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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3062/89

of 11 October 1989

establishing ceilings and Community surveillance for imports of carrots and onions originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in the overseas countries and territories (1990)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 of 26 February 1985 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in the overseas countries and territories (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 967/89 (2), and in particular Articles 13 and 22 thereof,

Whereas Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 stipulates that, for the period from 1 January to 31 March, carrots falling within CN code ex 0706 10 00 and, for the period from 15 February to 15 May, onions falling within CN code 0703 10 and originating in the States in question are subject on importation into the Community to the reduced rates of duty of 10,2 % and 4,8 % respectively; whereas such reduction of duties applies only up to ceilings of 800 tonnes for each of these products, above which the customs duties actually applied in respect of third countries are re-established;

Whereas by virtue of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1820/87 of 25 June 1987 concerning the application of Decision No 2/87 of the ACP-EEC Council of Ministers on the advance implementation of the Protocol to the Third ACP-EEC Convention (3) consequent on the Accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the European Communities, Portugal is to postpone implementation of the preferential arrangements for fruit and vegetables falling within Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1119/89 (5), until 31 December 1990 whereas, consequently, the above tariff concession does not apply in Portugal; whereas from 1 January 1990 and within the limits of these tariff ceilings Spain will apply customs duties calculated in accordance with the provisions of the abovementioned Third ACP-EEC Convention;

Whereas the application of ceilings requires the Community to be regularly informed of the trend of imports of the relevant products originating in these countries; whereas imports should, therefore, be made subject to a system of surveillance;

Whereas this objective may be achieved by means of an administrative procedure based on offsetting imports of the products in question against the ceilings at Community level as and when these products are entered with customs authorities for free circulation; whereas this administrative procedure must make provision for the possible re-establishment of customs tariff duties as soon as the ceilings are reached at Community level;

Whereas this administrative procedure requires close and particularly swift cooperation between the Member States and the Commission; whereas the latter must, in particular, be able to follow the progress of quantities charged against the ceilings and keep the Member States informed; whereas this cooperation has to be particularly close since the Commission must be able to take the appropriate measures to re-establish customs tariff duties if one of the ceilings is reached;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. Imports of products listed in the Annex originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in the overseas countries and territories shall, in the Community with exception of Portugal, be subject to ceilings and to Community surveillance.

The products referred to in the first subparagraph, their CN codes, the customs duties applicable, the periods of validity and the levels of the ceilings are set out in the said Annex.

2. From 1 January 1990 and within the limits of the tariff ceilings the Kingdom of Spain will apply customs duties calculated in accordance with the provisions of the Third ACP-EEC Convention consequent on the Accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the European Communities.

3. Quantities shall be charged against the ceilings as and when products are entered with customs authorities for free circulation, accompanied by a movement certificate.

Products may be charged against a ceiling only if the movement certificate is submitted before the date on which the collection customs duties is re-established.

The extent to which a ceiling is used up shall be determined at Community level on the basis of the imports charged against it, in the manner specified in the preceding subparagraphs.

Member States shall inform the Commission, at the intervals and within the time limits specified in paragraph 4, of imports effected in accordance with the above procedures.

4. As soon as a ceiling has been reached, the Commission shall adopt a regulation re-establishing, until the end of its period of validity, the customs duties applicable in respect of third countries.

5. Member States shall send the Commission statements of the quantities charged for periods of 10 days, to be forwarded within five clear days of the end of each 10-day period.

Article 2

The Commission shall take all appropriate measures, in close cooperation with the Member States, to ensure the implementation of this Regulation.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1990.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 11 October 1989.

For the Commission

Ray MAC SHARRY

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 61, 1. 3. 1985, p. 4.

(2) OJ No L 103, 15. 4. 1989, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 172, 30. 6. 1987, p. 1.

(4) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1.

(5) OJ No L 118, 29. 4. 1989, p. 12.

ANNEX

1.2.3.4.5 // // // // // // Order No // CN code (1) // Description // Customs duty applicable // Level of ceiling (tonnes) // // // // // // 12.0010 // ex 0706 10 00 // Carrots, from 1 January to 31 March 1990 // 10,2 // 800 // 12.0020 // ex 0703 10 // Onions, from 1 February to 15 May 1990 // 4,8 // 800 // // // // //

(1) Taric codes: 0706 10 00 * 11, 0703 10 11 * 20, 0703 10 11 * 30, 0703 10 19 * 92, 0703 10 19 * 93.