CELEX: 51993PC0207
Language: en
Date: 1993-05-14
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) reducing the variable components applicable to certain goods originating in BULGARIA resulting from the processing of agricultural products referred to in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) N° 3033/80

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                             C0M(93) 207 final
                                              Brussels, 14 May 1993
                               Proposal for a
                          COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
         reducing the variable components applicable to certain goods
            originating In BULGARIA resulting from the processing
               of agricultural products referred to in the Annex
                         to Regulation (EEC)N* 3033/80*
                       (presented by the Commission)
EU
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                           EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
This proposal for a regulation establishes the implementing provisions, to
be adopted at Community level so as to ensure uniform application of the
common commercial policy as laid down in the Treaty, concerning trade with
Bulgaria and Romania in certain processed agricultural products.
The Association Agreement between the European Economic Community and the
European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part and respectively Romania
and Bulgaria on the other part, signed on 1 February 1993 and 8 March 1993
foresee for several non-Annex II goods, particular rules to be applied in
trade between the contracting parties stipulated in their Protocol n'3;
Protocols N* 3 to the Agreements with Romania and Bulgaria provide for
reductions in the variable components from 1 August within the limits of
quotas laid down therein.
The reductions in the variable components for 1993 are 10% for each basic
product, except for those for which reduced levies are provided for in the
case of importation in the unaltered state, in which case the reduction
applicable to the basic product is
20%.
The dispositions of the proposals of Council Regulations opening and
providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas and ceilings for
agricultural and industrial products originating in Romania and in Bulgaria
are aaplicable to the goods covered by this proposals of the regulation.
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                           COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) N*
         reducing the variable components applicable to certain goods
              originating in BULGARIA resulting from the processing
                of agricultural products referred to in the Annex
                          to Regulation (EEC)N' 3033/80*
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 Council Regulation (EEC) N' 3033/80 of 11 November 1980 laying down
the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the
processing of agricultural products^ 1 ), which establishes the method of
calculation of variable components applicable to goods referred to in its
Annex ;
Whereas Protocol N*3 to the interim Agreement between the European Economic
Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and
Bulgaria of the other part* 2 ), on trade and trade related matters provides
for reductions in the variable components for certain goods referred to in
Annex A to the said Protocol within the limit of quotas fixed in Annex B to
the same Protocol ;
Whereas according to the Treaty the commercial policy is a Community poiicy;
and whereas for certain processed agricultural products rules must be laid
down for implementing the reduced variable component applicable in the whole
Community to trade in such products with Bulgaria.
Whereas under Article 1 of Protocol N*3 of the Interim Agreement the Joint
Committee can extend the lists of processed agricultural products covered
by the Protocol ;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) N"        of    1993 opening and providing for
the administration of Community tariff quotas and tariff ceilings for
certain agricultural and industrial products, originating in Bulgaria,
establishes the rules necessary to administer the quotas referred to in this
Regulation;
(1)   0J N* L 323, 29.11.1980 , p.1. Regulation as last             amended  by
      Regulation (EEC) N* 1436/90 (0J N - L 138, 31.5.1990,
      p. 9 ) .
(2)
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Whereas Regulation (EEC) N*        adopted in particular detailed rules of
application of articles 25 and 26 of the Interim Agreement; whereas
safeguard measures need to be made applicable to the transformed
agricultural products not covered by Annex II of the Treaty referred to by
 this Regulation;
Whereas Article 5 of Protocol N*3 of the interim Agreement provides for the
application of the reduced variable components as from 1 August 1993.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                    Article 1
1.     From 1 August to 31 December 1993, goods originating in Bulgaria
        listed in the Annex I shall be subject to a reduced variable component
       determined in accordance with Article 2 within the limits of the
       quotas fixed in the Annex I.
2.     For the purpose of this Regulation, 'originating goods' means goods
       meeting the conditions established by Protocol N'4 to the Interim
       Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European
       Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the
       one part, and Bulgaria of the other part.
                                    Article 2
The reduced variable components applicable for the three-monthly period
1 August to 31 October and the period 1 November 1993 to 31 December 1993
shall be calculated as follows.
(a)    The difference, established in accordance with Article 6 (1) of
       Regulation (EEC) N' 3033/80, between the average threshold price and
       the average cif price or free-at-frontier price for each basic product
       shall be reduced by 10 %, except that the difference established for
       common wheat shall be reduced by 20 %.
(b)    The amounts thus obtained shall apply to the quantities of basic
       products considered to have been used in the manufacture of the goods
       concerned in accordance with Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC)
       N*3033/80.
                                    Art icle 3
The variable components applicable to goods listed in the Annex to
Regulation (EEC) N* 3033/80 but not listed in the Annex I to this Regulation
and to the goods listed in the said Annex I for quantities exceeding the
quotas fixed for them shall be those established directly pursuant to
Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) N* 3033/80.
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                                   Article 4
1.     The administration of quotas referred to by this Regulation shall be
       ensured in accordance with Regulation (EEC) n' /93 and in particular
       Articles i and 4 thereof.
2.     Annex II to Regulation (EEC) n'      shall be supplemented by Annex II
       of this Régulât ion.
                                   Article 5
For the purposes of applying safeguard measures to goods referred to in
Annex I to this Regulation in accordance with Articles 25 and 26 of the
 Interim Agreement, Articles 5 and 6 of Regulation (EEC) N' - shall apply
notwithstanding the terms of Article 8 thereof.
                                   Article 6
If the Joint Committee decides to add other processed agricultural products
to the Annexes to Protocol N*3 to the Interim Agreement pursuant to Article
1 of the said Protocol, the Council, acting by a qualified majority, shall
take the measures necessary for the implementation of such decisions.
                                  Article 7
This Regulation shall enter into force the day of       its publication in the
Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 August   1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirely and directly applicable in
a 11 Member States.
Done at Brussels,
                                           For the Counci i
                                             The President
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          Annex I :List of goods benefiting from a reduction in the variable
                            component to in article 1
      CN Code                              Description                       quotas
 1704 10             Chewing gum, whether or not sugar-coated                50
 1806                Chocolate and other food preparations containing        150
                     cocoa:
 1806 20 10          - Other preparations in blocks, slabs or bars weighing
                     more than 2 Kg or in                liquid, paste,
                     powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or
                     immediate packings.of a content exceeding 2 Kg :
                     - Containing 31 % or more weight of cocoa butter or
                    containing a combined weight of 31 % or more of
                    cocoa butter and milk fat
 1806 31             - Other, in blocks, slabs or bars :
 1806 31            - Filled
 1806 32            - Not filled
 1806 90            - Other
 1901 10            Preparations for infant use, put up for retail sale
 1901 90            -Other:
 1901 90 90         ~ Other                                                 25
 1902 19 11         Uncooked pasta, not stuffed or otherwise prepared, not  100
                    containing eggs
 1902 19 90
 1904               Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of
                    cereals or cereal products                               75
                    (for example,corn flakes) ;cereals than maize (corn),
                    in grain form,pre-cooked or otherwise preoered :
 1905               Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers'wares,
                    whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers,      175
                    empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical
                    use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products:
1905 30             - Sweet biscuits ; waffles and wafers
 1905 90            - Other
.ex 2101 10         Extracts,essences and concentrates.of coffee,and         50
                    preparations with a basis of these extracts,essences or
                    concentrates or with a basis of coffee : other than
                    products ofCN codes 2101 10 19 and 2101 10 91
2102                Yeasts (active or inactive); other single-cell micro-    25
                    organisms,dead (but not including vaccines of
                    heading N° 3002); prepared baking powders
2105                Ice cream and other edible ice,whether or not           25
                    containing cocoa
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        : other than products of CN codes 2106 90 10, 2106
        90 30, 2106 90 51 and 2106 90 59
2202    Waters, including mineral waters and aerated           5
        waters,containing added sugar or other sweetening
        matter or flavoured, and other non-alcoholic
        beverages, not including fruit or vegetable juices of
        heading N° 2009 :
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    Numéro              Côdigo NC              Origen            Volumen del contingente        Preferencia
                                                                          (toneladas)
    de orden
                                                                Kontingentmaengde (tons)
  Lobenummer             KN-kode            Oprindelse                                          Preference
                                                                     Kontingentsmenge
                                                                           (Tonnen)
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    Nutnmer
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                                                                        Quota volume
      Order              CN Code                                                                Preference
                                               Origin                      (tonnes)
       No
                                                                   Volume du contingent
    Numéro               Code CN                                                                Préférence
                                              Origine                      (tonnes)
     d'ordre
    Numéro              Côdice NC                                                               Preferenza
                                              Origine            Volume del contingente
    d'ordine
                                                                         (tonnellate)
 Volgnummcr              GN-codc            Oorsprong                                          Preferentia
                                                               Omvang van het contingent
                                                                            (in ton)
    Numéro             Côdigo NC              Origem                                           Preferencia
                                                                  Volume do contingente
   de ordem
                                                                          (tonelada)
    09.5461         1704 10                     BG                             50                 MOBR
    09.5463         1806 20 10                  BG                            150                 MOBR
                    1806 31
                    1806 32
                    1806 90
    09.5465         1901 10                     BG                                                MOBR
    09.5467         1901 90 90                  BG                             25                 MOBR
    09.5469         1902 19 11                  BG                            100                 MOBR
                    1902 19 90
    09.5471         1904                        BG                             75                 MOBR
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09.5473 1905 30    BG   175 MOBR
        1905 90
09.5475 2101 10    BG   50  MOBR
09.5477 2102       BG   25  MOBR
09.5479 2105       BG   25  MOBR
09.5481 2106 10 90 BG   150 MOBR
        2106 90 99
09.5483 2202       BG    5  MOBR
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