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Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas 
for cut flowers and flower buds, fresh, originating in Cyprus, 
Israel, Jordan or Morocco (1993/94) 
(presented by the Commission) 
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
1. The additional Protocols to the Community's Cooperation Agreements with 
Morocco, Jordan and Israel and the protocol laying down the conditions 
and procedures for the implementation of the second stage of the 
Agreement establishing an association between the EEC and Cyprus 
provide for the opening of annual Community tariff quotas for the 
importation of 300, 50, 17 000 and 50 tonnes respectively of cut 
flowers and flower buds, fresh, falling within Combined Nomenclature 
codes 0603 10 11 to 0603 10 69, originating in those countries. 
However, Article 18 of the Protocol to the EEC/Cyprus Agreement 
provides that the 50 tonnes quota must be increased in equal tranches 
by 5% per year from the Protocol's entry into force (1 January 1988). 
The volumes of the tariff quotas relating to other countries concerned 
must be increased in equal tranches of 3 % per year, in application of 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 1764/92^1), modifying the system 
applicable to the importation into the Community of certain 
agricultural products originating in Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan, 
Lebanon, Israel, Malta, Morocco, Syria or Tunisia. 
2. The purpose of this proposal is to open the said tariff quotas for the 
period from 1 November 1993 to 31 October 1994. 
3. Within the limits of these tariff quotas, Portugal is to apply customs 
dut ies calculated: 
in accordance with the provisions of Council Regulations (EEC) Nos 
3189/88, 2573/87 and 4162/87 laying down the arrangements for trade 
between Spain and Portugal and Morocco, Jordan and Israel, and 
in accordance with the Protocol to the Association Agreement between 
the European Economic Community and the Republic of Cyprus 
consequent on the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the 
Portuguese Republic to the Community. 
(1) 0J No L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 9 
4. Roses with large or small flowers and carnations of the unifloral or 
multifloral types are covered by the quota only where they meet the 
price conditions laid down by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 4088/87, 
amended by Regulation (EEC) No. 3551/88. 
5. As regards the management system of these quotas it is proposed that 
the whole of the quota volumes be held as Community reserves in which 
all Member States will have access in accordance with the procedure 
provided for in Article 1(2) of the proposal for a Regulation. 
That is the purpose of the attached proposal. 
Annex: 1 proposal for a Regulation 
Proposal, for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEQ No ./93 
opening «id providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for 
cut flowers and flower buds, fresh, originating in Cyprus» Israel, Jordan or 
Morocco (1993/91$ 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 
thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas the additional Protocols to the Agreements 
between the European Economic Community and the 
Kingdom of Morocco CX the Hasheraite Kingdom of 
Jordan f) and the State of Israel 0 and the Protocol laying 
down the conditions and procedures for the implementa­
tion of the second stage of the Agreement establishing an 
association between the European Economic Community 
and the Republic of Cyprus and adapting certain provi­
sions thereof 0 provide in their respective Articles that 
fresh cut flowers and flower buds, falling within the CN 
codes indicated in Article 1 and originating m the above-
mentioned countries, may be imported into the Commu­
nity at reduced rates of customs duty within the limits of 
annual Community tariff quotas of 300,50,17 000 and 50 
tonnes respectively; whereas, however, Article 18 of the 
Protocol with Cyprus provides that die volume of the 
tariff quota for that country must be increased by 5 % per 
year from the entry into force of the Protocol, Whereas within the limits of these tcoff quotas, 
the Portuguese 'Republic rfAÇto 
apply customs duties calculated in accordance with: 
— Council Regulation (EEQ No 3189/88 of 14 October 
1988 laying down the arrangements to be applied by 
Spain and Portugal to trade with Morocco and Syria (^ 
and Council Regulation (EEQ No 2573/87 of 
11 August 1987 laying down the arrangements for 
trade between the Kingdom of Spain and the Portu­
guese Republic and Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, 
Tunisia and Turkey f) and Council Regulation (EEQ 
No 4162/87 of 21 December 1987 laying down arran­
gements for Spain's and Portugal's trade with Israel 
and amending Regulations (EEQ No 449/86 and 
(EEQ No 2573/87 fl in respect of the tariff quotas 
opened for Morocco, Jordan and Israel, 
and 
— the Protocol to the Association Agreement between 
the European Economic Community and the Re­
public of Cyprus consequent on the accession of the 
Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the 
Community (*), in respect of the tariff quota opened 
for Cyprus; 
whereas the volunes of the tariff quotas relating 
to other countries concerned oust be increased in 
equal tranches of 3», in application of Council 
tegulartion (EEQ to 1764/92 of 29 June 1992 
amending the arrangnents for the inport into 
the Canounitj of certain agricultural predicts 
originating in Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, 
Jordan, Lebanon, MaLta, ebrocco, Syria and 
Tunisia (5); Whereas roses with large or small flowers and carnations 
of the unifloral or multifloral types «re'covered by the 
quotas only subject to the conditions established by 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 of 21 December 
1987 fixing conditions for the application of preferential 
customs duties on imports of certain flowers oriemarin». 
in- Cyprus, Israel and Jordan Q% 
Whereas, by CouneiL Regulation CE6C3 N* 3551/88 C11)r 
the application of this regulation was extended to 
the slue products when originating in Morocco; 
whereas the above mentioned preferential 
tariff advantages applicable only to those importations 
respecting certain price conditions; 
whereas thé Gannunity quotas in question should 
be opened for the period 1 tovesfcier 1993 until 
31 October 1994; 
Whereas all Community importers should be ensured 
equal and continuous access to the said quotas and the 
duty races laid down for the quotas should be applied 
consistently to all imports of the products in question 
into ail Member States until the quotas are exhausted; 
0 °J No L 224, 13. 8. 1988. p, 18. 
ROJ No L 297, 2JL m iw, p ig 
OJ No L 327, 30. It. 1988, p. 3$. 
Q OJ No L 393. 31. 12. 1987, p. 2. 
0 OJ No L 181, I. 7. 1992, p. 9. ft OJ No L 287, 20. 10. 1988. p. I. 
O OJ No L 250, 1. 9. 1987, p. I. 
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Ç) OJ No L 393, 31- 12- 1987, p. 37. 
C*) OJ No L 382. 31. 12. 1987, p. 22. 
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Whereas the decision for the opening, in 
the execution of its international 
obligations, of tariff quotas should be 
taken by the Community; whereas, to 
ensure the efficiency of a common 
administration of these quotas, there is 
no reasonable obstacle to authorising 
the Member States to draw from the 
quota-volumes the necessary quantities 
corresponding to actual imports; whereas 
this method of administration requires 
close cooperation between the Member 
States and the Commission and the latter 
must In particular be able to monitor 
the rate at which the quotas are used up 
and Inform the Member States 
accordingly; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 
Article 1 
Whereas since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of 
the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 
are united within and jointly represented by the Benelux 
Economic Union, any operation concerning the adminis­
tration of these quotas may be carried out by any one of 
its members, 1. From 1 November 199:5 to 31 October 199//, the 
customs duties applicable to imports into the Community 
of the products listed below originating in Morocco, 
Jordan, Israel or Cyprus shall be suspended at the levels 
and within the limits of the Community tariff quotas 
shown below : 
Order 
No 
09.1114 
09.1152 
09.1306 
09.1420 CN code 
0603 10 51 
0603 10 53 
0603 10 55 
0603 10 61 
0603 10 65 
0603 10 69 
0603 10 11 
0603 10 13 
0603 10 15 
0603 10 21 
0603 10 25 
0603 10 29 Description 
Fresh cut flowers and flower buds of a kind 
suitable for ornamental purposes : 
— From 1 November to 31 May 
— From 1 June to 31 October Origin 
Morocco 
Jordan 
Israel 
Cyprus Amount of 
quota 
(in tonnes) 
33.5,5 
181*45 
70 Quota duty 
(%) 
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Within the limits of these tariff quotas 
the Portuguese Republic shall apply customs 
duties calculated in accordance with the provisions of 
Regulations (EEC) No 3189/88, (EEC) No 2573/87 and 
(EEC) No 4162/87 as regards the quotas for Morocco, 
Jordan and Israel, and with the relevant provisions of the 
Protocol to the Association Agreement between the Euro 
pean Economic Community and the Republic of Cyprus 
consequent on the accession of Spain and Portugal as 
regards the quota for Cyprus. 
2. In the case of large-flowered and small-flowered 
roses and unifloral and multifloral carnations, application 
of the quota referred to in Article 1 (1) may be interrupted 
if it is found at Community level that the price conditions 
laid down by Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 are not being 
observed. However, products on which customs duties have been 
re-established and imported into the Community during 
the period in which such re-establishment remains in 
force shall be excluded from the quantities drawn from 
the tariff quota concerned. 
Article 2 
The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be managed 
by the Commission, which may take any appropriate 
administrative measures to ensure that they are managed 
efficiently. 
Article 3 
In that event, the Commission shall adopt regulations 
re-establishing the duties applicable to the products in 
question under the Common Customs Tariff and, where 
appropriate, re-introducing this Regulation on the dates 
and in respect of the products and periods indicated in 
the Regulations in question. Where an importer presents a product covered by this 
Regulation for release for free circulation in a Membei 
State, applying to take advantage of the preferential 
arrangements, and the entry is accepted by the customs 
authorities, the Member State concerned shall, by noti­
fying the Commission, draw an amount corresponding to 
its requirements from the quota volume. 
Requests for drawings, indicating the date on which the 
entries were accepted, must be sent to the Commission 
without delay. 
Drawings shall be granted by the Commission in chrono­
logical order of the dates on which the customs authori­
ties of the Member States concerned accepted the entries 
for release for free circulation, to the extent that the avai­
lable balance so permits. 
If a Member State does not use a drawing in full it shall 
return any unused portion to the corresponding quota 
volume as soon as possible. 
If the quantities requested are greater than the available 
balance of the quota volume, the balance shall be allo­
cated among applicants pro rata. The Commission shall 
inform the Member States of the drawings made. Article 4 
Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the 
products in question have equal and continuous access to 
the quotas for as long as the balance of the relevant quota 
volume so permits. 
Article 5 
The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate 
closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with. 
Article 6 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 
following its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Communities. 
It shall apply from 1 November 1993 , 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at Brussels, 
For the Council 
The President 
FINANCIAL RECORD 
1. Budget line concerned : Chap. 12 Art. 120 
2. Legal basis : Art. 113 of the Treaty 
3. Title of the tariff measure concerned : Proposal for a Council 
Regulation (EEC) opening and providing for the administration of 
Community tariff quotas for cut flowers and flower buds, fresh, 
originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan or Morocco (1992/93) 
4- Ob iect ive : Execution of a contractual obligation (EEC/Morocco, Jordan 
Israel en Cyprus Agreement) 
Method of caleu I at ion Morocco, Jordan 
and Israel Cyprus 
CCT heading: 
Volume of the quota: 
Duty to be applied: 
Normal CCT duty: 
Pr ice 0/T : 0603 10 11 to 69 
325,5; 54,2; 18.445 T 
0 
15; 20 
4 760 ECU/T 67,5 T 
0 
15; 20 
3 300 ECU/T 
6. Duty-Ioss 
Loss of revenue for the period 1 November 1993 to 31 October 1994 
stands at 13 924 890 ECU. 
In 1992/1993, the loss stood at 14 804 715 ECU 
T 
Morocco + Jordan + Israel 
Quantities : 325.5 + 54.2 + 18 445 - 18 825 
18 825 X 4760 - 89 607 000 ECUS x 0.155 - 13 889 085 ECUS 
(weighted average duty: 15.5 %) 
Cyprus 
70 X 3 300 - 231 000 ECUS x 0.155 - 35 805 ECUS 
TOTAL : 13 924 890 ECUS 
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