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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)1698 Final
Brussels ,10October 1973
RECOMMENDATION FOR ACOUNCIL DECISION ONTHE
OPENING OPNEGOTIATIONS WITH CYPRUS
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM(73 )1698 Final

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FEOOIMEIIDA^'CH FORA-COUNCILDECISION ONTHE■«awMM«trufcurr m* wumiMjMufrt'xan
OPENING0?ITE-G'OT^A'j'TO NSWITHCYPTHS
1.Inadeclaration concerningagricultural products,annexedtothe
Agreementestablishing anAssociation "betweentheCommunityandCyprus,
signedon19December1972}whichenteredintoforceon1June1973,"the
EECdeclaredthatitwas"preparedtore-examinewiththeRepublicof
Cyprustheagricultural contentoftheagreementinthelightofthe
resultofworkinprogresswithaviewtoaglobalapproachonthe
Community'srelationswithMediterranean countries.Inthecourseofthis
worktheinterestsofCyprusshallalsobetakenintoconsideration".
AtitsmeetinginJune1973,theCounciltookdecisionsfortheopening
ofnegotiations ,withintheframeworkofitsoverallapproachtothe
Mediterranean countries,withSpain,IsraelandthethreeMaghrebcountries.
AttheendofJuly,theCommissionopenednegotiations withSpain,Israel,
MoroccoandTunisia.
2.Attheconclusionofthenegotiations foranAssociation Agreement
theCyprusDelegationsenttotheheadoftheCommunityDelegationa
letterdated7December1°72inxvhichitpointedouttheimportancewhich
theGovernmentofCyprusattachedtotheestablishment ofeconomic,
financialandtechnicalcooperation .
Initscommunication totheCouncilconcerningrelationsbetweenthe
2CommunityandtheMediterranean countries",theCommissionstatedthatthe
progressive achievementoffreetradeareasor,asinthecaseofCyprus,
acustomsunionbetweentheenlargedCommunityandtheMediterranean
countriesshouldbeaccompanied byeconomiccooperation.Atitsmeeting
on6/7November1972.theCouncilagreedtoaccepttheinclusionofa
SEC(72)4552of8December1972.
2SEC(72)3111finalof27September1972.

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sectiononcooperation ijathe-agreementunderconsideration .
3.AsregardsArticle13oftheProtocoltotheAssociation Agreement,
theannualtariffquota,fortheperiodfrom1January1974to30June1977a
forimportsintotheUnitedKingdomofnewpotatoesoriginatinginQyprus
musttakeintoaccountthetraditional UnitedKingdomimportsfromCyprus.
4.TheCommission recommendsthattheCounciladoptthedirectives
annexedhereto.

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Recommendation foraCouncilDecision
TheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEoonomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle238thereof}
HavingregardtotheRecommendation bytheCommission }
WhereastheAgreementestablishing anAssociation betweentheEECand
Cyprusshouldbesupplemented withintheframeworkofanoverallapproach
totheMediterranean countries;
HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS 1
1,TheCommissionisherebyauthorizedtoopennegotiations withCyprus
withaviewtoconcludinganagreementtoaddtotheAssociation A,graement
newprovisionsconcerningtradein'agricultural productsandwith
provisionsconcerningeoonomioandfinancialcooperation.
2.TheCommissionshallconductthesenegotiations inconsultation withthe
representatives oftheMemberStateswithintheframeworkoftheannexed
directives .

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AUNEX ■
NGSIvIEHTSFORTRADEPTAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
ImportsintotheCommunity
1.TheCommunitywouldreducedutiesontheagricultural products
originatinginCypruslistedinAnnexI,accordingtothe
conditionssetout"besideeachone.
2.Theconcessions would"be"bassdonthedutiesactuallyapplied
atthetimeinrespectofthirdcountries.
3.Thetransitional measuresdefinedintheProtocollayingdown
certainprovisionsrelatingtotheAgreementestablishing an
Association "betweentheEECandCypruswouldapply.
4.PursuanttoArticle13oftheProtocoltotheAssociation
Agreement,duringtheperiodfrom1January1974"to30June1977,
importsintotheUnitedKingdomofnowpotatoes(07.01,AII)
originatinginCypruswill"bosubjecttoannualtariffquotasor
ceilingsof110000metrictons,freeofcustomsduties.,
ThePartiestotheAgreementwouldtakemeasurestopromotethe
hannoniousdevelopment oftradeinagricultural productsnotcovered
"bytheAgreement,inveterinaryquestions,etc....,andto
facilitatethesolutionofanydifficulties whichmightarisein
theirtradeinagricultural products.

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PROVISIONS CONCERNIÌTG ECONOMOAl®FINANCIAL COOPERATION
TheAgreementwoulddefinetheobjectivesofcooperation andprescribe
waysandmeanstothatend.
(a)Objectivesofcooperation
Cooperation wouldhaveasitsaimtocontributetothedevelopmentof
Cyprusbyaneffortadditionaltothatofthecountryitselfandthus
tostrengthentheeconomiclinksbetweenCyprusanatheCommunityon
aswideabasisaspossible.
(b)Scopeofcooperation
(i)Withinthelimits,asregardsactivitieswithfinancialimplications ,
oftheamountsandconditionstobelaiddowninthefinancial
protocol,cooperation wouldpertaintowaysandmoansofpromoting,
interalia,thefollowing:
-theexchangeofinformation ontheeconomicandfinancialsituation
andonfuturetrends,totheextentnecessaryforthesmooth
operationoftheAgreement ;
-theexpansionofproduction andthedevelopment ofeconomic
infrastructure ,withaviewtodiversifying theeconomyofCyprus
andinparticularinordertopromoteindustrialization andthe
modernization ofitsagriculture ;
-themarketingandsalespromotionof-productsexportedbyCyprus;

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(ii)TheCommissionwillalsoenquireintothepotentialvaluefor
Cyprusofspecificmeasuresinthefollowingfields:
-appropriatecooperationinindustrialmattersandinscience,
technologyandprotectionoftheenvironment|
-theencouragement ofprivate -investmentfromtheCommunityunder
conditionssatisfactory tofrothparties.
iii)Inthechoiceofmeasuresofcooperation,accountwouldfretaken
Ui•
-theobjectivesandprioritiesofCyprusdevelopmentplansand
programmes ;
-thevalueofintegratedaction,withdovetailingofvarious
interventions ;
-thevalueofpromotingformsofcooperationinaregional
framework.
c)Financialcocneration (FinancialProtocol)
Financialcooperation wouldfrecoveredfryaseparatefinancialprotocol
concludedwithCyprusforaperiodlimitedtosixyears;
ThisFinancialProtocolwouldlaydovmthe"broadlinesoftheactivities
tofrefinancedandthevariousforms,generalconditionsandarrange­
mentsforfinancialaidtofregrantedtoCyprusinthelightofthat
countryfseconomicandfinancialsituation.Theconditionsapplying
toindividualprojectswouldthenfredeterminedaccordingtothenature
ofeachproject,whichwouldbeexaminedonitsmerits.
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-Financialassistance wouldtaketheformofloans.Provisionwould
bemadeforthepossibility ofcombiningvariousformsofloan:
.EIBloansonownresourcesatmarketrates,
EIBloanswithinterestrebates,specialloans(asregardsrates
ofinterest,durationandrepaymentperiods).
IE,HULBSOFORIGBTK
'TherulesoforiginesetdownintheagreementwithO.yprus -
shouldberenewedwithareservationthatsuchr.rrangements which
wouldappearnecessarywithavie,;toensuringanharmonization
T<;iththoseinforcoinothercountriesshouldbemade0

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AWW.XT
Description TariffHeading
No.ReductionPcriod
– «Otherconditions
Mewpotatoes07.01.AIIa)40%1.1.-15.5.
)
Carrots 07.01.GII 401.1.-31.3.
Aubergines 07.01.oxT 60%1.12.-30.4.
Oranges08.02.A
i6ofo maintenance of
referenceprice
Mandarins 08.02Β 60T
!
II
I
i
i
Imaintenance of
referenceprice
Lemcns 08.02C,40i?
Grapefruit 08.02D soi?
Freshgrapes08.04A !
I50i2.11.-30.4.
18.6.-17.7.
Melonsjcx08.09
I50%1.11.-30,4.
Locustbeans12.08A 100#
Locust "bean
seeds12,08BII 50fc i
I
Oliveoil15.07AI
Grapefruit
segmentsjex20.06BII
C |segnentsfox20.06BIIo1)
Orangejuice•.20*973XI»)1»)1
"b)1aaeconomiaadvantages5u.a./iOOkg^tradeconcessions0.5u,a,/l00kg
largepacks
raaintenance of
referenceprice
Grapefruitjuico
Wines
Tobacoo
'Wewconcession
^Increaseinpreferenco\ainuaineapteforenee'20.07exBIIA2v
b-2aa
>b22.05
24.0140$
60$'.
50%(1)
75f»1
100lo