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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
opening, allocating and providing for the administration of  
a Community tariff quota for apricot pulp, falling within sub­
heading ex 20.06 B II c) 1  aa) of the Common Customs Tariff  
and originating in Israel (1984)
(submitted to the Council by the Commission)COM(83) 408 final
Brussels, 1 July 1983
Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
COM(83) 408 final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. The Agreem ent betw een the European Econom ic Community and the State  
of Israel com pleted by the Protocol to the Agreem ent between the EEC  
and Israel, provides in A rticle 10 of Protocol No 1  annexed thereto for the  
opening of an annual Community tariff quota for the importation into the  
Community of 150 m etric tons of apricot pulp, originating in Israel, falling  
within subheading ex 20.06 B II c) 1  aa) of the Common Customs Tariff.
The custom s duties applicable within the lim its of this quota are equal to  
70 %  of the duties actually applied to non-member countries.
A ccordingly the tariff quota in question has to be opened for 1984.
2. The proposal for a Regulation opening this tariff quota provides, as is  
custom ary, for the division of the quota volume into two instalm ents, the  
first being allocated among the Member States as quota shares, the second  
being held as a reserve.
It does not seem  possible, in this case, to base the allocation of the first  
tranche on the rules generally applied, that is, to relate the total imports  
by each Member State during the past three years to the Community  
imports over the sam e period and to apply for each Member State the  
resulting percentages to the volume of the first tranche. As over the  
course of the last 3  years the Member States have imported the goods  
only occasionally if at all, an allocation scale based on estim ates put  
forward by som e Member States and on the need to allocate the quota  
volum e fairly among the Member States appears suitable.
3. It is proposed that the proposal for a Council Regulation opening the  
Com m unity tariff quota described in paragraph 1  above be approved.
ANNEX : 1  proposal for a Regulation (EEC) of the Council

Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) :
opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for  
apricot pulp falling within subheading ex 20.06 B II c) 1  aa) of the Common Customs  
Tariff and originating in Israel (1984)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN percentages of total imports of the product
COMMUNITIES, question, originating in Israel:
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 Agreement between the European 
Economic Community and the State of Israel (‘),
provides for the opening, by the 
Community, of an annual Community tariff quota of 
150 tonnes of apricot pulp falling within subheading 
ex 20.06 B II c) 1 aa) of the Common Customs Tariff 
and originating in Israel; whereas the customs duties 
applicable to the quota are equal to 70 % of the 
customs duties actually applied to non-member 
countries; whereas the Community tariff quota in 
question should therefore be opened for 198 1 +
Whereas it is in particular necessary to ensure for all 
Community importers equal and uninterrupted access 
to the abovementioned quota and uninterrupted 
application of the rates laid down for that quota to all 
imports of the products concerned into all Member 
States until the quota has been used up; whereas, 
having regard to the above principles, the Community 
nature of the quota can be respected by allocating the 
Community tariff quota among the Member States; 
whereas, in order to :eih.ct as accurately as possible 
the true trend of the market in the products in 
question, such allocEtion should be in proportion to 
the requirements of the Member States, calculated by 
reference to the statistics for imports from Israel over 
a representative reference period and also to the 
economic oudot ' . r r the quota period in question;I
Whereas, during the last three years for which 
statistics are available, the corresponding imports by 
each of the Member States represent the followingMember States 1980 1981 1982
Benelux 37
Denmark __
Germany ____ 63
Greece _.
France ____ _
Irel
and ____ _
Italy ___ ___ _
Un
ited Kingdom 100 — -
Whereas these data cannot be considered as repre­
sentative to serve as a basis for allocation of the quota 
volume among the Member States; whereas it is 
difficult to estimate imports by Member States for 
198 4 because of the absence of any pattern in 
previous years; whereas to allocate the quota volume 
on a fair basis, the approximate percentages of initial 
quota shares may be fixed as follows:
Benelux 12
Denmark 5
Germany 28
Greece 1
France 7
Ireland 6
Italy 6
United Kingdom 36
Whereas, in order to take into account import trends 
for the products concerned in the various Member 
States, the quota amount should be divided into two 
instalments, the first being shared among the Member 
States and the second constituting a reserve to cover 
at a later date the requirements of the Member States 
which have used up their initial quota shares; 
whereas, in order to give importers in each Member 
State a certain degree of security, the first instalment 
of the Community quota should under the circum­
stances be fixed at 50 % of the quota volume;
Whereas the Member States’  initial shares may be 
used up at different times; whereas, in order to take
---------------- this fact into account and avoid any break in
(‘) OJ No L 136, ? .U . a. 1975, p. 3. continuity, any Member State which has almost used
up its initial quota share should draw an additional

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share from the reserve; whereas this must be done by 
such Member State as and when each of its additional 
shares is almost used up, and repeated as many times 
as the reserve allows; whereas the initial and 
additional share must be valid until the end of the 
quota period; whereas this method of administration 
requires close cooperation between the Member 
States and the Commission, and the latter must be in 
a position to monitor the extent to which the quota 
volume has been used up and to inform the Member 
States thereof;
Whereas if, at a given date in the quota period, a 
substantial quantity remains unused in any Member 
State, it is essential that that Member State should 
return a significant proportion to the reserve to 
prevent a part of any tariff quota from remaining 
unused in one Member State when it could be used in 
others;
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 relating to the administration of the quota 
shares allocated to that economic union may be 
carried out by any of its members,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1 . From 1  January to 31 December 198 4 a 
Community tariff quota of 150 tonnes shall be 
opened in the Community for apricot pulp falling 
within subheading ex 20.06 BII c) 1  aa) of the 
Common Customs Tariff and originating in Israel.
2. Within the limits of this tariff quota the 
Common Customs Tariff duty applicable to these 
products shall be supended at a rate of 11-9%.
Within the limits of this tariff quota, Greece shall 
apply duties calculated in accordance with the 
relevant provisions in the 1979 Act of Accession and 
in the said Regulation (EEC) No 637/81. (1 )
Article 2
1 . A first instalment of 75 tonnes of the 
Community tariff quota referred to in Article 1  shall 
be allocated among the Member States; the respective 
shares which, subject to Article 5, shall be valid until 
31 December 198 4shall be as follows:(tonnes)
Benelux 9
Denmark 3
Germany 21
Greece 1
France 5
Ireland 4
Italy 4
United Kingdom 28
2. A second instalment of 75 tonnes shall constitute 
the reserve.
Article 3
1 . If 90 % or more of a Member State’s initial 
share as specified in Article 2 (1), or 90 % of that 
share minus the portion returned to the reserve where 
Article 5 has been applied, has been used up, then, to 
the extent permitted by the amount of the reserve, 
that Member State shall forthwith, by notifying the 
Commission, draw a second share equal to 15 % of 
its initial share, rounded up where necessary to the 
next unit.
2. If, after one of its initial shares has been used 
up, 90 % or more of the second share drawn by a 
Member State has been l sed up, then, to the extent 
permitted by the amount of the reserve, that Member 
State shall, in accordance with the conditions laid 
down in paragraph 1, draw a third share equal to 
7 · 5 % of its initial share, rounded up where 
necessary to the next unit.
3. If, after one of its second shares has been used 
up, 90 % or more of the third share drawn by a 
Member State has been used up, that Member State 
shall, in accordance with the conditions laid down in 
paragraph 1, draw a fourth share equal to the third.
This process shall continue until the reserve is used 
up.
4. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1, 2 and 
3, a Member State may draw shares smaller than 
those fixed in those paragraphs if there are grounds 
for believing that they might not be used up. It shall 
inform the Commission of its reasons for applying 
this paragraph.
Article 4
Each of the additional shares drawn pursuant to 
Article 3 shall be valid until 31 December 198 4
Article  5
The Member States shall return to the reserve, net 
later than 1  October 198 4 such unused portions of 
their initial share as, on 15 S "itember 1984, * s 'n 
excess of 20 % of the initial volume. They may return
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a larger quantity if there are grounds for believing 
that this quantity may not be used.
The Member States shall notify the Commission, not 
later than 1 October 1984 °f the total quantities of 
the products in question imported up to 15 September 
198^.and charged against the tariff quota and of any 
fraction of the initial shares returned to the reserve.
Article 6
The Commission shall keep an account of the shares 
opened by the Member States pursuant to Article 2 
and 3 and, as soon as it is notified, shall inform each 
Member State of the extent to which the reserve has 
been used up.
It shall inform the Member States, not later than 
5 October 19S.'4 )  of the amount in the reserve after 
quantities have been returned thereto pursuant to 
Article 5.
It shall ensure that the drawing which uses up the 
reserve does not exceed the balance available and, to 
this end, notify the amount of that balance to the 
Member State making the last drawing.
Article 7
1. The Member States shall take all measures 
necessary to ensure that additional shares drawn 
pursuant to Article 3 are opened in such a way thatimports may be charged without interruption against 
their accumulated shares of the tariff quota.
2. The Member States shall ensure that importers 
of the products in question
have free access to the shares allocated to
them.
3. The Member States shall charge the imports of 
the products concerned against their shares as 
and when the products are entered with customs 
authorities for free circulation.
4. The extent to which a Member State has used 
up its share shall be determined on the basis of the 
imports charged in accordance with paragraph 3.
Article 8
At the Commission’s request the Member States shall 
inform it of imports actually charged against their 
shares.
Article 9
The Member States and the Commission shall 
cooperate closely to ensure that this Regulation is 
complied with.
Article 10
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1  January 
198 4 .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States.
Done at Brussels,
For the Council  
The President