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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)207 final
Brussels,19May1978
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
opening,allocating andprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariff
quotaforsweetpeppersfallingwithinsubheading No07.01SoftheCommon
CustomsTariff-originating inCyprus
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
opening,allocating andprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariff
quotaforcertaindriedgrapesfallingwithinsubheading No08.04BIofthe
CommonCustomsTariff-originating inCyprus
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
opening,allocating andprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariff
quotaforwinesoffreshgrapesfallingwithinsubheading ex22.05Cofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,originating inCyprus
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC) ,,-r
opening,allocating andprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariff ;V\
'S,?\/'A
quotaforliqueurwinesfallingwithinsubheading ex22.05CoftheCommon^. <"-\/r^.CustomsTariff,originating inCyprus ^
Proposalfora Sorti^
/■
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
opening,allocating andprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunity,tariff
quotaforauberginesfallingwithinsubheading Noex07.01ToftheCommon
CustomsTariff,originating inCyprusSecréttariat-Sortidu",.
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
opening,allocating andprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariff
quotafortablegrapesfallingwithinsubheading Noex08.04AIoftheCommon
CustomsTariff,originating inCyprus
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(78)207 final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Firstpart
1.On7thApril1978asupplementary ProtocolandaProtocol
layingdowncertainprovisionsrelatingtotradein
agricultural productsbetweentheEECandCyprus,tobe
annexedtotheAgreement EEC/Cyprusof1973,havebeen
initiatfed.Theentryintoforceisforeseenfor1st
July1978.
TheseProtocolsprovidefortheopeningofannualCommunity
tariffquotasfortheproductslistedbeloworiginatingin
Cyprus,beginningfromtheabovementioned date;theprorata
temporisclauseisapplicable :
a)Sweetpeppers,sub-heading 07.01SoftheCCT,150tonnes
atadutyrateof5.5%,
b)Driedgrapes,inimmediatecontainersofanetcapacityof
15kgorless,sub-heading 08.04BIoftheCCT,250tonnes,
dutyfree,
c)Wineoffreshgrapes,otherthanliqueurwines,sub-heading
ex22.05CoftheCCT,5000hiatdutyratesof3UA/hl
and3.5UA/hl,
d)Liqueurwines,sub-heading ex22.05CoftheCCT,
125000hiatdutyratesof3.3UA/hl,4.2UA/hl,5.1UA/hl
and5.7UA/hl.
Thesewinesremainsubjecttotheprovisionsgoverningthe
commonorganization ofthemarketinwineproducts,especially
asregardsobservanceofthereferenceprice.
Consequently,theCommunitytariffquotasshownaboveshould
beopenedfortheperiodfrom1Julyto31December1978.
./.

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2.TheseRegulationsprovideforthesplittingupofthetariff
volumesintotwoparts,ofwhichthefirstwillbeallocated
amongtheMemberStatesasquotashareandthesecondwillbe
keptasareserve.
IntheabsenceofCommunitystatistics/foraperiodsuffi­
cientlyrepresentative ,theinitialquotashareshavebeen
calculatedonthebasisofthepossibledemandonthemarkets
ofthevariousMemberStatesandonthebasisofforecasts
madebysomeofthem.
3.Asthemethod/iadrrnnistration tobeappliedbyallMember
States,theCommissionproposethe"greyhound"systemfor
sweetpeppersanddriedgrapes.Ontheotherhand,because
oftheinherentparticularities inthetradeinwineswhich,
additionaly,aredifferentfromoneMemberStatetoanother,,
theprovisionsoftheRegulationforwines,exceptionnal ly,do
notlaydownacommonmethodofadministration .
B.Secondpart
1.TheProtocollayingdowncertainprovisionsrelatingto
tradeinagricultural productsmentionedinA.1.above
providesinadditionfortheopeningofCommunitytariff
quotasfortheproductsoriginating inCypruslistedbelow;
theproratatemporisclauseisapplicable :
a)freshtablegrapes,sub-heading ex08.04Ala)andb)
oftheCCT,7000tonnesatdutyratesof7.2and8.8%,
fortheperiodfrom1Julyto10August1978,
b)Aubergines,sub-heading ex07.01ToftheCCT,3ootonnes
atadutyrateof6.4%,fortheperiodfrom1stOctober
to30November1978.
./.

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2.Inthesecasesandbecausetherearetariffquotasofsmall
volumeorwhichhaveinparticular ashortperiodofvalidity,
thegeneralruleofdividingofthequotaamountintotwotranches
hasnotbeenusedandinsteadthetotalofthequotaamountshas
beenallocatedtotheCommunityreserve.
3.The"greyhound"systemisprovidedforasmethodofadministration .
Annexes SevenproposalsforRegulations .

ANNEXA
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
opening,allocating andprovidingfortheadministration
ofaCommunitytariffquotaforsweetpeppersfalling
withinsubheading No07.01SoftheCommonCustomsTariff,
originating inCyprus
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereas,aProtocollayingdowncertainprovisionsrelatingtotradein
agricultural productsbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity andCyprus(1)
tobeannexedtotheAgreementestablishing anAssociation betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunity andtheRepublicofCyprus(2)wasinitialled on
7April1978;whereastheentryintoforceofthisProtocolisexpected
for1July1978;whereasArticle2ofthisProtocolprovidesfortheopening
ofanannualCommunitytariffquotaof300tonnesofsweetpeppers
originating inCyprusofsubheading 07.01SoftheCommonCustomsTariff
atarateofcustomsdutyequalto50%ofthecustomsdutyintheCommon
CustomsTariff;whereastheproratatemporisclauseisapplicable;
whereasunderthesecircumstances itisnecessarytoopenaCommunity
tariffquotaof150tonnesfortheperiod1Julyto31December1978;
(1)O.J....
(2)O.J.NoL133;21.5.1973,p.2.

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whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureforall
Communityimportersequalanduninterruptedaccess
totheabovcmentioned quotaanduninterruptedappli­
cationoftherateslaiddownforthatquotatoall
importsoftheproductsconcernedintoallMember
Statesuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;whereas,
havingregardtotheprinciplesmentionedabove,the
Communitynatureofthequotacanberespectedby
allocatingtheCommunitytariffquotaamongthe
MemberStates;whereas,inordertoreflectmoreaccu­
ratelytheactualdevelopmentofthemarketinthe
productsconcerned,suchallocationshould"bein
proportiontotheneedsoftheMemberStates,
assessedbyreferencetoboththestatistic^pfeach|
State'simportsofthesaidproductsfrom/overa!/Cyprus
representativeperiodandtheeconomicoutlookforj
thequotaperiodconcerned;
Whereasinthiscase,however,neitherCommunity
nornationalstatisticsshowingthebreakdownfortheproducts inquestionareavailableandno
reliableestimatesoffutureimportscanbemade;
whereas,inthesecircumstances ,thequotavolumes
shouldbeallocatedininitialshares,takinginto
accountdemandforthesejonthemarketsofthe
variousMemberStates;products
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrends
fortheproductsconcernedinthedifferentMember
States,thequotaamountshouldbedividedintotwo
tranches,thefirsttranchebeingallocatedamongthe
MemberStatesandthesecondformingareserve
intendedultimatelytocovertherequirementsofthe
MemberStateswhichhaveuseduptheirinitialquota
shares;whereas,inordertoensureacertaindegreeof
securitytoimportersineachMemberState,thefirst
trancheoftheCommunityquotashouldbedeter­
minedatalevelwhich,underpresentcircumstances ,
maybeapproximately90'/•ofthequotaamount;
WhereastheinitialsharesoftheMemberStatesmay
beusedupatdifferenttimes;whereas,inorderto
takethisfactintoaccountandavoidanybreakin
continuity,itisimportantthatanyMemberState
havingusedupalmostthewholeofitsinitialshares
shoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthereserve;
whereasthismustbedonebyeachMemberStateas
andwheneachofitsadditionalsharesisalmost
entirelyusedup,andrepeatedasmanytimesasthe
reserveallows;whereastheinitialandadditional
sharesmustbeavailableforuseuntiltheendofthe
quotaperiod;whereasthismethodofadministration
callsforclosecooperationbetweenMemberStatesand
theCommission ,whichmust,inparticular,beableto
observetheextenttowhichthequotaamountisused
andinformMemberStatesthereof;

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Whereas,ifataspecifieddateinthequotaperiod,a
considerablebalanceremainsinoneorotherMember
StateitisessentialthatthatMemberStatepaysalarge
amountofitbackintothereserve,inordertoavoida
partoftheCommunityquotaremainingunusedin
oneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnionalltransactionsconcerning
theadministration ofsharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyoneofits
members,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Julyuntil31December1978,the
CommonCustomsTariffdutyforsweetpeppers,
fallingwithinsubheading07.01Softhe
CommonCustomsTariff,originating inCyprus,
shallbepartiallysuspendedat5.5%within
thelimitsofaCommunitytariffquotaof
150tonnes.
Artiiie2
1.TheCommunitytariffquotareferredtoin
Article1shallbedividedintotwotranches.
2.Thefirsttranche,amountingto135tonnes,
shallbesharedamongtheMemberStates;the
proportionswhich,subjecttoArticle5,shallbevalid
until31December1978,shallbeasfollows:
Bénélux 7tonnes
Denmark 7tonnes
Germany 14tonnes
France 7tonnes
Ireland 7tonnes
Italy 7tonnes
UnitedKingdom 36tonnes
3.Thesecondtranche,amountingto15tonnes,
shallconstitutethereserve.
./.

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Article3
1.If90%ormoreoftheinitialshareofaMember
State,aslaiddowninArticle2(2),or90%ofthat
sharelesstheamountreturnedintothereserve,where
theprovisionsofArticle5havebeenapplied,has
beenexhausted,thatMemberStateshallproceed
withoutdelay,bynotifyingtheCommission,todrawa
secondshareequalto15%ofitsinitialshare,
roundeduptothenextunitwhereappropriate,tothe
extentthattheamountinthereserveallows.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,
90*/•ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbya
MemberStatehasbeenused,thatMemberStateshall
proceed,inthemannerspecifiedinparagraph 1,to
draw•thirdshareequalto7-5%ofitsinitialshare,
roundeduptothenextunitwhereappropriate,tothe
extentthattheamountinthereserveallows.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenexhausted,
90*/•ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenused,thatMemberStateshallproceed,
inthesameway,todrawafourthshareequaltothe
third.
Thisprocessshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted.
4.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraphsi,
2and3,theMemberStatesmayproceedtodraw
sharessmallerthanthosefixedinthoseparagraphsif
thereisreasontobelievethattheymightnotbeused
up.TheyshallinformtheCommissionofthereasons
whichledthemtoapplythisparagraph.
Article4
TheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3
shallbevaliduntil31December1978.
Article5
MemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlaterthan
15November 1978,theunusedportionoftheir
initialsharewhich,on1November1978,isin
excessof20%oftheinitialamount.Theymayreturn
alargerportioniftherearegroundsforbelievingthat
suchportionmaynotbeusedinfull.
EachMemberStateshall,notlaterthan15November
1978,notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsof
theproductsconcernedeffectedupto>-November
1978inclusive,andchargedagainsttheCommunity
quotaand.whereappropriate,theproportionofits
initialsharethatisbeingreturnedtothereserve.

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Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles
2and3andshallinformeachofthemoftheextent
towhichthereservehasbeenusedassoonasit
receivesthenotifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan20November1978/
notifyMemberStatesoftheamountinthereserve
afterthereturnofsharespursuanttoArticleS.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
usesupthereserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
and,forthispurpose,shallspecifytheamountthereof
totheMemberStatewhichmakesthefinaldrawing.
Article7
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethat,whenadditionalsharesare
drawnpursuanttoArticle3,itispossibleforcharges
tobemadewithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumu­
latedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimporters
ofthesaidgoodsestablishedintheirterritoryhave
freeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
saidgoodsagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthegoods
areenteredforhomeuse.
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itsshareshallbedetermined onthebasisofthe
importschargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.
Article8
OnreceiptofarequestfromtheCommission,
MemberStatesshallinformitofimportsactually
charged,againsttheirshares.
Article9 Article10
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcoop­
eratecloselyinordertoensurethatthisRegulationisThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July
observed. 1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
opening,allocating andprovidingfortheadministration
o.faCommunitytariffquotaforcertaindriedgrapes
fallingwithinsubheading No08.04BIoftheCommon
CustomsTariff,originating inCyprus
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomic
Community,andinparticularArticle113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereas,asupplementary Protocol(1)tobeannexedtotheAgreementesta­
blishinganAssociation betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
theRepublicofCyprus(2)wasinitialled on7April1978;whereas
theentryintoforceofthisProtocolisexpectedfor1July1978;
whereasArticle4ofthisProtocolprovidesfortheopeningofan
annualdutyfreeCommunitytariffquotaof500tonnesofcertain
driedgrapes,originating inCyprusofsubheading 08.04BIofthe
CommonCustomsTariff;whereastheproratatemporisclauseis
applicable;whereasunderthesecircumstances itisnecessary
toopenaCommunitytariffquotaof250tonnesfortheperiod
1Julyto31December1978;
(1)O.J....
(2)O.J.NoL133>21.5.1973,p.2.

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whcfc*$it»*inparticularnw*«arytoensureforall
Communityimporter*rquilanduninterrupted access
totheahovcmcntioned quotaanduninterrupted appli­
cationoftherateslaiddown(ortlutquotatoall
importsoftheproductsconcernedintoallMember
Statesuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;whereas,
havingregardtotheprinciplesmentionedabove,the
Communitynatureofthequotacanberespectedby
allocatingtheCommunitytariffquotaamongthe
MemberStales;whereas,inordertoreflectmoreaccu­
ratelytheactualdevelopment ofthemarketinthe
productsconcerned,suchallocationshouldIKin
proportiontotheneedsoftheMemberStates,
assessedbyreferencetoboththestatistic*_pfeach
State'simportsofthesaidproductsfrom/overa/Cyprus
representative periodandtheeconomicoutlookfor
thequotaperiodconcerned;
Whereasinthiscase,however,neitherCommunity
nornationalstatisticsshowingthebreakdownfor
theproducts inquestionareavailableandno
reliableestimatesoffutureimportscanbemade;
whereas,inthesecircumstances ,thequotavolumes
shouldbeallocatedininitialshares,takinginto
accountdemandforthesejonthemarketsofthe
variousMemberStates;products
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrends
fortheproductsconcernedinthedifferentMember
States,thequotaamountshouldbedividedintotwo
tranches,thefirsttranchebeingallocatedamongthe
MemberStatesandthesecondformingareserve
intendedultimatelytocovertherequirements ofthe
MemberStateswhichhaveuseduptheir-initialquota
shares;whereas,inordertoensureacertaindegreeof
securitytoimportersineachMemberState,thefirst
trancheoltheCommunityquotashouldbedeter­
minedatalevelwhich,underpresentcircumstances,
maybeapproximately 90*/•ofthequotaamount;
WhereastheinitialsharesoftheMemberStatesmay
beusedupatdifferenttimes;whereas,inorderto
takethisfactintoaccountandavoidanybreakin
continuity,itisimportantthatanyMemberState
havingusedupalmostthewholeofitsinitialshares
shoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthereserve;
whereasthismustbedonebyeachMemberStateas
andwheneachofitsadditionalsharesisalmost
entirelyusedup.andrepeatedasmanytimesasthe
reserveallows;wheraastheinitialandadditional
sharesmustbeavailableforuseuntiltheendofthe
quotaperiod;whereasthismethodofadministration
callsforclosecooperationbetweenMemberStatesand
theCommission,whichmust,inparticular,beableto
observetheextenttowhichthequotaamountisused
andinformMemberStatesthereof;
/

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Whereas,ifataspecifieddateinthequotaperiod,a
considerable balanceremainsinoneorotherMember
StateitisessentialthatthatMemberStatepaysalarge
amountofitbackintothereserve,inordertoavoida
partoftheCommunityquotaremainingunusedin
oneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnionalltransactionsconcerning
theadministration ofsharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyoneofits
members,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Julyuntil31December1978,theCommon
CustomsTariffdutyforthefollowingproducts
originating inCyprusshallbetotallysuspended
withinthelimitsofaCommunitytariffquotaof
250tonnes.
heading Description
No
08.04 Grapes,freshordried:
B.dried:
I.inimmediatecontainersofanetcapacity
of15kilogramsorless
Article2
1.TheCommunitytariffquotareferred
Article1shallbedividedintotwotranches.toin
2.Thefirsttranche,amountingto225tonnes,
shallbesharedamongtheMemberStates;the
proportionswhich,subjecttoArticle5,shallbevalid
until31December1978,shallbeasfollows:
Bénélux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom10tonnes
10tonnes
20tonnes
10tonnes
10tonnes
10tonnes
155tonnes.
3.Thesecondtrancheof25tonnes,shall
constitutethereserve.

AriideJ
1.If90*/•ormoreoftheinitialshareofaMember
State,atlaiddowninArticle2(2).or90%ofthat
sharelesstheamc'Jiitreturnedintothereserve,where
theprovisionsofArticle5havebeenapplied,has
beenexhauMed,thatMemberStateshallproceed
withoutdelay,bynotifyingtheCommission,todrawa
secondshareeqbalto15%ofitsinitialshare,
roundeduptothenextunitwhereappropriate,tothe
extentthattheamountinthereserveallows.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,
90*/•ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbya
MemberStatehasbeenused,thatMemberStateshall
proceed,inthemannerspecifiedinparagraphI,to
drawathirdshareequalto7-5%ofitsinitialshare,
roundeduptothenextunitwhereappropriate,tothe
extentthattheamountinthereserveallows.
3.If.afteritssecondsharehasbeenexhausted.
90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenused,thatMemberStateshallproceed,
inthesameway,todrawafourthshareequaltothe
third.
Thisprocessshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted.
4.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraphsI,
2and3,theMemberStatesmayproceedtodraw
sharessmallerthanthosefixedinthoseparagraphsif
thereisreasontobelievethattheymightnotbeused
up.TheyshallinformtheCommissionof(hereasons
whichledthemtoapplythisparagraph.
Article4
TheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3
shallbevaliduntil31December1978.
ArticleS
MemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlaterthan
15November >978.unusedportionoftheir
initialsharewhich,onINovemberl978 ,'*'n
excessof20•/•oftheinitialamount.Theymayreturn
alargerportioniftherearcgroundsforbelievingthat
tuchportionmaynotbeusedinfull.
EachMemberSlateshall,notlaterthan15Noveinber
1978,notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsof
theproductsconcernedeffecteduptoI-Novenber
1978inclusive,andchargedagainsttheCommunity
quotaand,whereappropriate,theproportionofits
initialsharethatisbeingreturnedtothereserve.

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Artide6
TheCommission shallkeepaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles
2and3andshallinformeachofthemoftheextent
towhichthereservehasbeenusedassoonasit
receivesthenotifications .
TheCommission«hall.notlaterthan20November1978,
notifyMemberStatesoftheamountinthereserve
afterthereturnofsharespursuanttoArticleS.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
usesupthereserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
and,forthispurpose,shallspecifytheamountthereof
totheMemberStatewhichmakesthefinaldrawing.
Artide7
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethat,whenadditionalsharesare
drawnpursuanttoArticleJ,itispossibleforcharges
tobemadewithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumu­
latedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.-rMemberStatesshallensurethatimporters
ofthesaidgoodsestablishedintheirterritoryhave
freeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.'.'MemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
saidgoodsagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthegoods
areenteredforhomeuse.
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberState"hasusedup
itsshareshallbedetermined onthebasisofthe
importschargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.
Article8
OnreceiptofarequestfromtheCommission,
MemberStatesshallinformitofimportsactually
charged,againsttheirshares.
Article9 Artide10
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcoop­
eratecloselyinordertoensurethatthisRegulationisThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonIJuly
observed.- 1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
Tb«President

ANNEXC
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariff
quotaforwinesfallingwithinsubheadingex2X05CoftheCommon/offreshgrapes
CustomsTariff,originatinginCyprus
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES .
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
pconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticles43
qpd113thereof,
|)avingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
pavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment.
tary (1)
IThereas ,asupplement Protocol /tobeannexed to(heAgreement esta*
pushing anAssociation between theEuropean Economic Community
andthe .Republic ofCyprus (2)wasinitialled on7April 1978 ; .
whereas theentry into force ofthis Protocol isexpected for
nJuly 1978 ;whereas Article 5ofthis Protocol ^provides fopthe
opening ofanannual Commuivity tariff quota of .10000hectolitres ofcertainwines offresh
!.^.contalrjersholding2litresorless,
grapes ,in/. ..originating inCyprus ofsubheading ex22.05 C
pftheCommon Customs Tariff atrates ofcustoms duty equal to
25% .ofthecustoms duty intheCommon Customs Tariff ;trfeerea?5 '
^heprorata temporis clause isapplicable ;whereas under these
circumstances 1t1snecessary toor>#n »Community tariff quota
pf5000 /'hectolitres fortheperiod 1July to31December 1978;
ι
whereasthesewinesremainsubjecttotheprovisions
governingthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
vineproduct*.especiallyatregardsobservanceofthe
referencepiiie;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2*06/75of29
September1975layingdownspecialrulesforthe
importationofproductsinthewine-growingsector
originatingincertainthirdcountriesQ.introduced
theideaofafrce-at-fronticrreferenceprice,beingthe
referencepricelesscustomsdutiesactuallylevied;
(1)O.J.
(2)O.J. NoL133,21.5.1973 .d.2
C|>Ój;Nolì.256,~2.10,1975 ^p.2.

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whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureforall
Communityimportersequalan<luninterrupted access
totheabovemcntioncd quotaanduninterruptedappli­
cationoftherateslaiddownfortli.itquotatoall
importsoftheproduitsconcernedintoallMember
Statesuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;whereas,
havingregardtotheprinciplesmentionedabove,the
Communitynatureoftl^equotacanberespectedby
allocatingtheCoihmurvtytariffquotaamongthe
MemlierStales;whereas,inordertoreflectmoreaccu­
ratelytheactualdevelopmentofthemarketinthe
productsconcerned,suchallocationshould"bein
proportiontotheneedsoftheMemberStates,
assessedbyreferencetoboththestatistic$_pfeach
State'simportsofthesaidproductsfrom/overa/Cyprus
representative periodandtheeconomicoutlookfor
thequotaperiodconcerned;
Whereasinthiscase,however,neitherCommunity
nornationalstatisticsshowingthebreakdownforeachofthetypes
ofwine inquestionareavailableandno
reliableestimatesoffutureimportscanbemade;
whereas,inthesecircumstances ,thequotavolumes
shouldbeallocatedininitialshares,takinginto
accountdemandforthesejonthemarketsofthevariousMemberStates;wioe_S.^
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrends
fortheproductsconcernedinthedifferentMember
States,thequotaamountshouldbedividedintotwo
tranches,thefirsttranchebeingallocatedamongthe
MemberSlatesandthesecondformingareserve
intendedultimatelytocovertherequirementsofthe
MemberStateswhichhaveuseduptheir-initialquota
shares;whereas,inordertoensureacertaindegreeof
securitytoimportersineachMemberSlate,thefirst
trancheoftheCommunityquotashouldbedeter­
minedatalevelwhich,underpresentcircumstances ,
maybeapproiimately90%ofthequotaamount;
WhereastheinitialsharesoftheMemberStatesmay
beusedupatdifferenttimes;whereas,inorderto
takethisfactintoaccountandavoidanybreakin
continuity,itisimportantthatanyMemberSlate
havingusedupalmostthewholeofitsinitialshares
shoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthereserve;
whereasthismustbedonebyeachMemberStateas
andwheneachofitsadditionalsharesisalmost
entirelyusedup,andrepeatedasmanytimesasthe
reserveallows;wheraastheinitialandadditional
sharesmustbeavailableforuseuntiltheendofthe
quotaperiod;whereasthismethodofadministration
callsforclosecooperationbetweenMemberStatesand
theCommission,whichmust,inparticular,beableto
observetheextenttowhichthequotaamountisused
andinformMemberSutesthereof;

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Whereas,ifat•specifieddateinihequotaperiod,a
considerablebalanceremainsinoneoroiherMember
Stateitisessential(hatthatMemberSlatepaysalarge
amountofitbackintothereserve,inordertoavoida
partoftheCommunityquotaremainingunusedin
oneMemberStalewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnionalltransactionsconcerning
theadministration ofsharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyoneofits
members.
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article!
I.FromIJulyuntfl31December1978,the
CommonCustomsTariffdutiesinrespectofthe
followingproductsoriginatinginCypruSshallbe
partiallysuspendedatthelevelsshownbelowwithin
thelimitsofaCommunitytariffquotaof5
hectolitres :
CCT
hc*dmg
NoDrunptionRite
ofduty
2X05
■t,Wineoffreshgrapes;grapemustwithfermentationarrestedbythe
additionofalcohol:
C.Other:
I.Ofanactualalcoholicstrengthnotexceeding13°C,in
containersholding:
exa)Twolitresorless:
–Wineoffreshgrapes 3u-aVhl
II.Ofanactualalcoholicstrengthexceeding13°Cbutnot
exceeding15°C,incontainersholding:
txa)Twolitresorless:
–Wineoffreshgrapesotherthanliqueurwinesof
anactualalcoholicstrengthofIS°C 35u.ajhl
i.TheinclusionofthesewinesinthisCommunity
tariffquotashallbecondiiionaluponobservanceof
thereferencepriceapplyingtothem.
Thewinesinquestionshallbenefitfromthese
tariffquotasonconditionthatthepricesonimport
intotheCommunityarenotatajiytimelessthanthe
free-at-frontierreferencepricesreferredtoinRegula­
tion(EEC)No2506/75andsubsequenttextswhich
applytosuchprices.
Artide2
I.•TheCommunitytariffquotareferredtoin
Article1shallbedividedintotwotranches.

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2.Thefirsttranche,amountingto4500"ect0"'
tres,shallbesharedamongtheMemberStates;the
proportionswhich,subjecttoArticle5,shallbevalid
until31December1978,shallbeasfollows:Article5
Bénélux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom140hl
140hl
140hl
140hl
300hl
140hl
500hl.
3.Thesecondtranche,amountingto500hectoli-
tres,shallconstitutethereserve./
MemberStatessKjuTreturntothereserve,notlater
than15/1978,theunusedportionoftheir
initialsharewhich,on1November1978,isin
excessof20%oftheinitialamount.Theymayreturn
alargerportioniftherearegroundsforbelievingthat
suchportionmaynotbeusedinfull.
EachMemberStateshall,notlaterthan15Novembe
1978,notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsof
theproductsconcernedeffectedupto1November
1978inclusive,andchargedagainsttheCommunity
quotaand,whereappropriate,theproportionofits
initialsharethatisbeingreturnedtothereserve.
Article3
1.If90%ormoreoftheinitialshareofaMember
State,aslaiddowninArticle2(2),or90%ofthat
sharelesstheamountreturnedintothereserve,where
theprovisionsofArticle5havebeenapplied,has
beenexhausted,thatMemberStateshallproceed
withoutdelay,bynotifyingtheCommission ,todrawa
secondshareequalto15%ofitsinitialshare,
roundeduptothenextunitwhereappropriate,tothe
extentthattheamountinthereserveallows.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,
90%ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbya
MemberStatehasbeenused,thatMemberStateshall
proceed,inthemannerspecifiedinparagraph 1,to
drawathirdshareequalto7-5%ofitsinitialshare,
roundeduptothenextunitwhereappropriate,tothe
extentthattheamountinthereserveallows.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenexhausted,
90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenused,thatMemberStateshallproceed,
inthesameway,todrawafourthshareequaltothe
third.
Thisprocessshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted .
4.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraphs 1,
2and3,theMemberStatesmayproceedtodraw
sharessmallerthanthosefixedinthoseparagraphsif
thereisreasontobelievethattheymightnotbeused
up.TheyshallinformtheCommissionofthereasons
whichledthemtoapplythisparagraph.
Article4
TheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3
shallbevaliduntil31December1978.Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles
2and3andshallinformeachofthemoftheextent
towhichthereservehasbeenusedassoonasit
receivesthenotifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan20November1978,
notifyMemberStatesoftheamountinthereserve
afterthereturnofsharespursuanttoArticle5.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
usesupthereserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
and,forthispurpose,shallspecifytheamountthereof
totheMemberStatewhichmakesthefinaldrawing.
Article7
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethat,whenadditionalsharesare
drawnpursuanttoArticle3,itispossibleforcharges
tobemadewithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumu­
latedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimporters
ofthesaidgoodsestablishedintheirterritoryhave
freeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
importsofthegoodsinquestionenteredatcustoms
forhomeuse.
Article8
OnreceiptofarequestfromtheCommission ,
MemberStatesshallinformitofimportsactually
chargedagainsttheirshares.

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Article9
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcoop­
eratecloselyinordertoensurethatthisRegulationis
observed.Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1978. 7
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariff
quotaforliqueurwinesfallingwithinsubheadingex22.05CoftheCommon
CustomsTariff,originatinginCyprus
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticles43
and113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment,
tary (1)
Whereas ,a.supplement Protocol /tobeannexed totheAgreementesta­
blishing anAssociation between theEuropean Economic Community
andthe .Republic ofCyprus(2)wasinitialled on7April1978;
whereast'ieentryinto force ofthis Protocol isexpectedfor
1July1978;whereas Article6ofthis Protocolprovidesfor.the
opening ofanannual Community tariff quota of250000hectolitres
ofliqueur wines originating inCyprus ofsubheading ex22.05 C
oftheCommon Customs Tariff atrates ofcustoms duty equal to
30%ofthecustoms duty intheCommon Customs Tariff;whereas
theproratatemporisclauseisapplicable ;whereasunderthese
circumstances itisnecessarytoopenaCommunitytariffquota
of125000hectolitresfortheperiod1Julyto31December1978;
Whereasthesewinesremainsubjecttotheprovisions
governingthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
vineproducts,especiallyasregardsobservanceofthe
referenceprice;,whereasentryundertheaboveCommunitytariffquotamust
beconditional onthewinesbeingdescribedas"liqueurwines"
intheVI.1documentprovidedforinP.egulation (EEC)No2115/76(3)
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2506/75of29
September1975layingdownspecialrulesforthe
importationofproductsinthewine-growing sector
originatingincertainthirdcountries(4),introduced
theideaofafree-at-frontierreferenceprice,beingthe
referencepricelesscustomsdutiesactuallylevied;
(1)O.J.
(2)O.J.NoL133,21.5.1973,p.2
(3)O.J.NoL237,28.8.1976,p.2
(4)O.J.NoL256,2.10.1975,p.2.

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Whereasthesewines.are,forthegreaterpart,imported
intotheCommunityduringthelastmonthsofeachyear
duetoparticularreasons
inherent intheirmethodofproductionanddistribu­
tion;whereas,consequently,
-thequota opened byRegulation (EEC)No.../78(1)
fortheperiod 1May to30 June 1978 haS
notbeen entirely used up;whereas ,bywayofexception ,itis
necessary toprovide forthe .
residual amount left over from this period to
betaken into consideration tobeused
during -theperiod ofvalidity ofthis
Regulation ;
whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureforall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted access
totheabovementioned quotaanduninterruptedappli­
cationoftherateslaiddownforthatquotatoall
importsoftheproductsconcernedintoallMember
Statesuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;whereas,
havingregardtotheprinciplesmentionedabove,the
Communitynatureofthequotacanberespectedby
allocatingtheCommunitytariffquotaamongthe
MemberStates;whereas,inordertoreflectmoreaccu­
ratelytheactualdevelopmentofthemarketinthe
productsconcerned,suchallocationshouldbein
proportiontotheneedsoftheMemberStates,
assessedbyreferencetoboththestatisticsofeach
State'simportsofthesaidproductsfromf~overaCyprus
representative periodandtheeconomicoutlookfor
thequotaperiodconcerned;
Whereasinthiscase,however,neitherCommunity
nornationalstatisticsshowingthebreakdownforeach
ofthetypesofwinesinquestionareavailableandno
reliableestimatesoffutureimportscanbemade;
whereas,inthesecircumstances ,thequotavolumes
shouldbeallocatedininitialshares,takinginto
accountdemandforthesewinesonthemarketsofthe
variousMemberStates;
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrends
fortheproductsconcernedinthedifferentMember
States,thequotaamountshouldbedividedintotwo
tranches,thefirsttranchebeingallocatedamongthe
MemberStatesandthesecondformingareserve
intendedultimatelytocovertherequirementsofthe
MemberStateswhichhaveuseduptheirinitialquota
shares;whereas,inordertoensureacertaindegreeof
securitytoimportersineachMemberState,thefirst
trancheoftheCommunityquotashouldbedeter­
minedatalevelwhich,underpresentcircumstances ,
maybeapproximately90%ofthequotaamount;
(1)O.J.

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WhereastheinitialsharesoftheMemberStatesmay
beusedupatdifferenttimes;whereas,inorderto
takethisfactintoaccountandavoidanybreakin
continuity,itisimportantthatanyMemberState
havingusedupalmostthewholeofitsinitialshares
shoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthereserve;
whereasthismustbedonebyeachMemberStateas
andwheneachofitsadditionalsharesisalmost
entirelyusedup,andrepeatedasmanytimesasthe
reserveallows;whereastheinitialandadditional
sharesmustbeavailableforuseuntiltheendofthe
quotaperiod;whereasthismethodofadministration
callsforclosecooperationbetweenMemberStatesand
theCommission,whichmust,inparticular,beableto
observetheextenttowhichthequotaamountisused
andinformMemberStatesthereof;
Whereas,ifataspecifieddateinthequotaperiod,a
considerablebalanceremainsinoneorotherMember
StateitisessentialthatthatMemberStatepaysalarge
amountofitbackintothereserve,inordertoavoida
partoftheCommunityquotaremainingunusedin
oneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnionalltransactionsconcerning
theadministration ofsharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyoneofits
members,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Julyuntil31Decemberi978,the
CommonCustomsTariffdutiesinrespectofthe
followingproductsoriginatinginCypPUSshallbe
partiallysuspendedatthelevelsshownbelowwithin
thelimitsofaCommunitytariffquotaof125000
hectolitres :
Heading ■... n.*.±Number Description Rateofduty
22.05 Wineoffreshgrapes;grapemustwithfermentation
arrestedbytheadditionofalcohol:
C.Other:
II.Ofanactualalcoholicstrengthexceeding.
13°butnotexceeding15°,incontainers
holding:
exa)Twolitresorless:
-liqueurwinesofanactual
alcoholicstrenghof15° 4.2u.a./hl
exb)Morethantwolitres:
-liqueurwinesofanactual
alcoholicstrenghof15?. 3.3u.a./hl

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III.Ofanactualalcoholicstrengthexceeding
15°butnotexceeding18°,incontainers
holding:
a)Twolitresorless:
ex2.Other:
-liqueurwines 5.1u.a./hl
b)Morethantwolitres:
ex3.Other:
-liqueurwines 4.2u.a./hl
IV.Ofanactualalcoholicstrengthexceeding
18°butnotexceeding22%incontainers
holding:
a)Twolitresorless:
ex2.Other:
-liqueurwines 5.7u.a./hl
b)Morethantwolitres:
ex3.Other:
-liqueurwines 5.7u.a./hl
2.Theentryofthesewinesunderthetariffquotashallbeconditional
ontheirbeingdescribedintheV.I.1documentprovidedforin
Regulation (EEC)No2115/76as"liqueurwines".
3.TheinclusionofthesewinesinthisCommunity
tariffquotashallbeconditionaluponobservanceof
thereferencepriceapplyingtothem.
4.Thewinesinquestionshallbenefitfromthese
tariffquotasonconditionthatthepiicesonimport
intotheCommunityarenotatanytimelessthanthe
free-at-frontierreferencepricesreferredtoinRegula­
tion(EEC)No2506/75andsubsequenttextswhich
applytosuchprices.
Article2
1.TheCommunitytariffquotareferredtoin
Article1shallbedividedintotwotranches.
./.

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112500
2.Thefirsttranche,amountingto/hectoli-
tres,shallbesharedamongtheMemberStates;the
proportionswhich,subjecttoArticle5,shallbevalid
until31December1978,shallbeasfollows:
Bénélux 3750hl
Denmark 3750hl
Germany 3-750hl
France 3750hl
Ireland 15000hl
Italy3750hl
UnitedKingdom78750hl.
3.Thesharesdeterminedinparagraph 2shallbeincreasedby
anyremnantsofthesharesallocatedunderRegulation (EEC)
No.../78 existingon30June1978.
MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommissionnotlaterthan
15July1978ofanyremnantsofthesharesallocated
under theabove-mentioned
Regulationexistingon30June1978.
4.Thesecondtranche,amountingto12500hectolitres,
shallconstitutethereservetowhichanyremnantsofthe
reservesconstitutedunderArtfcle2ofRegulations (EEC)
._I_./78/existing
Nos3016/77,533/78and/on30June1978shallbeadded,
irrespective oftheimplementation ofArticle5.
ArticleJ
1.If90%ormoreoftheinitialshareofaMember
State,aslaiddowninArticle2(2),or90%ofthat
sharelesstheamountreturnedintothereserve,where
theprovisionsofArticle5havebeenapplied,has
beenexhausted,thatMemberStateshallproceed
withoutdelay,bynotifyingtheCommission,todrawa
secondshareequalto15%ofitsinitialshare,
roundeduptothenextunitwhereappropriate,tothe
extentthattheamountinthereserveallows.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,
90%ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbya
MemberStatehasbeenused,thatMemberStateshall
proceed,inthemannerspecifiedinparagraph 1,to
drawathirdshareequalto7-5%ofitsinitialshare,
roundeduptothenextunitwhereappropriate,tothe
extentthattheamountinthereserveallows.
./.

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3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenexhausted,
90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenused,thatMemberStateshallproceed,
inthesameway,todrawafourthshareequaltothe
third.
Thisprocessshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted .
4.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraphs 1,
2and3,theMemberStatesmayproceedtodraw
sharessmallerthanthosefixedinthoseparagraphsif
thereisreasontobelievethattheymightnotbeused
up.TheyshallinformtheCommissionofthereasons
whichledthemtoapplythisparagraph.
Artide4
TheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3
shallbevaliduntil31December1978
Article5
MemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlaterthan
15November 1978,theunusedportionoftheir
initialsharewhich,on1November1978,isin
excessof20%oftheinitialamount.Theymayreturn
alargerportioniftherearegroundsforbelievingthat
Suchportionmaynotbeusedinfull.
EachMemberStateshall,notlaterthan15November
1978,notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsof
theproductsconcernedeffectedupto1November
1978inclusive,andchargedagainsttheCommunity
quotaand,whereappropriate,theproportionofits
initialsharethatisbeingreturnedtothereserve.
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles
2and3andshallinformeachofthemoftheextent
towhichthereservehasbeenusedassoonasit
receivesthenotifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan20November1978,
notifyMemberStatesoftheamountinthereserve
afterthereturnofsharespursuanttoArticle5.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
usesupthereserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
and,forthispurpose,shallspecifytheamountthereof
totheMemberStatewhichmakesthefinaldrawing.

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Article7
1..MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethat,whenadditionalsharesare
drawnpursuanttoArticle3,itispossibleforcharges
tobemadewithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumu­
latedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimporters
ofthesaidgoodsestablishedintheirterritoryhave
freeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
importsofthegoodsinquestionenteredatcustoms
forhomeuse.
Article8
OnreceiptofarequestfromtheCommission,
MemberStatesshallinform-itofimportsactually
charged,againsttheirshares.
Artic"9 Article10
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcoop­
eratecloselyinordertoensurethatthisRegulationisThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1Julyobserved. 1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

ANNEXEi
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration
ofaCommunitytariffquotafor<xwber^iV«falling
withinsubheadingNo407.01ToftheCommonCustomsTariff,
originating inCyprus
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
and1nparticularArticle113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereas,aProtocollayingdowncertainprovisionsrelatingtotrade1n
agricultural productsbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandCyprus(1)
tobeannexedtotheAgreementestablishing an:Assocj^tiori-bet^?en;.t1ie .Europfean
EconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofCyprus(2)wasinitialledon
7April1978;whereastheentryIntoforceofthisProtocolisexpected
for1July1978;whereasArticle2ofthisProtocolprovided~for -theopfcifing
ofan'*Communitytariffqupt?of300tonnesofaubergines ,
originatinginCyprusofsubheading07.01ToftheCommonCustomsTariff,P
fortheperiodfrom1Octoberto30November1978;whereasitisnecessary
toopenaCommunitytariffquotaof300tonnesforthegoodsandtheperiod
inquestion;
atarateofcustomsdutyequalto40Jbofthecustoms
dutyintheCommonCustomsTariff.
(1)O.J.No...
(2)O.J.NoL133,21.5.1973,p.2

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Whereasitisnecessaryinparticulartoensuretoall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted access
totheabovementioned quota,anduninterruptedappli­
cationoftherateslaiddownforthatquotatoall
importsoftheproductsconcernedintoallMember
Statesuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;whereas,
however,sincethetariffquotainvolvedisofarela­
tivelylowvolumeandtheperiodofapplicationisvery
short,itseemspossibletoallocatethewholequota
volumetotheCommunityreserveandtoprovidefor
thepossibilityofthoseMemberStatesinwhichneeds
mightarisedrawingappropriatequantitiesfromthat
reserve;whereasthesharesthusdrawnfromthe
reservemustbevaliduntiltheendofthequota
period;whereasthismethodofmanagementrequires
closecooperationbetweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commissionandthelattermustinparticularbeable
tomonitortherateatwhichthequotaisusedupand
informtheMemberStatesthereof;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomontheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchy
ofLuxembourgareunitedinandjointlyrepresented
bytheBeneluxEconomicUnion,alltransactions
concerningtheadministration ofthesharesallocated
tothateconomicunionmaybecarriedoutbyany
oneofitsmembers,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Octoberuntil30November1978theCommonCustoms
Tariffdutyforauberginesoriginating inCyprus,falling
withinsubheading ex07.01ToftheCommonCustomsTariff
shallbepartiallysuspendedat6.4%withinthelimitsof
aCommunitytariffquotaof60tonnes.
2.Thevolumeofthetariffquotareferredtoinpara­
graph1shallconstituteaCommunityreserve.
3.Iftheneedshouldarisefortheproductsinques­
tioninaMemberState,thelattershalldrawanappro­
priatesharefromthereserve,providingthatthesize
ofthereservesopermits.
4.Thesharesdrawnpursuanttoparagraph3shall
bevaliduntil30November1978.

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Article?
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate measures
toensurethatsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle1are
openedinsuchawaythatimportsmaybecharged
wit-houtinterruptionagainsttheircumulativeportions
oftheCommunityquota.
2.MemberStat$shallensurethatimporters
ofthesaidgoodsestablishedinitsterritory
havefreeaccesstothesharesallocatedtoit.
3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
saidgoodsagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthegoods
areenteredforhomeuse.
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
importschargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.
Article3
AttherequestoftheCommission,MemberStates
shallinformitofimportsactuallychargedagainst
theirshares.
Article4
MemberStatesandtheCommission shallcolla­
boratecloselyinordertoensurethatthisRegulation
isobserved.
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July
1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

ANNEXF-
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (E^C),
~~~ /
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration
ofaCommunitytariffquotaforta&egrapesfalling
withinsubheadingNoex7oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
originatinginCyprus08.04AI
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticles.43and113^thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission/
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament,
Whereas,aProtocollayingdowncertainprovisionsrelatingtotradeJn
agriculturalproductsbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandCyprus(1)
tobeannexedtotheAgreement inS^ati-Mso'cl a'tipiirbei*ee^th«*?Ett*Opean
EconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofCyprus(2)wasinitialledon
7April1978;whefe^stheentryintoforceofthisProtocolisexpected
for1July1978;whereasArticle2ofthisProtocolprovidesforthe-opening
ofan-5Communitytariffquo{9of7500;tonnesofct;abiegrapes
originatinginCyprusofsubheadings ex08.04Ala)andb)ofthe
CommonCustomsTariffatratesofcustomsdutyequalto40%ofthecustoms
dutyintheCommonCustomsTariff,fortheperiod 8Juneto10August <
1978;whereastheproratatemporisclauseisapplicable;whereas,however,aspart
ofthetariffmeasurestakenautonomously bytheCommunityand
anticipatingtheprovisionsofthisProtocol,theGommunity,byRegulation(EEC)
No/7&(3),hasopenedatariffquotaof500tonnesinsteadof2500tonnes,~
thatis,avolumewhichwouldhetheresultofapplicationoftheproratatemporis
clausejwhereas,inthesecircumstances aCommunitytariffquotaof7000tonnes
shouldbeopenedfortheperiod1'Julyto10August1978;
(1)O.J.No...
(2)O.J.NoL133;21.5.1973,p.2
(3)O.J.No...

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Whereasitisnecessaryinparticulartoensuretoall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted access
totheabovementioned quota,anduninterruptedappli­
cationoftherateslaiddownforthatquotatoall
importsoftheproductsconcernedintoallMember
Statesuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;whereas,
however?sincethetariffquotainvolvedisofarela­
tivelylowvolumeandtheperiodofapplicationisvery
short,itseemspossibletoallocatethewholequota
volumetotl)eCommunityreserveandtoprovidefor
thepossibilityofthoseMemberStatesinwhichneeds
mightarisedrawingappropriatequantitiesfromthat
reserve;whereasthesharesthusdrawnfromthe
reservemustbevaliduntiltheendofthequota
period;whereasthismethodofmanagementrequires
closecooperationbetweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commissionandthelattermustinparticularbeable
tomonitortl)erateatwhichthequotaisusedupand
informtheMemberStatesthereof;
Whereas,sipcetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomontheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchy
ofLuxembourgareunitedinandjointlyrepresented
bytheBeneluxEconomicUnion,alltransactions
concerningtheadministration ofthesharesallocated
tothateconomicunionmaybecarriedoutbyany
oneofitsmembers,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Artide/
1.From1Julyuntil10August1978theCommonCustomsTariff
dutiesfortheproductslistedbelow,originating inCyprus,
Shallbepartiallysuspendedatthelevelsshownbelow,
withinthelimitsofaCommunitytariffquotaof7000tonnes
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionRateof
duty
08.04 Grapes,freshordried
A.fresh:
I.tablegrapes
exa)from1Novemberto14July
-from1Julyto14July
exb)from15Julyto31October
-from15Julyto10August7.2%
8.8%
2.Thevolumeofthetariffquotareferredtoinpara­
'graph1sh^llconstituteaCommunityreserve.
13.Ifthepeedshouldarisefortheproductsjnques­
tioninaMemberState,thelattershalldrawanappro­
priatesharefromthereserve,providingthatthesize
ofthereservesopermits.
4.Thesharesdrawnpursuanttoparagraph3shall
bevaliduntil10August1978.

3
Article2
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate measures
toensurethatsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle1are
openedinsuchawaythatimportsmaybecharged
withoutinterruptionagainsttheircumulativeportions
oftheCommunityquota.
2.MemberStateshallensurethafimportersofthe-said.goodsestablished initsterritory
havefreeaccesstothesharesallocatedtoit.
3.vMemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
saidgoodsagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthegoods
areenteredforhomeuse.
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup'
itsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
importschargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.
Article3
AttherequestoftheCommission,MemberStates
shallinformitofimportsactuallychargedagainst
theirshares.
Article4
\:MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcolla­
borate.clpselyinordertoensurethatthisRegulation
isobserved.
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonIJuly
1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

FICHE FINANCIERE
1.Ligne budgétaire concernée sChap .%12art.120
2.Base juridique :Articles 43.et113
3.Intitulé delaoesure tarifaire .:
.Propositions derèglements (CEE)duConseil portant ouverture ,répartition
etmode degestion descontingents tarifaires communautaires decertains
» , ' ,
produits agricoles originaires deChypre
4.Objectif :Exécution d'uneobligation contractuelle (Accord CEE/Chypre )
Mode decalcul : .
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