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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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/ COM(75)592final
.Brussels,25November1975
Recommendation
for
COUNCILREGULATION (KEG)
concludinganAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheStateofIsraelconcerningtheimportationintothe\CommunityoftomatoconcentratesoriginatinginIsrael
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(Submitted "bytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
COM(75)592final

EXPLAMTORY MEMORANDUM
Artiole9ofProtocolNo1annexed ,totheAgreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheStateofIsraelsigned,on11Mai1975 ■
makesprovisionforareduotionofthecustomsdutiesonimportsintothe
•Communityofcertainproduots,includingtomatoconcentrates ,originating
inIsrael,subjecttotheconditionsagreeduponbyexchangeofletters
beingrespected,.
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No2IO9/75of11August1975hasfixedthe
dateofapplicationoftariffreductionsprovidedforinarticles8and9
ofProtocolNo1annexedtotheAgreement,andconcerningcertainproducts
includingtomatoconcentrates ;theentryintoforceoftheconcessions
upontheseproduotswassuspendedbyarticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No1274/75IconcludingtheAgreement,
TheCommissionrecommendstheCounoiltoadoptthedraftRegulation
ontheannexedExohangeofLetters,whichlaysdowntheconditionsgoverning
theimportationintotheCommunityoftomatoconcentrates originatingin
Israel,TheRegulationinquestionshouldenterintoforoeon1stJanuary1976,
asthevalidityoftheRegulationconcludingtheprecedingExchangeofLetters
expireson31December1975*

Recommendat 1on
for
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No775
OF
concludingtheExchangeofLettersrelatingtoArticle9ofProtooolNo1
totheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheStateof
rIsraelandconcerningtheimportationintotheCommunityoftomatoconcentrates originatinginIsrael
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
«
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle113thereof;
HavingregardtotheRecommendation fromtheCommission ;
WhereastheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheState
ofIsrael(l)hasbeensignedon11May1975?
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)NO2019/75°F11August1975(2)hassetthe
dateofentryintoforceofthetariffreductionsprovidedforinarticles8and
9ofProtocol1annexedtotheAgreement,relatingtocertainproducts,andin
particulartomatoconcentrates ;
WhereastheExchangeofLettersrelatingtoArticle9ofProtocolNo1tothe
AgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheStateofIsraeland
concerningtheimportationintotheCommunityoftomatoconcentrates originating
inIsraelshouldbeconcluded ;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheExchangeofLettersrelatingtoArticle9ofProtocolNo1tothe
AgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheStateofIsrael
andconcerningtheimportationintotheCommunityoftomatoconcentrates
originatinginIsraelisconcludedonbehalfoftheCommunity.
ThetextoftheExchangeofLettersisannexedtothisRegulation.

Article 2
.ThePresident oftheCouncil shall beauthorized todesignate theperson
empowered tosign theExchange ofLetters referred toinArticle 1,andto
invest himwith thenecessary power tocommit theCommunity .
Article 3
This Regulation shalL enter into force on1January 1976 .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety ,anddirectly applicable
inall Member States .
Done atBrussels . FortheCouncil ,
The President

ANNEX
Letter No1
• >1
Sir .
Inpursuance ofArticle 9ofProtocol No1totheAgreement concluded
between theEuropean Economio Community andtheState ofIsrael and
following theclarifications exchanged ontheconditions governing imports
into theCommunity oftomato concentrates prepared orpreserved otherwise
than "byvinegar oracetic acid ,falling within subheading No20.02 exCof
theCommon Customs Tariff andoriginating inIsrael ,Ihave thehonour to
inform youthat Israel undertakes allnecessary measures inorder that the
quantities supplied totheCommunity from 1January 1976 "to31December 197i >
donot exceed tons .
Tothis endthe Israel Government points outthat allexports tothe
Community oftomato concentrates prepared orpreserved otherwise than by
vinegar oraoetic aoid ,originating inIsrael ,areeffected exclusively
through exporters whose operations aresupervised bytheIsraeli Ministry
ofTrade andIndustry .
I
Theguarantees with regard toquantities will beprovided inthemanner
agreed between the Israeli Ministry ofTrade andIndustry andtheDirectorate
General forAgriculture oftheCommission oftheEuropean Communities .
Please accept ,Sir ,theassurance ofmyhighest consideration . .
(signed )Ambassador

LetterHo2
YourExcellency,
'Ihavethehonourtoacknowledgereceiptofyourletteroftodayworded
asfollows:
"InpursuanceofArticle9ofProtocolNo1totheAgreementconcluded
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheStateofIsraeland
followingtheclarifications exchangedontheconditionsgoverning
importsintotheCommunityoftomatoconcentrates preparedorpreserved
otherwisethanbyvinegaroraceticacid,fallingwithinsubheading
No20.02exCoftheCommonCustomsTariffa.ndoriginatinginIsrael,
IhavethehonourtoinformyouthatIsraelundertakesallnecessary
measuresinorderthatthequantitiessuppliedtotheCommunityfrom
1January1976"to31December1976donotexceedtons.
TothisendtheIsraelGovernmentpointsoutthatallexportstothe
Communityoftomatoconcentrates preparedorpreservedotherwisethan
byvinegaroraceticacid,originatinginIsrael,areeffectedexclusively
throughexporterswhoseoperationsaresupervisedbytheIsraeliMinistry
ofTradeandIndustry.
Theguaranteeswithregardtoquantitieswillbeprovidedinthemanner
agreedbetweentheIsraeliMinistryofTradeandIndustryandthe
Directorate-General forAgricultureoftheCommissionoftheEuropean
Communities ".
.IamabletoconfirmtheCommunity'sagreementwiththeforegoing.
Pleaseaccept,YourExcelleyncy ,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
OnbehalfoftheCouncil
ofEuropeanCommunities
ι

AnnextoUse.
6thNovember1975
1.UnaoftheBudgetconcerned:Chapter12(customsduties)
CouncilRegulation(EEC)concerningtheconclusionofthe
Z.TitleoftheactionIagreement,byexchangeofletters,regardingarticle9ofprotoool
number1oftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomioCommunityandthestateof1'
IsraelconcerningtheimportationintotheCommunityoftomatoconcentratesoriginating
«inIsrael
3.Legalbasis:Artiole113-TreatyofRome
4.Objectivesoftheaction•'Establish,byanexchangeofletters,thelimitationby
Israeloftomatoconcentratesexports'to'theCommunitywithin
theframeworkoftheapplicationofthetariffreduction
I5.0Costoftheaction duringthecanpatgnairrentexercise()foîlowlngexercise!)
I'chargetotheECBudget
10.000UCI
I.,chargetothenationaladalnlstratlons10.000UC
chargetoothernationalsectors«
5,1kjtlnatedcostsYear Year Year
5.2llethodofcalculationUponthebasisofstatisticsavailableandforlimitationduringtheyear1975'_(l.750tons)andthecurrentminimumprioeof600UC/ton,thelosstothe
Communitythroughnon-application ofcustomsdutiescanbeestimatedasfollows:
AverageCCTn21,5$ )'
Ratereduced' 1Limitationxloss(fulltariff-effective
by55$asinthe <*tariff)IsraëlAgreement:rateapplied«9,6)»200x47,6UC(86-38,4)«9,520UC
o^vPosslblefinancingbycreditserlttenIntotherelativechapteroftfjft-edrrentBudget
N.Yes No .
t6.2Possibleflnanclni^by^tra^ferste^^currentBudget
,r-
•.6.3NecessltyforasypøtøfientaryBudget.^>Yes No ^\ .
6^^XrwtstobefrlttenIntofuturebudgets
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raents•(1)X"tisaquestionofnonapplicationofcustomsdutiesr «FINANCIAL STATEMENT