COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
COM(93) 192 final 
Brussels, 7 May 1993 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff 
quotas and ceilings for certain agricultural and Industrial products 
originating in Bulgaria (1993) 
(presented by the Commission) 
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
1. The Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community and the 
European Coal and Steel Community, on the one hand, and Bulgaria, on 
the other hand, signed on 8th March 1993, stipulates that, from their 
entry into force, customs duties levied on imports into the Community 
of certain industrial and agricultural products listed in Annexes I 
and II hereto shall be reduced or eliminated. These advantages shall 
be granted within the limits of tariff quotas or ceilings. 
2. Pending the entry into force of the agreement, the Community has 
decided to implement the interim agreement concluded with the country 
in question, from first June 1993. 
3. These Interim Agreement provides for the complete suspension of 
customs duties on certain of those countries' industrial products to 
which the tariff quotas or ceilings contained in Annex I apply. It 
also provides for complete or partial suspension of customs duties on 
certain agricultural products from the same country, within the 
limits of tariff quotas. The volume and duty rates for these quotas 
are laid down in Annex II. 
4. Pursuant to the provisions laid down in the Annexes to the 
abovementioned Agreement, the volumes of the said quotas and ceilings 
shall be Increased, from the first year of their entry into force, by 
a specific percentage indicated in those Annexes. If during the 
period from 1 January 1993 to the entry into force of the present 
regulation, any products listed in Annexes I and M hereto are 
imported into the Community under other preferential arrangements 
(GSP), however, the amounts laid down in the annexes will be reduced 
by an amount equivalent to any such imports. 
5. Administration of the quotas will involve pooling the entire amount 
of the individual quotas in order to form a Community reserve to 
which all the Member States will have access in accordance with 
Article 2 of the proposed Regulation. 
6. For the administration of the tariff ceilings, it is proposed that a 
system of import surveillance be set up for the products listed in 
Annex I, and that the Commission be empowered to reintroduce the 
levying of duties under certain circumstances. This will entail the 
adoption of detailed common rules to be applied by all the Member 
States in a uniform manner, with close collaboration between the 
appropriate national authorities and the Commission. 
That is the purpose of the attached proposal. 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 
of /93 3 
opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas and 
ceilings for certain agricultural and industnal products originating in Bulgaria (1993) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 
thereof. agricultural products, specifying (or each product the 
volume of its quota or ceiling and ihe rate of customs 
duty applicable ; 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas the association agreement between the Euro­
pean Economic Community and the European Coal 
and Steel Community, on the one hand, and 
Bulgaria, on the other hard, was signed 
on 8th March 1993; whereas pending the entry into 
force of •fheseai>rccrncnl tnc Community has concluded 
interim agreement on trade and trade-related measures 
with these country^ which shall be enter into force 
on 1st June 1993. 
Whereas the interim agreements stipulate, inter alia, that 
certain products originating in the country m 
question may attract a reduced or zero rate of duty on 
import into the Community, within the limits of tariff 
quotas or ceilings ; whereas pursuant to the provisions 
annexed to these agreement , the volumes of the tariff 
quotas and ceilings established when the association 
agreement was signed must be increased from the date 
on which the interim agreement enter into force by a 
percentage specific to each category of 
products ; whereas in accordance with Protocol 7 attached 
to each of these agreement , provision must furthermore 
be made for deduction of any quantities which have 
already benefited from generalized preferences between 
1 January 1993 and the entry into force of these agree­
ment and for pro rata adjustments to the quantities of 
the agricultural products listed in Annex II to this Regu­
lation ; Whereas, the decision for the opening of Community quotas should be 
taken by the Community, in the execution of its international 
obligations. In the case of the products listed in Annexes l and II 
to this Regulation; whereas particular care should be taken t 
ensure that all Community importers have equal and continuous access ti 
those quotas and that the rates laid down for the quotas are applied t< 
all imports of the products in question into all Member States until 
the quotas are exhausted; whereas, to ensure the efficiency of a commof 
administration of these quotas, there is not reasonable obstacle to 
authorising the Member States to draw from the quota-volumes the 
necessary quantities corresponding to actual imports; whereas this 
method of administration requires close cooperation between the Member 
States and the Commission and the latter must in particular be able to 
monitor the rate at which the quotas are used up and Inform the Member 
States accordingly; 
Whereas In the case of the products listed in Annex I to this 
Regulation which are subject to Community tariff ceilings. Community 
surveillance may be achieved by means of an administrative procedure 
based on charging imports of the products in question against the 
ceilings at Community level as and when those products are entered with 
the customs authorities for free circulation; 
Whereas the quantities in question will be known only on 
the day preceding the entry into force of the interim 
agreements ; whereas the Commission should be made 
responsible for informing the Member States and 
economic operators as rapidly as possible of the quantities 
actually available under the tariff measures described in 
this Regulation by means of publication in the 'C series 
of the Official Journal of the European Communities; 
Whereas it seems advisable in the interests of clarity to 
divide the products into two groups, in Annexes I and II 
to this Regulation, one for industrial products and one for Whereas this administrative procedure requires close and 
particularly rapid cooperation between the Member States 
and the Commission, and the latter must in particular be 
able to monitor quantities charged against the ceilings 
and keep the Member States informed. whereas this 
cooperation has to be particularly close since the 
Commission must be able to take appropriate measures to 
reintroduce customs duties once a ceiling is reached ; 
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 concerning the adminis­
tration of these tariff measures may be carried out by any 
one of its members, 
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION 
Article I 
1. From-lSt Juneto 31 December 199 3 imports into 
the Community of certain products originating in 
Bulgaria which are listed in 
Annexes I and II shall be subject to Community tariff 
quotas or ceilings. 
Annexes I and II provide a description of the products 
concerned, ( combined nomenclature codes ) 
and the rates of customs duty applicable. The drawings shall be grantee! by the Commission by 
reference to the date of acceptance of the declaration fc: 
free circulation by the customs authorities of the Membc^ 
State concerned, to the extent th?t the available balance 
so permits. 
3. If a Member State does not use the quantities drawn, 
it shall return them to the corresponding quota volume as 
soon as possible. 
4. If the quantities requested are greater than the avail­
able balance of the quota volume, the balance shall be 
allocated on a pro rata basis. The Commission shall 
inform the Member States of the drawings made. 
Once the interim agreement enter into force, the 
volumes of the tariff quotas and ceilings indicated in the 
Annexes shall if necessary be reduced to take account of 
the volume of goods imported from Bulgaria 
from I January 1993 under other preferential 
arrangements, in accordance with the provisions of 
Protocol 7 annexed to the interim agreement . 
The Commission shall inform the Member States and 
economic operators of the reduction in quota and ceiling 
volumes attributable to generalized preferences as rapidly 
as possible, by publishing them in the *C* series of the 
Official Journal of the European Communities. Article 3 
1. Quantities shall be charged against the ceilings as 
and when products are declared to the customs authorities 
for free circulation. 
Goods may be charged against a ceiling only if the move­
ment certificate is presented before the date on which 
levying of customs duties is reintroduced. 
2. The level of utilization of the ceilings shall be deter­
mined at Community level on the basis of the imports 
charged against them in accordance with paragraph 1. 
2. The Protocol on the definition of the concept of 
originating products and methods of administration 
cooperation, attached to the interim agreements, shall 
apply. Members States shall send the Commission, not later 
than the 15th day of each month, statements of the 
quantities charged during the preceding month. 
Article 2 
1. The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be 
administered by the Commission, which may take all 
appropriate administrative measures in order to ensure 
efficient administration thereof. 
2. Where an importer declares a product covered by 
this Regulation for free circulation in a Member State and 
applies to take advantage of the preferential arrangements, 
and that declaration is accepted by the customs authori­
ties, the Member State concerned shall, by notifying the 
Commission, draw an amount corresponding to its requi­
rements from the quota volume. 3. As soon as the ceilings have been reached, the 
Commission may adopt a regulation reintroducing 
the customs duties applicable to the third countrie 
in question until the end of the calendar year. 
When the adoption of such a regulation is requested 
by a Member State, the Commission shall examine the 
request within the following five days and shall 
inform the requesting Member State of the action it 
considers it should take as a result of the request, 
in the light, in particular, of the statements sent 
as provided for in paragraph 2. 
Requests for drawings, indicating the date of acceptance 
of the said declarations, must be sent to the Commission 
without delay. 
Article 4 
The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate 
closely to ensure compliance with this Regulation. 
Article 5 
This Regulation shall enter into force three days following 
that of its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Communities. 
It shall apply from 1 June 1993 or the date of entry into 
force of the interim agreement.-, whichever is the later 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. J 
Done at Brussels, 
For the Council 
The President 
ANNEX Ç 
List of industrial products subject to ceilings or 
quotas fixed duty-free amounts (a) 
Order 
Number 
(1) 
21.1061 
09.6201 
21.1063 
21.1065 
21.1067 
09.6203 
09.6205 
09.6207 
21.1069 
09.6209 
21.1071 
21.1073 
21.1075 CN code 
(2) 
2836 20 00 
30 00 
2905 31 00 
2918 14 00 
2933 90 10 
2936 27 00 
3102 10 10 
3102 10 91 
99 
21 00 
29 10 
29 90 
50 90 
60 00 
70 00 
90 00 
3102 30 10 
30 90 
3102 40 10 
40 90 
3102 80 00 
3105 
6403 
6911 Quota volume 
(ECUS) 
(3) 
5 000 000 
503 000 
696 000 
1 350 000 
3 408 000 Ce iIi ng 
(ECUS) 
(4) 
4 763 000 
463 000 
253 000 
1 182 000 
3 049 000 
6 086 000 
5 292 000 
2 117 000 
(a) The wording for the description of the products covered by this Annex 
is that of the combined nomenclature (OJ No L 267, 14.9.1992) 
ANNEX I I 
List of agricultural products subject to tariff quotas for 
reduced duty * 
, ,, , , 
Order No | CN Code | Description (a) | Quota | Duty to be 
| | | voluie | applied 
II | CT> | (X) 
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) 
09.6221 | 0603 10 13 | Cut flowers, fresh | 76 | 16 
| 0603 10 51 | II 13>6 
| 0603 10 53 | | | 13,6 
| 0603 10 55 | || 13,6 
09.6223 | 0701 90 51 | Potatoes | 1050 | 12 
| 0701 90 59 | | | 16,8 
| 0701 90 90 | || 14,4 
09.6225 | 0702 00 10 | Tonatoes | 362 | 9,9(iin 2 Ecu/IC 
| 0702 00 90 | || 16,2(min 3,5 " / 
09.6227 | 0703 10 19 | Onions | 128 | 9,6 
09.6229 | 0703 20 00 | Garlic | 292 | 9,6 
09.6231 | 0707 00 11 | Cucumbers | 367 | 12,8 
| 0707 00 90 | Gherkins | | 12,8 
09.6233 | 0709 60 10 | Sweet peppers, fresh | 437 | 7,2 ") 
(a) Notwithstanding the rules for interpretation of the coiblned noienclature, the wording for the 
description of the products Is to be considered as having no «ore than an indicative value, the 
preferential Scheie being deteriined within the context of this Annex by the coverage of the 
CN codes. 
o* 
(1) 
09.6235 (2) 
0710 21 00 
0710 22 00 
0710 29 00 (3) 
Peas, frozen 
Beans, frozen 
Other, frozen (4) 
157 (5) 
14,4 
14.4 
14,4 
09.6237 0710 80 90 Other vegetables, frozen 239 14,4 
09.6239 ex0711 90 40 
2003 10 20 
2003 10 30 Mushroois (1) 671 10,8 
09.6241 0713 40 90 Lentils, other 128 1,6 
09.6243 0802 31 00 
0802 32 00 Walnuts in she 11 
Shelled 192 6.4 
6.4 
09.6245 0806 10 19 
0806 10 99 Grapes, froi 15 July 
to 31 October 
Other grapes, froi 15 July 
to 31 October 169 17,6 
17,6 
09.6247 0808 10 10 
0808 10 91 
0808 10 33 
0808 10 39 Apples 
Other apples 367 7,2(»in 0,45/100 Kg net) 
11,2(uiin 2,4 / " " ) 
11,2(mln 2,4 /100 Kg net) 
11,2(mln 2,4 /100 Kg net) 
09.6249 0808 20 10 
0808 20 39 Pears 1050 7,2(mln 0,45/100 Kg net) 
10,4(min 2 / " " ) 
09.6251 0808 20 90 Quinces 87 7.2 
09.6253 I 0809 10 00 | Apricots 
J I 64 20 
(1) These CN codes are subject to the iiport arrangeients laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 
1796/81. 
3 
(1) 
09.6255 
09.6257 
09.6259 
09.6261 
09.6263 
09.6265 
09.6267 
09.6269 
09.6271 
09.6273 
09.6275 (2) 
0809 30 00 
0809 40 11 
0809 40 19 
0810 10 10 
0810 10 90 
0812 10 00 
0812 90 10 
0813 40 80 
1210 10 00 
1210 20 00 
1209 21 00 
1209 22 10 
1209 25 90 
1209 29 11 
1209 29 90 
1209 91 90 
1209 99 99 
1501 00 11 
1512 11 91 (3) 
Peaches 
Plums 
Plums 
f \ 
Strawberries 
Cherries 
Apricots, preserved 
Other, fruits dried 
Hops 
Seeds, fruit and spores 
Lard for industrial use 
Sun-flower seed oiI (4) 
233 
2467 
577 
892 
388 
44 
262 
128 
467 
2030 
146 (5) 
17.6 
12(min 3 Ecu/100 Kg net) 
6,4 
12,8(min 3 " / 
11,2(min " " / 
12,8 
4.8 
7.2 
4 
3,2 
3.2 
3,2 
4 
5.6 
5.6 
2.4 " ) 
" ) 
1o 
i r, , , 
d> I <2) 11 (3) | (4) | (5) 
09.6277 | 1602 31 11 || preserved leat of turkey | 87 | 13.6 
| 1602 39 19 || other | | 13.6 
09.6279 | 2001 10 00 || Cucuibers preserved | 1021 | 17.6 
09.6281 | 2002 10 10 |J Toiatoes prepared | 3803 | 16.2 
| 2002 10 90 || | | 16.2 
09.6283 | 2002 90 10 | j Toiaten, prepared | 3961 | 16.2 
| 2002 90 30 | || 16.2 
| 2002 90 90 | || 16.2 
09.6285 | 2007 99 33 | Jai of strawberries | 50 | 24 + AD S/Z 
09.6287 | 2008 50 71 | Apricots, preserved | 157 | 19.2 + AD S/Z 
| 2008 50 79 | || 19,2 + " 
| 2008 50 91 | || 13.8 • 
09.6289 | 2008 60 69 | Cherries, preserved | 38 | 19,2 + AD S/Z 
09.6291 | 2008 70 79 | Peaches, preserved | 227 | 17.6 + 
09.6293 | 2008 80 70 | Strawberries, preserved | 222 | 19.2 + 
09.6295 | 2008 99 55 | Pluis, preserved | 76 | 19.2 + 
09.6297 | 2009 70 19 | Apple juice | 1651 | 33.6 
09.6299 | 2401 10 60 | Tobacco | 3500 | 11.5 
| 2401 10 70 | | | 11.5 
| 2401 20 60 | | | 11.5 
| 2401 20 70 | | | 11,5 
1/) FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
1. Budget heading; Chapter 12, Article 120 
2. Legal basis; Article 113 of the Treaty 
3. Tariff measure; Proposal for a Council Regulation opening and 
providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas and 
ceilings for certain agricultural and industrial products originating 
in Bulgaria (1993) 
4. Aim; To fulfil obligation imposed by an agreement. 
5. Calculation and loss of revenue 
At the present time, it is not possible to estimate the financial 
implications of these measures. 

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