Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) establishing Community statistical surveillance for certain agricultural products originating in Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Tunisia, Syria, Malta, Morocco and Lebanon which are subject to reference quantities (1993)
Date: 1992-12-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU statistics, Mediterranean region (EU), import policy, market supervision

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COMMISSION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

C0M(92) 556  final 

Brussels, 14 December  1992 

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EEC) 

establishing  Community  statistical  surveillance  for certain  agricultural  products 
originating  in  Cyprus,  Egypt, Jordan,  Israel, Tunisia,  Syria,  Malta,  Morocco  and 
Lebanon  which  are  subject  to  reference  quantities (199$) 

(presented  by  the  Commission) 

Explanatory  Mentoranflum 

1. 

2. 

3. 

The Additional  Protocols  to the Agreements between  the European 
Economic Community  and Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan,  (Israel), Tunisia, 
Syria, Malta, Morocco and Lebanon provide for  the progressive 
reduction of  the customs duties applying  to certain agricultural 
products originating  in those countries, by means of a system of 
reference quantities. 

By CounclIRegulation  (EEC) N*  1764/92 of 29.6.1992 amending the 
arrangements  for  imports  into the Community  of certain  agricultural 
products originating  in Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, 
Malta, Morocco, Syria, and Tunisia, the Community  has unilaterally 
increased  the amount of  these reference quantities  in equal  steps of 
3% or 5% per  year  starting on  1 January  1992, and  therefore  they are 
for  1993 at  the  levels shown  in the annexe. 

The  implementation of  these regulation, does not  imply  the adoption 
of common  rules other  than those actually applied uniformly  by all 
Member  States for  the purposes of external  trade statistics of  the 
Community. Given  that  in most  cases, the period of  validity  for 
reference quantities  is shorter  than the calender  year, the competent 
authorities within  the Commission  responsible  for examining  the 
possibility of making a certain product  subject  to a tariff quota  in 
accordance with  the provisions of article 3 (1) of  the Council 
Regulation  (EEC) n' 451/89. may obtain the necessary  data  for  this 
examination, from  the Statistical Office of  the European  Communities. 

That  is the aim of the attached proposal. 

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rroposat  Tor  a 

C O U N C IL  REGULATION  (EEC)  No 

/92 

of 

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establishing  C o m m u n i ty  statistical  surveillance  for  certain  agricultural  products 
originating  in  Cyprus,  Egypt,  Jordan,  Israel,  Tunisia,  Syria,  Malta,  Morocco  and 
Lebanon  which  are  subject  to  reference  quantities  (199$) 

THE  COUNCIL  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European 
Economic  Community,  and  in  particular  Article  113, 

products  are  entered  with  the  customs  authorities  for  free 
circulation  ;  whereas,  therefore,  it  is  appropriate  to  esta 
blish,  in  199J,  reference  quantities  for  the  products  listed 
in  the  Annex, 

Having  regard  to  the  proposal  from  the  Commission, 

Whereas- the  Additional  Protocols  to  the  Cooperation 
Agreements,  between  the  European  Economic  Commu 
nity,  of  the  one  part,  and  Cyprus ('X'Egypt Ç),  Jordan f3), 
I s r a e l^  Tunisia(*),  Syria(*),  Maltafl,  Morocco (•)  and 
LebanonQ,  of  the  other,  have  been  concluded;  whereas 
these  -Protocols  provide  for  the  progressive  reduction, 
subject;:•to  reference  quantities  and  to  a  Community 
surveillance  within  a  set  timetable,  of  the  customs  duties 
applicable  to  certain  agricultural  products  originating  in 
thbs^'i^cpuntries  and  covered  by  the  respective  Agree-
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w i p K a s ^ c m n c il  Regulation 
•':2O^(è^[vi^^^0Jconçéf^g'ihc 

(EEC)  No  451/89  of 
procedure  to  be  applied 
t o ^ c e r ^ n ^ g n ^ t u i al  ; products  originating  in  various 
MMiterraneanittird.:c6uhtries llf)  determined  the  surveil-
lance"pro«dureim^quesùon;0.;; 
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y W h e r ^ : b y | C ^ u n ql  :Re^atipri  (EEC)  No  : 1764/92  of 
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the  import 
. into'ihe? Corhmunity"of•certain agricultural  products  origi-
natmg^UnvAlgeria, Cyprus, Egypt,  Israel, Jordan,  Lebanon, 
Malta;  Morocco,  Syria  and  Tunisia ("),  the  Community 
unilaterally increased  the amount  of these  reference  quan-
rities  in  equal  steps  of  3  %  or  5%  per  year  starting  on 
1  January ^-1992  and  whereas  for  199*  they  have  thus 
reached  the  levels  shown  in  the  Annex; 

.':•'.• 

Whereas,  in  order  to  enable  the  competent  departments 
of  the  Commission  to  establish  an  annual  trade  balance 
sheet  for each of the products concerned  and, if  necessary, 
to  put  into  application  the  arrangement  provided  for  in 
Article  3  (1)  of  Regulation  (EEC)  No  451/89,  these 
products  are  subject  to  a  statistical  surveillance ; 

Whereas  imports  of  the  products  in  question  are  charged 
level 
against,  the  reference  quantities  at  Community 
the 
within  pre-established 

timetables,  as  and  when 

(') OJ  No  L 393,  31.  12.  1987,  p.  2. 
0  OJ  No  L 297,  21.  10.  1987,  p.  11. 
0  OJ  No  L 297,  21.  10.  1987,  p.  19. 
0  OJ  No  L  327,  30.  11.  1988,  p.  36. 
0  OJ  No  L 297,  21.  10.  1987,  p.  36. 
(«) OJ  No  L 327,  30.  11.  1988,  p.  58. 
0  OJ  No  L 81,  23.  3.  1989,  p.  1. 
(•) OJ  No  L 224,  13.  8.  1988,  p.  18. 
f)  OJ  No  L 297,  21.  10.  1987.  p.  28. 
H  OJ  No  L  52,  24.  2.  1989,  p.  7. 
(")  OJ  No  L  181,  1.  7.  1992,  p.  9. 

HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION 

Article  1 

1. 
Imports  into  the  Community  in  199 3  of  certain 
products  originating  in  Cyprus,  Egypt,  Jordan,  Israel, 
Tunisia,  Syria,  Malta,  Morocco  and  Lebanon  shall  be 
subject  to  reference  quantities  within  the  established 
timetables  and  to  a  statistical  surveillance. 

The  description  of  the  products  referred  to  in  the  first 
subparagraph,  their  serial  numbers,  their  CN  codes, Taric 
codes  and  the  quantities  and  timetable  applying  to  the 
reference  quantities  are given  in  the  table  in  the  Annex. 

2.  Amounts  shall  be  charged  by  Member  States  against 
the  reference  quantities  as and  when  products  are  entered 
with  customs  authorities  for free  circulation,  accompanied 
by  a  movement  certificate  conforming  to  the  rules  laid 
down  in  the  Protocol  concerning  the  definition  of  the 
concept  of  originating  products annexed  to each  Coopera 
tion  Agreement  between 
the  European  Economic 
Community  of  the  one  part  and  the  countries  referred  to 
in  the  first  subparagraph  of  paragraph  1  of  the  other. 

Where  the  movement  certificate  is  produced  at  a  later 
date,  the  amount  shall  be  charged  against  the.correspon 
ding  reference  quantity  at  the  date  of  acceptance  of  the 
declaration  of  release  for  free  circulation. 

The  extent  to  which  the  reference  quantities  are  used  up 
shall  be  determined  at  Community  level  on  the  basis  of 
the  imports  charged  against  them  in  the  manner  defined 
in  the  first  subparagraph,  as  communicated  to  the  Statis 
tical  Office  of  the  European  Communities  pursuant  to 
Regulations  (EEC)  No  2658/87 (")  and  (EEC)  No  1736/ 
75  n 

Article  2 

The  Member  States  and  the  Commission  shall  cooperate 
closely  to ensure  that this  Regulation  is complied  with. 

(") OJ No L 256, 7. 9.  1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by 
Commission  Regulation  (EEC) No  1039/92  (OJ  No  L  110, 
28.  4.  1992,  p. 42),  as  corrected  by  Commission  Regulation 
(EEC)  No  1590/92  (OJ  No  L  168,  23.  6.  1992,  p.  17). 
(,J)  OJ  No  L 183,  14. 7.  1975, p. 3. Regulation  last amended by 
Regulation (EEC) No  1629/88 (OJ  No  L 147,  14. 6.  1988, p. 

3 

Article  3 

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following  that of  its publication in 
the  Official Journal  of  the  European Communities. 

It  shall  be  applicable  from  1 January  1993 

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

Done  at  Brussels, 

For  the Council 

The  President 

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ANNEX 

Serial 
No 

(1) 

CN  code 

(2) 

Taric 
code 

(3) 

Description 

Timetable 

Origin 

<«) 

(5) 

(6) 

18.0010 

ex  0701  90 51 

0701  90 51*10 
0701  90 51*20 

New  potatoes 

18.0015 

0701  90 51  1 
ex  0701  90 59  J 

0701  90  59*10 

New  potatoes 

18.0030 

ex  0703 20 00 

0703 20 00*10 
0703 20 00*20 
0703 20 00*30 

Garlic 

18.0040 

ex  0707 00 11 

0707 00  11*12 

Cucumbers  of  a 
exceeding  15  cm 

length  not 

18.0050 

ex  0709  10 00 

0709  10 00*10 
0709  10 00*20 

Artichokes 

1.  1. — 31.  3. 

Tunisia 

1.  1.-15.  5. 
16.  5 . - 3 1.  5. 

|  Malta 

1.  2 . - 3 1.  5. 

Egypt 

1.  1.-28.  2. 
1.  1.-28.  2. 
1.  1.-28.  2. 

Egypt 
Jordan 
Malta 

1. 1 0 . - 3 1.  12. 
1.10.-31.12. 

Egypt 
Cyprus 

18.0060 

ex  0709 30 00 

0709 30 00*20 
0709 30 00*30 

Aubergines  (egg-plants) 

15.  1.-30.  4. 

Israel 

18.0070 

0709 60 10 

18.0080 

0712 20 00 

Sweet  peppers 

Onions,  dried 

1.  1.-31.12. 

Morocco 

1.  1.-31.12. 

Syria 

18.0090 

ex  0712 90 90 

0712 90 90*20 

Garlic,  dried 

1.  1.-31.12. 

,  Egypt 

Peas,  for  sowing 

1.  1.-31.12. 

Morocco 

Dried  leguminous  vegetables 

1.  1.-31.12. 

Lebanon 

Reference 
quantity 
(in  tonnes) 

(7) 

2  756 

3  180 

1  760 

110 
110 
55 

110 
110 

1  320 

1  100 

770 

1  100 

440 

2420 

48.0100 
•i. V 
,'  :  ' 

18.0110 

0713  10 11 
0713  10 19 

0713  10 90 
0713 20 90 
0713  3190 
0713 32 90 
0713 33 90 
0713 39 90 
0713 40 90 
0713 50 90 
0713 90 90 

18.0120 

0804 40  10  1 
0804 40 90  J 

18.0130 

ex  0806  10 15 

Avocados 

1.  1.-31.12. 

Israel 

54 100 

Frcsch  tabic  grapes 

1.  2 . - 3 0.  6. 

Israel 

2090 

0806  10 15*50 
0806  10  15*60 
0806  10  15*70 
080610  15*80 
0806  10 15*91 

18.0140 

ex  0807  10 90 

0807  10 90*13 
0807  10 90*33 

Melons  of  a  weight  not  excee 
ding  600  grams 

1.  1 . - 3 1.  3. 
1.  1.-31.  3 

Egypt 
Jordan 

18.0150 

ex  0810 90 10 

081090  10*10 

Kiwifniit 
Planch.) 

(Actinidia  Chinensis 

1.  1.-30.  4. 
1.  1.-30.  4. 
1.  1.-30.  4. 

Israel 
Cyprus 
Morocco 

18.0160 

ex  0812 90 90 

0812 90 90*11 
0812 90 90*20 

Citrus  fruit  comminuted 

1.  1.-31.12. 

Israel 

18.0190 

2008 30 51 
2008 30 71 

Grapefruit  segments 

1.  1.-31.12. 

Israel 

100 
100 

220 
220 
220 

1  210 

5 070 

r 

Serial 
No 

0) 

18.0200 

CN  rode 

0) 

2008 50 61 
2008 50 69 

Taric 
code 

(3) 

Description 

Timetable 

Origin 

(«) 

(*) 

<«) 

Apricots 

1.  1 . - 3 1.  12. 

Morocco 

Reference 
quantity 
(in  tonnes) 

(7) 

6930 

18.0210 

ex  2008 30 79 

2008 30 79*10 
2008 30 79*20 

Grapefruit 
Oranges  and 
nuted 

lemons  commi 

1.  1.-31.12. 

Israel 

2200 

18.0220 

ex  2008 30 91 

2008 30 91*11 
2008 30 91*12 
2008 30 91*13 
2008 30 91*19 
2008 30 91 *9I 
2008 30 91 *92 

Grapefruit  segments 
Grapefruit 
Pulp  of  citrus  fruit 
Citrus  fruit  comminuted 

1.  1. —31.  12. 

Israel 

3  190 

18.0230 

ex  2008 50 99 
ex  2008*70 99 

2008 50 99*10 
2008 70 99*10 

Apricots  and  peaches  in  halves 
(including  nectarine  halves) 

1.  1.31.12. 

Morocco 

18.0240 

2009 20 11 
2009  2019 
2009 20 99 

Grapefruit  juice 

1.  1.-31.12. 

Israel 

18.0245 

2069 20  99"* 

'Grapefruit  juice 

1. 

I . - 3 1 . 1 2. 

Morocco 

6600 

31 5?D 

bet) 

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FINANCIAL  RECORD 

1. 

Budget  line concerned  : Chap.  12 Art.  120 

2. 

Legal  basis  : Art.  113 of  the  Treaty 

3. 

4- 

Title of  the  tariff  measure  concerned  : Proposal  for  a Council 
régulât ion estabIishing  Community  surveillance  for  certain 
agricultural  products  origInating  in Cyprus, Egypt,  Jordan,  Israel 
Tunisia,  Syria, Malta, Morocco  and  Lebanon  which  are  subject  to 
reference  quantities  (1993) 

Object ive  : Setting  up of  a community  surveillance  for  certain 
agricultural  products  to allow  the Commission  to apply  measures 
forseen by Article  1 of  additional  protocols  to agreements  between 
the  ECC and  the  above-mentioned  Mediterranean  countries. 

5. 

The  application of  the  provisions  of  this  regulation  do  not  lead  to 
losses of  supplementary  receipts. 

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