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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)549 final
Brussels,9September1982
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
opening,allocating andprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunity
tariffquotaforauberginesfallingwithinsubheading ex07.01Tofthe
CommonCustomsTariffandoriginating inCyprus(1982)
a(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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C0M(82)549final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Article2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3746/81layingdawnthearran­
gementsapplicable totradewithCyprusbeyond31December1981,as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No/82,providesfortheopeningofa
Communitytariffquotafortheimportation intotheCommunityof250
tonnesofauberginesoriginaring inCyprus,fallingwithinsubheading
ex07.01ToftheCommonCustomsTariff.
Thecustomsdutiesapplicablewithinthelimitsofthisquotaareequal
to40%ofthedutiesactuallyappliedtothirdcountries.
Accordingly thetariffquotainquestionhastobeopened.
Asthemethodofadministration tobeappliedbyallMemberStates,the
Commission proposesthe"greyhoundsystem".
Thisisthesubjectoftheproposalannexedhereto.
ANNEX:1proposalforaRegulation (EEC)oftheCouncil.

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariff
quotaforauberginesfallingwithinsubheadingex07.01ToftheCommon
CustomsTariffandoriginatinginCyprus(1982)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,particular beabte
tomonitortherateatwhichthequotaisusedupand
informtheMemberStatesthereof;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle113KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
thereof, - Luxembourgareunitedwithinandjointlyrepresented
bytheBeneluxEconomicUnion,alltransactions
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,concerningtheadministration ofsharesallocatedto
thateconomicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyone
WhereasArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)ofitsmembers,
No.3746/81layingdownthearrangements
applicabletotradewithCyprusbeyond
31December1981*1),asamendedbyHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Regulation (EEC)No1737/82(2),
provides Article1
fortheopening,inrespectoftheperiod1Octoberto
30November1982,,ofaCommunitytariffquotaofFrom1Octoberuntil30November1982the
250tonnesofaubergines,fallingwithinsubheading CommonCustomsTariffdutyforaubergines,falling
ex07.01ToftheCommonCustomsTariffandorigi-withinsubheadingex07.01ToftheCommon
natinginCyprus,atarateofcustomsdutyequaltoCustomsTariffandoriginatinginCyprus,shallbe
40%ofthecustomsdutyintheCommonCustomssuspendedat6-4%withinthelimitsofaCommunity
Tariff;whereastheCommunitytariffquotashouldbetariffquotaof250tonnes.
openedforthisperiod; w,.,.,.,,,withinthelimitsofthistariffquota,Greeceshall
w,, « .iiapplycustomsdutiescalculatedinaccordancewithwhereasitisnecessaryinparticulartoensuretoall.£*■. ■. wuu
Communityimportersequalanduninterruptedaccessj6Va„Provlslonsm'ectofAccession
totheabovementionedquotaanduninterruptedappli-3n.*r?°C°t0,1f,3reen'®n£establishingan
cationoftherateslaiddownforthatquotatoallassociationbe^eentheEuropeanEconomicCommu-
importsoftheproductsconcernedintoallMember"anf,'!.c°.YP^sconsequentonthe
Statesuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;whereas,"ce®"°n°ftherfellenlCRePubIlct0theCommu-
however.sincetheperiodofapplication of
thequotaisveryshort 2.1fanimporternotifiesanimminent
itseemspossibletoavoidallocatingitimportationoftheproductinquest
amongtheMemberStates,withoutpre-inaMemberstateandrequeststhe
judicetothe.'■ benefitofthequota,theMember
drawingagainstthequotavolumeofsuchstateconcernedshallinformthe
2on3iiionlindtac^ori^ngefo'tHin^VroceedureCommissionanddrawanamount
specifiedinarticle1(2);whereasthis A0,L-^e^requi•,eTPtSmethodofmanagementrequirescloset0t'1eextenttowhichtheavallable
cooperationbetweentheMemberStatesandbalanceofthereservepermitsthisthpCommission andthelattermustin
(')OJNoL374/,30.12.1981,p.4
■OOJNoL190,1.7.1982,p.5ArticleÎ
1.From1Octoberuntil30November1982the
CommonCustomsTariffdutyforaubergines,falling
withinsubheadingex07.01ToftheCommon
CustomsTariffandoriginatinginCyprus,shallbe
suspendedat6-4%withinthelimitsofaCommunity
tariffquotaof250tonnes.
Withinthelimitsofthistariffquota,Greeceshall
applycustomsdutiescalculatedinaccordancewith
therelevantprovisionsinthe1979ActofAccession
andtheProtocoltotheAgreementestablishingan
associationbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nityandtheRepublicofCyprusconsequentonthe
accessionoftheHellenicRepublictotheCommu­
nity(3).
2.1fanimporternotifiesanimminent
importationoftheproductinquestion
inaMemberStateandrequeststhe
benefitofthequota,theMember
Stateconcernedshallinformthe
corresponding totheserequirementstotheextenttowhichtheavailable
balanceofthereservepermitsthis.
3.Thesharesdrawnpursuantto
paragraphi-shallbevaliduntil
theendofthequotaperiod.
(3)OJNoL174,30.6.1981,p.2.

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Article2 ArticleJ
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate AttherequestoftheCommission,MemberStates
measurestoensurethattheirdrawingspursuantshallinformitofimportsactuallychargedagainstre.carriedoutinsuchawaythatimportsmaytheqUOta. toArtiCle(2)arecarriedoutinsuchawaythatimportsmay
bechargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumu­
latedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.EachMemberStateshallensurethatimporters
ofthesaidgoodshavefreeaccesstothequotasoLongastheresidualbalanceofthequotavolumeallowsthis.
3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthesaid
goodsagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthegoodsare
enteredforfreecirculation .
4.Theextenttowhichthequotahasbeen
usedup.shallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
importschargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.Article4
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shallcolla­
boratecloselyinordertoensurethatthisRegulation
iscompliedwith.
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1October
1982.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels.
FortheCouncil
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