CELEX: 51992PC0556
Language: en
Date: 1992-12-14
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) establishing Community statistical surveillance for certain agricultural products originating in Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Tunisia, Syria, Malta, Morocco and Lebanon which are subject to reference quantities (1993)

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                 COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      COMMUNITIES
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                                                                    C0M(92) 556 final
                                                                    Brussels, 14 December 1992
                                                 Proposal for a
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                                           COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
                       establishing Community statistical surveillance for certain agricultural products
                       originating in Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Tunisia, Syria, Malta, Morocco and
                                   Lebanon which are subject to reference quantities (199$)
            HBSB
                                        (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---                             Explanatory Mentoranflum
 1.    The Additional Protocols to the Agreements between the European
       Economic Community and Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan, (Israel), Tunisia,
       Syria, Malta, Morocco and Lebanon provide for the progressive
       reduction of the customs duties applying to certain agricultural
       products originating in those countries, by means of a system of
       reference quantities.
 2.   By CounclIRegulation (EEC) N* 1764/92 of 29.6.1992 amending the
      arrangements for imports into the Community of certain agricultural
      products originating in Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon,
      Malta, Morocco, Syria, and Tunisia, the Community has unilaterally
       increased the amount of these reference quantities in equal steps of
      3% or 5% per year starting on 1 January 1992, and therefore they are
      for 1993 at the levels shown in the annexe.
3.    The implementation of these regulation, does not imply the adoption
      of common rules other than those actually applied uniformly by all
      Member States for the purposes of external trade statistics of the
      Community. Given that in most cases, the period of validity for
      reference quantities is shorter than the calender year, the competent
      authorities within the Commission responsible for examining the
      possibility of making a certain product subject to a tariff quota in
      accordance with the provisions of article 3 (1) of the Council
      Regulation (EEC) n' 451/89. may obtain the necessary data for this
      examination, from the Statistical Office of the European Communities.
That is the aim of the attached proposal.
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 ---pagebreak---                                                                     rroposat Tor a
                                               C O U N C I L REGULATION (EEC) N o                /92
                                                                 of .
                        establishing C o m m u n i t y statistical surveillance for certain agricultural products
                        originating in Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Tunisia, Syria, Malta, Morocco and
                                         Lebanon which are subject to reference quantities (199$)
  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                  products are entered with the customs authorities for free
                                                                            circulation ; whereas, therefore, it is appropriate to esta-
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                     blish, in 199J, reference quantities for the products listed
  Economic Community, and in particular Article 113,                        in the Annex,
  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION
  Whereas- the Additional Protocols to the Cooperation
  Agreements, between the European Economic Commu-
  nity, of the one part, and Cyprus ('X'Egypt Ç), Jordan f3),                                           Article 1
  I s r a e l ^ Tunisia(*), Syria(*), Maltafl, Morocco (•) and
  LebanonQ, of the other, have been concluded; whereas                      1.    Imports into the Community in 199 3 of certain
  these -Protocols provide for the progressive reduction,                  products originating in Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan, Israel,
  subject;:•to reference quantities and to a Community                     Tunisia, Syria, Malta, Morocco and Lebanon shall be
  surveillance within a set timetable, of the customs duties               subject to reference quantities within the established
  applicable to certain agricultural products originating in               timetables and to a statistical surveillance.
  thbs^'i^cpuntries and covered by the respective Agree-
 :mehts; ^r--:J:'                                                          The description of the products referred to in the first
                                                                           subparagraph, their serial numbers, their CN codes, Taric
                                                                           codes and the quantities and timetable applying to the
  w i p K a s ^ c m n c i l Regulation (EEC) N o 451/89 of
                                                                           reference quantities are given in the table in the Annex.
•':2O^(è^[vi^^^0Jconçéf^g'ihc                 procedure to be applied
  t o ^ c e r ^ n ^ g n ^ t u i a l ; products originating in various      2.     Amounts shall be charged by Member States against
  MMiterraneanittird.:c6uhtries llf) determined the surveil-               the reference quantities as and when products are entered
  lance"pro«dureim^quesùon;0. ; ; ; .                                      with customs authorities for free circulation, accompanied
''/mA^^^:&^^^^:^-)'                                   .':•'.•              by a movement certificate conforming to the rules laid
y W h e r ^ : b y | C ^ u n q l :Re^atipri (EEC) N o : 1764/92 of          down in the Protocol concerning the definition of the
* 293ûnè£l?92jam^                                           the import     concept of originating products annexed to each Coopera-
 . into'ihe? Corhmunity"of•certain agricultural products origi-            tion Agreement between the European Economic
  natmg^UnvAlgeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon,                Community of the one part and the countries referred to
  Malta; Morocco, Syria and Tunisia ("), the Community                     in the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 of the other.
  unilaterally increased the amount of these reference quan-
  rities in equal steps of 3 % or 5 % per year starting on                 Where the movement certificate is produced at a later
   1 January ^-1992 and whereas for 199* they have thus                    date, the amount shall be charged against the.correspon-
  reached the levels shown in the Annex;                                   ding reference quantity at the date of acceptance of the
                                                                           declaration of release for free circulation.
  Whereas, in order to enable the competent departments
  of the Commission to establish an annual trade balance                   The extent to which the reference quantities are used up
  sheet for each of the products concerned and, if necessary,              shall be determined at Community level on the basis of
  to put into application the arrangement provided for in                  the imports charged against them in the manner defined
  Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 451/89, these                       in the first subparagraph, as communicated to the Statis-
  products are subject to a statistical surveillance ;                     tical Office of the European Communities pursuant to
                                                                           Regulations (EEC) N o 2658/87 (") and (EEC) N o 1736/
  Whereas imports of the products in question are charged                  75 n
  against, the reference quantities at Community level
  within pre-established timetables, as and when the                                                    Article 2
  (') OJ No L 393, 31. 12. 1987, p. 2.                                     The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate
  0 OJ No L 297, 21. 10. 1987, p. 11.                                      closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with.
  0 OJ No L 297, 21. 10. 1987, p. 19.
  0 OJ No L 327, 30. 11. 1988, p. 36.
  0 OJ No L 297, 21. 10. 1987, p. 36.                                      (") OJ No L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
  («) OJ No L 327, 30. 11. 1988, p. 58.                                         Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1039/92 (OJ No L 110,
  0 OJ No L 81, 23. 3. 1989, p. 1.                                              28. 4. 1992, p. 42), as corrected by Commission Regulation
  (•) OJ No L 224, 13. 8. 1988, p. 18.                                          (EEC) No 1590/92 (OJ No L 168, 23. 6. 1992, p. 17).
                                                                             ,J
  f) OJ No L 297, 21. 10. 1987. p. 28.                                     ( ) OJ No L 183, 14. 7. 1975, p. 3. Regulation last amended by
  H OJ No L 52, 24. 2. 1989, p. 7.                                              Regulation (EEC) No 1629/88 (OJ No L 147, 14. 6. 1988, p.
  (") OJ No L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 9.
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 ---pagebreak---                                          Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in
the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall be applicable from 1 January 1993
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels,
                                                             For the Council
                                                              The President
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 ---pagebreak---                                                             ANNEX
      Serial                        Taric                                                                             Reference
       No         CN code           code                  Description              Timetable                Origin     quantity
                                                                                                                     (in tonnes)
       (1)           (2)             (3)                        <«)                     (5)                   (6)         (7)
 18.0010       ex 0701 90 51   0701 90 51*10   New potatoes                      1. 1. — 31. 3.          Tunisia        2 756
                               0701 90 51*20
 18.0015          0701 90 51 1                                                   1. 1.-15. 5.
               ex 0701 90 59 J
                               0701 90 59*10   New potatoes                                           | Malta          3 180
                                                                                16. 5 . - 3 1 . 5.
 18.0030       ex 0703 20 00   0703 20 00*10   Garlic                            1. 2 . - 3 1 . 5.       Egypt         1 760
                               0703 20 00*20
                               0703 20 00*30
 18.0040       ex 0707 00 11   0707 00 11*12   Cucumbers of a length       not   1. 1.-28. 2.            Egypt         110
                                               exceeding 15 cm                   1. 1.-28. 2.            Jordan        110
                                                                                 1. 1.-28. 2.            Malta           55
 18.0050       ex 0709 10 00   0709 10 00*10   Artichokes                        1. 1 0 . - 3 1 . 12.    Egypt         110
                               0709 10 00*20                                     1.10.-31.12.            Cyprus        110
 18.0060       ex 0709 30 00   0709 30 00*20   Aubergines (egg-plants)          15. 1.-30. 4.            Israel     1 320
                               0709 30 00*30
 18.0070          0709 60 10                   Sweet peppers                     1. 1.-31.12.            Morocco    1 100
 18.0080          0712 20 00                   Onions, dried                     1. 1.-31.12.            Syria         770
18.0090        ex 0712 90 90   0712 90 90*20   Garlic, dried                     1. 1.-31.12.          , Egypt      1 100
48.0100           0713 10 11                   Peas, for sowing
                                                                                 1. 1.-31.12.            Morocco       440
•i. V   ,' : '    0713 10 19
18.0110           0713 10 90                   Dried leguminous vegetables       1. 1.-31.12.            Lebanon    2420
                  0713 20 90
                  0713 3190
                  0713 32 90
                  0713 33 90
                  0713 39 90
                  0713 40 90
                  0713 50 90
                  0713 90 90
 18.0120          0804 40 10 1                 Avocados                          1. 1.-31.12.            Israel    54 100
                  0804 40 90 J
 18.0130       ex 0806 10 15   0806 10   15*50 Frcsch tabic grapes               1. 2 . - 3 0 . 6.       Israel     2090
                               0806 10   15*60
                               0806 10   15*70
                               080610   15*80
                               0806 10  15*91
18.0140        ex 0807 10 90   0807 10 90*13   Melons of a weight not excee-     1. 1 . - 3 1 . 3.       Egypt        100
                               0807 10 90*33   ding 600 grams                    1. 1.-31. 3             Jordan       100
18.0150        ex 0810 90 10   081090 10*10    Kiwifniit (Actinidia   Chinensis  1. 1.-30. 4.            Israel       220
                                               Planch.)                          1. 1.-30. 4.            Cyprus       220
                                                                                 1. 1.-30. 4.            Morocco      220
18.0160        ex 0812 90 90   0812 90 90*11   Citrus fruit comminuted           1. 1.-31.12.            Israel    1 210
                               0812 90 90*20
18.0190           2008 30 51                   Grapefruit segments               1. 1.-31.12.            Israel    5 070
                  2008 30 71
                                                                                                                                 r
 ---pagebreak---    Serial                      Taric                                                                      Reference
    No       CN rode           code                  Description           Timetable             Origin    quantity
                                                                                                         (in tonnes)
    0)         0)               (3)                       («)                  (*)                 <«)        (7)
18.0200      2008 50 61                    Apricots                      1. 1 . - 3 1 . 12.   Morocco     6930
             2008 50 69
18.0210   ex 2008 30 79   2008 30 79*10   Grapefruit                     1. 1.-31.12.         Israel      2200
                          2008 30 79*20   Oranges and lemons commi-
                                          nuted
18.0220   ex 2008 30 91   2008 30 91*11   Grapefruit segments            1. 1. —31. 12.       Israel
                          2008 30 91*12   Grapefruit
                                                                                                          3 190
                          2008 30 91*13   Pulp of citrus fruit
                          2008 30 91*19   Citrus fruit comminuted
                          2008 30 91 *9I
                          2008 30 91 *92
18.0230   ex 2008 50 99   2008 50 99*10   Apricots and peaches in halves  1. 1.31.12.         Morocco     6600
          ex 2008*70 99   2008 70 99*10   (including nectarine halves)
18.0240      2009 20 11                   Grapefruit juice               1. 1.-31.12.         Israel    31 5?D
             2009 2019
             2009 20 99
18.0245      2069 20 99"*                'Grapefruit juice               1. I . - 3 1 . 1 2 . Morocco        bet)
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 ---pagebreak---  FINANCIAL RECORD
 1.    Budget line concerned : Chap. 12 Art. 120
2.     Legal basis : Art. 113 of the Treaty
3.     Title of the tariff measure concerned : Proposal for a Council
       régulât ion estabIishing Community surveillance for certain
       agricultural products origInating in Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan, Israel
       Tunisia, Syria, Malta, Morocco and Lebanon which are subject to
       reference quantities (1993)
4-     Object ive : Setting up of a community surveillance for certain
       agricultural products to allow the Commission to apply measures
       forseen by Article 1 of additional protocols to agreements between
       the ECC and the above-mentioned Mediterranean countries.
5.     The application of the provisions of this regulation do not lead to
       losses of supplementary receipts.
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