Council Regulation (EEC) No 818/81 of 27 March 1981 opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for new potatoes falling within subheading 07.01 A II b) of the Common Customs Tariff and originating in Cyprus
Official Journal L 085 , 01/04/1981 P. 0003 - 0004
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( 1 ) OJ NO L 367 , 31 . 12 . 1980 , P . 1 .
( 2 ) OJ NO L 339 , 28 . 12 . 1977 , P . 19 .
COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 818/81
OF 27 MARCH 1981
OPENING , ALLOCATING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR NEW POTATOES FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 07.01 A II B ) 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 2 OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3497/80 OF 16 DECEMBER 1980 LAYING DOWN THE ARRANGEMENTS APPLICABLE TO TRADE WITH CYPRUS BEYOND 31 DECEMBER 1980 ( 1 ) PROVIDES FOR THE OPENING OF A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA OF 60 000 TONNES OF NEW POTATOES , ORIGINATING IN CYPRUS AND FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 07.01 A II B ) OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , AT A RATE OF CUSTOMS DUTY EQUAL TO 45 % OF THE CUSTOMS DUTY IN THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , FOR THE PERIOD 16 MAY TO 30 JUNE 1981 ; WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY TO OPEN THIS COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR THE PERIOD IN QUESTION ;
WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY , IN PARTICULAR , 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 , HOWEVER , SINCE THE PERIOD OF APPLICATION FOR THE TARIFF QUOTA INVOLVED 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 STATES IN WHICH NEEDS MIGHT ARISE DRAWING APPROPRIATE QUANTITIES FROM THAT RESERVE ; WHEREAS THE SHARES THUS DRAWN FROM THE RESERVE MUST BE VALID UNTIL THE END OF THE QUOTA PERIOD ; WHEREAS THIS METHOD OF MANAGEMENT REQUIRES CLOSE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE MEMBER STATES AND THE COMMISSION AND THE LATTER MUST IN PARTICULAR BE ABLE TO MONITOR THE RATE AT WHICH THE QUOTA IS USED UP AND INFORM THE MEMBER STATES THEREOF ;
WHEREAS , SINCE THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM , THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS AND THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG ARE UNITED WITHIN AND JOINTLY REPRESENTED BY THE BENELUX ECONOMIC UNION , ALL TRANSACTIONS CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE SHARES ALLOCATED TO THAT ECONOMIC UNION MAY BE CARRIED OUT BY ANY ONE OF ITS MEMBERS ,
HAS ADOPTED