CELEX: 51990PC0034
Language: en
Date: 1990-02-01
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) OPENING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR APRICOT PULP ORIGINATING IN TURKEY

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                      COM(90)34   final
                                      Brussels,1 February 1990
                            Proposal for a
                       COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
    opening and providing for the administration of a Community
        tariff quota for apricot pulp originating in Turkey
                     (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---                          EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.  Council Regulation (EEC) 4115/86 of December 1986 on Imports into
    the Community of certain agricultural products originating in
    Turkey provides for the opening of a Community tariff quota of 90
    tonnes at zero duty for apricot pulp originating in Turkey.
2.  Within the limits of this tariff quota :
        Greece applies to trade with this country all the provisions
        resulting from the EEC-Turkey Agreement, by virtue of Council
        Regulation (EEC) N* 1059/88 of 28 March 1988 laying down the
        arrangements applicable to Greece's trade with Turkey.
        Spain and Portugal apply customs duties calculated In
        accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) N' 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.
3.  The aim of this proposal is to open the quota concerned for the
    period 1 July 1990 to 30 June 1991.
4.  Concerning the administration of this tariff quota, It Is proposed
    that the whole volume of the products subject to this tariff quota
    should form a Community reserve to which all Member States will
    have access according to the procedure laid down in Article 3 of
    the proposed Regulation.
This is the purpose of the attached proposal.
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                                      COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No . . . / e g
                                                    of
                 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for
                                         apricot pulp originating in Turkey
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
4115/86 of 22 December 1986 on import into the
Community of agricultural products in Turkey ('),
provides for the opening by the Community of an annual
Community tariff quota of 90 tonnes at zero duty for
apricot pulp originating in Turkey ; whereas such a quota
has been opened for the period up to 30 June 1990 by
Regulation (EEC) No1711/89 0 ; whereas the tariff quota
in question should therefore be opened for the
abovementioned volume for the period 1 July 1990 to 30
June 1991 ;
Whereas the Council has adopted Regulation (ESQ No
1059/88 of 28 March 1988 laying down the arrangements
applicable to Greece's trade with Turkey (*) ; whereas the
Council has also adopted 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;
Whereas equal and continuous access to the quota should
be ensured for all Community importers and the rates
laid down for the quota should be applied consistendy to
all imports of the product in question into all the
Member States until the quota is exhausted ; whereas it is
appropriate to take the necessary measures to ensure
efficient Community administration of this tariff quota
while offering the Member States the opportunity to draw
from the quota volume the necessary quantities corres-
ponding to actual imports ; whereas this method of
administration requires close cooperation between the
Member States and the Commission ;
Whereas since the Kingdom of Belgium, 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 :
(') OJ  No L 380, 31. 12. 1986, p. 16.
OOJ     No L168. 17.6.19ftgp- 1
0 OJ    No  L 104, 23. 4. 1988, p. 4.
O OJ    No  L 250, 1. 9. 1987, p. 1.
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                                                        ArticU 1
                              1. From 1 July 1990 to 30 June 1991 the customs duty
                              applicable to the following product, originating in Turkey,
                              shall be suspended in the Community at the level and
                              within the limit of the Community tariff quota as shown
                              herewith :
                                                                                                  Amount    Quota duty
   Order No      CN code                                   Description                            of quota
                   (1)                                                                          (in tonnes)
09.020 3      ex 2008 50 91     Apricot pulp neither containing added spirit nor added sugar in
                                immediate packings of a net content of 4,5 kg or more                90         0
            (1) Taric Code : 2003 50 91 *20
                           2. Within the framework of this tariff quota, the
                           Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic shall
                           apply a customs duty calculated in accordance with the
                           relevant provisions of the Act of Accession and
                           Regulation (EEC) No 2573/87.
                                                       Article 2
                            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, and 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 the indication of the date
                            of acceptance of the said declaration, must be
                            communicated to the Commission without delay.
                            The drawings are granted by the Commission on the basis
                            of the date 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.
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If a Member State does not use the quantities drawn, it                                   Article 5
shall return them as soon as possible to the tariff quota.
If the quantities requested are greater than the available      The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate
balance of the tariff quota, allocation shall be made on a      closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with.
pro rata basis with respect to the requests. Member States
shall be informed by the Commission of the drawings
made.
                                                                                          Article 6
                         Article 4
Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the            This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 ju(_y     1990.
product concerned have equal and continuous access to
the quota for such time as the residual balance of the
quota volume so permits.                                        It shall apply with effect from 1 April 1989.
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States.
                 Done at Luxembourg,
                                                                            For the Council
                                                                             The President
 ---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 ouverture et mode de gestion d'un contingent
   tarifaire communautaire pour des pulpes d'abricots, originaires de
   Turquie.
4. Object if : Assurer le respect d'un engagement découlant d'un
               règlement du Conseil.
5. Mode de calcul :
   N° de la NC : ex 2008 50 91
   Volume du contingent : 90 tonnes.
   Droits à appliquer : 0 %
   Droits de la NC : 17 % .
6. Perte de recettes :
   Valeur des marchandises : 700 ECU X 90 - 63 000 ECU
   Perte de recettes : 63 000 ECU X 17 % - 10.710 ECU
   Par rapport à la période précédente (1.7.1988 au 30.6.1989) : il y
   aura une perte supplémentaire de 4.070 ECU due à la hausse du prix
   du produit en question (700 ECU/T au lieu de 434 ECU/t).
 ---pagebreak---             FICHE D'IMPACT SUR LA COMPETITIVITE ET L'EMPLOI
Cette proposition est formulée en conformité avec un engagement pris
par le Conseil. L'impact découlant de cette concession a été pris en
considération lors de la prise de décision d'adoption de ce contingent
et il n'aura pas un caractère sérieux sur la compétitivité et l'emploi
dans la Communauté.
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