Annexes to COM(1998)4-2 - Authorisation of the Commission to negotiate with countries having a substantial interest in the supply of bananas in order to reach an Agreement on allocation of the tariff quotas and the traditional ACP quantity

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dossier COM(1998)4-2 - Authorisation of the Commission to negotiate with countries having a substantial interest in the supply of bananas in order ...
document COM(1998)4 EN
date January 14, 1998
Agreement on allocation of the tariff quotas and the traditional ACP quantity /* COM/98/0004 final */

Official Journal C 075 , 11/03/1998 P. 0009


Recommendation for a Council decision authorising the Commission to negotiate with countries having a substantial interest in the supply of bananas in order to reach an agreement on allocation of the tariff quotas and the traditional ACP quantity

Following a decision by the World Trade Organisation's Dispute Settlement Appellate Body the Commission has sent the Council a proposal for changes in the import arrangements for bananas introduced by Title IV of Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94.

In line with this proposal the Commission recommends that the Council authorise it to open negotiations with countries with a substantial interest in supplying bananas to the Community so that the import tariff quotas and the traditional ACP quantity can be allocated among them, in accord with the attached negotiating instructions and in consultation with the Article 113 Committee.

A single criterion for determining the countries with a substantial interest in supplying bananas will be used, based on total imports into the Community.

The above proposal includes a provision that, should there be no reasonable possibility of reaching agreement with the countries concerned, the Commission would have authority to make the allocation between them assisted by a committee of Member States' representatives.ANNEX

A single criterion for determining the producer countries with a substantial interest in supplying bananas, based on total imports into the Community, shall be used to allocate the tariff quotas and, if the situation arises, the traditional ACP quantity, with the agreement of the countries concerned.

The negotiations shall be conducted by the Commission in consultation with the Article 113 Committee and in line with further instructions that the Council may address to it.