COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
C0M(91) 67 final 
Brussels, 1 March 1991 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas 
for cut flowers and flower buds, fresh, originating in Cyprus, 
Israel, Jordan or Morocco (1991/92) 
(presented by the Commission) 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
1. The additional Protocols to the Community's Cooperation Agreements 
with Morocco, Jordan and Israel and the protocol laying down the 
conditions and procedures for the Implementation of the second stage 
of the Agreement establishing an association between the EEC and 
Cyprus provide for the opening of annual Community tariff quotas for 
the Importation of 300, 50, 17 000 and 50 tonnes respectively of cut 
flower8 and flower buds, fresh, falling within Combined Nomenclature 
codes 0603 10 11 to 0603 10 69, originating In those countries. 
However, Article 18 of the Protocol to the EEC/Cyprus Agreement 
provides that the 50 tonne quota must be Increased by 5% per year from 
the Protocol's entry Into force (1 January 1988). The quota will 
therefore be set at 65 tonnes for the period under consideration. 
2. The purpose of this proposal Is to open the said tariff quotas for the 
period from 1 November 1991 to 31 October 1992. 
3. Under the tariff quotas for Morocco, Jordan and Israel customs duties 
are to be phased out according to the same timetables and under the 
same conditions as laid down In Articles 75 and 243 of the Act of 
Accession. 
Under the tariff quota for Cyprus, customs duties are to be phased out 
according to the timetable and under the same conditions laid down in 
Articles 5 and 16 of the relevant Protocol. 
Within the limits of these tariff quotas, Spain and Portugal are to 
apply customs duties calculated: 
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- In accordance with the provisions of Council Regulations (EEC) Nos 
3189/88, 2573/87 and 4162/87 laying down the arrangements for trade 
between Spain and Portugal and Morocco, Jordan and Israel, and 
- in accordance with the Protocol to the Association Agreement 
between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Cyprus 
consequent on the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the 
Portuguese Republic to the Community. 
4. Roses with large or small flowers and carnations of the uni flora I or 
multIfloral types are covered by the quota only where they meet the 
price conditions laid down by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 4088/87, 
amended by Regulation (EEC) No. 3551/88. 
5. As regards the management system of these quotas It is proposed that 
the whole of the quota volumes be held as Community reserves In which 
all Member States will have access In accordance with the procedure 
provided for In Article 1(2) of the proposal for a Regulation. 
That Is the purpose of the attached proposal. 
Annex: 1 proposal for a Regulation 
S 
Proposal ior a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 
of /91 
opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for 
cut flowers and flower buds, fresh, originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan or 
Morocco (1991 to 19y2) 
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 additional Protocols to the Agreements 
between the European Economic Community and the 
Kingdom of Morocco ('), the Hashemite Kingdom of 
Jordan (*) and the State of Israel (3) and the Protocol laying 
down the conditions and procedures for the implemen­
tation of the second stage of the Agreement establishing 
an association between the European Economic 
Community and the Republic of Cyprus and adapting 
certain provisions thereof (4) provide in their respective 
Articles that fresh cut flowers and flower buds, falling 
within the CN codes indicated in Article 1 and 
originating in the abovementioned countries, may be 
imported into the Community at reduced rates of customs 
duty within the limits of annual Community tariff quotas 
of 300, 50, 17 000 and 50 tonnes respectively; whereas, 
however, Article 18 of the Protocol with Cyprus provides 
that the volume of the tariff quota for that country must 
be increased by 5 % per year from the entry into force of 
the Protocol, and it will therefore be set at 65 tonnes for 
the 1991 to 1992 period; 
Whereas, within the limits of these tariff quotas, customs 
duties are to be phased out: 
— under the tariff quotas for Morocco, Jordan and Israel, 
according to the same timetables and under the same 
conditions as laid down in Articles 75 and 243 of the 
Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, 
— under the tariff quota for Cyprus, according to the 
timetable and under the conditions laid down in 
Articles 5 and 16 of the abovementioned Protocol 
concerning Cyprus ; 
Whereas within the limits of these tariff quotas, the 
Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic are to 
apply customs duties calculated in accordance with : 
— Council Regulation (EEC) No 3189/88 of 14 October 
1988 laying down the arrangements to be applied by 
Spain and Portugal to trade with Morocco and Syria (*) 
and Council Regulation (EEC) No 2573/87 of 11 
August 1987 laying down the arrangements for trade between the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese 
Republic and Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, 
Tunisia and Turkey (*) and Council Regulation (EEC) 
No 4162/87 of 21 December 1987 laying down 
arrangements for Spain's and Portugal's trade with 
Israel and amending Regulations (EEC) No 449/86 
and (EEC) No 2573/87 0 in respect of the tariff 
quotas opened for Morocco, Jordan and Israel, 
and 
— the Protocol to the Association Agreement between 
the European Economic Community and the 
Republic of Cyprus consequent on the accession of 
the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to 
the Community ("), in respect of the tariff quota 
opened for Cyprus ; 
Whereas roses with large or small flowers and carnations 
of the unifloral or multifloral types are covered by the 
quotas only subject to the conditions laid down by 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 of 21 December 
1987 fixing conditions for the application of preferential 
customs duties on imports of certain flowers originating 
in Cyprus, Israel and Jordan ("), as amended by 
Regulation (EEC) No 3551/88 ('") ; whereas these tariff 
concessions apply only to imports in respect of which 
certain price conditions are observed ; 
Whereas all Community importers should be ensured 
equal and continuous access to the said quotas and the 
duty rates laid down for the quotas should be applied 
consistently to all imports of the products in question 
into all Member States until the quotas arc exhausted ; 
whereas the necessary measures should be taken to 
provide for effective Community management of the 
quotas, so that the Member States may draw against the 
quotas such quantities as they may need, corresponding 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 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 quotas may be carried out by any one of 
its members, 
(') OJ No L 224, 13. 8. 1988, p. 18. 
R OJ No L 297, 21. 10. 1987, p. 19. 
0 OJ No L 327, 30. 11. 1988, p. 36. 
fl OJ No L 393, 31. 12. 1987, p. 2. 
0 OJ No L 287, 20. 10. 1988, p. 1. (') OJ No L 250, 1. 9. 1987, p. 1. 
O OJ No L 396, 31. 12. 1987, p. 1. 
(•) OJ No L 393, 31. 12. 1987, p. 37. 
O OJ No L 382, 31. 12. 1987, p. 22. 
H OJ No L 311, 17. 11. 1988. p. 1. 
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 
Article 1 
1. From 1 November 199-J to 31 October 1992, the customs duties applicable to 
imports into the Community of the products listed below originating in Morocco, Jordan, 
Israel or Cyprus shall be suspended at the levels and within the limits of the Community 
tariff quotas shown below : 
Order 
No 
09.1114 
09.1152 
09.1306 
09.1420 CN code 
0603 10 51 
0603 10 53 
0603 10 55 
0603 10 61 
0603 10 65 
0603 10 69 
0603 10 11 
0603 1013 
0603 10 15 
0603 10 21 
0603 10 25 
0603 10 29 Description 
Fresh cut flowers and flower buds of a kind 
suitable for ornamental purposes : 
— From 1 November to 31 May 
— From 1 June to 31 October Origin 
Morocco 
Jordan 
Israel 
Cyprus Amount of 
quota 
(in tonnes) 
300 
50 
17 000 
60 Quota duty 
(%) 
From 1 November to 31 
December 1991 : 4,2 
From l January to 31 May 
1992: 2,1 
From l lune to 31 October 
199 2: 3 
From 1 November to 31 
December 1991 : 10 8 
From 1 January to 31 May 
1992: 9.3 
From 1 June to 31 October 
»992: 13,2 
Within the limits of these tariff quotas the Kingdom of 
Spain and the Portuguese Republic shall apply customs 
duties calculated in accordance with the provisions of 
Regulations (EEC) No 3189/88, (EEC) No 2573/87 and 
(EEC) No 4162/87 as regards the quotas for Morocco, 
Jordan and Israel, and with the relevant provisions of the 
Protocol to the Association Agreement between the 
European Economic Community and the Republic of 
Cyprus consequent on the accession of Spain and 
Portugal as regards the quota for Cyprus. force shall be excluded from the quantities drawn from 
the tariff quota concerned. 
Article 2 
The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be managed 
by the Commission, which may take any appropriate 
administrative measures to ensure that they are managed 
efficiently. 
2. In the case of large-flowered and small-flowered 
roses and unifloral and multifloral carnations, application 
of the quota referred to in Article 1 (1) may be interrupted 
if it is found at Community level that the price conditions 
laid down by Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 arc not being 
observed. 
In that event, the Commission shall adopt regulations 
re-establishing the duties applicable to the products in 
question under the Common Customs Tariff and, where 
appropriate, re-introducing this Regulation on the dates 
and in respect of the products and periods indicated in 
the Regulations in question. 
However, products on which customs duties have been 
re-established and imported into the Community during 
the period in which such re-establishment remains in Article 3 
Where an importer presents a product covered by this 
Regulation for release lor free ciivnl.ition in a Member 
State, applying to take advantage of the preferential 
arrangements, and the entry is accepted by the customs 
authorities, the Member State concerned shall, by 
notifying the Commission, draw an amount corre­
sponding to its requirements from the quota volume. 
Requests for drawings, indicating the date on which the 
entries were accepted, must be sent to the Commission 
without delay. 
Drawings shall be granted by the Commission in chrono­
logical order of the dates on which the customs 
authorities of the Member States concerned accepted the 
entries for release for free circulation, to the extent that 
the available balance so permits. 
If • Member State does not use a drawing in full it shall 
return any unused portion to the corresponding quota 
volume as soon as possible. 
If the quantities requested are greater than the available 
balance of the quota volume, the balance shall be 
allocated among applicants pro rata. The Commission 
shall inform the Member States of the drawings made. Article 5 
The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate 
closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with. 
Article 4 
Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the 
products in question have equal and continuous access to 
the quotas for as long as the balance of the relevant quota 
volume so permits. Article 6 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 
1991 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at Brussels, 
For the Council 
The President 
FICHE FINANCIERE 
1. Liane budgétaire concernée : Chap. 12, art. 120 
2. Base lurldlaue : article 113 du traité 
3. Intitulé des mesures tarifaires : Proposition de règlement du 
Conseil portant ouverture et mode de gestion de contingents 
tarifaires communautaires pour des fleurs et boutons de fleurs 
frais, coupés, originaires du Maroc, de Jordanie, d'Israël et de 
Chypre. 
4. Qblectlf : Exécution d'une obligation contractuelle (Accords 
CEE/Maroc, Jordanie, Israël et Chypre). 
5. Mode de calcul : Maroc, Jordanie et 
Israël Chypre 
Code N.C. 
Volume du contingent 
Droit à appliquer 
Droit du T.D..C. 
prix 4 par tonne 0603 10 11 à 69 
300, 50 et 17 000 t 
4,2; 2,1 et 3 
17; 17; 24 
4.022 ECU/t 65 t 
10,8; 9,3; 13,2 
17; 17; 24 
6. Perte de recettes : 
La perte de recettes à inscrire s'élève à 11.943.815 ECU pour la 
période allant du 1er novembre 1991 au 31 octobre 1992. 
Au cours de la même période des années 1980/91 la perte en question 
s'est élevée à 10.716.937 ECU. (Pour le mode de calcul voir page 
suivante). 
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Maroc t Jordanie t Israel 
Quantités : 300 • 50 • 17.000 - 17.350 
17.360 X 2/12 - 2.892 (1.11-31.12) X 4.022 - 11.631.624 ECU X 0,128 - 1.488.847 ECU 
17.350 X 5/12 - 7.229 (1.11-31.05) x 4.022 - 29.075.038 ECU x 0,149 - 4.332.180 ECU 
17.350 X S/12-7.229 (1.06-31.10) x 4.022 -29.075.038 ECU x 0.21 - 6.105.757 ECU 
11.926.784 ECU 
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65 X 2/12 - 11 (1.11-31.12) X 3.000 - 33.000 ECU X 0,062 - 2.046 ECU 
65 X 5/12 - 27 (1.1 - 31.5) x 3.000 - 81.000 ECU x 0,077 - 6.237 ECU 
65 X 5/12 - 27 (1.6-31.10) X 3.000 - 81.000 ECU X 0,108 - 8.748 ECU 
17.031 ECU 
TOTAL : 11.943.815 ECU 
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FICHE D'IMPACT SUR LA COMPETITIVITE ET L'EMPLOI 
Cette proposition est formulée en conformité avec des engagements 
contractuels de la Communauté. L'Impact découlant de cette concession 
a été pris en considération lors de la prise de décision d'adoption de 
ces contingents et il n'aura pas un caractère sérieux sur la 
compétitivité et l'emploi dans ta Communauté. 

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