The tariff-only import regime for bananas in the European Union: Is setting the tariff at right level an impossible mission?

Hervé Guyomard (1) , Chantal Le Mouël (1) , Fabrice Levert (1) , J. Lambana

1 INRA-Unité d'économie

The European Union is bound by World Trade organisation agreements to move to a tariff-only import system for bananas no later than 1 january 2006. From that date, imports from non-ACP countries will be subject to a single tariff while ACP country bananas will continue to enter the EU market duty free. This regime will replace the highly contested tariff-rate quota policy in place since 1993. This paper shows that setting the tariff at a level that maintain tha status quo is an impossible mission given uncertainties on quota rates estimates and quota rent distribution

Mots clés: Politique Agricole Commune; PAC; Pays ACP; Banane -

Domaines: Economies et finances

Hervé Guyomard, Chantal Le Mouël, Fabrice Levert, J. Lambana. The tariff-only import regime for bananas in the European Union: Is setting the tariff at right level an impossible mission?. XIth EAAE Congress : The future of rural Europe in the global agri-food system, Copenhagen, Denmark, August 24-27, 2005, 2005, 13p. ⟨halshs-00083696⟩