CELEX: 51974PC1641
Language: en
Date: 1974-10-15
Title: Proposal for a REGULATION (EEC) OF THE COUNCIL on the opening of a tariff quota for new potatoes falling within subheading No 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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                                                         Brussels . 15 October 1974
                                Proposal for a              ,
                        REGULATION ( EEC) OF THE COUNCIL
          on the opening of a tariff quota for new potatoes falling
         within subheading No 07.01 A II of the Common Customs Tariff
                       for 1975 originating in Cyprus
                    ( submitted to the Council by the Commission)
C0M(74) 1641 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 respeot thereto by reason of the accession of new Member States
to the Community, Cyprus is to be entitled from 1 January 1974 "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
aocount of traditional imports by Britain originating in Cyprus .
        Prom the statistics to hand on British imports of the products
ooncerned it appears that the quota for 1975 can be fixed at 110.000
long tons . This quota should accordingly be opened as indicated above .
        This is the purpose of the annexed proposal .
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                                                         Proposal of
                                            REGULATION (EEC)      OF THE COUNCIL
                        on the opening of a tariff quota for new potatoes falling within subheading No 07.01
                                   A II of the Common Customs Tariff for 1975" originating in Cyprus
         THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, ■                     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                    I
Having regard to the Opinion of the European                                                     Article 1
Parliament ;                                                            A duty free tariff quota of HO «00Qong tons shall
         "Whereas the Protocol laying down certain provisions           be opened in the United Kingdom for the period
          relating to 'the Agreement (' ) establishing an                1 January to 31 December 1975" in respect of new
         Association between the European Economic                      potatoes falling within subheading No 07.01 A II of
          Community and the Republic of Cyprus consequent               the Common Customs Tariff originating in Cyprus.
         on the Accession of new Member States to the
          European Economic Community provides that
          during the period from 1 January 1974 to 30 June .                                     Article 2
          1977 the Republic of Cyprus shall be entitled to -            1.     The United Kingdom shall ensure that
          annual tariff quotas, free of customs duties, in              importers of the product in question established in
          respect of imports into the United Kingdom of new             its territory have free access to the tariff quota.
         potatoes falling within subheading No 07.01 A II of
         the Common Customs Tariff originating in Cyprus ;              2.      The extent to which the tariff quota is used up
         whereas the annual tariff quota must take into                 shall be based on the quantities of the imported
          account the traditional United Kingdom imports
         from Cyprus; whereas taking this element into                   product in question entered for home use.
          account it is advisable to fix the tariff quota for the
         year 19 /S atllO.CDOong tons;                                                           Article 3
          Whereas equal and continuous access to the quota               This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January
          should be ensured for all importers and quota duties           1975".
                        This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                        States.
                        Done at Brussels,'
                                                                                        For the Council
                                                                                         The President
          ( ' ) OJ No L 133, 21 . 5 . 1973, p. 88 .