Council Regulation (EEC) No 1571/81 of 10 June 1981 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 (1981)
Official Journal L 154 , 13/06/1981 P. 0013
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( 1 ) OJ NO L 367 , 31 . 12 . 1980 , P . 1 .
COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1571/81
OF 10 JUNE 1981
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 ( 1981 )
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 2 OF THE PROTOCOL CONCERNING THE ARRANGEMENTS TO BE APPLIED DURING 1981 , IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE DECISION ADOPTED BY THE EEC-CYPRUS ASSOCIATION COUNCIL ON 24 NOVEMBER 1980 , ESTABLISHING THE PROCESS INTO THE SECOND STAGE OF THE ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS , PROVIDES FOR THE OPENING OF A 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 1981 ;
WHEREAS , PENDING THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE SAID PROTOCOL , THE COUNCIL ADOPTED THE ARRANGEMENTS APPLICABLE TO TRADE WITH THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS FOR THE FIRST HALF OF 1981 BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3497/80 ( 1 ) WHICH PROVIDES A PRO RATA TEMPORIS TARIFF QUOTA FOR FRESH GRAPES OF 2 980 TONNES FOR THE PERIOD 8 JUNE TO 30 JUNE 1981 ;
WHEREAS THE SAID PROTOCOL HAS NOT YET ENTERED INTO FORCE AND IT IS NOT CERTAIN THAT THIS WILL BE THE CASE BEFORE THE END OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED PERIOD ; WHEREAS IT IS APPROPRIATE , WITH A VIEW TO MAINTAINING TRADITIONAL TRADE , TO PROVIDE FOR THE OPENING OF THE WHOLE OF THE TARIFF QUOTA AND FOR THE WHOLE OF THE PERIOD REFERRED TO ; WHEREAS , AS A RESULT , THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3497/80 APPLICABLE TO THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION SHOULD BE REPEALED ;
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