PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) OPENING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR APRICOT PULP ORIGINATING IN TURKEY
Date: 1990-02-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Türkiye, stone fruit, tariff quota

COMMISSION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

COM(90)34  final 

Brussels,1  February 1990 

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 

opening and providing for the administration of a Community 

tariff quota for apricot  pulp originating  in Turkey 

(presented by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

1.  Council  Regulation  (EEC) 4115/86 of  December  1986 on  Imports  into 

the Community  of  certain  agricultural  products originating  in 

Turkey  provides  for  the opening of  a Community  tariff  quota of  90 

tonnes at  zero duty  for  apricot  pulp originating  in Turkey. 

2.  Within  the  limits of  this  tariff  quota  : 

Greece  applies  to trade with  this country  all  the  provisions 

resulting  from  the EEC-Turkey  Agreement, by  virtue of  Council 

Regulation  (EEC) N*  1059/88 of  28 March  1988  laying down  the 

arrangements  applicable  to Greece's  trade with  Turkey. 

Spain  and Portugal  apply  customs duties calculated  In 

accordance with Council  Regulation  (EEC) N' 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. 

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

period  1 July  1990 to 30 June 1991. 

4.  Concerning  the administration of  this tariff  quota,  It  Is proposed 

that  the whole  volume of  the products subject  to this tariff  quota 

should  form  a Community  reserve  to which  all  Member  States will 

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

the proposed  Regulation. 

This  is the purpose of  the attached  proposal. 

Proposal for 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EEC)  No  . . . / eg 

of 

opening  and  providing  for  the  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  proposal  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 1990  by 
Regulation (EEC) No1711/89 0  ; whereas the tariff quota 
in  question  should  therefore  be  opened 
for  the 
abovementioned volume for the period  1 July 1990  to 30 
June 1991  ; 

Whereas  the  Council  has  adopted  Regulation  (ESQ  No 
1059/88  of  28 March 1988 laying down the arrangements 
applicable  to  Greece's  trade with Turkey (*) ; 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 equal and continuous access to the quota should 
be  ensured  for  all  Community  importers  and  the  rates 

laid down for the quota should be applied consistendy to 
all  imports  of  the  product  in  question  into  all  the 
Member States until  the quota is exhausted ; whereas it is 
appropriate  to  take  the  necessary  measures  to  ensure 
efficient  Community  administration  of  this  tariff  quota 
while offering the Member States the opportunity to draw 
from  the  quota  volume  the  necessary  quantities  corres 
ponding  to  actual  imports ;  whereas  this  method  of 
administration  requires  close  cooperation  between  the 
Member  States  and  the  Commission ; 

Whereas since the Kingdom of  Belgium, the Netherlands 
and  the  Grand  Duchy  of  Luxembourg  are united  within 
and jointly represented by the  Benelux  Economic Union, 
any operation concerning the administration of  the quota 
may  be  carried  out  by  any  one  of  its  members, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 

(') OJ  No  L 380, 31.  12.  1986, p. 16. 
OOJ  No  L168.  17.6.19ftgp-  1 
0  OJ  No  L 104, 23. 4.  1988, p. 4. 
O OJ  No  L 250,  1. 9.  1987, p. 1. 

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ArticU  1 

1.  From  1 July  1990 to 30 June 1991  the customs duty 
applicable to the following product, originating in Turkey, 
shall  be  suspended  in  the  Community  at  the  level  and 
within  the  limit of  the Community  tariff  quota as shown 
herewith : 

Order  No 

CN  code 
(1) 

Description 

Amount 
of  quota 
(in  tonnes) 

Quota  duty 

09.020 3 

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 

(1)  Taric  Code  :  2003  50 91  *20 

2.  Within  the  framework  of  this  tariff  quota,  the 
Kingdom  of  Spain  and  the  Portuguese  Republic  shall 
apply  a customs  duty  calculated  in  accordance  with  the 
relevant  provisions  of 
the  Act  of  Accession  and 
Regulation  (EEC)  No  2573/87. 

Article  2 
The  tariff  quota  referred  to  in  Article  1  shall  be 
administered  by  the  Commission,  which  may  take  any 
appropriate measure with a view to ensuring the  efficient 
administration  thereof. 

Article  3 
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 

draw,  from  the  tariff  quota,  by  means  of  notification  to 
the Commission, a quantity corresponding to these needs. 

The  requests  for drawing, with  the  indication  of  the date 
of  acceptance  of 
the  said  declaration,  must  be 
communicated  to  the  Commission  without  delay. 

The drawings are granted by the Commission on the basis 
of  the date of  acceptance  of  the declaration of  entry  into 
free circulation  by the customs authorities of the Member 
State  concerned,  to  the  extent  that  the  available  balance 
so  permits. 

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If  a Member  State  does  not  use  the  quantities  drawn, it 
shall return them as soon as possible to the tariff quota. 

If  the  quantities  requested  are greater  than  the  available 
balance  of  the  tariff  quota, allocation  shall  be  made on a 
pro rata basis with respect to the  requests. Member States 
shall  be  informed  by  the  Commission  of  the  drawings 
made. 

Article  4 

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

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  ju(_y  1990. 

It  shall  apply  with  effect  from  1  April  1989. 

This  Regulation  shall  be  binding  in  its  entirety  and  directly  applicable  in  all  Member 
States. 

Done  at  Luxembourg, 

For  the Council 

The  President 

FICHE  FINANCIERE 

1.  Ligne budgétaire concernée  : Chap.  12 art.  120 

2.  Base  juridique  : art.  113 du traité. 

3.  Intitulé de  la mesure  tarifaire  : Proposition de  règlement  du 

Conseil  portant  ouverture  et mode  de gestion  d'un  contingent 

tarifaire communautaire  pour  des pulpes d'abricots, originaires de 

Turquie. 

4.  Object if  : Assurer  le respect  d'un engagement  découlant  d'un 

règlement  du Conseil. 

5.  Mode  de calcul  : 

N° de  la NC  : ex  2008 50 91 

Volume  du contingent  : 90 tonnes. 

Droits à appliquer  : 0 % 

Droits de  la NC  : 17 % . 

6.  Perte de recettes : 

Valeur  des marchandises  : 700 ECU X 90 - 63 000 ECU 

Perte de recettes  : 63 000 ECU X 17 % - 10.710 ECU 

Par  rapport  à  la période précédente  (1.7.1988 au 30.6.1989)  : il y 

aura une perte supplémentaire de 4.070 ECU due à  la hausse du prix 

du produit  en question  (700 ECU/T au  lieu de 434  ECU/t). 

FICHE  D'IMPACT  SUR  LA COMPETITIVITE  ET  L'EMPLOI 

Cette  proposition  est  formulée  en  conformité  avec  un  engagement  pris 

par  le Conseil. L'impact  découlant  de cette  concession  a été  pris 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 Communauté. 

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