CELEX: 51979PC0171
Language: en
Date: 1979-04-06
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION OPENING, ALLOCATING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR AUBERGINES FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 07.01 T OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF, ORIGINATING IN CYPRUS (1979) (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                    COM(79)171 final
                                                    Brussels . 6th April 1979
                               PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION
                           OPENING , ALLOCATING AND PROVIDING FOR THE
                       ADMINISTRATION OF A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA      FOR
                       AUBERGINES FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 07.01 T
                 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF .    ORIGINATING IN CYPRUS ( 1979 )
                        ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
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 Article 2 of the Protocol laying down certain provisions relating
  to trade in agricultural products between the European Economic
  Community and Cyprus , to be annexed to the Agreement EEC / Cyprus
                          .     •       • •
  of 1973 provides for 1979 for the opening of 'an Community tariff
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  quota for the importation into the Community of-."0 ^ tonnes of aube
  gines . originating In Cyprus , 'falling within subheading ex 07.01
  T     .! of the Common Customs Tariff .                                                              ....
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  The customs duties applicable within the limits of this quota ,
  are equal' to 40% of the duties actually applied to third countries .
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  Accordingly the tariff quota in questioh has to be opened .
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  As the method of administration to be applied by all Member States ,                            i
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   This is the subject of the proposal annexed hereto .
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■ ANNEX : 1 proposal for a Regulation ( EEiC ). of the Council .
 ---pagebreak---                                                      PROPOSAL FOR
                                                COUNCIL REGULATION
                                                                                                                                        I
                         opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for
                              aubergines falling within subheading ex 07. 01 . T of the Common Customs Tariff,
                                                             originating in Cypnis      ( 1979 )
             fHF. COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                      economic union may be carried out by any c>f its
                                                                            members,
            Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
            Economic Community, and in particular Article 1 13               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
            thereof,
            Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                                      Article Î
         Whereas Article 2 of the Protocol lay­
                                                                             1 . From 1 October to 30 Novembc ' 979 t]lc Com­
          ing down certain provisions relating toi
          trade in agricultural products between                            mon Custom Tariff duty for aubergines falling within
                                                                            subheading ex 07. 01 T of the Common Customs
          the European Economic Community and the                           Tariff, originating in Cyprus, shall be partially sus­
          Republic of Cyprus (1 ) prov ides for the                     >   pended at 6-4 % within the limits of a Community tariff
          opening in respect of the period 1 October ;                      quota of 2 50 tonnes.
         to 30 November 1979 of a Communi ty tariff
          quota of 250 tonnes of aubergines fal­                            2. The volume of the tariff quota referred to in para­
          ling within subheading ex 07.01 T of                              graph 1 shall constitute a reserve.
          the Common Customs tariff , originating
          in Cyprus , at a rate of customs duty
                                                                            3 . If the need should arise for the products in question
         equal to 40% of the customs duty in the                            in a Member State, the latter shall draw an appropriate
         Common Customs Tariff ; whereas the Com­                           share from the reserve, providing that the size of the
         munity tariff quota should be opened                               reserve so permits.
         for this period .
          Whereas it is necessary in particular to ensure to all .          4. The shares drawn pursuant to paragraph 3 shall be
          Community importers equal and uninterrupted access-               valid until 30 November      1979 .
          to the abovemenfiooed quota, and uninterrupted appli­
          cation of the rates laid down for that quota to all im­
          ports of the products concerned into all Member States
                                                                                                    Article 2
          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           1 . Member States shall take all appropriate measures
          seems possible to allocate the whole quota volume to              to ensure that shares drawn pursuant to Article 1 arc
           the Community reserve and to provide for the possibil­          •opened in such .1 way that imports may be charged
           ity of those Member States in which needs might arise            without interruption against their accumulated shares
           drawing appropriate quantities from that reserve;                of the Community quota .
           whereas the shares thus drawn from the reserve must be
           valid until the end of the quota period; whereas this            2 . Member States shall ensure that importers of the
           method of management requires close cooperation                  said goods established in its territory have free access to
           between the Member States and the Commission and                 the shares allocated to them .
           the latter must in particular be able to monitor the rate
           at which the quota is used up and inform the Member
           States thereof;                                                  3. Member States shall charge imports of the said
                                                                            goods against their shares as and when the goods are
                                                                            entered with customs authorities for home
           Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom               use .
           of the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxem­
           bourg arc united in and '              represented by the        4 . The extent to which a Member State has used up its
           Benelux Economic Union, any operation rela -.                    share shall be determined on the basis of the imports
ting to the administration of the shares allocated to that                  charged in accordance with paragraph 3 .
( 1 ) 0J No L 172 , 28.6.1978 , p. 10
 ---pagebreak---                        Article 3                                                       Article 4
                                                      The     Member States and the Commission shall collaborate
                                                              closely in order to ensure that this Regulation is
At the request of the Commission, Member States shall          complied
                                                                    '        with .
inform it of imports actually charged against their                                    Article 55
                                                                                       Article
shares.                                                        This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 1979 .
            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
             Done at Luxembourg,
                                                                                  For the Council
                                                                                   The President