Overview
- Through Resolution 242/2025 published in the Official Gazette, the government set a consolidated legal framework covering the Hilton quota for 2026–2030 and the U.S. quota for 2026–2029.
- Past export performance is the central allocation criterion with a 50%-30%-20% weighting over the last three years and a 70%-30% split between total exports and EU/UK exports, with the regionality proposal discarded.
- Hilton volumes are fixed at 29,389 tonnes for the EU plus 111 tonnes for the UK, while the U.S. quota is 20,000 tonnes with 95% for industry and 5% for joint producer–frigorífico projects.
- Distribution limits include up to 90% for industry and up to 10% for joint projects with a 15% cap per economic group, minimums of 50 tonnes for industry and 20 tonnes for projects, non-transferable quotas and certificates, and automatic forfeiture if less than 60% is certified by February 1.
- Administration is digitized via the TAD and SACE platforms and the package also covers smaller contingents: 700 tonnes of entraña and 200 tonnes of buffalo on a first-come basis, the 10,000-tonne Cuota 481 under EU supervision, and ovine/caprine quotas allocated first-come.