CELEX: 51981PC0002
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Date: 1981-01-20 00:00:00
Title: Recommendation for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) on the conclusion of a PROTOCOL CONCERNING THE ARRANGEMENTS TO BE APPLIED DURING 1981, IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE DECISION ADOPTED BY THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL ON 24 NOVEMBER 1980 ESTABLISHING THE PROCESS INTO THE SECOND STAGE OF THE ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                     COM(61)2 final
                                                     Brussels / 20 January 1981
                            Recommendation for a
                          COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
                           on the conclusion of a
                                  PROTOCOL
 CONCERNING THE ARRANGEMENTS TO BE APPLIED DURING 1981 , IN THE FRAME­
 WORK OF THE DECISION ADOPTED BY THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL ON 24 NOVEMBER
 1980 ESTABLISHING THE PROCESS INTO THE SECOND STAGE OF THE ASSOCIATION
 AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE REPUBLIC OF
                                   CYPRUS
               ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
 C0M(81 ) 2 final
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                        COMMUNICATION TO THE COUNCIL
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      on the negotiations between the European Economic Community
                       and Cyprus
                                       V
1)    Negotiations between the European Economic Community and the Republic
of Cyprus for the conclusion of a Protocol took place on 4 December 1980 .
2)    These negotiations were conducted on the basis of the Council directives
of 24 November 1980 .         i                                                  1
                                  i
      The text of the Protocol and an exfchange of letters concerning exports
of new potatoes from Cyprus annexes hereto embody the results of the nego-
ciations conducted by the Commission on the basis of these directives .
3)    The Commission recommends that the Council approve the results of these
negotiations and initiate the procedures for the signing and conclusion
of the Protocol with Cyprus .       To . that end , the Commission is herewith for­
warding to the Council a recommendation for a regulation concluding the
Protocol and adapting the provisions for its application and the text of the
Protocol itself .               i
                                                          /
 ---pagebreak---       Recommendation for a
     COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
      on the conclusion of a
                  PROTOCOL
 CONCERNING THE ARRANGEMENTS TO BE APPLIED DURING 1.981 ,
    IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE DECISION ADOPTED BY THE
          ASSOCIATION COUNCIL " ON 24 NOVEMBER 1980
     ESTABLISHING THE PROCES INTO THE SECOND STAGE
        OF THE ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
            EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND
               THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                   \
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
 and in particular Article 238 thereof ,
 Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission ,
 Having regar ' to the Opinion of the European Parliament ,
  /
 Whereas the Protocol concerning the arrangements to be applied during 1981 ,
 within the framework of the Decision adopted by the Association Council on
 24 November 1980 establishing the process into the second stage of the
 Association Agreement between the European Economic Community and the
 Republic of Cyprus should be approved ,
.HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : .
                                  Article 1
                                                              /
                                                               /
 The Protocol concerning the arrangements to be applied during '1981 , within
 the framework of the Decision adopted by the Association Council on 24 Novem'
 ber 1980 establishing the process into the second stage of the Association
 Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Cyprus
 is hereby approved on behalf of the Community .
 The text of the Protocol is annexed to this Regulation .
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                             '  Article 2                 .        »
         X
The President of the Council shall / as far as the Community is concerned,'
give the notification provided for in Article 4 of the annexed Protocol
concerning the arrangements to be applied during 1981 , within the framework
of the Decision adopted by the Association Council on 24 November 1980'
establishing the process into the second stage of the Association Agreement
                                                     i
between the European Economic Community and Cyprus ..                           j
                               Article 3                                      . i
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication
in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member  States .
                                          Done at Brussels ,
                                          For the Council
                                          The President
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 ---pagebreak---                       PROTOCOL
CONCERNING THE ARRANGEMENTS TO BE APPLIED DURING 1981
  IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE DECISION ADOPTED BY THE
        ASSOCIATION COUNCIL ON 24 NOVEMBER 1980
    ESTABLISHING THE PROCESS INTO THE SECOND STAGE
        OF THE ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN
         THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND
             THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS
 ---pagebreak--- THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
of the one part ,
THE GOVERNEMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS ,
of the other part ,
                              :> ■           ;                    -          ;
WHEREAS the Transitional Protocol to the Agreement establishing an association
between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Cyprus , signed on
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7 February 1980, extended the first stage of the above Agreement until 31
December 1980 ,                                     • .. . . ■ ■                   " •
WHEREAS , as its meeting of 24 November 1980 , the Association Council reached
the following conclusions :                                                    "
       " The two Parties agree to enter , on 1 January 1981 , the process into the
second stage of the Association Agreement . This process will be carried out .
in various phases as follows :
                                                                 r -   ' '
       An additional Protocol will be negotiated between the Community and
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Cyprus before the end of the year to extend the present arrangements until
31 December 1981 .                                           J
                               1
       As from the beginning of 1981 , the , Parties will enter into negotiations
to work out the trade arrangements to apply in 19&2 and 1983 .
       As from 1982 , the Patties will negotiate the conditions and procedures
for the implementation of Article 2(3 ) of the EEC-Cyprus Association Agree-
                           0
ment .        *
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       It is understood that the advantages envisaged must benefit the island 's
                              'I ;
population as a whole.'.'        l
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         \ .                              '                                      -
 RESOLVED to implement the abovementioned conclusions ,
 HAVE DECIDED to conclude a Protocol to the Agreement establishing an asso­
ciation between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Cyprus
and to this end have designated as their Plenipotentiaries :                         x
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THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN,', COMMUNITIES :
THE GOVERNEMENT OF THE REPUBLIC , OF CYPRUS :
WHO having exchanged their FuLL Powers - found in good and due form-
HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS :
                                   Article 1
1„          The _ rovisions which shall apply during 1981 shall be those laid
   down in the Agreement establishing an Association between the " European
   Economic Cor, -> unity and the Republic     of Cyprus , including those of the
   Additional Protocol signed on 15 September 1977 and those of the Supple­
   mentary Protocol signed on 11 May 1978, supplemented by the provisions
   laid down in Article 2 .
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2.          As from the beginning of 1981 , the Parties will enter into negotia
   tions to establish the trade arrangements to apply in 1982 and 1983 .
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                                  Article 2
                                         1   (
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1.          The products listed below , originating in Cyprus and imported into
   the Community , shall be admitted at the rates of customs duties applica­
   ble under the Common Customs Tariff reduced by the percentage indicated
   for each of them :
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                                           Description                Rate of reduc­
                                                                      tion ( X )
  07.01             •   Vegetables , fresh or chilled :
                        A. Potatoes      :
                           II . New potatoes :
                                  a ) From 1 January to 15 May            60
                                  b ) From 16 May to 30 June              55 ( a )
                        G. Carrots , turnips , salad beetroot ,
                           salsify , celeriac , radishes 2nd
                           similar edible roots :
                           e ;: II.' Carrots and turnips :
                                       - Carrots :                ,
                                         - From 1 January to 11 March     60
                                         - From 1 April to 15 May         60 ( b )
                        S. Sweet peppers                                  50 ( c )
                    ex T. Other :
                           - Aubergines , from 1 October To 30
                               November                         -         60 ( d )
  08.04               . Grapes , fresh or dried :
                        A. Fresh :
                           I. Table grapes :
                                a ) From 1 November to 14 July :
                                      Ex 2 : Other
                                      - From 8 June to 14 July            60 ( e )
                           ex b ) From 15 July to 31 October : .
                                    , - From 15 July to 31 July           60 ( e )
( a ) Within the limits of a Community tariff quota of 60.000 tonnes
( b ) Within the limits of a Community tariff quota of 2.300 tonnes
( c ) Within the limits of a Community tariff quota of 250 tonnes
( d ) Within the limits of a Community tariff, quota of 250 tonnes ^
( e ) Within the limits of a global Community tariff quota of 7.000 tonnes
2.          Should paragraph 1 not be applied during a full calendar year or
     during a full calendar period as referred to in paragraph 1 , the quota
     concerned shall be opened on a pro rata basis . , • ■
3.        The rates of reduction specified in paragraph 1 shall apply to the
     customs duties actually applied at any given moment in respect of non-
     member countries .
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          This Protocol shall form an integral part of the Agreement establish­
ing an association between the European - Economi c Community and the Republic
of Cyprus .
                                   Article 4
1.        This Protocol shall be subject to ratification , acceptance or approval ,
in accordance with the procedures of the Contracting Parties , who shall
notify each other of the fcompletion of tne procedures necessary to that end .
2.        This Protocol shall" enter into force on the first day of the month
following that in which the notifications referred to ip paragraph 1 have
been made .
                                    Article 5
          This Protocol is drawn up in duplicate in the Danish , Dutch , English ,
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F , ench , German , Greek and Italian languages , each text toeing equally authentie .
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EXCHANGE OF LETTERS CONCERNING NEW          POTATOES
Mr. Director-General-
        I have the honour to inform you . that / as regards the tariff|
reduction laid down in the Protocol between the Community and Cyprus
for the importation of new potatoes originating in Cyprus , the
Government of Cyprus undertakes to channel its exports to the Community
to its traditional market , the United Kingdom .                              £
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 ---pagebreak--- Mr. Ambassador ,
        I have the honour to    acknowledge the receipt of your Letter of
today 's date , the contents of which are as follows :
        "I have the honour to inform you that , as regards the tariff
reduction laid down in the Protocol between the Community and Cyprus
for the importation of new potatoes originating in^Cyprus , the Govern­
ment of Cyprus undertakes to channel its exports to ; the Community
 to its traditional market , the United Kingdom ."
        ( complimentary close )
                                  ( s .) For the Commission