title: RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION ON THE CONCLUSION OF THE FOURTH ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE STATE OF ISRAEL

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No C 104/8                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                        21. 4. 87
                Recommendation for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Fourth Additional Protocol
                   to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the State of Israel
                                                        COM(87) 7 final
                              Submitted  by the Commission    to the Council on 14 January 1987
                                                         (87/C 104/02)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                           State of Israel is hereby approved on behalf of the
                                                                   Community. The text of the Protocol is attached to this
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              Decision (2).
Economic Community, and in particular Article 238
thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Com-
mission,
                                                                                Article 2
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia-
ment,
                                                                   The President of the Council shall give the notification
Whereas it is necessary to approve the Fourth                      provided for in Article 8 of the Protocol (2).
Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the
European Economic Community and the State of Isra-
e l ^ ) , signed in Brussels on 11 May 1975,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:                                                                         Article 3
                            Article 1
                                                                   This Decision shall take effect on the day following its
The Fourth Additional Protocol to the Agreement                    publication in the Official Journal of the European
between the European Economic Community and the                    Communities.
                                                                    (2) The date of entry into force of the Protocol will be published
                                                                        in the Official Journal of the European Communities by the
 (') OJ No L 265, 27. 9. 1978.                                          General Secretariat of the Council.
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                                                   ADDITIONAL P R O T O C O L
            adapting the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the State of Israel
            THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY,
            of the one part,
            and
            THE STATE OF ISRAEL,
            of the other part,
            HAVING REGARD to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the State of Israel
            signed at Brussels on 11 May 1975, hereinafter referred to as the 'Agreement', and to the Additional Protocol
            signed at Brussels on 8 February 1977,
            WHEREAS the Community and Israel wish to strengthen still further their relations in order to take account
            of the new dimension created by the accession to the European Communities of Spain and Portugal on
            1 January 1986; whereas Article 22 of the Agreement provides for the possibility of improvements in its
            terms;
            WHEREAS certain rules should be laid down to enable Israel's traditional export trade to the Community
            to be maintained,
            HAVE DECIDED to conclude a Protocol adapting certain provisions of the Agreement, and to this end have
            designated as their Plenipotentiaries:
            THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
            THE GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL,
            Who having exchanged their Full Powers, found in good and due form,
            HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
                          Article 1                                    4.     Customs duties on imports of products listed in
                                                                       Annex A and originating in Israel in respect of which
1.    Customs duties applicable under the Agreement                    Community tariff quotas are indicated in the said
to imports into the Community of products listed in                    Annex shall be dismantled within the limits of such
Annex A to this Protocol and originating in Israel shall               quotas.
be dismantled over the same periods and at the same                    Once the volume of imports of such products exceeds
rates as provided in the Act of Accession of Spain and                 the quotas, the Community shall apply the customs
Portugal in respect of imports into the Community as                   duties resulting from the Agreement.
constituted on 31 December 1985 of the same products
originating in Spain or Portugal. This provision shall                 5.     For the purposes of dismantling customs duties
be applied in accordance with the rules hereinafter set                for certain products listed in Annex A and originating
out in this Article.                                                   in Israel, the reference quantities indicated in the said
                                                                       Annex are hereby established.
                                                                       Should the volume of imports of one of these products
In the course of such dismantling, where the level of                  exceed the reference quantity, the Community, having
customs duties applied to imports into the Community                   regard to an annual review of trade flows which it shall
as constituted on 31 December 1985 originating in                      carry out, may make the product in question subject to
Spain differs from that applied to imports originating in              a Community tariff quota as provided for in
Portugal, products originating in Israel shall be subject              paragraph 4, the volume of which shall be equal to the
to the higher of the two rates.                                        reference quantity.
                                                                       6.     Should the Community discover, in the light of
                                                                       an annual review of trade flows which it shall carry
2.    Where the customs duty on a product listed in                    out, that the volume of imports of a product or products
Annex A is lower for Israel than for Spain, Portugal or                listed in Annex A, other than those referred to in
both, elimination of the duty shall commence once the                  paragraphs 4 and 5, threatens to cause difficulties on
duty on that product from both Spain and Portugal has                  the Community market, it may establish a reference
fallen below that applied to imports originating in                    quantity as provided for in paragraph 5.
Israel.
                                                                                Article 2
3.    The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply                  1.    Customs duties on imports into the Community
within the limits and in accordance with the special                   of products listed in Annex B to this Protocol and
conditions concerning tariff reductions laid down in                   originating in Israel shall be dismantled in the same
Articles 9 and 10 of Protocol 1 to the Agreement.                      way as indicated in Article 1 (1), (4), (5) and (6).
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 However, once the volume of imports of such products
                                                                            CCT
 exceeds the Community tariff quotas, within the mean-                   heading No
                                                                                Description
 ing of Article 1(4), the Community shall apply the
 customs duties of the Common Customs Tariff.
                                                                          ex 02.01        Meat of bovine animals, other than
                                                                                frozen
 2.     Elimination of customs duties for cut flowers and                 ex 04.02        Milk powder
 flower buds, fresh, falling within subheading 06.03 A
 of the Common Customs Tariff, shall be subject to
 certain conditions agreed by exchange of letters.
                                                                                Article 5
                                                                    1.    A Trade and Economic Cooperation Committee
                          Article 3                                 shall be set up for the purpose of improving the oper-
                                                                    ation of the institutional mechanisms of the Agreement.
 1.     For 1990 and for each successive marketing year,           The Committee shall facilitate:
 the Community shall decide, on the basis of the statisti-
 cal review and analysis referred to in paragraph 2                — the regular exchange of information on trade and
 below, and taking into account factors relevant to the                 production data and forecasts,
 objective of maintaining traditional trade flows in the
                                                                   — the regular exchange of information on the oppor-
 context of enlargement, whether to adjust the entry
                                                                        tunities for cooperation in areas covered by the
 price, referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, for
                                                                        Agreement.
 the following products originating in Israel within the
 quantitative limits set out below:
                                                                   The Committee shall be chaired alternately by a rep-
                                                                   resentative of the Commission of the European Com-
          CCT                                       Quantity       munities and a representative of Israel.
       heading No          Description
                                                   (in tonnes)
                                                                   2.     The Cooperation Council shall decide as soon as
     08.02 ex A        Oranges                  293 000 tonnes     possible on the composition of this Committee and how
     08.02 ex B        Small citrus fruits       14 200 tonnes     it shall function, in accordance with Article 12 (2) of
     08.02 ex C        Lemons                     6 400 tonnes     the Additional Protocol to the Agreement signed on
                                                                   8 February 1977. It may also decide, where appropriate,
                                                                   that the Committee should submit a report.
 2.     From 1987 onwards and at the end of each market-
 ing year, the Community shall carry out, on the basis
 of a statistical review, an analysis of the situation for                                   Article 6
 the said products originating in Israel and exported to
 the Community.                                                    From 1995 onwards the Community and Israel shall
                                                                  examine the results of cooperation between the Con-
                                                                  tracting Parties in order to appraise the situation and
For these same products, from 1989 onwards and for
                                                                  the future development of their relations in the light of
each subsequent year, the Community shall draw up,
                                                                  the objectives defined in the Agreement.
together with Israel, a forecast of production and deliv-
eries.
                                                                                Article 7
3.      The possible adjustment provided for in
paragraph 1 refers to the sum to be deducted, in respect
of customs duty, from the representative prices recorded          This Protocol shall form an integral part of the Agree-
in the Community for the purpose of calculating the               ment between the European Economic Community and
entry price of each of these products, within the limits          the State of Israel.
set out in Article 152 (2) (c) of the Act of Accession of
Spain and Portugal.
                                                                                Article 8
                                                                  1.     This Protocol shall be ratified, accepted or
                         Article 4
                                                                  approved by the Contracting Parties in accordance with
                                                                  their own procedures; the Contracting Parties shall
Customs duties on imports into Israel of the products             notify each other of the completion of the procedures
listed below and originating in the Community shall be            necessary to that end.
dismantled between 1 January 1990 and 31 December
1995. The necessary arrangements shall be agreed by              2.      This Protocol shall enter into force on the first
exchange of letters before 1 January 1990.                       day of the month following such notification.
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                        Article 9                            In witness whereof, the undersigned Plenipotentiaries
                                                             have hereunto set their hands.
This Protocol shall be drawn up in duplicate in the
Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Portu-
guese, Spanish and Hebrew languages, each of these
texts being equally authentic.                               Done at Brussels
                                  For the Council of the European      Communities
                                               For the State of Israel
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                                               ANNEX A
               CCT                                          Description
            heading No
                07.01    Vegetables, fresh or chilled:
                             G. Carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify, celerias, radishes and similar
                                 edible roots:
                                 ex II. Carrots and turnips:
                                         — Carrots, from 1 January to 31 March (!)
                         ex H. Onions, shallots and garlic:
                                 — Onions, from 15 February to 15 May( 2 )
                             S. Sweet peppers (3)
                         ex T. Other:
                                 — Aubergines, from 15 January to 30 April (4)
                                 — Sticks of celery, from 1 January to 30 April (5)
                                 — Courgettes, from 1 December to the end of February
                08.01    Dates, bananas, coconuts, Brazil nuts, cashew nuts, pineapples, avocados, man-
                         goes, guavas and mangosteens, fresh or dried, shelled or not:
                         D. Avocados (6)
                         H. Other
                08.02    Citrus fruit, fresh or dried:
                         ex A. Oranges:
                                 — Fresh (7)
                         ex B. Mandarins, including tangerines and satsumas; Clementines, wilkings or
                                 other similar citrus hybrids:
                                 — Fresh (8)
                         ex C. Lemons:
                                 — Fresh (9)
                             D. Grapefruit
                08.08    Berries, fresh:
                         A. Strawberries:
                             ex II. from 1 August to 30 April:
                                     — from 1 November to 31 March (10)
             ex 08.09    Other fruit, fresh:
                         — Melons, from 1 November to 31 M a y ( n )
                         — Water melons, from 1 April to 15 June( 12 )
                 08.10   Fruit (whether or not cooked), preserved by freezing, not containing added
                         sugar:
                         ex B. Other:
                                 — Grapefruit segments
                 08.11   Fruit provisionally preserved (for example, by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in
                         sulphur water or in other preservative solutions), but unsuitable in that state for
                         immediate consumption:
                         ex B. Oranges:
                                 — Finely ground (13)
                         ex E. Other:
                                 — Citrus fruits, finely ground (14)
                 09.04    Pepper of the genus Piper; pimento of the genus Capsicum or the genus Pimenta:
                          A. Neither crushed nor ground:
                             II. Pimento:
                                  ex c) Other:
                                          — from 15 November to 30 April
                          B. Crushed or ground
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             CCT
          heading No                                     Description
               13.03   Vegetable saps and extracts; pectic substances, pectinates and pectates; agar-
                       agar and other mucilages and thickeners, derived from vegetable products:
                       ex B. Pectic substances, pectinates and pectates
                               — Pectic substances and pectinates
               20.02   Vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid:
                       ex C. Tomatoes:
                               — Peeled tomatoes (,5)
                               — Tomato concentrate (16)
                       ex H. Other, including mixtures:
                               — Celeriac, other than in mixtures
                               — Cabbages, other than in mixtures
                               — Gumbos, other than in mixtures
               20.06
                       Fruit otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar
                       or spirit:
                       B. Other:
                           II. Not containing added spirit:
                               a) Containing added sugar, in immediate packings of a net capacity of
                                  more than 1 kg:
                                      2. Grapefruit segments (17)
                                  ex 3. Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); Clementines,
                                         wilkings and other similar citrus hybrids;
                                         — Finely ground
                                      7. Peaches and apricots:
                                         ex aa) With a sugar content exceeding 13 % by weight:
                                                   — Apricots
                                         ex bb) Other:
                                                   — Apricots
                                  ex 8. Other fruits:
                                         — Grapefruit
                                         — Oranges and lemons, finely ground
                                  ex 9. Mixtures of fruit:
                                         — Fruit salad (18)
                               b) Not containing added sugar, in immediate packings of a net capacity
                                  of 1 kg or less:
                                      2. Grapefruit segments (17)
                                  ex 3. Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); Clementines,
                                          wilkings and other similar citrus hybrids:
                                         — Finely ground
                                  ex 8. Other fruits:
                                          — Grapefruit (19)
                                          — Oranges and lemons, finely ground (,9)
                                  ex 9. Mixtures of fruits:
                                          — Fruit salad (18)
                               c) Not containing added sugar, in immediate packings of a net capacity:
                                   1. Of 4,5 kg or more:
                                          ex aa) Apricots:
                                                   — Apricot halves
                                                   — Apricot pulp( 20 )
                                          ex dd) Other fruits:
                                                   — Grapefruit segments (21)
                                                   — Grapefruit (21)
                                                   — Citrus pulp (21)
                                                   — Citrus fruit, finely ground (21)
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                        CCT
                    heading No                                                   Description
                     ex 20.07               Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetables juices, whether or not contain-
                                            ing added sugar, but unfermented and not containing spirit:
                                            A. Of a density exceeding 1,33 g/cm 3 at + 15° C:
                                                III. Other:
                                                     ex a) Of a value exceeding 30 ECU per 100 kg net weight:
                                                            — Orange juice (22)
                                                            — Grapefruit juice (23)
                                                     ex b) Other:
                                                            — Orange juice (22)
                                                            — Grapefruit juice (23)
                                                            — Other citrus fruit juices
                                           B. Of a density of 1,33 g/cm 3 or less at + 15° C:
                                                II. Other:
                                                     a) Of a value exceeding 30 ECU per 100 kg net weight:
                                                        1. Orange juice (22)
                                                        2. Grapefruit juice (23)
                                                        ex 3. Lemon juice and other citrus fruit juices:
                                                            — Other citrus fruit juices, excluding lemon juice
                                                        5. Tomato juice (24)
                                                    b) Of a value of 30 ECU or less per 100 kg net weight:
                                                        1. Orange juice (22)
                                                        6. Tomato juice (24)
                Within the limit of a Community tariff quota of 3 100 tonnes.
           (2   Within the limit of a Community tariff quota of 11 200 tonnes.
           (3   Within the limit of a Community tariff quota of 7 400 tonnes.
           (4   Reference quantity 1 200 tonnes.
           (5   Within the limit of a Community tariff quota of 10 800 tonnes.
           (6   Reference quantity 31 000 tonnes.
           (7   Within the limit of a Community tariff quota of 293 000 tonnes.
           (8   Within the limit of a Community tariff quota of 14 200 tonnes.
           (9:  Within the limit of a Community tariff quota of 6 400 tonnes.
          (10 Within the limit of a Community tariff quota of 2 200 tonnes.
         <": Within the limit of a Community tariff quota of 9 500 tonnes.
         ( 12 : Within the limit of a Community tariff quota of 7 800 tonnes.
         (13 Within the limit of a Community tariff quota of 5 900 tonnes.
         (14 Reference quantity 1 100 tonnes.
         ( 1 5 Within the limit of a Community tariff quota of 2 800 tonnes.
         (16 In accordance with the conditions referred to in Article 9 of Protocol 1 to the Agreement.
                Reference quantity 13 700 tonnes (overall quantity for the two subheadings referring to grapefruit
                segments).
                In accordance with the conditions referred to in Article 9 of Protocol 1 to the Agreement.
                Reference quantity 2 000 tonnes.
                Within the limit of the Community tariff quota referred to in Article 10 of Protocol 1 to the Agreement.
                Reference quantity 2 900 tonnes.
                Within the limit of a Community tariff quota of 82 700 tonnes (overall quantity for the four subpositions
                referring to orange juice), of which not more than 20 000 tonnes may be imported in packings of a
                capacity of 2 litres or less.
                Reference quantity 28 700 tonnes (overall quantity for the three subheadings referring to grapefruit juice).
                Within the limit of a Community tariff quota of 8 500 tonnes (overall quantity for the two subheadings
                referring to tomato juice).
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                                             ANNEX B
             CCT                                          Description
          heading No
               06.03    Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental
                        purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared:
                        A. Fresh (')
               06.04    Foliage, branches and other parts (other than flowers or buds) of trees, shrubs,
                        bushes and other plants, and mosses, lichens and grasses, being goods of a kind
                        suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached,
                        impregnated or otherwise prepared:
                        B. Other:
                            I.  Fresh
               07.01    Vegetables, fresh or chilled:
                        A. Potatoes:
                            II. New potatoes:
                                ex a) from 1 January to 15 May:
                                        — from 1 January to 31 March (2)
                        B. Cabbages, cauliflowers and Brussels sprouts:
                            ex III. Other:
                                — 'Chinese cabbage', from 1 November to 31 December (3)
                        D. Salad vegetables, including endive and chicory:
                            ex II. Other:
                                — 'Iceberg lettuce', from 1 November to 31 December (4)
               07.04    Dried, dehydrated or evaporated vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in
                        powder, but not further prepared:
                        ex B. Other:
                                — Sweet peppers
               08.01    Dates, bananas, coconuts, Brazil nuts, cashew nuts, pineapples, avocados, man-
                        goes, guavas and mangosteens, fresh or dried, shelled or not:
                        A. Dates
               08.02    Citrus fruit, fresh or dried:
                        ex E. Other:
                                — Cumquats
               08.04    Grapes, fresh or dried:
                         A. Fresh:
                            I.  Table grapes:
                                ex a) from 1 November to 14 July
                                        — From 1 February to 30 June( 5 )
               08.09     Other fruit, fresh:
                         — Kiwi fruit, from 1 January to 30 April (6)
                         — Pomegranates
                         — Persimmons, from 1 December to 31 July
                08.10    Fruit (whether or not cooked), preserved by freezing, not containing added
                         sugar:
                         ex D. Other:
                                 — Dates
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                     CCT                                                     Description
                  heading N o
                       20.01            Vegetables and fruit, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid, with or
                                        without sugar, whether or not containing salt, spices or mustard:
                                        ex C. Other:
                                                — Gumbos and 'pearl onions'
                       20.06            Fruit otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar
                                        or spirit:
                                        A. Nuts (including groundnuts), roasted, in immediate packings of a net
                                            capacity:
                                        ex I. Of more than 1 kg:
                                                — Groundnuts
          (') Within the limit of a Community      tariff quota of 17 000 tonnes.
          (2) Within the limit of a Community      tariff quota of 450 tonnes.
          (3) Within the limit of a Community      tariff quota of 250 tonnes.
          (4) Within the limit of a Community      tariff quota of 200 tonnes.
          (5) Reference quantity  1 900 tonnes.
          (6) Reference quantity  200 tonnes.
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               Joint Declaration by the Contracting Parties on Articles 1, 2, and 3 of the Protocol
                                     (to be annexed to the Additional Protocol)
          The Contracting Parties agree that should the entry into force of the Protocol not coincide
          with the start of the calendar or seasonal year, as the case may be, the quantitative limits
          referred to in Articles 1, 2 and 3 of the said Protocol shall be applied on a pro rata basis.
          The Contracting Parties further agree that the charging against quantitative limits of Com-
          munity imports of products originating in Israel which are subject to such limits under the
          Protocol shall begin on 1 January of each year, except in respect of the following products,
          for which the dates set out below shall apply:
               CCT heading No                              Description                          Date
                 08.02 ex A          Oranges                                               ljuly
                 08.02 ex B          Small citrus fruits                                   ljuly
                 06.03 A             Cut flowers and flower buds, fresh                    1 November
          Joint Declaration by the Contracting Parties concerning new potatoes falling within subhead-
                                ing 07.01 A II ex a) of the Common Customs Tariff
                                     (to be annexed to the Additional Protocol)
          To avoid disturbance on the Community market, the Contracting Parties agree to meet
          within an advisory working party to examine the situation on the potato markets (state of
          harvests and supply situation). The members of this working party will be designated by the
          Governments of the main exporting and importing countries.
          The working party, chaired by the Commission, would meet at least three times a year and
          in particular before sowing takes place in the exporting countries and at the time of deliveries.
          These meetings would enable the main potato-exporting countries to be informed both about
          the receiving markets and about competing markets, and their purpose could be to draw up
          indicative export timetables designed to prevent deliveries being concentrated around sensitive
          periods for the Community market.


title: RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION CONCERNING NEGOTIATIONS BY THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY WITH A VIEW TO ITS ACCESSION TO THE BONN AGREEMENT OF 9 JUNE 1969 ON COOPERATION IN DEALING WITH POLLUTION OF THE NORTH SEA BY OIL

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No C 146/10                         Official Journal of the European Communities                             21. 6. 78
                Recommendation for a Council Decision concerning negotiations by the European
                Economic Community with a view to its accession to the Bonn Agreement of 9 June
                        1969 on cooperation in dealing with pollution of the North Sea by oil
                           (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 27 April 1978)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       transport and shipping and specify that the
                                                               protection of sea water with a view to preserving
Having regard to the Treaty             establishing  the      vital ecological balances is a priority task;
European Economic Community,
                                                               Whereas the Bonn Agreement of 9 June 1969 on
Having regard to the recommendation from the                   cooperation in dealing with pollution of the North
Commission,                                                    Sea by oil provides for the reciprocal exchange of
                                                               information on the combating of marine pollution by
Whereas at its meeting in Copenhagen on 7 and 8                oil; whereas the provisions of the Agreement are such
April 1978 the European Council decided that the               as to permit the above objectives to be attained;
Community should make the prevention and control               whereas it would therefore be desirable for the
of marine pollution, particularly by oil, one of its           Community to accede to this Agreement,
main objectives, and asked the Council (acting on a
proposal from the Commission) and the Member
States immediately to introduce appropriate measures           HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
within the Community and to adopt a common stand
in the international bodies concerned, particularly as
regards research and the implementation of effective                                 Sole Article
pollution control measures;
                                                               The Commission is hereby authorized to open
Whereas the action programmes of the European                  negotiations with the States party to the Bonn
Communities on the environment (*) emphasize how               Agreement of 9 June 1969 on cooperation in dealing
important it is for the Community to combat marine             with pollution of the North Sea by oil, with a view to
pollution in general, provide inter alia for                   the Community's accession to that Agreement.
Community action to combat pollution caused by
                                                               The Commission shall conduct the negotiations in
                                                               consultation with the representatives of the Member
 (!) OJ N o C 112, 20. 12. 1973, p. 1, and OJ N o C 139,
     13. 6. 1977, p. 1.                                        States.


RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION CONCERNING THE CONCLUSION OF A PROTOCOL TO THE COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE' S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA CONSEQUENT ON THE ACCESSION OF SPAIN AND PORTUGAL TO THE COMMUNITY


RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION CONCERNING THE CONCLUSION OF A PROTOCOL TO THE COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN CONSEQUENT ON THE ACCESSION TO THE COMMUNITY OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC


title: Recommendation for a COUNCIL DECISION on the conclusion of a voluntary restraint Agreement with Hungary in the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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ARCHIVES HISTORIQUES
DE LA COMMISSION
COLLECTION RELIEE DES
DOCUMENTS "COM"
COM (81) 82
Vol. 1981/0023
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Community and the European Atomic Energy Community (OJ L 43, 15.2.1983, p. 1), as
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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                   COM(81)82 final
                                                   Brussels , 9 March 1981
                               Recommendation for a
                                 COUNCIL DECISION
          on the conclusion of a voluntary restraint Agreement with
                  Hungary in the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector
                  ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
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                               EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
                                           W •
^ b Pursuant to the negotiating brief given to the Commission by the Council
•    on 20 December 1979, voluntary restraint agreements for sheepmeat and
     goatmeat with Argentina , Australia , New Zealand and Uruguay, and
     Regulation ( EEC ) No 1837 / 80 on the common organisation of the markets .
     in that sector were implemented with effect from 20 October 1980 .
                     *
     The Council is expected to approve similar agreements with Austria ,
     Iceland, Poland and Romania .
2 . It was not possible to complete negotiation of comparable agreements at
                                                                                »
     that date with non-member supplier countries which were either waiting
                           m
     for details as to the licence arrangements or - were not able to accept
     a clause concerning the territories where the Treaty establishing the
     European Economic Community applied, or had not yet replied to the
     Commission 's invitation to open negotiations .                 .
3 . As it has been possible meanwhile to resolve these difficulties with
                                ,
                                1                        *
     Hungary, it is proposed that approval be given to the proposal for a
- Council Decision on the conclusion of a voluntary restraint agreement
     in respect of exports of sheepmeat and goatmeat from that non-member
     country .                ,
4 . The agreement covers the following annual quantities for the Community
                                                        %
     of Ten, expressed as carcase weight ( bone-in equivalent weight ) :
        • '                                                  .        / -
                             r i         '
                           Live animals          Fresh or chilled meat .  Frozen meat
     Hungary           ,     10.050 t .                    1.150 t .          0 t.
 ---pagebreak---                                     Recommendation
                            '  FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
       on the conclusion of a voluntary restraint Agreement with Hungary
                       in the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
and in particular Article 113 thereof ,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission ,
Whereas the Commission has opened negotiations with non-member countries
which supply sheepmeat and goatmeat or live sheep and goats , with a view to
reaching Agreements for voluntary restraint on their exports to the Community ;
Whereas the Commission has reached agreement with Hungary ;
Whereas the said Agreement allows trade to be carried on in a manner compatible
with the common organization of the market' in the sector . in question ,-
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                              Article 1
1 . The Agreement drawn up in the form of an Exchange of Letters on trade in
    the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector with Hungary is hereby approved on behalf
    of the European Economic Community .
2 . The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Decision .
                              Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person
empowered to sign the Agreement referred to in Article 1 , in order to bind
the Community .
Done at                                                      For the Council
                                                               The President
 ---pagebreak---                                          DRAFT
                       .      EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN
      THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE 'S REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY'
                         " ON TRADE IN SHEEPMEAT AND GOATMEAT
          \                                           -
      I have the honour to refer to the negotiations recently undertaken
                                 Γ /
between our respective delegations for the purpose of drawing up provisions
concerning import into the European Economic Community of mutton , lamb and
goatmeat , and live sheep and goats other than pure-bred breeding animals from
Hungary , in connection with implementation by the Community of the common
organisation of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat .
                                <    î '
      During these negotiation ^ which took place between the two parties who
are participants in GATT , our delegations agreed as follows :
1.    This Arrangement covers :
      - live sheep and goats other than pure-bred breeding animals (- 01.04 B );
      - fresh or chilled mutton , lamb and goatmeat ( 02.01 A IV a );
      - frozen mutton , lamb , and goatmeat ( 02.01 A IV b ) .
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                7.
   2.       Within the terms of this Arrangement , the competent Hungarian authorities
   undertake to ensure that exports to the Community of the products referred to
   in point 1 shall not exceed the following annual quantities :
   - 10 050 tons of live animals , expressed as carcase weight bone-in ^
                                                                                ?
        1 150 tons of fresh or chilled meat , expressed as carcase weight bone-in "
            For this purpose , the appropriate procedures shall be implemented by the
   competent Hungarian authorities.'                                      '    :
   3.       Provided that Hungarian exports do not exceed the quantities given in
   point 2 the Community will not apply any quantitative restriction or measures having
        equivalent effect .              '
   If the Community were to invoke the protective clause ,        the provisions of this
   Arrangement would not be affected .
   4.       If imports from Hungary exceed the agreed quantities , the Community
   reserves the ri.ght to suspend further imports from that country until the end
   of the current year .      However , in any case , quantities exceeding the agreed
   quantity for the current year shall be subtracted from the quantities agreed
   for the following year .
   5.       The Community undertakes , in respect of import? of products covered by
   this Arrangement , to restrict the charges levied to the following ad valorem
   levels :
    10 % for live animals     „
    10% , for meat
            The Community will not charge , apart from the levies set out above ,
   customs duties or other changes having an effect equivalent to levies or to customs
   duties .
(1)     100 kg Live weight shall compound to 47 kg carcase weight ( bone-in
        equivalent weight ) JJl )
(2 )    Carcass weight ( bone-in equivalent weight ). By this term is understood
        the weight of bone-in meat presented as such as well as boned meat
        converted by a coefficient into bone-in weight . For this purpose 55kg
        of boned mutton corresponds to 100 kg of bone-in mutton and 60 kg of
        boned lamb corresponds to 100 kg of bone-in lamb .
 ---pagebreak--- 6.    wWhen a new Member State     accedes to the Community and if the pattern of
trade ,, between Hungary and such Member State were to justify it ,, the Community
shall agree to consultations between the two parties with a view to possible
adaptation of the quantities given at point 2 .
         The quantities given at point 2 shall not be reduced .
         The charges applicable to imports for the said new Member State     shall
be fixed in accordance with the rules in the Treaty of Accession , the maximum
level of the levy specified in point 5 of this Arrangement being taken into
account.       -                             ;    . *
7. •     The competent Hungarian authorities shall ensure compliance with the '
terms of this Arrangement , in particular by means of the issue by a Hungarian
agency designated f&r the purpose , of export licences covering the products
listed in point 1 , within the agreed quantity limits .
         For its part the Community undertakes to adopt all the necessary
measures to ensure that the automatic issue of an import licence for the
abovementioned products originating in Hungary 3hall be sQbject to production
of an export licence issued by the competent Hungarian authority .
         Detailed rules for the implementation of this system shall be drawn up
in such a way that no security need be Lodged                > for issue of import
licences in respect of the products in question .     These detailed rules shall
also provide that the competent Hungarian authorities and the competent
Community authorities shall undertake periodical exchanges of information on
the quantities in respect of which export and import licences have been
issued , broken down , as appropriate , according to destination , -
         It is hereby agreed that export licences will be valid for a period of
three months frpm their date of issue .     The corresponding import licences
shall be valid until the date of expiry of the export licences .           '
                              τ  /        <
         Quantities delivered under an export licence shall be . subtracted from
 the quantity agreed for the year during which the export licence was issued .
 ---pagebreak---  8.        The two partie3 agree that steps should be taken to ensure that the
 smooth operation of the Arrangement is not disturbed by deliveries of
 sheepmeat and goatmeat products falling under tariff headings not covered by
 this Arrangement .
 9.        In order to ensure the smooth operation of this Arrangement , the two
 parties agree to remain in close contact and to be ready to undertake
 consultations on any question which might arise in the course of application
 of this Arrangement . The said . consultations must be commenced within a
 maximum period of         days following^eque3t by one of the parties .
  10 .     The provisions of this Arrangement shall be accepted without prejudice
 to the rights and obligations of the parties under GATT .
                                  I
  11 .     The annual quantity fixed at Point 2 shall cover the period 1 January to
  31 December .                                                                  -
           The quantity applicable from 1 janusry 1984 until 31 march 1934           /
  • ■ ■                                                  jshall be fixed by means of
the consultations referred to at point 9 -in proportion to the overall annual
  quantity .                             ...
         This arrangement shall ''apply, on the one Jian<^> to the territories in
         which the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community is
         applied and. -under the conditions laid down in that Treaty and , on the
         other hand, to the territory of the People 's Republic of Hungary .
  13 ..     This Arrangement , shall enter into force on 4. -i. €1 . Tt shall qpplv until
   31 March 1S3'J , and subsequently , for period of 2 " years , subject to the right
  of either of the parties to terminate it by giving notice in writing six
  months before the date of expiry of any one of the said periods . In the event
  of termination , the Arrangement shall come to an end at the date of expirv of
   the period in question . In any event , the provisions of this Arrangement
  shall be reviewed by the two parties during the six months preceding 1 April
   192*1 » in order to incorporate in it any adaptations which might be necessary .
            I should be grateful         if you would confirm           that the above
  sets out correctly the substance of the agreement between our two delegations .
  Formal ending .
 ---pagebreak---                                           Draft
                                   EXCHANGE OF LETTERS
                                                              .Λ
          concerning the consultations for which provisions is made at
             point 9 of the Exchange of Letters between the European
              Economic Community and the People 's Repulic of Hungary
                          on trade in sheepmeat and goatmeat
            With reference to certain specific questions raised during the nego
tiations for this Arrangement , I have the honour to point out that it was
agreed during the negotiations that , within the context of this . Arrangement ,
if Hungary were to raise any concrete problems , they could be covered by the
consultations provided for in point 9 , without prejudice to the scope 6f that
provision .   These problems include :
1 ^ supply of live animals in relation to the quantity agreed for meat ;
2 . supply of meat in relation to the quantity agreed for live animals ;
                      »          i                        ..
3 . possibility of advance use , during a given year , of a limited proportion
    of the quantity agreed for the following year ;
4 . possibility in point 2 of the Arrangement where the Community market situa
    tion so permits .   •
            For its part , the Community would be prepared to undertake the said
consultations in a spirit of co-operation in respect of any requests put for
ward by Hungary .
Formal ending .
 ---pagebreak---                                                                             r
                            D R A F T
        EXCHANGE OF LETTERS RELEVANT TO CLAUSE 2 OF THE
        EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC
        COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE 'S REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY ON
       TRADE IN SHEEPMEAT AND GOATMEAT
      I have the honour to refer to the exchange of letters on the
conditions governing Hungarian exports to the Community in the sheepmeat
and goatmeat sector .
      Further to that exchange of letters and to your request , I would
advise you that the Hungarian authorities will ensure that for the period
1 January 1981 to 31 March 1984 , there will be no sensitive change in
the traditional trade flows of mutton, lamb and goatmeat and live sheep and
goats to the two market areas in the European Economic Community determined
as sensitive .
      The Hungarian authorities will adopt the necessary measures for this
purpose .
Formal ending .
                 *
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                VI / 811 / 81
                    FINANCIAL                STATEMENT
                                                                                | DATE I   January 1981
 1 . BUMCT 1.IKS COÎICLUVSD L           1 00
 2. ACTICT : Conclusion of a voluntary export restraint agreement with Hungary lp
      the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector , Limiting' import charges to a maximum of
      10 % ad valorem on live animals and on fresh or chilled meat .
     LEGAL BASIS :       Article 113
 4 . OBJECTIVES : To limit the levy charged to a maximum ad valorem amount of 10 % for
      products subject to Regulation ( EEC ) No' 1837 / 80, imported from Hungary * which
      undertakes to restrain exports to the levels indicated in box 5.2 .
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                                                                            Fresh meat , loss           Live animals , loss ,
                                                                           of revenue' : 10 %           of revenue .: 5 X against
                                                                            against customs             customs duty applicable
                                                                            duty applicable             until 20.10.80
                                                                            until 20.10.80
      Hungary .: 10 050 tonnes live animals .....                                                                  1,2 mi llion ECU
                         1 150 tonnes fresh meat ..... 276 000 ECU
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title: AMENDED RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION AMENDING COUNCIL DECISION 64/300/EEC ON COOPERATION BETWEEN THE CENTRAL BANKS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY

text:
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                       C0M(90) 81 final
                                       Brussels, 1 March 1990
                   Amended Recommendation for a
                          COUNCIL DECISION
   amending Council Decision 64/300/EEC on cooperation between
          the Central Banks of the Member States of the
                    European Economic Community
     (presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 149(3)
                        of the EEC Treaty)
 ---pagebreak---                                                                   Brussels,                                               /
                                                Amended Recommendation
                            ( a c c o r d i n g t o A r t i c l e 149/3 o f the T r e a t y )
                                                                 for a
                                                      COUNCIL         DECISION
                                  amending         Council          Decision         64/300/EEC
                           on      co-operation              between      the      Central        Banks
                                             of   the    Member        States       of   the
                                             European          Economic       Community
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES.
Having r e g a r d t o t h e T r e a t y e s t a b l i s h i n g t h e European Economic Community, and in
p a r t i c u l a r to A r t i c l e   105(1) and t o t h e f i r s t      i n d e n t of A r t i c l e 145 t h e r e o f .
Having r e g a r d t o t h e Recommendation from t h e Commission
Having r e g a r d t o t h e O p i n i o n of t h e European              Parliament,
Having r e g a r d t o t h e O p i n i o n of t h e Economic and S o c i a l               Committee
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas the European Council, at its meeting in Madrid on 26 and 27 June 1989,
decided that the first stage of the realization of Economic and Monetary Union
should begin on 1 July 1990;
Whereas Article 102a of the Treaty together with the realization of the first
stage of the Economic and Monetary Union call for an increased degree of
convergence in economic performance towards non-inflationary growth and of
economic and social cohesion between the Member States;
Whereas greater convergence should be promoted with a view to achieving domestic
price stability, which is at the same time a necessary condition for stable
exchange rates, in accordance with the requirements of the European Monetary
System:
Whereas the realization of the first stage of Economic and Monetary Union will
focus on completing the internal market and in particular on removing all
obstacles to financial integration, on strengthening the process of co-ordination
of monetary policies, on intensifying co-operation between Central Banks on other
matters falling within their competence and whereas, in this connection,
consideration should be given to extending the scope of the Central Banks'
autonomy;
Whereas arrangements for the formulation of monetary policy within the framework
of an Economic and Monetary Union should provide for adequate autonomy for the
institutions and for commitment to price stability, which is essential to the
success of that Union;
                                                                            - 2 -
             •wr-w
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas, in view of the objective of the progressive realization of Economic and
Monetary Union, the tasks should be extended and the tasks and role of the
Committee of Governors of the Central Banks of the Member States of the Kuropfan
Community should be reinforced;
Whereas Decision 64/300/EEC      should be amended in consequence,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
                                    Sole Article
Decision 64/300/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
 1.  Article 2 shall be replaced by the following:
    "Article 2
     The Committee shall be composed of the Governors of the Central Banks of the
     Member States and the Director General of the Luxembourg Monetary Institute.
     If they are unable to attend, they may nominate another representative of
     their institution.
     The Commission shall, as a general rule, be invited to send one of its
     members as a representative to the meetings of the Committee.
     The Committee may, furthermore, if it considers it necessary, invite
     qualified persons to attend and in particular the Chairman of the Monetary
     Committee."
 (I) OJ No 77, 21.^.1964. p. 1206/64
                                                                             - 3 -
 ---pagebreak--- 2. The following Article shall be inserted:
   "Article 2a
    The Chairman of the Committee shall be invited to participate in the meetings
    of the Council of Ministers whenever it deals with issues involving the tasks
    of the Committee of Governors."
3. Article 3 shall be replaced by the following:
   "Article 3
    The tasks of the Committee shall be:
    (1) to hold consultations concerning the general principles and the broad
        lines of monetary policy, in particular as regards credit, the money and
        foreign exchange markets as well as issues falling within the competence
        of the Central Banks and affecting the stability of financial
        institutions and markets;
    (2) to exchange information regularly about the most important measures that
        fall within the competence of the Central Banks, and to examine those
        measures.  The Committee shall normally be consulted before the national
        authorities take decisions on the course of monetary policy, such as the
        setting of annual money supply and credit targets;
    (3) to promote the co-ordination of the monetary policies of the
        Member States with the aim of achieving price stability as a necessary
        condition for the proper functioning of the European Monetary System and
        the realization of its objective of monetary stability;
                                                                            - 4 -
 ---pagebreak---     (4) to formulate opinions on the overall orientation of monetary and exchange
         rate policy as well as on the respective measures introduced in
         individual Member States;
    (5) to express opinions to individual governments and the Council of
         Ministers on policies which might affect the internal and external
         monetary situation in the Community and, in particular, the functioning
         of the European Monetary System.
     In carrying out its tasks, the Committee shall keep under review the monetary
     situation and prospects both inside and outside the Community.
    The Committee shall prepare an annual report on its activities and on the
    monetary and financial conditions in the Community, which will be transmitted
     to the European Parliament the Council of Ministers, and the European
    Council.   The chairman of the Committee may be invited to appear before the
    European Parliament on this occasion and may also be invited to appear before
     the responsible committee of Parliament when circumstances so warrant.
   The Committee may authorize its Chairman to make the outcome of its
    deliberations public.
4. The following Article shall be inserted:
   "Article _3_a
    The members of the Committee, who are the representatives of their
     institutions, shall act. with respect to their activities on the Committee,
    according to their own responsibilities and having due regard to Community
    object ives."
                                                                               5 -
 ---pagebreak--- 5. Article 5 shall be replaced by the following:
   "Article 5
    The Committee shall adopt its own rules of procedure.   It may set up
    sub-committees and provide its own Secretariat and research services."
Done at Brussels,
                                               For the Council
                                                 The President
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