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REGULATION No973/67/EECOFTHECOUNCIL
of8December1967
ontheapplicationwithintheCommunityofcertainprovisionsoftheDecisionofthe
AssociationCouncilbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandTurkeyrelating
totheapplicationofArticle6ofProtocolNo1totheAnkaraAgreement
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Article2
1.Untilthegeneralsystemprovidedforin
paragraph6ofthisArticleisapplied,theduties
applicabletothefollowingproducts,originatingin
andcomingfromTurkey,shallbethoseinthe
CommonCustomsTariffinforceatthetimeof
importation .
ex08.02A:Freshoranges
ex08.02B:FreshmandarinsandClementines
ex08.02C:Freshlemons.HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtotheAgreementestablishingan
Association betweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandTurkey;
HavingregardtotheAgreementonmeasurestobe
takenandprocedurestobefollowedforthe
implementation oftheAgreementestablishingan
Association betweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandTurkey,andinparticularArticle
2(1)thereof;
HavingconsultedtheCommission ;
WhereasbyitsDecisionNo1/67,theEEC/Turkey
AssociationCouncil,inapplicationofArticle6of
ProtocolNo1totheAnkaraAgreement,adopted
measurestopromotethemarketingofcertain
TurkishproductsontheCommunitymarket;
whereasthemeasureswhichresultforthe
CommunityfromthisDecisionshouldthereforebe
adopted;2.Whilereferencepricesareapplied,the
provisionsofparagraph1shallapply,providedthat
forcitrusfruitimportedfromTurkeypricesonthe
Communityinternalmarket,aftercustomsclearance
andtakingintoaccounttheadjustmentfactors
applicabletothevariouscategoriesofcitrusfruit,are
atleastashighasthereferencepricesfortheperiod
inquestionplustheincidenceoftheCommon
CustomsTariffonsuchreferenceprices,astandard
amountof1-20unitsofaccountper100kgand
transportcostsandothercostsofimportation
providedforinthecalculationoftheentryprices
referredtoinRegulationNo231ontheprogressive
establishment ofacommonorganisationofthe
marketinfruitandvegetables,asamendedby
RegulationNo65/65/EEC2.
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article13.TheprovisionsofArticle11ofRegulationNo
23,asamendedbyRegulationNo65/65/EEC,shall
remainapplicable.
4.WhenexportsfromTurkeytotheCommunity
exceed10000metrictonsoffreshoranges,
mandarinsandClementinesperyearand10000
metrictonsoffreshlemonsperyearandwheresuchFreshtablegrapes,fallingwithintariffsub-heading
No08.04A,originatinginandcomingfromTurkey
shallbesubject,whenimportedintotheCommunity
duringtheperiod18Juneto17Julyeachyear,toa
customsdutyequaltohalfthedutyintheCommon
CustomsTariffinforceatthetimeofimportation .1OJNo30,20.4.1962,p.965/62.
2OJNo86,20.5.1965,p.1458/65.

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applicabletotheprincipalproducersinthe
Mediterranean countries,replacingtheruleslaid
downbythisArticle.
Article3exportscouldcreatematerialdifficultiesforsimilar
exportsfromMemberStatesorforlong-standing
supplierstotheMemberStates,theCommission ,
actingonitsowninitiativeorattherequestofa
MemberState,shallsubmittotheCouncilproposals
formeasurestobetaken.TheCouncilshalldecideby
aqualifiedmajorityafterconsultationwithTurkey.
5.TheprovisionsofthisArticleshallbe
implementedaftertheCouncil,actingonaproposal
fromtheCommission,hasadoptedthenecessary
rulesofapplicationinaccordancewiththevoting
procedurelaiddowninArticle43oftheTreaty.
6.TheprovisionsofthisArticleshallremain
applicableuntiltheentryintoforcewithinthe
CommunityofgeneralrulesforthesameproductsThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallremaininforceuntiltheentry
intoforceoftheadditionalprotocolprovidedforin
Article1ofProtocolNo1totheAnkaraAgreement
oruntilthedatespecifiedinArticle1(3)ofthat
Protocol..
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8December1967.
FortheCouncil
The"President
G.STOLTENBERG