PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) OPENING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR APRICOT PULP ORIGINATING IN TURKEY
Date: 1991-02-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Türkiye, stone fruit, tariff quota

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

CQM(91) 63  final 

Brussels,26  February 1991 

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, 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  1991  to 30 June 1992. 

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. 

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Proposal  for 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EEC)  No 

/91 

of 

opening  and  providing  for  the  administration  of  a  Community  tariff  quota  for 
apricot  pulp  originating  in  Turkey  (1991/92) 

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 
in  Turkey ('), 
.Community  of  agricultural  products 
-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  1951  by 
Regulation (EEC) No  726/90  0  ; whereas  the  tariff  quota 
•in  question',should  therefore  be  opened  for  the  above-
mentioned  volume  for  the  period  1 July  199 1 to  30  June 
1992; 

, , 

. 

Whereas'the  Council  has  adopted  Regulation  (EEC)  No 
1059/88  of  28  March  1988  laying down  the  arrangements 
applicable  to  Greece's  trade  with  Turkey (3); whereas  the 
Counçirhasxalso  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,, Bgypt,  Jordan,  Lebanon,  Tunisia  and  Turkey  on. 
the  other(4),  as  last  amended  by  Regulation  (EEC)  No 
4 1 6 2 / 8 7 0; 

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  consistently  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  effi 
cient  Community  administration  of  this  tariff  quota  while 
offering  the  Member  States  the  opportunity  to  draw 
fromn  the  quota  volume  the  necessary  quantities  corres 
ponding  to actual  imports ; whereas  this  method  of  admi 
nistration  requires close  cooperation  between  the  Member 
States  and  the  Commission, 

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,  any  operation  concerning  the  adminis 
tration  of  the  quota  may  be  carried  out  by  any  one  of  its 
members, 

HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION : 

Article  1 

1. 
From  1 July  1951  to 30 June  1992  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  Commission  tariff  quota  as  shown 
herewith : 

-  Order No 

CN code 
0 

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 

(') Taric code 2008 50 91*20 

0  OJ  No  L 380,  31.  12.  1986,  p.  16. 
QOJNo.L8î.283.199a  p. l. 
OJ  No  L  104, 23. 4.  1988,  p. 4. 
OJ'*fc>M»2JQ,  1.  9.  1987,  p.  t. 
OJ  No X  396,  31.  12.  1987,  p. 1. 

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2.  Wkbin  the  framework  of  this  tariff  quota,  the 
Kmgdotjttol  Spain  and  the  Portuguese  Republic  shall 
apply  a  customs  duty  calculated  in  accordance  with  the 
relevant! provisions  of  the  Act  of  Accession  and  Regula 
tion  (EBQ  No  2573/87, 

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  tariff  quota. 

Article  2 

The  tariff  quota  referred  to  in  Article  1 shall  be  adminis 
tered  by  the  Commission,  which  may  take  any  appro 
priate measure with a view to ensuring the efficient  admi 
nistration  thereof. 

': 

' 

Article  3 

If  an. importer  presents,  in  a Member  State, a  declaration 
of entry into free circulation including a request for prefe 
rential  benefit  for  a  product  covered  by  this  Regulation, 
and if this declaration  is accepted by the  customs authori 
ties,  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  communi 
cated, to  the  Commission  without  delay. 

Trie drawings are granted by the Commission  on  the basis 
of  the  d^te of  acceptance  of  the  declaration  of  entry  into 
free  circulation  by the customs  authorities  of  the  Member 

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  July  1991. 

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

Done  at  Brussels, 

For  the  Council 

The  President 

FICHE  FINANCIERE 

1.  Llano budgétaire! concernés :  chap. 12 art.  120 

I-.  BaseJurJUiiflUft : 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.  Modo de calcul : 

N*  de  la NC  : ex  2008 50 91 

Volume  du contingent  : 90  tonnes. 

Droits à appliquer  : 0 X 

Droits  de  la NC  : 17 %  . 

6.  Lgrte ^.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  (1.7.1990  au  30.6.1991)  : Il 

n'y  aura  pas de perte  supplémentaire de  recettes. 

FICHE P'IMPACT SUR LA COMPETITIVITE ET L'EMPLQ 

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

dans  ia Communauté. 

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