CELEX: 51975PC0232
Language: en
Date: 1975-05-29
Title: Proposal for a REGULATION (EEC) OF THE COUNCIL on the opening of a tariff quota for new potatoes falling within subheading 07.01 A II of the Common Customs Tariff for 1975 originating in Cyprus (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                               COM(75)232 final.
                                                               Brussels . 29 May 1975
                                      Proposal for a
                             REGULATION ( EEC ) OF THE COUNCIL
               on the opening of a tariff quota for new potatoes falling
               within subheading 07.01 A II of the Common Customs Tariff
                            for 1975 » originating in Cyprus
                     ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
COM(75 ) 232 final .
 ---pagebreak---                    EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
        By the terms of the Agreement establishing an association
between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Cyprus ,
in conjunction with the Protocol laying down certain provisions
with respect thereto by reason of the accession of new Member
States to the Community , Cyprus is to be entitled from
1 January 197^ to 30 June 1977 to annual duty-free quotas for the
importation into Britain of new potatoes ( sub-heading 07*01 A II
of the Common Customs Tariff) originating in Cyprus , the annual
amount of the quota to take account of traditional imports by
Britain originating in Cyprus *
        From the statistics to hand on British imports of the
products concerned it appears that the quota for 1976 can be fixed at
110.000 long tons * This quota should aooordingly be opened as indi­
cated above *
        This is the purpose of the annexed proposal *
 ---pagebreak---                                  REGULATION (EEC) No . ./?50F THE COUNCIL                              ANNEX
                                                 of   ••••••••••••
                on the opening of a tariff quota for new potatoes falling within subheading 07.01 A II
                            of the Common Customs Tariff for 1975, originating in Cyprus
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                     Whereas equal and continuous access to the quota
                                                               should be ensured for all importers and quota duties
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                  should 'be applied consistently to all imports of the
European Economic Community, and in particular                 product in question until the quota is used up,
Articles 43 and 113 thereof:       .
                                                               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to proposal from the Commission;                                         Article 1
                                                               A duty free tariff quota of 110 000 long tons shall be
Having regard to the Opinion of the European                  opened in the United Kingdom 'for the period
Parliament;                                                    1 January to 31 December 1975 in respect of new
                                                              ■potatoes falling within subheading 07.01 A II of the
                                                               Common Customs Tariff, originating in Cyprus.
Whereas the Protocol laying down certain pro­
visions relating to the Agreement ( ' ) establishing an
association    between      the      European Economic                                 Article 2
Community and the Republic of Cyprus consequent
on the accession of new Member States to the                   1 . The United Kingdom sihall ensure that importers
European Economic Community, provides that                     of the product in question established in its territory
during the period from 1 January 1974- to 30 June'             have free access to the tariff quota.
1977 the Republic of Cyprus shall be entitled to
annual tariff quotas, free of customs duties, in respect       2. The extent to which the tariff quota is used up
of imports into the United Kingdom of new potatoes             shall be based on the quantities of the imported
falling witnin subheading 07.01 A II of the Common             product in question entered for home use.
Customs Tariff, originating in Cyprus ; whereas tthe
annual tariff quota must take into account the
traditional United Kingdom imports from Cyprus;                                        Article 3
whereas taking this element into account it is
advisable to fix the tariff quota for the year 1975            This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January
at 110 000 long tons;                                      ,   1975!
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
              Done at Brussels,
                                                                                  For the Council
                                 ,                                                 The Président
(«) OJ No L 133, 21 . 5. 1973, p. 88.