title: RECOMMENDATION FOR COUNCIL REGULATION concluding an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the State of Israel and concerning the importation into the Community of fruit salads originating in Israel ( (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak---   COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                      COM(75)595 final
                                                      Brussels . 25 November 1975
                       RECOMMENDATION FOR COUNCIL REGULATION
       concluding an Agreement between the European Economic Community
       he . State of Israel and concerning the importation into the Community
 and the                                                              Comm        (
                       of fruit salads originating in Israel
                   ( submitted to the Council by the Commission)
COM(75 ) 595 final
 ---pagebreak---                           EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Article 9 °f Protocol No 1 annexed, to the Agreement between the European
Economic Community and the State of Israel , signed, on 11 May 1975 » makes
provision for a reduction of the customs duties on imports into the Community
of certain products , including fruit salads , originating in Israel , subject
to the conditions agreed upon "by exchange of letters being respected .
Consequently , the Commission recommends that the Council adopt the draft
Regulation on the annexed Exchange of Letters , which lays down the conditions
governing the importation into the Community of fruit salads originating in
Israel .
The Regulation in question should enter into force on 1 January 1976 , as the
validity of the Regulation concluding the preceding Exchange of Letters expires
on 31 December 1975 *
 ---pagebreak---                                        Rec ommendat i on
                                             for
                            COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) No
                                     OP                   .
concluding the Exchange of Letters relating to Article 9 °f Protocol Ho 1 to the
      Agreement between the European Economic Community and the State of Israel •
         and concerning the importation into the Community of fruit salads
                          -          originating in Israel – -
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
and in particular Article 113 thereof ;                                           1
Having regard to the Recommendation from the Commission ;
Whereas the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the State of Israel ( l )
has been signed on 11 May 1975 »
Whereas the Exchange of Letters relating to Article 9       Protocol No 1 to the
Agreement between the European Economic Community and the State of Israel and
concerning the importation into the Community of fruit salads originating in
Israel should be concluded ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                          Article 1
The Exchange of Letters relating to Article 9 of Protocol No 1 to the Agreement
between the European Economic Community and the State of Israel and concerning
the importation into the Community of fruit salads originating in Israel is
concluded on behalf of the Community .
The text of the Exchange of Letters is annexed to this Regulation.
                                                                      a «• /• • •
 ( 1 ) O.J. No L 136 of 28.5.1975 , P. 3
 ---pagebreak---                              Article 2
      The President of the Council shall be authorized to designate the person
empowered to sign the Exchange of Letters referred to in Article 1 , and to
invest him with the necessary power to commit the Community .
                             Article 3
      This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1976 •
      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
applicable in all Member States *
Done at Brussels ,                                   Por the Council
                                                      The President
 ---pagebreak---                                                                        ANNEX
                                    Letter No 1
 Sir ,
 In pursuance of Article 9     Protocol No 1 to the Agreement concluded "between
 the European Economic Community and the State of Israel and following the
 clarifications exchanged concerning imports into the Community of preserved
 fruit salads of subheading No 20.06 B II ( a) ex 9 or 20.06 B II (b ) ex 9
 of the Common Customs Tariff , originating in Israel , I have the honour to
 inform you that Israel undertakes to take all necessary measures in order
 that the quantities supplied to the Community from the 1st Junuary up to and .
 including 31 December 1976 do not exceed .... tons .
 To this end the Government of Israel states that all exports to the Community
 of preserved fruit salads originating in Israel will be effected exclusively
 through exporters whose activity is supervised by the Israeli Ministry of Trade
 and Industry .
 The guarantees relating to quantities will be achieved in accordance with the
'procedures agreed between the Israeli Ministry of Trade and Industry and the
Directorate-General for Agriculture of the Commission of the European Communities
 I should be grateful if you would kindly confirm the Communitys * agreement with
the foregoing.
Please accept , Sir , the assurance of my highest consideration.
                                                  ( signed ) Ambassador
 ---pagebreak---                                    Letter N° 2
 Your Excellency .
  I have the honour to ackowledge receipt of your letter of today worded as follows
  " In pursuance of Article 9 °f Protocol Wo 1 to the Agreement concluded between
    the European Economic Community and the State of Israel and following the
    clarifications exchanged concerning imports into the Community of preserved
    fruit salads of subheading No 20.06 B II (a) ex 9 or 20.06 B II (b ) ex 9
n of the Common Customs Tariff , originating in Israel , I have the honour to
    inform you that Israel undertakes to take all necessary measures in order
    that the quantities supplied to the Community from the 1st January up to
   and including 31 December 1976 do not exceed         tons .
   To this end the Government of Israel states that all exports to the Community
    of preserved fruit salads originating in Israel will be effected exclusively
    through exporters whose activity is supervised by the Israeli Ministry of'
   Trade and Industry.
   The guarantees relating to quantities will be achieved in accordance with
   the procedures agreed between the Israeli Ministry of Trade and Industry and
 I the Directorate-General for Agriculture of the Commission of the European
   Communities .
    I should be grateful if you would kindly confirm the Communitys ' agreement
   with the foregoing."
 I am in a position to confirm "the Communitys' agreement with the foregoing.
 Please accept , your Excellency , the assurance of my highest consideration.
                                   ( signed) On the behalf of the Council
                                             of European Communities
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                     FINANCIAL                STATEMENT
                                                                                6th November 1975
       1. Line of tha Bbdgat concerned : Chapter 12 ( customs duties )
      2. Title of the action : UnC1 ^eeu on (^c) concerning the conclusion of the
                                  agreement , by exchange of letters , regarding article 9 °f protocol
          numoer 1 of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the state ' ' '
          of Israel concerning the importation into the Community of fruit salads originating
          m Israel                                                                                &
      3.   Legal basts :     Article 113 - Treaty of Rome
     4.    Objectives of the action i Establish, by an exchan~o of letters , the limitation by
                                        Israel of fruit salads exports to the Community within the
                                        framework of the application of the tari£Preduction
I 5.0 Cost of the action                                    duping the caspaign    I current exercise (      ) folloulng exerclseï   J
I             charge to the EC Budget                         10.000 UC            I                                10.000 UC
I .           charge to the national adalnistrations
              charge to other national sectors
      5.1 fctinated costs         Tear                Year
      5.2 Uethod of calculation Upon "the basis of statistics available and for limitation during
 the year 1975 ( 200 tons), the price of fruit salads being about 400 UC/t , the loss to
 the Community through non–application of customs duties can be estimated as follows :
 iverage CCT = 21,5 % ■                                        ) T - ■+ '+ ■                   /
 Rate reduced
 Rate                                                          )]1 limitation
                                                                    Limitation x* . lossloss ( full     tariff - effective
 by 55 % as in the
 bv R S *£ a «à -i *1 +. Vi o                                  j         •
                                                                         •                       tariff)
 Israel Agreement s rate applied = 9,6 ) «= 200 x 47, 6 UC ( 86 - 38,4) '» 9,520 UC
     ~6TT Passible financing by credits written Into the relative chapter of the current Bidget^––■–
                                                 No
                                                                                I
   . 6.2    Possible financing by transfers betieSirehjinters of th   ajfrSntBudgot
                               Yes               No
 •    6.3   Necessity for a suppl K^ntar^BLidget .             Yes              No
      6.K   Cceeftstt be »ritten into future budgeta
      Co«ents : ( l ) It is' a question of non application of customs duties