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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)125 final
Brussels ,,£8March19?°
Proposal fora
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
" ;
concerning thearrangements applicable totradein
theagricultural sectorbetweentheEuropean Economic
Community andCyprus
(submitted totheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(?8)125finsi

Explanatory Memorandum
Negotiations betweentheCommunityandCyprusregardingthere-examination
ofthosemeasuresintheAgreementrelatingtoagricultural products
havebeenconcludedintheveryrecentpast.Itwillnot,however,
bepossible,fortechnical togetherwiththeshortperiodoftime
availableandtheprocedurenecessarytoapplytheresultsofthese
negotiations beforetheexpiration (31stMarch1978)oftheautonomous
measurescurrentlyinforce.Theattachedproposaltherefore,aimsto
allowthepreferential regimewhichwasthesubjectofthenegotiationto
enterintoforceApril1st1978bymeansoftheautonomousmeasures.These
autonomous measuresmustbeapplieduntilatthelatestJune30th1978
whenthecomplementary Protocolwillenterintoforce.

COUNCIL Rife?UATION (EEC)
concerningthearrangements "plicabletotradeintheagri^ra!SCCt°rbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity andCyprus
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle.113,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereastheAdditional ProtocoltotheAgreement
establishing anAssociation betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunity andtheRepublicofCyprus
signedon15September 1977extendsuntil31
December 1979,withcertainsupplementary
measures ,thefirststageoftheabovementioned Agree­
ment;
WhereasinaDeclaration annexedtotheFinalActof
theAgreement ,theCommunity statedthatitwas
preparedtore-examinewiththeRepublicofCyprus
theprovisionsoftheAgreementrelatingtoagricul­
turalproducts,inthelightoftheresultofworkunder­
takenwithaviewtoaglobalapproochtotheCommu­
nity'srelationswiththeMediterranean countries,in
thecourseofwhichworktheinterestsofCyprus
shouldalsobetakenintoconsideration ;
Whereasasaresultofthenegotiations fortheconclu­
sionoftheabovementioned Additional Protocolan
exchangeofletterstookplaceconcerning agricultural
products,wherebytheCommunity undertakes touse
itsbestendeavours toseethatnegotiations onagricul­
turetakeplaceingoodtimetoputintoeffectthe
conclusions ofthesenegotiations on1January1978;
whereastheCommunity has,by
Regulation (EEC)No3018/78(.2),
Laiddownanautonomous preferential regimefor
certainagricultural productsoriginating in
Cyprus andwhereasthatregimeisdueto
expireon31March1978;
Whereasfromthisdateonwardscertainagricul­
turalproductswillnolongerbecoveredbypreferen­
tialarrangements intradewiththeCommunity ,
whereasprovisionshouldthereforebemadefor
certainadditional autonomous measures,of
ashort-term nature,_in _order_.tP._eyo id
disturbance ofthetradeflowofthe
productsinauestionDendinatheentry „rririliri-<;intoforceofaSUDDlementaryorotocolonagricultural products ,
(|)0JNo355,31.12.1977 ,p.*2.

Whereas Ititinparticular necessary to
ensure for all Community importers equal and
uninterrupted access totheCommunity tariff
quotas provided for >inthis Regulation and
uninterrupted application ofthe rates laid
down for those quotas toall imports ofthe
products concerned into allMember States
until each quota has been used up;whereas
having regard totheabovementioned principles ,
theCommunity nature ofthequotas can be
respected byallocating them among the
MemberStates;whereas,inorder"toreflectmore
accuratelytheactualdevelopmentofthemarketin
theproductsconcerned,suchallocationshouldbein
proportiontotheneedsoftheMemberStates,
assessedbyreferencetoboththestatisticsofeach
State'simportsofthesaidgoodsfromCyprusovera
representative referenceperiodandtheeconomic
outlookforthequotaperiodconcerned;
Whereas *however ,neither Community
nornational statistics showing thebreakdown
foreach ofthetypes ofwines inquestion are
available ;whereas ,however ,itistobeanticipated
that thegreater part thereof will beimported into
twoMember States ;whereas inthese
circumstances thequota volumes should be
allocated ininitial shares byreference totheprobable
demand for these wines onthe market ofthe
various Member States ;
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrends
fortheproductsconcernedinthedifferentMember
States,thequotaamountshouldbedividedintotwo
instalments,thefirstinstalmentbeingallocated
amongtheMemberStatesandthesecondinstalment
formingareserveintendedtocoverthesubsequent
requirementsoftheMemberStateswhichhaveused
uptheirinitialquotashares;whereas,inordertoen­
sureacertaindegreeofsecuritytoimportersineach
MemberState,thefirstinstalmentoftheCommunity
quotashouldbedeterminedatalevelwhich,under
presentcircumstances ,maybe^0%ofthequota
amount;

WhereastheinitialsharesoftheMemberStatesmy
beUS,aupatdifferenttime,;whereasinoder
,.lk,.hisfactintoaccountand^voulncakm
fontinnitvitisimportantthatanyMcn.htrMate
hivingusedupalmostthewholeofitsinitialshare
shoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthereserve,
whereas,thismusthedonebyeachMemberStateas
andwheneachofitsadditionalsharesisalmosten­
tirelyusedup,andrepeatedasmanytimesasthere­
serveallows;whereastheinitialandadditionalshares
ml,stbeavailableforuseuntiltheendofthequot-
period;whereasthismethodofadministrationcallsforclosecooperationbetweenMemberStatesandthe
Commission,whichmust,inparticular,beableto
observetheextenttowhichthequotaamountis
usedandinformMemberStatesthereof;
Whereasif,ataspecifieddateinthequotaPcnod>a
considerablebalanceremainsinoneorotherMember
StateitisessentialthatthatMemberStatepaysa
large'amountofitbackintothereserve,inorderto
avoidapartofthetariffquota'sremainingunused
inoneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers,
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgiumtheKing­
domoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyot
Iuxembourgarcunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,alltransactionsconcerning
theadministrationofsharesgrantedtotheabove-
mentionedeconomicunionmaybeearnedoutby
anyofitsmembers,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :

Article1
From 1L'^78customsdutiesonimportsinto
theCommunityoftheproductsoriginatinginCyprus
whicharelistedbelowshallbereducedbythepercen­
tageratesindicated(oreachofthem.
1
CCT jheading j
NoDescriptionRaleof
rcduction
(•/.)
07.01Vegetables,freshorchilled:
A.Potatoes :
II.Newpotatoes:
exa)From1Januaryto15May:
–FromJ\ -toA5 •
F.Leguminousvegetables,shelledorunshelled:
II.Beans(ofthespeciesPhaseolus):
exa)From1Octoberto30June:
–From119»yi'Lto "ft•L65
60
cxH.Onions,shallotsandgarlic:
–Onions,fromAL"toA*360
M.Tomatoes :
exI.From1Novemberto14May:
–From1Q-^?r»Lto/)5X^jpr'L
5.bwti.fc
cxT.Other:
–Aubergines,from1 "3>0T^ki'I.
–Stickcelery,from1"JVyJr'LCo60
60
50
08.02Citrusfruit,freshordried:
exA.Oranges:
–Fresh
exB.Mandarins(includingtangerinesandsatsumas);Clementines ,
wilkingsandothersimilarcitrushybrids:
–Fresh
D.Grapefruit60
60
80
ex08.09Otherfruit,fresh:
–Melons,from1i-to^
_VtaW AfVr'"L-1-S"50
SO

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C(T
htoJmg
NoDescriptionRi«^m
ctHlnUion
(%)=L
–
12.03 !Seeds,fruitandspores,ofakindusedforsow.ng:
60
E.Other(a)
12.08Chicoryroots,freshordr.ed,wholeorcut,unroasted ;locustbeans
freshordried,whetherornotkibbledorground,butnotfurtlr
prepared;fruitkernelsandothervegetableproductsofakindused
primarilyforhumanfood,notfallingwithinanyotherhead.ng
C:Locustbeanseeds100
20.06 IFruitotherwisepreparedorpreserved,whetherornotcontaining
addedsugarorspirit:
B.Other:
II.Notcontaining addedspirit:
a)Containingaddedsugar,inimmediatepackingsofanet
capacityofmorethan1kg:
2.Grapefruit segments80
ex8.Otherfruits:
–Grapefruit
b)Containingaddedsugar,inimmediatepackingsofanet
capacityof1kgorless:
2.Grapefruit segments80
80
20.07ex8.Otherfruits:
–Grapefruit
c)Notcontainingaddedsugar,inimmediatepackingsofa
netcapacity :
1.of4-5kgormore
exdd)Otherfruits:
–Grapefruit segments
–Grapefruit
2.oflessthan4-5kg:
exbb)Otherfruitsandmixturesoffruit:
–Grapefruit segments
–Grapefruit
Fruitjuices(includinggrapemust)andvegetablejuices,whetheror
notcontaining addedsugar,butunfermented andnotcontaining
spirit:
A.Ofaspecificgravityexceeding I-33at15°C:
III.Other:
exa)Ofavalueexceeding30u.a.per100kgnetweight
–Orangejuice
–Grapefruit juice
exb)Ofavaluenotexceeding30u.a.per100kgnet
weight:
–Orangejuice
–Grapefruit juice
B.Ofaspecificgravityof1-33orlessat15°C:
II.Other:
a)Ofavalueexceeding30u.a.per100kgnetweight.
1.Orangejuice
2.Grapefruit juice
b)Ofavalueof30u.a.orlessper100kgnetweight:
1.Orangejuice
■2.Grapefruit juice80
80
80
80
80
70
70
70
70
70
70
70
70
(a)Thisconcessionissolely(orseedscomplyingwiththeprovis.onsoftheDirectivesonthemarketingolseedsandplants.
\

Article 2
From 16May 1978 to30June 1978 the Common Customs Tariff
duty onnewpotatoes .falling within subheading ex07.01 AIIb)
andoriginating inCyprus shall bepartially suspended at
7»3%within thelimit ofaCommunity tariff quota of75-000
tonnes .
Thetariff quota laid down inparagraph 1shall constitute the
Community reserve .
Ifaneed forsuch products shall arise inaMember State ,that State
shall draw anadequate share from thereserve tothe extent
that such reserve sopermits ;
Theshares drawn under paragraph 3shall beapplicable until
30June 1978 .
Article 3
From 1April to15May1978 theCommon Customs Tariff duty on
duty oncarrots falling within subheading 07.01 GIIand
originating inCyprus ,shall bepartially suspended at6.8%
within thelimit ofaCommunity tariff quota of2200tonnes .
Thetariff quota laid down inparagraph 1shall constitute
theCommunity reserve .
Ifaneed forsuchproducts arises inaMember State ,that st9tr
shall drawn anadequate share from thereserve totheextent
that such reserve sopermits .
Theshares drawn under paragraph 3shall beapplicable until
15May 1978 .

Article 4
1.From 8June to30June 1978 the Common Customs Tariff duty
ontable grapes falling within subheading ex08.04 AIa)
andoriginating inCyprus shall bepartially suspended at
7.2% within thelimit ofaCommunity tariff quota of
5ÛOtonnes .
2.The tariff quota laid down inparagraph 1shall constitute
theCommunity reserve .
3.Ifaneed for such products arises inaMember State ,that State
•shall draw anadequate share from thereserve tothe
extent that such reserve sopermits .
4.The shares drawn under paragraph 3shall beapplicable until
30June 1978 .
1.From 1April 1978 thecommon customs tariff duty onsweet
peppers falling within subheading 07.01 Sandoriginating
inCyprus shall beprobably suspended at4„5 /£within thelimit of
aCommunity tariff quota of75tonnes .
2.Thetariff quota laid down inparagraph 1shall bedivided
into two tranches .
Afirst tranche of67tonnes ofthequota shall beallocated among
theMember States ;theshares ,which subject toArticle 10shall
beapplicable until 30June 1978 ,shall befor thefollowing
quantities :Article 5
(itonnes)
Bénélux
Dcnmark
Germany3
6
3
3
3
46France
Ircland
Italy
UnitedKingdom
Thesecondtrancheofthequota,i.e.°;onnes,shall
constitutethecorresponding reserve.

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Article6
tariffvt •78thccomm°ncus'omstariffdutyondrtedgrapesinimmediatecontainersof
*KklC,apaCltyof15kilogramsorless,fallingwithinsubheading08.04BIandoriginatinginCyprus,shall
beotallysuspendedwithinthelimitofaCommunitytariffquotaof125tin***,.
u,-,e,tanffquotalaiddowninparagraph1shallbedividedintotwotranches.
Afirsttrancheof11^tonnesofthcquotashallbeallo­
catedamongtheMemberStates;theshares,which
subjecttoArticleQshallbeapplicableuvit;[
.„30JuneM'TH,shallbeforthefollowingquantities :
Thesecondtrancheofthequota,i.e.,15tonnes,shall
constitutethecorresponding reserve.I!(tonnes)
Bénélux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom -755
10
5
5
5

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Ariícle7
1,From/Apr-iU1978t'~;Co<monCustoms
Tariffdutiesontheproductsoriginsn»inCyprus
whicharelistedbelowshallbesuspendedattherates
indxatcdforeachofthem,withinthelimitofa
CommunitytariffquotaofJ.hectolitres.
2500-
cier
healingr
Rateoi
Description dutv
No
22.05Wineoffreshgrapes,grapemustwithfermentationarrestedbythe
additionofalcohol
C.Other:
I.Ofanactualalcoholicstrengthnotexceeding13°C,in
containersholding:
exa)Twolitresorless:
3u.a./hl–Wineofheshgrapes
II.Ofanactualalcoholicstrengthexceeding13°Cbutnot
exceeding15°C,incontainersholding:
exa)Twolitresorless:
Wineoffreshgrapesotherthanliqueurwinesof
3*5u.a./hlanactualalcoholicstrengthof15C
2.Thetariffquotalaiddowinparagraph 1shallbe
dividedintotwotranches.
2250
AfirsttrancheofThectolitresofthequotashall
beallocatedamongtheMemberStates;theshares,
whichsubjecttoArticle8shallbeapplicable
_n, ,shallbeas30June
follows:
(inhectolitres)
Bénélux 50
Denmark
Germany ™
50France
Ireland
Itaiy
UnitedKingdom100
50
1900
250
Thesecondtrancheof.thequota,i.e.fhectolitres,
shallconstitutethecorresponding reserve.
3.Thewinesinquestionshallbenefitfromthese
tariffquotasonconditionthatthepricesonimport
intotheCommunityarenotatanytimelessthanthe
free-at-frontierreferencepricesreferredtoinRegula­
tion(EEC)No2506/75whichapplytosuchprices.

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Article8
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitial
share,asdeterminedinArticles5to7,orofthat
shareminusanyportionreturnedtothecorres­
pondingreserve,whereArticlelOhasbeenapplied,has
beenusedup,thatMemberStateshallforthwith,by
notifyingtheCommission ,drawasecondshare,tothe
extentthatthecorresponding reservesopermits,
equalto15%ofitsinitialshare,roundeduptothe
nextwholenumber,ifnecessary.
2.If,afteranyoftheinitialshareshasbeenused
up,90%ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbya
MemberStatehasbeenusedup,thatMemberState
shall,undertheconditionslaiddowninparagraph 1
andtotheextentthatthecorresponding reserveso
permits,drawathirdshareequalto7-5%ofitsinitial
share,roundeduptothenextwholenumber,ifneces­
sary.
3.If,afteranyofthesecondshareshasbeenused
up,90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbya
MemberStatehasbeenusedup,thatMemberState
shall,undertheconditionslaiddowninparagraph 1,
drawafourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocedureshallapplyuntilthecorresponding
reserveisusedup.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and
3,MemberStatesmaydrawshareslessthanthose
specifiedthereiniftherearegroundsforbelieving
thatthosespecifiedmaynotbefullyusedup.They
shallinformtheCommissionoftheirreasonsfor
applyingthisparagraph.
Article9
EachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnunderArticle8
shallbec-ffi-ui-vtiL30June1978.

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Artide10
MemberStatesshallreturntothereservenot)c
i.1978'beunusedportionsoftheirm'.l'.al
shareswhichon^May,1978areinexcessof
29%oftheinitialamounts.Theymayreturna
greaterportionutherearegroundsforbelievingthat
suchportionmaynotbefullyusedup.
MemberSt.'lesshallnotifytheCommission,notlater
than\June1978,ofthetotalquantitiesofthe
productinquestionimporteduptoandincluding15
m,v'978andchargedagainstthetariffquotas
andofanyportionoftheirinitialsharesreturnedto
eachofthereserves.
Articlc11
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountofthe
amountsofthesharesopenedbytheMemberStates
pursuanttoArticles5to8and,assoonasithasbeen
notified,shallinformeachStateoftheextentto
whichthereserveshavebeenusedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan5
June1978,ofthestateofeachofthereservesafter
amountshavebeenreturnedtheretopursuantto
Article10.
ItshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhaustsanyOf
thereservesdoesnotexceedthebalanceavailableand,
tothisend,shallnotifytheamountofthatbalanceto
theMemberStatemakingthelastdrawing."îcin.
1.Member
measurestoStates
ensureArticle12
shalltakeallappropriate
thatadditionalsharesdrawn
pursuanttoArticle8areopenedinsuchawaythat
importsmaybechargedwithoutabreakincontinuity
againsttheiraggregatesharesofthetariffquota.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productinquestionestablishedintheirterritoryhave
freeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
importsenteredatcustomsforhomeuse.Arlnie
AttheCommission'srequest.MemberStatesshall
informitof.mportsactuallychargedagainsttheir
shares.
Article'
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatArticles*:to13arecomplied
with.
15
TheProtocolonthedefinitionoftheconceptof
'originatingproducts'andon.methodsofadministra­
tivecooperationannexedtotheAgreementbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandCyprusshall
beapplicable.
Article16
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April
1978.
Itshallapplyuntiltheentryintoforceofasupple­
mentaryProtocolonagriculturalproductsbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicot
Cyprusoruntil30June^whichevertsthe
earlier.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

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2.lut ]fuie de1netion :Projet do.règlement :duConseil concernant lerégime
applicable auxéchanges dans lesecteur agricole
entre laCommunauté etChypre .
3. l'ose iiirjdicme :article 113 duTraité CEE
4.Objectifs de1action :Lerégime commercial entre laCommunauté etChypre a
partir du1er avril 1978
5. Incidence ;;financières : Exercice 1978
5.0 Dopenr.o s
-àlacharge dubudget
delaCE (restitution
interventi ons )
-illacharge adimnist .
nationales
-àlacharge dautres
secteurs nationaux
5.1 Recettes
-ressources propres CE
(prclèvcir.cnts /droits de
douane )(D
néant
-sur leplan national
5.0 .1.F.cliéaneicrp1uriannue 1
dépense s
5.1 .1.Echéancier plur îar.nuel
recettes
5.2 .Mode decalcul ./.
(1)Ils'agit deremplacer lerégime "Cotranonvealth "(droits zéro outrès faibles )
surlesmarches britannique etirlandais ,débouchés exclusifs deChypre ,par
unrégime communautaire dedésarmement tarifaire partiel .
Dans cesconditions ,lerégime autonome aurait comme conséquence unrelèvement
desdroits dedouane par leRoyaume–Uni etl'Irlande -