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w-^Proposa^ V Proposal/foraXCOUNCILREGULATION(EEC)
extendingthearrangements applicabletotradewiththeRepublicofCyprus
beyondthedateofexpiryofthefirststageoftheAssociation Agreement
(presentedbytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
COM(79)675final

Commission Communication totheCouncil
Thepurposeoftheannexedproposalforaregulationistoextend
unilaterallyuntil31March198Qthearrangements applicable ,to
trade "betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandCyprus,which
arescheduledtoexpireon31December1979»pendingtheconclusion
ofthenegotiations foratransitional protocoltotheAssociation
Agreement.
TheCommission recommendsthattheCounciladopttheregulationassoon
aspossiblesoastoenableittoenterintoforceon1January1980.

Proposal fur
COUNCIL REGULATION (S3C)
extending thearrangements applicable totrade with the
Republic ofCyprus beyond the date ofexpiry ofthe first
stage oftheAssociation ,Agreement
THE COUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
and inparticular Articles 43and 113thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament ,
Whereas theprovisions oftheAdditional Protocol totheAgreement
establishing anAssociation between theEuropean Economic Community and
1„..„ ,„. .2theRepublic ofCyprus ,oftheSupplementary Protocol tothat Agreement
and oftheProtocol laying down certain provisions relating totrade in
agricultural products between theEuropean Economic Community and the
Republic ofCyprus 3,expire attheendofthefirst stage oftheAssociation
Agreement on31December 1979 »
.Whereas pending thenegotiation ofatransitional protocol totheAsso­
ciation Agreement thearrangements applied bytheCommunity totrade
with theRepublic cfCyprus inthecontext oftheAssociation with that
country should beextended .
OJNoL339 i28.12.1977 ,P*1
20JNoL172,28.6.1978 ,p.1»
30JNoL172 ,28.6.1978 ,p.10.

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
Thetrade arrangements instituted "bytheAdditional Protocol tothe j
Agreement establishing anAssociation "between theEuropean Economic
-Community andtheRepublic ofCyprus ,including theSupplementary .
Protocol tothat Agreement ,shall continue to "beapplicable inthe ;
Community after 31December 1979 until 31March 1980 * -
■ " _ - . f
Article 2
Theproducts listed below originating inCyprus andimported into the
Community shall beadmitted atthe rates ofcustoms '
duties applicable under the Common Customs Tariff reduced bythepei^-
centage indicated foreach ofthem ,■
CCT
heading
N°Description - .Rate of
réductionm
07.01 Vegetables ,fresh orchilled :
;"A.Potatoes : j
II.New potatoes :
a)From LJanuary to15May ;
-from 1January to31March !
!G.Carrots ,turnips ,salad ,beetroot ,salsify ,
celeriac ,radishes andsimilar edible roots :! ■ *
I60 ';
: 1
i * _ j
! exII.Carrots and turnips : i!. . . I
–Carrots : !: !
-From 1January to31March j 60 ;
i
ex ».S.Sweet peppers : , '
-from 1January to31March 50a) i
(a)Within thelimits ofaCommunity "tariff quota of65tonnes . '

-3-
Article3
1.From1Januaryto31March19o0,theCommonCustomsTariffduty
forsweetpeppersfallingwithinSLibheading QYoOlSoftheCommon
CustomsTariff,originatinginCyprus,shall"besuspendedat4j5%
withinthelimitsofaCommunitytariffquotaof65tonnes.
2.Thevolumeofthetariffquotareferredtoinparagraph 1shall
constitute areserve.
3.IftheneedshouldarisefortheproductsinquestioninaMember
State,thelattershalldrawfanappropriate sharefromthereserve,
providingthatthesizeofthereservesopermits.
4.Thesharesdrawnpursuanttoparagraph 3shall"bevaliduntil
31March1980.
Article3a
1®TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessarytoensurethat
additionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3areopenedinsuchaway
thatimportsmaybechargedwithoutinterruption s,gainsttheiraccumu­
latedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimportersoftheproductsin
questionestablishedintheirterritoryhavefreeaccesstotheshares
allocatedtothem.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthesaidgoodsagainst
theirsharesasandwhenthegoodsareenteredwiththecustomsau­
thoritiesforfreecirculation .
*00/CO•

-4-
TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupitsshareshall
bedeterminedonthe"basisoftheimportschargedinaccordance
withtheconditionssettoutinparagraph3«'
Article3"b
Attherequestof"theCommission,MemberStatesshallinformitof
importsactuallychargedagainsttheirshares.
Article3c
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperateclosely ,inorderto
ensurecompliancewiththearticles3.3aand3b•
Article4r
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowingits-
publication ontheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
Itshallapplywitheffectfrom1January1980.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates. -
DoneatBrussels, ,FortheCouncil,
ThePresident.

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Basejuridique :article43et113duTraitéCEE
Objectifsdel'action:lerégimecommercialentrelaCommunauté
etChypreàpartirdu1erjanvier1980
etjusqu'au31mars1980.
Incidencesfinancières :exercice1980
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