PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 4097/88 OPENING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR SWEET, CLEAR-FLESHED CHERRIES, MARINATED IN ALCOHOL INTENDED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CHOCOLATE PRODUCTS
Date: 1989-10-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: stone fruit, tariff quota

COMMISSION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITY 

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Brussels, 3 October 19S9 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION  (EEC) 

amending Regulation  (EEC) No 4097/88 opening and providing 

for the administration of a Community tariff quota for 

sweet, clear-fleshed cherries, marinated  in alcohol 

intended for the manufacture of 

chocolate products 

(presented by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

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Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  4097/88  (1)  opened  for  1989  a  Community  t a r i ff  quota 

of  3  000  tonnes  at  a  duty  of  101  for  sweet  clear-fleshed  cherries  marinated  in 

alcohol,  of  a  diameter  not  exceeding  19,9  mm,  stoned/  intended  for  the  manufac 

ture  of  chocolate  products,  f a l l i ng  w i t h in  CN  code  ex  2008  60  39. 

Subsequent  to  a  request  presented  by  the  German  a u t h o r i t i e s, 

the  Commission 

Services  have  examined  in  conjunction  with  national  experts  the  p o s s i b i l i ty 

of  extending  the  scope  of  t h is  t a r i ff  quota  to  products  with  a  sugar  content 

between  9  and  121  and  to  a l i gn  the  t a r i ff  quota  on  current  commercial  trends. 

A  s o l u t i on  accepting  t h is  request  by  adding  the  CN  code  ex  2008  60  19  with  a 

duty  of  101  +  A6R  in  the  table  of  the  f i r st  a r t i c le  of  the  regulation  in  question 

could  be  approved  by  a ll  Member  States  without  the  Community  market  for 

the 

products  concerned  being  disturbed. 

J h at  is  the  purpose  of  the  attached  proposal. 

(1)  0J  No.  L  363  of  30.12.1988,  p.  19 

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f or  a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EEC) 

opening  and  p r o v i d i ng 

f or 

the  a d n i n i s t r a t i on  of  a  Community  t a r i ff  quota 

amending  R e g u l a t i on  (EEC)  no  4097/88 

f or  sweet,  c l e a r - f l e s h ed  c h e r r i e s,  m a r i n a t ed  in  a l c o h o l, 
t he  manufacture  of  c h o c o l a te  p r o d u c ts 

i n t e n d ed  f or 

THE  COUNCIL  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES, 

Having  r e g a rd  to 
and  in  p a r t i c u l ar  A r t i c le  28 

t h e r e o f, 

t he  T r e a ty  e s t a b l i s h i ng  the  European  Economic  Community, 

Having  r e g a rd  to 

t he  p r o p o s al 

from  the  Commission, 

Whereas  C o u n c il  R e g u l a t i on  (EEC)  no  4097/88  (1)  opened  f or  1989  a  Community 
t a r i ff  quota  of  3  000  tonnes  at  a  duty  of  101  f or  sweet  c l e a r - f l e s h ed  c h e r r i e s, 
m a r i n a t ed  in  a l c o h o l,  and  i n t e n d ed  f or 
f a l l i ng  w i t h in  CN  code  ex  2008  60  3 9;  whereas 
to  extend  the  b e n e f it  of 
a  sugar  c o n t e nt  between  9  and  1 2 1, 
to 
it 

in  q u e s t i on  to  s i m i l ar  p r o d u c ts  w i th 
f a l l i ng  w i t h in  CN  code  ex  2008  60  19,  and 
these  p r o d u c ts  at  101  +  AGR;  whereas 

the  r a te  of  duty  a p p l i c a b le 
t h e r e f o re 

to  amend  the  s a id  r e g u l a t i on  a c c o r d i n g l y, 

the  manufacture  of  c h o c o l a te  p r o d u c t s, 

f ix 
is  necessary 

in  the  Community's 

the  t a r i ff  quota 

i n t e r e st 

to 

is 

it 

HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION: 

A r t i c le  1 

In  a r t i c le  1  of  R e g u l a t i on  (EEC)  no  4097/88, 
f o l l o w i n g: 

the  t a b el 

is 

r e p l a c ed  by 

the 

Order  no 

CN coos 

Description 

Volune  of  quota  Rate of  drty 

(tonnes) 

CD 

09.2713 

Sweet,  clear-fleshed  cherries, 
marinated  in  alcohol,  of  a  dia 
meter  not  exceeding 18,9 mm, 
stonecv  intended  for  the manu 
facture  of  chocolate  predicts  (*) 
-  with  a  sugar  content  between 

ex2008 60  19 

ex2008 60 39 

-  other 

9  and 121 by  weight 

3  000 

10 +  AGR 
10 

(*)  Checks  on  their  prescribed  end-use  shall  be  carried out  pursuant  to  the  relevant  CGnnurrity 

provisions. 

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  the  seventh  oay  following  i ts  publication  in  the  Official 
Journal  of  the  European Ccmmunities. 

This  Regulation  shall  be  binding  in  i ts  entirety  and directly  applicable  in  a ll  Member  States. 

Article  2 

Done at  Brussels, 

(1)  OJ no  L  363 of  30.12.1988,  p.  19 

For  the  Counci I 
The  Présidant 

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2«  §§§e_ju£2cjigue  : a r t-  28 du  traité. 

3«  I0£i*yié_de_la_mesu^e_ta£ifa2re  :  Proposition  de  règlement  du  Conseil 

modifiant  le règlement  (CEE) n" 4097/88 portant  ouverture  et  mode 

de gestion  d'un  contingent  tarifaire  communautaire  pour  des  cerises 

douces, à chair  claire,  conservées  dans  de  l'alcool. 

*• 2^1Ë£iil  :  Tenir  compte des  courants  commerciaux  actuels  en  étendant 
le bénéfice  du  contingent  tarifaire à dfautres produits. 

5- 5!2^Ë-^S-£ai£yi : 

-  N-  de  la  N.C. 

: ex  2008 60 19 

-  Volume  du  contingent 

: inchangé 

-  Droits à appliquer 

-  Droit  applicable 

: 10 1 + AGR 

: 32 1 + AGR 

6. Perte de  recettes  : sans  changement. 

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La  présente  proposition  vise  l'extension  du bénéfice  d'un  contingent 

tarifaire  communautaire  autonome  à des  cerises  dont  la teneur  en  sucres 

est  comprise  entre  9  et  12 1  et  qui  relève  du  code  NC n*  ex  2008  60 19. 

Elle aura  pour  effet  d'aligner  le contingent  tarifaire  en  question  sur 

les courants  commerciaux  constatés. 

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