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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(76)463 final
Brussels.8September 1976
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IProposalfora/χ ■
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
I
ontheopeningofatariffquotaofnewpotatoes
fallingwithinsubheading 07.01AIIo^theCommon
CustomsTariffforthefirsthalf-yearof1977,
originating inCyprus
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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C0M(76)463final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUMI
4
Bytheterms oftheAgreement establishing anassociation
between theEuropean Economic Community and theRepublic ofCyprus ,
inconjunction with theProtocol laying down certain provisions
with respect thereto byreason oftheaccession ofnewMember
States totheCommunity ,Cyprus istobeentitled from
1January 197^to30June 1977 toannual duty-free quotas forthe
importation into Britain ofnewpotatoes (sub-heading 07*01 AII
oftheCommon Customs Tariff )originating inCyprus ,theannual
amount ofthequota totake account oftraditional imports by
Britain originating inCyprus .
From the statistics tohand onBritish imports ofthe „„ L/
-jTiicfirst Half-year of/
products concerned itappears thatthequota for/l977 canbefixed at J
110.000 long tons# This quota should accordingly beopened asindi - i
I
cated above .
This isthepurpose oftheannexed proposal ••

Γ
Proposalfora
REGULATION (EEC)N0.../76OFTHECOUNCIL
openingaCommunitytariffquotafornewpotatoes,fallingwithinsubheading07.01AII
oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originatinginCyprus(1977)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Articles43and113thereof;Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequota
shouldbeensuredforallimportersandquotaduties
shouldbeappliedconsistentlytoallimportsofthe
productinquestionuntilthequotaisusedup,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ; Article1
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament
WhereastheProtocol(L)layingdowncertain
provisionsrelatingtotheAgreementestablishingan
associationbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheRepublicofCyprusconsequent
ontheaccessionofnewMemberStatestothe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,providesthat
duringtheperiod1January1974to30June1977
theRepublicofCyprusshallbeentitledtoannual
tariffquotas,freeofcustomsduties,inrespectof
importsintotheUnitedKingdomofnewpotatoes,
fallingwithinsubheading07.01AIIoftheCommon
CustomsTariff,originatinginCyprus;whereasthe
tariffquotamusttakeintoaccountthetra­
ditionalUnitedKingdomimportsfromCyprus;
whereastakingthiselementintoaccountitisadvi­
sabletofixthetariffquotafortheperiod.1
January *"to30June1977at110000
longtons:Adutyfreetariffquotaof110000longtonsshallbe
openedintheUnitedKingdomfortheperiod
1Januaryto30June "1977inrespectofnew
potatoes,fallingwithinsubheading07.01AIIofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,originatinginCyprus.
Article2
l.1TheUnitedKingdomshallensurethatimporters
oftheproductinquestionestablishedinitsterritory
havefreeaccesstothetariffquota.
2.Theextenttowhichthetariffquotaisusedup
shallbebasedonthequantitiesoftheimported
productinquestionenteredforhomeuse.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States. •
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
(l)OJNoL133,21.5.1973,p.88.