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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)687final
Brussels-4December1978
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
partiallyandtemporarily suspendingtheCommonCustoms
Tariffdutyfornewpotatoesfallingwithinsubheading
No07.01AIIa)oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originating
inCyprus
Proposalfora
COUNCIL'REGULATION (EEC)
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration
ofaCommunitytariffquotafornewpotatoesfalling
withinsubheading No07.01AIIb)oftheCommonCustoms
TarifforiginatinginCyprus
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(78)687final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
On1stJuly 1978 ,aprotocol laying down certain provisions
relating totrade inagricultural products between theEEC
andCyprus came into force .
This protocol envisaged ,inter alia ,fornewpotatoes
originating inCyprus falling within subheading 07.01 AII
ofthe CCT :
-areduction of60%oftheCCTduty fortheperiod 1stJanuary
to1stMay 1979 ,and
-areduction of55%oftheCCTduty within aCommunity tariff
quota of60000tonnes ,fortheperiod 16th May to30th June
1979 .
These concessions aresubject totheadoption ofCommunity rules
for these products .
Discussion oftheCommission 'sproposal for acommon organisation
ofthemarket inpotatoes (including Community rules fornew
potatoes )iscurrently inprogress ,but itispossible that these
rules will notenter into force before 1stJanuary 1979 ,thedate
envisaged intheCyprus protocol .Inview oftheimportance of
this question forthat country ,andpending thedecision on
Community rules forpotatoes ,theCommission proposes asofnow ,
that thetariff reductions outlined intheprotocol areput into
effect onthedates envisaged .
Inview ofthefact that theperiod ofvalidity ofthetariff
quota isvery short ,thegeneral rule regarding division ofthe
tariff volume intwosuccessive amounts will bewaived and the
whole quantity placed intheCommunity reserve .
TheCommission maintain theview that areearly decision inthe
Council onitsproposal foraoommon marks tregulation onpota­
toes isneeded *

ANNEX I
Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
partially andtemporarily suspending theCommon
Customs Tariff duty fornewpotatoes falling
within subheading 07.01 AIIa)ofthe .Common
Customs Tariff originating inCyprus
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ,andinparticular Article 113thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas Article 2oftheProtocol laying down certain provisions
relating totrade inagricultural products between theEuropean
-V» •..
Economic Community andCyprus (1)provides forareduction of60%
oftheduty rate fornewpotatoes originating inCyprus ,falling
within subheading 07.01 AIIa)oftheCommon Customs Tariff ,for
theperiod IJanuary to15May 1979 ;whereas this concession
issubject totheadoption ofCommunity rules onnewpotatoes ;
whereas ,pending theentry into force ofthese rules ,itis
appropriate toavoid disturbances tocommercial trade inthe
products inquestion ;whereas ,under these conditions ,itis
necessary tosuspend thecustoms duty for theproducts and
period inquestion :
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
From 1January to15May 1979 theCommon Customs Tariff duty
fornewpotatoes ofsubheading 07.01 AII(a)oftheCommon Customs Tariff
originating inCyprus shall besuspended at6%.
(I)OJNOL172,28.6.1978 ,p.10.

TheProtocol onthedefinition oftheconcept oforiginating
products' andonmethods ofadministrative cooperation (1)annexed
totheAdditional Protocol totheAgreement between theEuropean
Economic Community andCyprus shall beapplicable .
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1January 1979 .
This Regulation shall bebinding mitsentirety and
directly applicable inallMember States .
Done atLuxembourg , For theCouncil
The President
(!)OJNOL339 ,28.12.1977 ,p.19.

ANNEX II
Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
opening ,allocating andproviding fortheadministration
ofaCommunity tariff quota fornewpotatoes falling
within subheading 07.01 AIIb)oftheCommon Customs
Tariff originating inCyprus
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean
Economic Community ,and inparticular Article 113thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas Article 2oftheProtocol laying down certain provisions
relating totrade inagricultural products between theEuropean
Economic Community andCyprus (1)provided fortheopening ofa
Community tariff quota of60000tonnes ofnewpotatoes ,falling
within subheading 07.01 AIIb)oftheCommon Customs Tariff
originating inCyprus ,atarate ofcustoms duty equal to45%of
thecustoms duty intheCommon Customs Tariff ,fortheperiod
16May to30Jyne 1979 ;whereas this concession issubject to
theadoption ofCommunity rules onnewpotatoes ;whereas ,
pending theentry into force ofthese rules ,itisappropriate
toavoid disturbances tocommercial trade intheproducts in
question ;whereas ,under these conditions ,itisnecessary to
open aCommunity tariff quota of60000tonnes fortheproducts
and theperiod inquestion ;
(1)OJNOL172,28.6.1978 ,p.10.

WhereasitISnecessaryinparticulartoensuretoall
tonimiinityimportersequalanduninterruptedaccess
tothe.lhovementionedquota,anduninterruptedappli­
cationoftherateslaiddownforthatquotatoallim­
ports<>ttheproductsconcernedintoallMemberStates
untilthequotahasbeenusedup;whereas,however,
sincethetariffquotainvolvedisofarelativelylow
volumeandtheperiodofapplicationisveryshort,it
seemspossibletoallocatethewholequotavolumeto
theCommunityreserveandtoprovideforthepossibil­
ityofthoseMemberStatesinwhichneedsmightarise
drawingappropriatequantitiesfromthatreserve;
whereasthesharesthusdrawnfromthereservemustbe
validuntiltheendofthequotaperiod;whereasthis
methodofmanagementrequiresclosecooperation
betweentheMemberStatesandtheCommissionand
thelattermustinparticularbeabletomonitortherate
atwhichthequotaisusedupandinformtheMember
Statesthereof;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxem­
bourgarcunitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,alltransactionsconcerning
theadministration ofthesharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyoneofits
members,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
••••*
Article1
1.From 16May to30June 1979 ,theCommon Customs
Tariff duty fornewpotatoes falling within subheadin
07.01 AIIb)oftheCommon Customs Tariff
originating inCyprus shall besuspended
at9.4Z within thelimits ofaCommunity tariff
quota of60000 tonnes .
TheProtocol onthedefinition oftheconcept
of'originating products' andonmethods of
administrative cooperation (1)annexed tothe
Additional Protocol totheAgreement between
theEuropean Economic Community andCyprus shall
beapplicable .
(I)OJNOL339,28.12.1977,p.19.

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2.Thi'volumeofthetariffquotareferredtoinpara­
graphIshallconstituteareserve.
Iftheneeiishouldarisefortheproductsinquestion
inaMemberState,thelattershalldrawanappropriate
sharefromthereserve,providingthatthesizeofthe
reservesopermits.
4.Thesharesdrawnpursuanttoparagraph3shallbe
validuntil30June1979.
Article2
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasures
toensurethatsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle1are
openedinsuchawaythatimportsmaybecharged
withoutinterruptionagainsttheircumulativeportions
oftheCommunityquota.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
saidgoodsestablishedinitsterritoryhavefreeaccessto
thesharesallocatedtoit.
.3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthesaid
goodsagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthegoodsare
enteredforhomeuse.
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits
shareshallbedeterminedonthebasis"oftheimports
chargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.
Article3
AttherequestoftheCommission,MemberStatesshall
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheirshares.-
Article4
MemberStatesnndtheCommission shallcollaborate
closelyinordertoensurethatthisRegulationis
observed.
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
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DoneatJ-uxembourg,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident