CELEX: 51989PC0299
Language: en
Date: 1989-06-20
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) OPENING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS FOR CUT FLOWERS AND FLOWERS BUDS, FRESH, ORIGINATING IN CYPRUS, ISRAEL, JORDAN OR MOROCCO ( 1989/90 )

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                      C0MC89) 299 final
                                      Brussels, 20 June 1969
                          Proposal for a
                     COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
    opening and providing for the administration of Community
      tariff quotas for cut flowers and flower buds, fresh,
        originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan or Morocco
                            (1989/90)
                  (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak--- 1. 2 » ' additional Protocols to the Ctaaammity's Cooperation Agresaents
   with Morocco, Jordan and Israel and the Protcool layis# down the
   conditions and procedures for the ixsplementation of the second
   stage of the Agreement esrtahliehlng an association between the ESC
   and Cyprus provide fca? the opening of artratal Gaacunity tariff
   quotas for ths importation of 200. 60, 1? 000 cad 30 trasses
   res^pm&'tt&y cf 'cat flsmz® essl flower buds, fresh, falling within
   Cabined Scaancfl&ture codas 0605 10 11 to 0603 10 69, eliminating
   in those countries.
   However, Article 18 of ths Protocol to the Eac/Cjprus Agreement
   provides that the SO tonne quota xcust be Increased by 6% per year
   from ths Protocol's entry into force (1 January 1988). !Ihe quota
   will therefore be set at 57.5 tonnes for the period under
   consideration.
a. Tba purpose of this proposal is to open the said, tariff quotas for
   ths period from 1 November 1989 to 31 October 1990.
3. Under the tariff quotas for Moroooo, Jordan and Tftraal customs
   duties are to be phased cut according to the same timetables and
   under the same conditions as laid down In Articles 79 and 243 of
   the Act of Accession.
   Under the tariff quota for Cyprus, customs duties are to be phased
   out acoordlng to the timetable and under the same conditions laid,
   down in Articles 5 and 16 of the relevant Protocol.
   Within the limits of these tariff quotas, Spain and Portugal are to
   apply customs duties calculated:
             in accordance with the provisions of Council Regulations
             (SBC) Nos 3189/88, 2673/87 and 4162/87 laying down the
             arrangements for trade between Spain and Portugal and
             Moroooo, Jordan and Israel, and
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                 in aooordanoe with the Protocol to She è.m:r&&*g:tt
                 Agreement between the European Sococslo Ctessafisifcy ?id t&s
                 Republic of Cjporus ocns^^Dt ca t&a «swœsitàa ^ tft»
                 Kingdom of Epaln asd tfee Pr^sgci*:** Ff ^;£^JA> ^ \&' >»
                 Oommunitj.
4.       Roses with large or small flewezs aad oazsatic^cs &? the *mi£2.;^;L
         or stultiflcral tjpes are covered by the cpats csslf *&^?3 •&**£ s*v*;
         the price conditions laid down by Ctesnaâl î&falsfèto C*£I3) ï&»
         4088/87, amended by Begulatim (S333) 3& 35SX/£@.
5.       In this case, i t i s proposai that the foil qucfta vslissfes &:.3&14 S**
         set aside as Coeramlty reserrss, toValda CCI JSssfc®? $t-afe9<3 will
         have access according to the procedure laid dcwa £&- article 8 of
         the proposed Fegulaticn.
This i s the purpose of the attached proposal,
 ---pagebreak---                                   Proposal for
                            amah sasRJŒiaK (sac)
                                  of
           opening and providing for the adsdnistration of Community
             tariff quotas for cut flowers and flower buds, fresh,
          originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan or Morocco (1989/90)
IBB aXBCIL OP TEK EEBOFEeS (Xlftfi3n33ES,
Saving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Rrmomlo Community,
and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the additional Protocols .to the Cooperation Agreements between the
European Economic Community and the Kingdom"of Morocco,1 the Eashemite
KlTTgdrra of Jordan^ and the State of Israel3 and the Protocol laying down
the conditions and procedures for the isnplementation of the second stage of
the Agreement estabUjfelsg an association between the European Eoonomlo
Osamanity and the Republic of Cyprus and adapting certain provisions
thereof4 provide that fresh out flowers and flower buds, falling within
the CN oodes indicated in Article 1 and originating in the aboveaentioned
countries, may be imported into the Community at reduced rates of postons
duty within the limits of amsual Csasuaity tariff quotas of 300, SO, 17 000
and 50 tonnes respectively; whereas, however, Article 18 of the Protoool
with Cyprus provides that the volume of the tariff quota for that country
Esast be increased by 5% per year froa the entry into force of the Protoool,
and it will therefore be set at 57.5 tonnes for the 1989/90 period;
whereas, within the limits of these tariff quotas, customs duties are to be
phased out:
          under the tariff quotas for Morocco, Jordan and Israel, aooording
          to the same t&rastàhles and under the same conditions as laid down
          in Articles 73 and 243 of the Act of Accession;
          under the tariff quota for Cyprus, according to the timetable and
          under the conditions laid down in Articles 5 and 16 of the
          abovementioned Protoool csonoerning Cyprus;
whereas within the limits of these tariff quotas, Spain and Portugal are to
apply customs duties calculated in accordance with:
1         OJ No L 224, 13.8.1988, p.18.
2         OJ Ko L 297, 21,10.1987, p. 19.
3        "Ckl NO L 327, 3Q.H.1988, P. 36.
4         CJ No L 393, 31.12.1987, p. 2.
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           Council Regulation (BBC) Ho 2873/87 of 11 August 1987 laying down
           the arrangements for trade bofawwn the Kingdom of Spain and the
           Portuguese Republic and Algeria, 3gvpt, Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia
           and Turkey1 and Council Régulation (EEC) Mo 3189/88 of 14 October
           1988 laying down the arrangements to be applied by Spain and
           Portugal to trade with Moroooo and S y r i a ? in respect of the
           tariff quotas opened for Moroooo, Jordan and Israel, and
           the Protoool to the Association Agreement between the European
           Boonomlo Community and the Republic of Cyprus consequent on the
           accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to
           the Community,3 in respect of the tariff quota open for Cyjprus;
Whereas roses with large or small flowers and oarnations of the uni floral
or multifloral tyjpes are oovered by the quotas only subject to the
conditions laid down by Council Regulation (EEC) No 4068/87 of 21 December
1987 fixing Tiinrii'tHqnff for the application of prefer4,rv^jt1 customs iftiftl**?
on imports of certain flowers originating in Cyprus,' Israel and Jordan,4
as. amended by Regulation (EEC) No .3861/88;° whereas these tariff
concessions apply only to Imports in respect of which oertain price
conditions are observed; y
Whereas all Community importers should be ensured that equal and continuous
access to the said quotas and the duty rates laid down for the quotas
should be applied consistently to all imports of the product in question
into all Member States until the quotas are exhausted; whereas the quotas
qfrHinlfl sot in this instance be allocated anyng the MP^NT»* States, which
should, however, be able to draw against the quotas such quantities as they
may need, under **^*ft OOP^I ti Q*HB and aooor*"^? to the procedure set out in
Article 3; 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 quotas are used
and inform the Member States accordingly;
1          CJ NO L 260, 1.9.1987, p.l.
2          0JNOL287, 20.10.1988, p.l.
3          CJ NO L 393, 31.12.1987, p. 37.
4          OJ NO L 382, 31.Ï2.1987, p. 22.
3          OJ No L 311, 17.11.1988, p. 1.
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   Whereas since Belgium, the Netherlands and Iraembourg are united within and
   jointly represented by the Benelux Eocoomio Union, any operation concerning
   the administration of quantities drawn by that economic union may be
   carried out by any one of its members,
  HAS ADOPTED TETS RBSOLAIIGN:
                                         Article 1
   1.      From 1 November 1989 to 31 October 1990, the customs duties
           applicable to Imports into the Ccmmunity of the products listed
           below originating in Morocco, Jordan, Israel or Cyprus shall be
           suspended at the levels and within the limits of the Community
           tariff quotas shown below:
         1                                                              1
  Order  I   CN Cod*            Description      1 Origin     Amount of 1   Quota duty
    No   1                                                    quota (In 1       <*)
         I            1                                       tonnes)   1
         1            1                                                 1
         J                                                              1
09.1114  1 0603 10 51   Fresh cut flowers and    1 Morocco* 1       300 1
         1 0603 10 53   flavor buds of a kind    1                      » From 1 Nov to
         I 0603 10 55   suitable for bouquott or 1                      1 31 Dec 1989: 8.5
         1 0603 10 61   for ornamental purposes    Jordon            50 1
09.1152  1 0803 10 65                                        •          1
         1 0603 10 69   - From 1 Nov to 31 May   1 Israel        17 000 1 From 1 Jon to
         1 0603 10 11   - From 1 Juno to 31 Oct                         1 31 Moy  1990: 6.3
09.1306  1 0603 10 13                                                   1
         1 0603 10 15                                                   1 From 1 June to
         1 0603 10 21                                                   1 31 Oct 1990: 9
         I 0603 10 25                                                   |
         1 0603 10 29                                                   1
09.1420  1                                         Cyprus   1      57.5 1 From 1 Nov to
         1                                                              1 31 Dec  1989:13.8
         1                                                              1 From 1 Jan to
         1                                                              1 31 Moy  1990:12.4
         1                                                              1 From 1 Juno to
         1                                                              1 31 Oct  1990:17.5
         1                                                              1
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Within the limits of these tariff quotas Spain and Portugal shall apply
customs duties calculated in aooordance with the provisions of Regulation
(EBC) No 2573/87 and Regulation (ESC) No 3189/68 as regards the quotas for
Moroooo, Jordan and Israel, and with the relevant provisions of the
Protocol to the Association Agreement between the European Boonomio
Community and the Repuhlio of Cyprus oonsequent on the accession of Spain
and Portugal as regards the quota for Cyprus.
2. In the cose of large-flowered and small-flowered roses and unifloral and
multifloral carnations, application of the quota referred to in Article
1(1) may be interrupted if it is found at Cornmunity level that the price
onoHttons laid down by Regulation (EBC) No 4088/87 are not being observed.
In that event, the Commission shall adopt regulations re-establishing the
duties applicable to the products in question under the Common Customs
Tariff and, where appropriate, re-lntrodnc1ng this Regulation an the dates
and in respect of the products and periods Indicated in the Regulations in
question.
However, products on which customs duties have been re-established and
imported into the Community during the period In which such
re-estftW 1 shrrwnt remains in force shall be excluded from the quantities
drawn from the tariff quota concerned.
                                   Article  2
The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be managed by the
Commission, which may take any appropriate administrative measures to
ensure that they are managed efficiently.
                                   Article 3
Where an importer presents a product covered by this Regulation for release
for free circulation in a Member State, applying to take advantage of the
preferential arrangements, and the entry is accepted by the customs
authorities, the Member State concerned shall, ty notifying the Commission,
draw an amount corresponding to its requirements from the quota volume.
Requests for drawings, indicating the date on which the entries were
accepted, must be sent to the Commission without delay.
Drawings shall be granted by the Commission In chronological order of the
dates on which the customs authorities of the Member States concerned
accepted the entries for release for free circulation, to the extent that
the available balance so permits.
If a Member State does not use a drawing in full it shall return any unused
portion to the corresponding quota volume as soon as possible.
If the quantities requested are greater than the available balance of thé
quota volume, the balance shall be allocated among applicants pro rata.
The Commission shall inform the Member States accordingly.
                                   Article  4
1. Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the products in
question have equal and continuous access to the quotas for as long as the
balance of the relevant quota volume so perjaits.
2. Member States shall charge imports of the products in question against
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their drawings as and when the goods are entered with the customs
authorities for free circulation.
3. Depletion of the quotas shall be measured on the basis of the Imports
charged in acoordanoe with paragraph 3.
                                    Article 5
Member States shall Inform the Commission at its request of Imports of the
products oonoftrp'j'd actually charged against the quotas.
                                    Article 6
The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure that
this Regulation is complied with.
                                    Article 7
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 1969.
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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Cette proposition est formulée en conformité avec des engagements
contractuels de la Communnuté. L'impact découlant de cette concession
a été pris en considération lors de la prise de décision d'adoption de
ces contingents et il n'aura, pas un caractère sérieux sur la
compétitivité et l'emploi dans la Communauté.
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COM(89) 299 final
Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas
for cut flowers and flower buds, fresh, originating in Cyprus, Israel,
Jordan or Morocco (1989/90)
(submitted to the Council by the Commission)
20.6.1989
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
L - 2985 Luxembourg
Series: DOCUMENTS
 1989 — 10 pp. — Format: 21.0 * 29.7 cm
EN
ISSN 0254-1475
ISBN 92-77-51198-2
Catalogue number: CB-CO-89-265-EN-C
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COM(89) 299 final
DOCUMENTS
Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
opening and providing for the administration of
Community tariff quotas for cut flowers and
flower buds, fresh, originating in Cyprus, Israel,
Jordan or Morocco (1989/90)
(submitted to the Council by the Commission)
 11     02                                  20.6.1989
Catalogue number: CB-CO-89-265-EN-C
ISBN 92-77-51198-2
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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES