CELEX: 51993PC0083
Language: en
Date: 1993-03-10
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas and ceilings for certain agricultural and industrial products originating in Tomania (1993)

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                             COM(93) 83 final
                                             Brussels, 10 March 1993
                              Proposal for a
                        milNiriL REGULATION (EEC)
     opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff
   quotas and ceilings for certain agricultural and industrial products
                       originating in Romania (1993)
                     (presented by the Commission)
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                          EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
 1. The Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community and
     the European Coal and Steel Community, on tha one hand, and
    Romania, on the other hand, signed on 1st February 1993, stipulates
    that, from their entry into force, customs duties levied on imports
     into the Community of certain industrial and agricultural products
     listed in Annexes I and II hereto shall be reduced or eliminated.
    These advantages shall be granted within the limits of tariff
    quotas or eel Iings.
2.  Pending the entry into force of the agreement, the Community has
    decided to implement the interim agreement concluded with the
    country in question, from first May 1993.
3.  These Interim Agreement provides for the complete suspension of
    customs duties on certain of those countries' industrial products
    to which the tariff quotas or ceilings contained in Annex I apply.
     It also provides for complete or partial suspension of customs
    duties on certain agricultural products from the same country,
    within the limits of tariff quotas. The volume and duty rates for
    these quotas are laid down in Annex II.
4.  Pursuant to the provisions laid down in the Annexes to the
    abovementioned Agreement, the volumes of the said quotas and
    ceilings shall be increased, from the first year of their entry
     into force, by a specific percentage indicated in those Annexes. If
    during the period from 1 January 1993 to the entry into force of
    the present regulation, any products listed in Annexes I and II
    hereto are imported into the Community under other preferential
    arrangements (GSP), however, the amounts laid down in the annexes
    will be reduced by an amount equivalent to any such imports.
5.  Administration of the quotas will involve pooling the entire amount
    of the individual quotas in order to torm a Community reserve to
    which all the Member States will have access in accordance with
    Article 2 of the proposed Regulation.
6.  For the administration of the tariff ceilings, it is proposed that
    a system of import surveillance be set up for the products listed
    in Annex I, and that the Commission be empowered to reintroduce the
    levying of duties under certain circumstances. This will entail
    the adoption of detailed common rules to be applied by all the
    Member States in a uniform manner, with close collaboration between
    the appropriate national authorities and the Commission. .
That is the purpose of the attached proposal.
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                                                                                      Proposa L for a
                                                       C O U N C I L R E G U L A T I O N (LLC)                            No          /v-i
                                                                              of
                       o p e n i n g a n d p r o v i d i n g for the a d m i n i s t r a t i o n of C o m m u n i t y tariff q u o t a s arid
                       c e i l i n g s for c e r t a i n a g r i c u l t u r a l a n d i n d u s t r i a l p r o d u c t s o r i g i n a t i n g in Remania (1993)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES.                                                            agricultural products, specifying for each product the
                                                                                                    volume of its quota or ceiling and the rate of customs
                                                                                                    duty applicable ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic C o m m u n i t y , and in particular Article 1 13
thereof.
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                                                    Whereas, the d e c i s i o n f o r the opening o f Community quotas s h o u l d be
                                                                                                     taken by tho Community, i n the e x e c u t i o n o f i t s i n t e r n a t i o n a l
Whereas the association agreement between the Euro                                                  O b l i g a t i o n s , i n thf! c.ise of the p r o d u c t s l i s t e d i n Annexes I a n d Ll
                                                                                                                        t o t h i r . R e g u l a t i o n : "Jieteas p a r t i c u l a r care should be taken t o
pcan Economic C o m m u n i t y and t h e European Coal                                             ensure that a l l Community i m p o r t e r s have equal and c o n t i n u o u s access to
and Steel Community, on the one hand, and                                                            those quotas and that the i a t e s l a i d down f o r the quotas are a p p l i e d to
                                                                                                    a l l imports of the products in q u e s t i o n i n t o a l l Member States u n t i l
Romania, on the other hand, was                                                  signed             the quotas are exhausted; whereas, to ensure the e f f i c i e n c y of a common
on
      1 s t F e b r u a r y i c c ^ h e r e a s pending the entry into                              a d m i n i s t r a t i o n of these q u o t a s , there i s not reasonable o b s t a c l e to
force o f t h e s e a g r e e m e n t ' t h e Community has concluded                               a u t h o r i s i n g the Member S t a t e s t o draw from the quota-volumes the
interim agreement on trade and trade-related measures                                               necessary q u a n t i t i e s c o r r e s p o n d i n g t o a c t u a I - i m p o r t s ; whereas t h i s
                                                                                                    method o f a d m i n i s t r a t i o n r e q u i r e s c l o s e c o o p e r a t i o n between the Member
with these country^                  which s h a l l be enter i n t o force                         S t a t e s and the Commission and the l a t t e r must in p a r t i c u l a r be able t o
on 1st May 1993.                                                                                   m o n i t o r the r a t e at which the quotas are used up and i n f o r m the Member
                                                                                                    States accordingly;
Whereas the interim agreements stipulate, inter alia, that
                                                                                       m           Whereas             i n the case of the p r o d u c t s l i s t e d i n Annex                I        to t h i s
certain     products originating in the c o u n t r y                                              R e g u l a t i o n which are subject t o Community t a r i f f c e i l i n g s . Community
question may attract a reduced or zero rate of duty on                                             s u r v e i l l a n c e may be achieved by means o f an a d m i n i s t r a t i v e procedure
import into the C o m m u n i t y , within the limits of tariff                                    based on c h a r g i n g imports of the p r o d u c t s i n q u e s t i o n a g a i n s t the
quotas or ceilings ; whereas pursuant to the provisions                                            c e i l i n g s at Community l e v e l as and when those p r o d u c t s are e n t e r e d w i t h
                                                                                                   the customs a u t h o r i t i e s for free c i r c u l a t i o n -
annexed to these agreement , the volumes of the tariff
quotas and ceilings established when the association
agreement was signed must be increased from the date
on which the interim agreement enter into force by a
percentage specific to each                                             category of
products ; whereas in accordance with Protocol 7 attached
to each of th ese agreement , provision must furthermore
be made for deduction of any quantities which have
 already benefited from generalized preferences between
 l January 1 9 9 3 and the entry into force of these agree-
 ment and for pro rata adjustments to the quantities of
 the agricultural products listed in Annex II to this Regu-
 lation ;
 Whereas the quantities in question will be known only on
 the day preceding the entry into force of the interim
 agreements ; whereas the Commission should be made
 responsible for informing the Member States and
 economic operators as rapidly as possible of the quantities                                                Whereas this administrative procedure requires close and
 actually available under the tariff measures described in                                                  particularly rapid cooperation between the Member States
 this Regulation by means of publication in the ' C series                                                  and the C o m m i s s i o n , and the latter must in particular be
 of the Official Journal of the European                           Communities;                             able to monitor quantities charged against the ceilings
                                                                                                            and keep the M e m b e r States informed ; whereas this
                                                                                                            cooperation has to be particularly close since the
  Whereas it seems advisable in the interests of clarity to                                                 C o m m i s s i o n must be able to take appropriate measures to
  divide the products into two groups, in Annexes I and II                                                  reintroduce c u s t o m s duties once a ceiling is reached ,
  to this Regulation, o n e for industrial products and one for
                                                                                                             Whereas, since the K i n g d o m of Belgium, the Kingdom of
                                                                                                             the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
                                                                                                            are united within, and jointly represented by, the Benelux
                                                                                                             E c o n o m i c U n i o n , any operation concerning the adminis-
                                                                                                             tration of these tariff measures may be carried out by any
                                                                                                            o n e of its mesnberr.
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     HAS ADOFfED THIS REGULATION                                            T h e drawings shall be granted by the Commission by
                                                                            reference to the date of acceptance of the declaration for
                                                                            free circulation by the customs authorities of the Member
                                                                            State concerned, to the extent that the available balance
                                  Article   1                               so permits.
      1.     Erom "1st h a y to 31 D e c e m b e r 199 3, imports into      3.       If a M e m b e r State does not use the quantities drawn,
     the C o m m u n i t y of certain products originating in               it shall return t h e m to the corresponding quota volume as
         Romania                                which are listed in         soon as possible.
     Annexes 1 and II shall be subject to C o m m u n i t y tariff
     quotas or ceilings.
                                                                            4        If the quantities requested are greater than the avail-
                                                                            able balance of the quota volume, the balance shall be
     Annexes I and II provide a description of the products                 allocated on a pro rata basis. The Commission shall
     concerned,           ( combined nomenclature codes )                   inform the M e m b e r States of the drawings made
                and the rates of customs duty applicable.
    O n c e the interim agreement             enter into force, the                                          Article 3
    volumes of the tariff quotas and ceilings indicated in the
     Annexes shall if necessary be reduced to take account of
     the volume of goods imported from             Romania                  1.      Quantities shall be charged against the ceilings as
                    from 1 January 1993 under other preferential            and when products are declared to the customs authorities
     arrangements, in accordance with the provisions of                     for free circulation.
     Protocol 7 annexed to the interim agreement .
                                                                            Goods may be charged against a ceiling only if the move-
                                                                            m e n t certificate is presented before the date on which
    T h e Commission shall inform the Member States and
                                                                            levying of c u s t o m s duties is reintroduced.
     economic operators of the reduction in quota and ceiling
     volumes attributable to generalized preferences as rapidly
     as possible, by publishing t h e m in the ' C series of the            2.      T h e level of utilization of the ceilings shall be deter-
      Official Journal      of the European        Communities.             m i n e d at C o m m u n i t y level on the basis of the imports
                                                                            charged against t h e m in accordance with paragraph 1
2-        T h e Protocol on the definition of the concept of
 originating products and m e t h o d s of administration                    Members States shall send the Commission, not later
 cooperation, attached to the interim agreements, shall                      than the 15th day of each month, statements of the
 apply.                                                                      quantities charged during the preceding month.
                                 Article  2                                  3. As soon as the ceilings have been reached, the
                                                                                   Commission may adopt a regulation reintroducing
   1.      T h e tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be                   the customs duties applicable to the third countries
  administered by the Commission, which may take all                               in question until the end of the calendar year.
  appropriate administrative measures in order to ensure
  efficient administration thereof.
                                                                             When the adoption of such a regulation is requested
                                                                             by a Member State, the Commission shall examine the
   2       W h e r e an importer declares a product covered by
  this Regulation for free circulation in a Member State and
                                                                              request within the following five days and shall
  applies to take advantage of the preferential arrangements,                 inform the requesting Member State of the action it
  and that declaration is accepted by the customs authori-                    considers it should take as a result of the request,
  ties, the Member State concerned shall, by notifying the                    in the light, in particular, of the statements sent
   Commission, draw an amount corresponding to its requi-                    as provided for in paragraph 2.
   rements from the quota volume.
   Requests for drawings, indicating the date of acceptance
   of the said declarations, must be sent to the C o m m i s s i o n
   without delay.
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                                           Article 4
                T h e Member States and the Commission shall cooperate
                closely to ensure compliance with this Regulation.
                                           Article 5
                This Regulation shall enter into force three days following
                that of its publication in the Official Journal        of the
                 European      Communities.
                It shall apply from 1 May       1993or the date of entry into
                force of the interim agreement.-, whichever is the later
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Membei
States.
D o n e at Brussels,
                                                               I'or the Connu I
                                                                 The   President
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                                    ANNEX I
         List of industrial products subject to ceilings or quotas
                          fixed duty-free amounts^1)
Order No           CN code            Quota volune          Ce 111ng
                                          (ECUS)              (ECUS)
    (1)               (2)                   (3)                (4)
09.6001          2523 10  00           18 809 000
                       21 00
                       29 00
                       30 00
                       90 10
                       90 30
                       90 90
21.1001          2815 20                                   278 000
09.6003          2836 20 00             4 631 000
                 2836 30 00
21.1003          2836 60 00                              1 243 000
09.6005          2841 30 00               528 000
21.1005          2902 50 00                             11 808 000
21.1007          2903 51                                   473 000
09.6007          2905 11 00            11 113 000
09.6009          2905 14 90               973 000
                                              i
21.1009          2914 11 00                              1 848 000
21.1011          2915 31 00                                638 000
21.1013          2917 12 10                                349 000
21.1015          2918 21 00                                262 000
21.1017          2918 22 00                                236 000
21.1019          2921 19 30                                322 000
21.1021          2923 10 10                                361 000
21.1023          2926 10 00                              3 773 000
09.6011          2933 61 00             1 500 000
21.1025          2941 30 00                              6 229 000
09.6013          3102 10 10               503 000
(1)         The wording for the description of the products covered by this
            Annex is that of the combined nomenclature (OJ No L 267,
            14.9.1992).
 ---pagebreak---      (1)      (2)         (3)         (4)
09.6015  3102 30 10    1 350 000
         3102 30 90
09.6017  3102 40 10    3 049 000
         3102 40 90
09.6019  3102 80 00    1 704 000
21.1027  3102 10  91               348 000
               10 99
               21 00
               29 10
               29 90 *
               50 90
               60 00
               70 00
               90 00
09.6021  3105          6 086 000
21.1029  3923 21 00              5 795 000
21.1031  4011  10 00             7 938 000
         4011  20 00
         4011  30 90
         4011  91 00
         4011  99 00
         4012  10 90
         4012  20 90
         4012  90 10
         4012  90 90
         4013  10 10
         4013  10 90
         4013  90 90        »
21.1033  4202  11 10             7 938 000
         4202  11 90
         4202  12 91
         4202  12 99
         4202  19 91
         4202  19 99
         4202  21 00
         4202  22 90
         4202  29 00
         4202  31 00
         4202  32 90
         4202  39 00
 ---pagebreak---                     <e
    (1)      (2)       (3)          (4)
        4202  91 10
        4202  91 50
        4202  91 90
        4202  92 91
        4202  92 95
        4202  92 99
        4202  99 10
        4202  99 90
21.1035 4203  10 00            8 335 000
        4203  21 00
        4203  29 91
        4203  29 99
        4203  30 00
        4203  40 00
21.1037 4302 30 10             3 043 000
        4303
09.6023 4411        6 300 000
21.1039 4418  10 00           12 919 000
        4418  20 10
        4418  20 90
        4418  30 10
        4418  30 90
        4418  40 00
        4418  90 00
09.6025 6403        4 000 000
21.1041 6908                   4 830 000
09.6027 6911          850 000
09.6029 7004        2 200 000
09.6031 7013        4 800 000
09.6033 7207 19 39    571 000
        7207 20 79
                                    -
        7216  60 11
        7216  60 19
        7216  60 90
        7216  90 50
        7216  90 60
        7216  90 91
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    (1)      (2)           (3)  (4)
        7216  90 93
        7216  90 95
        7216  90 97
        7216  90 98
09.6035 7217  11 10   2 411 000
        7217  11 91
        7217  11 99
        7217  12 10
        7217  12 90
        7217  13 11
        7217  13 19
        7217  13 91
        7217  13 99
        7217  19 10
        7217  19 90
        7217  21 00
        7217  22 00
        7217  23 00
        7217  29 00
09.6037 7304  10 10  10 418 000
        7304  10 30
        7304  10 90
        7304  20 91
        7304  20 99
        7304  31 91
        7304  31 99
        7304  39 10
        7304  39 51
        7304  39 59
        7304  39 91
        7304  39 93
        7304  39 99
        7304  41 90
        7304  49 10
        7304  49 91
        7304  49 99
        7304  51 11
        7304  51 19
        7304  51 91
        7304  51 99
        7304  59  10
        7304  59 31
        7304  59 39
        7304  59 91
        7304  59 93
        7304  59 99
        7304  90 90
 ---pagebreak---                     - • * -
    (1)      (2)        (3)        (4)
        7305  11 00
        7305  12 00
        7305  19 00
        7305  20 10
        7305  20 90
        7305  31 00
        7305  39 00
        7305  90 00
        7306  10 11
        7306  10 19
        7306  10 90
        7306  20 00
        7306  30 21
        7306  30 29
        7306  30 51
        7306  30 59
        7306  30 71
        7306  30 78
        7306  30 90
        7306  40 91
        7306  40 99
        7306  50 91
        7306  50 99
        7306  60 31
        7306  60 39
        7306  60 90
        7306  90 00
21.1043 7318 15 81            1 300 000
21.1045 8203 20 10            3 704 000
        8203 20 90
                            i
21.1047 8482 10 10            3 500 000
21.1049 8527  11 10           5 557 000
        8527  11 90
        8527  21 10
        8527  21 90
        8527  29 00
        8527  31 10
        8527  31 91
        8527  31 99
        8527  32 90
        8527  39 10
        8527  39 91
        8527  39 99
        8527  90 91
        8527  90 99
 ---pagebreak---                            - -<\
     (1)      (2)            (3)        (4)
         8528  10 61
         8528  10 69
         8528  10 80
         8528  10 91
         8528  10 98
         8528  20 20
         8528  20 71
         8528  20 73
         8528  20 79
         8528  20 91
         8528  20 99
         8529  10 20
         8529  10 31
         8529  10 39
         8529  10 40
         8529  10 50
         8529  10 70
         8529  10 90
         8529  90 70
         8529  90 98
21.1051  8539  10 90               2 362 000
         8539  21 30
         8539  21 91
         8539  21 99
         8539  22 10
         8539  22 90
         8539  29 31
         8539  29 39
         8539  29 91
         8539  29 99
21.1053  8703  21 10             101 408 000
         8703  22 11
         8703  22 19
         8703 23  11
         8703  23 19
         8703  31 10
         8703  32 11
         8703  32 19
         8703  33 11*10 a)
         8703  33 19*10
         8703  90 90*11
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    (1)               (2)                  (3)                 (4)
09.6039          9401  20 00         23 000 000
                 9401  30 10
                 9401  30 90
                 9401  40 00
                 9401  50 00
                 9401  61 00
                 9401  69 00
                 9401  71 00
                 9401  79 00
                 9401  80 00
                 9401  90 90
09.6041          9403  10 10         65 000 000
                 9403  10 51
                 9403  10 59
                 9403  10 91
                 9403  10 93
                 9403  10 99
                 9403  20 91
                 9403  20 99
                 9403  30 11
                 9403  30 19                                      ' -
                 9403  30 91
                 9403  30 99
                 9403  40 00
                 9403  50 00
                 9403  60 10
                 9403  60 30
                 9403  60 90
                 9403  70 90
                 9403  90 10
                 9403  90 30
                 9403  90 90
                                             i
09.6043          9405 91 19           1 324 000
 (a) The following products with a Taric code are so defined
     8703 33 11*10    Motor caravans, new, of a cylinder capacity
                      exceeding 2 500 cm3 but not exceeding 3 000 cm3
     8703 33 19*10    Other vehicles, new, with compression-ignition interna
                      combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel),
                      of a cylinder capacity exceeding 2 500 cm3 but not
                      exceeding 3 000 cm3.
     8703 90 90*11    Vehicles other than with electric motors, new, of a
                      cylinder capacity not exceeding 3 000 cm3.
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                                             ANNEX I I
        List of agricultural products subject to tariff quotas for reduced duty (a)
Order No    CN code            Descr ipt ion             Quota      Duty to be applied
                                                     volume (T)
   (1)         (2)                 (3)                   (4)            (5)
09.6101      0702 00 10 Tomatoes                         2 267   9,9(min 2 ECU/100 kg net)
             0702 00 90 Tomatoes                                16,2(min 3,5 " /100 kg net)
09.6103      0703 10 19 Onions                              87   9,6
09.6105      0704 10 10 Cabbages                         1 000  13,6(min 2 ECU/100 kg net)
             0704 90 10 White/red cabbages                      12 (min 0,5 " /100 kg net)
             0704 90 90 Other                                   12
09.6107      0707 00 11 Cucumbers                          987  13,6
09.6109      0708 20 10 Beans, fresh                        87  10,4(min 2 ECU/100 kg net)
             0708 20 90 Beans, fresh                            13,6(       "             )
09.6111      0709 60 10 Sweet peppers                    1 140   7,2
09.6113      0710 21 00 Peas, frozen                        73  14,4
             0710 22 00 Beans, frozen                           14,4
             0710 29 00 Other, frozen                           14,4
09.6115   ex 0711 90 40 Mushrooms      (b)                 213  10,8
             2003 10 20
             2003 10 30
09.6117      0802 31 00 Walnuts, in shel1                  133   6,4
             0802 32 00 Walnuts, shelled               i
                                                                 6.4
09.6119      0808  10 31 Apples, other than for             67  11,2(min 2,4 ECU/100kg/net)
             0808  10 33 cider                                   6,4(min 2,3 ECU/100kg net)
             0808  10 39
             0808  10 51
             0808  10 53
             0808  10 59
09.6121      0809 10 00 Apr icots                          547  20
09.6123      0809 40 11 Plums                            1 200  12 (min 3 ECU/100 kg net)
             0809 40 19                                          6,4
09.6125      0811 10 10 Strawberrles                     1 147  12,8(min 3 ECU/100 kg net)
09.6127      0811 10 90 Strawberries                       230  11 ,2
09.6129      0812 10 00 Cherrles                            50   8,8
09.6131      0813  10 00 Apricots, dried                   380   5,6
             0813  20 00 Prunes, drled                           9,6
             0813  30 00 Apples, dried                           6,4
             0813  40 80 Other                                   4,8
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    (1)         (2)                (3)                 <4>            (5)
 09.6133      1209  25 90 Seeds, fruit and              200     3,2
               1209 29 90 spores                                4
              1209  91 90                                       5,6
              1209  99 91                                       4,8
              1209  99 99                                       5,6
 09.6135      1212 99 10 Chicory roots                  227     1,6
 09.6137      1512 11 91 Sunflower-seed oil           1 800     8
              1512 19 91 Sunflower-seed oil,                   12
                           other
 09.6139      1602 31 11 Preserved meat of turke iy     200    13,6
 09.6141      2001 10 00 Cucumbers preserved             67    17,6
              2001 90 90 Other                                 16
 09.6143      2002 90 30 Tomatoes prepared              373    16,2
              2002 90 90                                       16,2
 09.6145      2005 40 00 Peas                            80    19,2
 09.6147      2009 70 19 Apple Juice                    693    33,6
 09.6149      2401  10 60 Tobacco                     1 667    11,5(min 22,5 ECU/100kg net
              2401  10 70
              2401  20 60
              2401  20 70
(a)    The wording for the description of the products covered by this Annex is that of the
       combined nomenclature (OJ No L 267, 14.9.1992).
(b)    These CN codes are subject to the import regime laid down in Council Regulation (EEC)
       No 1796/81.
 ---pagebreak---                            FINANCIAL STATEMENT
1. Budget heading: Chapter 12, Article 120
2- Legal basis: Article 113 of the Treaty
3. Tar iff measure: Proposal for a Council Regulation opening and
   providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas and
   ceilings for certain agricultural and industrial products
   originating in Romania (1993)
4. Aim:
   To fulfil obligation imposed by an agreement.
5. Calculation and loss of revenue
   At the present time, It is not possible to estimate the financial
   implications of these measures.
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                                 Catalogue number : CB-CO-93-104-EN-C
                                                             ISBN 92-77-53485-0
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