CELEX: 51989PC0421
Language: en
Date: 1989-09-12
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) OPENING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR FRESH OR DRIED HAZELNUTS, SHELLED OR NOT, ORIGINATING IN TURKEY ( 1990 )

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                             C0MC89) 421 final
                                             Brussels, 12 September 1989
                              Proposal for a
                       COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
           opening and providing for the administration of a
         Community tariff quota for fresh or dried hazelnuts,
                     shelled or n o t , o r i g i n a t i n g in
                               Turkey (1990)
                     (presented by the Commission)
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                      EXLANATOBY MEMORANDUM
    Council Regulation (EEC) No 3721/84 of 18 Decentoer 1984 on
    imports into the Gortmunity of agricultural products originating
    in Turkey     provides for the opening of an annual Ccratunity
    tariff quota of 25 000 tonnes at zero duty for fresh or dried
    hazelnuts, shelled or not, falling    within the CN codes
                                  No 0802 21 00 or 0802 22 00.
2. within the limits of this tariff quota, Spain shatl apply the customs
                                                              No
   duty calculated according to the Council Regulation (E?P      2573/87 °*
   11 August 1987 laying down the arrangements for trade between Spain and
   Portugal on the one hand and Turkey  on the other. This regulation also
   provides for Portugal to defer until 31 December 1990 the application of
   the preferential arrangements for these products.
    Therefore, this tariff quota should be opened for 1990.
2^  As regards the method of administration of this quota it is proposed
    that the entire quota volume be held as a Community reserve to which
    all Member States will have access in accordance with the procedure
    provided for in Article 3 of the proposal for a Regulation.
    This is the purpose of the attached proposal.
    ANNEX :   Proposal for a Regulation.
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                                                     COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) N o i > g / g o
                                                                    of
                                opening            and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for fresh
                                            or dried hazelnuts, shelled or not, originating in Turkey (7 9 9 0 )
            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 Annex to Council Regulation (EEC) No
            3721/84 of 18 December 1984 on imports into the
            Community of agricultural products originating in
            Turkey ('), provides that fresh or dried hazelnuts, shelled or
            not and originating in Turkey shall be admitted on
            importation into the Community at zero duty within the
            limits of a Community tariff quota of 25 000 tonnes;
            whereas the Community tariff quota concerned should
            therefore be opened for 1 9 9 0 ;
             Whereas, however, Council Regulation (EEC) No 2573/87
             of 11 August 1987 laying down the arrangements for trade
              between Spain and Portugal on the one hand and Algeria,
              Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia and Turkey on the
             other(2)Provides for the Portuguese Republic to defer until
              31 December 1990 the application of the preferential
              arrangements for the products in question; whereas,
             consequently this Regulation does not apply to Portugal;
             whereas the Community tariff quota in question should be
             opened for A OQQ •
               Whereas equal and continuous access to the quota should be
               ensured for ;ill Communiry importers and the rate laid down
               for the quota should be applied consistently to all imports of
               the products in question into the* Member States until the
               quota is exhausted;
              *ten*&, ft
                is appropriate to take the necessary measures
                to ensure efficient Cdtrmunity administration
                of this t a r i f f quota while offering the "
                Member States the opportunity to draw from
                the quota volume the necessary quantities
                corresponding to actual imports; whereas
                this method ot adninistration requires
                close cooperation between the Member States •
                and the Commission;                           ' « ••:
               Whereas since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of the
               Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg are united
               within and jointly represented by the Benelux Economic
               Union, any operation concerning the administration of the
               quota                                          may be carried
               out by any one of its members,
               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                         Article 1
               1.     From 1 January to 31 December 199(> the customs duty
               applicable to imports into the Community with the exception of             ftMtugal
•* the following products originating in Turkey                       shall be                (>) oj No L 343,31.12.1984, p. 6.
               suspended at the level indicated and within the limits of a
               Community tariff quota as shown below:                                         /->\ OJ No L 250, \. 9. 1987, p. 1.
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                                                                                  Amount of quota  Ran of
     Order No     CNcodc                                    Description                           quota doer
                                                                                     {tOfUMS)
  09.0201     0802 21 00         Fresh or dried hazelnuts, shelled or not.
              0802 22 00                                                             25 000           0
              Within the limit of this tariff quota the Kingdom of Spain
              shall apply customs duties calculated in accordance with
              Regulation (EEC) No 2573/87.
               2.       Imports of the products in question may not be charged
               against this tariff quota if they already qualify for the
               same customs duties under other preferential tariff
               arrangements.
                                              Artkkl
                The tariff quota referred to in Article 1 shall be administered
                by the Commission, which may take any appropriate
                measure with a view to ensuring the efficient administration
                thereof.                                                    »
                                              Article 3
                If an importer presents in a Member State a declaration of
                entry into free circulation including a request for preferential
                 benefit for a product covered by this Regulation ,~Snd if this
                 declaration is accepted by the customs authorities, the
                 Member State concerned shall draw, from the tariff quota,
                 by means of notification to the Commission, a quantity
                 corresponding to these needs.
                  The requests for drawing, with die indication of the date of
                  acceptance of the said declaration, must be communicated to
                  die Commission without delay.
                The dm wings are granted by the Commission on the basis of
                the dare of acceptance of the declaration of entry into free
                circulation by the customs authorities of the Member State
                concerned, to the extent that the available balance so
                permits.
                 If .i Member State does not use the quantities drawn, it shall
                 return them as soon as possible to the tariff quota.
                 If rhe quantities requested are greater than the available
                 b.ilance of the        quota, allocation shall be made on a pro
                 rjf.j basis with respect to the requests. Member States shall be
                 informed by the Commission of t h e - d r a w i n g s Bade).
                                                 ArtieU 4- r .:":^V
                       Each Mentoer State shall ensure that infjorters
                       of the product concerned have equal «d^fgfÇV:
                       tinuo* access to the quota
                       the r«icàjil balance < * * • £ ,               .,
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                                              The Member States and the Commttsk» shafl cooperate
                                              closely in order to ensure that this Regulation is complied
                                              with.
                                                                        Article 6
                                              This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1990.
This Regulation shall be binding in ip entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels,
                                                                    For the Council
                                                                     The President
 ---pagebreak---     FICHE FINANCIERE
            Ligne budgétaire concernée : Chap. 12 art.120
            Base juridique : art. 113 du traité
            Intitulé de la mesure tarifaire : Proposition de règlement du
            Conseil portant ouverture et mode de gestion d'un contingent
            tarifaire communautaire pour les noisettes fraîches ou sèches, même
            sans leurs coques ou décortiquées, originaires de Turquie (année
            1990)
            Objectif : Respect des engagements de la Communauté vis-à-vis de la
            Turquie.
            Mode de calcul :
            Codes N.C.               0802 21 00 et 0802 22 00
            Volume du contingent   25 000 tonnes
            Droit à appliquer        0 %
            Droit normal            4 %
            Prix moyen              3 358 écus/t
            Perte de recettes :
            Valeur d'une tonne       : 3 358 écus
            Valeur de 25 000 tonnes : 83 950 000 écus
            Perte totale             : 3 358 000 écus
            En 1988, une perte de recettes de 4 141 500 écus a été inscrite
            (prix 0 : 4 141,5 écus).
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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 ' a d o p t i o n de ce c o n t i n g e n t et
i l n ' a u r a p a s un c a r a c t è r e s é r i e u x sur l a c o m p é t i t i v i t é e t l ' e m p l o i dans l a
Communauté.
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