PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) OPENING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR APRICOT PULP ORIGINATING IN TURKEY
Date: 1989-04-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Türkiye, tariff quota

COMMISSION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

COM  (89) 192  final 

Brussels, 25  April 1989 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL RE6ULATI0N (EEC) 

opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff 

quota for apricot pulp originating in Turkey 

(prtscnttd by tht Consistion) 

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

1. 

Council Regulation (EEC)*No 4115/86 of 22 Decenber 1986 on imports 

into the Connunity of certain agricultural products originating in 

Turkey (1) provides for the opening of a Conmunity tariff quota of 

' 90 tonnes at zero duty as from 1 January 1987, for apricot pulp 

originating in Turkey. 

2. 

The aim of this proposal is to open the quota concerned for the 

period 1 July 1989 to 30 June 19 90. 

3. 

In accordance with Regulations  (EEC) N* 1059/88 of 28 March 1988 (2) 

and 2573/87 of 11 August 1987  (3), the present  Regulation is 

applicable in the Community  as currently  constituted. 

4. 

The Commission's proposal provides not for the allocation among the 

Member States of the qouta amount or part of that amount, but 

for Member States to draw on the quota amount of quantities necessary 

to cover actual importations. 

(1) 0J No L 380, 31.12.1986, p. 4. 
(2) 0J No L 104, 23.4.1988, p. 4. 
(3) 0J No L 250, 1.9.1987, p. 1. 

Proposal  for  a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EEC) 

No 

of 

opening 

and  providing  for  die  administration  of  a  Community  tariff 

quota  for  apricot  pulp  originating  in  Turkey 

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  proposals  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  198 9 by 
Regulation (EEC) No  1539/88 Ç) ; whereas  the tariff  quota 
in  question  should 
the 
abovementioned  volume  for the  period  1 July  1989 to 30 
June  1990; 

therefore  be  opened 

for 

Whereas, *»* 
^ 

£> the  Council  adopted  Regulation 
laying down 

(EEC) No  1059/88of  28  March  1988 
the  arrangements  applicable  to  Greece's  trade 
with  Turkey  G );  --» 
^- 

:—^ whereas the Council 
has  also  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, 
Egypt,  Jordan,  Lebanon,  Tunisia  and  Turkey (*)  on  the 
other;  whereas  this  Regulation  applies  therefore  to  the 
Community  as  at  present  constituted; 

,  „ 

Whereas  it  is  necessary,  in  particular,  to  ensure  to  all 
Community  importers  equal  and  uninterrupted  access  to 

the  rate  laid  down  for  that  quota  to  all  imports  of  the 
products concerned  into all Member States until  the quota 
has been  used up ; whereas,-\ 

C^it  should  not  be  allocated  among  the 
Member  States,  without  prejudice  to  the  drawing  against 
the  quota  volume  of  such  quantities  as  they  may  need, 
under  the  conditions  and  according  to  a  procedure  to  be 
determined ;  whereas 
this  method  of  management 
requires  close  cooperation  between  the  Member  States 
and  the  Commission  and  the  latter  must  in  particular  be 
able  to  monitor  the  rate  at  which  the  quota  is  used  up 
and  inform  the  Member  States  thereof ; 

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,  all 
the 
administration  of  shares  drawn  by 
that economic  union 
may  be  carried  out  by  any  one  of  its  members, 

transactions  concerning 

HAS ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION : 

Article  1 

1.  From  1 July  1989 to 30 June  1990 the customs duty 
applicable to the following  product, originating in Turkey, 
shall  be suspended  in  the  Community - at'  at  present  constV 
tu  ted 
level  and  within  the 
Community  tariff  quota  as  shown  herewith : 

limit  of  a 

at  the 

Order  No 

CN  code 

Description 

Amount 
of  quota 
(in  tonnes) 

Quota  duty 
(%) 

09.0203 

ex  2008 50 91 

Apricot  pulp  neither  containing  added  spirit  nor added  sugar in 
immediate  packings  of  a  net  content  of  4,5  kg  or  more 

90 

0 

2.  Within  the  framework  of  this  tariff  quota,  the 
Kingdom  of  Spain  and  the  Portuguese  Republic  shall 
j apply  a  customs  duty calculated  in  accordance  with  the 
relevant  provisions  of  the  Art  of  Accession  and  Regulation  (EEC) 

Ï  No  2573/87. 

(') OJ  No  L 380. 31.  12.  1986.  p.  16. 

O  OJ  No  L 250,  1. 9.  1987,  p.  I. 

A r t i c le  2 

If  an  importer  presents  in  a  Member  State  a 
declaration  of  entry  into  free  circulation,  including  a 
request  for  preferential  benefit  for  a  product  covered  by 
this  Regulation  and  if  this  declaration  is  accepted  by  the 
customs  authorities,  the  Member  State  concerned  shall 
inform  the  Commission  and  draw  an  amount  corres 
ponding  to  its  requirements  from  the  quota  amount 

The  drawing  requests,  with  indication  of  the  date  of 
acceptance  of  the  said  declarations,  must  be  transmitted 
to  the  commission  without  delay. 

The  drawings  are  granted  by :  the  Commission  by 
reference  to  the  date  of  acceptance  of  the  declarations  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  quota 
amount. 

It  the  quantities  requested  are  greater  than  the  available 
balance of  the  quota  amount, allocation  shall  be made on 
a  pro  rata  basis  with  respect  to  the  requests.  Member 
in 
States  shall  be 
accordance  with  the  same  procedures. 

the  Commission 

informed  by 

Article  3 

1.  Member States shall  take all  appropriate  measures to 
ensure that their drawings pursuant to Article  2 
enable 
imports  to  be  charged  without  interruption  against  their 
accumulated  shares  of  the  Community  quota. 

2.  Each  Member  State  shall  ensure  that  importers  of 
the  product  concerned  have  free  access  to  the  quota  for 
such  time as the  residual  balance  of  the  quota volume  so 
permits. 

3.  Member  States  shall  charge  imports  of  the  said 
goods  against  their  drawings  as  and  when  the  goods  are 
entered with the customs authorities for free circulation. 

4.  The  extent  to  which  the  quota  has  been  used  up 
shall  be  determined  on  the  basis  of  the  imports  charged 
in  accordance  with  paragraph  3. 

Article  4 

At  the  request  of  the  Commission,  Member  States  shal 
inform  it of imports actually charged against the quota. 

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  1989. 

TTiis^Regulation  shall  be  binding  in  its  entirety  and  directly  applicable  in  all  Member 

Done  at  Brussels, 

For  the  Council 

The  President 

I 

FICHE FINANCIERE 

1. 

2. 

Ligne  budgétaire  concernée  :  Chap.  12  art.120 

Base  juridique  :  a r t i c le  113  du  t r a i té 

3» 

I n t i t u lé  de  la  mesure  t a r i f a i re  : 

^reposition  de  règlement  du  Conseil  portant  ou\œrture  et  mode  de 

gestion  d'un  contingent 

t a r i f a i re  conraunautaire  pour  des  pulpes 

d'abricots,  originaires  de  Turquie 

4. 

Objectif  : 

Assurer le respect des engagements contractés par la Communauté 

5. 

Mode de calcul : 

- N° ce la NC : 

2008 50 91 

- Volume du contingent : 90 tonnes 

- Droit à appliquer : 

0 % 

- Droit du T.D.C. : 

17 % 

6. 

ferte 

de  r e c e t t es  : 

Valeur  des  marchandises  :  434  écus  x  90  =  39  060  écus 

ïërte  de  r e c e t t es  :  39  060  écus  x  17  %  =  6  640  écus 

lar  rapport  à  la  période  précédente  (1.7.1988  au  30.6.1989) 

:  sans 

changement 

€ 

FICHE  D'IMPACT  SUR LA COMEBTITIVITE ET L'EMFIÛI 

Cette  proposition  e st  formulée  en  conformité  avBc  un  engagement  contractuel 

de 

la  Communauté.  L'impact  découlant  de  c e t te  concession  a  é té  p r is  en 

considération  lors  de  la  prise  de  décision  d'adoption  de  ce  contingent  et 

il  n'aura  pas  un  caractère  sérieux  sur  la  compétitivité  et  l'emploi  dans  la 

Cccrmunauté. 

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COM(89)  192  final 

Proposal for  a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) 

opening and providing for the administration of  a Community tariff  quota 
for  apricot  pulp originating  in Turkey 

(submitted to the Council by the  Commission) 

25.4.1989 

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Proposal for  a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EEC) 

opening  and  providing for  the  administration  of 
a  Community  tariff  quota  for  apricot  pulp 
originating  in Turkey 

(submitted  to the  Council  by the  Commission) 

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