Council Regulation (EEC) No 2899/78 of 23 November 1978 opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for wines of fresh grapes, falling within subheading ex 22.05 C of the Common Customs Tariff and originating in Cyprus (1979)
Official Journal L 349 , 13/12/1978 P. 0001 - 0004
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( 1 ) OJ N C 241 , 11 . 10 . 1978 , P . 2 .
( 2 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 17 NOVEMBER 1978 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ) .
( 3 ) OJ N L 172 , 28 . 6 . 1978 , P . 2 .
( 4 ) OJ N L 256 , 2 . 10 . 1975 , P . 2 .
COUNCIL REGULATION ( ECC ) N 2899/78
OF 23 NOVEMBER 1978
OPENING , ALLOCATING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR WINES OF FRESH GRAPES , FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 22.05 C OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF AND ORIGINATING IN CYPRUS ( 1979 )
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 43 AND 113 THEREOF ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ( 1 ) ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 2 ) ,
WHEREAS ARTICLE 5 OF THE SUPPLEMENTARY PROTOCOL TO THE AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS ( 3 ) PROVIDES FOR THE OPENING OF AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA OF 10 000 HECTOLITRES OF CERTAIN WINES OF FRESH GRAPES , IN CONTAINERS HOLDING TWO LITRES OR LESS , FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 22.05 C OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF AND ORIGINATING IN CYPRUS , AT RATES OF CUSTOMS DUTY EQUAL TO 25 % OF THE CUSTOMS DUTY IN THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ; WHEREAS THIS COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA SHOULD BE OPENED FOR 1979 ;
WHEREAS THESE WINES REMAIN SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN WINE PRODUCTS , IN PARTICULAR AS REGARDS OBSERVANCE OF THE REFERENCE PRICE ;
WHEREAS COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) N 2506/75 OF 29 SEPTEMBER 1975 LAYING DOWN SPECIAL RULES FOR THE IMPORTATION OF PRODUCTS IN THE WINE-GROWING SECTOR ORIGINATING IN CERTAIN THIRD COUNTRIES ( 4 ) INTRODUCED THE NOTION OF A FREE-AT-FRONTIER REFERENCE PRICE , BEING THE REFERENCE PRICE LESS CUSTOMS DUTIES ACTUALLY LEVIED ;
WHEREAS IT IS IN PARTICULAR NECESSARY TO ENSURE FOR ALL COMMUNITY IMPORTERS EQUAL AND UNINTERRUPTED ACCESS TO THE ABOVEMENTIONED QUOTA AND UNINTERRUPTED APPLICATION OF THE RATES LAID DOWN FOR THAT QUOTA TO ALL IMPORTS OF THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED INTO ALL MEMBER STATES UNTIL THE QUOTA HAS BEEN USED UP ; WHEREAS , HAVING REGARD TO THE ABOVE PRINCIPLES , THE COMMUNITY NATURE OF THE QUOTA CAN BE RESPECTED BY ALLOCATING THE COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA AMONG THE MEMBER STATES ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO REFLECT AS ACCURATELY AS POSSIBLE THE TRUE TREND