COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
C0M(94) 231 final 
Brussels, 03.06.1994 
94/0137 (ACC) 
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Proposal for a 
1 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 
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! amending Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 as regards the 
h inclusion of seedless table grapes falling 
h within CN code ex 0806 10 15 
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*••'• (presented by the Commission) 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
Under Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 of 5 March 1990 on the arrangements 
applicable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the 
processing of agricultural products originating in the ACP States or in the 
overseas countries and territories (OCT), the products concerned are 
accorded total or partial exemption from import duties within the European 
Union (EU) until 29 February 2000, the date of expiry of the 
Lomé convention. 
The attached proposal for a Regulation seeks to determine, in response to a 
request by the ACP states, special import arrangements applicable to 
seedless table grapes (CN code ex 0806 10 15) originating in those 
countries. 
This product is of particular economic importance to Namibia, an ACP 
country. 
Since the supply of table grapes originating in the ACP states occurs, for 
the most part, outside the periods in which this product is produced and 
marketed in the EU, the EU could feasibly accord in respect of the product 
in question full reduction of import duties over the period from 15 November 
to the end of February, subject to quantitative limits, without in any way 
jeopardizing the pricing of the product within the EU. 
As regards the impact of this measure on small businesses in the EU, 
indications are that there will be no immediate economic effects, though the 
longer-term situation cannot be foreseen. 
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Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 
amending Regulation (SBC) No 715/90 as regards 
the inclusion of seedless table grapes falling within 
CN code ex 0806 10 IS 
THE COUNCIL OF TEE EUROPEAN UNION, 
Having regard to -the Treaty establishing the European Community, and In 
particular Article 113 thereof. 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 of 5 March 1990 on the 
arrangements applicable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting 
from the processing of agricultural products originating in. the ACP states 
or in the overseas countries and territories (OCT)^, as last amended by 
Regulation (EC) No 235/942, accords the products in question total or 
partial exemption from import duties? 
Whereas, on account of the economic importance of seedless table grapes for 
certain ACP States, this product should be accorded a full reduction of 
customs duties, subject to quantitative limits, over the period from 
15 November to the end of February; 
Whereas these arrangements take account of the possibilities offered by the 
Community market for out-of—season products, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
1 OJ No I. 84, 30.3.1990, p. 85. 
2 OJ No L 30, 3-2.1994, p. 12. L 
Article 1 
The product mentioned hereafter shall be inserted in Article 16 of 
Regulation (EEC) No 715/90: 
CN code Description 
(*) Reduction 
% Quota (TQ) 
Reference 
quantity (ROJ 
(T) 
0806 
0806 10 Grapes, fresh or 
dried: 
— fresh: 
— table grapes; 
— from 1 November 
to 14 July: 
ex 0806 10 15 other: 
- Seedless table 
grapes: 
- from 15 November 
to 31 December 100 
- from 1 January 
to end of February 100 TQ 450 
RQ 50 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the first day following its 
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in 
all Member States. 
Done at For the Council 
The President 
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1. BUDGET HEADING : 1 000 APPROPRIATIONS : ECU 1 023.A million 
2. TITLE : Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 by extending its coverage 
to include seedless table grapes falling within CN code ex 0806 10 15 originating in the 
African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States. 
3. LEGAL BASIS : Article 113 of the Treaty 
4. AIMS 
Reduction of customs duties over the period from 15 November to the end of February on 500 tonnes of 
table grapes 
5. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS 
5.0 EXPENDITURE 
- CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET 
(REFUNDS/INTERVENTIONS) 
- NATIONAL AUTHORITIES 
- OTHER 
5.1 REVENUE ' 
- OWN RESOURCES OF THE EC 
(LEVIES/CUSTOMS DUTIES) 
- NATIONAL 
5.0.1 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE 
5.1.1 ESTIMATED REVENUE PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS 
p.m. 
1996 CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR 
94 
p.m. 
1997 FOLLOWING FINANCIAL YEAR 
1998 1999 
5.2 METHOD OF CALCULATION 
Loss of revenue 
500 tonnes x ECU 500/tonne = ECU 250 000 
Customs duties » 18% 
ECU 250 000 x 18% = ECU 45 000 x 1.207 (DR) = ECU 0.05 million (B) 
6.0 CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN THE RELEVANT CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET ? 
YES/NO 
6.1 CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF THE CURRENT BUDGET ? 
YES/NO 
6.2 WILL A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET BE NECESSARY ? 
YES/NO 
6.3 WILL FUTURE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS BE NECESSARY ? 
COMMENTS : YES/NO 
A 
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