Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3504/88 of 10 November 1988 establishing ceilings and Community surveillance for imports of carrots and onions originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in the overseas countries and territories (1989)
Official Journal L 306 , 11/11/1988 P. 0043 - 0044
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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3504/88
OF 10 NOVEMBER 1988
ESTABLISHING CEILINGS AND COMMUNITY SURVEILLANCE FOR IMPORTS OF CARROTS AND ONIONS ORIGINATING IN THE AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES OR IN THE OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES ( 1989 )
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY,
HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 486/85 OF 26 FEBRUARY 1985 ON THE ARRANGEMENTS APPLICABLE TO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND CERTAIN GOODS RESULTING FROM THE PROCESSING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THE AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES OR IN THE OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1821/87 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 13 AND 22 THEREOF,
WHEREAS ARTICLE 13 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 486/85 STIPULATES THAT, FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1 JANUARY TO 31 MARCH, CARROTS FALLING WITHIN CN CODE EX 0706 10 00 AND, FOR THE PERIOD FROM 15 FEBRUARY TO 15 MAY, ONIONS FALLING WITHIN CN CODE 0703 10 AND ORIGINATING IN THE STATES IN QUESTION ARE SUBJECT ON IMPORTATION INTO THE COMMUNITY TO THE REDUCED RATES OF DUTY OF 10,2 % AND 4,8 % RESPECTIVELY; WHEREAS SUCH REDUCTION OF DUTIES APPLIES ONLY UP TO CEILINGS OF 800 TONNES FOR EACH OF THESE PRODUCTS, ABOVE WHICH THE CUSTOMS DUTIES ACTUALLY APPLIED IN RESPECT OF THIRD COUNTRIES ARE RE-ESTABLISHED;
WHEREAS BY VIRTUE OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1820/87 OF 25 JUNE 1987 CONCERNING THE APPLICATION OF DECISION NO 2/87 OF THE ACP-EEC COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ON THE ADVANCE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROTOCOL TO THE THIRD ACP-EEC CONVENTION ( 3 ) CONSEQUENT ON THE ACCESSION OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, SPAIN AND PORTUGAL ARE TO POSTPONE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PREFERENTIAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR FRUIT AND VEGETABLES FALLING WITHIN COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1035/72 ( 4 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2238/88 ( 5 ), UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1989 AND 31 DECEMBER 1990 RESPECTIVELY; WHEREAS, CONSEQUENTLY, THE ABOVE TARIFF CONCESSION DOES NOT APPLY AT PRESENT IN SPAIN AND PORTUGAL;
WHEREAS THE APPLICATION OF CEILINGS REQUIRES THE COMMUNITY TO BE REGULARLY INFORMED OF THE TREND OF IMPORTS OF THE RELEVANT PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THESE COUNTRIES; WHEREAS IMPORTS SHOULD, THEREFORE, BE MADE SUBJECT TO A SYSTEM OF SURVEILLANCE;
WHEREAS THIS OBJECTIVE MAY BE ACHIEVED BY MEANS OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE BASED ON OFFSETTING IMPORTS OF THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION AGAINST THE CEILINGS AT COMMUNITY LEVEL AS AND WHEN THESE PRODUCTS ARE ENTERED WITH CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES FOR FREE CIRCULATION; WHEREAS THIS ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE MUST MAKE PROVISION FOR THE POSSIBLE RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES AS SOON AS THE CEILINGS