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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(83) 522 final  
Brussels, 9 September 1983
Proposal for a  
COUNCIL_REGULATIQN_(EEC).
establishing ceilings and Community surveillance of certain  
textile products originating in Cyprus (1984)
(submitted to the Council by the Commission)
C O M (83) 522 final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. Article 2 of Annex I to the Agreement establishing an association between  
the European Economic Community and the Republic of Cyprus, as last amended  
by Regulation (EEC) No1922/83  /83 laying down the arrangements applicable  
to trade with Cyprus, provides for 1983 the exemption of customs duties for
- man-made fibres (discontinuous or waste), carded, combed or otherwise  
prepared for spinning falling within heading 56.04 of the Common  
Customs Tariff, and for
- men's and boys' outer garments falling withing heading 61.01 of the  
Common Customs Tariff,
within the limits of annual ceilings respectively of 100 tonnes and 525  
tonnes above which the customs duties applicable to third countries may  
be reintroduced until the end of the calendar year. '  '
Pending the definition of arrangements applicable beyond 31 December 1983  
it is necessary to extend provisionally for 1984 the arrangements which  
the Community applies currently to trade with Cyprus on the basis of the  
abovementioned provisions.
The proposal for the Regulation joined hereto has therefore as its  
objective ·
- to establish ceilings to be applied in 1984 for imports of the goods  
in question originating in Cyprus;
- to attribute to the Commission the competence to re-establish customs  
duties under certain conditions;
- to establish a system of surveillance relating to imports of these  
goods.

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2. The implementation of the system of ceilings and the option of reintroducti  
customs duties require the adoption of precise common rules to be applied  
uniformly by all the Member States. These requirements may be met b y 
setting up a Community system of surveillance of .actual imports from Cyprus.  
To that end the Member States must bake appropriate measures to permit the  
rapid collection of statistical returns for the whole Community.
In the connection imports of the products in question should be recorded  
only as and when they are entered for free circulation accompanied by a t  
movement certificate conforming to the rules of the Agrrement referred to  
in 1 above.
The returns will be drawn up by each Member State at the end of each  
month and forwarded before the fifteenth day of the following month to the  
Commission in order to enable the latter to send to all the Member States  
a comprehensive product-by-product statement of the imports in question  
effected during the preceding month.
r.;
The surveillance system will require quick action and close cooperation  
between the relevant departments of the Member States and the Commission.  
Since the products in question belong to the sensitive products category  
and duty-free inports in excess of the ceilings may disturb the Community  
market, it is absolutely essential that all the Member States observe  
strictly the abovementioned time limit of fifteen days.

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The following procedure will be used for setting in train the machinery for  
reintroducing duties : as soon as one of the comprehensive monthly statements  
compiled by the Commission shows that 75 % of the ceiling fixed for a given  
product has been reached, the Commission will inform the Member States and  
consultations may take place, in particular within the Economic Tariff  
Problems Group, either at the request of a Member State or on the  
Commission's own initiative. The purpose of these consultations will be to  
examine in each individual case whether the customs duties applicable to  
third countries tehould be reimposed when the ceiling is actually reached.*,
Imports of the product in question will continue to be the subject of  
monthly returns, if the Commission so requests, of a telex message covering  
each period of ten days. This message must reach the Commission within  
five days.
The Commission can thus take within the shortest possible time the measures  
required for the adoption of a regulation reintroducing customs duties in  
respect o/^partner country until tine end of the calendar year. In that  
event, the customs duties on the product in question would naturally be  
reimposed within the time limit laid down by the regulation ending ,
exmeption front duties.
3. The attached proposal porvides for the delegation by the Council to the
Commission of the power to apply the rule on ceilings and the réintroduction  
of duties. -
The proposal for a regulation merely outlines how these powers are to be  
exercised so that the machinery to be used may be adjusted flexibly and  
rapidly in consultation with the Member States. Again with a view to  
maximum efficiency and rapidity, the proposal lays down that the Commission  
will be responsible for reintroducing, in respect of partner Country the  
duties applicable to third countries. j.:, .
ANNEX : 1 Proposal for a Council Regulation

Proposal for a
C O U N C I L  R E G U L A T I O N  (E E C ) N o
of
establishing ceilings and Community surveillance of certain  
textile products originating in Cyprus (1984)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European  
Economic Community, and in particular Article 113  
thereof.
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
whereas Article 2 of Annex I to the Agreement  
establishing an association between the European  
Economic Community and the Republic of Cyprus (1),  
as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1922 /g 3 
laying cbwn the arrangements applicable to trade  
with Cyprus (2), provides for 1983 the exemption of  
customs duties for
- man-made fibres Cdiscontinuous or waste), carded,  
combed or otherwise prepared for spinning  
falling within heading 56.04 of the Common Customs  
tariff, and for
- men's and boys' outer garments falling within heading  
61.01 of the common customs tariff,
within the limits of annual ceilings respectively  
of 100 tonnes and 525 tonnes above which the customs  
duties applicable to third countries may te reintroduced  
until the end of the calendar year;
whereas pending the definition of arrangements applicable  
beyond 31 December 1983 it is necessary to extend provisionally  
for 1984 the arrangements which the Community applies currently  
to trade with Cyprus on the basis of the abovementioned provisions;  
whereas, therefore, the ceilings to be applied in 1984, must be  
established; whereas the applications of ceilings requires that  
the Community be regularly informed on imports of the products  
in question originating in Cyprus; whereas it is therefore  
desirable that imports of these products be subjected to a  
system of surveillance;
(1) OJ No L 133, 21.5.1973, p. 2
(2) OJ No L -191,-15.7.1983, P.1 .

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Whereas this objective may be achieved by means of an  
administrative procedure based on charging imports of  
the products in question against the ceilings at  
Community level as and when the products are· entered  
with customs authorities for home use; whereas this  
administrative procedure must make provision for the  
possibility of customs tariff duties being reintroduced  
as soon as the ceilings are reached at Community level;
whereas this administrative procedure requires close  
and particularly rapid cooperation between the Member  
States and the Commission and the tatter must in  
particular be able to follow the progress of quantities  
charged against the ceilings and keep the Member States  
informed; whereas this cooperation has to be particularly  
close since the Commission must be able to take the  
appropriate measures to reirttroduce customs tariff duties  
if one of the ceilings is reached,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
A rtic le  1
1. From 1 January unti l 31 December 1984, imports into
the Community of the products listed in the
Annex originating in ^ P * 'u %hall be subject to annual 
ceilings and Community surveillance.
The description o f the products referred to in the iirst 
subparagraph, their tariff headings and st.itistu.d 
numbers and the ceilings shall be as set out in the 
Annex.

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2. Quantities shall be charged against the ceilings as 
and when products are entered with customs authorities 
for free circulation and accompanied by a movement 
certificate in accordance with the rules contained in the 
Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of 
‘ originating products’  and methods of administrative 
cooperation annexed to the Additional Protocol
relating to the Agreement establishing an 
association between the European Economic Community 
and C y p ru s (t).
Goods may be charged against the ceiling only if the 
movement certificate is submitted before the date on 
which customs duties are rcimposed.
The extent to "which a ceiling is used up shall be 
determined at Community level on the basis of the 
imports charged against it in the manner defined in the 
preceding subparagraphs.
Member States shall inform the Commission at the 
intervals and within the time limits specified in paragraph 
4 of imports effected in accordance with the above 
procedures.
3. As soon as the ceilings have been reached, the 
Commission may adopt a Regulation reimposing until the
end of the calendar year die customs duties applicable to 
third countries.
In the case of such a reimposition Greece shall  
reintroduce the levying of the customs duties  
which it applies to third countries as the  
date in question.
4. Member States shall forward to the Commission 
not later than the 15th day of each month statements of 
the quantities charged during the preceding month. If the 
Commission so requests, they shall provide such 
statements for periods of 10 days and forward them 
within five clear days of the end of each 10-day 
period.
(1) 0J N o  L  339, 28.12.1977, p. 19.

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Article 2
The Commission shall take all appropriate measures,  
in close cooperation with the Member States, for  
the purposes of applying this Regulation.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January  
1984.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and  
directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels,
F or the Council
The President

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A N N E X
Lilt of products subject to import ceding! in 1984
Serial
NoCCT
heading
NoDescriptionN1MEXE
codeLevel 
of ceiling 
(tonnes)
1 2 3 4 s
1 56.04 Man-made fibres (discontinuous or waste), carded, combed or 
otherwise prepared for spinning56.04- 
all Nos1 0 0
2 61.01 Men's and boys' outer garments 61.01- 
all Nos525