Council Regulation (EC) No 299/94 of 7 February 1994 establishing Community statistical surveillance for certain agricultural products originating in Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Tunisia, Syria, Malta, and Morocco which are subject to reference quantities (1994)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 299/94 of 7 February 1994 establishing Community statistical surveillance for certain agricultural products originating in Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Tunisia, Syria, Malta, and Morocco which are subject to reference  quantities (1994)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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 Community, of the one part, and Cyprus (1), Egypt (2), Jordan (3), Israel (4), Tunisia (5), Syria (6), Malta (7), and Morocco (8), of the other, have been concluded;  whereas these Protocols provide for the progressive reduction, subject to reference quantities and to a statistical Community surveillance within a set timetable, of the customs duties applicable to certain agricultural products originating in those  countries and covered by the respective Agreements;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 451/89 of 20 February 1989 concerning the procedure to be applied to certain agricultural products originating in various Mediterranean third countries (9) determined the surveillance procedure in question;
Whereas, by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1764/92 of 29 June 1992 amending the arrangements for the import into the Community of certain agricultural products originating in Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Malta, Morocco, Syria and Tunisia (10),  the Community unilaterally increased the amount of these reference quantities in equal steps of 3 or 5 % per year starting on 1 January 1992; whereas for 1994 they have thus reached the levels shown in the Annex;
Whereas the Community should fulfil its international obligations by opening reference quantities and by establishing a system of statistical surveillance for products listed in the Annex, in oder to enable the competent departments of the Commission to  establish an annual trade balance sheet for each of the products concerned and, if necessary, to put into application the arrangement provided for in Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 451/89;
Whereas imports of the products in question are charged against the reference quantities at Community level within pre-established timetables, as and when the products are entered with the customs authorities for free circulation; whereas, therefore, it  is appropriate to establish, in 1994, reference quantities for the products listed in the Annex,