Proposal foa a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) ESTABLISHING CERTAIN CONSESSIONS IN THE FORM OF A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR TURKEY IN 1997 IN RESPECT OF HAZELNUTS
Date: 1997-04-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Türkiye, association agreement (EU), import, nut, tariff preference, tariff quota

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

Brussels,  09.04.1997 
COM(97)140 final 

97/0117 (ACC) 

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 

ESTABLISHING CERTAIN CONCESSIONS IN THE FORM 

OF A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR TURKEY IN 1997 

IN RESPECT OF HAZELNUTS 

(presented by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

1. 

Pursuant  to  Articles  76,  102  and  128  of  the  Act  of  Accession,  Austria,  Finland  and 

Sweden  are  required,  from  1 January  1995,  to  apply  the  provisions  of  the  preferential 

agreements concluded  by the Community  with certain  non-Community  countries;  all the 

amendments  made  necessary  by  the  enlargement  will  thus  be  the  subject  of  specific 

agreements to be negotiated  with the non-Community countries in question. 

The same Articles provide, however,  that if specific  agreements have not been concluded 

by  1 January  1995,  the  Community  shall  take  the  requisite  measures  to  remedy  this 

situation. 

2. 

It  is  therefore  indispensable  that  autonomous  transitional  measures  be  taken  so  that 

existing agricultural  trade arrangements  between the new Member States and Turkey can 

be taken into account.  The purpose of this proposal  is to take account of the concessions 

granted  to Turkey. 

By means of Council Regulations (EC) No  1661/95 and (EC) No 819/96, the Community 

took autonomous measures to remedy the situation as regards Turkey  in 1995 and  1996. 

In view  of the fact  that the negotiations between Turkey  and the Community  have yet to 

be concluded, the arrangements in force  in  1995 and  1996 should be extended  in order to 

maintain the volume of the Community tariff  quota for hazelnuts. 

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Proposal  for  a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EO 

ESTABLISHING  CERTAIN  CONCESSIONS  IN THE FORM 

OF A  COMMUNITY  TARIFF  QUOTA  FOR  TURKEY  IN  1997 

IN RESPECT  OF  HAZELNUTS 

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 Act of Accession of Austria,  Finland and Sweden, 

Having  regard to the proposal  from the Commission, 

Whereas,  under  the  preferential  agreement  between  the  European  Economic  Community 

of  the  one  part,  and Turkey,  of  the  other  part,  concessions  were  granted  to  that country 

in respect of certain agricultural products; 

Whereas,  following  the  accession  of  Austria,  Finland  and  Sweden,  the  concession  for 

hazelnuts  should  be  adjusted  to  take  account  of  the  trade  arrangements  for  that  product 

which  existed  between  Austria,  Finland  and  Sweden,  on  the  one  hand,  and  Turkey,  on 

the other; 

Whereas,  to that end,  discussions are continuing  with Turkey with a view  to concluding a 

specific  agreement on this matter; 

Whereas  in  the  meantime  and  in accordance  with  Articles  76,  102  and  128  of  the  1994 

Act  of  Accession,  the  Community  is  required to adopt  the necessary  measures  to remedy 

this  situation;  whereas  those  measures  should  take  the  form  of  autonomous  Community 

tariff  quotas  covering  the  conventional  preferential  tariff  concessions  applied  by  Austria, 

Finland and Sweden, 

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Whereas the tariff  quotas established by this regulation for  1997 replace those established 

by Regulation (EC) No 819/96 for  1996; 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 

Without  prejudice  to the  import  arrangements  in the Community  applicable  to hazelnuts 

pursuant  to  the  agreement  concluded  between  the  Community  and  Turkey,  the  existing 

Community tariff  quota shall be increased autonomously  in accordance with the Annex to 

this Regulation. 

Article 2 

Articles  4  to  8  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  1981/94  shall  apply  to  the  tariff  concessions 

referred  to in the Annex. 

Article 3 

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

the European Communities. 

It shall apply with effect  from  1  January  1997 

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

States. 

1  OJ No L  199, 2.8.1994, p.  1.  Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2397/96  (OJ N°  L 327, 

18.12.1996, p. 1) 

For the Council 

The President 

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ANNEX 

Preferential  tariff quota opened  for  1997 

Order 
Number 

09.0201 

CN code 

Description 

0802 21 00 
0802 22 00 

Hazelnuts, in 
shell or 
shelled 

Conventional 
quota 
(in tonnes)2 
25 000 

Autonomous 
quota 
(in tonnes) 
9 060 

Rate of duty 
applicable 

Free 

Existing quota opened under Community preferential agreements. 

5" 

FINANCIAL  STATEMENT 

DATE:  25  February  1997 

BUDGET  HEADING:  Article  120  (customs  duties) 

APPROPRIATIONS:  ECU  13  559m 

TITLE: 

Proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation  establishing  certain  concessions  in  the  form  of  a Community  tariff  quota  for  Turkey 
in  1997  in  respect  of  hazelnuts 

LEGAL  BASIS: 

Article  113 of  the  Treaty 

AIMS  OF  MEASURE: 

Interim  measures  to  adjust  the  Community  tariff  quotas  granted  to  certain  third  countries  (the  CEECs,  Israel  and 
Turkey)  as  a  result  of  the  enlargement  of  the  Union. 

5. 

FINANCIAL  IMPLICATIONS 

PERIOD  OF  12 
MONTHS 

CURRENT 
FINANCIAL 
YEAR 

FOLLOWING 
FINANCIAL 
YEAR 

5.0. 

EXPENDITURE 

CHARGED  TO  THE  EC  BUDGET 
(REFUNDS/INTERVENTION) 
NATIONAL  ADMINISTRATION 
OTHER 

REVENUE  = additional  impact 
-  OWN  RESOURCES  OF  THE  EC 
-  (LEVIES/CUSTOMS  DUTIES) 
-  NATIONAL 

ESTIMATED  EXPENDITURE 
ESTIMATED  REVENUE 

-ECU  418  050 

ECU  313  538 

ECU  104  512 

1997 

1998 

1999 

2000 

3.6% 

METHOD  OF  CALCULATION: 
Existing  duty: 
New  autonomous  quota:  9 060 t 
Unit  value  cif: 
Loss: 
Change  or  additional  impact  in  relation  to  1996  =  580  000  -  998  050  =  - 418  050 

$ 4/kg  or  ECU  3.4/kg 
9 060  t  x  0.036  x  ECU  3.4/kg  x 90% x  1 000  =  ECU  998  050 

proposed  duty:  0% 

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? 

6.2. 

IS A  SUPPLEMENTARY  BUDGET  NECESSARY? 

WILL  FUTURE  BUDGET  APPROPRIATIONS  BE  NECESSARY? 

YES/NO 

YES/NO 

YES/NO 

YES/NO 

OBSERVATIONS: 

This  Regulation  is  an  extension  of  the  measure  taken  in  1996 (Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  819/96) 

5.1. 

5.0.1. 
5.1.1. 

5.2. 

6.0. 

6.1. 

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