CELEX: 51979PC0051
Language: en
Date: 1979-02-19
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 (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                              COM(79)51 final
                                              Brussels / 19 February 1979
                           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
           ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
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 ---pagebreak---                       EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Article 2 of the Protocol laying down certain provisions relating
to trade in agricultural products between the European Economic
Community and Cyprus ; to be annexed to the Agreement EEC / Cyprus
of 1973 provides for 1979 for the opening of an Community tariff
quota for the importation into the Community of 2 300 tonnes of
carrots , originating in Cyprus , falling within subheading ex 07.01 '
6 II of the Common Customs Tariff . .                       •
The customs duties applicable within the limits of this quota
are equal to 40% of the duties actually applied to third countries .
Accordingly the tariff quota in question has to be opened .
As the method of administration to be applied by all Member States ,
the Commission proposes the " greyhund" system .
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This is the subject of the proposal annexed hereto .
ANNEX :.1 proposal for a' Regulation ( EEC ) of the Council .
 ---pagebreak---                                                    Proposal for A
                                      COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)                                           !
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                opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for
                  carrots failing within subheading ex 07. 01 v^f the Xlpmmon Customs Tariff,
                                                  originating in Cyprus" ®
  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 the Protocol laying down certain provisions relating
  to trade in agricultural products between the European Economic Community
  and the Republic of Cyprus CD provides^ for the period of < April to 15 May
  1979^ 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 ,
  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
  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 appli­
cation of the rates laid down for that quota to ail im­
ports of the products concerned into ail 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 lo
the Community reserve and to provide for the possibil-                 '
ity of those Member States in which needs might arise                    .        . ...
drawing appropriate quantities from that reserve; 1                          ' ■ '■*'
whereas the shares thus drawn from the reserve must be
valid until the end of the quota period; whereas this
method of management requires close cooperation
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 N0 L 172 , 28.6.1978 , p. 10 »
 ---pagebreak---      Whereas since the Kingdom of Beigium, the Kingdom of
     the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy - of Luxembourg
    are united in and represented by che 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            1979,1)16 Com- .
   mon Custom Tariff duty for carrots falling within
   subheading ex 07. OlGI Jbf the Common Customs
   Tariff, originating in Cyprus, shall be suspended
   at 0.8 tj within the limits of a Community tariff
  quota of 2 2^ncs-
   2. The volume of the tariff quota referred to in para­
  graph 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 1979 .
                         Article 2
 1 . The Member States shali take ail 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. The Member States shall ensure that importers of
the products in question established in their territory
have free access to the shares allocated to them.
3 . The Member States shall charge imports of the said
goods against their shares as and when rhe goods are
entered with the customs authorities for home use.
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 paragraph 3,
 ---pagebreak---                         Article 3             >
 At the request of the Commission, Member States shall
 inform it of imports actually charged against their
 shares.
                        Article *
 The'Member States and the Commission shall cooperate
 closely in order to ensure compliance with this
 Regulation.                       «
                        Article 5
 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April J
 1979.                               ■
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member: States.
Done at Brussels,    '     • ■
                                                               '      For the Council
          •                                                            The President