CELEX: 51976PC0463
Language: en
Date: 1976-09-08
Title: Proposal for a REGULATION (EEC) OF THE COUNCIL I on the opening of a tariff quota of new potatoes falling within subheading 07.01 A II of the Common Customs Tariff for the first half-year of 1977, originating in Cyprus (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                               I  Proposal for a
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                          REGULATION ( EEC ) OF THE COUNCIL
                        I
               on the opening of a tariff quota of new potatoes
             falling within subheading 07.01 A II o^ the Common
              Customs Tariff for the first half-year of 1977,
             originating in Cyprus
                 ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
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C0M(76 ) 463 final
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                  EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM                                    4
        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 „ „             L/
                                                    -jTiic first Half-year of/
products concerned it appears that the quota for/l977 can be fixed at J
110.000 long tons# This quota should accordingly be opened as indi-           i
                                                                              I
cated above .
        This is the purpose of the annexed proposal ••
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                                              Proposal for a
                              REGULATION (EEC) N0 .../76 OF THE COUNCIL
                opening a Community tariff quota for new potatoes, falling within subheading 07.01 A II
                             of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Cyprus ( 1977)
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                     Whereas equal and continuous access to the quota
                                                               should be ensured for all importers and quota duties
                                                               should be applied consistently to all imports of the
                                                               product in question until the quota is used up,
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the
 European Economic Community, and in particular
 Articles 43 and 113 thereof;
                                                               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
 Having regard to the 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 30 June " 1977 in respect of new
                                                               potatoes, falling within subheading 07.01 A II of the
                                                               Common Customs Tariff, originating in Cyprus.
 Whereas the Protocol (L) laying down certain
 provisions relating to the Agreement establishing an                                  Article 2
 association     between    the    European   Economic
 Community and the Republic of Cyprus consequent
 on the accession of new Member States to the
                                                                l .1 The United Kingdom shall ensure that importers
                                                               of the product in question established in its territory
 European Economic Community, provides that
 during the period 1 January 1974 to 30 June 1977
                                                                have free access to the tariff quota.
 the Republic of Cyprus shall be entitled to annual
 tariff quotas, free of customs duties, in respect of          2. The extent to which the tariff quota is used up
 imports into the United Kingdom of new potatoes,               shall be based on the quantities of the imported
 falling within subheading 07.01 A II of the Common             product in question entered for home use.
 Customs Tariff, originating in Cyprus; whereas the
          tariff quota must take into account the tra­
                                                                                        Article 3
 ditional United Kingdom imports from Cyprus;
 whereas taking this element into account it is advi­
 sable to fix the tariff quota for the period. 1                This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January
 January* "to 30 June 1977 at 110 000                           1977.
 long tons :
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States.                             •
                Done at Brussels,
                                                                                         For the Council
                                                                                          The President
(l ) OJ No L 133, 21. 5. 1973, p. 88.