CELEX: 51992PC0528
Language: en
Date: 1992-12-09
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products originating in Cyprus (1993)

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                             C0M(92) 528 final
                                             Brussels, 9  December 1992
                                Proposal for a
                           COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
  opening and providing for the administration of Oomraunity tariff quotas
       for certain agricultural products originating in Cyprus (1993)
                        (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---                             EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.  The Agreement establishing an association between the European
    Economic Cararaunity and the Republic of Cyprus, as supplemented by the
    Protocol laying down the conditions and procedures for the
    implementation of the second stage of the said Agreement and adapting
    certain provisions thereof, provides for the opening of annual
    CommunitY tariff quotas for imports into the Cararaunity of :
    -  60 000 tonnes for new potatoes falling within CN code 0701 90 59,
        2 500 tonnes for carrots falling within CN code 0706 10 00,
        1 500 tonnes of salad beetroot falling within CN code 0706 90 90,
          300 tonnes of sweet peppers falling within CN code 0709 60 10,
        7 500 tonnes for fresh table grapes falling within CN codes
              ex 0806 10 15 and 0806 10 19,
        1 500 tonnes of dried grapes in containers of 15 Kg or less
              within CN codes 0806 20 11, 0806 20 12, 0806 20 18,
              ex 0806 20 91, ex 0806 20 92 and ex 0806 20 98,
        3 000 tonnes of certain types of concentrated grape juice
              falling within CN codes 2009 60 51, 2009 60 71,
              ex 2009 60 90 or ex 2204 30 91,
   -   35 000 hi of wine of fresh grapes falling within CN codes
              2201 21 25, ex 2204 21 29, ex 2204 21 35 or ex 2204 21 39,
   -   26 000 hi of wine of fresh grapes falling within CN codes
              ex 2204 2925, ex 2204 29 29, 2204 29 35 or ex 2204 29 39 and
   - 150 000 hi of certain liqueur wines,
   originating in Cyprus.
                                                                            1
 ---pagebreak---        However, under Articles 18 and 19 of the Protocol in question and
       under Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1764/92, modifying the
       system applicable to the importation into the Community of certain
       agricultural products originating in Algeria, Cyprus, 3gypt, Israel,
      Jordan, Lebanon, Malta, Morocco, Syria or Tunisia^1), the quantities
       for all the above products are subject to annual increases. The
      quotas in 1993 will accordingly be increased to the amounts indicated
      in Article 1.
      Within the limits of these tariff quotas customs duties axe to be
      phased out over the same periods and at the same rates as provided for
      in Articles 5 and 16 of the said Protocol.
      However, in application of the abovementioned Regulation (EEC) No
      1764/92, it is appropriate to abolish the customs duties applicable to
      products covered by Annex II of the Treaty and originating in the
      Mediterranean third countries œnoerned, in respect of which the
      tariff dismantling continues after 1 January 1993.
     These Community tariff quotas should be opened for the periods
      indicated in Article 1.
4.   Importations of these wines continue to be subject to the rules
     governing the common organization of the market in wine, in particular
     as regards the reference price applicable to them.
5.   For the administration of these quotas it is proposed that the whole
     of the quota volumes be held as Community reserves to which all Member
     States will have access in accordance with the procedure provided for
     in Article 3 of the proposal for a Regulation.
That is the purpose of the attached proposal
 ANNEX : 1 proposal for a Regulation
(1) OJ No L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 9.
                                                                             I
 ---pagebreak---                                                            Proposal for
                                        COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) Nc                    /V2
                                                       of
                  opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain
                                       agricultural products originating in Cyprus (1993)
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                               CN codes ex 2204 29 25, ex 2204 29 29, 2204 29 35 or
                                                                        ex 2204 29 39, and'
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community, and in particular Article 113                      150 000 hectolitres of certain liqueur wines falling within
 thereof,                                                               CNcodesex2204 21 35,ex2204 21 39,ex2204 29 35,
                                                                        ex 2204 29 39, ex 2204 21 49, ex 2204 29 49,
                                                                        ex 2204 2 1 5 9 or ex 2204 29 59, originating in
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                     Cyprus;
 Whereas Articles 18 and 19 of the Agreement establishing an
 Association between the European Economic Community
 and the Republic of Cyprus ('), as supplemented by the
 Protocol laying down the conditions and procedures for the
 implementation of the second stage of the said Agreement
 and adapting certain provisions thereof ( 2 ), provide for the
opening of annual Community tariff quotas for:
 — 60 000 tonnes for new potatoes falling within CN code
    0701 90 59 (16 May to 30 June),
— 2 500 tonnes for carrots falling within CN code
    0706 10 00 (1 April to 15 May),
— 300 tonnes of sweet peppers falling within CN code
    0709 60 10,
— 1 500 tonnes of salad beetroot falling within CN code
    ex 0706 90 90,
— 7 500 tonnes for fresh table grapes falling within
    CN codes ex 0806 10 15 and 0806 10 19 (8 J u n e to
    4 August),
— 1 500 tonnes of dried grapes in immediate containers of a
    net capacity not exceeding 15 kg falling within CN codes
    0806 20 11, 0806 20 12, 0806 20 18, ex 0806 20 9 1 ,
    ex 0806 20 92 or ex 0806 20 98,
— 3 000 tonnes of certain types of concentrated grape
    juice falling within CN codes 2009 60 51, 2009 60 71,
    ex 2009 60 90 or ex 2204 30 9 1 ,
— 35 000 hectolitres of certain wines of fresh grapes, in
    containers holding two litres or less, falling within
    CN codes 2204 21 25, ex 2204 21 29, ex 2204 21 35 or
    ex 2204 21 39,
— 26 000 hectolitres of certain wines of fresh grapes, in
    containers holding more than two litres, falling within
(•) OJ No L 133, 21. 5. 1973, p. 2.
{*) OJ NoL 393,31. 12. 1987, p. 1.
                                                                                                                                    3
 ---pagebreak---    Whereas, under Articles 18 and 19 of the Protocol in question and
  under Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1764/92 of 29.6.1992,
  modifying the system applicable to the importation into the Conraunity
  of certain agricultural products originating in Algeria, Cyprus,
  3gypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Malta, Morocco, Syria or Tunisia^1),
  the quantities for all the above products are subject to annual
  increases. The quotas in 1993 will accordingly be increased to the
  amounts indicated in Article 1.
  Whereas, the customs duties applicable are progressively dismantled
  within the limit of these tariff quotas, in accordance with the time-
  table and the conditions laid down in Articles 5 and 16 of the
  protocol in question; whereas furthermore, by Regulation (EEC) No
  1764/92, the Community has autonomously decided to eliminate the
  customs duties applicable to products originating in the
 abovementioned Mediterranean third countries, for which the
 dismantling of tariffs provided for by the protocols of the
 Association or Cooperation Agreements will continue after 1 January
  1993.
              Whereas, importation into the Community of the wines in
             question are subject to the free-at-frqntier reference price;
             whereas the said wines qualify for these tariff quotas only
             if Article 54 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of
             16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market
             in wine ( 4 ), as last amended by .Regulation (EEC)
             No 388/90 ( 5 ), is adhered to;
             Whereas liqueur wines, to qualify for the Community tariff
            quota, must be so designated in the VI 1 document or VI 2
            extract provided for in Commission Regulation (EEC)
            No 3590/85 of 18 December 1985 on the certificate and
            analysis report required for the importation of wine, grape
            juice and grape must (6);
           Whereas it is particularly necessary to ensure that all
           Community importers enjoy equal and uninterrupted access
           to the abovementioned quotas and uninterrupted application
           of the rates laid down for those quotas to all imports of the
           products concerned into all Member States until the quotas
           have been used up;
       (1)     OJ NO L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 9.
( 2 ) OJ No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1.
( 3 ) OJ No L 42, 16. 2. 1990, p. 9.
      OJ No L 343, 20. 12. 1985, p. 20.
(4)
                                                                           1
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas the decision for the opening, in the execution of its international obligations, of tariff
quotas should be taken by the Community; whereas, to
ensure the efficiency of a common administration of these
quotas, there is no reasonable obstacle to authorising
the Member States to draw from the quota-volumes the
necessary quantities corresponding to actual imports;
whereas this method of administration requires close
cooperation between the Member States and the Commission                                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
and the latter must in particular be able to monitor the
rate at which the quotas are used up and inform the                                                                        Article 1
Member States accordingly;
                                                                                                        The customs duties applicable to imports into the
        Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of the                                       Community as constituted at 31 December 1985 of
        Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg are united                                         the following products originating in Cyprus shall
        within and jointly represented by the Benelux Economic                                           be suspended during the periods, at the levels and
        Union, all transactions concerning the administration of                                         within the limits of the Community tariff quotas as
        these quotas may be carried out by any of its members,                                           shown below for each one:
           Order       CN code                                                                                               Volume of         Rate of
                                                                          Description                                       tariff quota
            No           (a)                                                                                                                  duty (%)
            (1)            (2)                                                  (3)                                               (4)            (5)
         09.1401      0701 90 59      N e w potatoes, 16 May to 30 June 1 9 9 3                                              90 000        0 %
                                                                                                                                 tonnes
         09.140?   ex 0 7 0 6 10 0 0  C a r r o t s , 1 April to 15 May 1 9 9 3                                                3 250       0%
                                                                                                                                  tonnes
         09.1411   ex 0 7 0 6 9 0 9 0 Salad beetroot, 1 January to 31 December 199 3                                           1 950       0%
                                                                                                                                 tonnes
         09.1409      0 7 0 9 6 0 10  Sweet peppers, 1 January to 31 December 199 3                                                 390    0%
                                                                                                                                  tonnes
         09.1407   ex 0 8 0 6 10 15   Fresh table grapes, 8 June to 14 July 199 3                                        |      9800       0   %
                   ex 0 8 0 6 10 19   Fresh table grapes, 15 July to 4 August 199 3                                      J        tonnes
         09.141 ?     0806     20 11  Dried grapes, in immediate containers of a net capacity not exceeding                     1 950
                                                                                                                                           0 %
                      0806     20 12  15 kg                                                                                       tonnes
                      0806     20 18  1 J a n u a r y to 31 December       1993
                   ex 0 8 0 6  20 91
                   ex 0 8 0 6  20 92
                   ex 0 8 0 6  20 98
         09.1421                      Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetable juices, unfermented
                                      and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added
                                      sugar or other sweetening matter:
                                      -    G r a p e juice (including grape must):
                                      -    -     Of a densiry not exceeding 1,33 g / c m 1 at 20 ° C :
                                      -    -      -   Of a value exceeding ECU 18 per 100 kg net weight:
                      2 0 0 9 60 51                    - Concentrated
                                                      Of a value exceeding ECU 18 per 100 kg net weight:
                                        -   -     -   -  With an added sugar content exceeding 3 0 %                  by
                                                         weight:
                                                                                                                              3 900       0%
                      2009 60 71                            Concentrated                                                          tonnes
                   ex 2 0 0 9 60 90                      Other: concentrated within the meaning of additional
                                                         note 6 to chapter 20 of the combined nomenclature
                                      Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines; grape must other than
                                      that of heading N o 2 0 0 9 :
                                           Other grape must:
                                       -   -      Other:
                   ex 2204 30 91      -    -      -   Of a density of 1,33 g / c m ' o r less at 20 ° C and of an actual
                                                      alcoholic strength by volume not exceeding 1 % vol,
                                                      concentrated within the meaning of additional note 6 to
                                                      chapter 20 of the combined nomenclature
                                      1 January to 31 December 199 3
                                                                                                                                                             s~
 ---pagebreak---                                                               - 4-
   (1)        (2)                                       (3)                                     (4)        (5)
                      Wine of fresh grapes, including fonificd wines; grape must other than
                      that of heading No 2009:
                      — Other wine, grape must with fermentation prevented or arrested
                         by the addition of alcohol:
                      — — In containers holding two litres or less:
                               Other:
                      — — — — Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume not exceeding
                                   13% vol:
                                      Other:
09.1415    2204 21 25                    White                                                45 500    0%
        ex 2204 21 29                    Other                                                  hi
                      — — — — Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume exceeding
                                   13%'vol but not exceeding 15% vol:
                                      Other:
        ex 2204 21 35 — — — — — — White, other than liqueur wines of an actual
                                         alcoholic strenght by volume of 15 % vol
        ex 2204 21 39 — — — — — — Other than liqueur wines of an actual alcoholic
                                         strength by volume of 15 % vol
                      1 January to 31 December 199 3
                      -  r- Other:
                               Other:
                      — — — — Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume no exceeding
                                   13% vol:
                                      Other:
09.1423    2204 29 25 _                  White
                                                                                             27 560 hi 0%
        ex 2204 29 29 — — — — — — Other wine
                      — — — — Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume exceeding
                                   13% vol but not exceeding 15% vol:
                                      Other:
           2204 29 35                    White
        ex 2204 29 39 ————- -            Other wine
                      1 January to 31 December 199 3
                      — Other wine; grape must with fermentation prevented or arrested
                         by the addition of alcohol:
                      -  - In containers holding 2 litres or less:
                               Other:
                      -  - - — Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume exceeding
                                   13% vol but not exceeding 15% vol:
                      _ _ _ _ _       Other:
09.1417 ex 2204 21 35 - - - - - -        White liqueur wines of an actual alcoholic
                                         strength by volume of 15 % vol
        ex 2204 21 39 - - - - - -        Other, liqueur wines of an actual alcoholic-
                                         strength by volume of 15 % vol
                      -  -   - - Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume exceeding        195 000 hi 0%
                                   15% vol but not exceeding 18% vol:
        ex 2204 21 49 - - - - -    - Other, liqueur wines
                      -  - — - Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume exceeding
                                   18% vol but not exceeding 22% vol:
        ex 2204 21 59 - - - - -       Other, liqueur wines
                      -  - Other:
                         -   - Other:
                      _ _ _ _ Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume exceeding
                                   13% vol but not exceeding 15% vol:
                      _ _             Other:
                                                                                                               ê
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     -.-. - -                                                                                                                           • - • • •
          (1)             (2)                                          (3)                                       (4)              (5)
     09.1417       ex 2204 29 35                       _ White liqueur wines, of an actual alcoholic
      (ionl'ii)                                           strength by volume of 15% vol
                   ex 2204 29 39                    - - Other liqueur wines, of an actual alcoholic
                                                          strength by volume of 15 % vol
                                        -  - — - Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume exceeding
                                                                                                             195 000h,
                                                                                                                                0%
                                                    15% vol but not exceeding 18% vol:
                   ex 2204 29 49        - - - - -      Other, liqueur wines
                                        -  -  - - Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume exceeding
                                                    18% vol but not exceeding 22% vol:
                   ex 2204 29 59        - - - - -      Other liqueur wines
                                        1 January to 31 December 199 *
     (, y     Tanc codes appear in the Annex.
                                                                                 The drawing requests, with indication of the date of
                                                                                 acceptance of the said declarations, must be transmitted to
                                                                                 the Commission without delay.
                                                                                 The drawings are granted by the Commission by reference to
                                                                                the date of acceptance of the declarations of entry into free
                                                                                circulation by the customs authorities of the Member States
                                                                                concerned to the extent that the available balance so
                                                                                permits.
  2.       Importations of the wine in question shall be subject to
  the free-at-frontier price. It shall qualify for the tariff quotas            If a Member State does not use the quantities drawn, it shall
 only if Article 54 of Regulation (EEC) N o 8 2 2 / 8 7 is adhered              return them as soon as possible to the corresponding quota
                                                                                amount.
 3.        Liqueur wines shall qualify for the tariff quota only                If the quantities requested are greater than the available
 if they are designated as liqueur wines in the VI 1 document                   balance of the quota amount, allocation shall be made on a
 or VI 2 extract provided for by Regulation (EEC)                               pro rata basis with respect to the requests. Member States
 No 3 5 9 0 / 8 5 .                                                            shall be informed by the Commission in accordance with the
                                                                               same procedures.
                                  Article 2                                                               Article 4
 The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be managed                   Each Member States shall ensure that importers of the
 by the Commission, which may take all appropriate                             products concerned have free access to the quotas for such
 administration thereof.                                                       time as the residual balance of the corresponding quota
                                                                               volumes so permits.
                                  Article 3                                                              Article 5
If an importer presents in a Member State a declaration of                    The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate
entry into free circulation, including a request for preferential             closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with.
benefit for a product covered by this Regulation and if that
declaration is accepted by the customs authorities, the
Member States concerned shall inform the Commission and                                                  Article 6
draw an amount corresponding to its requirements from the
corresponding quota amount.
                                                                              This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1 9 9 3
                      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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            ANNEX
           Tarie codes
Order No     CN code       Taric code
09.1403  ex 0706 10 00  0706 10 00 * 12
09.1411  ex 0706 90 90  0706 90 90 * 20
09.1407  ex 0806 10 15  0806 10   15 * 80
                        0806 10   15*91
                        0806  10  15*98
         ex 0806 10 19  0806 10   19*10
                        0806 10   19*21
                        0806 10   19*23
09.1413  ex 0806 20 91  0806 20 9 1 * 1 0
         ex 0806 20 92  0806 20 92 * 10
         ex 0806 20 98  0806 20 98 * 10
09.1421  ex 2009 60 90  2009 60 90 * 10
         ex 2204 30 91  2204 30 91*11
09.1415  ex 2204 21 29  2204 21 29 * 95
                        2204 21 29 * 96
         ex 2204 21 35  2204 21 35 * 95
         ex 2204 21 39  2204  2139*95
09.1423  ex 2204 29 29  2204 2 9 2 9 * 9 1
         ex 2204 29 39  2204 29 39 * 93
09.1417  ex 2204 21 35  2204  2135*11
         ex 2204 21 39  2204  2139*11
         ex 2204 21 49  2204  2149*19
                        2204  21 49*91
          ex 2204 21 59 2204  2159*19
                        2204  21 59*91
          ex 2204 29 35 2204  29 35 * 91
                        2204  29 35 * 97
          ex 2204 29 39 2204  29 39 * 91
                        2204  29 39 » 97
          ex 2204 29 49 2204  29 49 * 19
                        2204  29 49 * 8 3
          ex 2204 29 59 2204  29 59 * 19
                        2204  29 5 9 * 8 3
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              FINANCIAL RECORD
              1.    Budget line oonoerned : Chap. 12 Art. 120
              2.    Legal basis : Art. 113 of the Treaty
             3.     Title of the tariff measure oonoerned : Proposal for a Council
                    Regulation opening and providing for the administration of Ctamraunity
                    tariff quotas for certain agricultural products originating in Cyprus
                    (1993)
             4.    Objective : Execution of a contractual obligation (EEC/Cyprus
                   Agreement)
             5.    Method of calculation :
Description                Codes NC           Level of   Period of    Duty to CNduty     Estimate i Duty-loss
                                               quotas    application be applies  rate     price      (ECU)
                                                                        (%)        GO
                                                                                         EW/l
•^tew potatoes              0701 90 59        90 000   T 16.5-30.6       0       21       294       5 556 600
                                                       T
                         ex 0706 10 00         3 230      1.4-15.5       0        17       300          165 750
 Carrots
  Salad beetroot        ex 0706 90 90          1 950 T    1.1-31.12      0       17        460          152 490
  SWeet peppers             0709 60 10            390 T   1.1-31.12      0         9       945           33 169
   Fresh table grapes   ex OcOS 10 15                                            18       1 816
                                            ? 9800 T      8.6-4.8        0                           2 948 820
                        ex 0805 10 19                                            22       1 193
  Dried grapes i n             0806 20 11
                               0806 20 12
  containers of 15 kg          0806 20 18   >
  or less                                       1 950 T   1.1-31.12      0         3      1 323
                            ex 0806 20 91                                                              77 395
                            ex 0806 20 92
                            ex 0806 20 98
  Concentrated grape        2009 60 51
  juice                      2009 60 71
                                            > 3 900T      1.1-31.12      0       IS         603       658 476
                        ex 2009 60 90
                        *x 22D4 30 91                                   ADS/2   • AD S/Z
                                          j
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                                                       r
Description                   Codes NC      Level of        Period of Duty of     CNduty ' Estimate!         Duty-loss
                                           quotas         application be applies I rate        price           (ECU)
                                                                          <%)         (%)   - (ECU/t)
Wine of fresh grapes            2204 21 25                                                             )
                             ex 2204 21 29
                                                                                  j H,5 •
(2 l i t r e s or less)                                                                                 i
                                            45 500 h(!     1.1-31.12      0                                  714 350
                             ex 2204 21 35
                                                                                  } 16,9 •      -
                             ex 2204 21 39
                                                                                                        V
                                                       *
Wine of fresh grapes            2204 29 25
                             ex 2204 29 29
                                                                                   J 10,9 •
(more- than 2 l i t r e s )                 27 560 h i     1.1-31.12      0                               [ 333 476
                             ex 2204 29 35
                                                                                  \ 13,3 •      -
                             ex 22C4 29 39                                         J
                                                                                                       N
liqueur wines                ex 2204 21 35
                                                                                  ) 16,9 -
                             ex 2204 21 39 195 000 hi                    0                                 3 685 500
                             ex 2204 21 49                                           ao,6 •
                            -ex 2204 21 59                                           23,0 •
                                                         1 .1-31.12                                       >
                             ex
                             ex
                                2204
                                2204
                                     89
                                     29
                                        35
                                        39                                        },,..         -
                             ex 2204 29 49                                           16,9 -
                             ex 2204 29 59                                           23,0 •
                                                                                                      /
           * EOJ/hl
   6.         Duty-loss : The loss of global receipts for the year 1993 is
              14 326 026 BOOS. In 1992 a global loss of 10 803 959 ECUS has been
              reoorded.
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