Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) amending Regulation (EC) No 1799/94 on special arrangements for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain for 1994
Date: 1995-02-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, agricultural levy, import, maize, market stabilisation, sorghum

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

COM(95) 15 final 
Brussels, 07.02.1995 

95/0022  (ACC) 

P r o p o s al 

f or  a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EC) 

amending Regulation (EC) No 1799/94 on special arrangements for imports of maize and 
sorghum into Spain for 1994 

(presented  by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

According to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the United States of 
America for the conclusion of the négociations under GATT Article XXIV. 6, as approved by Council 
Decision of 30 January  1987, the Community was commited to open an annual quota of 2 million 
tonnes of maize and 0.3 million tonnes of sorghum for import into Spain. These annual quotas were to 
be reduced by the quantities of certain cereal substitutes imported into Spain within the same year. 

An extension up to 30 June  1995 of the initial Agreement between the Community and the United 
States of America was approved by Council Regulation (EC) No 3231/94 of 22 December 1994. 
Special arrangements for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain laid down for  1994 by Council 
Regulation (EC) No  1799/94 should be extended up to 30 June 1995 with the aim of ensuring  fulfilment 
of the above-mentioned commitment. As the Agreement was concluded under Article  113 of the 
Treaty, the Community has exclusive competence for these arrangements. 

Accordingly, the present draft  Regulation provides for special arrangements for imports with retroactive 
efect  from  1  January 1995. 

amending  Regulation  (EC)  No  1799/94 on special  arrangements  for imports  of maize  and 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EC)  No 

sorghum  info  Spain for  1994 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

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

Having regard to the proposal of the  Commission, 

Whereas pursuant  to an Agreement  between  the European  Economic Community  and the United  States 

of America for the conclusion  of négociations under  Article XXIV.6 of the General  Agreement  on 
Tariffs  and Trade (GATT)1 which was extended  by an exchange of Letters2 complementing  that 
Agreement  until 31 December  1991, the Community  agreed to take certain  measures; 

Whereas the Community  applied  such measures in  1994 under  Regulation  (EC) No  532/943; whereas in 
1995 such measures shall be applied until  30 June  1995 under Council Regulation  (EC)  No  3231/944; 
whereas the rules relating to imports covered  by Regulation  (EC) No  532/94 are set out  in Council 

Regulation (EC)  No  1799/94 on  special arrangements for  imports of maize and  sorghum  into  Spain  for 
the year  19945; whereas the provisions of Council  Regulation (EC) No  1799/94 should therefore  be 
extended  until 30 June  1995, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS  REGULATION: 

Council  Regulation  (EC) No  1799/94 shall be amended  as follows: 

Article  I 

1.  In the title and in Article 2( 1 ), the reference  to «year  1994» shall be replaced  by the  following 

«period  from  1  January  1995 to  30 June  1995». 

2.  Article  1 shall be replaced  by the  following: 

«Article 1 

For the period from  1  January  1995 to 30 June  1995 imports from third  countries, for  free  circulation in 

Spain, of a maximum quantity  of  1.000.000 tonnes of maize and  150.000 tonnes of sorghum  shall be 

effected  as provided  in the following  Articles.» 

'OJNOL98,  10.4.1987, p. 1. 
2OJ No L 17, 23.1.1991, p. 17. 
3OJNoL68.  11.3.1994. p. 1. 
4OJNoL338, 28.12.1994, p. 1. 
5OJ NoL 189, 23.7.1994, p. 17. 

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

Article  2 

of the European  Communities. 

It shall apply from 1 January  1995. 

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

Done at Brussels, 

For the ( \mncil 

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FINANCIAL STATEMENT 

1. BUDGET HEADING:  Expenditure: Bl-  1003 

Revenue: 

B1-1000 

2. TITLE: 

APPROPRIATIONS:  172 mio ecu 

946.2  " 

Proposal  fora  Council Regulation  (EC) amending Regulation  (EC) No  1799/94 on special arrangements  for 
imports of maize and sorghum into Spain for the year 1994 

3. LEGAL BASIS: 

EC Treaty, and in particular Article  113 thereof 

4. AIMS OF PROJECT: 

To authorize maize and sorghum  imports into Spain with a reduced rate of levy during the first semester of 1995 

5. FINANCIAL  IMPLICATIONS  PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS 

(Ecu million) 

45.3 

27.2 

CURRENT FINANCIAL 
YEAR (1995) 
(Ecu million) 

FOLLOWING FINANCIAL 
YEAR (1996) 
(Ecu million) 

45.3 

27,2 

1997 

1998 

1999 

2000 

5.0  EXPENDITURE 

-CHARGED TO THE EC 
BUDGET (REFUNDS/IN 
TERVENTIONS) 

5.1  REVENUE 

-OWN RESOURCES OF 
THE EC (LEVIES/CUS 
TOMS DUTIES) 

5.0.1  ESTIMATED 

EXPENDITURE 

5.1.1  ESTIMATED REVENUE 

5.2  METHOD OF CALCULATION: 

Revenue: It is assumed that the reduction  in the levy will be 55 ECU/t (from a levy of 85 ECU/t). leading to an 
effective  levy of 30 ECU/t 
0.75 Mio I x 30 ECU/t x  1,207 (DT) = 27,2 MIO ECU 

Expenditure: These imports may displace an equivalent quantity of cereals to be exported 
0,75 Mio t x 50 ECU/t x  1.207 (DT) = 45,3 MIO ECU 

6.0  CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS  ENTERED  IN THE RELEVANT CHAPTER 

OF THE CURRENT BUDGET? 

YES 

6.1  CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF THE CURRENT BUDGET.' 

6.2  IS A SUPPLEMENTARY  BUDGET NECESSARY? 

6.3  WILL FUTURE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS BE NECESSARY? 

YES 

NO 

COMMENTS: 
The foreseen quantity of 1,15 million tonnes of maize and sorghum is reduced by 400.000 tonnes, corresponding to the 
estimated quantities of maize gluten, brewers' grains and citrus pulp imported into Spain during the first semester of 
1995 

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