CELEX: 51989PC0391
Language: en
Date: 1989-07-27
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for dried figs and certain dried grapes coming from Spain (1990) (presented by the Commission)

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                                                     COM(89 ) 391 final
                                                     Brussels , 27   July 1989
                            Proposal for a
                       COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
                 r
  opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff
                                    C
     quotas for dried figs and certain dried grapes coming from
                              Spain   ( 1990 )
                     ( presented by the Commission )
 ---pagebreak---                              BXPLANATCRf MEMORANDUM
1 . Articles 30 and 75 of the Aot of Accession provide for the phasing-out
    of customs duties on imports Into the Oomnunity as constituted on
    31 Deoaher 1965 of agricultural products coming from Spain . This
    applies inter alia to the customs duties to be levied under the
    following Ooamunity tariff quotas for products produced In Spain:
     (1) 200 tonnes of dried figs falling within CN oode ex 0601 20 90; and
    (11) 1 900 tonnes of dried grapes falling within CN oode 0806 20 11 ,
         0606 20 19 . ex 0606 20 91 or ex 0806 20 99
    coming from Spain .
2 . On 1 January 1990 the duties In question are    reduced to 37,5% of the
    beslo duties .
    Council Regulation (EBC) No 4161/87 of 22 Iteoamber 1967 laid down,
    oopeoquent on the entry Into foroe of the Combi mad Nomenclature , the
    basic duties to be adopted within the Oomnunity as constituted, on
    31 TVyyamhwr 1965 for the purpose of oal abating the suooessive
    reductions provided for in the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal .
    These tariff measures do not apply to Portugal since Regulation (EEC) No
    3792/65 laying down the arrangements applying to trade in agricultural
    products between Spain and Portugal includes special provisions on this
    subject .                                                               ’
                                      e«
    Tbs above-mentioned tariff quotas Should therefore be opened in the
    Oomnunity as constituted on 31 Deoaniber 1965 for the period 1 January to
    31 December 1990 ; the customs duties applicable Should be calculated In
                with the appropriate provisions as in the Act of Accession
     of Spain and Portugal .
3.                  The proposal far a Regulation does not provide for
  them to be allocated among the Maher States : the latter will draw
  quantities from the reserve to ocver their needs under the procedure
  as set out in Article 3 of the proposed Regulation .
  That Is tbs purpose of the attached proposal .
 ---pagebreak---                                                                   Proposai for a
                                                      COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) . . . / 89
                                                                 of 16 December 1988
                         opfiog and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for dried figs and
                                                    certain dried grapes coming from Spain ( j 990 )
     THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                                   Whereas all Community importers should be –T~T) equal
                                                                                 and connnous access to the said quotas and dkcdacy MM
     Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                       down for the quotas should be applied coMMoady to all
     Economic Community,                                                         imports of the products in quesdon into all             States
                                                                                 undl the quota is exhausted ;
     Having regard to die Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal ,
     and in particular Artides 30 and 75 thereof,                                 whereas , it is appropriate to take the
                                                                                  necessary measures to ensure efficient
                                                                                  Community administration of this tariff
     Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
                                                                                  quota while offering the Member States the
                                                                                  opportunity to draw from the quota volume
     Whereas , pursuant to Articles 30 and 75 of the Act of                       the necessary quantities corresponding to
     Accession, the customs duties applicable to imports into the                 actual imports ; whereas this method of
     Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 of the                          administration requires close cooperation
     following products coming from Spain are to be phased out                    between the Member States and the
    within the limits of Community tariff quotas of 200 tonnes of
    dried figs falling within CN code ex 0804 20 90 and 1 900                     Commission ;
    tonnes of certain dried grapes falling with CN code
    0806 20 11 , 0806 20 19 , ex 0806 20 91 or ex 0806 20 99 ;
    whereas on 1 January 1990 the dudes in question are to be
reduced to 37,5 X °* tfee basic duties; whereas the said basic
    dudes are those laid down by Council Regulation ( EEC ) No                  Whereas since Belgium , the Netherlands and LnxcMbourg
    4161 / 87 of 22 December 1987 laying down , consequent on                   are united within and joindy represented by dw Benelux
    the entry into force of the combined nomenclature, the basic                Economic Union , any operation coocemd^ the
    dudes to be adopted within the Community as consdtuted at                   administration of the quota ,
    31 December 1985 for the purpose of calculating the                                 may be carried out by any one of its members ,
    successive reduedons provided for in the Act of Accession of
    Spain and Portugal ( 1 ); whereas the said tariff quotas should c e
    therefore be opened for 1990;                                               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
    Whereas Council Reguladon ( EEC ) No 3792 / 85 of 20
    December 1985 laying down the arrangements applying to                                                Article 1
    trade in agricultural products between Spain and
    Portugal ( J ), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC ) No                    From 1 January to 31 December 1990 ^ custom* duties
    222 / 88 ( J ), lays down special arrangements for imports into             applicable to imports into the Community a* constituted at
    Portugal of the products in quesdon coming from Spain ;                     31 December 1985 of the following products coming from
    whereas the Community tariff quotas should therefore apply                  Spain shall be suspended at the levels indicated below and
    only to the Community as consdtuted at 31 December                          within the limits of Community tariff quotas as shown
     1985 ;                                                                     below :
          Semi
                          CN code                                  Deacnpuon                           Volume of tariff quota  Kate aí duty
           No                                                                                                  ( tonne*)           <*)
    09.0301            ex 0804 20 90        Dried figs in immediate containers of a net capacity not
                                            exceeding 15 kg                                                        200            1/1
    09.0303               0806 20  11       Dried grapes in immediate containers of a net capacity not
                          0806 20  19       exceeding 15 kg                                                      1 900            Free
                       ex 0806 20  91
                       ex 0806 20  99
    (>) OJ No L 395 , 31 . 12. 19«7 , p 1 .
    (») OJ No L 367 , 31 . 12 . 1985 , p 7 .
    (*) OJ No L 28 , 1 . 2 . 1988 , p . 1 .
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                          Article 2                               States shall be informed by the Commission in
                                                                  accordance with the same procedures.
The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be managed
by the Commission, which may take all appropriate
administrative measures     in order to ensure      effective                               Article 4
administration thereof.
                          Article 3
                                                                 Each Member State shall ensure that
If an importer presents in a Member State a declaration of       importers of the product concerned have
entry into free circulation, including a request for             equal and continuous access to the quota
preferential benefit for a product covered by this               for such time as the residual balance
Regulation and if that declaration is accepted by the
customs authorities, the Member States concerned shall           of the quota volume so permits .
inform the Commission and draw an amount corres­
ponding to its requirements from the corresponding
quota amount
The drawing requests, with indication of the date of
acceptance of the said declarations, must be transmitted
to the Commission without delay .
The drawings are granted by the Commission by
reference to the date of acceptance of the declarations of
entry into free circulation by the customs authorities of
the Member States concerned to the extent that the
                                                                                            Article 5
available balance so permits.
If a Member State does not use the quantities drawn , it          The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate
shall return them as soon as possible to the corresponding        closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with .
quota amount
If the quantities requested are greater than the available                                  Article 6
balance of the quota amount allocation shall be made on
a pro rata basis with respect to the requests. Member c c This Regulation shall enter into force on            January 1990 .
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States .
                 Done at Brussels,
                                                                              For the Council
                                                                               The President
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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 décision d' adoption de ces contingents et
il n' aura pas un caractère sérieux sur la compétitivité et l' emploi dans
la Communauté .