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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(76)464 final.
Brussels,8September 1976
Proposal fora
EMULATION.(EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
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opening,allocating andproviding fortheadministration of >
aCommunitytariffquotaforapricotpulpfallingwithin
subheading ex20.06BIIc)1)aa)oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
originating inIsrael(year1977)
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
\
C0M(76)464final.

Explanatory memorandum
1.TheAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community and theState of
Israel provides inArticle 10ofProtocol No1annexed thereto for the
opening ofanannual Community tariff quota fortheimportation into
theCommunity of150metric tons ofapricot pulp ,originating in
Israel ,falling within subheading ex20.06 BIIc)1aa)oftheCommon
Customs Tariff .
Thecustoms duties applicable within thelimits ofthis quota are
equal to70%oftheduties actually applied tonon-member countries .
Accordingly thetariff quota inquestion has tobeopened for 1977 .
2.Theproposal foraRegulation opening this tariff quota makes
provision ,asisusual ,forthedivision ofthequota volume into two
tranches ,thefirst ofwhich isallocated byshares totheMember
State ,while thesecond constitutes areserve .
Itdoes notseem possible ,inthis case ,tobase theallocation ofthe
first tranche ontherules generally applied ,that is,torelate the
total imports byeach Member State during thepast three years tothe
Community imports over thesame period and toapply foreach Member
State theresulting percentages tothevolume ofthefirst tranche .
Asover thecourse ofthe last tenyears theMember States have
imported thegoods only occasionally ifatall ,anallocation scale
based onestimates putforward bysome Member States andontheneed
toallocate thequota volume fairly among theMember States appears
suitable .
3.Theform ofadministration tobeapplied byall theMember States is
the"grey -hound -system".
4.TheMember States' experts whoparticipated intheconsultative
meeting ofthe "Economic Tariff problems "Group (27/28April 1976 )
expressed agreement inprinciple tothescheme forallocation of
shares proposed bytheCommission intheframework oftheregulation
annexed .
5.Itisproposed that theproposal for aCouncil Regulation opening the
Community tariff quota described inparagraph 1above beapproved .
ANNEX ;
1proposal for aRegulation (EEC )oftheCouncil .

Proposal for a
REGULATION (EEC)No.../76OFTHECOUNCIL
opening ,allocation andproviding fortheadministration ofa
Community tariff quota forapricot pulp ,falling within subheading
ex20.06 BIIc)1aa)oftheCommon Customs Tariff ,
originating inIsrael (1977 )
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Articles 43and 113thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament ,
Whereas theAgreement (1)between theEuropean Economic Community and the
State ofIsrael ,signed on11May 1975 ,provides inProtocol 1annexed
thereto for theopening bytheCommunity ofanannual Community tariff
quota of150metric tons ofapricot pulp ,falling within subheading ex
20.06 BIIc)1aa)oftheCommon Customs Tariff ,originating inIsrael ;
whereas thecustoms duties applicable tothequota areequal to70%ofthe
customs duties actually applied tonon-member countries ;whereas the
Community tariff quota inquestion should therefore beopened for1977 ;
Whereas itisinparticular necessary toensure toallimporters ofthe
Member States equal anduninterrupted access tothequota anduninterrupted
application oftherate laid down forthat quota toallimports ofthe
product inquestion into allMember States until thequota hasbeen used
up;whereas having regard totheabove principles theCommunity nature of
thequota canberespected byallocating thetariff quota among theMember
States ;whereas ,toreflect most accurately theactual development ofthe
market intheproducts inquestion ,such allocation should beinproportion
totherequirements oftheMember States ,assessed byreference both tothe
(1)0JNoL136 ,of28,5.1975 ,p.3 •••/••♦

statistics relating toimportsfromIsraeloverarepresentative reference
periodandtotheeconomicoutlookforthequotaperiodconcerned ;
Whereasduringthelastthreeyearsforwhichstatistics areavailable ,the
corresponding importsofeachMemberStaterepresent thefollowing
percentages asagainsttheimportsintotheCommunity fromIsraelofthe
products concerned :
1973 1974 1975
Bénélux 58.6 100
(=58) (=25)
Denmark - -
Germany - -
France - -
Ireland - -
Italy - -
UnitedKingdom 41.4 -
(=41)
+metric tons.
Whereasthesedatacannotbeconsidered asrepresentative toserveasa
basisforallocation ofthequotavolumeamongtheMemberStates;whereas
itisdifficult toestimate importsbyMemberStatesfor1977becauseof
theabsenceofanypatterninprevious years;whereas,toallocate the
quotavolumeonafairbasis,theinitialquotasharesmaybefixed
approximately atthefollowing percentages :
Bénélux 15
Denmark 5
Germany 10
France 10
Ireland 5
Italy 5
United
Kingdom 50

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whereas ,totake account offuture import trends inthevarious Member
States fortheproducts concerned ,thequota volume should bedivided into
twoinstalments ,thefirst being allocated among theMember States andthe
second held asareserve intended tocover atalater date therequirements
ofMember States which have used uptheir initial share ;whereas ,inorder
toensure acertain degree ofsecurity toimporters ofeach Member State ,
thefirst instalment oftheCommunity tariff quota could befixed at66%of
thequota volumes ;
Whereas theinitial shares maybeused upsooner orlater ;whereas ,in
order totake this fact into account andtoavoid anybreak incontinuity ,
itisimportant that anyMember State which hasused upalmost allofits
initial share should draw asupplementary share from thereserve ;whereas
this must bedone byeach Member State ifeach ofitssupplementary shares
isalmost used up,andasmany times asthereserve allows ;whereas each
initial andsupplementary share must bevalid until theendofthequota
period ;whereas this form ofadministration requires close collaboration
between Member States andtheCommission ,and theCommission must beina
position tofollow theextent towhich thetariff quotas have been used up
andinform theMember States thereof ;
Whereas if,atagiven date inthequota period ,aconsiderable quantity of
theinitial share remains inanyMember State ,itisessential that that
State should return asignificant proportion tothereserve inorder to
avoid part oftheCommunity quota remaining unused inoneMember State when
itcould beused inothers ;
Whereas ,since theKingdom ofBelgium ,theKingdom oftheNetherlands and
theGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg areunited inandrepresented bytheBenelux
Economic Union ,anymeasure concerning theadministration ofthequota
shares allocated tothat ,economic union maycarried outbyanyofits
members ,

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
1.From 1January to31December 1977 aCommunity tariff quota of150
metric tons shall beopened intheCommunity forapricot pulp ,falling
within subheading ex20.06 BIIc)1aa)oftheCommon Customs Tariff ,
originating inIsrael .
2.Within thelimits ofthis tariff quota theCommon Customs Tariff duty
applicable tothese products shall besuspended atarate of11.9% .
3.Within thelimits ofthis tariff quota thenewMember States shall
apply duties calculated inaccordance with theprovisions ofProtocol
1annexed totheAgreement between theCommunity and theState of
Israel and those ofthe Act ofAccession .
Article 2
1.Afirst instalment ,amounting to100metric tons oftheCommunity
tariff quota referred toinArticle 1,shall beallocated among the
Member States ;theshares ,which subject toArticle 5shall bevalid
until 31December 1977 ,shall beasfollows :
Bénélux 15metric tons ,
Denmark 5metric tons ,
Germany 10metric tons ,
France 10metric tons ,
Ireland 5metric tons ,
Italy 5metric tons ,
United Kingdom 50metric tons .
2.The second instalment of50metric tons shall constitute the reserve .
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Article 3
1.If90%ormore ofanyMember State sinitial share aslaid down in
Article 2(1),or90%ofthat share less theamount returned into the
reserve ,where Article 5hasbeen applied ,hasbeen exhausted ,that
Member State shall without delay ,bynotifying theCommission ,draw a
second share inthequota equal to15%ofitsinitial share ,rounded
uptothenext unit ,where appropriate ,totheextent that theamount
inthe reserve allows .
2.Ifafter itsinitial share hasbeen exhausted ,90%ormore ofthe
second share drawn byaMember State hasbeen used ,that Member State
shall ,inaccordance with theconditions laid down inparagraph 1,
draw athird share ,equal to7.5% ofitsinitial share .
3. Ifafter itssecond share hasbeen exhausted ,90%ormore ofthethird
share drawn byaMember State hasbeen used ,that Member State shall ,
inaccordance with thesame conditions ,draw afourth share equal to
the third .
This process shall beapplied until thereserve isexhausted .
4.Notwithstanding theprovisions ofparagraphs 1,2and 3,theMember
States maydraw smaller shares than those fixed inthose paragraphs if
there isreason tobelieve that these shares might notbeused up.
They shall inform theCommission oftheir reasons forapplying this
paragraph .
Article 4
Additional shares drawn pursuant toArticle 3shall bevalid until 31
December 1977 .
Article 5
TheMember States shall ,not later than 1October 1977 ,return tothe
reserve theunused portion oftheir initial share which ,on15September 1977 ,
isinexcess of20%oftheinitial amount .They may return agreater
portion ifthere aregrounds forbelieving that such portion maynotbe
used infull .

TheMember States shall ,notlater than 1October 1977 ,notify the
Commission ofthetotal imports oftheproducts concerned effected under
theCommunity quota uptoandincluding 15September 1977 ,andwhere
appropriate ,theproportion oftheir initial shares that they arereturning
tothe reserve .
Article 6
TheCommission shall keep account oftheshares opened bythetimber States
inaccordance with Articles 2and 3andshall inform each ofthen oftheextent
towhich the reserve has been used assoon asitreceives the notifications .
TheCommission shall ,notlater than 5October 1977 ,notify theMember
States ofthestate ofthereserve after thereturn ofshares pursuant to
Article 5.
TheCommission shall ensure that anydrawing which uses upthereserve is
limited tothebalance available andfor this purpose shall specify the
amount thereof totheMember State which makes the last drawing .
Article 7
1.TheMember States shall take allmeasures necessary toensure that
supplementary shares drawn pursuant toArticle 3areopened insuch a
way that changes maybemade without interruption against their
accumulative shares oftheCommunity quota .
2.TheMember States shall ensure that importers ofthesaid products
established intheir territory have free access totheshares
allocated tothem .
3.TheMember States shall charge imports ofthesaid goods against their
shares asandwhen such goods areentered forhome useunder cover of
adeclaration that they have been made available forconsumption .
4.Theextent towhich aMember State hasused upitsshare shall be
determined onthebasis oftheimports charged inaccordance with
paragraph 3.

Article 8
OnreceiptofarequestfromtheCommission ,MemberStatesshallinformit
ofimportsactually chargedagainsttheirshares.
Article 9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shallcooperate closelyinorderto
ensurethatthisRegulation isobserved .
Article 10
ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceon1January 1977.
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentirety and
directlyapplicable inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels , FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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