CELEX: 51988PC0209
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Date: 1988-04-18
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) establishing Community surveillance for imports of certain agricultural products originating in Cyprus, Yugoslavia, Egypt, Jordan, (Israel) or Tunisia which are subject to reference quantities (1988) (presented by the Commission)

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                                                   COM(88 ) 209 final
                                                   Brussels , 18 April 1988
                                 Proposai for a
                           COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
  establishing Community surveillance for imports of certain agricultural
    products originating in Cyprus , Yugoslavia , Egypt , Jordan , ( Israel )
        or Tunisia which are subject to reference quantities ( 1988 )
J
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                        ( presented by the Commission )
                                  \
 ---pagebreak---                         EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
The Additional Protocols to the Agreements between the European Economic
Community and Cyprus , Yugoslavia , Egypt , Jordan , ( Israel ) and Tunisia
provide for the progressive reduction of the customs duties applying to
certain agricultural products originating in those countries , by means of
a system of reference quantities .
Where , under the respective Agreements , the rate of customs duty applied
to imports into the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 of a
product subject to a reference quantity is lower than that applying in
respect of Spain or Portugal or both , the process of dismantling begins
once duty on imports of that product from Spain and Portugal has fallen
below that applied to imports of the product in question from the other
countries .
That is why the Annex to this proposal for a regulation lists only
products in respect of which tariff dismantling begins in 1988 . It is ,
however , understood that the list will be added to as appropriate during
the transitional period until it includes all products subject to
reference quantities under Article 1 of the Additional Protocol in each
case .
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2. If , in the course of 1988 and within a pre-established period , the
   volume of imports of any of these products exceeds the reference
   quantity , the Commission , having regard to an annual review of trade
   flows which it shall carry out , may , starting from the following year ,
   make the product in question subject to a Community tariff quota , the
   volume of which shall be equal to the reference quantity .
3. Implémentation of this proposai to establish Community surveillance for
   certain agricultural products will entai l the adoption of prec i se, common
   rules to be applied uniformly by ail Member States .   These requirements
   can be met by the establishment of a System of Community surveillance
   of actual imports originating in the Medi terranean countries in question .
   To this end , Member States should take suitable steps to enable statistical
   returns for the whole Community to be collected rapidly .   The statistics
   should concern only imports of the products in question , as and when they
   are presented to customs under cover of an entry for free circulation
   and accompanied by a movement certificate conforming to the provisions
   of the Agreement referred to at point 1 .
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Member States must prepare the returns as follows :
  i.  by 1 July 1988 at the latest in the case of returns showing the
      amounts charged against the reference quantities of the products
      bearing serial numbers 18.0010 , 18.0040, 18.0060, 18.0140 or
      18.0150 ;
 ii . by 15 September 1988 at the latest in the case of returns showing
      the amounts charged against the reference quantities of the
      product bearing serial number 18.0130 ;
iii . by 15 October 1988 , and not later than the fifteenth day of each
      subséquent month , in the case of the returns showing the cumulative
      amounts charged during the period from 1 January to 30 September ,
      and during the preceding month respecti vely , against the reference
      quantities of the products bearing serial numbers 18.0090 , 18.0170
      or 18.0180 ;
 iv . by 15 November 1988 , and not later than the fifteenth day of each
      subséquent month , in the case of the return showing cumulative
      amounts charged during the preceding month against the reference
      quantities of the products bearing serial number 18.0050 .
The surveillance arrangements will require sustained effort and close
coopération between the authorities of the Member States and Commission
departments . Since the products in question belong to the group of
sensitive products and since imports at reduced rates of duty could
disturb the Community market , it is absolutely essential that ail the
Member States observe the above deadlines strictly .
That is the aim of the attached proposal .
 ---pagebreak---                                   Proposai for a
                            COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
 establishing Community surveillance for imports of certain agricultural
   products originating in Cyprus , Yugoslavia , Egypt , Jordan , ( Israel )
        or Tunisia which are subject to reference quantities ( 1988 )
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 the European
Economic Community and Cyprus,*' Yugoslavia,^ Egypt , ^ Jordan,^ ( Israel ^)
and Tunisia^ have been concluded ; whereas these Protocols provide for the
progressive reduction , subject to reference quantities and within a set
timetable , of the customs duties applicable to certain agricultural products
originating in those countries and covered by the respective Agreements ;
Whereas , should imports of any such product within the set timetable exceed
the   respective    reference    quantity , the  Community may   make
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the said product subject to a Community tariff quota , the volume of which
shall be equal to the reference quantity in question ;
Whereas the application of these arrangements requires that the Community
be kept regularly informed of the progress of such imports originating
in the countries referred to above ; whereas it is therefore
necessary to make import of the products subject to surveillance ;
Whereas this objective may be achieved by means of an administrative
procedure whereby imports of the products in question are charged against
the reference quantities at Community level within pre-established timetables ,
as and when the products are entered with the customs authorities for free
ci rculation ;
Whereas the said administrative procedure requires close and rapid cooperation
between the Member States and the Commission , which must , in particular , be
able to monitor the charging of amounts against the reference quantities and
keep the Member States informed ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                     Article 1
1.   Imports into the Community of certain producís originating in Cyprus ,
     Yugoslavia , Egypt , Jordán , ( Israel ) or Tunisia for which reference
     quantities shall be set within predetermi ned timetables shall be subject
     to Community survei l lance .
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   The description of the products referred to in the preceding subparagraph ,
   their serial numbers , Combined Nomenclature codes and the volumes and
   periods of application of the corresponding reference quantities are
   given in the table in the Annex .
2. Should the volume of imports of any of these products subject to a
   reference quantity charged in accordance with the procedure indicated
   in paragraph 3 exceed this reference quantity , the Commission , having
   regard to an annual review of trade flows which it shall carry out and
   in accordance with the procedure of the respective management committee ,
   may make che product in question subject to a Community tariff quota ,
   the volume of which shall be equal to the reference quantity .
3. Amounts shall be charged against the reference quantities as and when
   products are entered with customs authorities for free circulation ,
   accompanied by a movement certificate conforming to the rules contained
   in the Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of originating
   products annexed to each Agreement wi th the countries referred to in paragraph 1 .
   Where the movement certificate is produced at a later date , the amount
   shall be charged against the corresponding reference quantity at the
   date of acceptance of the declaration of release for free circulation .
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4. Member States shall forward to the Commission :
         not Later than 1 July 1988 , the final returns for the amounts
         charged against the reference quantities of the products bearing
         serial numbers 18.0010 , 18.0040 , 18.0140 or 18.0150 ;
         not later than 15 September 1988 , the final return for the amounts
         charged against the reference quantities of the product bearing
         serial number 18.0130 ;
         by 15 October 1988 , and not later than the fifteenth day of each
         subsequent month , the returns for the cumulative amounts charged
         during the period 1 January to 30 September , and during the
         preceding month respectively , against the reference quantities
         of the products bearing serial numbers 18.0090 , 18.0170 or 18.0180 ;
         by 15 November 1988 , and not later than the fifteenth day of
         each subsequent month , the return for the cumulative amounts
         charged during the preceding month against the reference quantities
         of the products bearing serial number 18.0050.
   The level of utilization of a reference quantity shall be determined
   at Community level on the basis of imports charged against it in the
   manner described above .
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                              Article 2
This Régulation shall enter into force on the day OT its publication in
the Official Journal of the European Communi t i es .
It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1988 .
This Régulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in ail Member States .
Done at Brussels ,                                    For the Counc i l
                                                      The President
 ---pagebreak---                                    ANNEX
Serial No Combined      Descript i on               T imetable    Origin     Reference
          Nomenclature                                                       quantity
          Code                                                               ( tonnes )
  (1)        ( 2)           (3)                          (4)       (5)          ( 6)
18.001 0  ex 0701 90 51 New potatoes                1.1-31.3      Tunisia    2 600
18.0040   ex 0707 00 11 Cucumbers of a length not   1.1-29.2      Egypt         100
                        exceeding 15 cm             1 . 1-29.2    Jordan        100
18.0050   ex 0709 10 00 Art i chokes                1.10 - 31.12  Egypt         100
                                                    1 . 10- 31,12 Cyprus        100
18.0090   ex 0712 90 90 Garlic                      1.1-31.12     Egypt      1 000
18.0130   ex 0806 10 15 Fresh table grapes          1.2-30.6      Israel     1 900
18.0140   ex 0807 10 90 Melons of a weight not      1.1-31.3      Egypt         100
                        exceeding 600 g             1.1-31.3      Jordan        100
18.0150   ex 0810 90 10 Kiwis ( Actinidia Chinensis 1.1-30.4      Israel        200
                        Planch . )                  1.1-30.4      Cyprus        200
18.0170      2001 10 00 Cucumber                    1 . 1-31.12   Yugoslavia 3 000
18.0180   ex 2004 90 30 Sauerkraut                  1.1-31.12     Yugoslavia     150
             2005 30 00
 ---pagebreak--- FICHE Fr.iA'JCIEEE
1-      Ligne budgetaire concernée : Chap . 12 art . 120
2.       Base juridique : art . 113 du traité
3.       Intitulé de la mesure tarifai re : Proposition de règlement ( CLE ) n°
         ..../87 du Conseil portant établissement d' une surveillance
         communautaire de certains produits agricoles originaires de Chypre ,
        de Yougoslavie , d' Egypte , de Jordanie , ( d' Israël ) et de Tunisie
         soumis à quantité de référence ( 1938 ).
        Objectif :
         Mise en place d' une surveillance cotrmunau taire pour les produits
         soumis à une quantité de référence afin de permettre à la
         Coturassion l' application des mesures prévues par l' article premier
         des protocoles additionnels aux accords entre la CEE et les pays
         méditerranéens susmentionnés .
5.       L' application des dispositions de ce règlement ne coudui': pas à des
        pertes de recettes supplémentaires .
 ---pagebreak---                            FICHE D' IMPACT SUR LA COMPETITIVITE
                                       ET L' EMPLOI
Cette proposition est formulée en conformité avec un engagement contractuel
de la Communauté . L' impact découlant de cette concession a été pris en
considération lors de la prise de déci sion -d ' adopt ion de ce contingent
et il n' aura pas un caractère sérieux sur la compétitivité et l' emploi
dans la Communauté .