CELEX: 51983PC0522
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Date: 1983-09-09
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) establishing ceilings and Community surveillance of certain textile products originating in Cyprus (1984) (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                                Br ussels, 9 Se ptember 1983
                                        Proposal for a
                                 CO U NCIL_REGULATIQN_(EEC).
     es t a b l i s h i n g ceilings and Comm uni ty s u rv eil la nce of certain
                  text ile p r od uct s o r i g i n a t i n g in Cyprus (1984)
                    (submitted to the Council by the Commission)
  COM(83) 522 f i n a l
 ---pagebreak---                                         EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. Article 2 of Annex I to the Agreement establishing an association between
   the European Economic Community and the Republic of Cyprus, as last amended
   by Regulation (EEC) N o 1 9 22 /8 3 /83 laying down the arrangements applicable
   to trade with Cyprus, provides for 1983 the ex e m p t i o n of customs duties for
   - man-made fibres (discontinuous or waste), carded, combed or otherwise
      prepared for spinning falling within heading 56.04 of the Common
      Customs Tariff, and for
   - men's and boys' outer garments falling withing heading 61.01 of the
      Common Customs Tariff,
   within the limits of annual ceilings respectively of 100 tonnes and 525
   tonnes above which the customs duties applicable to third countries may
   be reintroduced until the end of the calendar year.                                           ' '
   Pending the definition of ar r a n g e m e n t s a p p l i c a b l e be yo nd 31 December 1983
   it is necessary to extend p r o v i s i o n a l l y for 1984 the arrange me nts which
   the Co mmunity applies cu r r e n t l y to trade with Cyprus on the basis of the
   ab o v e m e n t i o n e d provisions.
   The proposal for the R e g u lat io n j o in ed hereto has th er efo re as its
   objective                                                                                    ·
   - to establish ceilings to be a p p l i e d in 1984 for imports of the goods
      in question or ig ina ti ng in Cyprus;
   - to attribute to the Comm iss io n the co m p e t e n c e to re -establish customs
      duties under certain conditions;
   - to establish a system of s u r v e i l l a n c e relating to imports of these
      goods.
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2. The implementation of the system of ceilings and the option of reintroducti
   customs duties require the adoption of precise common rules to be applied
   uniformly by all the Member States.   These requirements may be met b y
   setting up a Community system of surveillance of .actual imports from Cyprus.
   To that end the Member States must bake appropriate measures to permit the
   rapid collection of statistical returns for the whole Community.
   In the connection imports of the products in question should be recorded
   only as and when they are entered for free circulation accompanied by a    t
   movement certificate conforming to the rules of the Agrrement referred to
   in 1 above.
   The returns will be drawn up by each Member State at the end of each
   month and forwarded before the fifteenth day of the following month to the
   Commission in order to enable the latter to send to all the Member States
   a comprehensive product-by-product statement of the imports in question
   effected during the preceding month.
                                                                              r.;
   The surveillance system will require quick action and close cooperation
   between the relevant departments of the Member States and the Commission.
   Since the products in question belong to the sensitive products category
   and duty-free inports in excess of the ceilings may disturb the Community
   market, it is absolutely essential that all the Member States observe
   strictly the abovementioned time limit of fifteen days.
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  The following procedure will be used for setting in train the machinery for
  reintroducing duties : as soon as one of the comprehensive monthly statements
  compiled by the Commission shows that 75 % of the ceiling fixed for a given
  product has been reached, the Commission will inform the Member States and
  consultations may take place, in particular within the Economic Tariff
   Problems Group, either at the request of a Member State or on the
   Commission's own initiative.   The purpose of these consultations will be to
   examine in each individual case whether the customs duties applicable to
   third countries tehould be reimposed when the ceiling is actually reached.*,
   Imports of the product in question will continue to be the subject of
   monthly returns, if the Commission so requests, of a telex message covering
   each period of ten days.   This message must reach the Commission within
   five days.
   The Commission can thus take within the shortest possible time the measures
   required for the adoption of a regulation reintroducing customs duties in
   respect o/^partner country until tine end of the calendar year.   In that
   event, the customs duties on the product in question would naturally be
   reimposed within the time limit laid down by the regulation ending              ,
   exmeption front duties.
3. The attached proposal porvides for the delegation by the Council to the
    Commission of the power to apply the rule on ceilings and the réintroduction
    of duties.                                                                -
    The proposal for a regulation merely outlines how these powers are to be
    exercised so that the machinery to be used may be adjusted flexibly and
    rapidly in consultation with the Member States.   Again with a view to
    maximum efficiency and rapidity, the proposal lays down that the Commission
    will be responsible for reintroducing, in respect of partner Country the
    duties applicable to third countries.                                     j . :, .
    ANNEX : 1 Proposal for a Council Regulation
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                          COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No
                                               of
     e s ta bli sh ing ceilings and Community surveillance of certain
         text ile products origina ti ng in Cyprus (1984)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Tr e a t y establi sh ing the European
Economic Community, and in p a r t icu la r Article 113
thereof.
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
  whereas Arti cle 2 of Annex I to the Agreement
  es tablishing an as so cia ti on b e tw een the Euro pea n
  Economic Comm uni ty and the Republic of Cyprus (1),
  as last a m en ded by R e g u lat io n (EEC) No 1 9 2 2 /g 3
  laying cbwn the a r ra nge me nts ap pl icable to trade
  with Cyprus (2), prov ide s for 1983 the e x e m pti on of
  customs duties for
  - man-made fibres Cd is continuous or waste), carded,
     combed or o t h e rwi se prep are d for spinning
     falling wi thin heading 56.04 of the Common Customs
     tariff, and for
  - men's and boys' outer garments falling within heading
     61.01 of the common customs tariff,
  within the limits of annual ceilings re spectively
  of 100 tonnes and 525 tonnes above which the customs
  duties ap p l i c a b l e to th ir d countries ma y te re introduced
  until the end of the calendar year;
 whereas pending the de finition of a r r a n g e m e n t s a p p l ica bl e
 be yond 31 December 1983 it is ne c e s s a r y to ex te nd p r o v i s i o n a l l y
 for 1984 the ar rangements which the Co m m u n i t y a p pl ies c u r r ent ly
 to trade with Cyprus on the basis of the a b o v e m e n t i o n e d provisions;
 whereas, therefore, the ceil ing s to be a p p l i e d in 1984, must be
 es ta blished; whereas the a p p l i ca ti ons of ce i l i n g s requ ire s that
 the Comm uni ty be regularly informed on imports of the prod uct s
 in question originating in Cyprus; wher eas it is th e r e f o r e
 de sirable that imports of th es e p r od uct s be s u b j e c t e d to a
 system of surveillance;
 (1) OJ No L 133, 21.5.1973, p. 2
 (2) OJ No L - 1 9 1 , - 1 5 . 7 . 1 9 8 3 , P . 1 .
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Whereas this obje cti ve may be a c h i e v e d by me an s of an
ad mi n i s t r a t i v e pr ocedure ba se d on charging imports of
the products in question against the c e il ing s at
Comm uni ty level as and when the p r od uct s are· e n te red
with customs authorities for home use; w h er eas this
ad m i n i s t r a t i v e procedure must make pr o v i s i o n for the
p o s s ibi li ty of customs ta riff du ties being re i n t r o d u c e d
as soon as the ceilings are reac hed at Comm uni ty level;
whereas this admi nis tr ati ve p r o c edu re requires close
and p a rt icu la rly rapid c o o p e ra ti on b e t w e e n the Me mber
States and the Commission and the tatter must in
p a r t icu la r be able to follow the prog res s of qu a n t i t i e s
c h ar ged against the ceilings and keep the Member States
informed; whereas this c o o p e r a t i o n has to be p a r t i c u l a r l y
close since the Commission must be able to take the
a p p r opr ia te measures to reirttroduce customs t a ri ff du ties
if one of the ceilings is reached,
  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                             A rtic le 1
   1. From 1 January unti l 31 December 1984, imports into
  the Community                 of the products listed in the
   Annex originating in ^ P * 'u %hall be subject to annual
  ceilings and Community surveillance.
  The description o f the products referred to in the iirst
  subparagraph, their tariff headings and st.itistu.d
  numbers and the ceilings shall be as set out in the
  Annex.
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     2.     Quantities shall be charged against the ceilings as
     and when products are entered with customs authorities
     for free circulation and accompanied by a movement
     certificate in accordance with the rules contained in the
     Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of
     ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative
     cooperation annexed to the Additional Prot oco l
                  relating to the Agreement establishing an
     association between the European Economic Community
     and C y p ru s ( t ) .
     Goods may be charged against the ceiling only if the
     movement certificate is submitted before the date on
     which customs duties are rcimposed.
     The extent to "which a ceiling is used up shall be
     determined at Community level on the basis of the
     imports charged against it in the manner defined in the
     preceding subparagraphs.
     Member States shall inform the Commission at the
     intervals and within the time limits specified in paragraph
     4 of imports effected in accordance with the above
     procedures.
     3.     As soon as the ceilings have been reached, the
     Commission may adopt a Regulation reimposing until the
       end of the calendar year die customs duties applicable to
       third countries.
In the case of such a re imposition Gr eece shall
reintroduce the levying of the customs duties
which it appl ies to th i r d countries as the
date in question.
  4.       Member States shall forward to the Commission
  not later than the 15th day of each month statements of
  the quantities charged during the preceding month. If the
  Commission so requests, they shall provide such
   statements for periods of 10 days and forward them
  within five clear days o f the end of each 10-day
   period.
 (1) 0J No L 339, 2 8 . 1 2 . 1 9 7 7 , p. 19.
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                      Article 2
The Commission shall take all appropriate measures,
in close cooperation with the Member States, for
the purposes of applying this Regulation.
                      Article 3
This Re gulation shall enter into force on 1 January
1984.
This Re gu lation shall be binding in its e n ti ret y and
directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels,
                                    For the Council
                                      The P r e s id e nt
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                                              A N N E X
                         Lilt of products subject to import ceding! in 1984
         CCT                                                                           Level
Serial                                                                      N1MEXE
       heading                            Description                                of ceiling
 No                                                                            code
         No                                                                          (tonnes)
  1       2                                   3                                  4       s
  1     56.04  M an-made fibres (discontinuous or waste), carded, combed or  56.04-   100
               otherwise prepared for spinning                               all Nos
 2     61.01   M en's and boys' outer garments                               61.01-   525
                                                                             all Nos