Council Regulation (EEC) No 718/80 of 26 March 1980 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
Official Journal L 081 , 27/03/1980 P. 0029 - 0030
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( 1 ) OJ NO C 255 , 9 . 10 . 1979 , P . 6 .
( 2 ) OJ NO C 34 , 11 . 2 . 1980 , P . 113 .
( 3 ) OJ NO L 172 , 28 . 6 . 1978 , P . 2 .
( 4 ) OJ NO L 54 , 5 . 3 . 1979 , P . 1 .
COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 718/80
OF 26 MARCH 1980
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
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 THE PROVISIONS OF THE SUPPLEMENTARY PROTOCOL TO THE AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS ( 3 ) LAPSED ON 31 DECEMBER 1979 ;
WHEREAS PENDING THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE TRANSITIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT IT IS NECESSARY TO EXTEND THE ARRANGEMENTS THAT THE COMMUNITY APPLIES TO TRADE WITH THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE ASSOCIATION WITH THAT COUNTRY ;
WHEREAS ARTICLE 5 OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED SUPPLEMENTARY PROTOCOL PROVIDES FOR THE OPENING OF AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA 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 COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES ;
WHEREAS THE WINES IN QUESTION ARE SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH THE FREE-AT-FRONTIER REFERENCE PRICE ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER FOR SUCH WINES TO BENEFIT FROM THIS TARIFF QUOTA , ARTICLE 18 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 ( 4 ) MUST BE COMPLIED WITH ;
WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY IN PARTICULAR TO ENSURE TO 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 , HOWEVER , SINCE THE TARIFF QUOTA INVOLVED IS OF A RELATIVELY LOW VOLUME AND THE PERIOD OF APPLICATION IS VERY SHORT , IT SEEMS POSSIBLE TO ALLOCATE THE WHOLE QUOTA VOLUME TO THE COMMUNITY RESERVE AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF THOSE MEMBER