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PROPOSAL FORACOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
OPENING,ALLOCATING ANDPROVIDING FORTHEADMINISTRATION
OFACOMMUNITY TARIFFQUOTAFORCARROTSFALLINGWITHIN
SUBHEADING EX07.01GIIOFTHECOMMONCUSTOMSTARIFF,
ORIGINATING INCYPRUS(1980)
(presentedbytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Article3oftheTransitional Protocolof1980totheAgreement
EEC/Cyprusof1973providesfor1980fortheopeningofan
CommunitytariffquotafortheimportationintotheCommunityof
2300tonnesofcarrots,originating inCyprus,fallingwithin
subheadingex07.01GIIoftheCommonCustomsTariff.
Thecustomsdutiesapplicablewithinthelimitsofthisquota
areequalto40%ofthedutiesactuallyappliedtothirdcountries
' > \
Accordinglythetariffquotainquestionhastobeopened.
Asthemethodofadministration tobeappliedbydilMemberStates
theCommissionproposesthe"greyhund"system.
Thisisthesubjectoftheproposalannexedhereto.
ANNEX:,1proposalfora.Regulation (EEC)oftheCouncil,

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariff
quotaforcarrotsfallingwithinsubheadingex07.01GIIoftheCommon
CustomsTariffandoriginatinginCyprus(1980)''
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasArticle3oftheTransitional Proto­
coltotheAgreement
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
RepublicofCyprus(')provides,fortheperiodof1
Aprilto15May198QfortheopeningofaCommu­
nitytariffquotaof2300tonnesofcarrotsfalling
withinsubheadingex07.01GIIoftheCommon
CustomsTariff,originatinginCyprus,atarateof
customsdutyequalto40%ofthecustomsdutyin
theCommonCustomsTariff;whereastheCommu­
nitytariffquotashouldthereforebeopenedforthis
period;.
Whereasitisnecessaryinparticulartoensuretoall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted access
totheabovementioned quota,anduninterrupted appli­
cationoftherateslaiddownforthat,quotatoall
importsoftheproductsconcernedintoallMember
Statesuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;whereas,
however,sincethetariffquotainvolvedisofarela­
tivelylowvolumeandtheperiodofapplicationisvery
short,itseemspossibletoallocatethewholequota
volumetotheCommunityreserveandtoprovidefor
thepossibilityofthoseMemberStatesinwhichneeds
mightarisedrawingappropriatequantitiesfromthat
reserve;whereasthesharesthusdrawnfromthe
reservemustbevaliduntiltheendofthequota
period;whereasthismethodofmanagementrequires
closecooperationbetweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commissionandthelattermustinparticularbeable
tomonitortherateatwhichthequotaisusedupand
informtheMemberStatesthereof;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlands ,andtheGrandDuchy
ofLuxembourgareunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,anyoperationconcerning
theadministration ofthequotasharesallocatedto
thateconomicunionmaybecarriedoutbyany,ofits
members,
(')OJNoLArticleî
1.From1Aprilto15May1980theCommon
CustomsTariffdutyfor\carrotsfallingwithin
subheadingex07.01GIIoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,originatinginCyprus,shallbesuspendedat
6-8%withinthelimitsofaCommunitytariffquota
of2300tonnes.
2.-Thevolumeofthetariffquota-referredtoinpara­
graph1shallconstituteareserve.
3.Iftheneedshouldarisefortheproductsinques­
tioninaMemberState,thelattershalldrawanappro­
priatesharefromthereserve,providingthatthesize
ofthereservesopermits.
4.Thesharesdrawnpursuanttoparagraph3shall
bevaliduntil15May1980.
Article2
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresneces­
sarytoensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article1areopenedinsuchawaythatimportsmay
bechargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumu­
latedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimporters
oftheproductsinquestionestablishedintheirterri­
toryhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
saidgoodsagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthegoods
areenteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesforfree
circulation .
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itsshareshallbedetermined onthebasisofthe
importschargedinaccordancewiththeconditionsset
outinparagraph3.
Article3
AttherequestoftheCommission ,MemberStates
shallinformitofimportsactuallychargedagainst
theirshares.

-2-
Article4 Article)
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcoop­
eratecloselyinordertoensurecompliancewiththisThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April
Regulation. 1980,
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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FICHE FINANCIERE Date :
1.Ligne budgétaire concernée :Chap .12art .120
2.Base juridique :.Art .113 „
3.Intitulé delamesure tarifaire : --,
Proposition derèglement (CEE )duConseil portant ouverture ,répartition et
mode degestion ,d'uncontingent tarifaire communautaire decarottes ,dela
sous-position ex07.01 GIIdutarif douanier commun ,originaires de
Chypre (1980 ) '
A.Objectif !
Exécution d'uneobligation contractuelle (accord CEE/Chypre )
5.Mode decalcul :
-NduT.D.C.
-Volume du/xkas contingent
-Droits àappliquer
-Droits duT.D.C.ex07.OfGII (1.4-15.5 )
2.300 tonnes
.6/8y. ■
17%
6.Perte derecettes ;
=52.000 UCc
Lamême mesure tarifaire était appliquée en1979 ,donc pasde
perte derecettes àinscrire pour '1980 .