CELEX: 51979PC0288
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Date: 1979-05-31 00:00:00
Title: RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION SUPPLEMENTING THE DIRECTIVES FOR NEGOTIATIONS WITH ISRAEL (presented by the Commission to the Council)

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             RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION SUPPLEMENTING
                 THE DIRECTIVES FOR NEGOTIATIONS WITH ISRAEL
                 (presented by the Commission to the Council )
COM ( 79) 288 final
 ---pagebreak--- MEMO FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL CONCERNING THE NEGOTIATIONS WITH ISRAEL
                         UNDER ARTICLE 22 OF THE AGREEMENT .
1.    In implementation of Article 22 of the Agreement , negotiations were held on
21 March in Brussels between a Community Belegation and an Israeli Delegation with
a view to concluding an agreement amending       certain provisions of the 1975
Agreement .
Prior to the negotiations , the results of the Agreement , which has already been the
subject of an initial exchange of views at the exploratory talks on 21 September
and at the meeting of the Cooperation Council on 22 December , were examined in
detail with particular reference to the growth of trade and the results of
cooperation .
However , the two delegations failed to reach agreement during these negotiations ,
which were conducted on the basis of the directives adopted by the Council on
6 February last , and it was consequently impossible to oomplete the review
provided for in Article 22 „    There will therefore have to be a second round of
negotiations .
The negotiations ,
2.     The Israeli Delegation expressed its great disappointment at the Community 's
negative attitude in failing to respond favourably to the requests made by the
Israeli Delegation at the exploratory talks for concessions in the agricultural
sector .
Given the important share of agricultural products in Israel 's exports to the
Community , the Israeli Delegation felt that the main objective of the review
provided for in Article 22 should be to improve the conditions of access to the
Community market for these products *    It considered the Community 's failure to
take account of the Agreement 's objective of promoting the expansion of trade quite
 indefensible , and pointed out the trade imbalance , which was due to Israel 's
S 1.000 million deficit with the Community and existed in spite of the fact that
 Israel was the only southern Mediterranean country to grant preferential treatment
 ( ranging up to duty-free admission ) for 95% of Community exports .
 ---pagebreak---  The Israeli Delegation pointed out that under the circumstances, the fact that
 there had been a slight increase in its country 's agricultural exports could not
 be taken as an argument for ignoring any opportunity of improving the conditions
 of access for these products to the Community market , given the significance of
the agricultural sector for improving Israel 's trade balance with the Community .
3.    To make allowances for the Community 's difficulties, the Israeli Delegation
presented at the negotiations a shortened list of requests for improvements which ,
with the exception of citrus fruit and tomato concentrates , now related only to
products not covered by the present Agreement ( see list given in Annex I ). Exports
of these products ( 24 tariff headings ) totalled 36 million U.A. ( excluding
citrus fruit and tomato concentrates ) and accounted for approximately 11% of all
Israeli agricultural exports to the Community . Other Mediterranean countries were
already granted concessions on 11 of the products , which represented exports
worth approximately 32 million U.A.
As regards citrus fruit , the Israeli Delegation was very insistent on the need
for the Community to honour the commitment made in the 1975 Agreement to increase
the concession on these products to 80% and announced that it was
extremely disappointed that the Community had not yet been able to respond
favourably on this matter .
The Israeli Delegation indicated that , under the circumstances , it was impossible
for it to agree to the Article 22 review being brought to a close as far as the
agricultural sector was concerned and urged the Community to adopt a more positive
 attitude in keeping with the conclusions of the cooperation Council meeting held
on 22 December last .
 4 . Before tackling the Israeli demands regarding the industrial sector , the
 Community Delegation reminded Israel that it should cease to apply discriminatory
 tariff treatment to its imports from the three new Member States and stated that
 there could be no doubt as to how the Agreement 's provisions in this connection
  should be interpreted .
  The Israeli Delegation challenged the legal basis of the Community 's interpretation
  It stated that Israel too felt there was no doubt as to the interpretation of the
  provisions in the Agreement concerning improved concessions for citrus fruit . The
  Israeli Delegation announced that it was nevertheless willing to join with the
 ---pagebreak--- Community / in seeking appropriate solutions to all the problems      raised .
Comments by the Commission .
5.    In its communication about the exploratory talks with Israel , the Commission
expressed the opinion that the evolution of Israel 's agricultural exports to
the Community , as much for products covered by the Agreement as for those not
covered by it , did not appear to justify in the present situation the granting
of improvements in the agricultural sector beyond the proposals which had
  already been made in respect of citrus fruits .
The Israeli Delegation considered that the extension to Israel of certain
concessions already decided upon in the framework of the global approach towards
other Mediterranean countries would be likely to contribute further to the
reduction of her trade deficit , in line with the intentions of the Cooperation
Council of 22 December " to examine measures which could be undertaken with
a view to responding even better to the objectives of the Agreement " as well
as " to examine , in a positive spirit the results of the exploratory discussions ".
6.    Nevertheless , the Commission can only confirm its point of view which is
that it does not seem appropriate , in the present situation , and on the eve of
negotiations for the adaptation of the Agreement to take into account the
enlargement of the Community , to present to the Council proposals for new
agricultural concessions .
The Commission notes , however ,     that it was not possible to give full effect to
the 1975 Agreement in the case of two agricultural products for which concessions
have already been made .     These are tomato concentrates and oranges .   Conditions
of access to the Community market for oranges have deteriorated to a certain
  extent since 1 January 1978 as a result of the raising of import duties in the
three new Member States . As regards tomato concentrates , the concession
envisaged has not yet come into play on account of the very low level of voluntary
 restraint , which was fixed on the basis of the trade flows existing prior to
the conclusion of the Agreement .
 7.    In the case of citrus fruit ,   the Commission has already stated in its commu­
 nication to the Council of October 1977 that , in its opinion , all the circumstan­
 ces warranted raising the tariff concession ffom 60% to 80% in all nine Member
   States . The Council has not yet adopted a position on this proposal . Compromise
  solutions submitted by both delegations have failed to obtain the unanimous
  agreement of the Council .
 ---pagebreak--- The present round of negotiations has made clear that it would be impossible for
Israel to agree to the Article 22 negotiations being concluded unless a solution
was found to this problem, which has an even greater economic significance for
Israel since the prospect of the enlargement of the Community is making the
country extremely anxious about the future of its agricultural exports .
8 . Under these circumstances , and in the light of the results of the Cooperation
Council of 22 December , the Commission recommends that the Council adopt a
compromise solution which it considers would both be acceptable to Israel and
would take account of the difficulties of the Member States most affected .    The
solution would involve increasing the present preference from 60% to only 70%
for oranges , which are Israel 's biggest citrus export . Mandarins and Clemen-
 tines , which are becoming an increasingly important export for other Mediterra­
 nean countries , particularly Morocco , would be excluded .
This tariff cut would be accompanied , at the internal level , by the declaration
originally proposed by the French Delegation and supplemented in respect of Cyprus
With respect to tomato concentrates , the Commission considers that it would be
advisable to review the level of voluntary restraint set in 1975 and reassess
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it by reference to the pattern of Israeli exports in recent years      as such as
of the availability of this product within the Community .
In the industrial sector no amendment to the negotiating directives already
adopted by the Council is called for .    Responsibility for examining
Israel 's request for certain provisions of the Origin Protocol concerning
the 5% rule for products of headings Nos 84.55 , 85.19 .
and 85.21     to be amended and also its request for the abolition of
drawback to be put back beyond 1984 lies with the Cooperation Council ,
which is empowered by the Agreement to amend these provisions/ where
necessary .
     For example , the average of the Community 's imports from Israel
     in the years 1976/ 1977/ 1978/ amounted to about 5.000 tonnes .
 ---pagebreak---   9.   During this round of the negotiations the Israeli Delegation put forward
  proposals for a number of cooperation projects in the industrial and agricultu­
  ral sectors .
  Although this question does not fall within the scope of the present negotiations
  and would be more appropriately dealt with by the Cooperation Council in the
  context of the normal administration of the provisions of the Agreement , the
. Commission considers it must inform the Council of the Israeli proposals
  ( see Annex II ) since there are financial obstacles to the implementation
 of some of them .
  The Commission notes that the fact that there is no credit line in the
  Financial Protocol with Israel or the Community budget which could be used
  for this purpose makes it very difficult , if not impossible , to assume respon­
  sibility for the material costs of organizing these cooperation projects ( at
  least in the case of those initiated by the Community ).
  The existence of a fund , even a fairly small one ( 400.000 to 500.000 EUA ),
  would clearly make it easier to implement cooperation projects in accordance
  with the Agreement 's provisions in this respect and the conclusions reached
  by the Cooperation Council on 22 December . '
  Conclusions
  In view of the preceding considerations , the Commission recommends that the
  Council adopt the supplementary negotiating directives set out in Annex III .
  It considers that these directives would make it possible to complete the
  Article 22 negotiations with Israel and give full effect to the 1975
  Agreement in accordance with its prime objective . Nevertheless , the Commission
  considers that the Community should not accept any improvements which benefit
  Israel being made to the Agreement under Article 22 unless that country solves
  the problem of tariff discrimination in respect of the three new Member States
  first .
 ---pagebreak---    ISRAELI      REQUESTS      TO        TKE          EEC  FCH
CONCESSIONS     n?        THE    A CR X CUT;TTJP?A L     SECTOR
T&e   requests pertain to Article 22 of the Agreene'it between the
EEC   and   Israel .
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                                                                              Israel 's Lxpo rt to ELC
   CCT              Description of Commodity            CCT  Israel 's              - * 1000 -         Remarks
                                                        Rate      Bequest
                          t                                   (Concessions )
                                                                                 1976         I 19TT
   06.02 i;4
             Other live plants , inciuaing trees ,            «      *
                                                                                  4
           (
              shrubs , hushes , roots , cuttings ,
              and slips
             A. Unrooted cuttings and slips :
       m .
                II . Other
             D. Other
                                                        1
                                                         1
                                                                   8o*
                                                                   80$         ] 982  ■     I
                                                                                                  1285
   06.03     Cut flovers and flover "buds of a kind
             suitable for bouquets or oraaaental
             purposes , fresh , dried , dyed , bleached                                                   9    •
             inpregnated , or othend.se prepared :
             A. Fresh
                II . From 1 Kor. t« 31 May              11%       8of          19,287          26,955
11
I
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                                                                             Israel 's Ixport to EEC
CCT              Description of Cocmodity         CCT      Israel 's               - $ 1000 -            Remarks
                                                  Rate              Request
                                                             (Concessions )
                                                                                1976            1977
07.01   Vegetables , fresh or chilled :
        A. Potatoes
            II . Nev Potatoes
            ex a) From 1. Jan . to 15 Hay        15%             H'i% frooi
                                                            le Jan . to
                                                             33.    Mar .       2513            1367
        B. Cabbages , cauliflowers and
              trussel sprouts                                   60% from         200»             600®
            ex III . Other                                  10 Dec to
      |       - Chinese leaves                   15%         30 Apr, .
        D. Salad vegetables , Including
            endive or chicory :
           ex   IX . Other         •
                - Iceberg Lettuce                13%                8θΙ           88             225
      : G.' Carrots , turnips , salad , beet­
            root , salisfy , celeriac ,
            radishes and sicilar edible
            root 8 :
            exXV . Other                                      100? From IDet
            - Radishes                  "•  *    11$          to 31 Mar .        100*           300»
        M. Tomatoes :                         11? vith      6o£ from            1605           28 66    subject to
            ex I. From l. Hov. to lit May     a nin . of    15 Nov. to                                 reference prlte
                                              2 u.a . per   31 March
                                              100 Kg . net
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                         Description of Commodity       CCT Rate ■ I srocl 's          Israel '3 Export to EEC
                                                                 I ( Conccss i ons )
                                                                       Request
                                                                                                 L 1000         I Remarks            1
                                                                                                                                     I
           I                                       _l                                     1976           1977
                                                      I
1   07.02         Vegctnbl cs(whether or not cooked , I                                             I
                                                                                                     I
                  preserved by freezing                                                             I
                                                                                                    I          I
                  ex . B. Other                                        . 1Q.0X
             . .
                          – Broccol S
                          – Finger Carrots
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  .
                          - Onions                                                                    t
                                                                                                                                        r
    07.04         Dried , dehydrated or evaporated                                                  I                                   f
                  vegetables , whole , cut , sliced ,                                               i                           1
                                                                                                                                        \
                  broken or in powder# but not .
                  further prepared :
                                                                                                    !
                                                                                                    (
                                                                                                                              4
                                                                                                                                       !f
           1      A. Onions                               18%            1002              75       ι     450
           | ex«B . Other                                 16%            100%            1980            1998
a        •
           I          – Carrots                                                                     »
           I          – Caps i cura
           I          – Potatoes
           j          «■ Turnip
                      •• Red Beet
    08.02                                                                                                         Declaration by
              ex . A. – Oranges       J                  4-20%            8055          71000           81000     the EEC on Art .
              ex . B « – Mandarinesv                                                                »
                                                                                                                  22 of the Agre­
                                                                                                    »             ement and Art . 8
                                                                                                    I
                                                                                                    I             of Protocol l     I
                                                                                                                                    !
    08.04         Grapes , fresh or dried 3
                   A. Fresh                                                                                       subject to
                           Table grapes                                                                           reference
              ex . a ) from l.Nov . to 14 July            18%             60 ?» from                              price
                                                                     l.May to
                                                                         14 July          867             411
           ! ex . b ) from 15 . July to 31 Oct .          22%             60a> from                   I
                                                                                                      I
                                                                                                      f
                                                                      15 July to !
                                                                         30 July
                                                                                     1
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         Description or lommouity                 CC I   ; I sracl  a   Israel 's Export to EEC
                                                 Rota    ! Request              $ . 1000               Remark »
                                                        | (Concessions)
                                                                            ■               .
                                                                          1976           1977
                                                                                    I
20.05    Jams , fruit , jellies , marmalades ,
                                                                                                 | Israel requests
         fruit puree and fruit pastes ,                                                            i.L .   • • -
                                                                                                   the adjustment
         being cooked preparations whether                                                         of the tariff to
         or not containing added sugar                                                             the other citrus
                                                                                                   fru it .
             ex * 8 . Jams and marmalades of                                                   I Products for
                      citrus fruit-                27% Ï        100%      63                       which concession ;
                                                       I
                                                                                       70      ; have "been gran' ,
                                               l
                                               I       I                             i         i   ted .
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                                                                                                                    4
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CCT            Description of Commodity         Israel 's        (Israel's- Lrjort
                                                                            $ 1000to -EEC Remarks
                                                     Request
                                                 (Concessions )
                                                                     1976           1221.
20.06   Fruit otherwise prepared or preserved
        whether or not containing added
        sugar or spirit :
           B. Other :
            II . Kot containing addei spirit :
            a) containing added sugar in
                 immediate packings of a net
                 capacity of more than 1 kg :
            ex 7 . Peaches and apricots :
            aa) with sugar content exceeding
              • 13? by weight : Apricots             100*             801
                                                      100*                           977
            bb)^ Other:     Apricots                     M • •
                                                                                        Φ
             ex 8 . Other fruits :
                                                      100*            372            kl»
                • - Orange segments
                     -Melon                           100*
      I B. II b) Containing added sugar, " in.
      ;             immediate packings of a net
                    capacity of 1 kg or less :
             ex 7 » Apricots :
      :      aa) with a sugar content exceeding
      i           15? by weight                         80%
      i      bb) Other                                  80*
      I      ex. 8. Other fruits:
                   - Orange segments                  100*
                   - Melon                            100*
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                                                                                    Israel 's Export to EEC
    cet                  Description of Corsodity            CCT   Israel 's              - I      1000   -          Remarks
                                                             Baie       Request
                                                           I
                                                           i
                                                                    (Concessions) jI 1976          I    19TT    j►
                                                           ι
Cont . 20.0c    B II c) not containing added sugar , ir
                            Immediate packings of ft net
                            capacity ;                                                                             Request to apply
              !        2. Of less than fc.$ kgs
                    ex bb ) Other fruits
                                                                                                                   concession to
                                                                                                                   packings of net
              |               - Apricots , in packings        23%        60%                                       capacity of
                                 of «.0 kg . or more , for                                                         between t kg
                                 use in industry .                                                                 and 1».5 ke .
                  •                                   »
                                                                                                                   The capacity of
                                                                                                                   packincs ususlly
                                                                                                    i                        V, 1.2 k£.
                                                                                                    i
                                                                                                    I
                                                                                                  1I
                Fruit Juices (including grape must)
   20.07 Iland        vegetable Juices , whether or
                                                                                                    i
                                                                                                    I •
              jnot containing added sugar ,. "but _ I!
              J unfermented and not containing spirit |i                                            |
             Ii
                                                                                                  i
                   B. Of a specific gravity of 1.33                                               4
              !         os* less at 15^ C :„
                        II Others
                        a) of a value exceeding 30 u.ft* j
                            per 100 kg . net weight :                                                         »
                    ex . 3 . Lemon Juices
                      ft&) containing added sugar              182      looi             292              fc02
 ---pagebreak---                                                                    ANNEXE' II
MISSION    O'tSMACl.                                                       nn)»o
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 ». 3 . 1979
                                AGRICULTURAL COOPERATION EEC-ISRAEL
                      Since the Council of Cooperation has approved the
          Agricultural Cooperation between Israel and the EEC , we
          have been looking for ways as how to start materializing it®
          A task not made easier by the fact that no specific funds
          were allocated for the Cooperation activities , and by the
          fact that such cooperation within the Community exists on
          a bilateral basis and not through common channels *
                      Following the decision of the Cooperation Council of
          22nd December 1978 , the Israeli delegation proposes to act
          according to the following ;
          To conduct symposia or study days on the following subjects :
          – Modern methods of irrigation ( according to climate and
              other cultural conditions )
          – Techniques of re-afforestat ion ( with special reference
             to regions affected by erosion or other special factors
              relating to soil )
          « Organisation of extension services and application of
              extension methods *
                       Prior to the symposia experts will meet with the aim
           of defining the details as precisely as possible of the exact
           subjects to be covered later at the symposia , the duration of
          the study days , the order of meetings , the number of part ici pants *
           its location and responsibility for the expenses *
                        These meetings of experts could take place En 1979 *
          with the perspective of having one symposium this year and
          the other two at a later date *
                        The aim of the symposia , which are to be attended by
           specialists in the field from potentially interested countries
           or regions * is to explore and define mutual interests# which
           could lead to drawing up recommended plans for future common
           activities based on achievements in one region and deficiency
           in another *
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                 Also tho possibility of finding ths way to us® FEDGA
          funds or regional fund that deal with si miliar prospects
          should bo investigated .
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                               INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION
           Following the successful organization of the last Brussels
           symposium , we should deem beneficial , for both the Community
           and Israel , the deepening of our fndustrial Cooperation
           in the following fields ;
           a ) A symposium , on specific industrial sectors® .
                 Details regarding the specific sectors suggested will be
                 soon forwarded .
           b ) Trade missions to Israel
                 Following the successful mission in the field of irrigation ,
                 it is suggested to organize ;
                 1 ) In September 79 , a similar mission in the field of
                     applications of Solar Energy .
                 2 ) Two supplementary missions rn the field of :
                     a ) Agricuîtural inputs & Equ i pment
                     b ) Fine Chemistry
                     proposed dates will be determined in a later stage .
           c ) Mission of Israeli Exporters to the Community# who wi I I
                 meet , inter alia , with various European Federations ,
                 as well as with experts of the Commission and other
                 European organs *
 ---pagebreak---                                                               ANNEX  III
RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION SUPPLEMENTING THE DIRECTIVES FOR
NEGOTIATIONS WITH ISRAEL .
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission ,
Having regard to Article 22 of the Agreement between the European Economic
Community and Israel ,
Whereas on 6 February 1979 the Council adopted directives for the negotiation
of an agreement amending certain provisions of the EEC-ISRAEL Agreement of
1975 ;
Whereas it is necessary to supplement those directives in order to continue
and complete the negotiations ,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS    :
                              Sole Article
The directives for the negotiation of an agreement amending certain provisions
of the 1975 Agreement are supplemented by the directives annexed hereto .
 ---pagebreak---                                                                       ANNEX
                           NEGOTIATING DIRECTIVES
  AGRICULTURAL SECTOR .
  1.    CITRUS FRUIT .
  The tariff reduction provided for iri Article 8 of Protocol n° 1 of the
  Agreement would be increased to 70% only for fresh oranges      of heading No 08.02
  ex A.
  The following declaration would be written into the minutes of the Council
  of the European Communities      :
  "  In deciding to increase to 70% the tariff concession currently granted
  "  to the countries concerned , the Council and the Commission undertake to make
  "  no further adjustment to the Mediterranean equilibrium thus achieved as
  "   regards the arrangements for oranges until the outcome of the accession
                              1
     negotiations is known
  2.    TOMATO CONCENTRATES .
  The voluntary restraint volume resulting from the conditions for the implemen­
  tation of Article 9 of Protocol No 1 would be revalued" on the~ basis/ of the
  evolution of Israeli exports in the course of recent years , as         as on the
  basTs"of l:he~avaiTa6i Uty of this product within the Community .
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       It shall be understood that this declaration does not rule out the
      possibility of increasing to 70% the tariff concession accorded for
       the same products originating in Cyprus when the transition to the ^
pcrscsecond stage « f-the Association Agreement -with '.that country is negociated .