Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for certain melons originating in Israel (1992/1993)
Date: 1992-09-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Israel, tariff quota

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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

C0M(92) 412  final 

Brussels, 30 September 1992 

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Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) 

opening and providing for the administration of a Community 
tariff  quota for certain melons originating  in Israel 
(1992/1993) 

WSïi 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

1. 

Articles  1 and  2 of  the  fourth  Additional  Protocol  to the  Cooperation 
Agreement  between  the  EEC  and  Israel  provide  for  the opening  of  a 
Community  tariff  quota  for  the  import  into  the  Community  of: 

9  500  tonnes of  melons,  falling  within  CN  code  ex  0807  10  90 
(period  1.11  -  31.5) 

originating  in  Israel. 

2. 

The  volume  of  this  tariff  quota  must  be  increased  by  5% each  year,  as 
from  1 January  1992 and  whereas  the  customs  duties  applicable  in  the 
Community,  as constituted  on  31  December  1985, are  being  eliminated 
in two equal  steps on  1 January  1992 and  1 January  1993, by 
application of  Council  Regulation  (EEC) No  1764/92<1),  modifying  the 
system  applicable  to  the  importation  into  the  Community  of  certain 
agricultural  products  originating  in Algeria,  Cyprus,  Egypt,  Jordan, 
Lebanon,  Israel, Malta, Morocco,  Syria  or  Tunisia. 

3. 

Within  the  limits of  this  tariff  quota,  customs  duties  are  to be 
phased  out  according  to  the  same  timetables  and  at  the  same  rates  as 
laid  down  in Articles 75, 243 and  268 of  the Act  of  Accession  of  the 
Kingdom  of  Spain  and  the  Portuguese  Republic. 

Within  the  limits of  this  tariff  quota,  Spain  and  Portugal  are  to 
apply  customs  duties  calculated  in accordance  with  the  relevant 
provisions  of  Regulation  (EEC) No  4162/87 of  the  Council  laying  down 
arrangements  for  Spain's  and  Portugal's  trade  with  Israel. 

This  Community  tariff  quota  should  therefore  be opened  for  the  period 
from  1 November  1992  to  31 May  1993. 

4. 

With  regard  to  the  administration  of  this  quota,  it  is proposed  that 
the whole  of  the  quota  volumes  be  held  as Community  reserves  to which 
all  Member  States will  have  access  in accordance  with  the  procedure 
provided  for  in Article  3 of  the  proposed  Regulation. 

This  is the  purpose  of  the  attached  proposal 

Annex  : one  proposal  for  a Regulation. 

(i) 

0J  No  L  181,  1.7.1992,  p.  9. 

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opening  ï:iii'  providing  for  the  administration  of  a  C o m m u n i ty  tariff  quota  for 
certain  melons  originating  in  Israel  (1992/93) 

7HE  COUNCII  OP  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES, 

Having  r:;.uc!  to  ti._  Treaty  establ.si  ing  the  European 
Cconorn*'  Conrr/'niry,  and  in  prticular  Article  113 
thereof. 

Having  regard  to  the  proposal  from  the  Commission, 

Whereas  Article  1 of  the  Fourth  Additional  Protocol  to 
the  Cooperation  Agreement  between 
the  European 
Economic  Community  and the State  of  Israel (')  provides 
for  the  opening  of  a  Community  tariff  quota  for  the 
import  into  the  Community  of  9 500  tonnes  of  melons, 
falling  within  CN  code  ex  0807  10 90,  originating  in 
Israel,  (from  1  November  to  31 May); 

duty  rates  laid  down  for  the  quotas  should  \>z  z\r:. 
consistently  to all  imports  of  the product  in  question  ;. 
all  Member  States  until  the  quotas  are exhausted  ; whe: 
the  necessary  measures  should  be  taken  to  provK: 
effective  Community  management  of  !lie  quotas,  .  >  '' 
the  Member  States  may  draw  against  tlr 
quantities  as  they  may  need,  corresp^;  c. 
t, :..:::: 
imports;  whereas  this  method  of  r.dministrnticn  •  .: • 
, • 
close  cooperation  between  the  Member  Stfcs  - 
Commission  ; 

i  o» ; 

Whereas, since  the Kingdom  of  Belgium, the Kingdom  ol 
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  these  quotas  may be  carried  out  by  any  of  its 
members, 

Whereas  within  the  limits  of  this  tariff  quota,  customs 
duties  are to be phased  out according  to the same  timeta 
bles and at the same  rates as laid  down  in Articles  75,  243 
and  268 of the Act of Accession  of Spain  and Portugal ; 

fcJhereas the  volume  of  this  t a r i ff  quota  must be 
increased  by  5% each  year,  as  from  1  January  1992 
and whereas  the  customs  duties  applicable  in  the 
Community,  as  constituted  on 31  December 1985,  are 
being  eliminated  in  two  equal  steps  on 1 January 
1992  and  1  January  1995,  by  application  of  Council 
Regulation  (EEC)  No 1764/92(2),  modifying  the 
system  applicable  to  the  importation  into  the 
Community  of  certain  agricultural  products 
originating  in  Algeria,  Cyprus,  Egypt,  Jordan, 
Lebanon,  Israel,  Malta,  Morocco,  i y r ia  or  Tunisia; 

Whereas,  within  the  limits  of  these  tariff  quotas,  Spain 
and  Portugal  shall  apply  customs  duties  calculated  in 
accordance  with  the relevant  provisions  of Council  Regu 
lation  (EEC) No  4162/87  of  21  December  1987, laying 
down  arrangements  for  Spain's  and  Portugal's  trade  with 
Israel ($ ;  whereas  the  Community  tariff  quotas  in  ques 
tion  should  therefore  be  opened  for  the  period  from  1 
November  1992  to  31  May  199 3; 

Whereas  all  Community  importers  should  be  ensured 
equal  and  continuous  access  to  the  said  quotas  and the 

HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION 

Article  1 

From  1  November  199 2  to  31  May  1993 the  customs 
duties  applicable  to  imports  into  the  Community  of 
melons  originating  in  Israel  shall  be  suspended,  at  the 
tariff 
levels  and  within  the  limits  of  the  Community 
quota  shown  below : 

Order 
No 

CN  code 
(«) 

Description 

Period 

09.1329 

ex  0 8 07  10 90 

Melons 

1.11.1992 

tt>31.5.1993 

Amount 
of  quota 
(tonnes) 

10 653 

Quota 

(a)  Taric  codes : 

09.1329 

ex  0807  10 90 

_-^_ 

. 

0807  10 90 f)  12 
0 8 0 7 1 0 9 0 O I3 
0807  10 9 00  14 
0807  10 90 Q 23 
0807  10 90  0 24 
0807  10 90  0 31 
0807  10 90{*)33 
0807  I0 90(*)34 
0807  10 90  0 43 
0807  10  9 0 0 44 

~  "  to  O!  No  I 

Within  the  limits  of  the  tariff  quota  the  Kingdom  of 
Spain  and  (he  Portuguese  Republic  shall  apply  customs 
duties  calculated  in  accordance  with  the  relevant  provi 
sions  of  Regulation  (EEC)  No  4162/87. 

The  drawings  shall  be  granted  by  the  Commission  by 
reference  to  the  date  of  acceptance  of  the  declaration  of 
entry  for  free  circulation,  to  the  extent  that  the  available 
balance  so  permits. 

Article  2 

The  tariff  quota  referred  to  in  Article  1 shall  be  managed 
by  the  Commission,  which  may 
take  all  appropriate 
administrative  measures  in  order  to  ensure  efficient  mana 
gement  thereof. 

Article  3 

Where  an  importer  enters  a  product  covered  by  this 
Regulation  under  a  declaration  for  free  circulation  in  a 
Member  State  and  applies  to  take  advantage  of  the  prefe 
rential  arrangements  and  that  declaration  is  accepted  by 
the  customs  authorities  the  Member  State  concerned  shall, 
by  notifying  the  Commission,  draw  an  amount  correspon 
ding  to "its" requirements  from  the  quota  volume. 

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

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

If  the  quantities  requested  are  greater  than  the  available 
balance  of  the  quota  volume,  the  balance  shall  be  allo 
cated  among  applications  pro  rata.  The  Commission  shall 
inform  the  Member  States  of  the  drawings  made. 

Article  4 

Each  Member  State  shall  ensure  that  importers  of  the 
product  in  question  have  equal  and  continuous  access  to 
the  quotas  for  as  long  as  the  balance  of  the  quota  volume 
as  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  November 
1992-

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

Done  at  Luxembourc. 

For  the  Council 

The  President 

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FINANCIAL  RECORD 

1. 

Budget  line concerned  : Chap.  12 Art.  120 

2. 

Legal  basis  : Art.  113 of  the  Treaty 

3. 

Title of  the  tariff  measure  concerned  : 

Proposal  for  a Council  regulation  (EEC) opening  and  providing  for  the 
administration  of  a Community  tariff  quota  for  certain  melons 
originating  in  Israel  (1992/1993). 

4. 

Oblect ive  : Fulfilment  of  contractual  obligations of  the  Community 
(Agreement  EEC/Israel) 

5. 

Method  of  calculation  : 

CCT  heading:  10 653 t 
Volume  of  the  quota: 0  % 
Normal  duty:  11  % 

6. 

Duty-Ioss : 

Unit  value  : 
Total  value  : 
Duty-loss  (11%) 

1 477 ECU 
15 734 481  ECU 
1 730 792  ECU 

Compared  with  the preceding  period:  increased  of  duty-loss  : 
1 730 792  ECU  -  1 038 750 ECU - 692  042  ECU. 

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