COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 09.04.1997 
COM(97)140 final 
97/0117 (ACC) 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 
ESTABLISHING CERTAIN CONCESSIONS IN THE FORM 
OF A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR TURKEY IN 1997 
IN RESPECT OF HAZELNUTS 
(presented by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
1. Pursuant to Articles 76, 102 and 128 of the Act of Accession, Austria, Finland and 
Sweden are required, from 1 January 1995, to apply the provisions of the preferential 
agreements concluded by the Community with certain non-Community countries; all the 
amendments made necessary by the enlargement will thus be the subject of specific 
agreements to be negotiated with the non-Community countries in question. 
The same Articles provide, however, that if specific agreements have not been concluded 
by 1 January 1995, the Community shall take the requisite measures to remedy this 
situation. 
2. It is therefore indispensable that autonomous transitional measures be taken so that 
existing agricultural trade arrangements between the new Member States and Turkey can 
be taken into account. The purpose of this proposal is to take account of the concessions 
granted to Turkey. 
By means of Council Regulations (EC) No 1661/95 and (EC) No 819/96, the Community 
took autonomous measures to remedy the situation as regards Turkey in 1995 and 1996. 
In view of the fact that the negotiations between Turkey and the Community have yet to 
be concluded, the arrangements in force in 1995 and 1996 should be extended in order to 
maintain the volume of the Community tariff quota for hazelnuts. 
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Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EO 
ESTABLISHING CERTAIN CONCESSIONS IN THE FORM 
OF A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR TURKEY IN 1997 
IN RESPECT OF HAZELNUTS 
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 Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas, under the preferential agreement between the European Economic Community 
of the one part, and Turkey, of the other part, concessions were granted to that country 
in respect of certain agricultural products; 
Whereas, following the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, the concession for 
hazelnuts should be adjusted to take account of the trade arrangements for that product 
which existed between Austria, Finland and Sweden, on the one hand, and Turkey, on 
the other; 
Whereas, to that end, discussions are continuing with Turkey with a view to concluding a 
specific agreement on this matter; 
Whereas in the meantime and in accordance with Articles 76, 102 and 128 of the 1994 
Act of Accession, the Community is required to adopt the necessary measures to remedy 
this situation; whereas those measures should take the form of autonomous Community 
tariff quotas covering the conventional preferential tariff concessions applied by Austria, 
Finland and Sweden, 
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Whereas the tariff quotas established by this regulation for 1997 replace those established 
by Regulation (EC) No 819/96 for 1996; 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Without prejudice to the import arrangements in the Community applicable to hazelnuts 
pursuant to the agreement concluded between the Community and Turkey, the existing 
Community tariff quota shall be increased autonomously in accordance with the Annex to 
this Regulation. 
Article 2 
Articles 4 to 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 shall apply to the tariff concessions 
referred to in the Annex. 
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of 
the European Communities. 
It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1997 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
For the Council 
The President 
1 OJ No L 199, 2.8.1994, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2397/96 (OJ N° L 327, 
18.12.1996, p. 1) 
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ANNEX 
Preferential tariff quota opened for 1997 
Order 
Number 
09.0201 CN code 
0802 21 00 
0802 22 00 Description 
Hazelnuts, in 
shell or 
shelled Conventional 
quota 
(in tonnes)2 
25 000 Autonomous 
quota 
(in tonnes) 
9 060 Rate of duty 
applicable 
Free 
Existing quota opened under Community preferential agreements. 
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
DATE: 25 February 1997 
BUDGET HEADING: Article 120 (customs duties) APPROPRIATIONS: ECU 13 559m 
TITLE: 
Proposal for a Council Regulation establishing certain concessions in the form of a Community tariff quota for Turkey 
in 1997 in respect of hazelnuts 
LEGAL BASIS: 
Article 113 of the Treaty 
AIMS OF MEASURE: 
Interim measures to adjust the Community tariff quotas granted to certain third countries (the CEECs, Israel and 
Turkey) as a result of the enlargement of the Union. 
5. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS PERIOD OF 12 
MONTHS CURRENT 
FINANCIAL 
YEAR FOLLOWING 
FINANCIAL 
YEAR 
5.0. EXPENDITURE 
CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET 
(REFUNDS/INTERVENTION) 
NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION 
OTHER 
5.1. REVENUE = additional impact 
- OWN RESOURCES OF THE EC 
- (LEVIES/CUSTOMS DUTIES) 
- NATIONAL -ECU 418 050 ECU 313 538 ECU 104 512 
5.0.1. ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE 
5.1.1. ESTIMATED REVENUE 1997 1998 1999 2000 
proposed duty: 0% 5.2. METHOD OF CALCULATION: 
Existing duty: 3.6% 
New autonomous quota: 9 060 t 
Unit value cif: $ 4/kg or ECU 3.4/kg 
Loss: 9 060 t x 0.036 x ECU 3.4/kg x 90% x 1 000 = ECU 998 050 
Change or additional impact in relation to 1996 = 580 000 - 998 050 = - 418 050 
6.0. CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN THE RELEVANT 
CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET? YES/NO 
6.1. CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF THE CURRENT 
BUDGET? YES/NO 
6.2. IS A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET NECESSARY? YES/NO 
WILL FUTURE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS BE NECESSARY? YES/NO 
OBSERVATIONS: This Regulation is an extension of the measure taken in 1996 (Council Regulation (EC) No 819/96) 
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