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COMMISSION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 
COM(83)  416  final 
Brussels,  4 July  1983 
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 Morocco  (1984) 
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 Tunisia  (1984) 
(submitted  to the  Council  by the  Commission) 
COM(83)  416  final 

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
1. The Cooperation Agreements concluded  between  the European Economic 
Community  on the one hand and the  Kingdom  of Morocco and the Republic 
of Tunisia  on the other hand provide for the opening of annual Community 
tariff  quotas for the importation into the Community of 8 250 or 4 300 
metric  tonnes  of apricot pulp, originating in  these  countries, falling within 
subheading ex  20.06  B II c) 1 aa) of the Common Customs  Tariff. 
The customs duties applicable within the limits of this quota are equal to 
70 % of the duties actually applied to non-member countries. 
Accordingly  the tariff  quota in question has to be opened for 1984. 
2. The proposals for regulations opening  these  tariff  quotas provide - as is 
customary - for the division of each of the quota volumes into two 
instalments, the first being allocated among the Member  States  as quota 
shares, the second being held as a reserve. 
The allocation of the volume of the first instalment of the quota should be 
based on the rules generally applied. These involve calculating each 
Member  State's  total imports over the  last  three years as a proportion of 
total Community imports during the  same  period and applying for each 
Member  State, the  percentages  thus obtained to the volume of the first 
instalment. 
However, in this process account was taken on the fact that certain 
Member  States  effected  no or only occasional imports during  these  years. 
In view of the  necessity  of allocating the quota volume in an equitable 
manner  these  Member  States  were  granted small  percentages  representing 
commercially  exploitable shares. 
3. It is proposed that the proposals for  Council  Regulations opening the 
Community  tariff  quotas described above be approved. 
ANNEX  : 2  proposals for Regulations  (EEC)  of the  Council 

ANNEX  A 
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 Morocco ( 1984) 
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 Cooperation Agreement between the 
European  Economic Community and the  Kingdom 
of Morocco  ('),  signed on  27  April  1976, centages  of imports into the Community  from 
Morocco  of the products concerned: 
Member  Slates 1980 1981 1982 
Benelux 3 6 3 
Denmark — — — 
Germany 15 28 7 
Greece — — — 
France 82 66 86 
Ireland — — -Italy — — 
United  Kingdom — 4 
provides  for the opening by the Community of an 
annual Community  tariff  quota of 8 250 tonnes of 
apricot  pulp  falling  within  subheading ex 20.06 B II c) 
1 aa) of the Common Customs  Tariff  and originating 
in Morocco;  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 1984; 
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  rate  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 reflect as accurately as possible 
the true  trend of the market in the products in 
question, such allocation should be in proportion to 
the requirements of the Member States, calculated by 
reference to the statistics for imports  from  Morocco 
over a representative reference period and'also to the 
economic  outlook for the quota period in question; 
Whereas, during the last  three  years for  which 
statistics are available, the corresponding imports of' 
each Member State represent the  following  per-Whereas both  these  percentages and the estimates 
from  certain Member  States  should be taken into 
account as  well  as the need to ensure  that,  in the 
circumstances, the obligations contracted under the 
Agreement  concerned are allocated  fairly  among all 
the Member States; whereas the approximate per­
centages  of the  initial  quota  shares  may therefore be 
fixed  as follows: 
Benelux 8-5 
Denmark 1-8 
Germany 34-1 
Greece 0-2 
France 38-1 
Ireland 1-0 
Italy 1-0 
United  Kingdom 15-3 
(·) OJ No  L 264, 27. 9. 1978,  p. 2. 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 70 % 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 
continuity,  any Member State  which  has almost used 
up its  initial  share  should draw an additional  share 
from  the reserve; whereas this must be done by each 
Member  State as and when each of its additional 

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shares is almost used up, and repeated as many  times 
as the reserve allows;  whereas  the initial and 
additional  shares 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 corresponding 
reserve to prevent a part of the Community 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 eocnomic union may be 
carried  out by any of its members, 
HAS ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION: 
Article  1 
1. From  1 January to  31 December  1984,  a 
-Community  tariff  quota of  8 250 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 
Morocco. 
2. Within  the limits of this  tariff  quota the 
Common  Customs  Tariff  duty applicable to  these 
products shall be suspended 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 Regulation  (EEC)  No 3511  /81. ( 1 ) 
Article  2 
1. A first instalment amounting to  5 860  tonnes  of 
the Community  tariff  quota referred to in  Article  1 
shall be allocated among the Member  States;  the 
shares, which subject to  Article  5 shall be valid until 
31 December  19P4,  shall be as follows: 
(tonnes) 
Benelux 500 
Denmark 110 
Germany 2 000 
Greece 10 
France 2 220 
Ireland 60 
Italy 60 
United  Kingdom 900 2. The second instalment amounting . to 
2 390 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 its initial share has been used up, 90 % 
or more of the second share drawn by a Member 
State  has been used up, then 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. 
3. If, after its second share 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. 
'his process shall continue until the reserve is used 
L 
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 is reason to 
believe 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  1984  . 
Article  5 
The Member  States  shall return to the reserve, not 
later than  1 October  198 4, such unused portion of 
their initial shares as, on  15 September  1984,  ls in 
excess  of 20 % of the  initial  volume. They may return 
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,  of the total quantities of 
the products in question imported up to  15 September 
1984 and charged against the  tariff  quota and of any 
quantity of the initial shares returned to the reserve. 
(1) 0J No L  358,  14.12.1981,  p. 1. 

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Article 6
The Commission shall keep an account of the shares 
opened by the Member States pursuant to Articles 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 1984, of the amount in the reserve after 
quantities have been returned thereto pursuant to 
Article 5.
It shall ensure that the drawing which exhausts the 
reserve does not exceed the balance available and, to 
this end, shall 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 that 
imports 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 under cover of declarations 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 p -.: igraph 3.
Article 8
At the Commission’s request, the Men.her 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
1984
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States.
Done at Brussels.
For the Council  
The President

ANNEX B
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 Tunisia (1984)
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 Cooperation Agreement between the 
European Economic Community and the Republic of 
Tunisia ('), signed on 25 April 1976, provides for the 
opening by the Community of an annual Community 
tariff quota of 4 300 tonnes of apricot pulp falling 
within subheading ex 20.06 BII c) 1  aa) of the 
Common Customs Tariff and originating in Tunisia; 
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 1984;
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 rate 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 reflect as accurately as possible 
the true trend of the market in the products in 
question, such allocation should be in proportion to 
the requirements of the Member States, calculated by 
reference to the statistics for imports from Tunisia 
over a representative reference period and also to the 
economic outlook for the quota period in question;Whereas, during the last three years for which 
statistics are available, the corresponding imports of 
each Member State represent the following per­
centages of imports into the Community from 
Tunisia of the products concerned:
Member States 1980 1981 1982
Benelux 4 3-
Denmark— ___
Germany — 1 1
Greece—
France 96 95 99
Ireland — — -
Italy — — _
United Kingdom - ■ —-
Whereas both these percentages and the estimates 
from certain Member States should be taken into 
recount as well as the need to ensure that, in the 
rcumstances, the obligations contracted under the 
t reement concerned are allocated fairly among all 
th > . Member States; whereas the approximate per­
centages of the initial quota shares may therefore be 
fixed as follows:
Benelux 28 6
Denmark 3-5
Germany 4-8
Greece Q.1
France 54-9
Ireland 1 -8
Italy 1 -8
United Kingdom 4-5
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 73 % 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 
continuity, any Member State which has almost used 
up its initial quota share should draw an additional 
share from the reserve; whereas this must be done by(') OJ No L 265, 27. 9. 1978, p. 2.

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each 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 shares 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 1984, a 
Community tariff quota of 4 300 tonnes shall be 
opened in the Community of Nine for apricot pulp 
falling within subheading ex 20.06 B  II c) 1  aa) of the 
Common Customs Tariff and originating in Tunisia.
2. Within the limits of this tariff quota the 
Common Customs Tariff duty applicable to these 
products shall be suspended 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 Regulation (EEC) No 1 0 8 0 /8 3  (1 ) .
Article 2
1. A first instalment amounting to 3200 tonnes of 
the Community tariff quota referred to in Article 1, 
shall be allocated among the Member States; the 
shares, which subject to Article 5 shall be valid until 
31 December 1984, shall be as follows:
1 (tonnes)
Benelux 900
Denmark 1 1 0
Germany 1 5 0
Greece 10
France 1  780
Ireland 55
Italy 5 5
United Kingdom 1 4 0
2. The second instalment amounting to
1  IQ  0 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 its initial share has beei. used up, 90 % 
or more of the second share drawr i; ; •  Mei..usr 
State has been used up, then that Membc State shall, 
in accordance with the conditions laid down in 
paragraph 1, draw a third share equal to 7-.' % of its 
initial share.
3. If, after its second share 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 is reason to 
believe that they might not be used up. It shall inform 
the Commission of its reasons for applying this 
paragraph.
Article 4
The additional shares drawn pursuant to Article 3 
shall be valid until 31 December 1984.
Article  5
The Member States shall return to the reserve, not 
later than 1  October 198V, such unused portion of 
their initial share as, on 15 September 1984, is in 
excess of 20 % of the initial volume. They may return 
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, of the total quantities of 
the products in question imported up to 15 September 
1984, and charged against the tariff quota and of any 
quantity of the initial shares returned to the reserves.
Article 6
The Commission shall keep an account of the shares 
opened by the Member States pursuant to Articles 2
(1) 0J Mo L 120, 6.5.1983

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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 1984, of the amount in the reserve after 
quantities have been returned thereto pursuant to 
Article 5.
It shall ensure that the drawing which exhausts 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 that 
imports 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 auth­
orities 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 
1984.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entire y and directly applicable in all Member 
States.
Done at Brussels,
For the Council  
The President