PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) OPENING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS FOR CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN MOROCCO, TUNISIA OR EGYPT ( 1990 )
Date: 1989-07-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, tariff quota

COMMISSION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

C0M<89)  361  f i n al 

Brussels,  17  July  1989 

Proposal  for  a 

COUNCIL JJEGULATION^ÇEEO 

opening and providing for the adnini0trat±on of 
OoBBuoity tariff quotas for oertain agricultural produce 
originating in Moroooo, Tunisia or Qftpt 
(1900) 

(presented by the Commission) 

1. The Community's Cooperation Agreements with. Morocco, Tunisia and  % pt 

provide for the opening of Community tariff quotas for imports into the 

Community of: 

- 39 000 tonnes and 96 000 tonnes of new potatoes falling within CN oode 

ex 0701 90 51 originating in Moroooo and qgypt respeotively 

(1 January-31 Maroh) ; 

- SI Bfl6 tonnes of tomatoes, fresh, or chilled, falling within Of oode 

ex 0702 00 10  originating in Moroooo 0  January-28 February); 

- 4 684 tonnes of onions, fresh or chilled, falling within QT oode 

ex 0703 10 11 or ex 0700 10 19  originating in 3gypt Ci-16 May); 

- 4 900 tonnes of onions falling within  OS oode 0712 20 00 originating 

in 3gypt (1 January-31 December); 

- 100 tonnes of certain prepared or preserved WITTHTWW  falling within 

Of oode ex 1604 13 10 or ex 1604 20 80 originating in Tunisia 

Cl January-31 December); 

- 8 TOO tonnes of prepared or preserved peas and beans falling within 

CN code 2004 90 80, 2006 40 00 or ex 2006 89 00 originating in Moroooo 

Cl January-31 December); and 

ip 

- 6 280 tonnes and 4 300 tonnes of apricot pulp falling within Off oode 

ex 2006 80 91 originating in Moroooo and Tunisia respeotively 

(1 January-31 December). 

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2. Within the limits of the tariff quotas customs duties are to be phased 

out over the same periods and at the same rates as provided for in 

Articles 78, 243 and 266 of the Act of Accession. 

However, as regards carrots, tomatoes and onions, fresh or chilled, 

Council Regulations (2BC) Noe 2873/87 and 3169/66, which lay down 

arrangements for trade between Spain and Portugal on the one b^ri and 

3ffypt, Tunisia and Morocco on the other, provide that in the case of 

fruit and vegetable products oovered by Regulation CZBC) MO 1036/72 

Portugal is to defer the application of preferential arrangements 

= 

Ohe tariff quotas for these products therefore apply 

only to the Community excluding Portugal. 

Wltkin the limits of these tariff quotas, Spain is to apply c»ift<tns 

duties mlaulated in accordance with the relevant provisions of 

Regulations (EBC) Nos 2873/67 and 3169/66. 

mr 

f 

These Gcmnunity tariff quotas should therefore be opened for t&e periods 

1 minuted in Article 1. 

3.  T>rMng the  periods: 

- IB November-31 Deomnher 1969 and 1 Maroh-30 April 1990 as regards 

tomatoes, fresh or chilled, originating in Moroooo; and 

- 1 Pebruary-30 April 1990 as regards onions, fresh or chilled. 

originating In «ypt. 

products 
, from 
these products are subject to a lower duty than that applicable to |8pain 

and Portugal.  The tariff quotas In question should therefore be opened 

for the periods 1 January-26 February 1990 and 1-16 May 1990 

respectively and for volumes équivalent to traditional import I ^irlrg 

levels 

the pliions in question. 

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4. It is proposed that the whole volume of each of these tariff quotas 

should form a Community reserve to whioh all Member States will have 

access according to the procedure laid down in Article 3 of the proposed 

Régulation. 

Shis is the purpose of the attached proposal, 

Annex: proposal for a Regulation 

Proposal for a 

rrriaTîTTi  KirarATiniJÙBCÙ. 

opening and providing for the adBdnistration of 

Community tariff quotas for oertain agricultural products 

originating in Morocco, Tunisia  or  % pt 

G G O O L Cr THB HDRÛPBAN 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Buropean Koonomlo Community, 

and in particular Article 113 thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 

Whereas the Cooperation Agreements between the Buropean Eoonomlo Oomunity 

of the one part and the Kingdom of Moroooo JU the Republlo of Tunisia^ and 

the Arab Republlo of 3gypt£) of the other part, as supplemented by the 

Additional Protocols 

thereto 

"' ^(6)provide for the opening by the 

Ocnwunlty of 

tariff quotas for: 

-  39 000 tonnes and 96 000 tonnes of new potatoes falling within GV oode 

ex 0701 90 81 originating in Moroooo and %ypt respectively 

Cl January-31 March); 

-  31 686 tonnes of tomatoes, fresh or chilled, falling within CV oode 

ex 0702 00 10  originating in Moroooo (1 January-28 February); 

-  4 624 tonnes of onions, fresh or chilled, falling within CM oode 

ex 0703 10 11 or ex 0703 10 19  originating in «gypt Cl-lB May); 

(1)0J  No L 264, 27.9.1978, p. 2 
(2)0J  No L 265, 27.9.1978, p. 2 
(3)0J  No L 266, 27.9.1978, p. 2 
C4)0J  No L 224, 13.8.1988, p.17 
(5)0J  L No 297, 21.10.1987, p.36 
(6)0J  L No 297, 21.10.1987, p.11 

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Whereas, however, Council Regulation (EBC) Ko 3169/66 of 14 October 1966 

laying down the arrangements to be applied by Spain and Portugal to trade 

with Morocco 1 and Counoil Regulation (EEC) No 2B73/87 of 11 August 1967 

laying down the arrangements for trade between Spain and Portugal on the 

one hand and 3gypt and Tunisia on the other2 provide that Portugal shall 

defer until 31 Deoemher 1990 the application of preferential arrangements 

for fruit and vegetable products covered by Regulation (EBC) No 1036/72,3 

as last amended by Regulation (EBC) No 

;4 whereas the provisions of 

this Regulation concerning the tariff quotas laid down for the products 

covered by that Regulation therefore apply only to the Community «»»iwM»Tg 

Portugal; whereas the Community tariff quotas in question should therefore 

be opened for 1990; 

Whereas all Community importers should be ensured equal and oontdnuous 

access to the said quotas and the duty rates laid down for the quotas 

should be applied consistently to all imports of the products in question 

into all Member States until the quotas are exhausted; 

Whereas the necessary measures should be taken to provide for the effective 

Community management of the quotas, so that the Member States may draw 

against the quotas such quantities as they may need, corresponding to 

actual Ijnports; whereas this method of administration requires close 

coopération between the Member States and the Contnlesion; 

1  Off NO L 267, 20.12.1966. p. 1. 

2  OT No L 230, 1.9.1967, p. 1. 

3  O J K OL  118, 20.8.1972, p. 1. 

4  OJ NO L 

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Whereas since Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg are united within and 

Jointly represented by the Benelux Boonomio Obi on, any operation concerning 

the administration of quotas may be carried cut by any member of that 

Union, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS RBGHLATICN: 

Article 

1 

1. (a) The customs duties applicable to Imports into the Community of the 

products listed below originating in Moroooc, Tunisia  or  Egypt 

shall be suspended at the levels, during the periods and within the 

limits of the Community tariff quotas shown below:* 

a  Notwithstanding the rules for the Interpretation of the oomblned 

nomenclature, the wording for the designation of the products is to be 

considered as having no more  than Indicative value, the preferential 

scheme being determined, within the oontext of tails  table 

by the 

application of the Of oode.  Where ex CN oods positions are indicated, 

the preferential scheme Is to be determined by application of the GN 

code and cx»reeponding description taken together. 

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^ a oT 
NO 

Ck oodo" 

Doterlpt1 on 

Origin 

Quota 
vol una 
In tonnoo 

Koto  of 
«fcty  <*> 

Appiioablo In 

"HT 

TO" 

1ST 

TxTmTBTTT 

Now  pototooo.  from 
" 
1  January  to  31  March 1990 

09.1115 
09.1709 

w 

W 

ToT 

TT 

Moroooo 
Egypt 

39  000 
98  000 

9.8 
9.9 

) Community oo 
) ot prooant 
)  oonotttutod 

09.1117 

•x  0702  00  \6' 

Tomotoof,  frooh  or  ehillod, 
from  1  January  to 
28  February  1990 

Moroooo 

TT58T 

oTTHoT 

•x  Ô7M  10 11 
•x  0703  10 19 

Onfono,  frooh  or  e h i l l o d, 
from  1  to  19 May 1990 

Egypt 

4  924 

n— 

Commun I ty" 
•xclading 
Portugal 

minimum 
ECU 0.3/ 
100 kg not 
TT 

Community" 
oxoludlng 
Portugal 

Community oo 
ot prooont 
oonotltutod 

Community oo 
ot prooont 
oonotttutod 

Community oo 
ot prooont 
oonotltutod 

Egypt 

4  900 

TT 

Tuniolo 

W 

Froo 

Moroooo 

1  OJUL 
8  700 

09.1701 

07li  26  66 

09.1201 

ox  1*04  13  fô" 
ox  1904 20  SO 

bTTnr 

2004  90 §6 
2008  40 00 
ox  2003  99  00 

ox 266* so  i\ 

Drlod  oniono,  whola,  out  or 
ollcod,  but  not  furthor 
proparod,  from  1  Jonuory  to 
31  Dooombor 1990 

Proporod  or  prooorvod 
oordinoo  of  tho  opootot 
oordtno  pilohorduo,  from 
1  Jonuory  to  31 Dooombor 
1990 

Root  (Pi gum oatlvum)  and 
Immoturo  boano  of  tho gonuo 
Phaoooluo,  tn  pod,  proporod 
or  prooorvod  othorwiaa  than 
by  vlnagar  or  aeotte  ocld, 
whothor  or  not  frozan,  from 
1  Jonuory  to  31  Doeombor 
1990 

Apr loot  pulp,  not 
containing  oddod  o p l r lt  or 
ougor,  In  ImmodToto 
pooktngo  of  o  not  oontont 
of  4.9  kg  or  mora,  from 
1  Jonuory  to  31 Dooombor 
1990 

09.nos 
09.1203 

Moroooo 
Tunloto 

8  290 
4  300 

8.3 
8.3 

) Community oo 
) at prooont 
)  oonotltutod 

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(b) Within the limits of the tariff quotas, Spain shall apply ouatons 

duties calculated in acoosdanoe with the relevant provisions of 

Regulations (EEC) NOS 3189/66 and 2673/87. 

(o) Within the limite of the tariff quotas for new potatoes, dried 

onions, prepared and preserved sardines, prepared and preserved peas 

end beans and apricot pulp, Portugal shall apply customs duties 

calculated in accordance with the relevant provisions of the 

above-mentioned Regulations (BBC) Nos 3169/66 and 2673/67. 

2. If and when the  §rga  am*»  tariff quota opened by Regulation (SBC) 

No 

/69 is exhausted, a preferential duty of G% shall apply to the 

dried onions falling within  Œ  code 0712 20 00 referred to at order 

number 09.1701 above. 

Article  2 

The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be managed by the 

Commission, which may take all appropriate administrative measures In order 

to ensure effective administration thereof. 

Article  3 

Where an importer enters a product oovered by this Regulation for free 

circulation in a Member State and applies to take advantage of the 

preferential arrangements and that entry is accepted by the customs 

authorities, the Member State concerned shall, by notifying the Commission, 

draw an amount corresponding to its reo^iirements from the quota volume. 

Requests  for drawings, indicating  the date of acceptance of the said  entries, 
must be sent to the Commission  without  delay. 

Ifce drawings shall be granted by the Ofianisaion, by reference to the date of 

acceptance of the entry for free circulation, to the extent that ttoe 

available balance so permits. 

If a Member State does not use quantities drawn it shall return then to the 

corresponding quota volume as soon as possible. 

If the quantities requested are greater than the available balance of the 

quota volume, the balance shall be allocated among applicants pro rata. 

The Cojffnlsslnn ehall inform the Member States accordingly. 

Article  4 

Bach Member State shall ensure that Importers of tfce products In question 

have equal and continuous aooess to the quotas for as long as the balance of 

the relevant quota volume so permits. 

Article  3 

The Member States and the Oonrnl selon ehall cooperate oloeely to enflure that 

this Regulation is oomplied with. 

Article  6 

Hais Regulation shall enter Into force on 1 January 1990. 

This Regulation Shall be binding In its entirety and directly applicable In 

all Member States. 

Done at Brussels, 

Fox the Council 

The President 

FICHE  FINANCIERE 

1.  Ligne  budgétaire  concernée  :  Chap.  12  a r t.  120 

2.  Base  j u r i d i q ue  :  a r t.  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 r es 
portant  ouverture  et  mode  de  gestion  de  contingents  t a r i f a i r es  communautaires 
de  certains  produits  a g r i c o l e s,  o r i g i n a i r es  du  Maroc,  de  Tunisie  et 
d'Egypte  (1990)* 

:  Proposition  de  règlement  du  Conseil 

*"  QpJoctif  :  Exécution  d'une  o b l i g a t i on  c o n t r a c t u e l le 

(Accords  CEE/ 

Maroc,  T u n i s i e,  Egypte). 

5.  Mode  de  calcul  : 

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6. 

Perte  de  recettes 

La  p e r te  de  recettes  t o t a lt  à  i n s c r i re  pour 

l'année  1990  s ' é l è ve  à 

6.947.753  ECU. 

En  1989  une  p e r te  globale  de  5.934.276  ECU  a  é té 

i n s c r i t e. 

FICHE  D'IttPACT SUR  LA  COMPETITIVITE  ET  L'EMPLOI 

Cette proposition  est  formulée  en  conformité  avec  un  engagement  contractuel 

He  ta Communauté.  L'impact  découlant  de cette  concession  a été pris en 

considération  lors de  la prise de décision  d'adoption  de  ces  contingents 

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

dans  la Co'.nunauté. 

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COM(89)  361  final 

Proposal for  a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) 

opening and providing for the administration of  Community tariff  quotas 
for certain agricultural products originating in Morocco, Tunisia or  Egypt 
(1990) 

(submitted to the  Council by the  Commission) 

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Proposal for  a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EEC) 

opening  and  providing for  the  administration  of 
Community  tariff  quotas  for  certain  agricultural 
products  originating  in  Morocco, Tunisia  or 
Egypt  (1990) 

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