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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)796 final
Brussels ,14december 1981
PROPOSAL FOR A
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
laying down arrangements applicable
totrade with Cyprus beyond 31December 1981
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.TheEEC-CyprusAssociation Councilof24November1980decidedthat,
asfromthebeginningof1981,theCommunity andCyprusshouldenterinto
negotiations toworkoutthetradearrangements toapplyin1982and1983.
2.Thesenegotiations havenotyettakenplaceduetothefactthatthe
CouncilhasbeenunabletoadopttheCommission'snegotiating directives .
3.Inordertoavoidahiatusinthelegalprovisions governingthe
Community'spreferential relationswithCyprusduetothefactthatthecurranttrade
arrangements withCyprusexpireon31.12.81.,itisnecessarytoextendon
anautonomous basis,thecurrenttradearrangements foraperiodofsix
monthsinordertoenabletheaforementioned negotiations totakeplace.

COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
LAYING DOWNTHEARRANGEMENTS APPLICABLE TOTRADEWITH
CYPRUSBEYOND31DECEMBER 1981
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle113thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission;
WhereastheProtocolconcerning thearrangements tobeappliedduring1981
intheframeworkoftheDecisionadoptedbytheEEC-Cyprus Association
Councilon24November1980establishing theprocessintothesecondstage
oftheAssociation Agreement betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity and
theRepublicofCyprusexpireson31December1981(1);
Whereasithasnotbeenpossibletoconclude,bythedeadlineset,the
Protocolconcerning thearrangements tobeappliedduring1982and1983,
intheframeworkofthedecisionadoptedbytheEEC-Cyprus Association
Councilon24November1980;
Whereas,pendingtheconclusion oftheProtocol,thetermofvalidityof
thearrangements appliedbytheCommunitytotradewithCyprusinthe
contextoftheassociation withthatcountryshouldbeextendedinorderto
avoidsuddenlyinterrupting certaintraditional tradeflows,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
Thetradearrangements established bytheAgreementestablishing an
association betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity andtheRepublicof
Cyprus(2),includingtheAdditional ProtocoltothatAgreement (3),the
Supplementary Protocol (4)andtheProtocolconsequent ontheaccession
oftheHellenicRepublictotheCommunity (5),shallremainapplicablein
theCommunitybeyond31December1981andupto30juin1982.
(1)0JNo.L174of30.6.81,p.28
(2)0JNo.L133of21.5.73,p.2
(3)0JNo..L339of28.12.77,p.2
(4)0JNo.L172of28.6.78,p.2
(5)0JNo.L174of30.6.81,p.2

1.Trieproductslistedbelow,originating inCyprus,shallbeadmitted
forimportintotheCommunityattheratesofcustomsdutiesapplicable
undertheCommonCustomsTariffreducedbythepercentageindicatedfor
eachofthem:
1V.1
hciiiing
NoDescriptionR-tcofreduction
%
07.01Vegetables,freshorchilled:
A.Potatoes:
11.Newpotatoes:•
-(a)from1Januaryto15May 6°
(b)from16Mayto30June 55(a)
G.Carrots,turnips,saladbeetroot,salsify,
cclenac,radishesandsimilaredibleroots:*
exII.Carrotsandturnips:
–Carrots:
–from1Januaryto31March 60
–from1Aprilto15May 60(b)
S.Sweetpeppers 50(c)
exT.Other:
–Aubergines,from1Octoberto
■30November 60(d)
08.04Grapes,freshordried:
A.Fresh:
1.Tablegrapes:
(a)from1Novemberto14July:
cx1.Other:•
• –from8Juneto14July 60(e)
ex(b)from15Julyto31October:•
–from15Julyto31July 60(e)
(alWithinthelimitsofaCommunitytariffquotaot60000tonnes.
(b)WithinthelimitsofaCommunitytarilto,uotaol1300tonnes.
(c)WithinthelimitsofaCommunitytariffquotaof250tonnes.
(d)WithinthelimitsofaCommunitytariifquotaof250tonnes.
•c)WithinihelimitsofaglobalCommunitytantr-quotaof7000tonnes.

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2.Theratesofreductionspecifiedinparagraph 1shallapplyt©the
customsdutiesactuallyappliedatanygivenmomentinrespectofthird
countries.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowingitspublication
intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplywitheffectfrom1January1982.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil.
ThePresident