CELEX: 51988PC0389
Language: en
Date: 1988-07-08
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for cut flowers and flower buds, fresh, originating in Cyprus (1988/89) (submitted by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                               COM(88 ) 389 final
                                               Brussels , 8 July 1988
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                           Proposal for
                           Proposal    for c aa
                     COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
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        opening and providing for the administration of a
     Community tariff quota for cut flowers and flower buds ,
                   fresh , originating in Cyprus
                              ( 1988 / 89 )
                  ( submitted by the Commission )
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                              EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.   The Agreement between the European Economic Gcmnunity and Cyprus , as
     supplemented by the Protocol laying dowi the conditions and procedures
     for the implementation of the second stage of the Agreement
     establishing an association between the European Economic Community
     and the Republic of Cyprus and adapting certain provisions thereof
     provides for the opening of an annual Community tariff quota of 50
     tonnes for cut flowers and flower buds , fresh, falling within Nos
     0603 10 11 to 0603 10 69 of the Combined Ncmenclature and originating
     in Cyprus .   However , under Articles 18 and 19 of the Protocol in
     question , this volume is subject to an annual increase of 5 % frcm the
     entry into force of the Protocol , and will therefore be 5 tonnes in
     the period 1988/89 .
2.   The purpose of this proposal is to open the quota for the period frcm
     1 November 1988 to 31 October 1989 .
3.   In the context of the tariff quota , customs duties are to be abolished
     progressively according to the same timetables and under the same
     conditions as laid down in Articles 5 and 16 of the said Protocol .
     Within the limits of the tariff quota , Spain and Portugal will apply
     customs duties calculated in accordance with the Protocol to the
     Agreement between the EEC and Cyprus consequent on the accession of
     Spain and Portugal .
4.   In view of the insignificant utilization made of this quota and of the
     fact that the entire volume of imports has traditionnaly been place on
     the market of just two Member States , it is proposed that the entire
     quota volume be held as a Carmunity reserve to which all Member States
     will have access in accordance with tne procedure provided for in
     Article 1 ( 3 ) of the proposal for a Regulation .
     As regards the method of administration to be applied by all Member
     States , the Comnission proposes the "as and when" system.
     This is the purpose of the attached proposal .
ANNEX : Proposai for a Régulation
 ---pagebreak---                                                 Proposai for a
                                          COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No
                                                   of                             '
                  opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for cut flowers
                  and flower buds, fresh , originating in Cyprus ( 1988 / 89 )
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         which certain price conditions are complied with ;
                                                                 whereas the Community tariff quota should therefore be
                                                                 opened for the period from 1 November to 31
                                                                 October 1989 amounting to 55 tonnes
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European           for the period in question ;
Economic Community, and in particular Article 113
thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article 19 of the Protocol laying down the
conditions and procedures for the implementation of the
second stage of the Agreement establishing an As¬
sociation between the European Economic Community
and the Republic of Cyprus and adapting certain
provisions thereof (*), stipulates that cut flowers and
flower buds, fresh, falling within CN codes 0603 10 11
to 0603 10 69 of the combined nomenclature and orig¬
inating in Cyprus shall be imported into the Community
at Reduced Rates of duty within the limits of of an
annual Community tariff quota of 50 tonnes ; whereas,
pursuant to Articles 18 and 19 of the Protocol in
question, this volume is subject to an annual increase of
5 % from the entry into force of the said Protocol, and
will therefore be 50 tomes for the period 1988/89 ; whereas within
the limits of this tariff quota, customs duties are to be
abolished progressively according to the same timetables
and under the same conditions as laid down in Articles 5
and 16 of the said Protocol ; whereas in the context of
the said quota, the Kingdom of Spain and the
Portuguese Republic will apply customs duties calculated
in accordance with the Protocol to the Association
Agreement between the European Economic Community
and the Republic of Cyprus consequent on the accession
of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to
the Community (*);
Whereas roses with large or small flowers and carnations
of the unifloral or multifloral type are covered by the
quota only where they meet the conditions laid down by
Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088 / 87 of 21 December
1987 fixing conditions for the application of preferential
customs duties on imports of certain floricultural
products originating in Cyprus, Israel or Jordan (3);
whereas these tariff advantages apply only to imports for
( ') OJ No L 393 , 31 . 12 . 1987, p. 2 .
(') OJ No L 393 , 31 . 12 . 1987, p. 37.
O OJ No L 382 , 31 . 12 . 1987 , p. 22 .
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas equal and continous access to the quota should
be ensured for all Community importers and the rates
laid down for the quota should be applied consistently to
all imports of the product in question into all the
Member States until the quota is exhausted ; whereas ,
  in the present case , in view of the insignificant utilization
  of the quota and the concentration of the imports on the
  market of two Member States , the quota should not be allocated
  among the Member States, without prejudice to the
  drawing against the quota volume of such quantities as
  they may need, under conditions and according to the
   procedure laid down in Article 1 G ) whereas this
   method of administration requires close cooperation
   between the Member States and the Commission and the
   latter must in particular be able to monitor the rate at
   which the quota is used and inform the Member States
   accordingly ;
   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 adminis¬
   tration of the quota shares allocated to that economic
   union may be carried out by any one of its members,
   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                            Article 1
    1.    From 1 November 1988 to 31 October 1989 the
   duty applicable to imports into the Community of the
   following products originating in Cyprus shall be
   suspended at the level indicated and within the limits of
   a Community tariff quota as shown below :
 ---pagebreak---        Order                                                                                    Volume of quota         Quota duty
                     CN code                                Description
        No                                                                                          ( tonnc.s)              < %)
                                                                                                /
      09.1420     ' 0603 10 51       Cut flowers and flowers buds of a kind suitable for               55                 15,4
                    0603  10 53      bouquets or for ornamental purposes , fresh , dried, dyed,                     from i November
                    0603  10 55      bleached , impregnated or otherwise prepared :                                 to 31 December
                    0603  10 61
                                     – Fresh :
                    0603  10 65                                                                                      t    13,9
                    0603  10 69         – From 1 November to 31 May                                                  trom i January
                    0603  10 11                                                                                         to 31 May
                    0603  10 13        – From 1 June to 31 October,
                                                                                                                       t 19,6
                    0603  10 15                                                                                        from 1 June
                    0603  10 21                                                                                      to 31 October
                    0603  10 25
                    0603  10 29
   Within the limits of this tariff quota, Spain and Portugal                                      Article 2
   shall apply customs duties calculated in accordance with
   the relevant provisions of the Protocol to the Association             1.     Member States shall take all appropriate measures
   Agreement between the European Economic Community                     to ensure that their drawings pursuant to Article 1 ( 3)
   and the Republic of Cyprus consequent on the accession                enable imports to be charged without interruption
   of Spain and Portugal.                                                against their accumulated shares of the Communiy
                                                                         quota .
   2 . Cover by the tariff quota referred to in Article 1(1 )            2 . Each Member State shall ensure that importers of
   may be interrupted in the case of roses with large or                 the product concerned have free access to the quota for
   small flowers and carnations of the unifloral or multi¬               such time as the residual balance of the quota volume so
   floral type if it is established at Community level that the          permits.
   price conditions laid down by Regulation (EEC) No
   4088 / 87 are not complied with.                                       3. Member States shall charge imports of the said
                                                                         goods against their drawings as and when the goods are
                                                                         entered with the customs authorities for free circulation .
   In such cases, the Commission shall adopt Regulations
   re-establishing the collection of Common Customs Tariff               4. The extent to which the quota has been used up
   duties in respect of the products in question and, where              shall be determined on the basis of the imports charged
   appropriate, reintroducing this Regulation on the dates               in accordance with paragraph 3.
   and for the products indicated in those Regulations.
                                                                                                   Article 3
3 . If imports of products covered by this
tariff quota are made , or are foreseen                                  At the request of the Commission, Member States shall
within the next fourteen calendar days at                                inform it of imports actually charged against the quota.
the latest , the Member State concerned
shall inform the Commission and draw an
amount corresponding to these requirements
to the extent that the available balance
of the quota so permits .
4 . If a Member State does not use up the
quantities drawn within the said fourteen
days , it shall return the remaining unused                                                            Article 4
portion as soon as possible , by telex
addressed to the Commission .                                                This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 1988 .
                         This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                         States.
                         Done at Brussels,
                                                                                                  For the Council
                                                                                                   The President
 ---pagebreak--- FICHE FINANCIERE
1-      Ligne budgetaire 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
        camunautaire de fleurs et boutons de fleurs frais , coupés , relevant
        des codes nos 0603 10 11 à 0603 10 69, originaire de Chypre ( 1988 )
4.      Objectif : Exécution d' une obligation contractuelle ( Accords
        CEE/Chypre )
5.      Mode de calcul :
        Codes NC                0603 10 11 à 0603 10 69
        Volume du contingent    55 tonnes
        Droit à appliquer       15,4 % , 13,9 % et 19,6 %
        Droit de la NC          17 % (1.11 /31.5 ) et 24 % ( 1.6-31.10 )
        Prix 0 par tonne : 4 402 ECU/t
6.      Perte de recettes :
        La perte de recettes à inscrire s' élève à 7 932 ECU pour la période
        allant du 1er novembre 1988 au 31 octobre 1989 .
        En 1988, une perte de recettes de 1 903 ECU a été inscrite .
 ---pagebreak---              FICHE D' IMPACT SUR LA COF-PETITIVITE CT L' EMPLOI
Cette proposition est fonnulée en conformité avec un engagement
contractuel de la Comnunauté . 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' enploi dans la Comnunauté .