Council Regulation (EEC) No 747/80 of 26 March 1980 opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for fresh table grapes, falling within subheading ex 08.04 A I of the Common Customs Tariff and originating in Cyprus
Official Journal L 084 , 28/03/1980 P. 0014
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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 747/80
OF 26 MARCH 1980
OPENING , ALLOCATING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR FRESH TABLE GRAPES , FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 08.04 A I OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF AND ORIGINATING IN CYPRUS
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 3 OF THE TRANSITIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS ( 1 ) PROVIDES FOR THE OPENING OF AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA OF 7 000 TONNES OF FRESH TABLE GRAPES , FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADINGS EX 08.04 A I A ) AND B ) OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF AND ORIGINATING IN CYPRUS , AT RATES OF CUSTOMS DUTY EQUAL TO 40 % OF THE CUSTOMS DUTY IN THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , FOR THE PERIOD 8 JUNE TO 31 JULY 1980 ; WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA SHOULD BE OPENED FOR THE PERIOD IN QUESTION ;
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 RATE 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