CELEX: 51996PC0056
Language: en
Date: 1996-02-20
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) ESTABLISHING CERTAIN CONCESSIONS IN THE FORM OF A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR TURKEY IN 1996 IN RESPECT OF HAZELNUTS

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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                             Proposal for a
                   COUNCIL REGULATION (EC)
         ESTABLISHING CERTAIN CONCESSIONS IN THE FORM
        OF A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR TURKEY IN 1996
                    IN RESPECT OF HAZELNUTS
                    (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---  ---pagebreak---                       EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. Pursuant to Articles 76, 102 and 128 of the Act of Accession, Austria, Finland
   and Sweden are required, from 1 January 1995, to apply the provisions of the
   preferential agreements concluded by the Community with certain non-Community
   countries; all the amendments made necessary by the enlargement will thus be
   the subject of specific agreements to be negotiated with the non-Community
   countries in question.
    The same Articles provide, however, that if specific agreements have not been
   concluded by 1 January 1995, the Community shall take the requisite measures
   to remedy this situation.
2. It is therefore indispensable that autonomous transitional measures be taken so
   that existing agricultural trade arrangements between the new Member States and
   Turkey can be taken into account. The purpose of this proposal is to take account
   of the concessions granted to Turkey.
    By means of Council Regulation (EC) No 1661/95, the Community took
   autonomous measures to remedy the situation as regards Turkey and Israel in
    1995.
    In view of the fact that the negotiations between Turkey and the Community have
    yet to be concluded, the arrangements in force in 1995 should be extended in
    order to maintain the volume of the Community tariff quota for hazelnuts.
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Liavmt», regard to the accession of Austria, îlibrland and Sweeten.
Having regard to *he proposal Énom ifie Commission,
Whereas, under the preferential agreement between the European EcononMc Community
of the one part, and Turkey, of the other part, concessions were granted to that country
in respect of certain agricultural products;
Whereas, following the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, the concession for
hazelnuts should he adjusted to take account the trade arrangements for that product
which existed between Austria, Finland and Sweden, on the one hand, and Turkey, on the
other;
Whereas, to that end, exploratory talks are under way with Turkey with a view to
concluding a specific agreement on this matter;
 Whereas, however, this agreement could wot enter into force on l ilaeuary 1996 owing
 to excessivdly tight deadlines;
Whereas in these circumstances and in accordance with Articles 76. 102 and 128 of the
  1'994 Act of Accession, the Community is required to adopt the necessary measures to
 remedy this situation; whereas those measures should lake the form of autonomous
                                                      Or
 ---pagebreak--- Community tariff quotas covering the conventional preferential tariff concessions applied
by Austria, Finland and Sweden,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                         Article 1
Without prejudice to the import arrangements in the Community applicable to hazelnuts'
pursuant to the agreement concluded between the Community and Turkey, the existing
Community tariff quota shall be increased autonomously in accordance with Annex to this
Regulation.
                                         Article 2
Articles 4 to 8 of Regulation (EC) No !981/°4 shall apply to (he tariff concessions
referred to in Annex.
                                         Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal
of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
                                                                     For the Council
                                                                      The President
         OJ No L 199, 2.8.1994, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC)
         No 298/95 (OJ No L 35, 15.2.1995, p. 6).
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 ---pagebreak---                                        ANNEX
                     Preferential tariff quota opened for 1996
   Order        CN code      Description     Conventional  Autonomous     Rate of
  Number                                         quota         quota       duty
                                              (in tonnes)   (in tonnes) applicable
09.0201       0802 21 00    Hazelnuts,          25 000         9 060       Free
              0802 22 00    in shell or
                            shelled
      Existing quota opened under Community preferential agreements.
                                                   S
 ---pagebreak---        FINANCIAL STATEMENT
       BUDGET HEADING: Article 120 (customs duties)                                    APPROPRIATIONS: ECU 14.281m
       TITLE:
       Proposal for a Council Regulation establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for Turkey
       in 1996 in respect of hazelnuts
       LEGAL BASIS: Article 113 of the Treaty
       AIMS o r PROJECT:
       Temporary adjustment of the Community tariff quotas granted to certain non-Community countries (Central and Pastern
       Europe, Israel, Turkey) following enlargement of the Ell.
         INANCIAL IMPLICATIONS                                  PERIOD OF 12             CURRENT            FOLLOWING
                                                                   MONTHS               FINANCIAL            FINANCIAL
                                                                                         YEAR (96)            YEAR (97)
                                                                                         (9 months)           (1 month)
5.0.
5.1.   REVENUE                                                   ECU 580 000            ECU 520 000          ECU 60 000
       - OWN RESOURCES OF THE EC
         CUSTOMS DUTIES
                                                                   1997            199X             1999            2000
SO I.   ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE.
5.1.1   ESTIMATED REVENUE
52      METHOD OF CALCULATION:
        Measure implemented on adoption in March:           effect on 1996: 9 months
                                                            effect on 1997: I month
        Existing duty: 3.7%                Proposed duty: 0%
        New autonomous quota:              9 060 tonnes
        Unit c.i.f. value:          3$/kgor ECU 2.31/kg
        Loss:                          JO x 9 060t x 0.037 x ECU 2.31/ kg x 90% - ECU 580 000
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6.0.    CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN THE RELEVANT
        CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET?                                                                            YES
        CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF THE CURRENT
        BUDGET?
6.2.    IS A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET NECESSARY?
        WILL FUTURE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS BE NECESSARY?
 OBSERVATIONS:
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