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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80)15 final
Brussels/25January1980
COMMISSION COMMUNICATION TOTHECOUNCIL
onthenegotiations betweentheEuropeanEconomic
Community andtheRepublicofCyprusfortheconclusion
ofaTransitional ProtocoltotheAssociation Agreement
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COMMISSION COMMUNICATION TOTHECOUNCIL
onthenegotiations between
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
theRepublicofCyprus
fortheconclusion ofaTransitional Protocol
totheAssociation Agreement
1».Thenegotiations "betweentheCommunityandCyprusfortheconclusion
ofaTransitional Protocoltookplkceon19,20and21December1979*Th©
textoftheProtocolwasthesubjectoftheexchangeoflettersdated
21DecemberannexedheretoinwhichtheHeadsoftheDelegations recorded
theiragreement, i
2,Duringthenegotiations ,theCypriotDelegationstressedtheunsatis­
factorynatureoftheconcessionsgrantedbytheCommunityinviewofthe
importanceoftheagricultural sectorfortheCyprioteconomyandinview
ofthearrangements enjoyedbyCypriotagricultural productsoncertain
Communitymarketsupto1978*TheCypriotDelegation'smainsourcesof
dissatisfaction weretheconcessionsinrespectofpotatoesandfreshgrapes
thefailuretograntconcessionsforgrapemustandthelevelofthequotas
forwine#
ThetextoftheProtocolenbodiestheresultsofthenegotiations
conductedbytheCommission onthebasisoftheCouncildirectivesof
18December1979*

2
3.TheCommission recommendsthattheCouncilapprovetheresultsof
thesenegotiations and.initiatetheproceduresforthesigningandconclusion
oftheProtocolwithCyprus,
Tothatend,theCommissionisherewithforwardingtotheCouncilarecommen­
dationforaregulationconcludingtheProtocolandadoptingtheprovisions
foritsapplication andwiththetextoftheProtocolitself#

COMMISSION
OFTHE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES..Brussels . .21Deoember.1979..
Directorate-General for
ExternalRelations
YourExcellency,
I^havethehonourtoconfirmtheagreementofthe
v.CommunityDelegationtothefollowingtext,whichrepresents
<theresultsofthenegotiations concludedon21December1979*
Transitional ProtocoltotheAgreementestablishing sua
Association "BetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
RepublicofCyprus,
* 'Ι
IhavethehonourvtoenclosetheFrenchversionofthe
saidtext.
Ishould "beobligedifyouwouldconfirmtheresultsof
thenegotiations, :
Pleaseaccept,YourExcellency,theassuranceofmy
highestconsideration .
HisExcellency
Mr.NicosAGATHOCLEOUS
HeadoftheDelegation
ofCyprusPierreIUCHATEA.U
Director
t
HeadoftheCommunity
Délégation
Provisionoloddress:RuedeloLoi200,B–1040Brussels–Téléphoné350040-358040–TelegropMcoddress:«COMEURBrusseist–
Telex:.COMEURBRU 21877•'

PERMANENT DELEGATION
CEPTHEREPUBLIC CPCYPRUS
TOTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
Brussels.21December1979
Sir.
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledgereceiptofyourletteroftoday'sdate,
whichreadsasfollows s
"IhavethehonourtoconfirmtheagreementoftheCommunityDelegation
{tothefollowingtext,whichrepresentstheresultsofthenegotiations
concludedon21December1979: : •
Transitional ProtocoltotheAgreementestablishing anAssociation
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofCyprus.
IhavethehonourtoenclosetheFrenchversionofthe*saidtext,
Ishouldbeobligedifyouwouldconfirmtheresultsofthenegotiations,
IhavethehonourtoconfirmtheagreementofCyprustotheresultsof
thenegotiations.
/

Whileacceptingtheresultsofthesenegotiations andparticularly
inviewofourrelationsundertheAssociation ,myauthorities have
instructed metotakethisopportunity ofreiteratingtheirdisappointment
thattheCommunitywasunableduringthenegotiations toincreaseits
concessionsintheagricultural sectortotakeaccountofthespecial
interestsofCyprusinthisfielcL -, „
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofrayhighestconsideration#
NicosAgathocleous
Ambassador
PermanentDelegateoftheRepublicof
CyprustotheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
-V
Mr.PierreIXJCHATEAU,
Director,
Directorate-General forExternalRelations
oftheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,
Brussels

COUNCILREGULATION'(EEXJ)N°/80
of
ontheconclusionof-theTransitional ProtocoltotheAgreementesta­
blishinganAssociation "betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
theRepublicofCyprus
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle238thereof,
Havingregardtotherecommendation fromtheCommission,
/
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament,
WhereastheTransitional ProtocoltotheAgreementestablishing an
Association betweentheEuropean'EconomioCommunityandtheRepublicof
Cyprusshouldbeapproved, . .
,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
\
Article1
TheTransitional ProtocoltotheAgreementestablishing anAssociation
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofCyprusishereby
approvedonbehalfoftheCommunity#
ThetextoftheProtocolisannexedtothisRegulation,

2.
Article 2
*ThePresident oftheCouncil shall ,asfarastheCommunity is
concerned,' give thenotification provided forinArticle 5ofthe
Transitional Protocol totheAgreement establishing anAssociation
between theEuropean Economic Community andtheRepublic ofCyprus ."
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force onthedayfoilowing its
publication inthe Official Journal oftheEuropean Communities ,
This Regulation shall bebinding 'in
itsentirety and directly applicabl
inall Member States .
Done atBrussels ,
For the Council
The President

TRANSITIONAL PROTOCOL
totheAgreementestablishing anAssociation "betweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofCyprus
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OPTHEREPUBLICOPCYPRUS,
oftheotherpart,
fWHEREAStheAdditionalProtocoltotheAgreementestablishing anAssociation
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofCyprus,signed
on15September1977»extendedthefirststageoftheaboveAgreementuntil
31December1979;
WHEREASthefirststageoftheAgreementestablishing anAssociation between
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofCyprus,sigriedon19
December1972,shouldbeextendeduntil31DecemberI98O:
1
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludeaTransitional ProtocoltotheAgreementestablishing
anAssociation betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicof
Cyprus:

Article 1"I
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i
1.Theduration ofthefirst stage oftheAgreement establishing anAssociation 1
between theEuropean Economic Community andtheRepublic ofCyprus ishereby
extended until 31December 1980 . j
2.Negotiations areprovided forduring thesixmonths preceding theexpzry ;
I
ofthefirst stage ,with aview todefining thecontent ofthesecond stage . 1
inaccordance with theprovisions oftheAgreement# ' '
Article 2
Theprovisions governing thefirst stage oftheAgreement establishing an
vAssociation between theEuropean Economic Community 'andtheRepublic ofCyprus , [
including those oftheAdditional Protocol signed ,on15September 1977 and . . I
those oftheSupplementary Protocol signed on11May1§78 ,shall besupplemented j
bythefollowing provisions . ~ •'j
'' ' ' ' :- ' ' '- V- • I
x Article 3 '
. ' .V . • ■ ' .
f
1.Theproducts listed below originating inCyprus and imported into the <
Community shall beadmitted attherates ofcustoms duties applicable under I
/ '
theCommon Customs Tariff reduced bythepercentage indicated foreach of ';
them : . ' ,i
CCT
Heading Description ,*Rate ,of
réduction
'1"
07.01 Vegetables ,fresh orchilled :
A.Potatoes ,
II.New potatoes
a)Prom 1January to15May
b)Prom 16Mayto30June60
55(a)
*
i

-2-
!CCT
Heading
N°!
Description !Rateof-
Reduction
*
G.Carrots,turnips,salad"beetroot,
salisfy,celeriac,radishesand
similaredibleroots:
exII.Carrotsandturnips: I
-Carrots:
–Prom1Januaryto31March
-Prom1Aprilto.15May60
60(h)
S.Sweetpeppers: 50(c)
exT.Other
-Aubergines ,from1Octoberto
30November60(d)
ι
08.04I
Grapeafreshordried:
A.Fresh:
I.Tablegrapes:
exa)From1Novemberto14July:-From8Juneto14July 60(e)
exb)From15Julyto31October:
–From15Julyto31Oct.60(e)
(a)WithinthelimitsofaCommunitytariffquotaof60000tonnes
(b)WithinthelimitsofaCommunitytariffquotaof2300tonnes
(c^WithinthelimitsofaCommunitytariffquotaof250tonnes
(d)WithinthelimitsofaCommunitytariffquotaof250tonnes
(e)WithinthelimitsofaglobalCommunitytariffquotaof7000tonnes
2.Shouldparagraph 1notbeappliedduringafullcalendarperiodasreferred
totherein,thequotaconcernedshallbeopenedonaproratabasis® '

3.Theratesofreductionspecifiedinparagraph1shallapply"tothe
customsdutiesactually'appliedatanygivenmomentinrespectofnon-member
countries.
Article4
ThisProtocolshallformanintegralpartoftheAgreementestablishing
anAssociation "betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicof
Cyprus. •
Article5
1.ThisProtocolshallhesubjecttoratification ,acceptanceorapproval,
inaccordancewiththeproceduresoftheContractingParties,whoshall
notifyeachotherofthecompletionoftheproceduresnecessarytothat
end. - •
2.ThisProtocolshallenterinxoforceonthefirstdayofthemonth
followingthatinwhichthenotifications referredtoinparagraph1,have
"beenmade. "
Article6
ThisProtocolisdrawnupinduplicateintheDanish,Duxch,English,French
GermanandItalianlanguages,eachtext"beingequallyauthentic.