COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
C0M(89) 279 final 
Brussels, 13 June 1989 
Proposal for a 
opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff 
quotas for Chinese cabbages and "iceberg" lettuce/ originating 
in Morocco and Cyprus (1989) 
(presented by the Commission) 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
1. The protocols to the Agreements between the EEC, 
on the one hand, and Morocco and Cyprus on the other, provide for the 
opening of annual Conniunity tariff quotas for imports into the 
Conrounity from each of these countries of respectively 100 tonnes of 
"iceberg lettuce" and 100 tonnes Chinese cabbages, originating in 
those countries. 
Whereas, pursuant to Article 18 of the Protocol in question/ these 
quantities are subject to an annual increase of 5% from the entry 
into force of the Protocol, and the quotas in 1989 will accordingly 
be 110 tonnes/ respectively. 
2. The purpose of this proposal is to open the quotas in question for the 
period 1 November to 31 December 1989. 
3. In the context of the tariff quotas opened for Morocco, customs duties • 
are to be abolished progressively over the same periods and in 
accordance with the same timetables as laid down in Articles 75 and 268 
of the Act of Accession. 
In the context of the tariff quotas opened for Cyprus, customs duties 
are to be abolished progressively according to tne same timetables and 
under the same conditions as laid down in Articles 5 and 16 of the 
Protocol relative thereto. 
Hbwever, Council Regulation {EEC) No 3189 /88 laying down trade 
arrangements between Spain and Portugal on the one hand and Morocco on 
the other as well as the Protocol to the Cooperation Agreement between 
the EEC and Cyprus consequent on the accession of Spain and Portugal, 
provide that those Member States are to postpone the application of the 
preferential arrangements for the products in question until 
and 31 December 1990 respectively. The above tariff 
quotas therefore apply only to the Community as constituted on 31 
December 1985. 
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These Conraunity tariff quotas should therefore be opened for the period 
1 November to 31 December 1989. 
A: In this case, it 
is proposed that the whole of the quota volumes be held as Conraunity 
reserves to which all Member States will have access in accordance with 
the procedure provided for in Article 3 of tfce proposal for a 
Regulation. 
This is the purpose of the attached proposal 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No / 
of 
opening and providing for the administrtion of Community tariff quotas for 
Chinese cabbages and 'iceberg' lettuce originating in Morocco and Cyprus (1 989) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas the relevant articles of the Protocols to the 
Agreements between the European Community, on the 
one hand, and Morocco (') and Cyprus (a) on the other, 
provide for the opening of Community tariff quotas for 
imports into the Community of the following products 
originating in each of those countries : 
— 100 tonnes Chinese cabbages, falling within CN code 
ex 0704 90 90, 
— 100 tonnes of 'iceberg* lettuce falling within CN codes 
c* 0705 11 10 and ex 0705 11 90, 
for the period 1 November to 31 December 1989; 
Whereas, pursuant to Article 18 of the Protocol 
in question, these quantities are subject to an 
annual increase of 5X from the entry into force 
of the Protocol, and the quotas in 1969 will 
accordingly be 110 tomes respectively; 
Whereas, within the limits of Community tariff quotas 
opened for Morocco, the customs duties are to be 
abolished progressively over the same periods and in 
accordance with the same timetables as laid down in 
Articles 75 and 268 of the Act of Accession of Spain and 
Portugal ; whereas for the period 1 November to 31 
December 1969 the quota duties are to be equal to 
63,6 % and 60 */• respectively of the basic duties ; 
whereas, within the limits of the Community tariff quotas 
opened for Cyprus, the customs duties are to be abolished 
progressively according to the same timetables and under 
the same conditions as laid down in Articles 5 and 16 of 
the Protocol relative thereto; Community (*) provide that those two Member States are 
to postpone implementation of the preferential 
arrangements for the products in question until 31 
December 1989 and 31 December 1990 respectively; 
whereas, consequently, the above tariff quotas apply only 
to the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 ; 
Whereas these Community tariff quotas should therefore 
be opened for the period 1 November to 31 December 
1969; 
Whereas it is in particular necessary to ensure that all 
Community importers enjoy equal and uninterrupted 
access to the abovementioned quotas and uninterrupted 
application of the rates laid down for those quotas to all 
imports of the products concerned into all Member States 
until the quotas have been used up; whereas, in the 
present case, it would appear advisable not to allocate the 
quotas among the Member States, without prejudice to 
the drawing against the quota volumes of such quantities 
as they may need, under the conditions and according to 
the procedures specified in Article 3 ; 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 raté at 
which the quotas are used up and inform the Member 
States accordingly ; 
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, all transactions1 concerning the 
administration of drawings made by that economic 
union may be carried out by any of its members, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION 
Whereas, however 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 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 
(<) OJ No L 224, 13. 8. 1988, p. 18. 
f) OJ No L 393, 31. 12. 1987, p. 2. 
O OJ No L 287, 20. 10. 1988, p. 1. Article 1 
1. From 1 November to 31 December 1969 , the 
customs duties applicable to imports into the Community 
as constituted on 31 December 1985 of the following 
products originating in Morocco and Cyprus shall be 
suspended at the levels indicated and within the limits of 
the Community tariff quotas as shown below : 
(*) OJ No L 393, 31. 12. 1987, p. 37. 
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Order No 
09.1109 
09.1425 
09.1111 
09.1427 CN code 
ex 0704 90 90 
ex 0705 11 10 
ex 0705 11 90 Description 
Chinese cabbages 
Crisp head cabbage lettuce (Lactuca 
sativa L. var. capitata (Iceberg)) Origin 
Morocco 
Cyprus 
Morocco 
Cyprus Volume of tariff quota 
(in tonnes) 
100 
110 
100 
110 Rate of duty 
(%) 
9,5 
12,3-
from 1 to 30 November 
9 % MIN l£ BCU/100 
kg/net 
from 1 tc 31 December 
7,8% MIN 0,9 BCU/100 
kg/net , 
from 1 to 30 November 
12,3% MIN 2JD ECU/100 
kg/net 
Rom 1 to 31 Decanbef 
10,6 % MIN 1.3 BCU/100 
kg/net 
Article 2 
The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be managed by the 
Commission, which may take all appropriate administrative measures 
in order to ensure effective 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 prockjet covered by this Regulation and if this declaration is 
accepted by the customs authorities, the Member States concerned 
shall inform the Comission and draw an amount corresponding to its 
requirements from corresponding quota amount. 
rthe 
The drawing requests, with indication of the date of acceptance of 
the said declarations, must be transmitted to the Commission without 
delay. 
The drawings are granted by the Commission by reference to the date 
of acceptance of the declarations of entry into free circulation 
by the customs authorities of the Member States concerned to tfie 
extent that the available balance so permits. 
If a Member State does not use the quantities drawn, it shall return 
them as soon as possible to the corresponding quota amount. 
If the quantities requested are greater than the available balance 
of the quota amount, 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. 
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Article 4 
1. Member States shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that 
their drawings pursuant to Article 3 enable imports to be charged 
without interruption against the 
Community quotas. 
2. Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the products • 
concerned have free access to the quotas for such time as the 
residual balance of the quota volumes so permits. 
3. Member States shall charge imports of the said goods against their 
drawings as and when the goods are entered with the customs 
authorities for free circulation. 
4. The extent to which the quotas have been used up shall be de­
termined on the basis cf the imports charged in accordance with 
paragraph 3. 
Article S 
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 1tovember 1989. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly 
applicable in all Member States. 
Done at Brussels, 
For the Council 
The President 
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2* Baa» toidigue t art. 113 ds trait* 
3. Intitulé da la naaura tarlfaira t Prcpoeition da règlement du 
Coneeil portant ouverture atoned* da gestion de contingents tarifaires 
oooiDunautaice da choux de Chine et dee salades "iceberg", originaires 
du Maroc et de Chypre (1.11-31.12.1989). 
4. :*..£ • ^^-"Mtlxxi d'une obligation contractualle (Jtooorda 
5. Hode de calcul : HtfPC CTMPRB 
de Chine 1 
t ex 0704 90 90 
felune du 
csRtineent 1 100 110 
croit à appliquer t o,5 % 12,3% 
Droit du T.D.C. 1 15 i 15 % 
Prix 0 t 525 BCO/t • 
- 2.688 ECU 1.559 ECU 
b) ffa1*4tf "iceberg" t 
Codée tf! " : ex 0705 11 10 et ex 0705 11 90 
MAROC CHV»RE 
Volume du contingent: 100 110 
droits 4 appliquer: 
- du 1.11 au 30.11.1 9* 12,3X 
MIN 1,5 ECU/ MIN 2,0 ECU/ 
100 kg/br 100 kg/br 
- du 1.12. au 31.12.: 7,8% 10,6X 
MIN 0,9ECU/ MXN 1,3 ECU/ 
100 kg/br 100 kg/br 
Droits du T.D.C.: 
- du 1.11. au 30.11.8 15X 
MIN 2,5 ECU/100 kg/br 
- du 1.12. au 31.12.; 13X 
Mx^i 920 ECU/t MIN 1,6 ECU/100 kg/br 
5.152 ECU 2.580 ECU 
1-
on 
6. Perte de reoettee t 
tour 1989, una perte de reoetta. da 4 447 aTU pour lee choux de Chine 
et de 7 732 ECU pour lee salade, "iceberg11 est * inscrive. 
•• .-. :-r*--:t -s recette respîctives s'élevaient respectivement 
5 "c ?43 «t 4 839 ECU. 
Chu* da Chin» 0701 t*27 - ?4J6}flf° « 525 ECT/t 
98 051 000 +101 671 000 
Salades "1eak»arg" 0701 ex31 (1.4.-31.11.) - il» 723 + 37 8» 
ex3** <1.12.«»31.5.) 
199 722 000 _ 0-n -cu/t 
y y 6B9 " 920 ECU/t 
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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 la Communauté. 
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Commission of the European Communities 
COM(89) 279 final 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas 
for Chinese cabbage and 'iceberg' lettuce, originating in Morocco and 
Cyprus (1989) 
(submitted to the Council by the Commission) 
13.6.1989 
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities 
L - 2985 Luxembourg 
Series: DOCUMENTS 
1989 — 9 pp. — Format: 21.0 * 29.7 cm 
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ISSN 0254-1475 
ISBN 92-77-50974-0 
Catalogue number: CB-CO-89-251-EN-C 
ISSN 0254-1475 
COM(89) 279 final 
DOCUMENTS 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
opening and providing for the administration of 
Community tariff quotas for Chinese cabbage 
and 'iceberg' lettuce, originating in Morocco and 
Cyprus (1989) 
(submitted to the Council by the Commission) 
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Catalogue number: CB-CO-89-251-EN-C 
ISBN 92-77-50974-0 13.6.1989 
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