CELEX: 51990PC0480
Language: en
Date: 1990-10-12
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) SUSPENDING WHOLLY OR IN PART THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES ON CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN TURKEY ( 1991 )

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                        COM(90) 480 final
                                        Brussels, 12 October 1990
                             Proposal for a
                       COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
     suspending wholly or In part the Common Customs Tariff duties
        on certain agricultural products originating in Turlcey
                                 (1991)
                     (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---                             EXPIABWICRY MEMORANDUM
I        The additional Protocol and the Supplementary Protocol concluded
         by the Community with Turkey provide for certain partial or total
         suspensions of duty on agricultural products falling within
         Chapters 1 - 24 of the Oommon Customs Tariff.
         In addition, the Oouncil decided that, with effect from 1 January
         1974, Turkey should not be treated less favourably than those
         countries and territories which qualify for generalized tariff
         preferences.
2.       The purpose of this proposal for a Regulation is to implement
         that decision.   It extends to Turkey for 1991.on a unilateral
         basis, the total or partial suspensions of duties proposed by the
         Commission under the generalized tariff preferences scheme. These
         suspensions are, however, confined to those products falling
         within Chapters 1-24 in respect of which no provision is made for
         more favourable treatment in the agreements with Turlcey.
 3.      Within the limits of çheseYsuspensions , Spain and Portugal will apply
         customs duties calculated in accordance with         Regulation (EEC) no
          2573/87 laying down the arrangements applicable to Spain's and
         Portugal's trade with Turkey.
f.       Attention is drawn to the fact that t
          (i)the proposal for a Regulation is based on the Supplementary
             Protocol which entered into force on 1 March 1996 (1);
        (ii)the enacting terras of the Regulation and the lists of products
             annexed to it are based on the proposals Which the Oaramission
             has presented to the Oouncil concerning generalized tariff
             preferences for agricultural products.
    (1) OJ n° L 48 of 26.2.1986, p. 36.
                                                                                  'L
 ---pagebreak---                                                     Proposal for a
                                        COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No                    . . . /90
                                                      of
                   suspending wholly or in part the Common Customs Tariff duties on certain agricultural
                                              products originating in Turkey (199^)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community, and in particular Article 113                   Whereas       this     Regulation    applies therefore
 thereof,
                                                                                                                            . to the
                                                                     Community as currently constituted.
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3033/80 of
 11 November 1980 laying down the trade arrangements
applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
of agricultural products ('), and in particular Article 12
thereof,
                                                                                                    Article 1
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                     1.     From 1 January to 31 December 1994 the customs
                                                                     duties on imports into the Member States of the products
Whereas under Annex 6 to the Additional Protocol laying              originating in Turkey listed in the Annex shall be those
down the conditions, procedures and timetables for                   indicated for each of them in the said Annex.
implementing the transitional phase referred to in Article 4 of
the Agreement establishing an Association between the                Where this Regulation is applicable in Spain and in Portugal,
 European Economic Community and Turkey (2) and under                these Member States shall apply duties calculated in
 Article 9 of the Supplementary Protocol to the Association          accordance with the relevant provisions set out in Regulation
Agreement between the European Economic Community                    (EEC) No 2573/87.
and Turkey consequent on the accession of new Member
States to the Community ( 3 ), which was signed in Ankara on
30 June 1973 and entered into force on 1 March 1986 ( 4 ), the
Community must wholly or in part suspend the Common
Customs Tariff duties applicable to certain products;
whereas it also appears necessary, on a provisional basis, to
adjust or supplement some of the advantages provided for in          2.     For the purposes of application of this Regulation,
the abovementioned Annex 6; whereas the Community                    'originating products' shall mean those products which fulfil
should, therefore, with regard to the products originating in        the conditions laid down in Association Council Decision
Turkey contained in the list annexed to this Regulation,             N o 4 / 7 2 attached to Regulation (EEC) No 428/73 ( 8 ), as
suspend until 31 December 199/J either the fixed component           amended by Decision No 1/75 attached to Regulation (EEC)
of the charge applicable to the goods falling within the scope       No 1431/75 (').
of Regulation (EEC) No 3033/80 or the customs duty
applicable to the other products, at the levels indicated for        The methods of administrative cooperation for ensuring that
each of them;                                                        the products listed in the Annexes benefit from the total or
                                                                     partial suspension shall be those laid down in Association
                                                                     Council Decision No 5/72 attached to Regulation (EEC)
Whereas the Council adopted Regulation (EEC) No                      No 4 2 8 / 7 3 , as last amended by Decision No 1/83, attached
 1059/88 of 28 March 1988 laying down the arrangements               to Regulation (EEC) No 993/83 ( , 0 ).
applicable to Greece's trade with Turkey ( J ); whereas the
Council also adopted Regulation (EEC) No 2573/87 of
 11 August 1987 laying down the arrangements for trade                                              Article 2
between Spain and Portugal, on the one hand, and Algeria,
Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia and Turkey, on the                   When imports of products qualifying for the arrangements
other («);                                                           provided for in Article 1 come into the Community in
                                                                     quantities or at prices which cause or threaten to cause
                                                                     serious injury to the Community producers of similar
(•) OJ  No L 32.3, 29. 11. 1980, p. 1.                               products or directly competitive products, the Common
H   OJ  No 217, 29. 12. 1964, p. 3687/64.                            Customs Tariff duties may be partially or wholly
(J) OJ  No L 361, 31. 12. 1977, p. 2.                                re-established for the products in question. These measures
(4) OJ  No L 48, 26. 2. 1986, p. 36.
(5) OJ  No I. 104, 23. 4. 1988, p. 4.                                 (») O J N o L 5 9 . 5. 3. 1973, p. 73
(*) OJ  No L 250, 1.9. 1987, p. 1.                                    (») OJNoL 142,4.6. 1975, p. 1.
O   OJ  No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1.                                ( ,0 ) OJ No L 112, 8. 4. 1983, p. 1.
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m.iy also be taken in the event of serious injury or the        request and shall inform the Member States of the action
threat of serious injury limited to a single region of the      taken.
Community.
                                                                3.    Any Member State may refer the Commission's action
                                                                to the Council, within 10 working days of its notification.
                         Article 3
                                                                Referring the matter to the Council shall not have a
                                                                suspensory effect. The Council shall meet without delay. It
1.     In order to ensure the application of Article 2, the
                                                                may by a qualified majority amend or annul the measure
Commission may decide by means of a Regulation to
                                                                taken.
re-establish Common Customs Tariff duties for a limited
period.
2.     Where the Commission has been requested by a                                      Article 4
Member State to take action it shall take a decision within a
maximum period of 10 working days from receipt of the           This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 199^,
                 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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 ---pagebreak---                                                                                   ANNEX
                        List of producu falling within Chapters 1 to 24 originating in Turkey for which there are grounds for toul or
                                                          partial suspension of the Common Customs Tariff
            Order                                                                                               Rate of duty
             No
                          CNcodcC)                                          Description
                                            Vegetables, fresh or chilled:
        15.0001         ex 0709 30 00       — Aubergines, from 1 to 14 January                                      9%
                                            Manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes
                                            and other similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin
                                            content, fresh or dried, whole or sliced; sago pith:
        15.0003         ex 0714 20 10       — Sweet potatoes intended for human consumption (')                    Free
                                            Melons (including watermelons) and papaws (papayas), fresh:
        15.0005         ex 0807 10 10       — Watermelons, from 1 November to 31. March                           6,5%
                                            Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa:
        15.0007         ex 1806 10 10       — Cocoa powder, not otherwise sweetened than by the addition of    3%+MOB
                        ex 1806 10 30           sucrose
                        ex 1806 10 90
        15.0009             1806 20 10      Chocolate and chocolate goods, whether or not filled, sugar        9% +MOB
                            1806 20 30      confectionery and substitutes therefor made from sugar            with a max. of
                            1806 20 50      substitution products, containing cocoa                           27%+ADS/Z
                            1806 20 80
1806 20 95            *     1806 3100
                            1806 3210
                           1806 32 90
                           1806 90 11
                           1806 90 19
                           1806 90 31
                           1806 90 39
                           1806 90 50
       15.0011          ex 1901 90 90       — Preparation based on flour of leguminous vegetables in the form
                                                of sun-dried discs of dough, known as 'papad'                      Free
       15.0013          ex 1903 00 00       Tapioca, other than tapioca prepared from potato starch            2% +MOB
       15.0015             0710 40 00         Preparations:                                                    3% +MOB
                           071190 30          — — Sweet corn
                           2001 90 30
                           2004 90 10
                           2005 80 00
       15.0017             1904 90 10       — — Of rice                                                        3% +MOB
       15.0019              1904 90 90      — — Of other cereals                                               2% + MOB
       Abbreviations:
       MOB       = variable component.
       AD S/Z = additional duty on sugar.
       (*) The Taric codes are to be found on page 2 of this Annex.
       (') Entry under this CN code is subject to conditions laid down in the relevant Community provisions.
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              Tarie codes
Order No    CN code              Tarie code
15.0001  ex 0709 30 00        0709 30 00 » 10
15.0005  ex 0807 10 10        0807 10 10 » 10
15.0007  ex 1806 10 10         1806 10 10 » 11
                              1806 10 10» 91
         ex 1806 10 30        1806 10 30» 10
         ex 1806 10 90        1806 10 90» 10
15.0011  ex 1901 90 90        190190 90» 12
                                          *14
                                          *16
                                          *18
15.0013  ex 1903 00 00        1903 00 00» 90
                                               C
 ---pagebreak--- FICHE FINANCIERE
1.      Ligne budgétaire concernée : Chap. 12 art.120
2.      Base juridique : art. 113 du traité
3.      Intitulé de la mesure tarifaire : Proposition de règlement du
        Conseil portant suspension totale ou partielle des droits du tarif
        douanière commun pour certains produits agricoles de Turquie (199 1)
4.      Objectif      : Assurer le respect des engagements c o n t r a c t é s
5.      Mode de calcul
        N° du T.D.C.                                divers
        Volume des suspensions                      non limité
        Droit à appliquer                           droits nuls ou réduits
        Droit du T.D.C.                             divers
6.      Perte de r e c e t t e s
        La p e r t e de r e c e t t e s à i n s c r i r e pour 1991 n ' e s t pas calculable en
        r a i s o n de l ' i n c e r t i t u d e des p o s s i b i l i t é s d ' e x p o r t a t i o n s de la
        Turquie.
        I l n ' y a pas une p e r t e supplémentaire à i n s c r i r e en 1991 par
        rapport à c e l l e i n s c r i t e en 1990(100*000 ECU).
                                                                                                               ?
 ---pagebreak---                           FICHE D'IMPACT SUR LA COMPETITIVITE ET L'EMPLOI
Cette p r o p o s i t i o n e s t formulée en conformité avec un engagement c o n t r a c t u e l
de l a Communauté. L'impact découlant .de c e t t e concession a é t é p r i s en
c o n s i d é r a t i o n l o r s de l a p r i s e de d é c i s i o n d'adoption de ce contingent e t
i l n'aura pas un caractère s é r i e u x sur la c o m p é t i t i v i t é e t l'emploi dans la
Communauté.
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