CELEX: 31975R3160
Language: en
Date: 1975-11-24 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 3160/75 of the Council of 24 November 1975 opening a Community tariff quota for new potatoes, falling within subheading 07.01 A II of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Cyprus (1976)

No L 317/78                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                             8 . 12. 75
                                   REGULATION (EEC) No 3160/75 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                         of 24 November 1975
               opening a Community tariff quota for new potatoes, falling within subheading 07.01 A II
                                 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Cyprus ( 1976)
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 31 December 1976 in respect of new
                                                                       potatoes, falling within subheading 07.01 A II of the
                                                                       Common Customs Tariff, originating in Cyprus.
Whereas the Protocol (2) 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      1 . The United Kingdom shall ensure that importers
European Economic Community, provides that
                                                                       of the product in question established in its territory
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
annual 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 year 1976 at                     This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January
110 000 long tons ;                                                     1976 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 24 November 1975 .
                                                                                                For the Council
                                                                                                 The President
                                                                                                 B. VISENTINI
 ( x ) OJ No C 239, 20. 10. 1975 , p . 44 .
 (2) OJ No L 133 , 21 . 5 . 1973 , p . 88 .