COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 13.07.1995 
COM(95) 338 final 
95/0189(ACC) 
95/0190(ACC) 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL DECISION 
on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the 
European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco fixing the additional amount to be 
deducted from the charge on imports into the Community of untreated olive oil 
originating in Morocco 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1521/76 
on imports of olive oil originating in Morocco 
(presented by the Commission) 
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Explanatory memorandum 
1. Annex B to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic 
Community and Morocco, and Annex IV to Decision No 1/77 of the EEC-Turkey 
Association Council dated 17 May 1977 on the results of the second review of the 
arrangements applicable to Turkish agricultural products, provide for the 
possibility of increasing, by fixing an additional amount, the amount to be 
deducted under certain conditions from the levy on imports into the Community 
of olive oil other than olive oil having undergone a refining process. 
Any such additional amount is fixed periodically by an exchange of letters 
between the Contracting Parties in the light of conditions on the olive oil market. 
2. The Commission considers that, in order to implement the present agreements, 
application of the additional amount at its current value for Morocco and Turkey 
should be extended. 
Given that the levies have been replaced by customs duties following the 
conclusion of the Uruguay Round agreements, provision should be made to apply 
the additional amount to these customs duties for the products concerned from 
1 July 1995 up to expiry of the arrangements. 
It also recommends the Council to authorize it to negotiate the exchanges of 
letters annexed hereto with the countries concerned. 
3. In view of the time needed to complete procedures, the Commission is also 
hereby submitting to the Council the Decisions on the conclusion of the exchanges 
of letters which it plans to negotiate with the countries concerned, and proposals 
for Regulations to implement the measures agreed in the exchanges of letters. 
It proposes that the Council should adopt these Decisions and Regulations once 
the Commission has informed it of the completion of negotiations and the final 
text of the exchanges of letters. 
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Draft 
COUNCIL DECISION 
of 1995 
on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the 
European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco fixing the additional amount to be 
deducted from the charge on imports into the Community of untreated olive oil 
originating in Morocco 
(95/ /EC) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular 
Article 113 in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 228(2) thereof, -
Having regard to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic 
Community and the Kingdom of Morocco1, which entered into force on 1 November 
1978, and in particular Annex B thereto, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European 
Community and the Kingdom of Morocco fixing the additional amount to be deducted 
from the charge on imports into the Community of untreated olive oil falling within 
CN codes 1509 10 10, 1509 10 90 and 1510 00 10 originating in Morocco, should be 
approved; 
1 OJNoL264, 27.9.1978, p. 2. 
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 on the unit of account and the conversion 
rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy2, as last amended 
by Regulation (EC) No 150/95 , abolishes application of a correcting factor of 1.207509 
applied to the agricultural conversion rates up to 31 January 1995; whereas it is therefore 
necessary, taking account of the operative event for the agricultural conversion rate to be 
used, to provide for an amount for the period ending on 31 January 1995 and an amount 
applicable as from 1 February 1995, 
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: 
Article 1 
The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community 
and the Kingdom of Morocco fixing, from 1 January 1994, the additional amount to be 
deducted from the levy or customs duties on imports into the Community of untreated 
olive oil falling within CN codes 1509 10 10, 1509 10 90 and 1510 00 10 originating in 
Morocco, is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community. 
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision. 
Article 2 
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to 
sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community. 
Article 3 
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. 
Done at Brussels, 
For the Council 
The President 
2 OJNoL 387,31.12.1992, p. 1 
3 OJNoL22, 31.1.1995, p. 1. 
DRAFT LETTER 
AGREEMENT 
in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the Kingdom 
of Morocco fixing from 1 January 1994 the additional amount to be deducted from the 
levy or the customs duties on imports into the Community of untreated olive oil 
originating in Morocco 
Letter No 1 
Sir, 
Annex B to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and 
the Kingdom of Morocco stipulates that for untreated olive oil falling within 
CN codes 1509 10 10, 1509 10 90 and 1510 00 10, the amount to be deducted from the 
amount of the levy under Article 17(l)(b) of the Cooperation Agreement is to be 
increased by an additional amount under the same conditions and arrangements as laid 
down for the application of the aforementioned provisions, to take account of certain 
factors and of the situation on the olive oil market. 
I have the honour to inform you that, having regard to the criteria specified in the 
aforementioned Annex, the Community will take the necessary steps to ensure that the 
additional amount applicable for the period 1 January 1994 to 31 January 1995 is 
ECU 12.09 per 100 kilograms and ECU 14.60 per 100 kilograms for the period beginning 
on 1 February 1995. 
I should be obliged if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter and confirm your 
Government's agreement to its contents. 
Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration. 
On behalf of the Council 
of the European Union 
Letter No 2 
Sir, 
I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today's date, which reads as 
follows: 
"Annex B to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community 
and the Kingdom of Morocco stipulates that for untreated olive oil falling within 
CN codes 1509 10 10, 1509 10 90 and 1510 00 10, the amount to be deducted from the 
amount of the levy under Article 17(l)(b) of the Cooperation Agreement is to be 
increased by an additional amount under the same conditions and arrangements as laid 
down for the application of the aforementioned provisions, to take account of certain 
factors and of the situation on the olive oil market. 
I have the honour to inform you that, having regard to the criteria specified in the 
aforementioned Annex, the Community will take the necessary steps to ensure that the 
additional amount applicable for the period 1 January 1994 to 31 January 1995 is 
ECU 12.09 per 100 kilograms and ECU 14.60 per 100 kilograms for the period beginning 
on 1 February 1995. 
I should be obliged if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter and confirm your 
Government's agreement to its contents." 
I am able to confirm the agreement of my Government to the foregoing. 
Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration. 
For the Government of 
the Kingdom of Morocco 
Draft 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No / 
of 
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1521/76 on imports 
of olive oil originating in Morocco 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular 
Article 113 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 on the unit of account and the 
conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy1, and 
in particular Article 13(1) thereof, 
Whereas Article 17 of, and Annex B to, the Cooperation Agreement between the 
European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Morocco2 stipulate that if Morocco 
levies a special export charge on imports into the Community of olive oil falling within 
CN codes 1509 10 10, 1509 10 90 and 1510 00 10, the levy applicable to such oil is to 
be reduced by a fixed amount of ECU 0,7245 per 100 kilograms and by an amount equal 
to the special charge, but not exceeding ECU 12,09 per 100 kilograms in the case of the 
reduction provided for in the aforementioned Article and ECU 12,09 per 100 kilograms 
in the case of the additional amount provided for in the aforementioned Annex B; 
Whereas the aforementioned Agreement was implemented by Council Regulation (EEC) 
No 1521/763, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1901/924; 
1 OJNoL387, 31.12.1992, p. 1. 
2 , OJNoL264, 27.9.1978, p. 2. 
3 OJ No L 169, 28.6.1976, p. 43. 
é 
Whereas the Contracting Parties have agreed, by exchange of letters, to fix the additional 
amount at ECU 12,09 per 100 kilograms; 
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1521/76 should be amended accordingly, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Article 1(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1521/76 is hereby replaced by the following: 
"(b) an amount equal to the special charge levied by Morocco on exports of the said 
oil but not exceeding ECU 12,09 per 100 kilograms for the period 1 January 1994 
to 31 January 1995 and not exceeding ECU 14,60 per 100 kilograms for the 
period beginning on 1 February 1995, these amounts being increased by 
ECU 12,09 per 100 kilograms for the first period and by ECU 14,60 per 100 
kilograms for the second period respectively." 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official 
Journal of the European Communities. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at Prussels, 
For the Council 
4 OJNoL 192, 11.7.1992, p. 2. 
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