Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) amending regulation (EEC) nr 715/90 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the ACP States or in the overseas countries and territories (OCT)
Date: 1996-01-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Namibia, boned meat, grape, import policy, quantitative restriction, tariff exemption

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96/0019  (ACC) 

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION  (EC) 

amending Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 on the arrangements  applicable 
to agricultural  products  and certain goods resulting from  the processing 
of agricultural  products  originating  in the ACP States or in the 
overseas  countries and territories (OCT) 

(presented by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

Council  Regulation  (EEC) No  715/90 lays down  arrangements  for  EC  imports of  certain 
agricultural  products  from  ACP  States  signatory  to the  fourth  Lomé  Convention. 

Following Namibia's  accession  to the Convention,  provision was made in the Regulation 
for  imports  of  a given  annual  quantity  of beef,  up  to  31 December  1995. 

To  ensure  continuity  of  beef  imports  from  Namibia,  Regulation  (EEC)  No  715/90 
therefore  has  to  be  amended  to  provide  for  application  of  the  reduced  duty  to  13  000 
tonnes  of  boneless  meat  in  1996.  Transitional  measures  will  then  be  needed  for 
subsequent  years  pending  entry  into  force  of  the  amendments  to Lomé  IV. 

Approval  has  also  been  given,  at  the  request  of  an  ACP  State,  for  an  extra  600-tonne 
quota  for  seedless  table  grapes  from  1 to  31  January  1996,  and  this  also  requires  an 
amendment  to Regulation  (EEC)  No  715/90. 

This  proposal  for  a  regulation  accordingly  incorporates  the  above two  amendments. 

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Proposal  for  a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (IX  , 

amending  Regulation  (EEC)  No  715/90  on  the  arrangements  applicable 
to  agricultural  products  and  certain  goods  resulting  from  the  processing 
of  agricultural  products  originating  in  the  ACP  States  or  in  the 
overseas  countries  and  territories  (OCT) 

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  from  the  Commission, 

Whereas  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  715/90  of  5  March  1990  on  the  arrangements 
applicable  to  agricultural  products  and  certain  goods  resulting  from  the  processing  of 
agricultural  products  originating  in  the  ACP  States  or  in  the  overseas  countries  and 
territories  (OCT),  as  last  amended  by  Regulation  (EC)  No  2484/94,2  provides  for 
concessions  on  imports  of  agricultural  products  originating  in  ACP  States; 

Whereas  the  arrangements  applying  to  imports  of  beef  from  Namibia  are  laid  down  in 
Articles  3 and  4a  of Regulation  (EEC) No  715/90; whereas the quantities were  specified 
for  five  calendar  years, i.e. up to 31 December  1995; whereas in  order not to disrupt  the 
flow  of  trade  from  Namibia  to  the  EU  the  arrangements  should  be  extended  until  31 
December  1996; 

Whereas under  Article  16 of Regulation  (EEC) No  715/90,  400  tonnes  of  seedless  table 
grapes may be imported  between  1 December  and  31 January  free  of ad  valorem  duties; 
whereas Namibia  has requested  a concession  for  a further  600 tonnes to apply  from  1 to 
31  January; 

Whereas  on  account  of  the  economic  importance  of  seedless  table  grapes  for  the  ACP 
States,  an  extra  600  tonnes  should  be granted  exemption  from  ad  valorem  duties, 

HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION: 

Article  1 

Regulation  (EEC) No  715/90  is hereby  amended  as  follows: 

1. 

The  following  new  text  is  inserted  as Article  4a: 

1  O J N oL  84,  30.3.1990,  p.85. 
2  O J N o L 2 6 5,  15.10.1994,  p. 3. 

"Article 4a 

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The  provisions  of  Article  3  shall  apply  to  Namibia  in  respect  of  the  following 
quantities  of  boneless  meat: 

first  and  second  calendar  years 
third,  fourth  and  fifth  calendar  years 
sixth  calendar  year 

10  500  tonnes 
13 000  tonnes 
13 000  tonnes 

The  provisions  of  Article  4(2)  and  (3)  shall  also  apply  to  Namibia.  For  these 
purposes  the  quantities  given  in  paragraph  1 shall  be  added  to the  amount  stated 
in  those  paragraphs." 

2. 

The table in Article  16 for  fresh  or dried grapes shall be replaced by the  following 
table: 

CN  code 

Description 

Reduc 
tion 

Quota 
(TQ) 
Reference 
quantity 
(RQ) 
(tonnes) 

0806 

0806  10 

ex  0806  10 29 

Grapes,  fresh  or  dried: 
—  fresh: 
--  Table  grapes: 
— From  1 January  to  14 July: 
—  other: 

-  Seedless  table  grapes: 

-  from  1 to  31  January 
-  from  1 February  to  31  March 
— From  21 November  to  31  December: 
—  other: 

100 
100 

TQ  600 
RQ  100 

ex  0806  10 69 

-  Seedless  table  grapes: 

-  from  1 to  31  December 

100 

TQ  400 

Article  2 

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  the  third  day  following  its  adoption  in  the 
Official  Journal  of  the European  Communities.  It  shall  apply  from  1 January  1996. 

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

Done  at  Brussels, 

For  the  Council 

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FINANCIAL  STATEMENT 

BUDGET  HEADING:  1000 

APPROPRIATIONS: 
ECU  946.2  million 

TITLE: 
Proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation  amending  Regulation  (EEC)  No  715/90  on  the  arrangements  applicable  to 
agricultural  products  and  certain  goods  resulting  from  the  processing  of  agricultural  products  originating  in  the  ACP 
States  or  in  the  overseas  countries  and  territories  (OCT) 

LEGAL  BASIS:  Article  113  of  the  Treaty 

AIMS: 
To  extend  by  one  year  the  import  arrangements  for  boned  beef  and  veal  coming  from  Namibia  and  to  increase  by  600 
tonnes  the  quota  imported  from  Namibia  of  seedless  table  grapes 

FINANCIAL  IMPLICATIONS: 

-•CHARGED  TO  THE  EC  BUDGET 

(ftCFUNDS/INTCRVCNTIONfr 

-•NATIONAL  AUTHORITIES 
•  OTHER 

REVENUE 
-  OWN  RESOURCES  OF  THE  EC 
(LEVIES/CUSTOMS  DUTIES) 

-"NATIONAL 

ESTIMATED  EXPENDITURE 
ESTIMATED  REVENUE 

PERIOD  OF  12 
MONTHS 

(ECU  million) 

CURRENT 
FINANCIAL 
YEAR 
(95) 
(ECU  million) 

FOLLOWING 
FINANCIAL 
YEAR 
(96) 
(ECU  million) 

1997 

1998 

1999 

2000 

METHOD  OF  CALCULATION: 
In  1994  the  quantities  of  these  two  products  imported  from  Namibia  were  entirely  covered  by  these  two  quotas;  since 
they  enter  the  Community  at  zero  rate, there  is no  impact  on  own  resources. 

CAN  THE  PROJECT  BE  FINANCED  FROM  APPROPRIATIONS  ENTERED  IN  THE  RELEVANT 
CHAPTER  OF  THE  CURRENT  BUDGET? 

CAN  THE  PROJECT  BE  FINANCED  BY  TRANSFER  BETWEEN  CHAPTERS  OF  THE  CURRENT 
BUDGET? 

VCS/NO 

V-ËS/N9 

VCG/NO 

6.2. 

WILL  A  SUPPLEMENTARY  BUDGET  BE  NECESSARY? 

WILL  FUTURE  BUDGET  APPROPRIATIONS  BE  NECESSARY? 

OBSERVATIONS 

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5.0. 

5.1. 

5.0.1. 
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5.2. 

6.0. 

6.1. 

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