COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMVIUNITIES 
C0M(91) 505 final 
Brussels, 9 December 1991 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
establishing Community surveillance for certain agricultural products 
originating in Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Tunisia, Syria, Malta, 
Morocco and Lebanon which are subject to reference quantities (1992) 
(presented by the Commission) 
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Explanatory Mgmorarrâum 
1. The Additional Protocols to the Agreements between the European 
Economic Community and Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan, (Israel), Tunisia, 
Syria, Malta, Morocco and Lebanon provide for the progressive 
reduction of the customs duties applying to certain agricultural 
products originating in those countries, by means of a system of 
reference quantities. 
2. The customs duties applied to the products in question are to be 
phased out according to the same timetables and at the same rates as 
laid down in Articles 75, 243 and 268 of the Act of Accession. 
3. By Council Regulation (EEC) N" .../91 of 1991 amending the 
arrangements for imports into the Community of certain agricultural 
products originating in Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, 
Malta, Morocco, Syria, and Tunisia, the Community has unilaterally 
increased the amount of these reference quantities in equal steps of 
3% or 5% per year starting on 1 January 1992, and therefore they are 
for 1992 at the levels shown in the annexe. 
4. The implementation of these regulation, does not imply the adoption 
of common rules other than those actually applied uniformly by all 
Member States for the purposes of external trade statistics of the 
Community. Given that in most cases, the period of validity for 
reference quantities is shorter than the calender year, the competent 
authorities within the Commission responsible for examining the 
possibility of making a certain product subject to a tariff quota in 
accordance with the provisions of article 3 (1) of the Council 
Regulation (EEC) n' 451/90, may obtain the necessary data for this 
examination, from the Statistical Office of the European Communities. 
That is the aim of the attached proposal. 
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Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) N* .../91 
Of 
establishing Community surveillance for certain agricultural products 
originating in Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Tunisia, Syria, 
Malta, Morocco and Lebanon which are subject to reference quantities 
(1992) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, 
and in particular Article 113, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas the Additional Protocols to the Cooperation Agreements between the 
European Economic Community and Cyprus (1), Egypt (2), Jordan (3), Israel 
(4), Tunisia (5), Syria (6), Malta (7), Morocco (8) and Lebanon (9), have 
been concluded; whereas these Protocols provided for the progressive 
reduction, subject to reference quantities and to a Community surveillance 
within a set timetable, of the customs duties applicable to certain 
agricultural products originating in those countries and covered by the 
respective Agreements; 
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) n' 451/89 of 20 February 1989 concerning 
the procedure to be applied to certain agricultural products originating in 
various Mediterranean third countries (10) has determined the surveillance 
procedure in question; 
Whereas by Council Regulation (EEC) n" .../91 of ...1991 amending the 
arrangements for imports into the Community of certain agricultural 
products originating in Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Malta, 
Morocco, Syria and Tunisia (11), the Community unilaterally increased the 
amount of these reference quantities in equal steps of 3% or 5% per year 
starting on 1 January 1992, and that therefore they are for 1992 at the 
levels shown in the annexe. 
(1) 0J N* L 393, 31.12.1987, p. 2 
(2) 0J N* L 297, 21.10.1987, p. 11 
(3) OJ N* L 297, 21.10.1987, p. 19 
(4) OJ N' L 327, 30.11.1988, p. 36 
(5) 0J N* L 297, 21.10.1987, p. 36 
(6) 0J N" L 327, 30.11.1988, p. 58 
(7) 0J N* L 81, 23.3.1989, p. 1 
(8) 0J N' L 224, 13.8.1988, p. 18 
(9) 0J H' L 297, 21.10.1987, p. 28 
(10) OJ N" L 52, 24.2.1989, p. 7 
(11) 0J N" Of 1991 
in 1992 Whereas, in order to enable the competent authorities 
within the Commission to establish an annual trade 
balance sheet for each of the products and. if necessary, to 
put into application the arrangement P^ed'or in 
Article 3<Uf the Regulation (EEC) No 451/89above-
mentioned, of the products are subject to a statistical 
surveillance ; 
Whereas imports of the product, in question «charged 
against the reference quantities at Community level 
within pre-established timetables, as and when the 
products are entered with the customs authorities for free 
circulation ; whereas, therefore, it is appropriate to esta-
bashfteference quantities for those products listed ,n the 
Annex ; 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 
Article 1 
1. Imports into the Community of certain products 
originating in Cyprus, .. Egypt, Jordan, Israel, 
and Lebanon Tunisia, Syria, Malta Morocco^ shall be subject 
to reference quantities within the established 
timetables and to a statistical surveillance. 
The description of the products referred to in the first 
subparagraph, their serial numbers, their CN codes, Taric 
codes and the quantities and timetable applying to the 
reference quantities are given in the table in the Annex. 
2. Amounts shall be charged by Member States against 
the reference quantities as and when products are entered 
with customs authorities for free circulation, accompanied 
by a movement certificate conforming to the rules laid 
down in the Protocol concerning the definition of the 
concept of originating products annexed to each 
Agreement with the countries concerned. 
Where the movement certificate is produced at a later 
date, the amount shall be charged against the corres­
ponding reference quantity at the date of acceptance of 
the declaration of release for free circulation. 
The extent to which the reference quantities are used up 
shall be determined at Community level on the basis of 
the imports charged against them in the manner defined 
in the first subparagraph, as communicated to the Statis- /•-i\ 
tical Office of the European Communities, in application of Regulations (EEC) N° 2658/87 and 
(EEC) N° 1/36/75 (2) 
Article 2 
The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate 
closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with. 
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at 
For tht Council 
The President 
(I) OJ N° L 256, 7.9.19S7, p. 1 
ANNEX -> -
Serial 
No 
18.0010 CN code 
(2) 
ex 0701 90 51 TARIC code 
(») 
0701 90 51*10 
0701 90 51'20 Description (a) 
<«) 
New potatoes Timetable 
(5) 
1. 1. - 31. 3. Origin 
W 
Tunisia Reference 
quantity 
(in tonnes) 
(7) 
2 678 
18.0015 0701 90 
ex 0701 90 5} 0701 90 59-10 New potatoes 1. 1. - 15. 5. 
16. 5.-31. 5. [Malta 309Ù 
18.0030 4x 0703 20 00 07032000*10 
07032000*20 
07032000*30 Garlic 1.2-31.5 Egypt 1 680 
18.0040 ex 0707 00 I I 0707 00 MM 2 Cucumbers of a length not excee­
ding 15 cm 
18.0050 ex 0709 10 00 0709 10 OOlOArtichokes 
0709 10 00*20 1. - 28. 2. 
1. - 28. 2. 
1.-28. 2. Egypt 
Jordan 
Malta >!o 5 
S 2. 
1.10. - 31.12. 
1.10.- 31.12. Egypt 
Cyprus 105 
105 
18.0060 4x 0709 30 00 07093000*20 
07093000*30 Aubergines(egg-plants) 15.1-30.4 Israel 1 260 
18.0070 0709 60 10 Sweet peppers 1. 1. - 31.12. Morocco 1 050 
Syria 18.0080 0712 20 00 Onions, dried 1. I. - 31.12. 735 
18.0090 ex 0712 90 90 0712 90 90*20 Garlic, dried 1. 1. - 3L12. Egypt 1 050 
10 111 
10 I9j 18.0100 0713 
0713 Peas, for sowing 1. I. - 3L12. Morocco 420 
18.U110 0713 10 90 
0713 20 90 
0713 31 9U 
0713 32 90 
un3 33 90* 
0713 39 90 
0713 40 90 
0713 50 90 
U713 90 90 Dried leguminous 
vegetables 1.1-31 .,12 Lebanon 2 310 
18.0120 j 0304 40 10 
' 0804 40 90 Avocados 1.1.-31.12 Israel : 2 'J'JU 
18.0130 
I 8.0 I 40 
18.0150 
18.0160 ex 0806 10 15 
ex 0807 10 90 0806 10 15*50 
0806 10 I 5*60 
0806 10 15*70 
0806 10 15*80 
0806 10 15*91 
0807 10 90*13 
0807 10 90*JJ 
ex 0810 90 10 Fresh table grapes 
Melons of a weight not exceeding 
600 grams 
P810 90 10*10 Kiwifruit (Actinidia Chinensis 
Planch.) 1.2.- 30. 6. Israel 
1. I. - 31. 3. 
1. 1. - 31. 3. Egypt 
Jordan 
1. 1. - 30. 4. 
1. 1. - 30. 4. 
1. 1. - 30. 4. Israel 
Cyprus 
Morocco 
ext$12 90 9u\û812 90 90*l\ Citrusfruit cemminuted 
1JB12 90 90*2^ \ 1.1-51.. 12 V'Uracl 1 995 
105 
105 
~2Tu~ 
21U 
21U 
1 i55 
18 0190 2008 30 51 
20Û8 30 71 Grapefruit segments 1.1-31.12 Israel 14 385 
* :. -4.VO 
18 0210 
18 0220 
18.0230 
18.0240 
18.0245 xoûd JU 61 
-
ex2008 30 79 
ex2008 30 91 
ex2008 30 91 
ex2008 30 91 
ex 2008 50 99 
ex 2008 70 99 
2009 20 11 
2009 20 19 
2009 20 99 
2009 20 99 ....... 
20083079*10 
20083079*20 
20083091*H 
12 
13 
19 
?i 
91 
2008 50 99*10 
2008 70 99*10 Apricots 
Grapefruit 
Oranges and lemons 
r/Yrrnini it PH I. 1. - 31.12. 
1.1-31.12 
./Grapefruit segments 
JGrapefruit 
( 
Pulp of citrus fruit 
Citrusfruit ujfiminutea \ 
Apricots and peaches in halves 
(including nectarine halves) 
Grapefruit juice 
Grapefruit juice I. 1. - 31.12. 
1.1.-31.12 
1.1.-31.12 Morocco 
Israel 
Israel 
Morocco 
Israel 
Morocco 6 615 
2 100 
3 045 
63ÛÛ 
30 135 
840 —/.-
(a) Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wording for the designation of the producta is to be considered as 
having no more than an indicative value, the preferential scheme being determined, within the context of this Annex, by the application of the CN code. 
Where ex CN code positions are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by application of the CN code and contaponding description 
taken together. 
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FINANCIAL RECORD 
1. Budget line concerned : Chap. 12 Art. 120 
2. Legal basis : Art. 113 of the Treaty 
3. Title of the tariff measure concerned : Proposal for a Council 
regulation establishing Community surveillance for certain 
agricultural products originating in Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan, Israel 
Tunisia, Syria, Malta, Morocco and Lebanon which are subject to 
reference quantities (1992) 
4. Object ive : Setting up of a community surveillance for certain 
agricultural products to allow the Commission to apply measures 
forseen by Article 1 of additional protocols to agreements between 
the ECC and the above-mentioned Mediterranean countries. 
5. The application of the provisions of this regulation do not lead to 
losses of supplementary receipts. 

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