTICLES & NON-CHEESE
ARTICLES ......................
68,762,343
41,003,081
........................
22,764,145
24,921,000
157,450,569
to withstand to prevent undue risk to
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-26480]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
7 CFR Part 6
Adjustment of Appendices to the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota
Licensing Regulation for the 2011 Tariff-Rate Quota Year
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This document sets forth the revised appendices to the Dairy
Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation for the 2011 quota year
reflecting the cumulative annual transfers from Appendix 1 to Appendix
2 for certain dairy product import licenses permanently surrendered by
licensees or revoked by the Licensing Authority.
DATES: Effective Date: October 13, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Abdelsalam El-Farra, Dairy Import
Licensing Program, Import Policies and Export Reporting Division, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 1021,
Washington, DC 20250-1021; or by telephone at (202) 720-9439; or by e-
mail at: abdelsalam.el-farra@fas.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Foreign Agricultural Service, under a
delegation of authority from the Secretary of Agriculture, administers
the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation codified at 7
CFR 6.20-6.37 that provides for the issuance of licenses to import
certain dairy articles under tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) as set forth in
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. These dairy
articles may only be entered into the United States at the low-tier
tariff by or for the account of a person or firm to whom such licenses
have been issued and only in accordance with the terms and conditions
of the regulation.
Licenses are issued on a calendar year basis, and each license
authorizes the license holder to import a specified quantity and type
of dairy article from a specified country of origin. The Import
Policies and Export Reporting Division, Foreign Agricultural Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, issues these licenses and, in
conjunction with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of
Homeland Security, monitors their use.
The regulation at 7 CFR 6.34(a) states: ``Whenever a historical
license (Appendix 1) is not issued to an applicant pursuant to the
provisions of Sec. 6.23, is permanently surrendered or is revoked by
the Licensing Authority, the
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amount of such license will be transferred to Appendix 2.'' Section
6.34(b) provides that the cumulative annual transfers will be published
in the Federal Register. Accordingly, this document sets forth the
revised Appendices for the 2011 tariff-rate quota year.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 6
Agricultural commodities, Cheese, Dairy products, Imports,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Issued at Washington, DC, the 22nd day of September 2011.
Ronald Lord,
Licensing Authority.
Accordingly, 7 CFR part 6 is amended as follows:
PART 6--IMPORT QUOTAS AND FEES
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1. The authority citation for part 6, Subpart--Dairy Tariff-Rate Import
Quota Licensing continues to read as follows:
Authority: Additional U.S. Notes 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 16-23 and 25
to Chapter 4 and General Note 15 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States (19 U.S.C. 1202), Pub. L. 97-258, 96 Stat.
1051, as amended (31 U.S.C. 9701), and secs. 103 and 404, Pub. L.
103-465, 108 Stat. 4819 (19 U.S.C. 3513 and 3601).
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2. Appendices 1, 2 and 3 to Subpart--Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota
Licensing are revised to read as follows:
Appendices 1-3 to Subpart--Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing
Articles Subject to: Appendix 1, Historical Licenses; Appendix 2, Nonhistorical Licenses; and Appendix 3, Designated Importer Licenses for Quota Year
2011
[Quantities in kilograms]
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Appendix 3 Harmonized
Article by additional U.S. note number and country of Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Sum of -------------------------------- tariff
origin Appendix 1 & 2 Tokyo R. Uruguay R. schedule
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NON-CHEESE ARTICLES
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BUTTER (G-NOTE 6)....................................... 5,096,498 1,880,502 6,977,000 .............. .............. 6,977,000
EU-25............................................... 75,459 20,702 96,161 .............. .............. ..............
New Zealand......................................... 110,045 40,548 150,593 .............. .............. ..............
Other Countries..................................... 43,017 30,918 73,935 .............. .............. ..............
Any Country......................................... 4,867,977 1,788,334 6,656,311 .............. .............. ..............
DRIED SKIM MILK (K-NOTE 7).............................. .............. 5,261,000 5,261,000 .............. .............. 5,261,000
Australia........................................... .............. 600,076 600,076 .............. .............. ..............
Canada.............................................. .............. 219,565 219,565 .............. .............. ..............
Any Country......................................... .............. 4,441,359 4,441,359 .............. .............. ..............
DRIED WHOLE MILK (H-NOTE 8)............................. 3,175 3,318,125 3,321,300 .............. .............. 3,321,300
New Zealand......................................... 3,175 .............. 3,175 .............. .............. ..............
Any Country......................................... .............. 3,318,125 3,318,125 .............. .............. ..............
DRIED BUTTERMILK/WHEY (M-NOTE 12)....................... .............. 224,981 224,981 .............. .............. 224,981
Canada.............................................. .............. 161,161 161,161 .............. .............. ..............
New Zealand......................................... .............. 63,820 63,820 .............. .............. ..............
BUTTER SUBSTITUTES CONTAINING OVER 45 PERCENT OF .............. 6,080,500 6,080,500 .............. .............. 6,080,500
BUTTERFAT AND/OR BUTTER OIL (SU-NOTE 14)...............
Any Country......................................... .............. 6,080,500 6,080,500 .............. .............. ..............
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TOTAL: NON-CHEESE ARTICLES...................... 5,099,673 16,765,108 21,864,781 .............. .............. 21,864,781
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CHEESE ARTICLES
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CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE (EXCEPT: SOFT RIPENED 21,557,089 9,912,642 31,469,731 9,661,128 7,496,000 48,626,859
COW'S MILK CHEESE; CHEESE NOT CONTAINING COW'S MILK;
CHEESE (EXCEPT COTTAGE CHEESE) CONTAINING 0.5 PERCENT
OR LESS BY WEIGHT OF BUTTERFAT; AND, ARTICLES WITHIN
THE SCOPE OF OTHER IMPORT QUOTAS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS
SUBCHAPTER) (OT-NOTE 16)...............................
Argentina........................................... 7,690 .............. 7,690 92,310 .............. 100,000
Australia........................................... 535,628 5,542 541,170 758,830 1,750,000 3,050,000
Canada.............................................. 1,013,777 127,223 1,141,000 .............. .............. 1,141,000
Costa Rica.......................................... .............. .............. .............. .............. 1,550,000 1,550,000
EU-25............................................... 15,775,975 7,491,681 23,267,656 1,132,568 3,446,000 27,846,224
Of which Portugal is............................ 65,838 63,471 129,309 223,691 .............. 353,000
Israel.............................................. 79,696 .............. 79,696 593,304 .............. 673,000
Iceland............................................. 294,000 .............. 294,000 29,000 .............. 323,000
New Zealand......................................... 2,964,645 1,850,827 4,815,472 6,506,528 .............. 11,322,000
Norway.............................................. 124,982 25,018 150,000 .............. .............. 150,000
Switzerland......................................... 593,952 77,460 671,412 548,588 500,000 1,720,000
Uruguay............................................. .............. .............. .............. .............. 250,000 250,000
Other Countries..................................... 100,906 100,729 201,635 .............. .............. 201,635
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Any Country............................................. .............. 300,000 300,000 .............. .............. 300,000
BLUE-MOLD CHEESE (EXCEPT STILTON PRODUCED IN THE UNITED 2,285,946 195,055 2,481,001 .............. 430,000 2,911,001
KINGDOM) AND CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE
CONTAINING, OR PROCESSED FROM, BLUE-MOLD CHEESE (B-NOTE
17)....................................................
Argentina........................................... 2,000 .............. 2,000 .............. .............. 2,000
EU-25............................................... 2,283,946 195,054 2,479,000 .............. 350,000 2,829,000
Chile............................................... .............. .............. .............. .............. 80,000 80,000
Other Countries..................................... .............. 1 1 .............. .............. 1
CHEDDAR CHEESE, AND CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE 2,799,576 1,484,280 4,283,856 519,033 7,620,000 12,422,889
CONTAINING, OR PROCESSED FROM, CHEDDAR CHEESE (C-NOTE
18)....................................................
Australia........................................... 902,462 82,037 984,499 215,501 1,250,000 2,450,000
Chile............................................... .............. .............. .............. .............. 220,000 220,000
EU-25............................................... 52,404 210,596 263,000 .............. 1,050,000 1,313,000
New Zealand......................................... 1,742,165 1,054,303 2,796,468 303,532 5,100,000 8,200,000
Other Countries..................................... 102,545 37,344 139,889 .............. .............. 139,889
Any Country......................................... .............. 100,000 100,000 .............. .............. 100,000
AMERICAN-TYPE CHEESE, INCLUDING COLBY, WASHED CURD AND 2,711,009 454,544 3,165,553 357,003 .............. 3,522,556
GRANULAR CHEESE (BUT NOT INCLUDING CHEDDAR) AND CHEESE
AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE CONTAINING OR PROCESSED FROM
SUCH AMERICAN-TYPE CHEESE (A-NOTE 19)..................
Australia........................................... 771,136 109,862 880,998 119,002 .............. 1,000,000
EU-25............................................... 149,683 204,317 354,000 .............. .............. 354,000
New Zealand......................................... 1,639,549 122,450 1,761,999 238,001 .............. 2,000,000
Other Countries..................................... 150,641 17,915 168,556 .............. .............. 168,556
EDAM AND GOUDA CHEESE, AND CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR 5,128,658 477,744 5,606,402 .............. 1,210,000 6,816,402
CHEESE CONTAINING, OR PROCESSED FROM, EDAM AND GOUDA
CHEESE (E-NOTE 20).....................................
Argentina........................................... 110,495 14,505 125,000 .............. 110,000 235,000
EU-25............................................... 4,899,083 389,917 5,289,000 .............. 1,100,000 6,389,000
Norway.............................................. 114,318 52,682 167,000 .............. .............. 167,000
Other Countries..................................... 4,762 20,640 25,402 .............. .............. 25,402
ITALIAN-TYPE CHEESES, MADE FROM COW'S MILK, (ROMANO MADE 6,404,899 1,115,648 7,520,547 795,517 5,165,000 13,481,064
FROM COW'S MILK, REGGIANO, PARMESAN, PROVOLONE,
PROVOLETTI, SBRINZ, AND GOYA-NOT IN ORIGINAL LOAVES)
AND CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE CONTAINING, OR
PROCESSED FROM, SUCH ITALIAN-TYPE CHEESES, WHETHER OR
NOT IN ORIGINAL LOAVES (D-NOTE 21).....................
Argentina........................................... 3,913,007 212,476 4,125,483 367,517 1,890,000 6,383,000
EU-25............................................... 2,491,892 890,108 3,382,000 .............. 2,025,000 5,407,000
Romania............................................. .............. .............. .............. .............. 500,000 500,000
Uruguay............................................. .............. .............. .............. 428,000 750,000 1,178,000
Other Countries..................................... .............. 13,064 13,064 .............. .............. 13,064
SWISS OR EMMENTHALER CHEESE OTHER THAN WITH EYE 5,325,713 1,325,601 6,651,314 823,519 380,000 7,854,833
FORMATION, GRUYERE-PROCESS CHEESE AND CHEESE AND
SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE CONTAINING, OR PROCESSED FROM,
SUCH CHEESES (GR-NOTE 22)..............................
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EU-25............................................... 4,056,523 1,095,471 5,151,994 393,006 380,000 5,925,000
Switzerland......................................... 1,235,692 183,795 1,419,487 430,513 .............. 1,850,000
Other Countries..................................... 33,498 46,335 79,833 .............. .............. 79,833
CHEESE AND SUBSTITUTES FOR CHEESE, CONTAINING 0.5 1,842,566 2,582,342 4,424,918 1,050,000 .............. 5,474,908
PERCENT OR LESS BY WEIGHT OF BUTTERFAT (EXCEPT ARTICLES
WITHIN THE SCOPE OF OTHER TARIFF-RATE QUOTAS PROVIDED
FOR IN THIS SUBCHAPTER), AND MARGARINE CHEESE (LF-NOTE
23)....................................................
EU-25............................................... 1,842,566 2,582,341 4,424,907 .............. .............. 4,424,907
Israel.............................................. .............. .............. .............. 50,000 .............. 50,000
New Zealand......................................... .............. .............. .............. 1,000,000 .............. 1,000,000
Other Countries..................................... .............. 1 1 .............. .............. 1
SWISS OR EMMENTHALER CHEESE WITH EYE FORMATION (SW-NOTE 15,607,214 6,690,117 22,297,331 9,557,945 2,620,000 34,475,276
25)....................................................
Argentina........................................... .............. 9,115 9,115 70,885 .............. 80,000
Australia........................................... 209,698 .............. 209,698 290,302 .............. 500,000
Canada.............................................. .............. .............. .............. 70,000 .............. 70,000
EU-25............................................... 11,186,762 5,290,066 16,476,828 4,003,172 2,420,000 22,900,000
Iceland............................................. 149,999 .............. 149,999 150,001 .............. 300,000
Israel.............................................. 27,000 .............. 27,000 .............. .............. 27,000
Norway.............................................. 3,187,264 468,046 3,655,310 3,227,690 .............. 6,883,000
Switzerland......................................... 786,906 897,199 1,684,105 1,745,895 200,000 3,630,000
Other Countries..................................... 59,585 25,691 85,276 .............. .............. 85,276
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TOTAL: CHEESE ARTICLES.......................... 63,662,670 24,237,973 87,900,653 22,764,145 24,921,000 135,585,788
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TOTAL: CHEESE ARTICLES & NON-CHEESE ARTICLES 68,762,343 41,003,081 .............. 22,764,145 24,921,000 157,450,569
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