COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
CQM(91) 63 final 
Brussels,26 February 1991 
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, 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 1991 to 30 June 1992. 
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. 
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Proposal for 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 
of /91 
opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for 
apricot pulp originating in Turkey (1991/92) 
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 1951 by 
Regulation (EEC) No 726/90 0 ; whereas the tariff quota 
•in question',should therefore be opened for the above-
mentioned volume for the period 1 July 199 1 to 30 June 
1992; . , , 
Whereas'the Council has adopted Regulation (EEC) No 
1059/88 of 28 March 1988 laying down the arrangements 
applicable to Greece's trade with Turkey (3); whereas the 
Counçirhasxalso 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,, Bgypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia and Turkey on. 
the other(4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 
4162/870; 
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 consistently 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 effi­
cient Community administration of this tariff quota while 
offering the Member States the opportunity to draw 
fromn the quota volume the necessary quantities corres­
ponding to actual imports ; whereas this method of admi­
nistration 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 the quota may be carried out by any one of its 
members, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 
Article 1 
1. From 1 July 1951 to 30 June 1992 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 Commission tariff quota as shown 
herewith : 
- Order No 
09.0203 CN code 
0 
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 
(') Taric code 2008 50 91*20 
0 OJ No L 380, 31. 12. 1986, p. 16. QOJNo.L8î.283.199a p. l. OJ No L 104, 23. 4. 1988, p. 4. 
OJ'*fc>M»2JQ, 1. 9. 1987, p. t. 
OJ No X 396, 31. 12. 1987, p. 1. 
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2. Wkbin the framework of this tariff quota, the 
Kmgdotjttol Spain and the Portuguese Republic shall 
apply a customs duty calculated in accordance with the 
relevant! provisions of the Act of Accession and Regula­
tion (EBQ No 2573/87, 
Article 2 
The tariff quota referred to in Article 1 shall be adminis­
tered by the Commission, which may take any appro­
priate measure with a view to ensuring the efficient admi­
nistration thereof. 
': ' Article 3 
If an. importer presents, in a Member State, a declaration 
of entry into free circulation including a request for prefe­
rential benefit for a product covered by this Regulation, 
and if this declaration is accepted by the customs authori­
ties, 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 communi­
cated, to the Commission without delay. 
Trie drawings are granted by the Commission on the basis 
of the d^te 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. 
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 July 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. Llano budgétaire! concernés : chap. 12 art. 120 
I-. BaseJurJUiiflUft : 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. Modo de calcul : 
N* de la NC : ex 2008 50 91 
Volume du contingent : 90 tonnes. 
Droits à appliquer : 0 X 
Droits de la NC : 17 % . 
6. Lgrte ^.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 (1.7.1990 au 30.6.1991) : Il 
n'y aura pas de perte supplémentaire de recettes. 
FICHE P'IMPACT SUR LA COMPETITIVITE ET L'EMPLQ 
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 II n'aura pas un caractère sérieux sur la compétitivité et l'emploi 
dans ia Communauté. 
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