CELEX: 51981PC0048
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Date: 1981-02-13
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for carrots falling within subheading ex 07.01 G II of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Cyprus (1981) (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                      COM(81)48 final
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                               Proposal for a
                          COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ?
opening , allocating and providing for the administration of a Community
tariff quota for carrots falling within subheading ex 07.01 G II of the
Common Customs Tariff , originating in Cyprus < 1981 )
                ( submitted to the Council by the _ Commission )
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 COM ( 81 ) 43 final
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                                       EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
   Article 2 of Council Regulation ( EEC ) N°                                              / laying down the
   arrangements applicable to trade with the Republic of Cyprus
   beyond the date of expiry of the first stage of the Association
   Agreement EEC / Cyprus of 1973 provides for 1981 for the opening of
   a Community tariff quota for the importation into the Community of ^
'"'2 300 tonnes of carrots, originating in Cyprus, falling within
      subheading ex 07.01 G II 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 question should be opened .
      As for the method , of administrati on to be applied by all Member
      States , the Commission proposes the "greyhound'^system .^
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                                       COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC):
            opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for
            carrots, falling within subheading cx 07.01 G II of the Common Customs Tariff and
                                                     originating in Cyprus ( 1981 ),.
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular Article 113
thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                            \
 Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation ( EEC ) N°                                 /
 laying down the arrangements to trade with the Republic of
 Cyprus beyond the date of expiry of the first stage of the
 Agreement establishing an association between the European Economic
 Community and the Republic of Cyprus ( 1 )                           provides,
                     for the period        1 April to 15 May 1981 , for the
                     opening of a Community tariff quota of 2 300 tonnes of
                     carrots, falling within subheading ex 07.01 G II of the
               • '/ Common Customs Tariff and originating in Cyprus, at
                     a rate of customs duty equal to 40 % of the customs
                     duty in the Common Customs Tariff; whereas the -
                     Community tariff quota should therefore be opened for -■
                     this period;
                     Whereas it is necessary in particular to ensure to all
                  ■- Community importers equal and uninterrupted access
                 ; to the abovementioned quota, and uninterrupted
                 \ application of the rates laid down for that quota to all
                     imports of the products concerned into all Member
                     States 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 seems possible to allocate the whole quota volume to          .
                     the Community reserve and to provide for the
                     possibility of those Member States in which needs might
                     arise drawing appropriate quantities from that reserve;
                     whereas the shares thus drawn from the reserve must be
                     valid until the end of the quota period; whereas this
                      method of management requires dose CO–Operat ion
                      between the Member States and the Commission and
                      the latter must in particular be able to monitor the rate
                      at which the quota is used up and inform the Member
          '          States thereof;                             .  .
  ( 1 ) 0J N° L
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   Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom
   of the      Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of
   Luxembourg are united in and represented by the
   Benelux Economic Union, any operation concerning the
   administration of the quota shares allocated to that
   economic union may . be carried out by any of its
   members,
   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                           Article 1
   1. From 1 April to 15 May 1981 , the Common
   Customs Tariff dury for carrots, falling . within
   subheading ex 07.01 Gil of the Common Customs
   Tariff and originating im Cyprus, shall be suspended at
   6-8 % within the limits of a Community tariff quota of
   2 300 tonnes.
    Within the limits of this tariff quota , Greece shall apply customs
    duties calculated in accordance with the relevant provisions of
    Regulation ( EEC ) No
   The Protocol on the definition of the concept of 'origi­
   nating products' and on methods of administrative
   cooperation (2)annexed to the Additional Protocol to ^      .
   the Agreement establishing an associ­
   ation between the European Economic
   Community and Cyprus shall be applicable *
    2. The volume of the tariff quota referred to in
    paragraph 1 shall constitute a reserve.                  -
    3. if the need should arise for the products in question
    in a Member State, the latter shall draw an appropriate
    share from the reserve, providing that the size of the
    reserve so permits.
    4. The shares drawn pursuant to paragraph 3 shall be
    valid until 15 May 1981.
                            Article 2
     1        Member States shall take all measures necessary
     to ensure that additional shares drawn pursuant to
     Article 1 are opened in such a way that imports may be
     charged without interruption against their accumulated
     shares of the Community quota .                   .
     2.        Member States shall ensure that importers of
     the products in question established in their territory
     have free access to the shares allocated to them. ^
( 2) L 339 , 28 . 12.1977, p. 19
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         3.       Member States shall charge imports of the said
         goods against their shares as and when the goods are
         entered with the customs authorities for free circulation.
         4. The extent to which a Member State has used up its
         share shall be determined on the basis of the imports
         charged in accordance with the conditions, set out in
         paragraph 3.
                                 Article 3
         At the request of the Commission, Member States shall
         inform it of imports actually charged against their
         shares.
                    .  Article 4                                                        Article S
The Member States and the Commission shall CO-Operat e"TWs Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1981.
closely in order to ensure compliance with this
Regulation.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
             Done at Brussels,
                                                                                   For the Council
                                                                                    The President