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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)439 final .
Brussels .12September 1978
Proposal fora
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
opening ,allocating andproviding fortheadministration of
aCommunity tariff quota forapricot pulp falling within
subheading ex20.06 BIIc)1)aa)oftheCommon Customs
Tariff ,originating inIsrael (year 1979 )
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
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COM178 )439final .1.

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity andtheState
ofIsraelprovidesinArticle10ofProtocolN°1annexedtheretor
fortheopeningofanannualCommunitytariffquotafortheimpor­
tationintotheCommunityof150metrictonsofapricotpulp,origi­
natinginIsrael,fallingwithinsubheading ex20.06BIIc)1aa)
oftheCommonCustomsTariff.
Thecustomsdutiesapplicablewithinthelimitsofthisquotaare
equalto70%ofthedutiesactually'appliedtonon-membercountries.
Accordingly thetariffquotainquestionhastobeopenedfor1979.
2.TheproposalforaRegulation openingthistariffquotaprovides,
asiscustomary,forthedivisionofthequotavolumeintotwo"
instalments,thefirstbeingallocated amongtheMemberStatesas
quotashares,thesecondbeingheldasareserve.
Itdoesnotseempossible,inthiscase,tobasetheallocationof
thefirsttrancheontherulesgenerallyapplied,thatis,torelate
thetotalimportsbyeachMemberStateduringthepastthreeyearsto
theCommunityimportsoverthesameperiodandtoapplyforeachMember
Statetheresultingpercentages tothevolumeofthefirsttranche.
AsoverthecourseofthelasttenyearstheMemberStateshave
importedthegoodsonlyoccasionallyifatall,anallocation scale
basedonestimatesputforwardbysomeMemberStatesandontheneed
toallocatethequotavolumefairlyamongtheMemberStatesappears
suitable.
3.ItisproposedthattheproposalforaCouncilRegulation opening
theCommunitytariffquotadescribedinparagraph 1abovebeapproved.
ANNEX:1proposalforaRegulation (EEC)oftheCouncil.

PROPOSAL FORA:
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC).
opening,allocatingand'providingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquota
forapricotpulpfallingwithinsubheadingex20.06BIIc)1aa)oftheCommon
CustomsTariff,originatinginIsrael<1979).
•:•..'• .
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
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HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article113thereof.
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereastheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEco­
nomicCommunityandtheStateofIsrael(1)signed
on11May1975provides,inProtocol1annexed
thereto,fortheopeningbytheCommunityofanan­
nualCommunitytariffquotaof150tonnesofapricot
pulpfallingwithinsubheadingex20.06BIIc)1aa)
oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originatinginIsrael;
whereasthecustomsdutiesapplicabletothequota
arcequalto70%ofthecustomsdutiesactuallyap­
pliedtonon-membercountries;whereastheCom­
munitytariffquotainquestionshouldthereforebe
openedfor,19791
WhereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureforallCommunity
importersequalanduninterrupted accesstotheabovementioned
quotaanduninterrupted application oftherateslaiddownfor
thatquotatoallimportsoftheproductsconcernedintoall
MemberStatesuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;whereas,
havingregardtotheaboveprinciples,theCommunitynature
ofthequotacanberespectedbyallocatingtheCommunity '
tariffquotaamongtheMemberStates;whereas,inorderto
reflectasaccuratelyaspossiblethetruetrendofthemarket
intheproductsinquestion,suchallocationshouldbein
proportiontotherequirements oftheMemberStates,calculated
byreferencetothestatisticsforimportsfromIsraelovera
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representative referenceperiodandalsototheeconomicoutlook
forthequotaperiodconcerned;
\
Whereas,duringthelastthreeyearsforwhichstatisticsare
available,thecorresponding importsbyeachoftheMemberStates
representthefollowingpercentagesofimportsintotheCommunity
fromIsraeloftheproductsconcerned :
MemberStates' :197519761977
Bénélux 49 5.6
Denmark m:m:
GermanyF***'57.!.I3.5'
France ,....^I41.5
Ireland
Italy'm
UnitedKingdom -90,9
■■ ■I I II(■*9i)
Whereasthesedatacannotbeconsideredasrepre­
sentativetoserveasabasisforallocationofthe
quotavolumeamongtheMemberStates;whereasitis
difficulttoestimateimportsbyMemberStatesfor
1979becauseoftheabsenceofanypatterninpre-
,viousyears;whereastoallocatethequotavolumeon
afairbasis,theinitialquotasharesmaybefixedap­
proximatelyasfollows:
Bénélux ^ 10%
Denmark 5% ,
Germany 25
,.France B«
Ireland 5%
.Italy 6,%\
UnitedKingdom >40%f

Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrendsfortheproducts
concernedinthevariousMemberStates,thequotaamountshouldbe
dj#ividedintotwoinstalments,,thefirstbeingsharedamongtheMember
Statesandthesecondconstituting areservetocoveratalaterdate...
therequirements oftheMemberStateswhichhaveuseduptheirinitial
quotashares;whereas,inorder .togiveimportersineachMember
Stateacertaindegreeofsecurity,thefirstinstalmentoftheCommunity
quotashould,underthepresentcircumstances,be,fixedat80%ofthe
quotavolume;
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WhereastheMemberStates'initialsharesmaybeusedupatdifferent
times;whereas,inordertotakethisfactintoaccountandavoid
anybreakincontinuity,anyMemberStatewhichhasalmostusedup ■,
itsinitialshare,shoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthereserve;
whereasthismustbedonebyeachMemberStateasancfwheneachofits
additionalsharesisalmostusedup,'andrepeatedasmanytimesasthe
reserveallows;whereastheinitialandadditionalsharesmustbevalid
untiltheendofthequota!period;whereasthismethodofadministration
requiresclosecooperation betweenMemberStatesandtheCommission,and
thelattermustbeinapositiontomonitortheextenttowhichthe
quotavolumehasbeenusedupandtoinformtheMemberStatesthereof;
Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,asubstantialquantity
remainsunusedinanyMemberState,it"isessentialthatthatMember
Stateshouldreturnasignificantproportiontothereserve,toprevent
apartofanyCommunityquotafromremainingunusedinoneMember
Statewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomoftheNetherlands -
andtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgareunitedinandrepresented by
theBeneluxEconomicUnion,anyoperationrelatingtotheadministration
ofthequotasharesallocatedtothatEconomicUnionmaybecarriedout
byanyofitsmembers,

HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1979,aCom­
munitytariffquotaof150tonnesshallbeopenedin
theCommunityforapricotpulp,fallingwithinsub­
headingex20.06Blie)1aa)oftheCommon
CustomsTariff,originatinginIsrael.-
2.WithinthelimitsofthistariffquotatheCom­
monCustomsTariffdutyapplicabletothese
productsshallbesuspendedatarateof11-9%.
Article2
y
i.Afirstinstalmentamountingto120tonnesoftheCOB-'
munitytariffquotareferredtoinArticle1shallbea!-'
locatedamonetheMemberStates;therespectiveshares
which,subjecttoArticle5shallbevaliduntil31December •
1979,shallbeasfolloasS1
Bénélux 12tonnes,
Denmark 6tonnes,
Germany •*30tonnes,1r.
France 1^tonnes,
,Ireland "tonnes,1
Italy 6tonnes,:;
UnitedKingdom .50tonnes.
2.Thesecondinstalaostof30tomnisshallconstitute
thoreserve.

Article3
i \
If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitialshareasspecifiedin
Article2(1),orofthatshareminustheportionreturnedtothe
reservewhereArticle5isapplied,hasbeenusedup,then,to
theextentpermittedbytheamountofthereserve/thatMember
Stateshallforthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission,drawasecond
shareequalto15%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwherenecessary
tothenextunit.
If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenusedup,90%ormoreofthe
secondsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehasbeenusedup,thenthat
MemberStateshall,inaccordancewiththeconditionslaiddown
inparagraph 1,drawathirdshareequalto7,5%ofitsinitial
share.
If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,90%ormoreofthe
thirdsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehasbeenusedup,thatMember
Stateshall,inaccordancewiththesameconditions,drawafourth
shareequaltothethird. ■
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Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisusedup.
Bywayofderogation fromparagraphs 1to3,aMemberStatemay
drawsharessmallerthanthosefixedinthoseparagraphsifthere
isreasontobelievethatthesemightnotbeusedup.Itshall
infor*theCommissionofitsreasonsforapplyingthisparagraph.

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Article4
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbevaliduntil
31December1979.
Article5
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlaterthan
1October1979,suchunusedportionoftheirinitialshareas,
on15September1979,isinexcessof20%oftheinitialvolume.
Theymayreturnalargerquantityiftherearegroundsfor
believingthatitmightnotbeused.
TheMemberStatesshaU,notlaterthan1October1979,notify
theCommissionofthetotalquantitiesoftheproductsinquestion
importedupto15September1979andchargedagainsttheCommunity
quota,andofanyquantitiesoftheinitialsharesreturnedtothe
reserve.
Article6 '
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountofthesharesopenedbythe
MemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and3andshall,assoonas
itisnotified,informeachStateoftheextenttowhichthe
reservehasbeenusedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan5October1979,
oftheamountinthereserveafterquantitieshavebeenreturned
pursuanttoArticle5.
TheCommissionshallensurethatthedrawingwhichusesupthe
reserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable,andtothisendshall
indicatetheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberStatewhich
makessuchlastdrawing.

Article7 '
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1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessarytoensure
thatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3,areopened
insuchawaythatimportsmaybechargedwithoutinterruption
againsttheiraccumulated sharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimportersoftheproductsin
questionestablished intheirterritoryhavefreeaccesstothe
sharesallocatedtothem.
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3.TheMemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthesaidproducts
againsttheirsharesasandwhentheproductsareenteredwith
customsauthorities forhomeuse.
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupitsshareshall
bedeterminedonthebasisoftheimportschargedinaccordance
withparagraphs 3.
Article8
AttherequestoftheCommission,theMemberStatesshallinformit
ofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheirshares.
s
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperatecloselyinorder
toensurecompliancewiththisRegulation.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon,1January1979.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyand
directlyapplicableinallMemberStates.-
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident