Council Regulation (EEC) No 2864/78 of 23 November 1978 opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for dried grapes, falling within subheading 08.04 B I of the Common Customs Tariff and originating in Cyprus (1979)
Official Journal L 343 , 08/12/1978 P. 0060 - 0062
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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2864/78
OF 23 NOVEMBER 1978
OPENING , ALLOCATING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR CERTAIN DRIED GRAPES , FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 08.04 B I 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 ARTICLE 113 THEREOF ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,
WHEREAS ARTICLE 4 OF THE SUPPLEMENTARY PROTOCOL TO THE AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS ( 1 ) PROVIDES FOR THE OPENING OF AN ANNUAL DUTY-FREE COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA OF 500 TONNES OF CERTAIN DRIED GRAPES , FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 08.04 B I OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF AND ORIGINATING IN CYPRUS ; WHEREAS THIS COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA SHOULD BE OPENED FOR THE YEAR 1979 ;
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 OF THE MARKET IN THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION , SUCH ALLOCATION SHOULD BE IN PROPORTION TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES , CALCULATED BY REFERENCE TO THE STATISTICS FOR IMPORTS FROM CYPRUS OVER A REPRESENTATIVE REFERENCE PERIOD AND ALSO TO THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK FOR THE QUOTA PERIOD IN QUESTION ;
WHEREAS , HOWEVER , NEITHER COMMUNITY NOR NATIONAL STATISTICS SHOWING THE BREAKDOWN FOR THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION ARE AVAILABLE AND NO RELIABLE ESTIMATES OF FUTURE IMPORTS CAN BE MADE ; WHEREAS , IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES , THE QUOTA VOLUMES SHOULD BE ALLOCATED IN INITIAL SHARES , TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT DEMAND FOR THESE PRODUCTS ON THE MARKETS OF THE VARIOUS MEMBER STATES ;
WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT IMPORT TRENDS FOR THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED IN THE VARIOUS MEMBER STATES , THE QUOTA AMOUNT SHOULD BE DIVIDED INTO TWO INSTALMENTS ; THE FIRST BEING SHARED AMONG THE MEMBER STATES AND THE SECOND CONSTITUTING A RESERVE TO COVER AT A LATER DATE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES WHICH HAVE USED UP THEIR INITIAL QUOTA SHARES ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO GIVE IMPORTERS IN EACH MEMBER STATE A CERTAIN DEGREE OF SECURITY , THE FIRST INSTALMENT OF THE COMMUNITY