COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
COM(90)34 final 
Brussels,1 February 1990 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
opening and providing for the administration of a Community 
tariff quota for apricot pulp originating in Turkey 
(presented by the Commission) 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
1. Council Regulation (EEC) 4115/86 of December 1986 on Imports into 
the Community of certain agricultural products originating in 
Turkey provides for the opening of a Community tariff quota of 90 
tonnes at zero duty for apricot pulp originating in Turkey. 
2. Within the limits of this tariff quota : 
Greece applies to trade with this country all the provisions 
resulting from the EEC-Turkey Agreement, by virtue of Council 
Regulation (EEC) N* 1059/88 of 28 March 1988 laying down the 
arrangements applicable to Greece's trade with Turkey. 
Spain and Portugal apply customs duties calculated In 
accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) N' 2573/87 of 11 
August 1987 laying down the arrangements for trade between 
Spain and Portugal on the one hand and Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, 
Lebanon, Tunisia and Turkey on the other. 
3. The aim of this proposal is to open the quota concerned for the 
period 1 July 1990 to 30 June 1991. 
4. Concerning the administration of this tariff quota, It Is proposed 
that the whole volume of the products subject to this tariff quota 
should form a Community reserve to which all Member States will 
have access according to the procedure laid down in Article 3 of 
the proposed Regulation. 
This is the purpose of the attached proposal. 
Proposal for 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No .../eg 
of 
opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for 
apricot pulp originating in Turkey 
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 Annex to Council Regulation (EEC) No 
4115/86 of 22 December 1986 on import into the 
Community of agricultural products in Turkey ('), 
provides for the opening by the Community of an annual 
Community tariff quota of 90 tonnes at zero duty for 
apricot pulp originating in Turkey ; whereas such a quota 
has been opened for the period up to 30 June 1990 by 
Regulation (EEC) No1711/89 0 ; whereas the tariff quota 
in question should therefore be opened for the 
abovementioned volume for the period 1 July 1990 to 30 
June 1991 ; 
Whereas the Council has adopted Regulation (ESQ No 
1059/88 of 28 March 1988 laying down the arrangements 
applicable to Greece's trade with Turkey (*) ; whereas the 
Council has also adopted Regulation (EEC) No 2573/87 
of 11 August 1987 laying down the arrangements for 
trade between Spain and Portugal on the one hand and 
Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia and Turkey (*) 
on the other; 
Whereas equal and continuous access to the quota should 
be ensured for all Community importers and the rates 
laid down for the quota should be applied consistendy to 
all imports of the product in question into all the 
Member States until the quota is exhausted ; whereas it is 
appropriate to take the necessary measures to ensure 
efficient Community administration of this tariff quota 
while offering the Member States the opportunity to draw 
from the quota volume the necessary quantities corres­
ponding to actual imports ; whereas this method of 
administration requires close cooperation between the 
Member States and the Commission ; 
Whereas since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Netherlands 
and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg are united within 
and jointly represented by the Benelux Economic Union, 
any operation concerning the administration of the quota 
may be carried out by any one of its members, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 
(') OJ No L 380, 31. 12. 1986, p. 16. 
OOJ No L168. 17.6.19ftgp- 1 
0 OJ No L 104, 23. 4. 1988, p. 4. 
O OJ No L 250, 1. 9. 1987, p. 1. 
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ArticU 1 
1. From 1 July 1990 to 30 June 1991 the customs duty 
applicable to the following product, originating in Turkey, 
shall be suspended in the Community at the level and 
within the limit of the Community tariff quota as shown 
herewith : 
Order No 
09.020 3 CN code 
(1) 
ex 2008 50 91 Description 
Apricot pulp neither containing added spirit nor added sugar in 
immediate packings of a net content of 4,5 kg or more Amount 
of quota 
(in tonnes) 
90 Quota duty 
0 
(1) Taric Code : 2003 50 91 *20 
2. Within the framework of this tariff quota, the 
Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic shall 
apply a customs duty calculated in accordance with the 
relevant provisions of the Act of Accession and 
Regulation (EEC) No 2573/87. 
Article 2 
The tariff quota referred to in Article 1 shall be 
administered by the Commission, which may take any 
appropriate measure with a view to ensuring the efficient 
administration thereof. 
Article 3 
If an importer presents, in a Member State, a declaration 
of entry into free circulation including a request for 
preferential benefit for a product covered by this 
Regulation, and if this declaration is accepted by the 
customs authorities, the Member State concerned shall 
draw, from the tariff quota, by means of notification to 
the Commission, a quantity corresponding to these needs. 
The requests for drawing, with the indication of the date 
of acceptance of the said declaration, must be 
communicated to the Commission without delay. 
The drawings are granted by the Commission on the basis 
of the date of acceptance of the declaration of entry into 
free circulation by the customs authorities of the Member 
State concerned, to the extent that the available balance 
so permits. 
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If a Member State does not use the quantities drawn, it 
shall return them as soon as possible to the tariff quota. 
If the quantities requested are greater than the available 
balance of the tariff quota, allocation shall be made on a 
pro rata basis with respect to the requests. Member States 
shall be informed by the Commission of the drawings 
made. 
Article 4 
Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the 
product concerned have equal and continuous access to 
the quota for such time as the residual balance of the 
quota volume so permits. Article 5 
The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate 
closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with. 
Article 6 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 ju(_y 1990. 
It shall apply with effect from 1 April 1989. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at Luxembourg, 
For the Council 
The President 
FICHE FINANCIERE 
1. Ligne budgétaire concernée : Chap. 12 art. 120 
2. Base juridique : art. 113 du traité. 
3. Intitulé de la mesure tarifaire : Proposition de règlement du 
Conseil portant ouverture et mode de gestion d'un contingent 
tarifaire communautaire pour des pulpes d'abricots, originaires de 
Turquie. 
4. Object if : Assurer le respect d'un engagement découlant d'un 
règlement du Conseil. 
5. Mode de calcul : 
N° de la NC : ex 2008 50 91 
Volume du contingent : 90 tonnes. 
Droits à appliquer : 0 % 
Droits de la NC : 17 % . 
6. Perte de recettes : 
Valeur des marchandises : 700 ECU X 90 - 63 000 ECU 
Perte de recettes : 63 000 ECU X 17 % - 10.710 ECU 
Par rapport à la période précédente (1.7.1988 au 30.6.1989) : il y 
aura une perte supplémentaire de 4.070 ECU due à la hausse du prix 
du produit en question (700 ECU/T au lieu de 434 ECU/t). 
FICHE D'IMPACT SUR LA COMPETITIVITE ET L'EMPLOI 
Cette proposition est formulée en conformité avec un engagement pris 
par le Conseil. L'impact découlant de cette concession a été pris en 
considération lors de la prise de décision d'adoption de ce contingent 
et il n'aura pas un caractère sérieux sur la compétitivité et l'emploi 
dans la Communauté. 

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