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Date: 1988-12-09
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) concerning the procedure to be applied to certain agricultural products originating in certain Mediterranean third countries (presented by the Commission)

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                                                     COM ( 88 ) 764   final
                                                     Brussels ,     9 December 1988
                         Proposal for a
                    COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
   concerning the procedure to be applied to certain
     agricultural products originating In certain
             Mediterranean       third      countries
                ( presented by the Commission )
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 ---pagebreak---                                  Explanatory Memorandum
  The draft regulation Is designed to provide for the treatment of certain
  agricultural products covered by the recent additional protocols negotiated
  by the Community with 12 Mediterranean third countries ( 1 ) having
  Association or Cooperat Ion Agreements with the EC .
  The additional protocols to these Agreements were negotiated by the
  Community with these countries In context of the enlargement of the
  Community to Spain and Portugal . The Intention behind these protocols was
  to extend certain concessionary arrangements for the Mediterranean
  countries concerned with the aim of preserving their traditional
  agricultural export trade to the Community , while ensuring that the
  enlarged EC market was not disturbed by excess Imports .
  In this context , the additional protocols provide that certain of the
  products more sensitive for the Community market be subject to reference
  quantities . If these reference quantities are exceeded , the Community may
  make these products subject to tariff quotas . The other products covered by
  the additional protocols , but not subject to quantitative limits or
  reference quantities , may be subjected to a reference quantity , and
  subsequently , If necessary , to a tariff quota , If Imports of these products
  threaten to cause difficulties on the Community market . The decision to
  attribute tariff quotas or reference quantities to such products shall be
  based on an annual review of trade flows to be carried out by the
  Commun 1 1 y .
  In the Directives drawn up by the Council on 21 October 1986 for the
• negotiation of the additional protocols with the Mediterranean countries ,
  It was decided that the annual review of trade should be carried out by the
  Commission . It was further decided that the possible changes In status of
  the products Involved should be adopted by the Commission through the
  Management Committee procedure , on the basis of this annual review .
  In view of the sensitivity of the products covered by reference quantities
  In the additional protocols , the Commission considers that these products
  should be subject to a surveillance system to permit more rapid
  transmission of trade data for consideration by the Management Committees .
  Products not subject to tariff quotas or reference quantities by the
  protocols will be followed by the normal TARIC statistical system .
  This draft regulation therefore provides for the surveillance or
  statistical following of the products concerned , and provides the legal
  base for the change of status of these products by Management Committee
  procedure .
   (1)     Algeria , Cyprus , Egypt , Israel , Jordan , Lebanon , Malta , Marocco ,
           Syria , Tunisia , Turkey and Yugoslavia .
 ---pagebreak---                                         Proposal for a
                                   COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
          concerning the procedure to be applied to certain
              agricultural        products originating         in certain
                          Mediterranean        third   countries
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having         regard      to    the   Treaty      establishing       the     European
Economic Community , and in particular Article 113                  thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas the additional protocols to the Agreements between
on the one hand , the European Economic Community                              and , on
the other hand , Algeria , Cyprus , Egypt ,                       Israel ,     Jordan ,
Lebanon ,         Malta ,      Morocco ,       Syria ,    Tunisia ,     Turkey      and
Yugoslavia have been concluded ;
Whereas , for certain agricultural products concerned by the
Agreements and              originating         in     those    countries ,       those
protocols provide for a progressive reduction of certain
duties       applied      to   those   products ;      whereas   certain     of   those
products are subject to reference quantities ,
Wh e r e a s , unde r    the   terms of     the    said    additional     protocols ,
the      possibility          exists    of modi tying     the    status    of     those
products          In    the event of          difficulties on        the   Community
market or where reference quantities are exceeded ;
Whereas           procedures         should       be     established        for      the
modification of the status of such products so as to make
them subject to reference quantities or tariff quotas in the
event of such difficulties or exceeding of the reference
quantities ;          whereas those procedures should be conducted
through the Management Committee relevant                      to the products        in
question        :
Whereas        this modification of           status depends upon a         review of
trade       flows      for    the   products     concerned ;     whereas     means    of
following these trade flows should be provided for ;
HAS    ADOPTED       THIS    REGULATION     :
 ---pagebreak---                                           Article      1
  1 .      If  the     volume of      Imports of          a  product       listed       in Annex
          A , originating            In. Algeria , Cyprus , Egypt ,                       Israel ,
           Jordan ,        Lebanon ,     Malta ,       Morocco ,         Syria ,       Tunisia ,
          Turkeyor Yugoslav la ,            Increases         to   such     an     extent     that
           these     Imports , In the light                 of an annual             review of
           trade      flows to be carried                   out by the Commission ,
           threaten         to    cause      difficulties           . on     the      Community
          market ,         the    Commission ,           In     accordance           with      the
           procedure Laid down by Article 26 of Council Regulation ( EEC ) No
          2727 / 75 ( 1 ), or> where appropriate , by the corresponding Articles ,o.f
          other Regulations establishing common organisations of the market for
          agricultural products/ may establish a reference quantity for the product
          in question .
 2 .      For     the      preparation        of     the     review of           trade      flows
          mentioned In paragraph               1 , the products concerned shall
          be followed under the               statistical system provided for
          by Article 5 of Council             Regulation ( EEC ) No 2658 / 87 ( 2 ).
3.         The provisions of Article 2 shall apply to the products for which the Com¬
           mission has established a reference quantity according to paragraph 1 .
                                          Art I c I e
  1 .      If the volume of Imports of a product listed In Annex
          B»       for      which      a     reference            quantity           has      been
           established , orlgjj^atlng In the countries mentioned In
           that      Annex ,      exceeds       the       reference          quantity ,        the
          Commission may , In the light of an annual review of
           trade flows which It shall carry out , make the product
           In question subject to a Community tariff quota. The
           volume of the quota shall be equal to the reference quantity .
           The establishment of the Community tariff quota , together with the
           detailed rules for the application of this Article , shall be drawn
           up in accordance with the procedure laid down by Article 26 of Council
           Regulation ( EEC ) No 2727 / 75 , or , where appropriate , by the corresponding
           Articles of other Regulations establishing common organisations of the
           market for agricultural products .
  2 .     For      the     preparation        of     the     review       of      trade     flows
          mentioned i n         paragraph 1 , the products concerned shall
           be     subject        to    a     surveillance              procedure
           determined by Council Regulation ( EEC ) No                          / 88 ( 3 ).
                                          Art I c I e
  This Regulation shall enter Into force on the day of its
  publication           In    the Official             Journal         of     the European
  Commun I t I es .
  It shall apply from 1 January 1989 .
 This     Regulation           shall     be    binding          In     Its     entirety        and
  directly applicable In all Member states .
  Done at                                                              For the Counc I I
( 1 ) OJ No L 281 , 1.11.1975 , p.1 .
( 2 ) OJ No L 256, 7.9.1987, p.1 .
( 3 ) OJ No L
 ---pagebreak---                                         ANNEX A
            Agricultural products included in the additional protocols
                  concluded with the Mediterranean countries and
                   subject to a statistical monitoring procedure
    CN Code                                  Description ( 1 )
   0101 1910              Horses for slaughter
   0101 19 90             Horses other than for slaughter
   0102 90 31             Baby beef
ex 0102  90 35
ex 0102  90 37
ex 0201  10 90
ex 0201  20 11
ex 0201  20 19
ex 0201  20 39
ex 0201  20 51
ex 0201  20 59
   0205 00 00            Meat of horses , asses , mules or hinnies
   0306  13 10           Shrimps and prawns , fresh or frozen
   0306  13 30
   0306  13 90
   0306  23 10
   0306  23 31
   0406 90 29            Kashkaval cheese
   0601 10               Bulbs , dormant
   0602                  Other live plants
ex 0602 40               Roses , excluding cuttings
   0603                  Cut flowers
ex 0604 10 90            Mosses and lichens
   0604 91 90            - Other
   0604 91 90            - - Fresh
ex 0701 90 51            Potatoes , new , from 1 January to 15 May
                         - From 1 January to 31 March
ex 0702 00 10            Tomatoes , fresh , from 1 November to 14 May
                         - From 15 November to 30 April
 ---pagebreak---    CN Code                       Description ( 1 )
              Onions , fresh
ex 0703 10 11 - Seed
              - - From 1 to 31 July
ex 0703 10 19 - Other
              - - From 15 February to 15 May
              - - From 1 to 31 July
              Garlic fresh
ex 0703 20 00 - From 1 February to 31 May
ex 0704 90 90 Chinese cabbage
ex 0706 10 00 Carrots
              - From 1 January to 31 March
              Peas , from 1 September to 31 May
ex 0708 10 10 - From 1 October to 30 April
ex 0708 20 10 Beans , from 1 October to 30 June
              - From 1 November to 30 April
ex 0709 10 00 Globe artichokes
              - From 1 October to 31 December
ex 0709 20 00 Asparagus
              - From 1 November to the end of February
              Aubergines ( egg-plants )
              - From 1 December to 30 April
              Mushrooms , fresh
ex 0709 51 30 - Chantare lies
ex 0709 51 50 - Flap mushrooms
ex 0709 51 90 - Other
   0709 60 10 Sweet peppers
              Chillies ( fresh )
ex 0709 60 99 - From 1 November to 31 May
              Courgettes
ex 0709 90 70 - From 1 December to 15 March
              Okra ( gumbo )
ex 0709 90 90 - From 15 February to 15 June
   0710 21 00 Peas , frozen
   0711 20 10 Olives , for uses othe than the production of oil
   0711 30 10 Capers
   0711 90 10 Fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta ,
              excluding sweet peppers
 ---pagebreak---      CN Code                          Description ( l )
 ex 0711 90 50    Mushrooms , other than cultivated
     0712 20 00   Onions , dried
 ex 0712 90 90    Garlic , dried
ex 0712 30        Mushrooms , other than cultivated mushrooms , dried
    0712 90 90    Peppers , dried
    0713 10 19    Dried peas for sowing
    0713   10 90  Dried leguminous vegetables , other than for sowing
    0713  20  90
    0713  31  90
    0713  32  90
    0713  33  90
    0713  39  90
    0713  40  90
    0713  50  90
    0713  90  90
    0713  32      Dried beans , other than for sowing
    0713  32 90
    0713  33
    0713  33 90
    0713  39
    0713  39 90
    0713 50 10    Broad beans and horse beans for sowing
    0802 31 00    Other nuts
    0802 31 00    Walnuts
ex 0804 10 00     Dates , fresh or dried
    0804 40       Avocados
    0804 50 00    Mangoes , mangos teens and guavas
    0805 10 11 to Oranges , fresh
    0805 10 49
ex  0805  20  10  Mandarins , fresh
ex 0805   20  30
ex  0805  20  50
ex 0805   20  70
ex  0805  20  90
ex 0805 30 10     Lemons , fresh
ex 0805 30 90     Limes and limettos
 ---pagebreak---                                  4
     CN Code                         Description ( 1 )
     0805 40 00  Grapefruit
 ex 0805 90 00  Kumquats
 ex 0806 10 15  Table grapes , fresh
                - From 15 November to 30 April
ex 0807 10 10   Watermelons
                - From 1 April to 15 June
ex 0807 10 90   Melons
                - From 1 November to 31 May
ex 0810 10 90   Strawberries from 1 August to 30 April
                - From 1 November to 31 March
ex 0810 20 10   Raspberries , fresh
                - From 15 May to 15 June
ex 0810 20 90   Blackberries , mulberries , loganberries , fresh
                - From 15 May to 15 June
ex 0810 90 90   Passion fruit
ex 0810 90 90   Pomegranates
                - From 15 August to 15 November
ex 0810 90 90   Persimmons ( kakis )
                - From 1 December to 31 July
ex 0811 90 90   Grapefruit segments , frozen
ex 0811 90 90   Dates , frozen
ex 0812 90 20   Oranges , finely crushed
ex 0812 90 90   Citrus fruit , finely crushed
ex 0813 10 10   Apricots , dried
ex 0813 40 90   Morello cherries , dried
    0904        Pepper of the genus Piper
                Fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta
    0904 20 31  Fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta ,
    0904 20 35  neither crushed nor ground , other
    0904 20 39
    0904 12 00  Pepper of the genus Piper , crushed or ground :
    0904 20 90  Fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta
                crushed or ground
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   CN Code                        Description ( 1 )
   0909       Seeds of anise , badian , fennel , coriander , cumin ,
              caraway or juniper
   0910 20 10 Thyme , bay leaves , saffron
   0910 20 90
   0910 40 11
   0910 40 13
   0910 40 19
   0910 40 90
   1209 91 10 Seeds , spores and fruit , of a kind for sowing
   1209 91 90 - Other
   1209 99 99
   1211 10 00 Aromatic plants
   1211 90 50
   1211 90 90
   1211 10 00 Liquorice roots
   1212 10 10 Chicory roots , locust beans fruit stones and kernels
   1212 10 91 etc .
   1212 10 99
   1212 20 00
   1212 30 00
   1212 99 90
ex 1302 20    Pectic substances , pectarines
   1604 14 10 Tunas and skipjack
   1604 20 70
ex 1902 20 10
   2001 90 20 Fruit of the genus Capsicum other than sweet peppers or
              pimentos , prepared or preserved by vinegar
ex 2001 20 00 Pearl onions in vinegar
ex 2001 90 90 Okra in vinegar
ex 2002 10 00 Skinned tomatoes
   2003 10 10 Mushrooms , cultivated and other , prepared or preserved
   2003 10 90 otherwise than by vinegar
   2003 20 00 Truffles
   2004 90 50 Peas and beans
   2004 40 00
   2004 51 00
                                                                       Ji
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   CN Code                        Description ( l )
   2004 90 99 Asparagus
   2005 60 00
   2004 90 99 Carrots and mixtures
   2005 9090  Other
ex 2004 90 99 Ajvar
   2005 90 10 Fruit of the genus Capsicum other than sweet peppers
              Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than
              by vinegar or acetic acid , otherwise than in mixtures
ex 2004 90 99 - Celeriac
              - Brassicas ( except cauliflowers )
ex 2005 90 90 - Okra ( gumbo )
   2007 10 90 - Chestnut purée and paste , other
   2007 91 90 - Citrus fruit jams and marmalades , other
   2007 99 90 - Other , not specified
   2008 11 91 Roast ground-nuts , in immediate packings of a net
              content exceeding 1 kg
   2008 30 51 Grapefruit segments
   2008 30 71
   2008 30 91
   2008 30 99
ex 2008 30 55 Mandarins , tangerines and satsumas , etc. finely crushed
ex 2008 30 75
ex 2008 30 59 Grapefruit ; oranges and lemons , finely crushed
ex 2008 30 79
   2008 50 61 Apricots
   2008 50 69
ex 2008 50 91 Apricot and peach halves
ex 2008 50 99 Apricot pulp
ex 2008 70 99
   2008 60    Morello cherries
ex 2008 92 50 Fruit salad
ex 2008 92 71
ex 2008 92 79
   2009 11 11 Orange juice
   2009 11 19
   2009 11 91
   2009 11 99
   2009 19 19
   2009 19 91
   2009 19 99
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     CN Code               :                    Description ( 1 )
      2009 20  11          : Grapefruit juice
      2009 20  19
      2009 20  91
      2009 20  99
     2009 30 11            : Citrus fruit juices other than oranges or grapefruit
     2009 30 19            : juice
ex 2009 30 31              : Other citrus fruit juices excluding lemon juice
ex 2009 30 39
( 1 ) Without prejudice to the rules for the interpretation of the Combined
       Nomenclature , the description is provided for ease of reference only , the
       preferential arrangements being determined , within the framework of this
       Annex , by the scope of the Combined Nomenclature Codes .
                                                                                   M
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                            ANNEX B
                  Products subject to reference quantities pursuant to the additional
                       protocols concluded with the Mediterranean third countries
        CN                       Description ( 1 )         Calendar        Origin     Quantity
     code                                                   period                    ( tonnes )
   0701 90 51        New potatoes                      1.    1-31 . 5  Malta             3 000
it 0701 90 59
   0701    90  51    New potatoes                      1.    1-31 . 3  Tunisia           2 600
   0703    20  00    Fresh garlic                      1.    2-31 . 5  Egypt             1 600
   0712    20  00    Dried onions                      1.    1-31.12   Syria                700
X 0712     90  90
 { 0904    20  10    Dried garlic                      1.    1-31.12   Egypt             1 000
X 0707 00 11         Small winter cucumbers            1.    1-end / 2 Egypt                100
                                                       1.    1-end / 2 Jordania             100
                                                       1.    1-end / 2 Malta ,                50
    0709 10 00       Artichokes                        1.   10-31.12   Egypt                100
                                                       1.   10-31.12   Cyprus               100
                                                      15 .   1-30 . 4  Israel            1 200
    0709 30 00       Aubergines
    0709 60 10                                         1.    1-31.12   Morocco           1 000
                     Sweet peppers
                                                       1.    1-31.12   Syria                700
    0712 20 00       Onions
    0712 90 90                                         1.    1-31.12   Egypt             1 000
                      Dried garlic
                                                       1.    1-31.12   Morocco              400
    0713 10 11        Peas for sowing
               19
                                                             1-31.12   Lebanon            2 200
    0713   10  90 )   Dried leguminous vegetables   )  1.
    0713   20  90 )                                 )
     0713  31  90 )                                 )
     0713  32  90 )                                 )
     0713  33  90 )                                 )
     0713  39  90 )                                 )
     0713  40  90 )                                 )              ■ !
     0713   50 90 )                                 )                                           «
     0713   90  90 )                                )
                                                             1-31.12    Israel          31 000
     0804 40 1 0      Avocados                          1.
     0804 40 90
                                                             2-30 . 6   Israel            1 900
  tx 0806 10 15       Fresh table grapes                1.
  ex 0806 10 19
                                                              1-31 . 3  Egypt                100
      0807 1 0 90     Small winter melons               1.
                                                                                             100
                                                        1.    1-31 . 3  Jordania
                                                                        Israel               200
      0810 90 1 0     Kiwif ruit                        1.    1-30 . 4                       200
                                                        1.    1-30 . 4  Morocco
                                                                        Cyprus               200
                                                        1.    1-30 . 4
                                                                                                  Л
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           CN                    Description ( 1 )         Calendar        Origin      Quant ity
         code                                               period                     ( tonnes )
       0812 90 90     Comminuted citrus fruit           1.   1-31.12    Israël             1 100
       2001 10 00     Cucumbers preserved in vinegar    1.   1-31.12   Yugoslavia         3 000
       2004 90 30     Sauerkraut                        1.   1-31.12   Yugoslavia             130
       2005 30 00                                                                    !
       2008 30 51    Graoefruit and pomelo segments )   1.   1-31.12    Israel           13 700
       2008 30 71                                    )
       2008 50 61    Apricots                           1.   1-31.12   Morocco            6 300
       2008 50 69
       2008 30 79 )  Grapefruit and pomelos             1.   1-31.12   Israel             2 000
  ex 2008 80 70 )    Comminuted oranges and
  ex 2008 99 59 )    lemons
  ex 2008 30 91 )    Grapefruit segments                1.   1-31.12   Israel             2 900
  ex 2008 30 91 )    Citrus fruit pulp
  ex 2008 30 91 )    Comminuted citrus fruit
      2008 50 99     Apricot halves and                 1.   1-31.12   Morocco            6 300
      2008 70 99     peach halves
      2009   20 11 ) Grapefruit and pomelo juice        1.   1-31.12   Israel           23 700
      2009   20 19 )
      2009   20 99 )
      2009   30 11 )
      2009   30 19 )
      2009 20 99     Grapefruit and pomelo juice        1.   1-31.12 | Morocco               800
( 1 ) Without prejudice to the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature , the
      description is provided for ease of reference only , the preferential arrangements being
      determined , within the framework of this Annex , by the scope of the Combined Nomenclature
      codes .
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