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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)311final
Brussels,27February1973
Proposalfora
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
onimportsofcitrusoriginatingintheRepublicofCyprus
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(73)311final

Explanatory Memorandum
.jinexIoftheagreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
RepublicofCyprus,bearingontheapplicationofArticle3(2)ofthat
agreement,establishesthesystemapplyingtoimportsintotheCommunity
ofthefollowingproducts,originatingintheRepublicofCyprus:fresh
oranges;freshmandarinsandsatsumas;freshClementines ,tangerinesand
othercomparable hybridsofcitrusfruits;freshlemons.
Oncethissystemofpreferential importshasbeenestablishedforimports
towhichthereferencepriceapplied,subjecttothecountryinquestion
recognizing apricefixedontheinternaldomesticmarketoftheCommunity,
detailedrulesofapplication mustbedetermined.
Suchisthepurposeofthisproposal.
Article5°ftheAnnexinquestionprovidesthatcustomsdutiespayableby
Cyprusforthecitrusfruitsabovementioned onimportationintotheCommunity
shallbeequalto60%oftheCommonCustomsTariffonconditionthattheprices
ofcitrusfruitsimportedfromCiprusshall,onthedomesticmarketofthe
Community,behigherthanorequaltoreferencepricesfortheparticular
period,increasedbytheeffectoftheCommonCustomsTariffonthesereference
pricesandaglobalamountof1.2unitsofaccountper100kilogrammes .Account
shallalsobetakenofconversionfactorsvalidfordifferentcategoriesof
citrusfruit,transportcostsandimportchargesotherthancustomsduties.
Article2ofthisproposallaysdowntherulestobeobservedbytheCommission
inordertoestablishwhetherwholesalepricesonrepresentative Community
marketsconformtotheagreement.
Inthisrespect,andtoavoidalldiscrimination ,representative Community
marketsandothertechnicalfactorshavingregardtocalculationshallbe
thosewhichapplyalreadyfordeterminingpricesonthebasisofwhichthe
entryprice,referredtoinCouncilRegulationNo1035/72,iscalculated.

3*Article3laysdownthatthepricetoberecognizedshallbeequaltothe
referencepriceinforceduringthe"periodinquestion,increasedbytheeffect
thereonoftheCommonCustomsTariffandbyaglobalamountof1,2unitiof
accountper100kilogrammes.
4.Article4laysdown:;themeasuresrequiredwherepricesonrepresentative
Communitymarketsdonotconformtothepricetoberecognized.Infactif
citrusfruitsweretoentertheCommunityfromCyprusatapricewhichwas
lowerthanthatabovementionedafterpaymentofthereducedcustomsduty,
therewouldbeariseofdisturbanceontheCommunitymarketincitrusfruits.
Forthisreasontheproposalisthat,wheretherecordedpricesare,for
threeconsecutivemarketdays,lowerthantherecognizedprice,theCommon
CustomsTariffdutyinforceonthedateofimportationshallapplytothe
productinquestionanduntilsuchtimeasthesepricesshall,forthree
consecutivemarketdays,againbeequaltoorhigherthantherecognizedprice.
5»ltshallbeunderstoodthatwherethereferencepricedoesnotapply,the
preferentialtariffallowedfortheseproductsaiidlapplyunconditionally to
Cyprus. .

Proposalfora
REGULATION(EEC)OPTHECOUNCIL
ONEXPORTSOPCITRUSPRUITSORIGINATING INTHEREPUBLICOPCYPRUS
THECOUITCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOIIUI'HTIES ,
Havingregard "totheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEcononicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle43thereof;
HavingregardtotheProposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament ;
Whereasirtiols5ofAnnexIoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheRepublicofCyprusprovidesfortariffreductions on
importsintotheCommunityofcertaincitrusfruitsoriginatinginthe
RepublicofCyprus;whereas,duringtheperiodinwhichthereferenceprice
applies,thereductionissubjecttoobservanceofapricefixedonthe
internalmarketoftheCommunity ;whereasdetailedrulesofapplication must
beadoptedtoimplementthesysteminquestion;
Whereasthesystemproposedshouldformpartofthecommonorganization of
themarketinfruitandvegetables ;.whereas,therefore,.^accountshouldbe
takenoftheprovisionsofCouncilRegulation(EEC)NO1035/72(l).on.the.
commonorganization ofthemarketinfruitandvegetables ,aslast,amendedby
Council.Regulation (EEC.)No2745/72(2),andoftheprovisionsadopted
inapplicationofthatRegulation ;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
(l)OJNoL118,20May1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL291,25December1972.p.147

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Article 1
This Regulation prescribes thedetailed rules forapplying thesystem of
preferences provided forinArticle 5ofAnnex IoftheAgreement "between
theEuropean Economic Community andtheRepublic ofCyprus forthefollowing
products originating intheRepublic ofCyprus
ex08.02 A Fresh oranges ,
ex08.02 B: -Fresh mandarins andsatsumas ;fresh
Clementines ,tangerines ,andother
similar citrus hybrids
ex08.02 C: Fr.esh lemons
Article 2
1.Inorder that theconditions referred toinArticle 5(2)ofAnnex Iofthe
abovementioned Agreement bemot ,theprices onrepresentative Community
markets recorded at,orconverted to,theimport /wholesale stage talcing into
account conversion factors anddeducting transport costs andimport charges
other than customs duties -thefactors ,costs andcharges aforesaid being
those used incalculating theentry price referred toinCouncil Regulation (EE
No1035/72-must ,foragiven product ,bethose calculated induecourse for
Class Ipursuant totheprovisions ofthefirst indent ,second subparagraph
ofArticle 24(2)ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)No1035/72andbeequal toor
higher than theprice defined inArticle 3*
2.TheCommission shall calculate the amount tobededucted inrespect ofimport
charges other than customs duties ,insofarasprices notified tothe
Commission byMember States include these charges ,soastoavoid any
difficulties arising from theincidence ofthese charges onentry' prices
which mayvary according toorigin .Accordingly ,anaverage mean corres - j
ponding tothearithmetical mean between thelowest andthehighest charges
shall betaken into account for the calculation .
Thedetailed rules forapplying this paragraph shall bedetermined ,as
maybenecessary ,inaccordance with theprocedure laid down inArticle 33
ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)NO1035/72*
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.Therepresentative Communitymarketswithinthemeaningofpar?graph1,are
usedforrecordingthepricesonthebasisofwhichtheentrypricereferred
toinCouncilRegulation(ESC)L'o1035/72iscalculated.
Article3
ThepricereferredinArticle2(l)-shallbeequaltothereferencepricefor
theperiodinquestionplustheincidencethereonoftheCommonCustons
Tariffand/fixedamountof1.20unitofaccountper100kilogrammes.
Article4
Where,inrespectofoneoftheproductslistedmArticle1,the..prices
referredtoatArticle2(l),takingintoaccounttheconversionfactorsand
afterdeductingtransportcostsandimportchargesotherthancustomsduties,
are,asfoundonthelowestpricedrepresentative Communitymarkets,lower
thanthepricelaiddoxminArticle3forthreeconsecutive marketdays,the
CommonCustomsTariffdutyinforceatthedateofimportationshallapply
totheproductinquestion.
Thisarrangementshallcontinuetoapplyuntilthesepricesonthelowest
pricedrepresentative Communitymarketsarefoundtobeforthreeconsecutive
marketdaysequaltoorhigherthanthepricelaiddowninArticle3.
Article5
TheCommission ,ontiiebasisofpricesrecordedonrepresentative Community
marketsandnotifiedtoitbyMemberStates,shallfollowpricetrends
regularlyandrecordtheminaccordancewithArticle4>
Themeasuresrequiredforthispurposeshallbeadoptedinaccordancewith
theprocedurelaiddowninCouncilRegulation(S3C)ITo1035/72forapplying
compensatory chargestofruitandvegetables.
Article6
Articles23,24,25,25,27and28ofRegulation(SHJC)Ho1035/72shall
remaininforce.

iw:l'Article7-
Thesystemlaiddown,inthis,Regulationshallapply-fromthedateofthe
entryintoforceoftheabovementioned Agreementuntilsuchtimeasthe
Agreementshallceasetohaveeffect.
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCormrur.ities.
ThisRegulationshall"bebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates. -
Doneat ForthoCouncil,
ThePresident