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COMMISSIONOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(75)484final
Brussels,1October1975
Proposalfor
REGULATION OFTHECOUNCIL
suspendingapplication oftheconditiongoverningtheimportinto
theCommunityoffreshlemonsoriginatinginCyprus,Spain,Isreal,
Morocco,Egypt,TunisiaandTurkeyinaccordancewiththeAgreements
inforce "betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityontheonehandand
eachofthesecountries ontheother
(PresentedbytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
COirl(75)4C4final.

VI/2953/7
]EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
TheagreementswithvariousMediterranean countrieslaydownprovisions
wherebythetariffconcessionfortheimportationintotheCommunity
offresh,lemonsoriginatinginthesecountriesissubjecttoobservance
ofthepricedeterminedontheinternalCommunitymarket.Implementing
regulations havebeenadoptedtoputtheseprovisionsintoeffect.
On24-25June1975»"theCouncilinparallelv;iththeintroduction of
specialmeasuresfortheimprovementofproductionandmarketinginthe
Communitycitrusfruitsectorexpresseditselfinfavourofabandoning
theofficiallyagreedprice.
Therefore,theCommissionproposesthattheCouncilwithaviewto
improvingthestabilityofthemarketinfreshlemonsshouldadoptthis
proposalforaregulationtosuspendtheprovisionsintheagreement
withregardtotheofficiallyagreedpriceandrelevantimplementing
regulations .
FIHANOIALIMPLIC:VHOHS
TheRegulationinquestionhasno-financialimplications .

VI/2953/75-2
Proposalfor
REGULATIOIT(EEC)OPH2DCOUIICIL
01
suspendingapplication oftheconditiongoverningtheimportation
intotheCommunityoffreshlemonsoriginatinginCyprus,Spain,
Israel,Morooco,Egypt,TunisiaandTurkeyinaccordancewith
agreementsinforcebetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityon.
theonehandandeachofthesecountries ontheother
1HECOUIICILOFTHEEUROPEANCOKMJNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCoramunity
andinparticularArticles43ana113thereof5
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission !
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament 5
Whereas
Article5(2)and(3)ofAnnexIoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
1JixsonomicCommunityandtheRepublicofCyprus,
Article7(2)and(3)ofAnnexIoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
2EconomicCommunityandSpain,
Article8(3)and(4)ofProtocolNo1oftheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
3EconomicCommunityandtheStateofIsrael,
Article4(2)and(3)ofAnnexIoftheAgreementestablishing anAssociation
4betweentheEuropeanEoonomicCommunityandtheKingdomofMorocco,
Article6(2)and(3)ofAnnexIoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
5EconomicCommunityandtheArabRepublicofEgypt,
Artiole4(2)and(3)ofAnnexIoftheAgreementestablishing anAssociation
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandTunisia^.
7Article4(3)and(4)ofAnnexNo6oftheadditionalProtocolannexedto
theAgreementestablishing anAssociation betweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandTurkey,
lojNoL133,21May1973,p.2
^OJlíoL182,16August1970,p,4¿OJNoL136,2GMay1975,P.3
-OJlíoL197,8August1969,p.5
¿OJííoL251,7September1973»P«2
„0JlíoL198,8August1969»P*5
OJNoL293,29December1972,p.3

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provideinteraliainrespectoftheimport©intotheCommunityoffresh
lemonsfromthesecountriesforatariffreduotionsubjecttotheobservance
ofapricefixedontheinternalCommunitymarketj
I.hereasRegulation (EEC)
No1252/73oftheCouncilof14May1973onimportsofcitrusfruit
1originatinginCyprus,
No2047/70oftheCouncilof13October1970onimportsofcitrusfruit
2originatingmSpain,
No1627/75oftheCouncilof26June1975onimportsoffreshlemons ;
originatinginIsrael^,
No1467/69oftheCouncilof23July1969onimportsofcitrusfruit '
originatinginMorocco^,
No2411/73oftheCouncilof24July1973onimportsofcitrusfruit -
5originatinginthe.ArabRepublicofEgypt,
l■ Z'': •
No1472/69oftheCouncilof23July1969onimports,ofcitrusfruit
originatinginTunisia^j
No1233/71oftheCouncilof7June1971onimportsofcitrusfruit
7originatinginTurkey,
havelaiddowntheimplementingrulesfortheseprovisions !
Whereas:theapplicationofth-nconditionlaiddoxmintheabovementionedagreements
shouldbesuspended ,withregardtoimportsoffreshlemonsorigin­
atinginCyprus,Spain,Israel,Morocco,Egypt,TunisiaandTurkeyj
Whereas,"therefore,thoprovisionsoftheregulationsimplementingthis
'conditionshouldalsobosuspended *• •'
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
10JNoL133,21May1973,p.113.
XJNoL228,15October1970,p.2.
■?0JNoL165,28June1975,P.9.
^OJNoL197,8August1969,p,95.?0JNoL251,7September1973,P.101.
„0JNoL198.8August1969,P«95»
'OJNoL130,16June1971,P.51.

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Article 1
Thefollowing provisions shall hesuspended asregards imports ofcitrus
fruit originating inthecountries inquestion :
Article 5(2)and (3)ofAnnex IoftheAgreement between theEuropean
Economic Community andtheRepublic ofCyprus 5
Article 7(2)and (3)ofAnnex IoftheAgreement between theEuropean
Economic Community andSpainf
Article 0(3)and (4)ofProtocol No 1oftheAgreement between theEuropean
Economic Community andtheState ofIsrael ^
Article 4(2)and (3)ofAnnex IoftheJlgreement establishing anAssociation
between theEuropean Economic Community andtheKingdom ofKoroccoj
Artiole 6(2)ajid (3)ofAnnex Iofthexlgreement between theEuropean
Economio Community andtheArab Republic ofEgypt $
Artiole 4(2)and (3)ofAnnex IoftheAgreement establishing anAssociation
between theEuropean Economic Community andTunisia ^
Artiole 4(3)and (4)ofAnnex No6oftheadditional Protocol annexed to
theAgreement establishing anAssociation between theEuropean Economio
Community andTurkey .
Article 2
Theprovisions' ofthefollowing Regulations shall besuspended asregards
imports offresh lemons originating inthecountries concerned :
No .1252/73oftheCouncil of14May1973 onimports ofcitrus fruit
originating inCyprus ;
No2047/70oftheCouncil of13October 1970 onimports ofcitrus fruit
originating inSpainj
No1627/75oftheCouncil of26June 1975 onimports offresh lemons
originating inIsrael ^
No1467/69oftheCouncil of23July 1969 onimports ofcitrus fruit
originating inMoroocoi

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No2411/73oftheCouncilof24July1973onimportsofcitrusfruit
originatingintheRepublicofEgypt5
No1472/69oftheCouncilof23July1969onimportsofcitrusfruit
originatinginTunisia^
No1233/71of"theCouncilof7June1971onimportsofcitrusfruit
originatinginTurkey.
Article3
1ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon .
Itshall "beapplicableuntil31May1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inalli'lemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, J?ortheCounoil
ThePresident
ItisunderstoodthatthisRegulationshouldcomeintoforceatthesame
timeasRegulation(EEC)Kb/75oftheCouncilamendingRegulation
(j3EC)No2511/69layingdovmspecialmeasuresfcrimprovingtheproduction
andmarketingofCommunitycitrusfruit.