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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(75)189 final
Brussels ,29April 1975
PROPOSAI FOR ACOUNCIL REGULATION
onimports offresh lemons originating inIsrael
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM(75 )139final

EXPLANATORY I33I0RAUUUM
1.Protocol n°1ofthenewagreement between theEuropean Economic Community
andIsrael ,concerning theapplication ofArticle 2,2dparagraph ofthe
agreement ,defines thesystem applicable toimports into theCommunity
offresh lemons .
This preferential import system issubject toobservance byIsrael ofa
price fixed ontheinternal market oftheCommunity ;therefore detailed
rules ofapplication must beadopted .
This istheobject ofthepresent proposal .
2,Article 8oftheabove mentioned Protocol prescribes that customs duties
tobepaid byIsrael forfresh lemons ,when imported into theCommunity ,
areequal to60$oftheCommon Customs Tariff ,oncondition that prices
ontheinternal market oftheCommunity offresh lemons imported from
Israel are ,onrepresentative community markets ,recorded at,orconverted
to,theimport wholesale stage ,after customs clearance anddeduction ofimport
charges other than customs duties ,higher orequal tothereference price
fortheperiod involved ,plus theincidence ofthecustoms duties applied
with respect tothird countries onthis price andafixed charge of
1,20 units ofaccount per100kilogrammes . 1
Article 2ofthepresent proposal details rules which will beapplied by
theCommission inorder toverify theconformity with theAgreement ofthe
prices attheimport /wholesale stage ontherepresentative community
markets .
Forthis purpose ,andinorder toavoid anydiscrimination ,therepresenta­
tive community markets andtheother technical elements forcalculation are
those used forrecording theprices onthebasis ofwhich theentry price
.referred toinRegulation (EEC)N°1035/72iscalculated .
3.Article 3prescribes that theprice tobeobserved shall beequal tothe
reference price inforce forthat period ,plus theincidence ofthecustoms
duties applicable with respect tothird countries onthat reference price ,
andafixed charge of1,20 units ofaccount per100kilogrammes .
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4.Article4establishesmeasuresto*betakenwherepricesonrepresentative
•Communitymarketsarenotconformingtothepricetobeobserved.Infact,
theentryintotheCommunityoffreshlemonsfromIsraelatapricelower
thanthispriceandwithcustomsdutiesalreadyreduced,coulddisturbthe
Communitymarketforlemons.Thereforeitisproposedthatwhenprices
remainfor3consecutive marketdayslowerthanthepricetobeobserve',
customsdutyinforcewithrespecttothirdcountriesshallbeappliedto
theproductinquestion.Thisarrangementshallcontinuetoapplyuntil
thesepricesarefoundtobeforthreeconsecutivemarketdaysequalto
orhigherthanthepricetobeobserved.

PROPOSAL FORA
REGULATION (EEC)No /75OPTHECOUNCIL
on "theimportation offresh lemons originating inIsrael
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , . ,
Having regard to*"theTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
and inparticular Article 43thereof î
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ?
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament ;
Whereas Protocol Ho1totheAgreement between theEuropean Economic
Community andtheState ofIsrael ,signed at
on fprovides inArticle 8for -tariff reductions on
imparts into the .Community offresh lemons originating inIsrael J
whereas ,during the .period inwhich reference prices apply ,thereduction
issubject toobservance ofaprice fixed ontheinternal market of .the
Community }whereas detailed rules ofapplication must beadopted to
implement .these arrangements ; ...
Whereas thesystem proposed should come within the .framework ofthecommon
organization ofthemarket infruit andvegetables ;whereas ,therefore ,
account should betaken oftheprovisions ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)
No1035/72^of18May1972onthecommon organization ofthemarket ""in
fruit and'vegetables ,aslastainended byRegulation (EEC)No2745/72^,
andoftheprovisions adopted inapplication ofthat Regulation ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : " . • .. . .
•■■OJNoL118,20May1972,p.1
20JNoL291,23Docembcr1972,p.147

Article1
ThisRegulationprescribesdetailedrulesforapplyingthesystemofpreferences
providedforinArticle3ofProtocolNo1totheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandIsrael-hereinafterreferredtoastheAgreement-in
respectoffreshlemonsofheadingHo.ex08,02CoftheCommonCustomsTariff
originatinginIsrael.
Article2
1.TheconditionsreferredtoinArticle3(3)ofProtocolNo1totheAgreement
shallberegardedassatisfiedwhenthepricesonrepresentative Communitymarkets
recordedat,orconvertedto,theimport/wholesalestegeremainforagivenproduci
equaltoorhigherthanthepricedefinedinArticle3.
Thepricesreferredtointheprecedingparagraphshallbetakenintoaccountafter
customsolearanc.eanddeductionofimportchargesotherthancustomsduties–the
chargesbeingthosetakenintoaccountincalculating theentrypricereferredto
inRegulation(EEC)ITo1035/72.
Thepricefortheproductinquestionshallwherenecessarybeconvertedtothat
foraproductofqualityClassIinaccordancewiththethirdindentofthesecond
subparagraphofArticle24(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72.
2.TheCommissionshallcalculatetheamounttobedeductedinrespectofthose
importchargesotherthancustomsdutieswhicharereferredtointhethirdindent
ofArtiole24(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No1035/72-insofaraspricesnotified
totheCommissionbyMemberStatesincludesuchcharges–insuchawayasto
avoidanydifficulties arisingfromthevaryingeffectofthesechargescmentry,
pricesaccordingtotheoriginoftheproductsforthispurpose,anaveragecharge
corresponding tothearithmetical meanbetweenthelowestandthehighestcharges
shallbetakenintoaccount.
Anydetailedrulesrequiredforthepurposeofapplyingthisparagraphshallbe
determinedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle33ofRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72.
3.Representative Communitymarketswithinthemeaningofparagraph1shallbe
thoseusedforrecordingthepricesonthebasisofwhichtheentryprice
referredtoinRegulation(EEC)No1035/72iscalculated.

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Article3
ThepricereferredtoinArticle2(l)shallbeequaltothereference
priceinforceovertheperiodconcernedplusthecustomsdutiesthereon
forimportsfromthirdcountriesandafixedchargeof1,20unitsofaccount 1
per100kilogrammes.
Article4
Where.itisfoundthatthepricesreferredtoinArticle2(l)fafter
customsclearanceanddeductionofimportchargesotherthancustomsduties,
haveforthreecnnsecutive marketdaysremainedloweronthelowest-priced
representative CommunitymarketsthanthepricedefinedinArticle3,the
customsdutyinforceforimportsfromthirdcountriesatthedateof
importationshall "beappliedtotheproductinquestion.
Suchdutyshallcontinuetoapplyuntilthesaidpriceonthelowest-prioed ,
representative Communitymarketsarefoundto"beforthreeoonsecutive market
daysequaltoorhigherthanthepricedefinedinArtiole3.
Article5
TheCommission,onthe"basisofpricesrecordedonrepresentative Community
marketsasnotified "byMemberStates,shallfollowpricetrendsregularlyand
shallberesponsibleformakingthefindingsprovidedforinArticle4*
Themeasuresrequiredforthispurposeshallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninRegulation(EEC)NO1035/72forapplyingcountervailing
chargesinrespectoffruitandvegetables.
Article6
Article23to28ofRegulation(EEJC)No1035/72shallremainapplicable.

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Article 7
This Regulation shall enter into force onthethird dayfollowing its
publication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities ,
Itshall apply from thedate of entry into force oftheAgreement until
such time asthotAgreement shall cease tohave effect .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States .
Done atBrussels . Por the Council
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