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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Brussels-10September1982
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
opening,allocating andprovidingfortheadministration ofa
Communitytariffquotaforapricotpulp,fallingwithinsub­
headingex20.06BIIc)1aa)oftheCommonCustomsTariff
andoriginating inIsrael(1983)
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheStateof
IsraelcompletedbytheProtocoltotheAgreementbetweentheEECand
Israel/providesinArticle10ofProtocol No1annexedtheretofor
theopeningofanannualCommunitytariffquotafortheimportation
intotheCommunityof150metrictonsofapricotpulp,originating
inIsrael,fallingwithinsubheading ex20.06BIIc)1aa)ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff.
Thecustomsdutiesapplicablewithinthelimitsofthisquotaare
equaltov70%ofthedutiesactuallyappliedtonon-member countries.
Accordingly thetariffquotainquestionhastobeopenedfor.1983.
2.TheproposalforaRegulation openingthistariffquotaprovides,as
iscustomary,forthedivisionofthequotavolumeintotwoinstalments,
thefirstbeingallocated amongtheMemberStatesasquota-shares,the
secondbeingheldasareserve.
Itdoesnotseempossible,inthiscase,tobaseth,eallocationof*.
thefirsttrancheontherulesgenerallyapplied,thatis,torelate
thetotalimportsbyeachMemberStateduringthepastthreeyears
totheCommunityimportsoverthesameperiodandtoapplyforeach
MemberStatetheresultingpercentages tothevolumeofthefirst
tranche.AsoverthecourseofthelasttenyearstheMemberStates
haveimportedthegoodsonlyoccasionallyifatall,anallocation
scalebasedonestimatesputforwardbysomeMemberStatesandonthe
needtoallocatethequotavolumefairlyamongtheMemberStatesappears
suitable.
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3.ItisproposedthattheproposalforaCouncilRegulation openingthe
Communitytariffquotadescribedinparagraph 1abovebeapproved.
ANNEX:1proposalforaRegulation (EEC)<rftheCouncil.

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No/82
of
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotafor
apricotpulpfallingwithinsubheadingex20.06BIIc)1aa)oftheCommonCustomsTariff
andoriginatinginIsrael(1983)
THF.COUNCI1.OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereastheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheStateofIsrael(*),as
supplemented byCouncilRegulation (EEC)No637/81
of24February1981layingdownthearrangements
applicabletotradebetweenGreeceandIsrael(2),
providesfortheopening,bytheCommunity,ofan
annualCommunitytariffquotaof150tonnesofapricot
pulpfallingwithinsubheadingex20.06BIIc)1aa)of
theCommonCustomsTariff,originatinginIsrael;
whereasthecustomsdutiesapplicabletothequota"frre
equalto70%ofthecustomsdutiesactuallyappliedto
non-membercountries;whereastheCommunitytariff
quotainquestionshouldthereforebeopenedfor1983
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureforall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted access
totheabovementioned quotaanduninterrupted
applicationoftherateslaiddownforthatquotatoall
importsoftheproductsconcernedintoallMember
Statesuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;whereas,having
regardtotheaboveprinciples,theCommunitynature
ofthequotacanberespectedbyallocatingthe
CommunitytariffquotaamongtheMemberStares;
whereas,inordertoreflectasaccuratelyaspossiblethe
truetrendofthemarketintheproductsinquestion,
suchallocationshouldbeinproportiontothe
requirementsoftheMemberStates,calculatedby
referencetothestatisticsforimportsfromIsraelovera
representative referenceperiodandalsototheeconomic
outlookforthequotaperiodinquestion;
Whereas,duringtlvlastthreeyearsforwhichstatistics
areavailable,thecorresponding importsbyeachofthe
(')O!NoLH6,7S.5.1975,p.3.
(2)O.jNol.70.16.11981,p.1.MemberStatesrepresentthefollowingpercentagesof
totalimportsoftheproductinquestion,originatingin
Israel:
MemberStates 1979 19801981
Benelux – –-
Denmark – – -
Germany– – -
Greece – – -
France – –-
Ireland 10 –
Italy– ––
UnitedKingdom 90100
Whereasthesedatacannotbeconsidered as
representativetoserveasabasisforallocationofthe
quotavolumeamongtheMemberStates;whereasitis
difficulttoestimateimportsbyMemberStatesfor1983
becauseoftheabsenceofanypatterninpreviousyears;
whereastoallocatethequotavolumeonafairbasis,the
approximatepercentagesofinitialquotasharesmaybe
fixedasfollows:
Benelux 12
Denmark 5
Germany 28
Greece 1
France 7
Ireland 6
Italy 6
UnitedKingdom 36
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrends
fortheproductsconcernedinthevariousMember
States,thequotaamountshouldbedividedintotwo
instalments,thefirstbeingsharedamongtheMember
Statesandthesecondconstitutingareservetocoverata
laterdatetherequirementsoftheMemberStateswhich
haveuseduptheirinitialquotashares;whereas,in
ordertogiveimportersineachMemberStateacertain
degreeofsecurity,thefirstinstalmentofthe

Communityquotashouldunderdiecircumstances be
fixedat50%ofthequotavolume;
WhereastheMemberStates'initialsharesmaybeused
upatdifferenttimes;whereas,inordertotakethisfact
intoaccountandavoidanybreakincontinuity,any
MemberStatewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitialquota
shareshoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthereserve;
whereasthismustbedonebysuchMemberStateasand
wheneachofitsadditionalsharesisalmostusedup,
andrepeatedasmanytimesasthereserveallows;
whereastheinitialandadditionalsharemustbevalid
untiltheendofthequotaperiod;whereasthismethod
ofadministration requiresclosecooperationbetween
theMemberStatesandtheCommission,andthelatter
mustbeinapositiontomonitortheextenttowhichthe
quotavolumehasbeenusedupandtoinformthe
MemberStatesthereof;
Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
substantialquantityremainsunusedinanyMember
State,itisessentialthatthatMemberStateshould
returnasignificantproportiontothereservetoprevent
apartofanytariffquotafromremainingunusedinone
MemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,anyoperationrelatingtothe
administration ofthequotasharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyofits
members.
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1983a
Communitytariffquotaof150tonnesshallbeopened
intheCommunityforapricotpulp,fallingwithin
subheadingex20.06BIIc)1aa)oftheCommon
CustomsTariff,originatinginIsrael.
2.WithinthelimitsofthistariffquotatheCommon
CustomsTariffdutyapplicabletotheseproductsshall
besuspendedatarateof11-9%.
Withinthelimitsofthistariffquota,Greeceshallapply
dutiescalculatedinaccordancewiththerelevant
provisionsinthe1979ActofAccessionandinthesaid
Regulation (EEC)No637/81.Article2
1.Afirstinstalmentof75tonnesoftheCommunity
tariffquotareferredtoinArticle1shallbeallocated
amongtheMemberStates;therespectiveshareswhich,
subjecttoArticle5,shallbevaliduntil31December
1983lhallbeasfollows:
(tonnes)
Bénélux 9
Denmark 3
Germany 21
Greece 1
France 5
Ireland 4
Italy 4
UnitedKingdom 28
2.Asecondinstalmentof75tonnesshallconstitute
thereserve.
Article3
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitialshareas
specifiedinArticle2(1),or90%ofthatshareminus
theportionreturnedtothereservewhereArticle5has
beenapplied,hasbeenusedup,then,totheextent
permittedbytheamountofthereserve,thatMember
Stateshallforthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission,
drawasecondshareequalto15%ofitsinitialshare,
roundedupwherenecessarytothenextunit.
2.If,afteroneofitsinitialshareshasbeenusedup,
90%ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenusedup,then,totheextentpermittedby
theamountofthereserve,thatMemberStateshall,
inaccordancewiththeconditionslaiddownin
paragraph1,drawathirdshareequalto7-5%ofits
initialshare,roundedupwherenecessarytothenext
unit.
3.If,afteroneofitssecondshareshasbeenusedup,
90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall,in
accordancewiththeconditionslaiddowninparagraph
1,drawafourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisusedup.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,
MemberStatem-vdrawsharessmallerthanthoseh\^d
inthosepar'ifthereisreasonst:believethat
theymight «"«ip-Itshallinformthe
Commissionoits-a_on-forapplyingth»paragraph .

Article4 Article7
F.ichortheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3shallhevaliduntil31December1983.
Article5
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
than1October1983suchunusedportionsoftheir
initialshareas,on15September 198^,isinexcessof
20%oftheinitialvolume.Theymayreturnalarger
quantityiftherearegroundsforbelievingthatthis
quantitymaynotbeused.
TheMemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission ,not
laterthan1October1983ofthetotalquantitiesofthe
productsinquestionimportedupto15September1983
andchargedagainstthetariffquotaandofanyfraction
oftheinitialsharesreturnedtothereserve.
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2
and3and,assoonasitisnotified,shallinformeach
MemberStateoftheextenttowhichthereservehas
beenusedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan
5October198J),oftheamountinthereserveafter
quantitieshavlrbeenreturnedtheretopursuantto
Article5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichusesupthe
reservedoesnotexceedthebalanceavailableand,to
thisend,notifytheamountofthatbalancetothe
MemberStatemakingthelastdrawing.1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
toensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3areopenedinsuchawaythatimportsmaybe
chargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulated
sharesofthetariffquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimportersof
theproductsinquestion :•
havefreeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargetheimportsofthe
productsconcernedagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthe
productsareenteredwithcustomsauthoritiesforfree
circulation .
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits
shareshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimports
chargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.
Article8
AttheCommission'srequesttheMemberStatesshall
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheir
shares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
198.3.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident